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On July 1st I received an email from Pola Borowski asking if I was interested in a Project Manager position at their company. I had been submitting dozens of applications every day so I assumed this was one of them. Once I was approved and signed their training agreement, they asked me to open an account at one of a number of banks they use for direct deposits. I did so (Wells Fargo) and on July 14th they began to send me assignments aligned with the Project Manager role to 'train' me, though it was more like tests of my ability and understanding of the material. The 3rd task, however, wanted me to open a crypto account stating that "Non-state charitable projects are paid in cryptocurrency." and I would need to know how to facilitate transactions in cryptocurrency for the job. They specifically asked me to connect my debit card, not my bank account, to the crypto wallet. My card was still in the mail and I was unable to follow through at the time. They provided me with other projects for the next week which seemed to get less and less project oriented as time went on. On July 29th they insisted that I need to get my card so that I could finish the crypto assignment. On July 30th they told me to take the day off to fix the issue and get a debit card. They informed me that they needed this done in order to pay me for the training period and heavily implied that I would not be paid otherwise. This was when my already present suspicions became genuine concerns. A friend helped me look into the person and business and we found this incident which mirrored my own. I stopped contact with the person immediately and thankfully did not lose any money.