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USPS Employment Scam? |
My boyfriend was looking for a job with the USPS. There was an ad in the local paper with an 800 number. It was 1-800-584-1859 When he talked to the peron they went on and on about how great the job was, how great the pay and benifits all were. THey kept him on the phone for quitea while. They told him in order to get the study packet he needed to pay $170 for the exam. He used his Debit card and they gave him a confirmation number and said it would be shipped within 10 days. They took the money out of his account It was a company called Exam Services. and he never recived anything in the mail. I was just looking on here for information aboutu it and there was a similar question with the same number saying it was a scam. He just called them back and they told him that the packet was sent back to them and they would send it back out. He is going to go to his bank tomorrow and see what he can do. I'm just wondering on what other steps he can take. Thanks The ftc.gov website that someone provided should be able to point you in the right direction. How appalling if it is a scam! Your boyfriend is smart to plan on going to his bank and alerting them of what has happened. Perhaps he can change his credit card number just in case they plan on charging other fees. I also wonder if you can contact the Better Business Bureau (BBB) in your county or state. Wishing you the best of luck. the postal exam is free all u need to do is put in on usps.com pick what area u want to do and they will send you the date that you will take the exam also the book is in the library to study i took the exam and everything was free yep he was scammed. there is no fee to take the test. you can get the books/guides from the library. Upcoming exams are always posted at your local post office. You can also check http://www.usps.com/employment The test is always free. Those scams pop up all the time. You should never deal with any outside sources when trying to get a job with the post office. |
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