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  Since September 2021, BBB received a new pending complaint filed against JJC 2021 Investments LLC. The complaint alleges the business is hiring for remote work from home positions. They are sending checks for "work equipment", having the new employee to deposit the $6300 check into their personal bank account and then asking for the remainder to be wire transferred back into the business account. After the wire transfer payment was completed, the complaint further alleges the check they desposited into their personal account bounced and they actually sent $6300 of their own money.
  
  The information in this BBB Profile was provided per complaint activity.
  
  BBB reviewed documentation provided with the complaint:
  
  1). The email address, [email protected], was used by the business to message prospective employees.
  
  2). BBB was not able to verify what services JJC 2021 Investments LLC offers, however the name was included in the wiring instructions
  
  *Scammers use a physical address to appear more legitimate. The address usually has no connection to the scam business.
  SCAMMERS TARGET JOB SEEKERS
  
  To view the full article, please visit:
  https://bbb.org/local/0734/scamstudies/jobscams/jobscamsfullstudy
  
  With millions unemployed in the United States and Canada, job scammers have a ready market of those looking for work. Not surprisingly, complaints and reported losses increased during the pandemic, and with more people currently wanting to work from home, the door is open to even more job scams. BBB reports that an estimated 14 million people are exposed to employment scams every year, with $2 billion in direct losses annually.
  
  Job scams have long been a staple of scam operations. Once commonly found in the province of classified ads claiming people could work at home stuffing envelopes, assembling goods, or promises to provide jobs working for the Postal Service those scams are now far less common. A new generation of scammers advertise jobs on the web and social media, or reach out to those who have posted resumes on job boards. These changes increase the risks of identity theft. They also have resulted in a big increase in scams that involve reshipping goods purchased with stolen credit cards. Other common scams promise jobs but provide victims with counterfeit checks, asking them to send money to a supposed third party for equipment to perform the job.
  
  This study examines how common these frauds are, who they are most likely to affect, how they operate and how to avoid them. Of particular concern is the risk of identity theft, jobs that require reshipping goods purchased with stolen credit cards or helping scammers in other ways, and scams that involve fake checks.