Yea the ad was on craigslist and they went by the name Maureen Roberts they sent a picture of some lady saying it was them and they worked for Fybom inc and that they needed a personal assistant they sent me the same letter with the phone number +1 (347) 674-2318 . They sent a $3540 check and told me to keep $500 and to buy these scratch off cards of $500 each and send her the numbers. Thank goodness I didn't deposit the check into my account but I'm just mad that people would go through these lengths to try and scam people that are really in need of a job and are trying to do things the legal way
I suggest you turn him in completely! All those texts and emails are internet fraud, what he sent in the mail is also falling under the US mail fraud.. well, I think you get the picture!
Internet crime division may want those texts and emails also. You can google the state attorney generals office and the DOJ..
Just calm down! Step back and take a deep breath, let it out and relax! Your not alone! Others have fallen victim to this scam as well.. Hopefully the more folks filing complaints and giving this info over, sooner or later they can catch this dud! Might take time, and he may even be in a foreign country for all we know, in which case it takes that country co-operating with ours, But it happens! :) At least your not out any money at this point! And thats a good thing!
I actually got the exact same thing going on now.miss santos answered my email back for a post about being a receptionist saying she wanted me to be her personal assistant and couldnt keep her stories straight on alot of the things she wanted me to do.I looked up her phone number 909 255 9584.It said from redland s california.but when I googled her and did a been verified search on her she didnt exist.PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS WOMAN.DO NOT GIVE OUT YOUR ADDRESS TO ANYONE! shes says she will mail me money to buy items to send to an orphanage one of her charities, I havent received the check.but im glad I know now its a scam.its always good to double check people.