Victim Location 78247
Total money lost $4,225
Type of a scam Employment
I applied to a job posting on indeed for a receptionist position. I got an email from what I thought was indeed, instructing me to email ‘Michelle Gibson’, so I did. The person emailed me back with information about their self, the company and the job position available. I looked the company up, seen that it was real, so I proceeded with giving my information. The person said the position is built on trust, so I got my first ‘task’. Was told that I’d be receiving a check through fedex from ‘Old Point National Bank’, looked it up and it is a real bank, in Newport News, VA, and I was to ‘donate’ $4,225 and keep $650 as my payment. They seemed to understand when I told them my bank put a hold on the funds. I received and deposited the check Thursday, partial funds were available Friday, and the rest on Saturday, so I withdrew the money and got money orders from Walmart, because that’s what they said to do. After getting money orders, I went to fed ex and shipped it to the address I provided, to a ‘Frank Steel’ in Houston, TX. I have pictures of everything, and emails/texts between ‘Michelle’ and myself. I didn’t know that it was a fraudulent check until Wednesday, when I couldn’t log into my bank account and had to call them. Was told my account was frozen due to a fraudulent check, and I now owe back all of the money. I texted ‘Michelle’ to let them know about the problem and haven’t received any reply. I’ve reported this to the FTC as well.