I was job searching on craiglist and came across a receptionist/administrative position that pays 18.50/hr. I immediately sent my resume, and got a response the next day. It was like an online interview, and i got another email from the same email type (live.com) and he wanted to set up an interview with yahoo messenger, which i didn't respond to.
The following day, i got another email saying I was approved but that I would be working from home. That I would get a check/moneyorder in the mail to purchase the software I would be needing. I gave them my name and address, and two days later got 2 $950 checks from CIBC, with Jerry D. HOlbrook as the Remitter. I received another email for the instructions to do with the check. I was told to cash them in my bank, and purchase the software i would be needing, and to send the remaining balance via western union to a certain address, for a laptop and printer to be sent to me. This is when It got fishy.
"why would someone send somebody 2 $950 checks without knowing anything about them but their name and address?"
I searched and searched online for the company name they claim to be and nothing. I mean nothing! I then looked up the address that I was supposed to mail the remaing balance to and it was for a person at a dog training school. The envelope where the checks came in had a residential address in NY, which was not the person i had been emailing. I emailed her back and asked her if the company website was up, because she told me it was under a url change. I also asked her that before i did anything with the checks i wanted to make sure why was i sending it to Dog training facility. The response to my email was "The company website is not up yet. Follow through with the instruction i sent you." Turns out the checks are Fake! I searched jerry D. Holbrook and found I was not the only victim.
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