Employment scams on the rise amid pandemic

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Published on June 2, 2020 - Duration: 03:45s
Employment scams on the rise amid pandemic

Employment scams on the rise amid pandemic

PEOPLE INSTEAD OF MAKING MONEYTHOUSANDS.

WMA━2 NEWS MALLORYSOFASTAII HAS A WARNING ABOUTEMPLOYMENT SCAMS AS YOU WORTO REBOUND.úúúúúúúúúúúúTHERE HAVE BEEN A LOT MORECOMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE SCAMS..BECAUSE A LOT MORE PEOPLE AREJOB HUNTING.

AND ITHARDER TO TELL THE REALLISTINGS FROM THE FAKES..

WHENSCAMMERS ARE USING THE NAMESOF LEGITIMATE COMPANIES.Ronnie Teich, employment scamvictim: 10:09 itdifficult for me to find ajob:03 RONNIE TEICH IS ARETIRED SENIOR WITH A LIMITEDINCOME.

SO WHEN SHE RECEIVEDAN EMAIL FROM SNAG A JOB DOTCOM FOR A DATA ENTRYPOSITION..

SHE THOUGHT ITHELP HER LIVE MORE COMFORTABLYRT: 2:52 I was accepted and Iwas tickled BUT THE MODESTPROPOSITION TURNED INTO AMONEY PIT.

WITH HER OFFERLETTER, CAME A CHECK ANDINSTRUCTIONS TO SEND SEVERALPAYMENTS TO COVER OFFICEEXPENSES RT: 6:39 $3,845 withthe two Zelle payments and thetwo Moneygrams, $245 was leftin my account, which I wastold was for me:13 EVEN THOUGHTHE BALANCE APPEARED IN HERACCOUNT BEFORE SENDING THEMONEY, SHE LATER LEARNED THECHECK HADNand I happened to go into mybank about a day or two later,the check came backinsufficient funds or whateverand then I had a negativebalance in my account HER BANKSAID SHE SENT THE MONEY..

SOTHEYA JOB NEVER GOT BACK TO HER..AND NEITHER DID THE SCAMMERSRT: 10:26 the employment offerletter to me I thought waslegitimate, I even went onlineto see that ━Tech was alegitimate company: ITACTUALLY WEL━KNOWN FOROFFERING WOR━ FRO━HOMEOPPORTUNITIES.

AND HER OFFERLETTER HAD THE NAMES OFEXECUTIVES WHO WORK THERE &ALL INFORMATION AVAILABLEONLINE Angie Barnett,president & CEO, BBB servinggreater MD: 20:04 go to adifferent source and contactthat potential employer andsay are you hiring, did yousubmit an ad through, I sawthis information, is thislegitimate?

Actually talk tothem.

ADVICE THAT COULDSAVED RONNIE THOUSANDS..

NOWSHEAVOID THE SAME REGRET RT:14:41 Iupset about all this:0608//And Ihave any family or friendsbecause Ireally, to say that I was avictim.

:11 RONNIETHOUSAND PEOPLE REPORTEDLOSING 27 POINT 3 MILLIONDOLLARS TO BUSINESS AND JOBOPPORTUNIT━ RELATED FRAUDACCORDING TO THE FTC.ALSO BE CAREFUL OF JOB SCAMTHAT ARE AFTER YOUR PERSONALINFORMATION.

DON'T PROVIDEYOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ORBANKING INFORMATION UNTILYOU'RE SURE THE COMPANY CANTRUSTED.

AND IF THEY OFFER YOUTHE JOB ON THE SPOT WITHOUT ANINTERVIEW OR PAY THAT'S TOOGOOD TO BE TRUE..

JUST WALKAWAY.úú IF YOU HAVE A MATTER FORMALLORY━ SHE WANTS TO HEARFROM YOU.

EMAIL HER AT MALLORYAT WMAR DOT COM..

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