Online Employment SCAMS & FRAUDS

Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening fellow members,

Most of you are here in this platform to make some money, and that's absolutely fine! All of you might've heard of this website called Freelancer. You heard that right, Freelancer!

A couple of days back, I was searching for jobs in this website as a Freelancer and some random guy approached me saying that "Your profile has been reviewed and you're a perfect fit for this job". Now, I was so excited to hear this and I blindly walked into the "MOUSE TRAP".

They told me to invite them on Google Hangouts and then I was interviewed for about 15-20 minutes by the hiring manager. Everything went quite well, and in the end, the hiring manager said "Congratulations! After taking a close review at the answers you've provided, you have been selected for the job as a Data Entry Clerk".

After 2-3 days, they got back to me and they said that they would be sending me a check via Gmail. I received the check, took a printout, signed it, and then deposited it though my mobile banking app. The check is worth $950.00.

The reason why they had sent me the check in the first place is to purchase some work materials required for the job. This includes, expensive software, printer, and some other work supplies like you have at you're office.

The money was available in my bank account and I sent the funds to the vendor of their company.

I'm being honest with you guys here, my personal money that I had in the bank was about $375. something cents. I made the payment to the vendor, and the people from this FRAUD company, stopped the payment of the check.

The next day, I got an email from my bank saying that my balance went to a whooping negative $610.00.

I was so shocked to see that email! I logged into my bank account immediately and found out that the payment of the check has been stopped; in other words, the company did not release the payment in the first place.

I went to college and hoped that everything would be back to normal. Last night, I was working with my bank for 2.5 hours and trying to get back the money from the idiotic SCAMMMERS!!!

This morning, have of my money was returned and I'll be getting all the lost money to my account by the end of the day. This is really a rough time for me because I've never experienced something like this ever in my life, and it's a lot to take in for an 18-year old.

Guys, please trust me on this, okay? Never look for online jobs! Conduct the necessary research and then decide what's best for you. You definitely don't want to walk in the same trap as I did. AVOID IT!!!

If you're an individual who is looking for jobs at Freelancer, make sure that the person verifies their email, phone number, makes a deposit, and finishes up with other formalities.

Not just Freelancer, this is something which is for any job searching platform. This covers platforms like Glassador, Indeed, and thousands of other websites.

When they mention the salary that they are going to pay, it'll tempt you at first to apply for them, but try to see if they are verified hiring people. If not, avoid them!!!

Thank you for taking you're precious time in reading this post. If you have any questions, leave them below and I'll get back to you ASAP!!!

Ani2001 :)