Victim Location 70607
Total money lost $2,777
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
my name is *** Im a single mother of 2 children one of that is disable I was trying to find an online job so that I could take care of my childs needs from home I got an email back from a bill lowe of bill lowe art gallery to be his personal assistant the job offer actually came off of indeed .com several days later I received a check thru fed ex with a areal tracking number and everything and the check was from bb&t to make sure the check was legit I called the company and they reassured me the the check was real soi went to my bank lake side bank on 5th ave in lake Charles not to cash it but to deposit it into my account a day later I received a email and call stating that I need to send a mrs cindy sweeny 1,500 of the dollars that was sentn from the check Walmart to Walmart so I did leaving the remaining money in my account my bank called Tuesday morning staing that the check was returned when I asked what that was she stated that the check was not real as we talked more and and I started to tell her the story she told me it was a scam and to go report it to authorities .so I did if I need to I can show a picture of the check it looks very real even the bank tellers could not tell the difference ( I can show you a copy of the check and 0the Walmart recipets and the tracking number from fed ex if need to provide to our local bbb here in lake Charles