Victim Location 83404
Total money lost $1,000
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
It was suggested as a job on Linkedin. I filled out the application and waited. A check for $1000 was mailed to my address with instructions to keep $200 for compensation and purchase $800 worth of ebay gift cards, scratch off the back, take pictures and send them to the scammer. The second "assignment" came by FedEx the next day. This time the check was for $2950 with $500 for compensation and instructions to purchase more ebay gift cards and send the information as before. The checks were from different banks. The first was a cashiers check, the second was from Delta Community Credit Union. During the interactions the scammer was pushy about getting the task done, texting and calling frequently even during hours I explained I was unavailable to work on the task. He also used a secondary email: [email protected] The name he went by was James Mont.
Victim Location 83404
Total money lost $1,000
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
It was suggested as a job on Linkedin. I filled out the application and waited. A check for $1000 was mailed to my address with instructions to keep $200 for compensation and purchase $800 worth of ebay gift cards, scratch off the back, take pictures and send them to the scammer. The second "assignment" came by FedEx the next day. This time the check was for $2950 with $500 for compensation and instructions to purchase more ebay gift cards and send the information as before. The checks were from different banks. The first was a cashiers check, the second was from Delta Community Credit Union. During the interactions the scammer was pushy about getting the task done, texting and calling frequently even during hours I explained I was unavailable to work on the task. He also used a secondary email: [email protected] The name he went by was James Mont.