by jobhuntscam
Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:08 pm
Hi, I received a request for an interview thru Google-Hangout or Yahoo Messenger yesterday. I applied for this job thru Upwork.
I was interviewed by Kendra Williams and she said she's the Hiring Manager from Houzz.com. The company website is legit but there's no way of contacting them thru phone. I emailed their customer service but I don't know how long it'll take for them to reply.
There's nothing unusual about the first stage of the interview until she asked for my personal information (Name, Address, Phone #, name of financial institution and bank transfer email. (See Below)
I have good news for you, our hiring dept has gone through your answers and we find you qualified and fit for the job, THIS POSITION REQUIRED NO UPFRONT FEE FROM YOU, you will be needing some data entry and accounting software to begin work which includes (sage accounting, ms office, quickbook etc), they cost over a thousand dollars and the company will be sending you a check to cover all its cost (NOTE: It will not be deducted from your paycheck) .Once you receive the check via UPS or FedEx mail, have it taken to your bank, deposit and cash it then withdraw the funds, use $120 to get an Imei time tracker used for recording your hours, keep $120 for home office pettycash once you are done with this work begins immediately
okay.
Kendra Williams
Do get back to me with your contact details in the format below for full verification
Full Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Phone Number:
Bank Name:
E-transfer payment email:
I asked if this can be sent thru Paypal as that's how Upwork use for payment. And she said "No". I gave me Name, Address, Phone and Bank Name but not my E transfer payment email because I don't know what this is. So she asked me to set up one. I didn't and searched thru some work from home scam on the internet and decided not to provide anymore information. Up to now she is still waiting for me to send the e transfer payment email.
My question is, can they do some harm with the information I provided? Here is her email address: [email protected] and [email protected]. I don't how to report it or how we can trace where the address came from.
I was interviewed by Kendra Williams and she said she's the Hiring Manager from Houzz.com. The company website is legit but there's no way of contacting them thru phone. I emailed their customer service but I don't know how long it'll take for them to reply.
There's nothing unusual about the first stage of the interview until she asked for my personal information (Name, Address, Phone #, name of financial institution and bank transfer email. (See Below)
I have good news for you, our hiring dept has gone through your answers and we find you qualified and fit for the job, THIS POSITION REQUIRED NO UPFRONT FEE FROM YOU, you will be needing some data entry and accounting software to begin work which includes (sage accounting, ms office, quickbook etc), they cost over a thousand dollars and the company will be sending you a check to cover all its cost (NOTE: It will not be deducted from your paycheck) .Once you receive the check via UPS or FedEx mail, have it taken to your bank, deposit and cash it then withdraw the funds, use $120 to get an Imei time tracker used for recording your hours, keep $120 for home office pettycash once you are done with this work begins immediately
okay.
Kendra Williams
Do get back to me with your contact details in the format below for full verification
Full Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Phone Number:
Bank Name:
E-transfer payment email:
I asked if this can be sent thru Paypal as that's how Upwork use for payment. And she said "No". I gave me Name, Address, Phone and Bank Name but not my E transfer payment email because I don't know what this is. So she asked me to set up one. I didn't and searched thru some work from home scam on the internet and decided not to provide anymore information. Up to now she is still waiting for me to send the e transfer payment email.
My question is, can they do some harm with the information I provided? Here is her email address: [email protected] and [email protected]. I don't how to report it or how we can trace where the address came from.
