I recently got into a similar "Mystery Shopper" scam from the same "Company" from a Rosie Smith. First receiving this email out of the blue.
Dear Applicant,
"Your information for entry as a Mystery shopper on a part-time basis was received last week via a secured server in accordance to our online ads.
"We hereby confirm your entry as one of the prospective candidates for the role of Mystery Shopper Survey Agent. Your details have been forwarded to the appropriate quarter for further assessment.
You will be notified in 2 days time via email as soon as your first official assignment is on the way. Once a task has been assigned to you, procedures and instructions to aid you through the task comes afterwards.
Be reminded that delivery of this memo is automated on our system at
an interval stipulated by our analyst. Once your respond has been confirmed,you are automatically exempted from the next batches.
Kindly complete the information yet to be submitted;
Proceeded to my bank and as they told me it would take 1 business day to clear and according to Rosie I would have to complete the assignment on that day. meaning i would have to use my own money and wait for the money order to be cleared. after doing some research i found that these are scumbugs that use use fake checks and money orders that take the bank 10days to realize they are fake. leaving you with the $1900 to pay yourself. Some cases the banks have taken up to 6months to figure out the check /money order is fake.
Hello Alexander,
Sequel to the part time job offered as Secret Shopper, the package for secret shopping assignment has been delivered to your door front by fed ex.Please follow instructions below.
SECRET SHOPPER ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTION BELOW•
You will be evaluating your Bank and a Wal-Mart store outlet in your city.The payment
you received covers all expenditures including evaluation, shopping and your compensation
(salary=$200.00 ) for these surveys.Please note that you are not to disclose to anyone you're secret shopper.
The package has the sum of $1900 in form of fully paid money order.
Please write your name and addres on the left had sides of the money
order and proceed to your bank to deposit/cash.Please cash payment from your
bank only because we submit our reports through banks for tax purposes.
After cashing the payment of $1900 You are to deduct $200 commission/salary on
this survey and then take the $1700 to any Wal-Mart store close to you while runing survey there
and you will ask for green dot stand at the wal mart store.When you get the green dot stand, you will
purchase a money-pack card worth $1700 , sctarch the cards and send me the pin numbers via email.
BELOW IS THE EXPENDITURES BREAKDOWN:-
Money Received (check) • $1900.00
Salary •
$200.00
Wal-mart• (Green dot money-pack cards worth ) $1700.00
GUIDELINES REPORTS FOR ASSIGNMENT (BANK,WAL-MART )•
1• How long it took you to get service =
2• Ambiance/Outlook of the Shop/Outlet =
3• Willingness of the attendant =
4• Customer service professionalism =
5• Reaction of personnel under pressure=
6• Green dot money packs pin numbers and amount on each :
This # comes from a David Cole supposed Mystery Shopper. He sends you a check (mine was $1950) minus your $50 from walmart, $200 to keep for yourself. the other $1550 is to be sent via Western Union minus any other fees. I called my bank when i got the check to verify funds before depositing and they said it was a Scam!! Becareful Dont deposit into your account. have your bank call and verify funds 1st. The check came by FedEx from 350-784-7637 Gabrielle Zuirdema 23 Roxanne lane Pine Bush, NY 12566 also pkg give my address but listed another phone# 476-487-4675. Pasting a copy of the email i received: The check is from TRANSOCEAN LTD P.O. Box 43212 Jacksonville, FL 32231 the bank is THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON GIVES ROUTING# 043301601 ACCT# 123 4108 (NOT VALID) and when i called the # 315-280-8485 it just goes to a voicemail.
Hello (YOUR NAME)
Information reaching us from FEDEX Courier Service confirmed the delivery of your first assignment today,with FEDEX Tracking Number( ). The package entails a check of $1950. You are required to deposit/cash the check at your bank. Do note that we deal with banks ONLY, thus you have to go and deposit the check at your bank only. Reason is that we make monthly reports of our transactions and financial activities to the government through the bank, so the records are required.
SECRET SHOPPER ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTION BELOW•
You will be evaluating your Bank, a Wal-Mart store and a Western Union outlet in your city.The payment you received covers all expenditures including evaluation, shopping and your compensation ( Bi-Weekly salary=$200.00 ) for these surveys. You are to purchase anything of your choice not more than $50.00 at any Wal-Mart store close to you and also you will be using Western Union services to send the balance to another Secret Shopper to carry out his or her own assignment. As a Secret Shopper you will pose as a potential customer sending money to a relative of yours at the Western Union. Below is the name/info you will wire the $1550 balance to via Western Union money transfer outlets.
SEND $1550 TO THE INFO BELOW :
Receiver's Name : Brenda K Brown
Receiver's Location : 12 Buckeye Lane
Saint Albans ,WV, 25177
BELOW IS THE EXPENDITURES BREAKDOWN:-
Money Received(check) • $1950.00•
Bi-Weekly Salary • $200.00•
Wal-mart• $50.00•
Left Over•$1700.00•
Amount to wire• $1550•
Western Union Transfer Fees•$150.00•
GUIDELINES REPORTS FOR ASSIGNMENT (BANK,WAL-MART & WESTERN
UNION EVALUATION)•
1• How long it took you to get service =
2• Ambiance/Outlook of the Shop/Outlet =
3• Willingness of the attendant =
4• Customer service professionalism =
5• Reaction of personnel under pressure=
6• How fast did the cashier cash the check at your bank?
REQUIRED INFORMATION AFTER TRANSFER IS COMPLETE THROUGH
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER•
1• Name and Address of Sender =
2• 10 Digits Money Transfer Control Number {MTCN #} =
I recently got into a similar "Mystery Shopper" scam from the same "Company" from a Rosie Smith. First receiving this email out of the blue.
Dear Applicant,
"Your information for entry as a Mystery shopper on a part-time basis was received last week via a secured server in accordance to our online ads.
"We hereby confirm your entry as one of the prospective candidates for the role of Mystery Shopper Survey Agent. Your details have been forwarded to the appropriate quarter for further assessment.
You will be notified in 2 days time via email as soon as your first official assignment is on the way. Once a task has been assigned to you, procedures and instructions to aid you through the task comes afterwards.
Be reminded that delivery of this memo is automated on our system at
an interval stipulated by our analyst. Once your respond has been confirmed,you are automatically exempted from the next batches.
Kindly complete the information yet to be submitted;
Proceeded to my bank and as they told me it would take 1 business day to clear and according to Rosie I would have to complete the assignment on that day. meaning i would have to use my own money and wait for the money order to be cleared. after doing some research i found that these are scumbugs that use use fake checks and money orders that take the bank 10days to realize they are fake. leaving you with the $1900 to pay yourself. Some cases the banks have taken up to 6months to figure out the check /money order is fake.
Hello Alexander,
Sequel to the part time job offered as Secret Shopper, the package for secret shopping assignment has been delivered to your door front by fed ex.Please follow instructions below.
SECRET SHOPPER ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTION BELOW•
You will be evaluating your Bank and a Wal-Mart store outlet in your city.The payment
you received covers all expenditures including evaluation, shopping and your compensation
(salary=$200.00 ) for these surveys.Please note that you are not to disclose to anyone you're secret shopper.
The package has the sum of $1900 in form of fully paid money order.
Please write your name and addres on the left had sides of the money
order and proceed to your bank to deposit/cash.Please cash payment from your
bank only because we submit our reports through banks for tax purposes.
After cashing the payment of $1900 You are to deduct $200 commission/salary on
this survey and then take the $1700 to any Wal-Mart store close to you while runing survey there
and you will ask for green dot stand at the wal mart store.When you get the green dot stand, you will
purchase a money-pack card worth $1700 , sctarch the cards and send me the pin numbers via email.
BELOW IS THE EXPENDITURES BREAKDOWN:-
Money Received (check) • $1900.00
Salary •
$200.00
Wal-mart• (Green dot money-pack cards worth ) $1700.00
GUIDELINES REPORTS FOR ASSIGNMENT (BANK,WAL-MART )•
1• How long it took you to get service =
2• Ambiance/Outlook of the Shop/Outlet =
3• Willingness of the attendant =
4• Customer service professionalism =
5• Reaction of personnel under pressure=
6• Green dot money packs pin numbers and amount on each :