Westat

Victim Location 70525

Total money lost $50

Type of a scam Identity Theft

I was contacted via email asking to use the Whats App to talk to potential employer. They asked interviews and even used fhe company logo. They told me I was hired and to start the hiring process. Even sent an employment letter via email. Then they asked fod an ebay card or steam card for vendor to set up apps for the job. They told me the vendor could turn the card into money to come and set up equipment and aak for my address,bank acount, and routing number to be reimbursed for purchasing this card.

Victim Location 75110

Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order

I received a text offering a work at home job for the company Westat. They said I would get paid $25 an hour for training and $30 an hour after training. The female also said we had to contact via Skype and said I would receive a start up check to purchase the equipment I would need. I received a check a week later of $4,950 and I noticed that was a lot of money and they made a mistake on the address of the company on the check. I looked up the company so that’s how I know. I called the bank that was on the check so they can verify it and they told me it was a fraud and those checks have been going around. Below is a picture of the fraud check I received.

Victim Location 35810

Type of a scam Employment

A major company with a gmail email address is never a good sign. No company address, phone number, or website. Still I researched the real company on their official website as well on here on the BBB site.

Victim Location 46038

Type of a scam Employment

I was first contacted by Simon Orr from [email protected] and then told to email [email protected] to speak with a Katherine Larson. I was contacted over Google Hangouts for an "interview". They asked generic questions and after I answered them I was told I was hired. The position was for data entry at $25 an hour. I was already suspicious about the job when they sent me a message telling me they would send me a check to purchase a computer, an iPhone and router and whatnot. Then they sent me a message saying they needed me to buy a $50 iTunes gift card and that’s when I realized it was truly a scam. I ended up emailing the actual company to find out if it was a scam and I was informed that it was in fact a scam.

Victim Location 38125

Type of a scam Employment

I recd an email from Westat to do work at home doing data entry and they sent me a check for $2800. I was instructed to deposit the check in my bank account. I asked my bank if the check was legitimate and they verified that it was. Westat told me to purchase $2000 Amazon cards at $500 each; also $800 Itune cards at $200 each. I was to take a picture of the cards and email them to Westat — I emailed them yesterday August 21, 2018. BBB gave me the numbers to the FCC and FTC to report this.

Victim Location 83605

Type of a scam Employment

Offered employment with company that I had previously applied with at an unusually high pay scale. Confirmed with company directly rather than simply follow through with process that scammers provided.