I hope this is the right place to ask. I apologize if it's not. I'm going to keep this fairly general to protect my identity.
I accepted an offer for a high paying remote position. I looked into the company and it is definitely a legitimate company, and the person that I was supposedly talking to is a recruiter for the company. I was sent a large check to buy office furniture and a computer as well as a list of approved vendors.
However, something just doesn't feel right. It goes back to the saying "if something feels too good to be true, it probably is." One of the things I noticed is that the package is from 'State A', the check is written from a different company from 'State B', and the company that hired me is in 'State C'. Is this normal? My biggest concern is being used in some way for money laundering. Is there anything I can/should do to verify the legitimacy before attempting to cash it?
I'm sorry if this is vague. Please let me know if there are more details I can provide.
Submitted December 01, 2018 at 01:06PM by [deleted] https://ift.tt/2Q5ZLpX
