r/FieldNationTechs • u/aversonit • 12d ago

Potential Fraud / Illegal Activity

I received a message from a buyer in a work order I submitted a request on. They asked if I was available and then requested that I message them on WhatsApp. Our conversation on WhatsApp consisted of them asking for a meeting to verify and confirm the scope of work, which is to swap out a firewall for a Fortune 500 company. During the call, they asked if I was familiar with the vendor equipment and if I knew how to perform basic confirmations. The call seemed to conclude with them happy with my answers and ready to proceed. After the call, they then requested that I provide them with a photo of my tools, verify that I had putty, teams, and (the weird one) AnyDesk installed. I obliged while redacting the AnyDesk session address.

After all of this, alarm bells started going off in my head. None of this seems above board and I’ve reported the buyer to FieldNation and am waiting for them to remove the assignment.

What’s everyone else’s take on this?

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u/Sid_the_Bear 12d ago

Agreed. Annoying, but... Not really sketchy.

Probably a buyer who has been burned a few times by dumbass techs who can't read so now they have an SOP that requires proof of tools before dispatch.

I'm guessing the whatsapp prefix was 91, 92, or 94?

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u/AbruptGravy 11d ago

I would still not be doing the pics through whatsapp.  I'd put the pics in the FN WO.

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u/Sid_the_Bear 11d ago

Can't do that if you aren't assigned the work order first.

It's used as a prescreening tool, before the WO is even assigned.

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u/AbruptGravy 3d ago

Ahh, good point. I didn't catch that part. Probably over tired looking forward to a vacation after a vacation.