Mystery Shopper
Complaint 116951 Details

i REC'D AN E-MAIL ASKING IF i WAS STILL INTERESTED IN BEING A MYSTERY SHOPPER. i REPLIED YES AND REC'D ANOTHER E-MAIL STATING THAT I WOULD BE ON AS A PROBATIONARY SHOPPER WITH TWQ CLIENTS , WALMART AND WESTERN UNION. tWO DDAYS LATER i REC'D PRIORITY MAIL WITH A CHECK FOR $2970.90. iWAS TO DEPOSIT THIS CHECK AND KEEP $300.00 FOR MY SHOPPING THESE TWO BUSINESSES.i WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO MAIL CHECKS OF $1325.25 TO TWQ QTHER PEOPLE. sEEMED FISHY. I CALLED THE BANK THAT THE CASHIERS CHECK WAS DRAWN ON AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CHECK WAS BOGUS. FOR TWO DAYS I REC'D E-MAIL TELLING ME TO DO MY SHOPPING AND DEPOSIT MY CHECK i FAILED TO MENTION THAT THE TWO CHECKS THAT I WAS TO MAIL WAS TO BE DON E WITH WESTERN UNION. i KEPT GETTIG E-MAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SENDERS E-MAILS . i DID NOY REPLY. oN sATURDAY 5/19 I REC'D ANOTHER CHECK FOR $1900.00. iT WAS A BOGUS MONEY ORDER. DID NOT REPLY TO E-MAIL;S INSTRUCTING ME WHAT TO DO WITH THE MONEY ..ALL E-MAIL AND CHECKSTHAT IMARKRD VOID ON. OM MONDAY5/21 IREC'D ANOTHER PROIRITY MAIL . IN IT WAS A POSTAL MONEY ORDER FOR $960.00.i WENT THE POST OFFICE AND WAS TOLD THE POSTAL MONEY ORDER WASBOGUS . i TURNED OVER CPOIES OF ALL E-MAILS AND CHECKS TO USPS POSTAL FRAUD INSPECTOR. i WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT I DIDN'T LOSE ANY MONIES BUT THIS CERTAINLY GIVES THE REAL MYSTERY SHOPPERS ORG A BAD NAME . I KNOW THEY ARE A GOOD ORG., BUT SOME BAD PEOPLE ARE SULLYING THEIR NAME.