Mystery Shopper Scam. [email protected]

Update - The envelope came (no signature required)

this was the email I was sent: The company wants you to run a survey on a prominent store in your area; that is Money Gram. There have been reports about lapses in the services of their management and some of their staffs. Their complaints were based on reports which their customers forwarded anonymously and phone calls which were also made to the Head Office. The Money Gram location was reported for evaluation, for the following reasons that customers have reported their money missing, slow services and unbalanced transfer charges. Do you understand me?

You are to transfer funds to another Feedback Specialist so as to observe the quality of their services. However, it is your responsibilities to observe and let us know how the agent treated you and how many minutes he or she uses to process the transaction for you. Before doing that, you are to deduct your commission of $200.00 from the funds received, the remainder is what you will use to complete the task. Please have the rest of the funds sent through Money Gram to: Teresa K. Dustin 2735 SE 29th St., Topeka, KS 66605 . As soon as funds is wired, you are to get back to me with the Reference Number (#), Sender's name and address as well as the exact amount sent after Money Gram charges or fees.

I look forward to receiving the above requested details soon and thank you for being our Feedback Specialist.

Regards,
Jim Thompson
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I called the Bank (Umpqua Bank) of the check it was issued on (spoke to Security), then called the company on the check Salbausian Inn (Oregon)

I received the exact same email, a check and the job.

Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 11:24 AM

Become our Feedback Specialist. You will earn $200.00 per venture.

You will be paid for shopping and dining out.

Your job will be to evaluate and comment on customer service, undetected, in a wide variety of shops, stores, restaurants and services in your area. Feedback specialists are needed throughout America. You'll be paid to shop and dine out, getting free meals, free merchandise, free services, free entertainment, free travel and more.

Great pay, fun work, flexible schedule and no training required. If you can shop -you are qualified!

Feedback Specialist reports provide business with unbiased reviews from a customer standpoint. This allows businesses to identify problems which might result in unhappy customers and loss of sales. Feedback Specialists have a great responsibility and are paid accordingly.

As a Feedback Specialist, you will earn $200 per assignment, have a flexible schedule and hours, and choose the assignments you want. You can even bring your kids with you!


We send you checks for your assignments. You cash each check and use our money to carry out your assignment. You do not use any of your money.

It might sound too good to be true BUT it is absolutely legitimate. Why not give this a try?

To complete your application, kindly provide the following details:


Full Name:
Full Mailing Address (City,State and Zip Code ):
Cell Phone #(s):
Email:
Present Occupation (If ANY) :


We look forward to working with you.


Regards,


Jim Thompson
Hiring Manager
Richville Shop LLC.
1600 Pacific Hwy.
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel : 858-947-4056

Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 3:58 PMFE/FL)
Subject: Assignment Details.

The company wants you to run a survey on a prominent store in your area; that is Money Gram. There have been reports about lapses in the services of their management and some of their staffs. Their complaints were based on reports which their customers forwarded anonymously and phone calls which were also made to the Head Office. The Money Gram location was reported for evaluation, for the following reasons that customers have reported their money missing, slow services and unbalanced transfer charges. Do you understand me?

You are to transfer funds to another Feedback Specialist so as to observe the quality of their services. However, it is your responsibilities to observe and let us know how the agent treated you and how many minutes he or she uses to process the transaction for you. Before doing that, you are to deduct your commission of $200.00 from the funds received, the remainder is what you will use to complete the task. Please have the rest of the funds sent through Money Gram to: Teresa K. Dustin 2735 SE 29th St., Topeka, KS 66605 . As soon as funds is wired, you are to get back to me with the Reference Number (#), Sender's name and address as well as the exact amount sent after Money Gram charges or fees.

I look forward to receiving the above requested details soon and thank you for being our Feedback Specialist.


Regards,



Jim Thompson

Of course the sensible thing for them to do would be to MoneyGram the money to you in the first place, and for you to collect the money from the store that they haven't specified, and for you to then MoneyGram it back to them.

The only drawback to that sensible idea is that the scam doesn't work if it's done that way.

Logic would dictate that they must specify the store to be checked on in the first instance, but the drawback to that is that the store being used would quickly alert customers to what's going on, and the scammer doesn't want to limit his victims by specifying a town let alone an address. The store he's checking on will be anywhere you happen to mention. He just wants you to pay him money against his worthless counterfeit cheque.

I received the exact same email fromJanell Toledo
FROM: [email protected]
To: undisclosed recipients
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sent to my protonmail.com email address on 8/18/2019

Become our Feedback Specialist. You will earn $200.00 per venture.

You will be paid for shopping and dining out.

Your job will be to evaluate and comment on customer service, undetected, in a wide variety of shops, stores, restaurants and services in your area. Feedback specialists are needed throughout America. You'll be paid to shop and dine out, getting free meals, free merchandise, free services, free entertainment, free travel and more.

Great pay, fun work, flexible schedule and no training required. If you can shop -you are qualified!

Feedback Specialist reports provide business with unbiased reviews from a customer standpoint. This allows businesses to identify problems which might result in unhappy customers and loss of sales. Feedback Specialists have a great responsibility and are paid accordingly.

As a Feedback Specialist, you will earn $200 per assignment, have a flexible schedule and hours, and choose the assignments you want. You can even bring your kids with you!


We send you checks for your assignments. You cash each check and use our money to carry out your assignment. You do not use any of your money.

It might sound too good to be true BUT it is absolutely legitimate. Why not give this a try?

To complete your application, kindly provide the following details:


Full Name:
Full Mailing Address (City,State and Zip Code ):
Cell Phone #(s):
Email:
Present Occupation (If ANY) :


We look forward to working with you.


Regards,


Manuel Montel
Hiring Manager
Richville Shop LLC.
1600 Pacific Hwy.
San Diego, CA 92101
Email: 63346