[E-trademarks] Fraudulent "invitations to interview" using client's registered trademark

[Julia Anne Matheson]

Sadly – this is not a new scam.  It is an old scam.  The interns will be hired and required to purchase certain “equipment” using the “company account” which they will be “refunded for” by the company.  But they aren’t really hired.  And they are screwed out of the money.  And the name of the company is put through the mud.  If you Google scams, you will find it.  We had a client who had them create fake letterhead, do multiple interviews, etc. etc.  It went on for weeks and weeks – and then the new hires purchased $3500 worth of equipment which never arrived – because it never existed.  And the new hires were demanding that the client refund them.

I wish you and your client good luck.

Julia

From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> On Behalf Of mary harris via E-trademarks
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 6:35 PM
To: e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com
Cc: mary harris <mary at maryharrislaw.com>
Subject: [E-trademarks] Fraudulent "invitations to interview" using client's registered trademark


WARNING: External email, do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender’s full email address and expect the attachments.
This is a new one for me.  A client has reported that scammers are setting up fake interviews for interns, using emailed flyers with my client's company logo, business address, and a description of the company and purported "internship".  They've had about a dozen calls from people thinking they have job interviews.  The flyer notes that they will be paid via the "account they register with payroll" - so I believe that's the ultimate objective, to access the applicant's bank account.  Has anyone dealt with this type of thing, and if so, let me know if you have time to discuss.  What a scummy thing to do to people trying to find work.

Mary



Mary A. Harris, Esq.
960 Toro Street
San Luis Obispo, California USA 93401

mary at maryharrislaw.com<mailto:mary at maryharrislaw.com>

www.maryharrislaw.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.maryharrislaw.com&d=DwMFAw&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=8a5ZW14skhxrLynoC9Lhgvu9vl8vZto91uPOm7zRCJw&m=i-jkNNEMrG4vrrAbYsrQGwvK7kHvg8DEtw8uUe2Dfp2Cl95nkxS5pcs1Vm48q7qb&s=9ULN9eQCbKJSarSc3S0AUxM2NbWbD_lqvd_LIfDGH-E&e=>



(805) 543-0855 (telephone)


[cid:image001.jpg at 01DAC730.D2191DF0]

CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION

This e-mail may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://oppedahl-lists.com/pipermail/e-trademarks_oppedahl-lists.com/attachments/20240625/5cf11b03/attachment.htm>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 17323 bytes
Desc: image001.jpg
URL: <http://oppedahl-lists.com/pipermail/e-trademarks_oppedahl-lists.com/attachments/20240625/5cf11b03/attachment.jpg>