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The original was posted on /r/scams by /u/Motor_Property_7777 on 2025-07-07 23:02:54+00:00.

So I signed up for a freelancing network, and a company sent me an offer, and we did an interview in Microsoft Teams. The weird part was that it was messaging only; they had claimed it was for time zone purposes, after that, they sent me a contract to sign digitally. After that, I started another conversation with my new supervisor, and she told me that I need some stuff for work and sent me a list: Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch, HP LaserJet Printer, Microsoft Office Professional, and our Enterprise Software Time Tracker. They had told me that they were gonna have that stuff shipped to me, and they were gonna pay for it. Now they have sent me a check for almost 3,000 dollars and an invoice for the purchase. They want me to print out the check and sign it, and deposit it with my mobile banking app. I’m pretty sure I have heard of this type of scam before, but I’m not so sure.

Edited- Yeah, I figured it was when I was in the interview, my only question now is what to do. I didn’t deposit the check or anything, so I could just block them.