| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Anonymous Atlanta, GA, United States 2015-07-22 22:57:33 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam Yahoo | Scammer Information They attempt to receive your information in order to send me my "prize"… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Minneapolis, MN, United States 2015-05-17 00:53:26 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam Other Job Site | Scammer Information that money gram wasn't giving the money to the customer. This person uses the address Shoppers Express 879 franklin avenue Newark NJ 07107 Also the Person bank account number is 6365069404 and the reference number is 011201335.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Fort Collins, CO, United States 2015-05-11 06:21:53 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam eBay (www.ebay.com) | Scammer Information Bought my computer and pay me through the email which connected with a fake invoice account. Be careful, the first time you ship your item they won't receive it and your good will be shipped back. Then they require you reship your item to another place, remember this time ebay can not show the second time ship information even you update your track number, so your item won't be tracked on ebay, it will show your item has been shipped! The excuse they use for the second time s… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Marina, CA, United States 2015-02-26 23:42:16 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Scammer Information Money laundering/secret shopper Lost close to 2K
see http://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/alerts/2015/alert-2015-2.html… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Hessmer, LA, United States 2015-01-30 15:49:20 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam JobSite.com/co.uk | Scammer Information There was an e-mail sent to me about working as a secret shopper. I answered and received by priority mail an assignment to evaluate a Walt-Mart store. Also, included was a check for 1,996.00.
From this check, I was to take $00.00 doing the survey, %0 To shop at Wal Mart and send the balance to the next shopper by Western Union. If this was done I would lose $1,6096 to possible fraud. What do I do with the check? … Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2015-01-22 23:05:12 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam | Scammer Information Below is the email sent by Paul Mangion:
Thanks for getting back,i'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to phone at the momement and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account,please get ba… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-12-19 17:49:24 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam | Scammer Information Gmail Blog - Assists in Inbox: An extra helping hand for your Reminders - 2 days ago
MS-Recruitment @2014.
Inbox
x
MS
6:29 AM (5 hours ago)
to .
DESCRIPTION JOBS :
# You will be assigned to visit a shop.
# You need to "pretend" to be a normal potential customer who is looking for a particular service or product.
# You will then finish an on-line questionnaire to share
with us your customer experience
REQUIREMENTS:
# 17 year old or above.
# Ca… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Owatonna, MN, United States 2014-12-11 04:45:23 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam | Scammer Information timothy logan
Scam was asking for mystery shopping in walmart and reporting how you were treated by walmart associates, and u can keep what u by and also get paid $300 - $400 all products bought are given to charity, the message had a walmart logo asking u to fill out a small application...i filled out the application and got a return notice saying you will be getting a secure check in the amount of $1500....they were asking u to buy green dot cards 2 or 3 at a ti… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Melanie Lee Zanesville, OH, United States 2014-11-14 00:09:34 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam Other Job Site | Scammer Information I was sent a cashiers check for the amount of $1978.00. I am suppose to deposit it at my bank and immediately withdraw the money. $250.00 is mine, $50.00 to be spent at WalMart, and 2 money orders to be sent to Rylie Yaworski at 912 Hilltop Dr. Brandon Florida 33511 each one for $800.00. I was told as soon as I received the Fed EX package to email customerimpactsurveys@gmail.com. Thats how I learned of the scam. I hope this person is caught.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Cindy Dearborn Heights, MI, United States 2014-11-09 00:25:49 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam | Scammer Information Received a packet delivered by USPS (PRIORITY MAIL in huge red letters). Inside was a Cashier's Check, $1,985.00 made out to me along with instructions of cashing the check right away and withdrawing all but $250 which was mine to keep. I was supposed to shop at walmart w/ $50 and then purchase 2 money orders for $800 each and send them via FEDX to Rylie Yaworski, 912 Hilltop DR. Brandon, FL. 33511. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Shelbyville, KY, United States 2014-08-29 18:52:32 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam | Scammer Information This is the body of the text I received.
~Job.Descriptions:
You Will be Assigned to visit a shop
You need to "pretend" to be a normal potential customer who is looking for a particular service or product.
You Will then finish an on-line questionnaire to Share with us your customer experience.
~Requirements:
17 Years old or above.
Can Speak local language well.
Can read and write English.
No Experience needed Like Shopping.
~Job.Pay:
You will get S200 for each.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Oakland, CA, United States 2014-07-26 17:41:49 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam Other Job Site | Scammer Information Asks to give them name adress and gender. After they email you saying their going to send you a $2400 check for "evaluation" and to go to your nearest 7/11 rite-aid or cvs after you receive your "check"they ask for you to deposit it to your bank account after that i stopped cause its obviously a scam to cleae out your bank account who's going to pay you in advance without doing anything. !!!!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Andy Somewhere in United States 2014-07-23 19:59:19 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam Other Job Site | Scammer Information I was followed an advertisement on line to et paid for market research. I had done several of these before, just not f this type, but I though noting of it. I was directed to a pretty good looking website to enter my information and I would be contacted. I searched the company's name "LTS Research Company" and the website ltsresearch.com came up legitimately in the search. The EXACT same website that mhjcdn.me where I filled out my information. I Google Searched "LTS Research… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa 2014-07-14 10:35:39 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam Other Classifieds Site | Scammer Information Green Winick
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Notice to Appear,
To view copy of the court notice click here. Please, read it thoroughly. Note: If you do not attend the hearing the judge may hear the case in your absence.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Denver, CO, United States 2014-06-29 15:27:09 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam CareerBuilder.com | Scammer Information contacted me by email from career builders. Asking if I wanted to be a mystery shopper for walmart. it tricks you into believing its from walmart. asked for name, phone, email. address. after submitting info it went directly to walmart website. the … Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Santa Cruz, CA, United States 2014-06-18 22:28:53 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam | Scammer Information get paid $200.00 per "assignment" to be a secret shopper. Then they send you a fake cashiers check worth about 2200.00 and ask you to deposit in YOUR bank account, wait 24 hours for it to "clear", then go to Western Union and send the $ (minus your fee of $200 of course) to an address in Chicago. I obviously realized this was a scam right away, as of course nothing was mentioned in the ad about using your bank account. Obviously, they can stop payment on the "cashier's check"… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Louisburg, NC, United States 2014-06-12 15:04:55 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam | Scammer Information Email from a "marketing research" company to do a survey on Western Union for $300. I do surveys all the time but they never offer money like that. That is what raised the first red flag. Then, when I checked for their website, there were too many similar companies with much more official credentials. When I looked up their street address, that it is when it finally flagged on another scam site. Apparently, the Western Union scam of years ago is back. It has been gone so long… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-06-09 18:29:58 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information
Name: Xiangguo Ma
Address:5 ding fu jia yuan
City: Beijing
State: Beijing
Zip Code: 100024
Country: China.
I was selling my bike on gumtree when this guy emailed me together with a lady named mellissacarly200@hotmail.com.
He said he is going to buy the bike without looking at it. Now he wants me to send him money first for the courier which at that address. He created a fake PayPal account. Then now when I googled him there's more that came up. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-06-06 13:13:37 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam Other Job Site | Scammer Information contacted by text and asked if I was interested in being a secret shopper. since I had signed up on line I thought this was one of the legit companys that had seen my application. He sent a cashier's check(Phony) for me to deposit and then take out the money to get money orders to send to another shopper. I was also asked to evaluate my bank and a sales person at Walmart. I was to keep 250 for my self. Take 50 to shop with and 80 to send a fed ex package with the money to the… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Charlie Conklin Colorado Springs, CO, United States 2014-06-05 18:49:26 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam | Scammer Information Received a letter asking me to cash a United States Postal Service Money order in the amount of $980.00.Keep $120 for myself as assignment salary. Spend $30 dollars at my local Wal-Mart and to perform a MoneyPak Reload/Topup reload with the remaining 830 dollars. All this was supposed to be accomplished within the next 24 hours. Almost fell for it too but as I read the accompanying letter I notice several grammar, spelling, capitalization and punctuation errors. Also received… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Chicago, IL, United States 2014-03-18 16:26:30 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam | Scammer Information This person try to sell me two jorkie puppies for 400$$ both. And I send money through western union than when he said he was at the airport to try to fly me the puppies he said the puppies will be send through transportation due to the bad climate so he ask for 640 $$ saying I will get refund 620 dollars only but I didn't send the money and never got no puppies ..something you guys can tell is him is .. The first msgs he says THANKS FOR YOURE INTEREST IN MY PUPPIES ONE WILL … Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | kaid Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-03-17 10:45:37 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information this person was telling me he was going to deposit money into my paypal account and that he was going to get a private courier to come get the bike. a few days later he said if he puts an extra thousand into my account can i exchange money into chinese currency and pay the courior. he was saying that he was to busy to come look at the bike and thats when i got suspicious and looked his name up and found that he had scammed other people.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-03-17 05:53:05 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam Other Payment Site | Scammer Information Sent $1200 check. From southwest research instetute for surveys bank of america for me to puchase
Pay power cards at walmart to check for the avalabilty
Of clecks abilty to process the order.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Marietta, GA, United States 2014-02-20 00:46:27 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam | Scammer Information Below is e-mail I received after requesting more information on being a secret shopper.
PROJECT #2289 -Market Research Concept Study For Western Union®
Dear Valued Panelist,
Following the successful assessment of your application which took place couple of minutes ago, you have been selected as a secret shopper in your region of (USA) to participate in our business evaluation study for Western Union. We strongly believe you've got what it takes to carry out various stud… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Stachon warren Westlake, OH, United States 2014-02-17 15:23:51 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam eBay (www.ebay.com) | Scammer Information Stated she was interested but was out of town at the moment & moving company would drop of the check and after I cash it, I would take my share then send back some to moving company ! Too good to be true cause this is all fake and after I sent my name and address I was kinda worried so looked into it and it turns out to most likely be a scam ! Don't let them get over on you… Read Full Report ⇒ |