SunTrust Banks, Inc. Money Transfers Complaint

International money transfer Fraud or scam

SunTrust Banks, Inc. Money transfers department,

International money transfer Fraud or scam California

CFPB Complaint Number : - - Police Dept. Incident # - FBI IC3 Complaint # : - FTC Complaint # : - On -/-/2015 what I thought was a P.T. job opportunity turned out to be a scam. I was hired by " - - '' as a " - - -. '' The duties were described as " organizing purchase activity in a fixed region ... coordinating projects ( including making contracts, scheduling transportation, tracing shipments ), & providing documentation & reports. '' In short, the position boiled down to sourcing computer equipment and shipping it abroad, using my personal C.C. to pay for the equip. & shipping costs. In exchange for sourcing and shipping requested product and undergoing supply mgmt. training, I was promised a monthly salary, reimbursement for all expenditures on my credit card, commissions on " accomplished contracts, '' an iphone, paid sick time, corp. card etc. Although I performed all tasks assigned to me timely


Because all equip. I purchased for - - was charged to my personal -, - - provided bank account info. for their supposed Corp. Acct. ( " SunTrust Account '' ) to be used for repayment of equip. & shipping costs incurred by me. - - instructed me to withdraw funds from the SunTrust acct. to pay the charges incurred on my card in connection with performing my duties for - -. However, when I attempted to draw upon funds from the SunTrust Acct., it appeared that the acct. contained insufficient funds to cover the withdrawal. Between -/-/2015 & -/-/2015, at least - of the charges I sought reimbursement for were reversed. As I could not afford the $31000.00 in charges for the equipment purchased for - -, I emailed the Project Manager ( - - ) regarding reimbursement. The project manager then gave me new bank acct. info to use. This new account apparently contained sufficient funds to cover the $31000.00 in charges incurred on my personal credit card in connection with purchasing and shipping the requested equip., & my C.C. balance was returned to $0.00 on being -/-/-. AS OF THIS UPDATED LETTER, I AM DISPUTING THE IRREGULARITIES OF ALL THE REVERSALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CREDIT CARD. ESPECIALLY PAYMENT ON THE CARD MADE ON -/-/2015 WHICH WAS REVERSED ON -/-/2015 BY THE HOLDER OF THE SUNTRUST ACCT. A TOTAL OF 16 CALENDAR DAYS ELAPSED WHEREIN A TRANSACTION WAS PAID & FINALLY REVERSED ON THE CARD BY AN OUTSIDE HOLDER AT SUNTRUST BANK. The last time - - sent me an email was on -/-/2015 wherein he said he had a business trip, & that he would check on my salary & providing a corporate card. Further, he said if I needed salary ASAP that I should withdraw from my credit card & cover it with another payment. I have returned a total of - - Laptops to -. I have alerted - & my - Credit Card Fraud Dept. The C.C. is now closed and as of this -/-/2015 - Disputes Dept. has closed the case & I owe $23000.00. I found a blog on-line -/-/2015 which names the principals in this scam by name : - - & - -. I have a voice mail dated -/-/2015 from - - soliciting the job offer for Supply Chain Manager - - - My resume, which is found on-line via - was the source of my contact info for them. I have a hard copy of this webpage & all email correspondences, acct. #, & receipts etc.. It is important to note the - Lab website is now off-line. It has moved to - & that too has come down " for Maintenance ''. SunTrust Acct # 's & R.N. 's associated w/scam are as follows : R.N. : - Acct # : - & R.N. : - Acct # : - - - : -

SunTrust Banks, Inc. customer in California
Apr 30, 2016

* Source: CFPB Complaint Database

SunTrust Banks, Inc. response to complaint:
Closed with explanation

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