Interpublic Group (Mystery Shopper)
Complaint 6286 Details

I received a letter in the mail and there was a letter from Interpublic Group, up in the corner box it said ADT Business. It said in the letter that I was picked based on a survey by their Consumer Survey Specialists that indicated my interest in part time work which is correct, my husband and I need to add to our income. They then said I was picked to participate in a paid Mystery Shoppers Program being a consumer service evaluator. This letter was sent 7/11/11 and I received on about 7/13 and the check was enclosed, the blue and red watermarks, my name the above amount Bank of America. When I saw that and I have read about secret shoppers all the time. My husband and I opened up a separate account with the money on Saturday the 16th and then I got an e-mail about my assignments. The first to go to Western Union and make a money in minutes transfer to a Henry Stephens, (Personal Info Removed), he was supposedly my area manager. We went there and they said cash only. My husband withdrew $2,220.00 plus $176.00 for the Western Union Agents fee.
I emailed my coordinator Shirley Johnson and told her the status.
Then I also had my husband take out $101.98 for a second assignment which I picked Wal-Mart to shop and interact with the personnel and how friendly. Both were completed and I did my online evaluations. Then I get an e-mail from intergroupspectruminternational.us that I now should call back Western Union and do a transfer of the city and state to New York NY, no address necessary and that I did, the Western Union agent did it in about 10 minutes. I thought everything was fine. I call up Saturday morning to check my balance in our checking account and the whole amount as stated above was taken out of our checking account, which is now $3000.00 less and my husband went to the bank and talked to one of the managers and she stated there were no funds for the money. I am a mess, I have been crying, we have had major problems last year and before with living paycheck to paycheck, and now finally able to pay some bills and get a modification on our mortgage, things were looking up step by step. I was in a car accident Nov 30th, 2010 and had a bacterial rash throughout my body, almost lost my dog because she got sick, lost money the previous year with other loans that were not right and now this. I promised myself this would not happen again. I have every e-mail, I have other names and letters. Can someone please help me and my husband and my little dog, we don't have children we are both in our late 50's. We have been through hell and back especially me, I have diabetes, high blood pressure healing from a broken bone in my spinal column among other things. We are both working but what can you do to help retrieve our money and get these bastards. Thank you for whatever you can help us with. Stacy and Raldo Dreger Algonquin IL 60102 My e-mail is (Personal Info Removed). Note-They took that money from our other account because no funds. Please tell me what to do.