I idiotically fell into this Wire job scam; I applied to this remote photo retouching on LinkedIN, the profile seemed legit and researched the company and they were real. After a week or so, I get an email from someone that allegedly works for them and offers me an interview that I would have to schedule through Wire. Interview happened through chat and this second person (allegedly a hiring manager) asks questions every recruiter would ask. The next day I get an email from the first person saying that I get the job, along with a "contract," non disclosure agreement and a payroll form which I filled with bank account and routing number. No SSN.
This person also asked for a photo of my passport and proof of employment, so I send a photo of passport, my expired F1 visa and my proof of status for my new O1B visa. The scammers sent 2 checks in the lapse of 2 days totaling $4500 that I managed to deposit into my account that were supposed to be used for computer and software. I never shared my SSN, but i did share bank and routing number (I froze my account since realizing it was a scam) as well as a scan of my passport (I'm a Mexican citizen), my expired visa and the proof of status for my current visa. These people then made me wire $3200 to an account which did go through before freezing my account.
I'm writing because I don't know what to do abt my passport and visa docs, Im afraid this can fuck my immigration status. As I said, they don’t have my SSN, but I’m scared they can get it while having my passport and visa scans. I did put an alert on my SSN on Experian, contacted the bank, the FBI, the company they impersonated, and even the identity theft and the secret service. The police won’t file a case because they need documents from the bank stating these checks indeed are fake and the whole thing was a fraud, these docs will be handed to me in a week, which is too long. I also tried contacting USCIS but they are closed for holidays days and have to wait until Monday. Any advice, or anything that could be useful please?
TIA
Submitted November 27, 2021 at 09:44AM by Ecstatic_Assumption5 https://ift.tt/3HVVYTB
