I was approached out of the blue by someone who wanted me to write 2550 words about social media, based on their outline, saying they’d pay me $1 per word. That seemed rather high to me, but I said I would and began researching and writing.
The person then got back saying they would pay me before I completed it. I told her I’d prefer to be paid once I’d turned something in. They then said there would be a phase 2, which they wanted me to do as well.
They could not provide me with any details on phase 2, since their sponsor had not yet approved it. They sent me a check for $5950 saying I needed to deposit it immediately and send them proof I’d deposited it.
The person emailing me used not a company email address but a personal gmail account. The check was from a law office in Louisville KY, drawn on a Miami FL bank, and the return address on the envelope was a trucking company in Poughkeepsie NY.
None of this makes a lot of sense, unless this person is trying to scam me. I can easily imagine me depositing the check, then them telling me phase 2 was cancelled and I need to send them a cashier’s check for the difference. I can also imagine their check bouncing immediately after, leaving me out $3400. I am not going ahead with this, as it smells bad.
