Consumer complaint received 2025-11-25 00:00:00
Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service — Domestic (US) money transfer
Issue: Fraud or scam — 
Company: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
State: GA

Complaint narrative:
I received the following email : " Position Title : XXXX XXXX XXXX Remote Appointment ) Department : XXXX Faculty Supervisor : XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  ) Location : Remote Commitment : XXXX hours per week Compensation : {$400.00} weekly stipend Employment Type : Temporary/Part-Time ( Remote ) Eligibility : Open to current XXXX and graduate students enrolled at accredited institutions Position Summary TXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  XXXX is announcing an opening for a XXXX XXXX XXXX to support XXXX XXXX XXXX under the supervision of XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 

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XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 

Note : Prior XXXX  experience is not mandatory ; comprehensive guidance and training will be provided. 
Appointment Details This is a temporary, XXXX XXXX XXXX position with a weekly time commitment of approximately 57 hours. Compensation will be issued as a weekly stipend of {$400.00}. 
Application Process Interested applicants should contact XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, by text at ( XXXX ) XXXX and provide the following information : Full Name Academic Department or Major Preferred Email Address Qualified candidates will be contacted with onboarding instructions following departmental review. 

Contact : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX' The phone number mentioned then only proceeded to correspond via text message. He emailed me only twice. He sent an " email check '' with {$2700.00} and instructed me to deduct {$400.00} for my weekly paycheck. He rushed me through every process. He asked me to send over the remainder so that the " department '' could use it to purchase the office supplies. The check has yet to clear, and I already wired him the money before I realized what was going on. If there is any way you can help me get back my {$2300.00}, please let me know. I can provide proof of the correspondence via screenshot if needed. He did not request my account information, but did ask me to wire funds, XXXX, XXXX, or XXXX. Wells Fargo is the bank I wired the funds through. I reached out to them already, and they said they can not reverse the wire transfer but they would file a claim. I reached out to XXXX much earlier today to verify the authenticity of this offer. They forwarded my request to the department, so I am waiting on their response for this.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief