'I realized that not only was I getting scammed, but I was also out $3,000': Newly hired employee discovers his job was a scam posing as a legitimate company

Have you ever been so deep in the job search that you started applying for anything and everything that slightly piqued your interest? Especially with those "easy apply" buttons on job boards. It makes it way too easy. Well, you might want to think twice before you hit the panic-applying stage. So, the OP was right there with us, exhausted by his job search. When he got his first offer, he couldn't be more ecstatic. In my opinion, everything he described about the company and the offer seemed pretty legit. But when his "boss" started asking him to purchase equipment for his home office from their vendor, things started to turn south. Keep reading to see what went down and how our OP ended up out of $3,000.

This guy might not have been so lucky, but check out this woman who was able to 'uno-reverse' her scammer: 'SHOW ME THE CODE': Woman trolls scammer for hours, turning away his request for gift cards with hilarious responses

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