I answered an ad on craigslist for a cleaner/housekeeper position for a couple who were out of state on their honeymoon. I received an email offering me the position and details of my job such as cleaning the inside of the house, yardwork, cooking, and errands. I accepted the offer and after a week on Aug 29-30 Fedex delivered an envelope with a 'certified check' for 1650. There was also an email with instructions on how to divide the money. 300 for their foodstuff, 400 for my wages, and the remaining 950 was to be used to pay for their new furniture which needed to be paid and awaiting payment so they can deliver. I waited a day before i deposited the check, I wanted to try and make contact with these people before I did anything. After receiving a text from them i went to our bank, US New Mexico Federal Credit Union, on Saturday September 3 and deposited the check. The bank only released 650 that day, and put a hold on the remaining 1000 until september 8. Prior to going to the bank i received instructions thru email about who, where, and how much to send. Once i text these people about the hold on the check i started receiving texts that demanded me to withdraw 950 and send to Jennifer Sliger in Mississippi. I went thru 2 or 3 texts explaining the hold, after sending them a text stating i would be more than happy to send every cent back to them once the money clears if they are not happy with how things were going. They immediately text back saying they will speak with me on the 8th. I did not hear from them until the morning of the 8th at 7:30am asking if the check cleared. After dropping my kids off at school and finishing up some of my own errands i did not get to the bank until 10am or a little after, i withdrew 1012 to send 950 to mississippi, 54 to pay for the moneygram and 10-12 dollars to pay the fee at walmart. They specifically told me to send the money from walmart. Then I get emails and texts asking for further information: reference number, total amount sent, name and cell phone. Once i sent them the information i did not hear from them again until this morning Friday September 9 at 9am. Also received a text to check my email and to respond immediately, there was instructions to send the money to a different person and location. I responded by telling them i can do that as soon as i left work. I left work at 2pm and my husband called me about the account with an overdraft of 1080 due to the check being sent back to the bank.
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