Victim Location 34758
Type of a scam Employment
I was contacted by an Mrs. Amanda Johnson for Lonza Group through my indeed.com profile. At first I thought it was legit. They offer a data entry position at home until their Tavares, Fl office is up and running. They asked me to add Amanda on Google Hangouts so that she can give me information about the company and a better job description. Amanda then proceeded to ask me some basic interview questions such as can I legally work in the U.S. and do I have work references. after about an hour and 18 questions later I was told to standby so they could email their board of directors to see if I would get hired. They were offering me $30 and hour and $25 per hour while completing the training process. They offered 100% medical, vision, and dental benefits. They also informed me of my job duties which includes using some accounting software’s such as {Agilent version A.6.1.1, A.7.1.1 and A.7.1.2 Affymetrix version MAS 5 (5.0, 5.1), GCOS (1.0, 1.1), and dChip 1.3 GenePix version 3.0, 4.1, and 5.3 NimbleScan version 2.1.16 SpotReader version 1.0 Peach Tree version 2013 Premium US Patent Single Users Pack BS 1 Accounting software.} I asked Amanda who is required to purchase the software and what the total cost would be. She replied and said the company would email me a check that I would have to rush to print out and deposit. When I opened the email with the check enclosed I grew very suspicious of the amount. They issued a check in my name for $4,890.30. I demanded that this Amanda person call me right away because I didn’t feel comfortable with that amount. A man who called himself Brian called me from a MI number and had me on speaker phone. I could barely understand what he was saying. When I asked about why they were trying to give me so much money they said it was to purchase the software, an Apple Laptop, and a printer, copier, scanner and fax machine. I messaged Amanda back on the google hangouts and declined the offer because it did not feel right to me. Amanda began to speak to me as if I was a terrible person who has trust issues. They tried several times to ensure that I deposit the check into my bank account as soon as possible. I have attached a portion of the check with the amount visible. Also this is a European company. When asked why they were not on your website they said it was because the location was not completed.