Hi, so I opened my college email account a few months ago and found a job offer for a personal shopper. It payed 600 dollars per job and it had my college’s logo and a seemingly official email with my institutions name so I went for it since it didn’t ask anything but my name, address (postal) and email.
As I’m reading around this forum and Reddit I’ve come to the slow realization that I’m very likely in the process of being scammed as they’ve sent me a 2,000 + dollar check without completing any assignments. I looked back on the email account that sent the initial job offer and I just noticed it was a student account, not faculty. (This is so embarrassing).
I should also mention that the person who contacted me didn’t say which company I’d be working for or anything except a unique ID code. The check arrived with the name of a company not linked to mystery shoppers and no other information or details. And yes, it was a cashiers check.
They stopped communicating for days and their excuse was an accident that caused them to lose their phone.
My question is what do I do with the check? Do I send it back or just let it be? I’m already looking into reporting the initial email and such.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/07/2024 11:10PM by Mossyventure.