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I was contacted via email by a person claiming to be a Nathan Strand. They sent me an itemized email asking me to do a move-in move out of a two bedroom two bath home. They requested my address to mail me the check. I verified the address of the property while waiting for the check. I received a check for $1840 it was for $1440 more than what they had promised me for the cleaning, which was $400. I contacted Nathan and asked him why he had sent so much money. He instructed me to deposit the money and to send 1440 to the landlord to pay for his rent before I cleaned and to keep the 400 extra for myself per our discussion. I told him I wasn’t a banker I was Hired to clean, and I did not feel comfortable continuing with this transaction. He sent me two different email addresses to Zelle to because I said I would not send a check nor a money order or a wire transfer. I sent $800 via Zelle to one email address as the total amount would not go through to that phone number or email and I sent $640 to another email address via Zelle because it would not accept any other amounts. Once the amount of $1440 was sent for his rent, I contacted Nathan. He wanted to see proof that the money had been sent and then he would give me the code to get in to clean. I sent him proof pictures via text and then I got a call from my bank that the check had been returned due to an irregular signature. I contacted Nathan, told him of the situation, asked him to return my $1440 he stole and he had the nerve to continue reaching out telling me to return the other $400 because I didn’t clean. I still have all applicable phone messages emails and text messages. I lost $1440 of my own money. I was paid nothing- they are using a reputable company as a front. He used several phone numbers several email addresses all of which I still have copies of to include the check written from the Sons of the American Legion. 5867 is the check number and the amount was $1840 on August 8, 2025 drawn off of first bank in Edgewater, Colorado.