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Kathleen Turner and Daniela Floresuc (mistyping of Florescu?) work-from-home scam California
In a work-from-home scam, I was asked to deposit a $2350 check, withdraw my payment, then send the remaining funds to another employee. The check bounced and I was charged a $12 fee by Wells Fargo, which could have been much rose. The scammer usually texted me, but I've attached a few emails.
Email addresses used by scammer(s): mslan.nne@gmail.com, kathlntnr@gmail.com
Names used by scammer(s): Kathleen Turner and Daniela Floresuc (may be a mistyped "Florescu" - Daniela Florescu appears to be a real person unrelated to the scammers)
Numbers used by scammer(s): 786-345-8234, 360-727-7017
The check was sent by FedEx from
55 San Mateo Dr, San Mateo, CA, 94404
Check information
Group: Conrad Consulting
Bank: Northstar Bank of Texas
Amount: $2350
Funds deposited: 3/5/15
I was asked to send funds to
Daniela Floresuc
(((redacted)))
San Carlos, CA 94010
Emails from the scammer
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On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 9:32 AM, Kathleen <mslan.nne@gmail.com> wrote:
OVERVIEW
A profoundly hearing impaired and very busy single mother is currently seeking to hire a part time virtual assistant to work remotely for the next 2 - 3 weeks. I had an amazing assistant for 9 months but she has gone back to Australia - I now seek a new virtual assistant to work remotely asap as my schedule is all over the place.
Qualifications:
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Must be able to work 5-12 hrs per week
- Good English skills, written and spoken
- Detail Oriented
- High school or College graduate
- Bilingual Spanish is a plus, but not required
Responsibilities:
- Filing
- Entering data into Salesforce
- Payments posting, run little errands in close proximity to the school and payments activity monitoring
- Data-entry and processing
Start date: ASAP
Salary: $410 Per Week + Advancement
To apply, please send your resume or your First Name, Middle name, Last Name, Street Address, City, State, Zip Code, A reachable cell phone, Occupation (if any) and Age to kathlntnr@gmail.com
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On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 6:12 PM, Kathleen Turner <kathlntnr@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Jennifer,
Please excuse my delayed response. I have been very busy with my backlog.
I have decided to parse out the data into small tasks spread out across a bigger workforce because of my backlog, but you have been assigned a significant part of the job to be done remotely. Please note that this position will be home-based for the remainder of March. However, the basis and amount of work may vary in April as there will be a little change in this personal assistant position in March. Would you like to retain this position beyond the 4th of March?
Kindly enter the data found in the attachment into an Excel Sheet, and do not leave blank rows or columns when entering the data. The names, middle names and last names should be in separate columns and "Clients ICRGTR" should be the title describing the data. I am looking for the task to be completed within EIGHT days. Once you complete this assignment, I will review it for accuracy and send you a user friendly guide, video tutorials and access codes to my XLSTAT and Salesforce accounts in order for you to complete the task.
You will receive a check; deposit it at your bank and it will clear into your account between 24-72 hours, deduct your payment as agreed, make a withdrawal of the difference and email me for details of the errand I want you to run. I am entrusting you with this position and I sincerely hope I do not have anything to worry about in the future - it is important to treat all of the information I give you with the utmost sensitivity.
Is the address below correct?
[my address here]
Please confirm the above address forthwith.
Sincerely
Kathleen
On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 8:23 PM, Kathleen Turner <kathlntnr@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Jen,
The check has been delivered to your address. Kindly deposit it and have it processed. It will clear into your account within 24 hrs. Deduct your payment once it clears and get back to me asap.
Sincerely,
Kathleen
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On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 11:55 AM, [I] wrote:
Hi Kathleen,
To keep this transparent and make it easier to track developments on the deposit hold, I've attached two screencaps.
Summary
Group: Conrad Consulting
Bank: Northstar Bank of Texas
Amount: $2350
Funds deposited: 3/5/15
Date funds available: 3/16/15
Best,
Jen
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On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 7:49 PM, [I] wrote:
Hi Kathleen,
Wells Fargo isn't budging on releasing the funds sooner. The banker looked at her computer at told me in the politest terms possible that there was nothing she could do.
I've been Googling to see if anyone has found a way around this. These people have had similar deposit holds, but I haven't found anyone posting a solution yet.
wellsfargocommunity.com/thread/3188
facebook.com/wellsfargo/posts/555209137825279
Apologetically,
Jen
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Hi Jen,
Thank you for the heads up.
I will resolve the matter and get back to you soon.
Sincerely,
Kathleen