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I actually was just offered an "interview" with this person, but found the listing on Upwork to have way too many red flags. I looked up Jeremy Diegues, as well as "HYPD Publishing"/"HYPD Publications", and there was a LinkedIn page that definitely did not appear legit. Then, I found this site and saw these comments -- thanks for sharing this! Upwork needs to get this company "HYPD Publications" off of their site, seeing as though they have a history of wire fraud and scams. It is scary that we share information about our professional histories, along with our names and other information on this site to people/companies/scams that do not require verification or background checks.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/pr/co-conspirator-sentenced-27-months-wire-fraud

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I was contacted off of a listing on upwork. I was invited to interview via skype because of the coronavirus. His name was Jeremy Diegues, or that's what his skype name said.
He conducted a 30 minute interview and then I was told he was sending the information up to be reviewed. About 30 minutes later I was told I had gotten the job. Then he went over the details of the job and that I would need certain software and a Macbook in order to do the job. I was also sent an employment contract to sign. It didn't look fake to me, but I had never been hired remotely before. It seemed a little odd that they would need me to own a Macbook specifically but I didn't think much of it. I was asked if I had $500 to pay for that software and I said no. I was then sent a check via email that I was supposed to print and deposit through my mobile banking app. This didn't work. They said they could direct deposit the money to me. I stupidly gave them my banking data. Yesterday, $5,800 dollars was deposited into my account which my bank flagged as fraudulent the next day because it came from the state of Arizona unemployment benefit. I do not live in Arizona. My bank then closed my account because they thought I was committing fraud or something. So, while I luckily didn't lose any of my own money, it has cost me a ton of time and effort to try to resolve this with my bank. Jeremy Diegues continues to say he is not a fraud but has not and will not explain why this happened. I'm left to assume that this must be a scam. I don't have any other explanation for this all.

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Ugh, I'm so sorry that this happened to you! I knew it seemed strange, and I'm glad I looked into it, or I wouldn't have seen your post. Thanks so much for sharing!

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The email address he used was [email protected]
The phone number he used was 706-607-9625, though that could easily be changed as I found out it was a text now number, which is an app you can use to generate a random number.

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I was contacted through upwork by a person pretending to be Jeremy Dieguez, who will ask for personal contact info at some point in the “interview” do not reach out to this person.

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- Richmond, VA, USA

Scammer's address 15031 SE Pinegrove Loop Clackamas OR 97015, Clackamas, OR 97015, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location VA 23220, USA
Type of a scam Employment

I applied to a position that was advertised on Upwork, which was seeking "copyeditors/editors/proofreaders". I was sent a verification code to do an interview on Google hangouts. The scammer was impersonating Jeremy Diéguez from MacMillan Publishing. He used the email address: [email protected]. The person who initially contacted me on Upwork was Renne. They took the job down once I began interviewing. "Van Diéguez" conducted an extensive interview over Google Hangouts, and finally, said I would need supplies, including software and a printer and a Macbook. They sent me a fake check and asked how long it would take me to deposit this. They sent a fake contract as well. This is how he introduced himself: "I'm Mr Van Diéguez , one of the Directors of Macmillan Education. I will be the one to brief you about the project and the company. Kindly introduce yourself."

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Whoever you are, you are not alone. This also happened to me just today.

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