<prompt> Human: I dont know if this is the right place to post this.My girlfriend applied to a job at a place called HCI group. Within one conversation online they hired her, and said they will send her a check for 4,000 to buy necessary equipment like software. This morning, she received an overnight check from Patelco Credit Union for 4,415.My dad used to tell me If it seems too good to be true, it is. And this seems like one of those things. Does anyone have any info on HCI Group, Patelco Credit Union, company scams where they send you a cashiers and rush you? Edit Email she just received:Youre to deposit the check to your account and scan and email the atm deposit slip to me on redacted once done for confirmation, no need to send the slip to any other email address or email any worker that you got the package even if a note came with the check, have already contacted them they just want to make sure you get it, so you email the slip to my email address only, thanksNOTE: Make sure its an atm deposit because atm is 24 hours service and funds availability, you need to order the equipment tomorrow once the full funds are available so that you can receive the Equipment by next tomorrow and get started.you only need to take your atm card with the check to your banks atm machine then deposit it into your bank account okay ? you will see the option when you get to the atmEdit 2 Just talked to Patelco. A check for 4,415 was never issued from their company. Sending Patelco a picture of the check since they said its a fraud, and then shredding that son of a b. Ive read all your comments by the way! Were just figuring out how to respond to a very needy spammer.Edit 3 Scammers are angry at our non-responsiveness. They threatened us by saying you better cash in that check or their agents will find you. I promptly told them to fuck off and blocked them. Patelco was very happy we called them, since now they know their company is being used for scams.Edit 4 Just wanted to do another quick edit. My girlfriend received this job offer from her schools job network. She goes to a small, expensive private college and she got hit with this fraud through a secure network that needs to be approved by the school first. Always be on the lookout for scam. Edit 5 We did NOT shred the check. We decided against it and are going to report it. Edit 6 Blowing up much further than I expected this too. uiac74205 said I could report it to the postal inspectors if it came by USPS. It came by FedEx, is there a postal inspector for that?Edit 7 Weve contacted the school once to report the scam! My girlfriend is taking a shower and right afterwards shes A: Reporting it to the FBI and B: demanding that the school sends out an email blast to all of the students going there. Edit 8 I said it in a comment below, but I just wanted to thank all of you for all of your advice. Ive read every comment and we have a ton on our plate to take care of. The users of rpersonalfinance rock!Edit 9 Reported it to the school, this was their message: Hi Girlfriend,Thank you for sending over this information. We have flagged this employer in Handshake as fraudulent and have removed them as an approved employer as well. I know that REDACTED, our Office Manager, has already created a warning in the system for them, and I will do the same with the information you have sent to me. I will also discuss with our Directors about any further steps that need to be taken.Thank you so much for reporting this! Please let me know if you have any other concerns.Edit 10 Using edits to answer FAQs now. She did not give any information besides what would be on a resume. Work history, name, etc. She did NOT give bank account details or her SS number.Edit 11 Just in case someone wanted to see what the fake check and the letter she was send looks like, here you goEdit 12 I just wanted to confirm this, both Patelco and HCI are legitimet companies. We called Patelco and they have their fraud working on it. We didnt call HCI but Ive had enough messages saying theyve worked from HCI I believe its legit. I think this guy was just using the names to sound legit.Edit 13 Ladies and Gentlemen, I need to give a shout out to udotonfire uKell_Naranek and umeanreds . They pointed out that the signature is Thomas Jeffersons. The dead are rising, and theyre scamming sGilded edit 14 I was just given gold. As much as I appreciate someone thinking a thread for asking advice is good enough to pay real money too, its unneccessary! If you are really feeling charitable, consider giving to a charity. Personally, I suggest Doctors Without Borders or PACER . Use it for something more important than bragging rights.Final Edit 15 Final edit unless theres anything super important that happens. Everythings been reported to the proper agencies, like the FBI. Hopefully we find this guy or get a response.Nothing on our end was lost and we took all security percautions so were safe. Thank you everyone for the advice and help! Final Edit 15.2 For some reason I cant see this post on Reddit anymore besides direct link? Anyways, school sent out an email blast for other students safety. MAKE SURE TO REPORT FRAUD TO PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP PREVENT ITFinal Edit 15.3 I told my dad this got tons of upvotes. He replied with awesome. Finally my dad is proud  <response>: Definitely a scam. A fairly common one too. I used to be a teller and we would see this all the time. The ATM is a big flag because you wont know its a scam for at least two weeks when the check is done being checked out in the back office. If you go inside, any good teller would try to causally ask some questions about where the check came from and would flag it immediately for the back office to look at within the next 24 hours. 