How to spot a fake job hiring scheme

Teresa is a college student studying music. Weddings are a way to make spending money.

Like most gigs, she emails back and forth with the person who asked her professor for a pianist. Details were discussed and a check was mailed.

“Once they sent me the check, they told me that they had accidentally written me a check that was too large," said Teresa.

So, get this. They hire her to play the wedding. They send her a check in advance, but it was $1,900, and the settled amount to play the wedding was $200. Teresa was asked to send the overpayment of $1,700 back by PayPal.

Teresa deposited the check, sent the extra money to the PayPal account, and poof, the bank then told her the check bounced. It was fake.



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