They sent me an email through Career Builders.com offering an employment opportunity. The individual went by the name of Luis Gerard. The offer was simple. Pick up items (i pads) at different Walmarts around Miami. Ship these items with shipping labels they provided. The agreement was, he would pay $500.00us for a weeks' work, plus $75.00us for every pick up done within the first week of notification. First pick up order was 10/17, to pick up 6 items. I picked up and shipped the 6 items with in the first week. I was told i would receive payment for the first order on 11/2. When i didn't receive the payment, i made an inquiry. He apologized for the delay and told me a check was being sent from the main office on 11/2, and i would receive it in 3 to 4 business days. He even gave me a USPS tracking number (EC 705 171 995us). (which i couldn't track at all). The total for the first order was $1,700.00us, $1,250.00us for 2 and a half weeks of work, plus $450.00us for the 6 pick ups. I was notified of the second shipment on 10/30. This time it was 14 items (I Pads as well). Between 10/30, and 10/31 i picked all 14 items and proceeded to ship them as well, on 11/2. The total for the second order was supposed to be $1,550.00us. $500.00us for the week of work, plus $1,050.00us for the 14 items being picked up and shipped within the week. I notified them with the shipment confirmation and was told to look out for the next order.
On 11/3 i continued to track the Express mail, but had no luck with it. USPS could not even confirm picking up the item. I immediately started emailing Mr Gerard, but to no avail. He did not answer any of my emails. I tried emailing the so call HR and Administration departments, but got no response. That's when i realized I GOT SCAMMED.
Hope you can help all of us that went into this venture with the hope of having a job during these hard times, but got robbed instead. Pray it doesn't happen to anyone else.
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