02/11/2022
β‘ JOB SCAM ALERT β‘
π Someone has been scamming freelancers on Upwork,
Freelancer.com, Telegram, WhatsApp, and other platforms on behalf of ITRex!
π¦ΉββοΈ That person goes by the name of Isaac Stone, Antonia Lauren, or Marie Marc and claims to be the secretary to Victoria Sharina, CHRO at ITRex Group.
π‘ Here's a list of accounts, emails, and phone numbers scammers might contact you from:
π¬ https://t.me/lauren_smith1
π¬ https://t.me/Mrsangela75
π¬ https://lnkd.in/gsdc3rFq
π± +1 559-245-0415
π± +1 249-444-0442
π§ [email protected]
π§ [email protected]
β The impostors typically post jobs on the above-mentioned platforms, offering freelance data science and visualization specialists to complete a commercial project for one of our clients. If you reply to one of those advertisements, theyβll ask you to continue communication through messengers.
π Here's the PDF file with the project details they've been distributing so far: https://lnkd.in/gyKxiGBe
π° You'll be asked to pay a compulsory insurance fee using PayPal (user ID: [email protected]), Citi, Skrill, or Crypto.com Arena to take on the project.
π If you're unlucky to transfer the money, that'll be the last you hear from Mr. Stone or his partner(s) in crime.
π€· We've been fighting the scammers ever since we got wind of them a month ago. However, preventing online fraud requires close cooperation between many parties, including freelance marketplaces, social media, messengers, and payment services, and our goal might take longer to achieve.
π Therefore, we kindly ask anyone who suffered from the actions or, unfortunately, fall victim to their fraudulent activities to report their incident to:
βοΈ spoof{at}itrexgroup.com
βοΈ [email protected]
βοΈ [email protected]
βοΈ https://lnkd.in/dDRYGc6D
βοΈ And other customer support/anti-fraud services operated by the platforms you're using
π€ And here's a quick reminder for anyone interacting with the ITRex Group representatives:
πΈ We neither hire IT specialists through freelance marketplaces, Telegram channels, and social media groups nor ask them to pay insurance fees
πΈ Our employees' corporate emails have the ".com" domain name
πΈ All of our employees who engage in HR communications have verified profiles on LinkedIn, and their contact information is available publicly online
πΈ We do not use Telegram, WhatsApp, and other messengers for business correspondence; check out our official communication channels on the ITRex Contact Us page: https://lnkd.in/gq5bN-Tj
πΈ Our payment transactions are handled by licensed financial institutions β and not cryptowallets or cryptocurrency exchange platforms
πΈ We only send invoices and contracts through emails that belong to the ".com" domain
π€ Thanks for your help β and stay safe!