Type of a scam Employment
I was contacted by a Mr. "Kevin Halstead", saying he found my job online on the website Indeed. After sending me a number of forms to fill out, none of which asked about my abilities to complete the "tasks" that were supposedly going to pay me 67000 dollars a year. I was suspicious at first, however proceeded with caution until I was absolutely sure. Throughout the emails exchanged I noticed there were a number of grammar mistakes that were abnormal for a reputable company. I checked the website, it seemed "legit" however did not provide me with much more information about the company as everything was very vague. Finally, once I was "accepted" over many applicants (I did not even apply), I was told I would have a personal bitcoin account to handle business and would be sent an interact email transfer, and in order to do that I would have to give the account holders name (me), my bank institution, and my email address. This I immediately found strange because first of all, for interact transfers my name is not really necessary, nor is the name of where I bank. On top of that, they already had my email address? So I emailed Mr. Halstead back, replying that it seemed a little strange and I would like to speak to somebody over the phone. He replied back soon enough saying his manager would call me, but also saying welcome to the team… and he didn’t really directly answer any of my questions which was also a red flag for me. Finally I received a phone call from the number listed on their website as their "Markham, Ontario" location. It was also the same number on "Kevin Halstead’s" email stamp. However, the phone call was not from him, but from a lady who spoke poor english. She began to describe to me exactly what the email had said when it was describing my tasks. She said that she was the "iterator" and that I would need to send another email if I requested more information about the legitimacy of the company. She said I could speak with a manager if I would like to, however the email said I would receive an email from the manager so I questioned her on that as well. She began to get nervous, and finally when I asked her what her name was she responded "Tiffany" and then proceeded to spell Tiffany for me. This lady on the phone had a thick accent and it was obvious to me her name was not Tiffany. When I asked her last name, she paused for a moment and then said "Smith". At this point it was hysterical and I began to laugh and say "your name is not Tiffany!!" and then she hung up.