They called me today and asked all sorts of info. Unfortunately, I gave the guy some info, like my birthdate and address. I feel very stupid for doing that. When he asked for my credit card number, thankfully I said no, that I would need to check out his company before I did anything else. However, I am very nervous still.
I called my cc company (because I had given him the customer service # off of it) and told them to report my card as lost, to give me a new card, and put stricter security questions on my account.
I am hopeful this solves the problem, and I am going to call the BBB to report the whole thing tomorrow.
The guy on the phone was good at his job. Too bad his job is trying to scam people.
This is a recruiter scam number. They know your name and they offer you an opportunity to make 2,000 and then want to know what credit cards you prefer and if you have 1,000.00 available in your credit line. When you tell them it sounds suspicious they say you would not be a good candidate because they have many more questions and then terminate the call. BEWARE!
How can you tell if this job offer is a scam?
1. There is no personal interview, or sometimes no interview at all.
2. It is a work at home position many times because the office in your area is not built, rented, or established yet.
3. You need a bank account to receive and deposit checks, or you need to receive packages and resend them.
4. You need to deposit the check, and send the money through some way such as western union or Greendot money card.
5. The pay and benefits are way beyond anything you would normally earn.
6. All communication is by e mail, text, or instant message.
7. You need to front them money.
The number 302-231-6752 called my home number and asked for my husband - by name. They disconnected, not wanting to talk with me. I returned the call. The company says they are Fremont Merchants Network. I couldn't find a reference for them. I spoke with a Mark Mathew and an Adam Horn, Recruiting Director. VERY HIGH PRESSURE tactics used to convince me to pay $498.00 with my credit card for a merchant bank ID. This would provide me with what would be necessary to get paid for referring local small businesses to them for potential VISA usage at the local business. When I declined, Adam stated that it was too bad that I was not smart enough to take advantage of this opportunity and he reiterated, again, how he had hundreds of businesses that he had referred, who enlisted the usage of the VISA, and he continued to get residual receipts from each credit card purchase at the said businesses. Too smooth an operator, with too patented answers - I would suggest being cautious of engaging with anyone calling from this number.
They called me today and asked all sorts of info. Unfortunately, I gave the guy some info, like my birthdate and address. I feel very stupid for doing that. When he asked for my credit card number, thankfully I said no, that I would need to check out his company before I did anything else. However, I am very nervous still.
I called my cc company (because I had given him the customer service # off of it) and told them to report my card as lost, to give me a new card, and put stricter security questions on my account.
I am hopeful this solves the problem, and I am going to call the BBB to report the whole thing tomorrow.
The guy on the phone was good at his job. Too bad his job is trying to scam people.