{"id":4290,"date":"2026-08-09T13:21:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/a-remote-job-sent-a-4000-check-for-office-equipment-after-one-email-interview-experts-explain-how-the-scam-works\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T13:21:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:21:46","slug":"a-remote-job-sent-a-4000-check-for-office-equipment-after-one-email-interview-experts-explain-how-the-scam-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/a-remote-job-sent-a-4000-check-for-office-equipment-after-one-email-interview-experts-explain-how-the-scam-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Un employeur proposant un emploi \u00e0 distance a envoy\u00e9 un ch\u00e8que de 4\u00a0000\u00a0\u00a3 ($4,000) pour du mat\u00e9riel de bureau apr\u00e8s un seul entretien par courriel\u00a0: des experts expliquent le fonctionnement de l\u2019arnaque."},"content":{"rendered":"<figcaption>shutterstock.com \/ PerfectWave<\/figcaption><p>Around 26% of <a href=\"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/work-from-home-is-a-cruel-joke-for-indias-gig-workers-the-wire\/\" title=\"Le t\u00e9l\u00e9travail est une farce cruelle pour les travailleurs ind\u00e9pendants indiens - The Wire\">ouvriers<\/a> Environ 261 millions de travailleurs occupant des emplois compatibles avec le t\u00e9l\u00e9travail travaillent exclusivement \u00e0 distance, mais beaucoup d&#039;autres souhaitent travailler de chez eux. Malheureusement, face \u00e0 la forte demande d&#039;emplois permettant d&#039;\u00e9viter les trajets domicile-travail, les arnaques li\u00e9es au t\u00e9l\u00e9travail se sont multipli\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Scammers often target job seekers with fraudulent job offers,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/finhealthnetwork.org\/team\/darius-kingsley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Darius Kingsley<\/a>, Head of Consumer Fraud and Scam Prevention at Chase, told Moneywise. &#8220;Victims often receive an unsolicited text message or email offering a job opportunity that seems too good to pass up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Jeff Bezos backs a platform that lets anyone invest in rental homes for as little as $100 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/moneywise.com\/investing\/real-estate\/ways-to-invest-in-real-estate?placement_syn=placement-one&amp;utm_source=syn_oath_mon&amp;utm_medium=BL&amp;utm_campaign=209500&amp;utm_content=syn_2263b892-3730-46d6-a573-06f462ad9c2a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">6 ways to build wealth like a landlord without actually being one<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Dave Ramsey warns nearly 50% of Americans are making 1 big Social Security mistake.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/moneywise.com\/managing-money\/retirement-planning\/dave-ramsey-warns-nearly-50-of-americans-are-making-1?placement_syn=placement-one&amp;utm_source=syn_oath_mon&amp;utm_medium=BL&amp;utm_campaign=209500&amp;utm_content=syn_7398082d-29f7-43a4-919d-1adf7af55d4e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s what it is and 3 simple steps to fix it ASAP<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Millionaires under 43 hold only 25% of their wealth in stocks. <a href=\"https:\/\/moneywise.com\/investing\/alternative-investments\/rich-young-americans?placement_syn=placement-one&amp;utm_source=syn_oath_mon&amp;utm_medium=BL&amp;utm_campaign=209500&amp;utm_content=syn_06e38d0b-a465-42b7-95bf-81e02fa15888\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/aws-vs-azure-vs-google-cloud-where-are-the-best-it-jobs\/\" title=\"AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud\u00a0: o\u00f9 se trouvent les meilleurs emplois en informatique\u00a0?\">where<\/a> their money is actually going<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remote job seekers must be aware of these risks, but it&#8217;s often hard to tell if an offer is legit. For example, let&#8217;s pretend that Clara was offered a remote job paying $6,000 per month. She was hired after a short email interview, and her boss even sent her a $4,000 check to buy office equipment from the company&#8217;s preferred vendor within 24 hours<\/p>\n<p>However, while Clara was excited to add a standing desk and a computer to her cart, her husband warned it may be a scam, and now she&#8217;s concerned. But is he right? Should Clara deposit the check and buy the equipment? How can she tell if the opportunity is legit?<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Clara, experts agree that her job offer is almost certainly a scam<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Employers don&#8217;t generally hire after one short interview, and they are highly unlikely to send a substantial check to a new hire to buy their own equipment,&#8221; Jeffrey Nadrich, an attorney who regularly represents scam victims at Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers, told Moneywise<\/p>\n<p>Francis West, founder of Security Everywhere, agreed<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is almost certainly a scam,&#8221; West said. &#8220;&#8216;They hired me fast, then sent me money&#8217; is one of the oldest and most reliable red flags there is. Legitimate employers don&#8217;t fill roles after one short interview, and they never ask a brand-new hire to receive a check and spend it on their behalf before day one,&#8221; West told Moneywise<\/p>\n<p>Not only is Clara&#8217;s job offer likely a scam, but it&#8217;s actually a classic one that follows a common playbook<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;margin:30px 0 15px 0\">\n<p>\n    <strong>En rapport:<\/strong><br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/yoursite.com\/automation-training-benin\/\" title=\"Formation en automatisation num\u00e9rique au B\u00e9nin\u00a0: 5 comp\u00e9tences cl\u00e9s recherch\u00e9es par les employeurs en 2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n      Formation en automatisation num\u00e9rique au B\u00e9nin\u00a0: 5 comp\u00e9tences cl\u00e9s recherch\u00e9es par les employeurs en 2026<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/yoursite.com\/automation-africa\/&quot; title=&quot;WhatsApp <a href=\"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/lob-named-overall-marketing-automation-platform-of-the-year-in-2026-martech-breakthrough-awards-program\/\" title=\"Lob nomm\u00e9e \u201c Plateforme d&#039;automatisation marketing globale de l&#039;ann\u00e9e \u201d dans le cadre du programme MarTech Breakthrough Awards 2026\">Automatisation du marketing<\/a> Afrique : 6 erreurs dangereuses commises par les marques au Nig\u00e9ria<br \/>\n      Automatisation du marketing WhatsApp en Afrique\u00a0: 6 erreurs dangereuses commises par les marques au Nig\u00e9ria<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;margin:30px 0;padding:25px;background:#f8f9fc;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:8px;text-align:center\">\n<h3>Vous souhaitez apprendre cela de mani\u00e8re pratique ?<\/h3>\n<p>Rejoindre <strong>Justfine Infotech<\/strong> et d\u00e9velopper de v\u00e9ritables comp\u00e9tences num\u00e9riques en IA, automatisation, d\u00e9veloppement web, marketing digital, bureautique, e-commerce, travail ind\u00e9pendant et cybers\u00e9curit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Programmes disponibles :<\/strong><br \/>\n  Certificat de 6 semaines \u2022 Certificat professionnel de 3 mois \u2022 Dipl\u00f4me de 6 mois \u2022 Dipl\u00f4me professionnel complet<\/p>\n<p><strong>WhatsApp :<\/strong><br \/>\n  +229 01 57 57 99 15<br \/>\n  +229 01 66 68 11 60<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?phone=2348132690270&amp;text=Hello\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inscrivez-vous d\u00e8s maintenant<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ani-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/small-business\/articles\/remote-job-sent-4-000-103000962.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">finance.yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Environ 261 millions de travailleurs occupant des emplois compatibles avec le t\u00e9l\u00e9travail travaillent exclusivement \u00e0 distance, mais beaucoup d&#039;autres souhaitent travailler de chez eux. Malheureusement, face \u00e0 la forte demande d&#039;emplois permettant d&#039;\u00e9viter les trajets domicile-travail, les arnaques li\u00e9es au t\u00e9l\u00e9travail se sont multipli\u00e9es.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[1114,1115,213,140,1113],"class_list":["post-4290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-remote-work-freelancing-digital-income","tag-1114","tag-check","tag-office","tag-remote","tag-sent"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4290"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4291,"href":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4290\/revisions\/4291"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justfineinfotech.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}