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Kaylah Thomas
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Sales Agent at Dialamerica

WORK FROM HOME SCAM!!!

I applied for a job for a company called VF Corporations. I get text updates to check my application statuses, and I got an updated saying that a recruiter viewed my application. A couple hours later I got an email from someone named Laura Bhadrakuma. She addressed herself as the hiring manager from VF Corporation and proceeded to tell me about the corporation. She then told me that the job I applied for was already given to another candidate, but shs had a work from home job opportunity that she wanted to give to me. $580 a week, plus benefits. She also stated that she wanted to give me a formal interview, but she was out of town on business so it would have to wait, but in the meantime there were things she could give me to do to start working and if I wanted the job to reply back to the email proving my address and name. Then I did my homework. I looked up Laura Bhadrakuma and didn't find anything. Then I went to the VF Corporation site and she wasn't in the employee directory. Then I dissected her email fully and realized there were many grammatical mistakes. By this point, I knew it was a scam. But I'm trying to get more information as I can to report this further, so I'm letting them continue. I replied back to the email saying I want the job. Then I got another email saying that my first "task" was to buy items on a list for a "foster home" that they work with and that a check would be mailed to me for the cost of the items and for my weekly pay. The email advised me to deposit the check as soon as I get it and to email them back with a picture of the desposit receipt from my bank. I am not going to deposit this check because it's obviously going to bounce. I'm keeping it to use it as proof of a scam. Please watch out for scams like these!!!!

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Elizabeth Da Cruz
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Global Business Process Specialist at Roche Services Americas

The same has happened to me right now. Someone call Sarah Phillips for text message and then for WhatsApp that for me it is strange because I noticed that here in US is not common to use this. The second person that contacted me was Helena. SCAM!!!!

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Brianna Samuels
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This JUST happened to me today (3/27/17). It was the exact same name and scenario except she said she worked for a company called Daktronics. TOTAL SCAM!!!!!!!!

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Teresa Gomez
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Caregiver at Right At Home

Thank you for the warning. It's very appreciated!! I will do the same for you and everyone else.

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Hi Kaylah, thank you for warning our community! I'm glad you could sniff out the scam. I'd guess they're giving you the ol' fake check scam (http://www.fraud.org/fake_check_scams) so you could try reporting them to the FTC or taking the fake check to your local bank. Unfortunately these scammers stay really hidden and hide behind a smokescreen of anonymous online personas, and they are usually not even located in the US, so it's very hard for law enforcement to find and prosecute them. BUT that by no means we shouldn't try! Good luck to you, and remember to stay safe!

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