Work from home gig too good to be true

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - An Indianapolis woman posted her resume online. Then she received the call that millions of unemployed Americans wait on each day, a job offer.

The man on the other line offers the 28-year-old woman a cushy job from the confines of
her home. Her task seemed easy; Wait for FEDEX to bring her money orders, cash them, and send part of the money to another location.

She completed task. She cashed two money orders at a local bank. In the process of cashing the third, the teller revealed it was not a legitimate money order.

Surprised, the young woman told the clerk she had copies of the previously cashed money orders, and FEDEX package that her employer sent to her in the mail.

Investigators for Indianapolis Police Metropolitan Department confiscated the fraudulent money orders. Detectives are now trying to track down a man listed as the sender of the money orders.

“Legitimate job opportunities will not advertise you will make a lot of money in a short amount of time,” said Nick Ostergaard, a Spokesperson for the Better Business Bureau.

Ostergaard goes on to say that employers from legitimate stay at home companies are very transparent. Many of those companies have an interview process, and they don’t offer a job just based on an email or an online resume.

If you would like to find out if a stay at home opportunity is legit, you can go to Better Business Bureau website.