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I received an email from somebody claiming to be Edmond Hodge, a recruiter, then later the vice president, of Trinity Health. He told me he was looking to hire someone for a customer service position, and that if I was interested, I should reach out via a link to a Microsoft Teams meeting. I clicked on the link and he offered to interview me immediately. After the interview, he offered me the job, which would start at $25 an hour, then increase to $35 after training; benefits were also included. He also said I would be receiving a check in the mail and that I was supposed to cash it at my bank and use to by computer equipment, such as a printer and a photocopier. I then told him I needed a day to think about it before accepting. Something seemed fishy, so I googled "Trinity Health scams" and found some Reddit posts from people who encountered the same scam. Whoever these people are, they're using the names of real people from Trinity Health to make their scams sound more credible. Ironically, researching them on LinkedIn does more harm than good. The way to spot them is to look for inconsistencies in what they claim to be within the organization, and comparing the spelling of the name being given with the name found online, like Edmond and Edmund. Also, if it seems to good to be true, it usually is.