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Received an email from Indeed.Com in regards to a job offer for a Work from Home position. I do have my resume listed on Indeed.com for potential employers and potential jobs so only thought was this must be a legit position and a real job opportunity from home. Here is what the email stated regarding the position: My name is Roger Terry, and I am a Certified Payroll Specialist (CPS) working with Real Estate Companies "KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY Real Estate" and Investment Companies "YZS Investments" in the USA and Canada. I am reaching out to offer you an incredible "JOB FROM HOME" opportunity that I believe will be the best you have ever seen, with competitive pay and straightforward tasks. This is going to be the best "WORK FROM HOME" opportunity you have ever seen, with easy jobs and good pay. I provide individual and academic screenings to support people and students with disabilities (physical, chronic, psychiatric, and invisible). Your duties and responsibilities as my personal assistant will include a couple of data entries, data collections, data inventories, bookkeeping, letter mailing and evaluations of simple analytical research findings. The organization team will be preparing the training user guide, the pre-configured office tools (mini laptop, mini-computer, WIFI, cell phone booster, word files, iPads, documents, etc.) needed for the smooth execution of the task and they will be shipped and delivered by USPS to your address. Kindly be informed that you don’t need to travel as you can complete every task from where you are located, and I wish to employ your service for a flexible 10 hours weekly which can be spread based on your schedule as your weekly wage is set at $850 plus extra bonuses not included yet. There are additional bonuses when you start like a new brand iPhone 16 Pro Max, Free Headset and extra bonuses and vacation arrangement for a week. If you are willing to accept this job offer, please fill out the following information so that we can move further. Full Name: Address: Phone Number: Email: Thinking this is a legit thing I responded and was given the position and I accepted by signing the job offer agreement. Week one: Mr. Terry contacted me through text message about my job duties for the week. Mr. Terry had me log into the companies bank account to make a few payments to individuals and then by the end of the week a payment was to be processed through direct deposit into my bank for my payroll. But to give it about 3-4 business days for the deposit to go through. I've done payroll before so I knew that DD would be a few days or a few pay cycles before going through. Week 2: Heard from Mr. Terry by text and seen he called my phone a few times to let me know that my pay information was rejected from his bank. I asked if there was another form or way of paying me in the meantime because I really needed the money due to an emergency that unexpectedly happened. Mr Terry's and proceeded to let me know that company checks we're being ordered and being mailed to my home address and he would need me to issue checks accordingly to those that he needed text to me filled out to. He indicated that I would be a signer on the checks and that I would be authorized to sign on big dollar amounts. Well the checks did come in my mail and needless to say it is from a legit Bank had the right routing number and so forth so of course again thought this is legit. Well when it came to getting payment for week one that hadn't gone through to my bank I was told to issue a check in my name and try to Mobile deposit it he still didn't ask for any banking information it was all on my end but my Banks rejected the checks and I was told by the bank themselves that I needed to contact the person who issued the checks and when I asked them is this a check that is fraud they couldn't give me an answer but the girl kind of looked at me with a weird look indicating it possibly is. Week 3: have been hearing from Mr Terry back and forth on the phone the text message he has indicated he is working on getting me paid and he will keep me updated as far as what he decides to use. I have indicated to him can he send it through Zelle. Most Banks and Credit Unions offer this for of payment within their companies. Mr. Terry stated that his bank did not offer Zelle so payment could not be processed on his end. Well as the start of Week 4, Still waiting for payment from the previous 3 week, waiting on all the new equipment that I was to be getting in the mail to help me adjust to this position from home. Mr. Roger Terry is a legit person and he does truly exist when you do a search of him however his job employment opportunity is not real as far as I can see. I don't want anyone to get caught up in this scam or whatever this individual or individuals scam may be.