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I applied for a job on Indeed: "Builders Schedule Coordinator position at Builders Supply Monteagle, LLC" via a person named Joseph Oakes. They messaged me in Indeed saying "We appreciate the time you invested to apply for this position at Builders Supply Monteagle, LLC. However, we have referred you to one of our clients looking to fill a remote position. If you are interested, please forward your resume to this email address [email protected]". I emailed this address with my resume and someone claiming to be Rosemary Williams emailed back. She asked me for my resume and the following information: Full Name: Full Mailing Address: Apt #: (if applicable) City, State, Zip Code: Mobile Phone Number: Your Current Occupation: With a following email: Are you eligible to work in the United States? Do you have any criminal records? If yes, please provide details. Are you under the age of 18? If yes, do you have an employment/age certificate? How frequently do you check your email? What days and hours are you available to work? (Please specify your availability, e.g., Available from [start time] to [end time]) Confirmation of your eligibility to work in the U.S. (Yes/No):. Nothing else was asked yet, like about how I would be paid, so I proceeded with caution. She claimed to be a retired real estate attorney looking for a virtual assistant for $40/hour to help her out as she now supposedly deals with small real estate sales and needed someone to handle emails and book travel arrangements for her. Once I provided the information described above, she replied saying "Congratulations I can confirm your position" and then said she would be out of the country for two weeks in Montreal, but we would do paperwork once she returned home to Naples, Florida. She said she would be in touch with me to have me do a few "tasks" such as book some flights before then, but that she had limited access to Wi-Fi. Immediately red flags went off, as I had only exchanged two emails and was offered a position with no interview and was told I'd be given these "tasks" before paperwork was complete. I emailed back asking if she could send me links to her LinkedIn or website and if there would be a formal interview, and have not heard anything back for days. I looked her up here and saw the same scam was attempted on someone else using this name and business name. I couldn't find her name in any official website like the Bar association nor could I find them with any associated business via the email they provided: "Norton Capital LLC".