I have been laid off sometime now and I have my resume on a few different web site one being career builder, and last week a guy contacted me saying he was interested in secret shoppers in my area. I did some research and found out that the company he mentioned is legit. Well today I receive a check along with my first assignment, and the check is for $2,900.00 and $130.00 is supposed to be mine and like another $100.00 is for the actual assignment and then the rest I am supposed to wire to another lady in Kentucky for her job assignment. I called the bank from the check and they said it was legit, and I contacted the BBB and they said no, but they never asked for any info to verify anything. So should I deposit it or not?
Tags: Kentucky Job, Online Job, Resume
It is a scam. You should never deposit a check when you’re supposed to send a portion of it to someone else.
Take the check and any envelope/letter to your post office. The post office may take it or not, as this is also postal fraud.
You can ask your bank if you get charges if a check is returned. If they won’t charge you, deposit it and wait for 1 month to allow processing time.
Good Luck!
It certainly sounds hokey to me. I would certainly not be wiring any money to people I don’t know. The worst thought is that you might be helping terrorists, the least worst is that you are being scammed in some way and will get in a jam that at this point is unforeseen.
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