Shoppers Rite / Focus Management Inc.
Complaint 121987 Details

I had been online applying for jobs for 4 - 5 months when I received POmail from Focus Management Inc. saying I was selected to be a secret shopper for my local area. If I accepted this job #5291, I could become a permanent part-time position, doing jobs like this. I would be working as a Consumer Service Evaluator. I was instructed to deposit the enclosed check for $1,992.00 into my account. My salary would be $350.00; Western Union for $1,462.00; sending fees of $100.00; shopping money of $80.00. Deposited it. I then called them (FMI) and told them that my bank put a hold on it until it cleared the bank. Then take $1,462.00 plus $100.00 sending fees -which there was a change Nicole told me to go to two places instead of 1, with about $700.00 n change to any 2 Western Unions and send it to Norma Hardy, at our international processing center in London, England and choose money in a minute. Immediately after completion call account mngr. with your receipt to confirm sending. The second assignment was to go to Wal Mart, Costco, Macy's, The Home Depot, Sears, Best Buy, Kroger or Walgreens spend $80.00 and in return I could keep what was purchased. I then needed to call them at 1-647-782-4438 ask for David Price or Amanda Scott, but they were not available. Nicole who answered the phone, asked me the following; Job number, all of the money transaction numbers then the Store transaction numbers, dates and to get the copies of the items to them asap so that they may send out new job to me. A short time line:
Wed. 5/30 Deposit to my bank
Fri. 6/1 My bank called & said the check cleared the bank. I went into the bank wrote out a check, cashed it.
Sat. 6/2 completed The Home Depot transaction, $116.67. (my bad)
Sun. 6/3 completed 2 money transactions, $1,573.00 (owe me $11.00)
Mon. 6/4 I spent all day in bed with a migrane. FMI got into my checking account and took out $1,992.00. Bank charged me $12.00 RETURN ITEM CHARGE!!!!
Tue 6/5 The bank called me, to let me know that, that check got returned? I asked how so when they had a hold on it and gave me approval to cash it??? Anyhow, I called FMI several times today, of all the times the answering machine had a different recording or none at all. So people I get it all the way around!!! This really is my luck. Been on welfare for toooo long no cash just food & ins, finally with this I thought yea. nope gotta stay broke, if i dont do it to me someone else will!!!

BBB, I have been a victim of some kind of theft in the amount of $1,992.00 + $11.00. please help me and all of us out here. Thanks Donna