Tobo Konsult AB

Victim Location 64080

Type of a scam Investment

Tobo Konsult AB acts as a Swedish crowdfunding investment company attempting to on board a work from home "Operations Managers" responsible for investment transfers, book-keeping, financial tasks, etc. The company has a "legitimate looking" intranet site (intranet.tobokonsult.com) and the operation agreements, NDA, and direct deposit forms look legitimate as well. Though first day on the "job", I received a funds transfer into my personal account that was supposed to be used for employment direct deposit. My "supervisor" then sends me an email identifying that the funds that came from a business in the northeast US needs to be removed and sent to an individual in Russia with a sense of urgency to complete no later than 2pm. The bottom of the "task" identified to send the money via MoneyGram and "do not disclose the nature of the payment" and "If required, state that it’s for family support." I immediately responded stating that this is clearly money laundering and was sent a reply with a link to a Swedish business check website that stated the company was in good standing.I immediately notified by bank of the fraud activity and starting the rejection process to get the funds back to their rightful owner. Today, I received a panicked call from an account in PA stating the funds were removed from her business account, confirming the fraudulent activity. If I didn’t follow my gut, I was have been taken for $2000 and would have participated in illegal activities.

www.tobokonsult.com

Alexander Hedlund was the individual contacting me acting as a representative for the company out of NY, NY.