Posing as LBrands

Victim Location 49401

Type of a scam Employment

Instagram sponsored posts I was contacted by a person named Vivian Athira. She said she was interested in hiring me to work with Lbrands company for sponsored Instagram posts. After asking a few basic questions she asked if we could schedule a conference call through the app Google Hangouts to discuss details. Once we agreed on a time she sent me a link to the call. Once the call connected, a dark haired causation woman was on the screen. She looked confused as though the call wasn’t connecting right. The screen then went dark and a text conversation popped up on the app. She said she was having difficulties with connection and she would type the questions because she could see and hear me. The questions were pretty generic at first. Example : Why I’m in the fashion industry? What products am I most passionate about? What are my sizes? Daily skincare routine? Etc. Then she asked me to come closer to the screen for a "sizing" portion of information she needed. At this point some of the requests got weird. She asked me to lift my sweater and show my stomach. I said I was uncomfortable doing that. She then asked why I felt that way. I responded with that it was not necessary because they had my sizes. Then she said "Did you eat too much breakfast and are embarrassed?". Again I said no. She ended the call after that. About 10 mins later I received another email from Vivian stating there was a miscommunication and that she didn’t want me to take any clothes off but they can’t hire blindly. She then asked if we could schedule another call to finish the process. I did not respond. I have the full email history along with the call link she sent me if that information could be useful.