GFA

Ross –

Victim Location 94061

Total money lost $300

Type of a scam Employment

I was looking for a Job in Web Development.

I was contacted through UpWork and was told to email them for the interview.

There was no interview and I was immediately ran through some company duties.

– They wanted to send me money so that I can buy "Equipment",

Like a mac, a monitor, a software for time tracking, some other vaguely mentioned stuff .

They did send me a check for $4,000+. To buy the "Equipment" they wanted me to buy Amazon Cards (Not from online) and send them money through Zelle and Cash app (Phone apps for sending money).

I wanted to wait for the check to fully clear and hit my account (The check just sat in my account Pending)

But they were very pushy and wanted my to buy the "Equipment" ASAP.

I didn’t send them any money but I told them I sent it through Zelle (Like how they were begging for).

Soon after the Check was "Returned" ("Deposited Item Returned" is what it told me) and taken out of my account.