Job scammers using Google Hangouts, Telegram, WhatsApp, Wire or Viber Apps, or using text in Skype are ADVANCE-CHECK SCAMS

So I just got done with a fake interview with a Alicia Boochee for a position at OSHEM Solutions. What tipped me off was that I was texted about a LinkedIn application that I’d apparently sent but I knew of no such thing and couldn’t find said application on my account.(Note I am job searching so I decided to see if this was legit.) 1st flag : they never called even after I said I was interested and sent an email requesting a time for the interview. 2nd flag: the interview was to take place on google chat and no business is going to do an interview solely through chat. 3rd flag: the position changed from accountant clerk to data entry to administer manager between three correspondences (text, google chat, email) 4th flag: the interviewer ignored questions about the position and what was necessary to succeed. 5th flag: THEY WERE GOING TO SEND ME A CHECK TO PURCHASE MATERIALS BEFORE I EVEN WENT THROUGH ORIENTATION. I don’t get why they thought this wouldn’t set off alarms but please anyone who’s looking for a job don’t move forward with anything until you speak to someone over the phone or over video. Grill your interviewer about all aspects of the job. Ask questions and confirm phone numbers locations and emails. Be safe because this is ridiculous.