{"success":true,"data":{"id":"job-offer-check-deposit-phish","label":"Fake remote job offer requiring the new hire to deposit a check and forward funds to a vendor or trainer — classic fake check scam; real employers never require employees to process money on behalf of the company before starting work.","description":"Fake remote job offer requiring the new hire to deposit a check and forward a portion of the funds to a vendor, trainer, or equipment supplier before the check bounces — the classic fake check scam in a job-offer wrapper. The check appears to clear (typically within 1-2 banking days) but bounces after 5-7 days, leaving the victim liable for the full amount wired. Real employers never require employees to process company money before starting work; this pattern has no legitimate use case. Distinct from freelance-w9-payment-phish (W9 credential harvest) and paycheck-advance-loan-phish (advance-fee loan) — this is the fake-check deposit-and-forward job scam. Detection: work from home/remote job/new hire + deposit check/forward funds/wire funds to vendor vocabulary + no List-Unsubscribe + no In-Reply-To + not protected sender. Trash score: +4. Source: GC1-R24; FTC fake check scam consumer alert 2025; FBI IC3 job scam advisory; IC3 2024: job and employment-related fraud losses exceeded $500M.","tier":"danger","category":"phishing","isThin":false}}