OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A college honors student hoped to get a jump on his career. Instead, he learned a lesson about job offers online.
Serin Anderson, a business major, responded to a work-from-home data entry job posting paying $25 an hour.
“Here’s my foot in the door, there’s some nice experience I can put on my resume,” Anderson said.
How the scam worked
Anderson received a check for nearly $5,000 from what appeared to be a legitimate Alabama company — one he now believes may have been stolen, washed and forged. The alleged scammers instructed him to deposit the check and pay for home data processing equipment through Cash App…