The J.M. Smucker Company – IMPOSTER

Rosa –

Victim Location 44308

Type of a scam Employment

I recently applied for a part-time “work remotely from home” position with the J.M. Smucker Company on Indeed.com that was an elaborate scam.

The following names were used during the interview process: Amy Held, Recruitment Office @ [email protected], Tina Floyd, Interview Office @ [email protected], Joanne Muray, Hiring Board @ [email protected] and Peter Reck, Chief Accounting Office The J.M. Smucker Company phone number 201-643-6153. I interviewed for the position via email and signed an Employment Offer Letter on 6/7/19. However, it became apparent by 6/10/19 that this was a scam.

On June 11, 2019 at 10:30 AM, I received a FED EX delivery that included a check in the amount of $6,922.37 for "equipment". The check was from Fahey/Klein Gallery, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA. I immediately phoned Fahey/Klein Gallery and spoke with Anne in their account department. She shared with me that their banking information had been hacked and confirmed the validity of the scam. Others received checks from Fahey/Klein Gallery and naively cashed them according to Anne at Fahey/Klein Gallery.

On June 12 at 12:00 PM I received the following email from "Joanne Murray":

Kindly take the check to your bank and deposit it,the check should clear the next day,let me know how many hours it will take you to get this done by paying the check into your account and also when it clears,we have representatives everywhere who is going through the same process of training,give me an update on the check when it clears immediately. We want to see how good you can relate with other people based on your marketing experience. We also want to see the business process of creating relationships with and satisfying customers. If you paying the check and it clears right away,also let me know and make sure you are counting the hours. Joanne

On June 13 at 11:26 AM I received the following:

The check should have cleared into your account this morning if you deposited it yesterday..kindly reply me and let me tell you the next step. Joanne

On June 13 at 12:12 PM I received the following text from Peter Reck:

Good morning, Joanne is expecting a response from you, Paul from Smuckers.

I did not deposit the check nor did I incur financial loss. A police report was filed and Smuckers was contacted to notify them of the situation. I also took the appropriate steps to end communications with the scammers on June 13 and have not received additional correspondence from any of the participants.