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I received a text message, "Hello XXXXXXXXX, Our HR team at GT Ventures has reviewed your resume in regards to your application for the Customer Service Representative (remote) position with a pay of $25/hr. You are required to Setup Microsoft Teams account for the interview, and if you have one already, proceed by connecting with the Hiring Manager (Elliott Trevor) through this invite ID (https://teams.live.com/l/invite/FAAdJdGbHzGI88dXTA) on Microsoft Teams for the job briefing and interview process. " He had a check Fed exed to me for $4655.00 to purchase office material. He told me to do a mobile deposit and send him a screenshot of the deposit.. Well, since I had set up a new account to deposit this money in, it wouldn't let me make a deposit that large in a new account so I told him it was over the allowed deposit amount for the day so he told me to go to the ATM and deposit it. I said ok but instead of the atm, I went inside the bank and ask them to verify the check. It was a fake check

Targeted Person's Location

GA, USA- 30011

Scammer Information
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Palm Beach Gardens, FL- 33420

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(360) 300-5283

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gtventures.io

Scam Type

Employment

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Business name

GT Ventures and Growth Tech Ventures

Date Reported

December 19, 2023

Scam ID

785739


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