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Scam Victim Trying To Recover

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My name is Dalery Romero. I’m 21 years old and I work at a pulmonary clinic as a Medical Assistant. I have fallen victim of scam and it's the worst thing that has happened to me so far in my life.  With the COVID-19 pandemic, things have been really slow at work and I wanted to make extra money on my free time when I'm not working at the clinic. I applied for a job on Indeed for a personal assistant position. The "Employer" got back with me with this sort of welcome letter explaining what the tasks would be, the pay, etc. He only asked for basic information thany employer would ask. My name, phone number, email, and address.  After providing him this information, he got back with me again through an email. He explained in the email that my first task was going to be that he was going to mail me a check. I were to deposit the check, go to Walmart and spend the check on money orders and mail them out through FedEx. He told me the money was for donating to a children orphanage. My bank, USAA, sent me a confirmation receipt that said the check was deposited and funds were available immediately so I assumed it was legit. This has went on for about a week. He'd mail me a check, I'd deposit it, go to Walmart, spend it on money orders, and mail them out. With each check that was deposited, I received a confirmation receipt from USAA. Each of them said funds were available immediately. I took a look at my balance and noticed it was a lot lower than it should have been. I called USAA and that is when they notified me that all the checks that I've deposited were forged and fraudulent and because I had already spent that money, my account was going to be in the negatives. Once all the checks bounced back, my account was -16,988.87. My stimulus check went into that account which lowered it. Because of my age and that I just recently started building my credit within the past year, I was denied a loan from USAA. I went to Navy Federal and was denied again. However, they were able to get me a loan of 13, 734. This paid off most of it. however I still owe 2,055 dollars left. All of my money went into this debt. USAA is giving me until May 19, 2020 to pay this off. It is going to take some time for me to get back on my feet and to even be able to pay my bills much less paying this remaining debt off my next month. Anyone who knows me, knows it’s very hard for me to ask for help. The police have done all they can, my bank just wants the money back. My main concern is keeping myself afloat and moving past this. Please everyone. No amount is too small and every cent means the absolute world to me. I pray that this doesn’t happen to someone else. I pray that these scammers will get caught. Thank you everyone and I appreciate the support.
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Dalery Romero
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Clarksville, TN

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