Mystery Shopper
Complaint 206415 Details

Got a check in mail after posting an ad on Criegslist for a job. The check came in priority mail through the post office, in the amount of 1,850.99

The emails came from a Jay Cason <[email protected]

I was asked to go to Wal-Mart and Western Union as my first assignment. The check was on a TD Bank check stock, looking very official. The name on the account, on the upper left of the check, was TD Ameritrade Inc. P.O. box 2760 Omaha, NE 68103

The person I was to wire money to was:
Receiver's Name: KRISTINA ADAMS
> Receiver's Address: 308 12TH STREET
> VANCOUVER, WA 98686

The email I recieved after a few comunications via email told me of my first assignment as follows:

From: Jay Cason <[email protected]>
> To: Will Rice <(Personal Information Removed)>
> Cc:
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 5:15 PM
> Subject: FIRST ASSIGNMENT EVALUATION DETAILS
>
> Dear Agent,
>
> How are you doing today?
>
> The company has issued out a payment to you for your First Assignment
> as a Mystery Shopper. Which means your payment of $300.00 has been
> issued to you with some funds which you will use in executing your
> first Assignment.
>
> I am emailing you in order to confirm that you will be receiving your
> First Assignment as a Mystery Shopper Today WEDNESDAY Of JANUARY 30TH
> 2013 VIA USPS courier service and I want you to watch out for the
> package and Follow the Instructions below carefully and get back to me
> with all Assignment Reports and Information via email upon the
> completion of your assignment and If you miss the package, kindly
> check your Door step or Mail Box.
>
> You will receive this twice a week so please avoid any delay and get
> this done with no delay so we can proceed on Next Assignment.
>
> As soon as you confirm the delivery payment today via USPS, you are
> advice to take the fund to your financial institution (Bank) to have
> it deposit and the payment will be available for Withdrawal In 24
> Hours and As soon as the fund as been credited your account, then you
> are advice to carry out your assignment and submit your result to us
> via email.
>
> Here Is The Final Update &
> Instructions On How To Complete Your First Assignment
>
> Note**You are advice to run a survey on two prominent Companies in
> your area,which is Wall-Mart & Western Union
>
> 1ST ASSIGNMENT:
> Assignment (A) Wall-Mart Evaluation:-
> Assignment (B) Western Union Evaluation:-
>
> BELOW IS THE EXPENDITURES BREAKDOWN:-
>
> Money to be Received via USPS......$1,850.99
> Your Assignment Salary ...... $300.00(for your commission)
> Wall-mart ............................$50.00( to be kept by you)
> Western Union.............. ..... $1,500.00 MINUS WESTERN UNION
> CHARGES (Make sure you wire the fund Money in Minutes Service)
> FROM $1,500.00 sent to KRISTINA ADAMS
>
> Below is the breakdown of how the payment will be spent and you
> are to take note of the following activities:
>
> (1) You are to deduct $300 for your commission from the total payment
> received, after completion of first assignment.
>
> (2) You are to make a purchase of any electronic item worth $50 from
> any Wal-Mart location in your area (to be kept by you) and is now
> your duty to take note of the following activities at the wall mart
> location.
>
> I)How long it took you to complete the shopping and report on service,
> quality of product
> ii) Name of the agent / his or her attitude towards customers.
> iii)Poor working skills and customer relation
> iv) Slow services and cleanliness of the establishment.
>
> Remember: Any item you purchase from the Wall-Mart store should be
> kept by you for your personal use since we are only interested in the
> accurate information from your survey
>
> (3) You are required to proceed to any nearest Western Union location
> in your area with the remaining balance to perform your transfer
> assignment,after you might have deducted your $300 commission, and $50
> for the Wall-Mart duty
>
> Immediately after your Wall-Mart assignment, you are required to
> proceed to the nearest Western Union location to perform your transfer
> assignment.
>
> You are advice to send the rest fund over to our mystery shopper in WA USA
> The information is as follows:
>
> SEND TO^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Receiver's Name: KRISTINA ADAMS
> Receiver's Address: 308 12TH STREET
> VANCOUVER, WA 98686
>
> As soon as you have done this, You are to e-mail me the following
> information below:
>
> 1,The name and address of the sender
> 2,The MTCN of the transaction(10 digit)
> 3,The amounts to be received after western union charges
>
> You are kindly advise to follow up the Wall-mart/Western Union
> instruction. Note that you should not make the Wall-Mart nor the
> Western Union attendant to know your mission.
>
> I)How long it took you to complete the Wall-Mart/ Western Union
> location services.
> ii) Name of the agent / his or her attitude towards customers.
> iii)Poor working skills and customer relation
> iv) Slow services and cleanliness of the establishment.
>
> The reason for this survey is that some Western Union location have
> been reported several times for slow services, funds missing and
> unbalanced exchange rate. It is now your duty to carry out the fund
> transfer at any various location of your choice and balance the
> reports in order to curtail these lapses and please note,The Western
> Union charges should be deducted from the remaining fund and not
> deducted from your $300 commission
>
> Please note that your assignment should be kept secret, you do not
> need to let the agent at the Western Union/ Wall-Mart location know
> you are taking note of the activities,because our aim is to
> established and help customer obtain a better understanding of their
> positioning and there right in the market place. also note that there
> are over 750 mystery shopping companies out there, and we strive to be
> the best Year after year, we have been awarded top honors for the
> services we provide.
>
> I Await Your Assignment Reports And Information's via email upon the
> completion of your assignment ,so that i can submit your evaluation
> report then we proceed on Next Assignment.
>
> Hope all is clear? Acknowledge receipt of this email and let me know
> if you have any questions.
>
> Waiting to hear from you & We look forward in working with you
>
> Yours Sincerely.
> Jay Cason
> Employment Manager
> Time: 24 Hours daily by email
> Secret Shopper Anonymous® LLC

After going to a local Credit Union, to check out the authenticity of the check, I was told the check was printed on true check stock of the company, however, the amount and account were fraudulent.