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  In June 2018 BBB was prompted by a Scam Tracker report to investigate the business practices of Interax Systems. Consumers advised that they had been contacted by this business and offered employment without a formal interview. They were then provided with a cheque to purchase office supplies, and the business requested that it be cashed and funds transferred via BitCoin for the payment. The cheque was deemed fraudulent by the bank and the consumer's account was charged for the withdrawl, resulting in losses of $4900.
  
  BBB obtained copies of the employment offer which included a high rate of pay with no experience, minimal education, and no probation period.
  
  On June 1 2018 BBB checked the website interaxsystems.com to determine when it was created and where it was registered. The website was created on April 19 2018, but the registrant information was not disclosed. Additionally, BBB confirmed by phone that the address listed on Interax Systems website is occupied by another business.
  
  Based on the information detailed above, BBB cannot confirm the legitimacy of Interax Systems and suggests consumers be cautious in responding to any employment offers from this business. Information received by BBB indicates this company may be operating an employment scam.
  
  How Employment Scams work:
  - You receive an employment offer without applying for the job. The company may find your resume on job sites like Monster, Indeed, etc.
  - If you indicate interest in the job you receive a cheque (which could also be a traveller's cheque) in the mail with instructions. In some cases the company offers to send funds via Interac E-Transfer or Bitcoin.
  - You are instructed to deposit or cash the cheque and keep a portion of the funds as your first week's salary.
  - Most of the remaining funds are to be used to send a money transfer (BitCoin, E-Transfer, Western Union, etc.) for equipment, rent, office supplies, etc. In some cases, you may be requested to deposit cash directly into another individuals account.
  - Eventually the initial payment is found to be fraudulent, and you are held accountable to pay for the funds that were transferred.
  
  By law, banks must make the funds from deposited checks available within days, but uncovering a fake check can take weeks. It may seem that the check has cleared and that the money has posted to the account, but when the check turns out to be a fake, the person who deposited the check and wired the money will be responsible for paying back the bank.
  
  BBB suggests consumers exercise extreme caution when responding to unsolicited mail, email, and text messages with high-paying job offers.
  - Reputable companies are not going to offer you a role without interviewing you first. Never, ever accept a job offer that has come through via email, when you have never had a telephonic or face-to-face interview.
  - If the company offers you a salary that is completely out of your range, and experience, you are probably in the process of being scammed. Any legitimate employer will evaluate your skill set and experience, before deciding on what you are worth.
  - Employers will never send a cheque or payment before work has been performed. If you are instructed to cash a cheque and send the funds elsewhere, it's a scam.
  
  For more information regarding employment scams, please visit: http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/fraud-escroquerie/job-emploi-eng.htm