Young Woodbridge Woman Loses $3,100 In Scam

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A 32-year-old Fords woman fell victim to a scam this week after accepting a job online, Woodbridge police said.

The woman said she was applying online for jobs and was offered a position as Aug. 9 as a personal assistant of the vice president of a company, unnamed in the police report. After she sent back the signed contract online, the woman said a company representative contacted her and told her she would be paid an advance sum of $3,410 as an advance salary and to cover business expenses.

She received that check and deposited it in her Bank of America account on Aug. 21. The next day, the company contacted her and asked her to wire $3,100 of that to a Baltimore, Maryland account, which she did on Aug. 23.

Later in the day on Aug. 23, her bank informed her the $3,410 check was invalid. She lost $3,100 of her own money and was hit with overdraft fees. The woman reported the check kiting scam to Woodbridge police.

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