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I FOUND THE JOB POSTING ON THE WHITE BEAR LAKE MN NEXTDOOR APP. THE POST HAS NOW BEEN DELETED IT WAS ASKING IF ANYONE WAS INTERESTED IN A DATA ENTRY/PERSONAL ASSISTANT POSITION. IF YOU WERE INTERESTED TO GET AHOLD OF STEPHANIE MCDONALD AT [email protected] AND SHE ASKED ME TO SET UP MICROSOFT TEAMS ON MY PHONE SO SHE CAN FORWARD ME TO THE ONLINE INTERVIEW MANAGER VIA TEAMS. ONCE I CREATED AN ACCOUNT SHE WAS TO FORWARD ME TO THE INTERVIEW MANAGER. THEY SENT ME AN INTERVIEW CODE AND SCHEDULED A CHAT INTERVIEW. THE PERSON BEGAN BY SAYING THEIR NAME WAS: MRS. HEATHER JOSEPH MARIE A SENIOR SOURCING PARTNER-RECRUITING AT GOODWILL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION. SHE WAS THE INTERVIEWER AND ASKED MANY QUESTIONS AND SAID SHE NEEDED TO FORWARD ALL OF OUR CHAT INFO ONTO THE HEAD DEPT SO THEY CAN DETERMINE IF I WAS QUALIFIED FOR THE POSITION. SHE ASKED ME TO REMAIN ON LINE. THIS WAS AROUND 2:30PM LAST THURSDAY. AT 6:18PM I RECEIVED A MESSAGE BACK SAYING I WAS QUALIFIED FOR THE POSITION. THEY WANTED MY FULL NAME, ADDRESS, CELL, AND A PIC FOR A PROFILE WHICH I DID. THEN WENT OVER MY DUTIES AGAIN. TALKING ABOUT PAY AND BENEFITS. TALKED ABOUT EQUIPMENT START UP AS THIS WOULD BE A AT HOME POSITION. AT THE END THEY ASKED FOR A BANK ACCOUNT THEY COULD PUT MONEY INTO SO I COULD PURCHASE THE COMPUTER. THAT IS WHEN I ASKED IF I COULD CONTACT SOMEONE TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS LEGITIMATE AND THEY STOPPED TEXTING IMMEDIATELY.

Targeted Person's Location

MN, USA- 55110

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goodwill industries corporation c 2025

Scam Type

Employment

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Business name

Goofwill Industries IMPOSTER

Date Reported

July 21, 2025

Scam ID

1019468


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