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I applied for a Remote Data Entry Job via LinkedIn. After a couple messages via the websites PM system I was asked to Email my resume over and answer a few questions. I was then informed that they already filled the data entry postion but needed a PA (temp). The pay was set at a very high rate for me to have no PA experience. I was then sent this email "Thanks for providing answers to the questions. I am offline on an urgent assignment, this is the main reason why I need a PA. I am happy to inform you that you have been employed temporarily as my personal assistant, all necessary paperwork will be prepared and made available to you as soon as I'm back, and I will make plans to meet with you after my trip. My accountant is overseeing my other business audit at the moment, I have instructed her to set up an expenses account for you as soon as the audit is complete. I will make the account available to you once it is all set up and ready to be used. You will be using the expenses account to pay bills and also withdraw your weekly pay as instructed. Moving forward, your home office needs to be set up and I've already discussed with our authorized distributor to make all the necessary office equipment available to you. You'll receive the equipment listed below which you'll be working with on the job: 1) Apple Macbook Pro 16" Core i9 2.4GHz 4GB 1TB Radeon Pro 5500 M 2) HP Laserjet M577f Laser All-in-One Color Printer 3) Fellowes Proteus 125 Thermal & Cold Laminator, 12.5" Width, Putty (5709501) 4) Powershred MS-450Cs 5) BS 1 Professional Time Billing 2022.2 Norton ghost 20.1 6) Sage 3000 cloud 2022 (SAGE) US Patent Single User Pack 7) Microsoft 365 Home Premium Word, Power-Point, Excel, and Outlook 8) MyOB Business Essentials Pro A virtual training will be provided to you on how to use the software programs just to guide you through so you won't find them difficult to work with. I'll instruct my accountant to make funds for the equipment available so the distributor can ship the equipment to you next week. However, the distributor advised that they are only accepting payments via money order due to the current restructuring of their company and transitioning to a new financial institution. So, The check will be from our Sponsor company (Universal North America Insurance)and it will be mailed to you via UPS to be delivered on Tomorrow. The Funds will include your first week's pay of $900, Funds for tasks, Funds for your working equipment. Once you receive the payment, you're to get the money order from the post office and send it to the distributor so they can proceed to deliver the office equipment to you after receiving payment. You can Text me on ?(678) 590-1843? Kindly confirm to let me know if you'll be available tomorrow to receive and deposit the check in your account so the funds can be available to carry out the task. Provide me with your info below so I can forward it to my accountant to issue the check and mail it to you: Kindly provide the following information Full Name: Mailing Address (No P.O Box): Mobile Number: Best regards, Charles Weissman

Targeted Person's Location

FL, USA- 33870

Scammer Information
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Unknown Location

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(678) 590-1843

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LinkedIn.com

Scam Type

Employment

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Business name

Employment scam

Date Reported

April 23, 2024

Scam ID

835212


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