by debbier
Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:20 pm
Hi everyone;
I'm new to this forum. But would like some input from members. A couple of weeks ago, I received an email, looked like it was from Career Builders (where I have my resume posted). I responded to the email requesting more information. I received a response. The person responding (susan medina), directed me to their website, with instructions that if I was interested to fill out online application. After going thru the site, I did fill out the online application.
After my application was accepted, I was instructed to open a bank account at Bank of America using money they would provide via bank transfer. I thought about this for a couple of days, then I did open the account, and for opening deposit listed the bank details this company provided. The next day, I received an email from BofA, stating they would make trial deposits to the account where the funds were to be transfered from, and once I verified the trial deposits the account would be activated. I then email the rep. susan medina of this company (paymatesolutions.com), of BofA request. Susan Medina emailed me back,and told me when the trial deposits are posted she would let me know, I could then verify that information with BofA. A couple of days later, Susan emailed me with the trial deposit amounts and instructed me to go ahead and verify that with BofA. Now the whole time, they (Susan Medina or any one from paymatesolutions.com) never asked me for account with BofA, so I wasn't suspicious -- at least not to this point.
So I verify the trial deposit amounts with BofA, the account was approved with an opening deposit of $8200.00! At this point I not only became suspicious, I paniced! Why would they deposit such a large amount I was wondering. A couple of days later, Susan Medina of paymate solutions emailed me, said they funds were deducted from their business account and instructed me to Western Union her all but $25.00 of the deposit, and once that was done, to provide them (paymate solutions) with BofA account number so that clients from my area could make deposits and I would then send the money to paymate solutions (minus amount I would keep as per agreement). Nothing about this was making sense to me, and I emailed Susan back and told her I would send the entire deposit amount to her and that I was closing the account and wanted nothing more to do with the company. I then started getting phone calls telling me that I was under contract and that if I didn't hold my end of agreement, I could be charged. I keep going to their site, it looks legit, and I keep wondering, if they aren't legit, where did the money come from - if not from their account ---then who's? and how did they get access to the account? and if it is a scam, why would they not just take the money themselves out of the account from which they sent to my new BofA account?
Anyway, long story short; I think I'm in pretty big trouble and not sure what to do. The company is threating to prosecute if I don't wire them the money via Western Union and don't complete my contract with them.
I've thought about going to the police, but how do I explain to them that I really did think this was legit, but not sure. Not sure if they would just laugh me out of the station or arrest me.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
I'm new to this forum. But would like some input from members. A couple of weeks ago, I received an email, looked like it was from Career Builders (where I have my resume posted). I responded to the email requesting more information. I received a response. The person responding (susan medina), directed me to their website, with instructions that if I was interested to fill out online application. After going thru the site, I did fill out the online application.
After my application was accepted, I was instructed to open a bank account at Bank of America using money they would provide via bank transfer. I thought about this for a couple of days, then I did open the account, and for opening deposit listed the bank details this company provided. The next day, I received an email from BofA, stating they would make trial deposits to the account where the funds were to be transfered from, and once I verified the trial deposits the account would be activated. I then email the rep. susan medina of this company (paymatesolutions.com), of BofA request. Susan Medina emailed me back,and told me when the trial deposits are posted she would let me know, I could then verify that information with BofA. A couple of days later, Susan emailed me with the trial deposit amounts and instructed me to go ahead and verify that with BofA. Now the whole time, they (Susan Medina or any one from paymatesolutions.com) never asked me for account with BofA, so I wasn't suspicious -- at least not to this point.
So I verify the trial deposit amounts with BofA, the account was approved with an opening deposit of $8200.00! At this point I not only became suspicious, I paniced! Why would they deposit such a large amount I was wondering. A couple of days later, Susan Medina of paymate solutions emailed me, said they funds were deducted from their business account and instructed me to Western Union her all but $25.00 of the deposit, and once that was done, to provide them (paymate solutions) with BofA account number so that clients from my area could make deposits and I would then send the money to paymate solutions (minus amount I would keep as per agreement). Nothing about this was making sense to me, and I emailed Susan back and told her I would send the entire deposit amount to her and that I was closing the account and wanted nothing more to do with the company. I then started getting phone calls telling me that I was under contract and that if I didn't hold my end of agreement, I could be charged. I keep going to their site, it looks legit, and I keep wondering, if they aren't legit, where did the money come from - if not from their account ---then who's? and how did they get access to the account? and if it is a scam, why would they not just take the money themselves out of the account from which they sent to my new BofA account?
Anyway, long story short; I think I'm in pretty big trouble and not sure what to do. The company is threating to prosecute if I don't wire them the money via Western Union and don't complete my contract with them.
I've thought about going to the police, but how do I explain to them that I really did think this was legit, but not sure. Not sure if they would just laugh me out of the station or arrest me.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
