<prompt> Human: I recently received an email from a popular Anime streaming company known as Crunchyroll in which they expressed interested in interviewing me as a freelance graphic designer for them. They found my portfolio on Indeed, or so the email explained, and asked for my Resume. I provided it, they liked it, and we setup an interview over google hangouts messenger Not webcam or voice. The interview went well, and they outright told me I have the position.My initial curiosity is if that in itself is typical, would a company really hire me after a single interview via a messenger app? It was a legitimate interview, and took some time to see through, but still it comes up as a red flag to me.After their proposition to hire me came some of the stipulations and what theyll be offering me;You required to have these items to begin...Inkscape Vector Software, Dropbox and Blender 3DGimp Image Manipulation and Adobe Creative SuiteAutodesk 3ds Max and a time-tracking software.An iMac, printer,scanner and fax machine.You will be using in starting your paid training. As we need you to have these things for the new home office we are setting up for you once you get hired. The good news is Due to your level of experience and your qualifications the company has decided to hire you as one of our new working staff and we hope to see the best in you soon. The company will provide you a start up check and you will be using the check to purchase above all the software programes i just told you the company is paying for it outrightly , not out of your pocket and your W4 form will be coming along with the working materials you need to start working with, You are purchasing from the company vendor while you are making payment to the representative vendor available.You are to make the purchase for the programs and listed materials above from company vendor, they will have them shipped all the listed supplies to you overnight via UPS. The vendor will be responsible for installing the software and any updates and patches,she will also need to perform manual data backups and secure the data.Im wary of receiving a check and using it, and am not sure if this is a legitimate thing that happens. Ill be a remote employee, the company is stationed in CA and Im from CT.What do you guys think, is this legitimate or some sort of scam?  <response>: Crunchyroll is HUGE but this sounds like a scam.. straight from crunchyrolls website: Please beware of recent scams to online job seekers. Those applying to our job openings will only be contacted directly from crunchyroll.com and ellation.com email accounts. If you have any questions of the authenticity of an Ellation or Crunchyroll job offer, please contact before giving away any personal information. 