Background Check (Scam Solicitation Website)

Hey Guys,

I'm in the final and second round interviews with two boutique investment banks, and I have a question about background checks and how they might impact my chances of receiving an offer. I have a spotless criminal history, but recently I received a text saying I was on a website "exposing Johns" for soliciting prostitutes. I received this post because I was responding to an ad on Craigslist looking for basketball tickets, but ended up on the website with my full name, phone number, and picture (taken from Facebook). This is a scam website and has roped in hundreds of other innocent users responding to Craigslist ads, and I was wondering how this might reflect on me during a background check. Will banks think anything at all of this site given that it is an extortionist website? Should I proactively bring this up to a member of the office/HR department? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Some of you guys get into some of the most weird shit I've ever seen. You'll be fine, explain to them if they ask (which I doubt they will). Now sit tight, and best of luck on getting the offers.

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