{"id":15,"date":"2021-03-27T15:14:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T15:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.grunk.xyz\/?p=15"},"modified":"2026-06-24T05:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T05:45:18","slug":"so-i-got-scammed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.grunk.xyz\/?p=15","title":{"rendered":"so, i got scammed"},"content":{"rendered":"

wolfsskull<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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and while it was thoroughly humiliating and i\u2019d much rather forget about my moment of poor judgment entirely, i\u2019m posting about it in the hopes that someone out there can learn from my mistake and save themselves a lot of trouble and money.<\/p>\n

like millions of u.s. americans, i found myself unemployed due to the pandemic and have been searching extensively for a new job. i was recently contacted by a hiring consultant on behalf of a prospective employer, who had seen my resume listed on indeed.\u00a0
as directed, i contacted the employer and set up an interview. the questions were standard, and the only thing that was strange was that it was conducted over whatsapp. since i\u2019ve worked with startups before and had some unusual but ultimately harmless experiences, i didn\u2019t think too much about this, but in hindsight, these were red flags.<\/p>\n

after being offered the job, i was sent the offer letter, which looked official, <\/p>\n

to sign and return. the name was of an existing company, and it had good reviews on both indeed and glassdoor, as well as a website.\u00a0
then i was sent a check, instructed to deposit it, and then contact a third-party vendor to pay for necessary work materials. i didn\u2019t know it at the time, but this is a huge<\/i> red flag.\u00a0
the materials never came, the checks the\u00a0\u201ccompany\u201d sent bounced, and the funds i paid to the vendors ended up being taken from my own checking account. i was also liable for the chargeback of the bounced check, and in less than a week lost all my meager savings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

by the time i realized something was wrong and contacted my credit union, it was too late for them to halt any payments or refund any of my money.<\/p>\n

no one ever warned me about this, and i was raised to be obedient, and not to ask too many questions or challenge authority figures, and that really<\/i> bit me in the ass. so please be careful, and if you have any doubts about a company, ask questions, do all you due diligence, and never send any money on behalf of an employer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

please boost this so others whose mamas didn\u2019t teach them this can learn from me<\/p>\n

(and finally, if you wanna help me out, i have ko-fi<\/b><\/a> and paypal<\/b><\/a>. y\u2019all have my everlasting gratitude \u2665 )<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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