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i received a text message from Monica claiming to be a recruiter for DSL or drop ship live at 7 am on January 20,2025. she said she had found my resume on linkin and indeed and was impressed by my resume and wanted me to reach out to the compnay on whats app. monica used jlnowtqgtc@hotmail to text me. she gave me phone number 782)8567940 and told me to reach out to her contact on whats app once i text that number and they explained the job i was told they would contact me from another business whats app number that number is 321)278-6402 that profile on whats app has existed for 6 months or so. her name is Verona and I included what was said below. They told me I would be paid for training and offered me a job then i was told that i would need to give them money to work. I declined because that is not legitimate I was told the business was illegal and i was not getting the paid training money if i did not pay them. I told them i would report them and they threatened to sue me in court 1/20/25, 4:07:44?PM] Verona: ?Messages and calls are end-to-end encrypted. No one outside of this chat, not even WhatsApp, can read or listen to them. 1/20/25, 4:07:44?PM Verona: ?Verona is a contact. 1/20/25, 4:07:41?PM Verona: Hello I am Verona from Dripshop working remotely It's nice to meet you How should I address you??? 1/20/25, 4:07:55?PM EM: Elizabeth 1/20/25, 4:08:35?PM Verona: Great to meet you Elizabeth! How's your day going? ?? 1/20/25, 4:08:54?PM EM: Great. How about you? 1/20/25, 4:09:47?PM Verona: I'm doing well thanks 1/20/25, 4:10:33?PM Verona: Before starting work officially, you will receive professional training. Then you don't have to rely on imagination and can see working methods,and you will also receive a training commission of $60-100 1/20/25, 4:10:58?PM Verona: Do you have 20-30 minutes available for training now? 1/20/25, 4:11:02?PM EM: Sounds straight forward 1/20/25, 4:11:08?PM EM: Yes 1/20/25, 4:12:51?PM Verona: I will send you the Dripshop workspace. Open the website and register your work account first. Registration is free and does not infringe your privacy. You only need to fill in a phone number 1/20/25, 4:13:10?PM EM: Okay 1/20/25, 4:13:24?PM Verona: Work platform website: dripshopiutu Registration invitation code: YUTK8T 1/20/25, 4:14:06?PM Verona: After completing the registration, send me a screenshot and I will tell you what to do next 1/20/25, 4:18:42?PM Verona: login 1/20/25, 4:19:21?PM EM: I’m loged in 1/20/25, 4:20:05?PM Verona: Click on "Me" in the bottom right corner, then copy the invitation code in the top left corner and send it to me. I will register a training account for you to undergo training 1/20/25, 4:21:22?PM EM: 3TDVG8 1/20/25, 4:22:10?PM Verona: OK please wait a moment I will register a training account for you 1/20/25, 4:28:21?PM Verona: The training account has been registered. Please log out of your work account first, and then log in to this training account! Account:3TDVG8 Password:3TDVG8 1/20/25, 4:28:23?PM Verona: Tell me when you log in 1/20/25, 4:31:06?PM EM: They are 1/20/25, 4:32:21?PM Verona: The balance is correct. I deposited 2000 USD into the training account, and new users can get 10 USD for free when they register on the platform. The deposit bonus for my 2000 USD deposit is 140 USD, a total of 2150 USD 1/20/25, 4:32:51?PM EM: Correct 1/20/25, 4:33:21?PM Verona: 1/20/25, 4:34:16?PM Verona: In the process of optimizing a set of 40/40 applications. I will describe two types of tasks for you 1. Normal tasks 2. Combined tasks 1/20/25, 4:35:26?PM Verona: A combination task consists of 1-3 applications. The commission of the combination task is increased from 0.5% of the ordinary task to 5%, which means that we can get more commission when we complete the combination task. But the combination task does not always appear 1/20/25, 4:36:10?PM EM: That’s better 1/20/25, 4:36:10?PM Verona: The system will randomly match the task type. We cannot choose 1/20/25, 4:37:02?PM Verona: Notify me when a 40/40 set of optimization applications is complete 1/20/25, 4:37:11?PM EM: Ok ?1/20/25, 4:41:53?PM EM: 1/20/25, 4:41:56?PM EM: Done 1/20/25, 4:42:25?PM Verona: How much money is in the training account now? ?1/20/25, 4:43:18?PM EM: 1/20/25, 4:44:40?PM Verona: My total deposit was $2000 and by completing this set of optimization applications, I made a profit of $280 Since this training account was registered using your referral code, you can get 20% of the profit 1/20/25, 4:45:51?PM Verona: The training is now complete. Please log out of your training account and log into your registration account to check the commission you’ve earned! Let me know what your available balance is 1/20/25, 4:46:35?PM EM: 66.10 1/20/25, 4:48:01?PM Verona: This is the process of optimizing the application and uploading the data. Now you can withdraw all your funds after completing 3 sets of 40/40 optimization applications in your working account, let me know after completing the first set 1/20/25, 4:48:19?PM EM: Okay 1/20/25, 4:48:46?PM Verona: Please let me know when you’re done. I’m logging into my training account to complete the remaining tasks 1/20/25, 4:55:12?PM EM: I completed first set 1/20/25, 4:58:40?PM Verona: May I ask if you have a crypto app to receive salary? 1/20/25, 4:58:43?PM Verona: Dripshop uses crypto Ethereum to pay salaries. Since we have users from all over the world, the company chose to use cryptocurrency as a payment method. 1/20/25, 4:59:02?PM EM: No I don’t 1/20/25, 4:59:43?PM EM: I can get an app for crypto 1/20/25, 5:00:33?PM EM: How do I start another mission or set 1/20/25, 5:01:21?PM Verona: Each working user can complete three groups of optimization tasks per day (one group of 40 applications, three groups of 120 applications in total) 1/20/25, 5:01:52?PM Verona: You have completed one set of tasks, and you can record one working day after completing the second and third sets. If you record 5 consecutive working days, you will receive a basic salary of 750USD 1/20/25, 5:03:01?PM Verona: Your current task count is 40/40. You need to reset it to 0/40 in order to start the second set of optimization tasks. Would you like to reset the second and third sets of optimization tasks and log today as a workday? 1/20/25, 5:03:14?PM EM: Yes 1/20/25, 5:03:43?PM EM: This is very easy 1/20/25, 5:05:11?PM Verona: To reset the 40/40 task, you need to have $100 in your Dripshop account. So far, you have earned $70. If you want to complete the second and third set of optimization tasks and get more commissions, you need to deposit $30 into your Dripshop work account before you can reset the task. This money will not be deducted by the Dripshop APP. Once you complete the task, we can withdraw all the funds in the Dripshop account 1/20/25, 5:05:58?PM Verona: The money is only temporarily deposited into your work account. After completing the task, you can withdraw it all to your wallet 1/20/25, 5:06:42?PM EM: Ill let it add up daily till it reaches 100 and then I will do that 1/20/25, 5:08:02?PM Verona: Your work account has now earned $70. To reset our tasks, our account needs to maintain $100, as required by the platform. This is also a job where we can earn commissions and a salary every day 1/20/25, 5:08:50?PM Verona: Cannot reset job without meeting $100 1/20/25, 5:08:54?PM EM: I’m not giving you money to work that’s not legitimate business 1/20/25, 5:09:15?PM EM: No thanks 1/20/25, 5:09:20?PM Verona: Okay 1/20/25, 5:09:37?PM Verona: We can end the conversation. 1/20/25, 5:09:42?PM EM: Thanks 1/20/25, 5:09:48?PM Verona: goodbye 1/20/25, 5:10:50?PM EM: I do need the money I just earned 1/20/25, 5:11:04?PM EM: Can I withdraw it 1/20/25, 5:11:15?PM Verona: This is an illegal job, so you can leave 1/20/25, 5:11:37?PM EM: Wow 1/20/25, 5:12:22?PM Verona: You've been saying from the beginning that this is illegal and a scam. 1/20/25, 5:12:33?PM Verona: I don't know why you have such an opposite 1/20/25, 5:12:48?PM EM: I never said anything like that 1/20/25, 5:12:59?PM Verona: So we don't need to continue 1/20/25, 5:13:19?PM EM: Your in big trouble I’m reporting you to the fcc 1/20/25, 5:13:29?PM Verona: Okay 1/20/25, 5:13:35?PM Verona: You are welcome to report 1/20/25, 5:13:41?PM Verona: I will wait for you, thank you 1/20/25, 5:14:25?PM Verona: I will also sue you for defamation?????? 1/20/25, 5:14:53?PM EM: Good luck with that when. You admitted this is illegal your a criminal 1/20/25, 5:15:03?PM Verona: this is what you said 1/20/25, 5:15:10?PM EM: I know the law and your in big trouble 1/20/25, 5:15:14?PM Verona: I don't want to argue about meaningless things 1/20/25, 5:15:19?PM Verona: You're in big trouble too 1/20/25, 5:15:23?PM EM: For what 1/20/25, 5:15:28?PM Verona: I also know the law 1/20/25, 5:15:40?PM EM: You obviously don’t if your breaking it 1/20/25, 5:16:15?PM EM: I’m going to contact everyone online and report you to the US govt 1/20/25, 5:16:52?PM Verona: You are here to work and get paid, I am not begging you to work. 1/20/25, 5:17:05?PM Verona: You can do this now 1/20/25, 5:17:24?PM Verona: I'm glad you can do this. 1/20/25, 5:19:03?PM EM: I’m too. It’s great to be American 1/20/25, 5:19:21?PM Verona: Okay 1/20/25, 5:20:10?PM Verona: ?You blocked this business
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