COMPLAINT FILED UNDER:: 3603424483
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3603424483
Complaint 127672 Details

  • Date Occurred: 06/19/2014
  • Reported Damages: $5,000.00
  • Phone Carrier:
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The complaint is against an online dating profile

The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity

The complaint is mobile text spam or smishing related against an anonymous entity

The company or person contact no longer exists

International boundaries

my wife was looking for new employment in administrative positions on the internet via kijiji/job bank/etc. because we are currently struggling financially with a new baby and our first home and 2 small dogs. she got an email reply back on a post for a position as a secret shopper. they seemed legitamate as they required detailed information about previous employment and qualifications etc. they sent her a check for $2500 from the adress: Capilano University 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7J 3H5 (3rd party name Beall's 59AR16) n said to take 150 comission and spend 100 @walmart, then she was to money gram the remainder of the balance to Gloria Aldred adress 8484N 8394E American Fork UT, zipcode 84003, minus the wire transfer fee. Once completing her first secret shopper assignment report, she received 2 new assignments @ superstore and value village. Two $1500 checks came in the mail via UPS from the same adress that she was to take another amount for spending and comission plus gas expenses then again money gram to the same location the remaining amount minus the wire transfer fee. then she went to the bank to discover the first check had bounced and the bank teller notified her that the other 2 1500dollar checks have also just come back fraudulant.. now my wife is left to pay 5000dollars back to the bank ontop of her 20,000dollar line of credit that she owes and my 18,000 plus mortgage and car payments and has no money to pay for bills... we tried to research the company name that he (christopher chance (most likely fake name) gave us ( cherish global solutions) which looked like a reputable consumer survey and research company.. now we have a 10month old child and dont know if we will be able to keep a roof over our heads.. his cell number that he messaged us about assignments is 1(360)342-4483 and the business line is supposidly (786)468-8052. if there is anything at all that you can do to help us trace this person that scammed us and put our lives in great jepordy so that we may persue legal action to sue him for the amount owing please do! thank you for your time

sincerely,
Kenneth Friesen

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  • lanellerichards
  • lanellerichards SBID #50468d399f
  • Posted 07/27/2014
  • I'm really sorry to hear that you were duped by this scammer. I'd suggest contacting free legal help for your state so you can find out if there's anything you can do. I recently responded to an ad on craigslist for a personal assistant, quite convincing and even sent in my resume (which had my personal info). Emailed back and forth with "Kimberly Garrette", and then abruptly when I raised some concerns with the position got a response saying "you're hired and the check for the first assignment is in the mail" etc etc. Terrible english and grammar in that message. Same day received an overnighted fedex envelope with a printed check. Thankfully the red flags went up immediately and I didn't follow through with this (although I would have let the check clear before putting any of my money towards something anyway). Here's some of the fishy stuff in the email that tipped me off:

    - Abrupt change in email correspondence - poor grammar, etc.
    - Sending me a check for $1850 out of the blue.
    - Attached with an assignment to take a commission of $300, $50 for gas, and then money gram the rest to some "orphans."
    - Those orphans were actually a Gloria Aldred in Provo Utah that is an eyelash extensionist.
    - The mail was sent from "J Bean" with a phony address in PA.
    - The check was from Bob Weber Inc, with a website for a digital prepress company.
    - The check was a print out, with Huntington National Bank spelled "Huntigton National Bank".

    I wish you the best of luck digging yourself out of this hole. I honestly am not sure if you have many options to recover your funds. I will be submitting a report to the bank, company involved, and craigslist. Hopefully the person can be identified and stopped, but this isn't likely.
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  • Hmama3
  • Hmama3 SBID #9499852a13
  • Posted 07/30/2014
  • WOW!!! I'm dealing with this same person RIGHT NOW! I posted a bed for sale on Craigslist, the man going by Jerry Lewis emailed said he's deaf cant talk on phone, is a cross country truck driver from Washington DC as I live in Washington State & he's buying the ITEM (never says what it is) for his son who just got married (later tells me he's 35 & has a son and a daughter...35 with a son who got married ALREADY...young?). Says he'll pay by check from his financial manager. Few days later tells me his assistant overpayed me, giving me the amount for his insurance payment & my amount to them. Which turns out to be a check for $1,450 when he was to pay me $350 for my item. He requested that I take to my bank, cash & deduct my amount then Western Union the money to the shipping manager. Low & behold the shipping managers info is Gloria Aldred 8484N 8394 E, American Fork, UT, 84003...coincidence?!?! After getting a few messages from him saying 'what's going on, i haven't heard from you' I replied telling him that my husband isn't allowing me to do the transaction as he is in fear of the "Excess Funds Scam" & I posted the definition for him (look it up online as I only have so many characters left to write) yet if he still wanted to purchase the bed he could send another check or send me $ through Western Union. His reply is 'not a scam, cash it, let bank verify & then you'll see its secure' That was Friday, each day since he's sent me one message just saying hi & how are you, I haven't replied. The few WEIRD things other than what I've posted are that not only did he text me from; a phone with my area code, a text from his name (not in my contacts?) & 6 different 4 or 6 digit numbers as his contact number? On the physical check (ALL the info, NONE of it connected) From Cactus Abatement & Demolition in Texas, First State Bank & the signature looks like 'Woodow Wilson'? Return address on FedEx: Bob Weber? Cleveland Ohio? NOTHING MADE SENSE!!! He still thinks I'm doing it.
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