![]() You can learn more on the FTC’s Job Scams page.If you have deposited a check, notify your bank right away and tell them that you may be a victim of a job-offer fraud scam. Do not deposit any checks received from work-from-home-job scammers.Our official recruiters do not utilize Gmail™ or Google Hangouts™ to contact and interview interested candidates. CenterPoint Energy lists all available jobs on our careers’ website.The checks have ranged in amounts from $5,800 to $12,000. If the victim has withdrawn the cash before the scammers check bounces, then the victim will be responsible for the value of the check. The scammer’s check will bounce (returned for insufficient funds) and the amount of the check will be debited from the victim’s bank account. The scammers tell the victim to get the money from their bank, in cash, and make a deposit at a particular bank. The scammers later change the instructions, telling the job-scam victim that the utility company needs the money back and it will purchase the equipment for the person. Once the “job” is offered, scammers send the victim a check via FedEx® or another express mail service, with instructions to deposit it for the purchase of office equipment. The scammers make appealing offers of “work from home jobs” with high pay and full benefits, sometimes even conducting multiple interviews for the (fake) job. Scammers fraudulently pose as a utility company and make contact with victims over the internet, often through Google Hangouts™ and Gmail™. However, your consent is required to switch utility providers! Federal Assistance for Utility Bills (Identity Theft Scam) ![]() ![]() Note: If you are contacted by a telemarketer or door-to-door energy provider representative it isn’t necessarily a scam, as utility companies sometimes try to get new customers by offering lower intro rates.
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