Can I take legal action against a company who I believe to have committed employement fraud?
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Can I take legal action against a company who I believe to have committed employement fraud?
About 12 months ago, I was hired by individuals posing as a real company for a remote support job. They gave me the money to buy the equipment necessary for the job and the money was moved but the technology never arrived. I was notified by the real company that these individuals were posing as them in order to gain identity information. The financial information itself, leads back to a SC company that shouldn’t have been involved in the field of business of the real company. I have tried contacting this company twice, in order to resolve the issue, with no response. I tried contacting their parent company twice, with no response. I want to sue on the basis of employment fraud. What are my options?
Asked on December 4, 2018 under General Practice, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
It's not "employment fraud"--it's just plain fraud. A misrepresentation (lie) was made to you to get you to send them money--that is fraud, when you lie to get someone to do something. It is also likely theft (stealing by trickery or deception is theft just as much as stealing by breaking and entering or hacking someone's account). You can sue them based on both fraud and theft; you can also report this crime to the Attorney General's office in their state (SC, based on what you write).
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