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I applied for a Data Entry job on LinkedIn to a company called "Tweit Inc." A few days later, I get an email from a woman allegedly associated with "Tweit Inc." named Jennifer Thompson. The email address is: "[email protected]", and the email said: "Dear Candidate, I trust this message finds you well. Thank you for reaching out. I regret to inform you that the Data Entry Clerk position you applied for through our LinkedIn Job Post has recently been filled. However, I am pleased to share that I have referred you to one of our clients who is seeking to fill a remote position offering a weekly compensation of $1390. Should you be interested, please forward your resume to the following email address: [email protected] . I have already communicated with the client via email to express your potential interest. Thank you for considering opportunities with Oliver Services Inc. Warm regards, Tweit Inc." So, I sent an email with my resume to that email address, to inquire about the job. He asked for my full name, full address, mobile number, and current occupation. Mr. Moore said that my job would consist of: “Running errands and shopping, Supervising and monitoring activities, Scheduling programs and flights, and maintaining my calendar, Acting as a primary point of contact in my absence, Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf, and Handling and overseeing financial transactions” and he added that “The compensation for this position is $1390 per week, along with health insurance, a 401K plan, and paid time off, which we can discuss further during our meeting.” I searched up Garrett Moore, who is part of the board of directors for the Paestum Foundation in New York. The website for the Paestum Foundation in New York is: https://www.paestum-foundation.org/ That led me to believe that Mr. Moore was legitimate and could be trusted. Thus, I continued to correspond with him via email. On Saturday, March 2nd at 8:52am, I received an email from Mr. Moore where he decided to switch me to a potential opportunity for me to assist with their payroll department. I found it odd that he suddenly switched up job positions on me but figured perhaps he found me to be a better fit for this role. So, I informed him that I do have a windows computer and reliable printer. He required me to purchase VersaCheck Secure Check paper from Amazon, and Checksoft home and business software with my own money -- amounting to 90.96 to be exact. I kept the receipts for reimbursement. No reimbursement came -- he claimed it would be included in my "first check" and that my salary would be flat rate of $5,560" paid once monthly. He never confirmed a date for me to fill out paperwork with him, and we never interviewed. He simply kept saying he is on a business trip and will keep me updated. He would send me prepaid USPS labels (which I have saved in my emails) to print, cut out, and paste to each USPS priority envelope. Next, he sent me information needed to create the checks using the software and sent a separate email of each of the people I needed to send the checks to. I’d also like to note that he was pushy about me getting these quickly mailed, and that I had several complications with the Prepaid USPS labels at the post office. He ordered me to keep trying different post offices until they work. I have discontinued contact and have all the emails saved. I also ran a reverse image search on the photo of "Garrett Moore" from the Paestum Foundation website, and discovered the real man in the photos is a deceased professor named David Cooper. I am extremely disturbed by this and have blocked this scammer's email address.