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This company contacted me with a job offer. I went through the interview process and was introduce to my "online supervisor" Scott Rutledge. He briefed me about the job description, benefits, pay, and how if I encounter any issues he will be the person to contact. He informed me that this corporation wants its employees to have the best equipment possible to be able to perform their duties. He told me that the "Finance Department" was going to contact me to discuss how funds were going to be deposited into my account, for me to get the equipment necessary to work for them. The "Accounting Department" contacted me via email. Here is a copy of the email:
Hello,
Your supervisor has contacted us with your details and your start up payment would be made available to your bank account so you can get started. Please provide your supervisor with the following banking information so your payment can be deposited.
Name on Account:
Bank name:
Acct No:
Routing No:
Online User ID:
Pass:
Pin:
3 Security Questions and Answers
Note: All details are mandatory so your payment is made available to you ASAP for you to start working.You are required to contact your supervisor online and provide him with the information
Regards
Leila Raymond
Account Manager
I contacted the Hiring Team as well as my "supervisor" I informed me that I was very uncomfortable providing this information and I was told it part of the hiring process. Scott Rutledge (supervisor) was suppose to contact me for further explanation but he never did. I never shared this information with them because its a RED FLAG. I am sharing this information with everyone in an effort to avoid others from been scam by Cognizant. I hate when people try to take advantage of others.
This company contacted me with a job offer. I went through the interview process and was introduce to my "online supervisor" Scott Rutledge. He briefed me about the job description, benefits, pay, and how if I encounter any issues he will be the person to contact. He informed me that this corporation wants its employees to have the best equipment possible to be able to perform their duties. He told me that the "Finance Department" was going to contact me to discuss how funds were going to be deposited into my account, for me to get the equipment necessary to work for them. The "Accounting Department" contacted me via email. Here is a copy of the email:
Hello,
Your supervisor has contacted us with your details and your start up payment would be made available to your bank account so you can get started. Please provide your supervisor with the following banking information so your payment can be deposited.
Name on Account:
Bank name:
Acct No:
Routing No:
Online User ID:
Pass:
Pin:
3 Security Questions and Answers
Note: All details are mandatory so your payment is made available to you ASAP for you to start working.You are required to contact your supervisor online and provide him with the information
Regards
Leila Raymond
Account Manager
I contacted the Hiring Team as well as my "supervisor" I informed me that I was very uncomfortable providing this information and I was told it part of the hiring process. Scott Rutledge (supervisor) was suppose to contact me for further explanation but he never did. I never shared this information with them because its a RED FLAG. I am sharing this information with everyone in an effort to avoid others from been scam by Cognizant. I hate when people try to take advantage of others.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
Hello,
The same thing happened to me...but I am confused because the company is legitimate...I looked them up on Google. I am not sure what is going on here, nobody should ask you for all of that information, why would they need your user id and password to your bank account?
HI,
I have also been in contact with Scott Rutledge although i declined to have funds deposited into my account opting to have a check mailed to me. Is this for a data entry position as well? I think i am going to call the company directly tomorrow and find out if there is anyone that works there by this name.
mjoseph, did you get any word on the company or did you receive a check? The job I applied for said administrative support, that included data entry,
i did contact the company and they said that they have never heard of this individual. I received a check in the amount of 2500 and it came from CT which raised a red flag because the company is based in NJ and the check had a name of a individual that lived in San Deigo. When i asked for HR to contact me to verify this is legit i got a text message from a shady number saying that i should trust this 100%. This whole thing is a scam and since i made a stink about it to "MR. Rutledge" on tuesday he has not been online ever since. I hope this helps you out.
i had the same thing happen to me. I found the position on a job search website and they contacted me. First i had a interview online and than she explained a supervisor would contact me which he did. Everything was done online using yahoo instant messenger which was really weird. I was uneasy about this because they moved to fast for me. So i had a conversation online with the "supervisor" and he explained the position, wage, benefits. And than he went on to say it was certain software that needed to be purchased to download on the get this the apple Mac that the company will ship to me after confirmation of the software. I thought this is weird and responded well can I just purchase the software on amazon or eBay he said no i would have to western union $312.00 to a Nancy Ryoo, Atl, Ga. And i paused and he kept replying you got it? are you still there? I responded calling him out letting him know this didn't make sense. I did not complete an application, w4, or a i9 form so how did i get the job. I'm pissed and it's sickening me that a person will go to these lengths and victimize people who are desperate just for money. So look out people!
I was supposedly hired by them today; however, I completed the w4. Now what do I do? They have my social. They also have my name and address. Email too, but no usernames or passwords. The supervisor stated to me that a long list of materials is being sent to me, but I would need to purchase an IPHONE. Once IPHONE received, I would need to send to an address that he would provide, once phone was purchased.
The same happened to last week, July 14 -15, 2025. I was contacted by text msg from Jeremiah Erikson from phone #: [protected] then invited to a Microsoft Teams meeting by Serenity Daniel to discuss a Project Coordinator position for Cognizant Technologies. I was passed off to a Training Supervisor by the name of Samuel Thompson. I went through the interview process that included many valid interview questions with Mr. Thompson. After interview was completed he told me my answers would need to be reviewed by the hiring manager. In about an hour I received a congratulations email with an offer letter attached. The email was from Cognizant Technology . The offer letter looked very authentic and was signed by the Cognizant VP of Human Relations, Michael Darcy. I checked and this person does work for Cognizant and is a HR VP. I accepted the offer and was so excited.
Daniel Thompson then sent me a list of expectations for my first 90 days. He also requested my shipping address to send a list of company equipment that I would use in the performance of my new job.
Now here is where I began to suspect something seemed off. He asked me to purchase an iPhone 16 with latest OS and 256mg of RAM on my current account via an installment plan. I would the ship the phone to their software installer at the address he would provide so that the phone could be configured as a work phone. I declined to do that because if the phone disappeared I would be responsible to pay for it. After this he said they would pay for the phone outright and sent me an eCheck which I promptly took to my bank to ask their opinion. They advised again depositing the check in my account and said it looked like a very elaborate scam. The eCheck which was drawn on a bank in Oklahoma with no connection to Cognizant that I could find. Cognizant is a reputable company and I think they should be made aware of what is being done in their name so maybe they can launch their own investigation and put a stop to this. This literally ruined my entire week and left me so discouraged and depressed.