Comments on: Counterfeit MoneyGram Money Orders being passed via Internet Scams

By: tootsi228

tootsi228 — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:22:32 +0000

I just got 2=975.00 each moneygram-money order,store was cvs/pharmacy. from mystery shopper. the name on this one is-groupassociates her name MARY LEE &the name on the moneygram is LISA COX.

By: qrism13

qrism13 — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 01:34:21 +0000

Hello! I received an Albertson’s “Moneygram” in the amount of $985.00 to be a mystery shopper. I was told I would be given a specific Western Union location to shop, but later got a second email saying they were sending the check in the next two days. Naturally, it arrived Friday afternoon, USPS Priority Mail, but too late to rush out & cash it! I already pegged this as a scam, thanks to websites like this one, it appears to be a version of the Nigerian mail scam, except you could be arrested for attempting to pass these phony “checks.”

The person who has been emailing me is tonyblair43@hotmail.com, the name of the fake company is Alltec Mystery Evaluation Group. The company is supposedly based in San Diego, but the phone number given is 909-999-6895, which brings up scam info if you attempt to Google it.

Just a friendly warning from someone who figured it out in time!
Another website said to report this scam to the U.S. Post Office, the Federal Trade Commission, & your state’s attorney general.
Hope this helps!

By: NOTHAPPYcali_boi

NOTHAPPYcali_boi — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:00:05 +0000

Thanks BILL, I took them to the USPS Office This Morning and They Confirmed that they are fake. Early This Morning…I received these e-mails back to back to back…..

james.wallace009@hotmail.com
We’re very sorry for getting back so late. We’re working on sending payment to you which we have little problem with and i’m glad everything has been resolved now and this is to inform you’ve been accepted as our online mystery secret shopper and notification that payment has been sent out to you via UPS Courier with the tracking number: 1Z 097 261 22 1000 0999 and we need you to email us asap when you receive the package from UPS so i can instruct you on what to do about the payment.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Regards.

Then Another…. maysmith838@gmail.com
Mystery shopper,

Kindly send an update regarding the first assigment delivery Via Ups and let me know if you need the information again..Email the Evaluation and Mtcn Digits as soon as the task is completed .

HOD
Mary SMITH

Then Another… with REPORT!!!!! in the subject line…. three minutes after the previous one.

Kindly Let me know if you need instructions regarding the assignment received and email mtcn when done.

Mary Smith

Then Another Five Minutes Later…….

Good Day Representative ,

How are you doing this morning , We hope fine ? We like to know the situation of your assignment. You are advice to email me back now to know if you have already complete the assignment or your here to complete yours as instructed in the package you get from UPS and to email Mary Smith with info of your assignment , So our company could know that asap.

James Wallace.
The General Manager.

Pls Note : Mary Smith is our Accountant Manager.

By: Bill Askew

Bill Askew — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:01:01 +0000

My friend just recieved 2 USPS money orders from Mary Smith c/o Victoria Johnson concerning a secret shopper position he applied for a couple of months ago. I knew there was something wrong. The checks were $995 each. The paper didn’t seem quite right for the money orders. Her email address is Marysmith838@gmail.com. Total scam. BEWARE OF MAIL BEARING MONEY OUT OF THE BLUE!!!

It has a phone number too. 289-500-8088

By: larry godwin

larry godwin — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:20:21 +0000

I had boat,motor,trailer for sale on craigslist reply a scott mead purchased it for $270.00 and sent me a MONEY GRAM $985.00 send him the difference that it was a mistake he sent me wrong MO. I checked and it was cashed on 10/25/2010 for $25.00 DRAWN on Wells Fargo Bank South Central, Anchorage Alaska
Wanted me to send$ to Scott Mead 60 Hyde Park Gate,London UK long way away to purchase a boat in Kentucky

By: Kuriko89

Kuriko89 — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:20:33 +0000

Si I myself received 2 of them for 885.00 a piece. I followed instructions on the back, read a few comments here and figured they were fakes. For one thing, I made out a few money orders last month for bills that looked nothing like these. Another, no water markings or the Benjamin Franklin symbol. Plus what the one user said about the metallic printings being off.
Here are both email addresses I got. marysmith838@gmail.com and gfkreports@aol.com.

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:50:18 +0000

Was told by the local police to report it to the US Postal Inspectors for mail fraud. Search the USPS websiote for inspectors and they have a section where you can report it. As for me, I am going to the post office tomorrow to report it.

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:59:04 +0000

I am very sorry to anyone who has been taken by this scam. With the economy being as bad as it is, desperation is fueling the problem. Law enforcement in unconcerned, because it is not profitable for them to try and catch these people. The only defense we have is to stay informed, and spread the word… I personally have forwarded a warning to everyone in my address books, and posted a notice on my face book account. I had never heard of this situation, and was very surprised to receive 2 money orders with no note or anything. I was on my way to the bank to cash them, when I thought, maybe I shouldn’t, and I called my dad to ask his advice. Then I researched, and obviously discovered this was a scam.

Now I wonder, let’s get creative, and figure out a way to p**s these people off. Has anyone e-mailed them to thank them for the free $, maybe said they could pay it back in installments? How about if I said I already sent the $ to the other guy, and when he asks who, I give him the local fbis number. Or something along these lines… Come on let’s be more creative than these scumbags. Who else has some ideas?

By: Kare

Kare — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:02:01 +0000

My boyfriend recently had someone sending checks out all over the united states using his name…. the signers names were melanie ann moore, susan miller. The name Christopher Rust has been all over the internet for the mystery shoppers if u look him up online. These people are taking innocent folks like my boyfriend, and sending money orders all over the world, so the ones who are sending these mo ney orders to all of u are not even real names being used or people using others names instead of their own to keep from getting caught. I cannot believe the fbi or ups noone can do anything about this. this is unreal…. what is our government for I thought it was supposed to protect us!!!!!!!!! why can’t we all figure out a way to stop these people. If u receive a check that says its from Glenn Johnson please do not cash it! I can assure u its fake and he did not send it!!!!!!!!

By: anemaz01

anemaz01 — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:49:43 +0000

I received 2 money orders worth $985 dollars from a Michael Morrison with an email stating I was to do a mystery shop at WalMart. I knew this was a scam and confirmed it by finding this website. I mailed back the money orders with a return receipt requested from the post office to make sure they were received. I send 5 emails to this person telling him to NOT send me any more requests but he sent me another 2 money orders which I sent back again. I’m not sure if this is a money laundry scheme because each time there are different names on the money orders and they look so real. Can anyone tell me how to get this person to stop sending me these money orders?
Thanks,
Ann

By: gaeast

gaeast — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:25:59 +0000

I just received a CVS moneygram for $850. I was told to cash it, take my money out for the goods sold and send the remaining amount back to a different address. We took it in to see if it was fake and they told us to run to the police with it as fast as we can and report it. Which we did. I know there is a lot of people that fall for this and hopefully someone will take care of these people once and for all!!

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 19:32:51 +0000

I received two calls, and an envelope this week regarding WalMart Moneygrams. Someone stole my credit card number, went onto usps.com, and put my name & address on the return label. And now people are calling me and complaining about this fraud. I did not send this out to anyone, although my credit card company says there were many, many mailing labels created with my name so I expect more mail and calls. The police said its easy to create a false ID particularily on AOL.com. Report to the police. Call the person whose name is on the label but don’t be surprised if their ID had been compromised.

By: EL LOCO

EL LOCO — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:23:45 +0000

A friend of mind got two moneygrams from a Bill Bernardin. The sender is Tammy Wheat each one is for $970.00 if any one knows how or who to get entouch with to report this to i would be most greatfull thank you

By: jettajetta

jettajetta — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:14:54 +0000

I recieved two albertsons money grams yesterday of all days on my birthday for 920.00 but weird thing is that is was in an envelope from my grandmother…she is in a nursing home and is a warden of the state so who is really responsible for this? Do people really have nothing better to do with their time then make a fake moneygram and waste peoples time. Grow UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Needless to say im just a little mad about this.

By: elaina

elaina — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:57:05 +0000

i just want to warn you guys about this guy from secretshoppers solomon pone email solomonpone77@hotmail.com and littlesecret@ymail.com he wants secretshoppers to go to western union lol so stupid i swear i even asked if he was trying to scam me and he replied and said it was a reputable company i ripped up the money when i called and found out they were fakes wich i knew already lol and then i wrote him a nice email back !

By: SecretTrentgirl

SecretTrentgirl — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:36:23 +0000

I have recieve 1 moneygram moneyorder yesterday for a secret shopper it was for 925.00. the money order is dated 06/18/2010 it looks real and it has a performed edge plus numbers at the bottom just like a check plus a money order number follow by a letter on the side. it read at the bottom payable through wells fargo bank i try to rub the circle but the imprint is still there what is suppose to happen to authenticate this money order? it alo have instuction on the back do not cah unless the machine printed dollars that look like*///*///*///$///1///2dols/// this is the email i recieved a month ago never paid it any attention i did applied for the job
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ReplyReply AllMove…BILLS PAID OR TO BE …Draftsgames from HP and Ve…need to be looked atpuppiesvactions to do Flag this messageemployment(secret shopping )Wednesday, July 28, 2010 7:18 PMFrom: This sender is DomainKeys verified”STEVE THOMAS” View contact detailsTo: undisclosed-recipientsHi Rep ,

WE SENT YOU AN EMAIL LAST MONTH REGARDING A SECRET SHOPPING TASK AND
YOU PROVIDED YOUR
DETAILS TO US (NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE #) WHICH HAS BEEN VARIFIED .

THIS to let you that you have been Accepted as our secret shopper/Survey Agent.
You will be evaluating a Wal-Mart Store and a Western union outlet in
your neighborhood.

1 You will need to locate the Nearest Wal-mart and Western union
outlet/store as soon as you receive this email today.
Email us the STORE NAME AND STORE ADDRESS in your next email. That is
where you will be carrying out your 1st Secret shopping and Evaluation.

2 Payments(money orders) will be mailed out to you as soon as you
reply back to this
email,which you will cash the check and use in carrying out all that will be
required of you including your compensation.
All Other Instructions will be sent out to you via email as soon as
you receive payment .
Make sure you check your email everyday and you will be updated on
when to start your secret Shopping.

3 Also you will be shopping at Wal-mart stores close by, after which
you will write a report and send back to us via Email using the
following procedure:

1) How long it took you to get services.
2) Ambiance/Outlook of the Shop/Outlet
3) Smartness of the attendant
4) Customer service professionalism
5) Reaction of personnel under pressure
6) Information that you think would be helpful
7) Your comments and impressions.

4 Please remember that you are to act Cool, Calm and Confident
throughout the period in which you will be carrying out the survey in
those loctions,
We will provide you with transfer details which you will send Funds
to via Western union.

5 Reply to this email acknowledging it as soon as possible
with the address of closest Wal-mart store and Western Union outlet in
your location.

Your prompt response to emails sent to you shows that you are ready for work
Thank you.

Regards,
Secret Shopper®
steve thomas

Do you think its real or not? Iwill find out Monday 08/02/10 by calling the number for Money gram or by going to a money gram place. But guys secret shopper is real if you have work in a gas station or walmart or target and ask one of the workers they will tell you it is real and the workers who get a good review win 100-200 dollars. I know because it happen to me but unfortunaly i didn’t win my co worker did. post me back with info

By: worried Des

worried Des — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:40:37 +0000

Hello,

It is sad to read all this. I just recieved two money orders $995.00 each it also says to cash at a bank take 300 and send the rest via western union to some MR williams in dubai..humm It made me wonder how come they sent it to me not directly to the mr, williams so i emailed the person Donald Anderson (ddanderson818@gmail.com)again and asked why? he sent back an email saing that the secret shopping assignment was to investigate western union..???!!! so i started reviewingscams online and bumped in to all these….its a shame because i really need the money ;(

why, do people do this?????????????

By: Triniti_06

Triniti_06 — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:15:56 +0000

I’ve recently been scammed it was the mystery shopper scam which I was suppose to keep $250 and send the rest to somebody in Neveda. Which I thought was awkward because why would they send me two moneygram for $866.00 each if he only wants me to keep $250 out of it and send the rest to this other person in Neveda. I was thinking if it was legit why couldn’t he just send me the $250 only instead of sending me two money gram for $866 so therefore I decide to check with a local check cashing place and they said that it was a fake check. So thank god I checked it out ahead of time. SO FOR EVERYONE THAT IS APPLYING FOR JOBS, SELLING,BUYING, OR USING EBAY OR CRAIGSLIST BE CAREFULLY WITH THOSE INTERNET CLASSIFY WEBSITES MOST OF THE SCAMMERS GO ON THERE TO LOOK FOR VICTIMS LIKE US TO CASH AND THE VIA TRANSFER THE REST OF THE MONEY TO ANOTHER PERSON DON’T DO IT IT’S JUST A SCAM OR IF YOU RECEIVE A CHECK OF ANYTHING MORE THAN $500 DON’T EVEN DEAL WITH IT THEIR JUST TRYING TO FOOL US AS VICTIMS. ****REMEMBER COMMON SENSE PEOPLE IF IT DOESN’T SEEM RESONABLE THEN DON’T RESPOND BACK TO THEIR REQUEST****

By: millidee

millidee — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:45:59 +0000

I received a MoneyGram in the amount of $980. This was a job that was posted for a SECRET SHOPPER. They wanted me to go to Western Union and check out how they process because they said they heard they were s l o w. I was to send the money to:
ANTHONY THOMAS
85 Bradhurst Ave
New York NY 10039
After I take $250 for my secret shopping. I told them I called the FBI and that I worked for WU. (I use to but don’t anymore) MONEY ORDER IS TRASHED!!!!! Cant even find a job that is REAL.

By: sbayphilly

sbayphilly — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:32:31 +0000

I have recieved these money orders three times in response to trying to find legitimate 2nd partime jobs on line. All times they were mystery shopper type jobs for various products,always using some of the money for purchases after cashing m/o’s at my bank keeping 10% as salary and wiring the rest to somebody. The last 2 for $864 I got yesterday via UPS and will just throw away , the others the bank kept after verifing they were counterfeit. I hate you can’t get a real job offer off the internet anymore as I am a single mom trying to provide for 3 girls. Hope these scam artists BURN IN HELL SOMEWHERE!!!

By: Sassween

Sassween — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:52:43 +0000

I was on craigslist recentley and this man wanted a personal assistant , i new it sounded to good to be true because today I received in the mail 2 Albertsons money grams for 950.00 each. On the purchasers signiture it says James Cook and address 14 oak drive london CT. But on the enevelope they came in Theres an address that said Memphis TN on it. Man I want to cash them soo bad cause im broke lol but after seeing this website I think im just going to cut them up.

By: earlybird

earlybird — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:38:14 +0000

I forgot to include info on another scam being played that I am familiar with. Not really sure where these folks are; but, they do have a very clever scam going.

They will post a job listing on the internet and put a link up for you to check out. They
completely steal a legitimate website and use
a different url. If anyone is researching on the web be sure to check out “.com, .net,.org,edu,etc” and contact all of the one’s listed. You’ll be surprised by some of the feedback.

By: earlybird

earlybird — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:04:48 +0000

There are all kinds of scams going on on the internet. I’ve got 2 Money Grams for $920.00 each that I knew were fake. Pretty much the same type of story off of craig’s list for
employment.

These folks will never give you a good contact
number and always a fake name(s). The fruitcakes that sent me the m/o’s actually called the the day after receipt on an international line with a “234″ pre-fix. All
you have to do is google……Big Suprise!!
Nigeria. I told them I had cashed the m/o’s
but, unfortunately I spent the money on other endeavors. They called a couple more times….then, went away.

I still have the m/o’s….just looking for a suitable frame to put them in.

My advise to anyone suckered into this scheme…file a report on “Internet Crime
Complaint Center” or IC3. They won’t do anything; but, at least it will be on file.

By: missjb

missjb — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:33:18 +0000

Yeah I just got two money grams about twenty min ago, for 890.95. I just couldn’t believe that someone would send me all this money and I ain’t did a damn thing for it. So I called it in and just as I thought “fake ass hell”> This is the second time this happen. I look for a job and find these dumb asses. Like who would actually send you this money back first of all send me some shit that I can benefit from. Anyways these were suppose to be some folks from a company called MOOD FABRICS
person who sent me my email was BRIAN CARTER I was searching for a job on craIges list. Good luck to you all and if they cash yours DON’T SENT THEM SHIT BACK.

By: missjb

missjb — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:33:18 +0000

Yeah I just got two money grams about twenty min ago, for 890.95. I just couldn’t believe that someone would send me all this money and I ain’t did a damn thing for it. So I called it in and just as I thought “fake ass hell”> This is the second time this happen. I look for a job and find these dumb asses. Like who would actually send you this money back first of all send me some shit that I can benefit from. Anyways these were suppose to be some folks from a company called MOOD FABRICS
person who sent me my email was BRIAN CARTER I was searching for a job on craoges list. Good luck to you all and if they cash yours DON’T SENT THEM SHIT BACK.

By: mstiff

mstiff — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:18:05 +0000

I just recieved a check for $2,500 from Akron Bearing Co. Does anyone know what type of scam this is??? The address is from Akron, OH 44306………..Please help me understand this. The check came from out of nowhere. I’m not doing any jobs on the side!!!!! HELP!!!

By: Samantha

Samantha — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:37:15 +0000

I was also told how to tell if the money orders were real or fake. If you receive moneygram money orders there is a circle on the center bottom and you rub it and the logo or design is supposed to go away. and there is a watermark on the upper left hand corner in which my 2 money orders did not pass thoughs inspections. please fill free to contact me at pebbles79423@yahoo.com for more information.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:29:18 +0000

So I submitted a resume online for a work at home job. this is what i got.

Thank you for signing up with the survey program.We want to use this
opportunity to explain comprehensively what we need
you to do and also for you to confirm your interest.We have had
complaints on some western union , money gram and cashing centers
location

about laps in the
services they render and we want for you to investigate it personally
as our new evaluator and survey agent in you area.
We will be sending you a money order as a means of payment for you to
carry out this assignment.So please take note of this instructions

below.
We will be sending you payment (money order) for you to cash at your
bank and then deduct your agency fee which is 200$, then you are to
proceed to the location we are going to allocate to you for
investigation and you are to carry out every instructions we will be
sending to you via email to investigate this location.
We will want for you to email us as soon as you have carried out the
comprehensive investigation and let us understand what you found out
about your survey.
I hope you do understand what we have requested for you to do as our
new evaluator? Please confirm you do understand so we can
approve your application and your new assignment will kick off
immediately.This is a very exciting job and is very rewarding.
So please get back to us confirming your interest and we await your
response for us to go ahead and approve you.
Thank you .
NB,
Understand we are sending you payments(money order) and you are to
deduct your 200$ and then use the rest of the funds to carry out the
assignments please confirm your interest and confirm you name and
contact address with cell phone number

Thanks
Lucas Benjamin
Regional Manager
Hiring,Staffing( coordinator for Modern Group)
Modern Research Group

On 6/15/10, Samantha Farris wrote:
> Dear Lucas Benjamin,
>
>
>
> 1. Name : Samantha Farris
>
> 2. Full Contact Address : 2105 E. Isabella Lane Hobbs New Mexico 88240
>
> 3. Telephone : 575-390-9576
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Samantha Farris
>
>
>
> —– Original Message —-
> From: Mystery Shopper
> Sent: Mon, June 14, 2010 11:04:05 PM
> Subject: fill
>
> Read the file-
>
>
>
>
>
THEN I GOT 2 Money gram MONEY ORDERS for $975.00. seeing they were the exact amount of my rent i thought someone was being nice to help us out in a time of serious need. then i found out from 3 retailers that they were indeed FAKE! so I filed with the police department seeing this is the 2nd time i have received something like this. I came home opened my email up to see this…..
Lucas Benjamin View Contact
To: Samantha Farris

intructions..docx (14KB)

——————————————————————————–

INSTRUCTION FOR FIRST ASSIGNMENT

FROM IP ADDRESS 68.142.229.15
Dear Samantha
We so Sorry that It took Long to Get Back to you finally, The Payment to Carry out your First Assignment has be Delivered Via FedEx on the 18th June with two Money Order ($975) with FedEx Tracking Number# 870345601049. (www.fedex.com)
As soon as you get the Money Orders, Proceed to your Bank to Have them Cashed, Deduct $200 for yourself for the service Rendered and Proceed to the Location Below to Evaluate with the Balance of $1750.
Western Union Location to Evaluate
KMART #7016
2220 North Grimes St
Hobbs, New Mexico 88240
Name of Other Evaluator to send Money to In Cash and in Minutes
Name: CHRISEA MORING
Address: 3145 PEACHTREE ROAD NORTHEAST
City: ATLANTA
State: GEORGIA
Zip code: 30305
NOTE: YOU HAVE TO BE STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AS WE DO NOT WANT THE ATTENDANTS TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE ACCESSING THERE LOCATIONS AND THERE SERVICES.
Reports (Details) Needed From You:
You have to be confidential about this when asked why sending money, tell them personal reasons so they won’t know you are evaluating their location

1) The name of the attendant
2) How long it took you to get services.
3) Smartness of the attendant
4) Customer service professionalism
5) Sometimes you might be required to upset the attendant, to see how they react to clients when they get tensed.
6) The Reaction of the attendant for sending Money within the Range of 500-$1000
7) Western Union Details Which Include, senders Name and address, money Transfer Control number, total Amount Sent After Western Union charges, secret question and answer if needed

Get this done before the end of today and email me with the report
Thanks
Respectfully

Lucas Benjamin

YOU STUPID SCUM BAGS I HOPE U GET CAUGHT FOR DOING THIS CRAP.

PACKAGE WAS SENT FROM FEDEX
JAMES Smith
7634 ASHcrest LANE
Dallas TX 75249

NAME ON MONEY ORDERS ARE
Charles MOYES

Money Order numbers are:

R201085855430 975.00 FAKE
R201085855431 975.00 FAKE

By: Johnny-Mac

Johnny-Mac — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:51:36 +0000

NOW I HAVE 2 Albertsons money-gram checks sitting in front of me for 918.00 the senders name;Ivan Hung,,
Address;72Chinq ling rd
City;Guangzhou
Country;China
dannyteron@yahoo.com

By: Johnny-Mac

Johnny-Mac — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:43:47 +0000

YOU CAN’T TELL THE FBI SHIT CAUSE THERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO DO THE RESEARCH YOUR SELF TO FIND OUT IF ITS REAL OR NOT BUT FROM MY INVSTIGATION ITS FAKE AND IN MY OWN OPINION THROW IT AWAY OR TURN IT IN TO THE PROPER AUTHORITY LIKE THE POLICE AND LET THEM FIGURE IT OUT CAUSE MY WIFE GOT WAS ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO CASHING THESE CHECK AND THT WAS A BAD MISTAKE BUT WITH THE EVIDENCE I GAVE TO THEM THE UPS GUY DROP THE ENVILOPE WITH THOSE CHECKS OUT TO BE COUNTERFIET CHECK SHE DIDNT KNW NOW SHE HAS 2 COUNTS PENDING ON FELONY SO FOR MY ADVICE LOOK FIRST AND DO THE RESEARCH

By: janette Escobar

janette Escobar — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:02:35 +0000

I also got a check in the mail mine waws very large 5,235.oo. The person that contacted me through email was Kevin Adams. This was through SECERT Shopper. The funds were to go to Morgan Walter and BERVERLY HAMILTON in the city of SHARJAH State of DUBAI Country of UNITED ARAB EMIRATE. BEWARE this is a SCAM!!!

By: sierrarat21

sierrarat21 — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:38:56 +0000

HI! my name Is Tracy Marker
I got Two money gram in the mail for a secret shopping .It has no name on It and I said what they what but I can not cash the gram.
The store said that they do not do gram that way.
no store is do this for money.

By: sierrarat21

sierrarat21 — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:37:31 +0000

HI! my name Is Tracy Marker
I got Tow money gram in the mail for a secret shopping .It has no name on It and I said what they what but I can not cash the gram.
The store said that they do not do gram that way.
no store is do this for money.

By: mamadeux

mamadeux — Sat, 22 May 2010 05:33:46 +0000

Ugh….I responded to a job posting on craigslist and I received several emails from someone named Morris Edmond. I received 2 Moneygram Money Orders with the Albertsons Logo on them yesterday. They were each for $850.00. They were express mailed to me via USPS from Texas. I thought the whole thing was odd and contacted my bank who gave me the phone number for Moneygram to verify the validity of the money orders. Both had already been cashed back in January! I contacted the FTC to report this incident as well. Below is the latest email that I received today:

“I am glad to hear that you have received the check. Now that you have the check, you shall proceed to your bank to have the check cashed when you get the cashed, shall deduct half of your pay $200 (the remaining you will get in another subsequent paycheck by Saturday), the rest of the money with you is for the art I am getting for the new art gallery I told you I am setting up. I spoke to the artist and he said he will want me to send him the money for the art before the art can be release to me.

After you take out half of your, you will proceed to send the remaining money on the check to him so that he can receive the payment for the art and I can get the art shipped to you.

You will send the money to him through Western Union at any of their office that is close to you with this information below make sure the money is send in minutes.

Receiver’s Name: MORGAN TAYLOR

Receiver’s Address: 35 BRIGHTON SQUARE.
City : LONDON
Zip Code: WC2H 7LA
Country: ENGLAND

Please note that all transfer charges you are to deduct from the money you are sending to him.

As soon as you send the money you shall send me the details which you use in making the transfer

Sender’s Name:

Sender’s Address:

Total Amount Sent(LESS THE TRANSFER CHARGES) :

Money Transfer Control Number:

Or scan the receipt to me for better understanding.

So that he can get the money for the payment of the art I am buying from him..
I hope you understand this and will be able to handle everything well and promptly.
Do get back to me as soon as you have complete your first assignment.
Morris Edmond”

He also called my house today and left a message that sounded like it was coming from a call center - his number is 415-349-5708…BEWARE!

By: froggirl337

froggirl337 — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:00:57 +0000

hi my name is africa lee allen i was looking for a job! like this one please add me to your mailing list please i need this job so badley that my ligth or off so if you can send me the job asap. thank im a fat woker. i have a job but dont pay much for food and clothing at all and i have too pay all of my bills on time so if you an i can use this job or just send me the money order too send you the deffrent from it i will love doing that lob too im a good shopper so get back with me ASAP thank you Africa allen

By: jacob

jacob — Fri, 07 May 2010 03:41:42 +0000

hello, i was selling my yugiog card collection on GUMTREE and this guy called (wilson bradury) emailed me saying he was intersted.
he was very interested in the product and asked for pictures. but when i offered to send them he just said he would buy then and asked for an asking price. I offered 500AUD for my colection and he kindly replyed saying “i would love to buy your colection”.
2 weeks later, he sends me his money order. I open to see that it was a cheque not a money order and it was for 2500 euro O.O, I was stuned. i then got a bit worried and typed the guys name into google and it came up with SCAMMER and FAKE. i was so lucky to no cash in the money.
if you would like to see the eamils he sent me just email me back.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:49:57 +0000

I applied for a “Call Center” job that sounded perfect for my schedule. some guy named daniel morgan emailed me back and said the company was victorinox and i was to keep track of what watches people bought and the payments they made. They said they next wanted me to cash a 3,500 check, keep 10% and wire the rest via moneygram at a wal-mart to a maurice lyons in atlanta Ga. They were sending it UPS and in the meantime i had talked to the FTC and they said to send it back, don’t even sign for it. Well i called Fed x who left me a message saying i had a package waiting and told them it was a fraud and to send it back. They said it was coming from a richard haines. So yeah, scammers. i hate em. I let the police know and the FTC and they didn’t seem to care, they said they keep track of reports and if they see a trend then they will call if they are going to investigate but i guess just ignore them if no one is going to try to bust them.

By: bern27

bern27 — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:11:35 +0000

I just received two money orders with the albertsons logo on it from the usps. they were for the amount of $870 each.they were signed by an elizabeth moore.I took them to the bank and the lady at the bank was able to identify them as fake quickly.Mystery shopping sites are such a scam.Wow its crazy how these people get away with this stuff:(

By: spinedoc

spinedoc — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:48:47 +0000

I received four CVS moneygrams as payment for a pool table i was attempting to sell on Craig’s list. All four were for 920.60 …a call to moneygram revealed that all four had been cashed for different amounts a week earlier. The poster that sent the phony money orders used a shipping agent named” James Coal”….this name comes up often….I think that these thieves are unimaginative liars…and feel that this name sounds very american. Nonetheless…..I didn’t take the bait and would love to introduce their heads to my Louisville Slugger.

By: The Truth

The Truth — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:44:22 +0000

The truth of the matter is the scammer is making money at this, so he/she is employed, so to speak. Authorities feel that if people are stupid enough to fall for this scam, they deserve to be taken.

Simple solution: Track em down and kill them.

By: shawn

shawn — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:10:23 +0000

today my wife and I almost got caught in this scam a well , she had receive a post office money send express mail for the amount of $945.45 , we way it over to out check cashing place who told us because it was over 30 days we could not cash it , sent there no bank close by we decide to look into it more we then call the 1-800 number for the post office to see if the check was real come to find out it wasn’t I’m glad we call!!!

after reading post on this site about people who applied for the secret shopper job my wife then remember that she had done the same.

just goes to show if it to good to be true it is plus do your reseach you can always check fund and i say i will be doing this always from now on

By: momof2boys1626

momof2boys1626 — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:34:42 +0000

I received 3 money orders in the amount of $950. from a lady in california and was to send the money to some guy in United Kingdom then I received 5 more and I took them to the bank and they told me they were fraudulent. This is crazy the email that I received was from a man named Samuel Winthrop. Keep an eye out for it. Its a scam. I just hope this stops and I know we are all hard up for money and would like extra $. But in the long run we are just going to be losing out.

By: peeved

peeved — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:05:50 +0000

i’ve recieved emails from harrison wessel wanting me to become a secret shopper i was excited to get paid to shop! today i got two money orders in the mail for $865 each. the purchaser name is patricia marshall. well it did not come with instructions so i emailed the guy back and said please call me i have some questions. so he called from a private number and told me i just need to hurry and cash the money orders and he would email me the instructions. well i asked what number i could reach him at and he just kept saying he would email me then he said bye real fast and hung up. i thought that was fishy so i googled his name and a counterfiet money order thing came up and that led me to this site. i am so happy that i got that gut feeling to investigate it befor just going through with it. i just wish there was something we could do to stop this scamming from conyinuing. p.s i live in slc utah and the ups next day air box also came form here in salt lake i thought that it was ligit just because i was dealing with people in my city but guess not.

By: ebarks

ebarks — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:17:33 +0000

Same exact scenario as Bridget’sabove same guy same name same story, shady! tear it Up and send his email to every spam bot on the net.

We are from St. Louis

By: Bridgett

Bridgett — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:55:32 +0000

Again through criagslist I posted something for sale and got a response from a man named Michael Morris. He says he was out of town and his assistant was going to mail me a money order. Then I got an email saying that the assistant put my name and address to the wrong money order and it was more than the amount I was suppose to get. He hoped he could trust me to do the right thing and foward him the rest of the money through western union. So it was weird but ok, why would he pay me and not pick up what he bought. So we get two MoneyGram money orders, with WalMart logo, each for $850. SO we go to walmart and tried to cash them but thank goodness they were over thirty days old so they would not cash them. When we got home we decided to look up moneygram scams and found this site. I then called MoneyGram to see if they were real, sure enough they were not. We were suppose to wire them to the United Kingdom. MICHAEL MORRIS. DOnt forget the name. MoneyGram told me all they can tell me to do is send it back to the address they were sent from. They came from Austin Texas, no return address. On the money orders was his name and an address of 719 6th st. When I looked up the address there was no 719 6th st. The address for this street started at 790 6th st. We are going to contact our local sheriff or police department. SO many names and it could very well be the same person as one of yours…

By: Madazhel

Madazhel — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:14:13 +0000

This has happened to my husband. He responded to this job after being layed off of his job. Is there anyone out there that knows how to catch these people or how to report this. It makes me very sad that people will do things like this. Our account was closed and the little money in our account has been froze. The person that sent the emails and check is Chris Powers.

By: mr work at home

mr work at home — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:11:50 +0000

mr work at home…

Your topic ” Movie Review: Mickey And The Beanstalk – Walt Disney … was interesting when I found it on Tuesday searching for mr work at home…

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:15:57 +0000

I received two money orders today.

Has anyone reported receiving these and to whom? Post office? FBI?

By: raecharles

raecharles — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:05:03 +0000

Hello-I am so glad I decided to google the names of a photographer and designer I was asked to model for! Kevin Cooley is running this scam on Chicago Craigslist. The designer is Diana Rivera. When I googled their names separately it seemed legit. They each have a website. But when I googled their names together I came upon this website and found someone who recieved word for word the same email I did.
Thanks for posting these scammers names!

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:50:15 +0000

Why isn’t anyone doing anything to prevent this from continuing to take advantage of people?

By: Lolade

Lolade — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:44:34 +0000

I just received a money order issued by one JONAH SMITH from secret shooper. So he said.All in the name of Part time job from internet. And, telling me to proceed to my bank and cash the money then deduct my commission and send the remaining balance to Dubai. How aggressive!!
I believe this is fake as we call a scam. I am going to tell him now that i have called the money gram office inorder to be sure if it’s real.I want to see if he’s going to threating me with FBI..Pls. wat do i need to do?

By: confused...

confused... — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:35:25 +0000

Today I just recieved a big envelop in the mail from Madeline Keppel 46140 Cecil Ter Sterling, VA 20165-8724. In it was 2 moneygrams in the amount of 1,000.00 each and was to deposit into my bank account and keep 200.00 for my first assignment.And as for the rest that was left I was to send to a Roland Paul in London and give them a feedback of my assignment that i was suppose to do.
The checks looked very odd, so I went online to find out if they were real and they weren’t, I rubbed the circle like it said to do but nothing happened. That there just told me this is all a total scam. So for those of you be aware these secret shoppers jobs are fakes..

By: chrisagirard

chrisagirard — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:12:04 +0000

Today in the mail I received a large usps express mail envelope in the mail. The return label says:
Janean Randall,
Bright Circle,
1102 Edward St
Papillion, NE 68046-4290

The contents of the envelope were 2 Albertsons money gram each $860. Purchaser name J. Randall. There was nothing else in it to tell me what it was for and then I remembered a few weeks back getting an email from Diana Paone, HR for Aboutface regarding secret shopper.

There has been no further contact and I am glad I came across this website. You know what they say if its sounds to good to be true it usually is….

The problem I have is these messages go back years and no one is taking them seriously or cracking down on this shit.

By: johnwatkins30

johnwatkins30 — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:04:19 +0000

i met a woman by the name of dorothy anderson, she had two moneytree moneygram money orders sent to my house. they came from a man names eric moore in san antonio tx. the amounts are 966.12 each. i was instructed to western union them to her less the cost of the wire transfer.
i emailed moneytree with all the info i have and hope to catch the criminals before someone innocent gets arrested. i checked out the fbi web site but didn’t get anywhere. any ideas would be greatly appreciated. who to report it to.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:46:03 +0000

I have gotten 3 different fake checks… at first I didn’t know how I was getting them.

The first was sent to me on december 11 2009 (I had to sign for it):
Sent UPS from
Sunday Audu
1117 Mill Branch Dr
Garland TX 75040-7553

this check was for $2450.00 from NOA Southeastern University in Florida (I live In Minnesota) The real university name is NOVA.. So I knew it was fake right away, I called the university and they confirmed that it was fake because the account number on the bottom of the check ended 6554266.. there was nothing else in the envelope but the check.

The second check I received on december 23 2009, I had to sign for this one also.
It was sent from:
Kevin Andre Krandre
856 Majestic
Rochester HLS MI 48306-3574

the difference with this one was it was sent express mail from the united states postal service. I got 2 checks for $1000.00 ea. These checks had the watermarks, the seals, and the right paper.. they definitely almost fooled me. I brought them to my bank and the teller looked up security marks and called the postal service for me and she said they were fake. The envelope it came with also had a little slip of paper in it that said:
“This is the first Payment for the supply. Upon the receipt of this paymeny you are to send and email immediately to: stef.crbn@gmail.com. ‘Payments are to be cashed at your bank for record purpose’ Thank you”
I did not cash them or email the address.

The third set of checks I rececived today, Jan.19 2010
They were sent from:
Overstock
6350 South 3000 East #100
Salt Lake City, UT 84121

They were sent to me UPS next day shipping.
The UPS account Number on the envelope is F92568.
These checks are moneygram Money orders from ALbertsons. I received 2 checks in the amount of $880.00 The name on the checks is Natasha Russell address: 39 innis ave Poughkeepsie NY 12601.
I have been looking for jobs online and a secret/mystery shopper email was sent to me… The only thing they needed was for me to verify my address.. I thought this was a little odd but I did it anyways because I thought maybe they had to send me something. I got another email from them asking me to verify my address again. I did not respond because I thought that this was how I was getting the fake checks sent to me. But today I received the money orders and an email telling me I was to go to Walmart and spend $100, take notice of the performance of the store, the look of it etc. and take out $200 for my weekly pay and sent the rest to the next mystery shopper, this is from the email:

Below is the expenditures breakdown:-
Money Received ….$1,760
Salary ……………..$200
Wal-mart …………….$100
Western union charges ..$130
Wester Union ………….. $1,330

TRANSFER THE REST OF THE FUNDS THROUGH WESTERN UNION TO THE BELOW INFORMATION:

Name: Diane Sakacsi
ADD 11425 S Saginaw St
City: Akron
State: OH
Zip code: 44310

Please try as much to be discrete when doing your work as a mystery shopper, just observe all you see and report back when you get back home. Your next assignment this week would be visiting a museum, we would provide you with the details.

Also to further finalize this Assignment, you have to get back to us with the Necessary report of Wal-mart and also with the below western union transfer information for the money you sent to the other mystery shopper:

1. Senders Name and Address
2. 10 Digit Money Transfer Control Number {M.T.C.N}
3. The amount transferred after deducting western union charges.
4.make use of the money made available in a minute while sending money at the western union

These secret shopper emails are from a Harrison wessel

I hope this information helps someone else.. and BEWARE OF SECRET SHOPPER EMAILS!

By: Jared

Jared — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:36:31 +0000

I received a ” secret shopper ” add that I was skeptical of to begin with having been given the bogus check once before so when I applied to it I informed them that I was aware to the scams. Frontbench Market Research is the name of the bogus company and they sent me a counterfeit POSTAL MONEY ORDER . Take it to your Post Office and ask them to check the validity before trying to take it to your own bank. It was for 966.22 so be careful of mystery shoppers needed adds.

By: MrBriteside

MrBriteside — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:59:25 +0000

I just received 3 Money orders with the Albertsons Logo in the ammount of $980 each from a Mr. Paul Smith. I called to verify these were legitimate Orders and guess what? NOT! So, watch out for any emails from Mr. Smith…. Have a Good Day! Mike

By: kimikay115

kimikay115 — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:24:30 +0000

I responded to a part-time job from Pepsi on the 5th and on the 6th, I received an email saying Congratulations I have been hired for the position. On the 7th I receive a check from fed-ex with Gabriel Clyde 2802 West Bay Area Blvd. 1504 Webster, Tx with 1 Albertsons moneygram in it, in the amount of $745.01. I called moneygram and they have no information on the moneygram. I have already put a report in, so we will see where it goes. I will keep you guys posted.

By: ddl

ddl — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:19:45 +0000

i received 2 albertsons money grams worth $780.25 each , my daughter got 1 for $870.25, if your banker cant tell the difference then he needs a new job…there are 5 thing to look for looking at your money order/moneygram ,check these 5 things 1.the # running up the left side should have a letter at the begining 2.the issuiers logo should be above the cents place, 3.there is a authenticate rub spot that will disapper when pressed between your fingers, 4.in the spot below the number amt.there is a spot that says (amount in words) this should not be typed over top of, but above it, and 5. there should always be a phone # on the back below where you sign at . these are things to look for before you go running to your bank if any of these things are missing be ware . hope this helps

By: John Register

John Register — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:47:29 +0000

If we cant get the FBI, Postal Inspectors, Local Police, etc., etc., etc., to push an effort to investigate and prosecute these crimes, maybe we need to go to Congress, and/or the President to mount some action against the semi-literate scum playing these games! I dont play games on my computer, and dont appreciate anyone else trying to play games on it. They may not LIKE the fraud chasing aspect, BUT THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE BEING PAID TO DO, and with the unemployment numbers being what they are, I’m sure we can locate a few people who would be MORE than happy to diligently work to run these scamming maggots down, and put them away for a long time. CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN AND YOUR SENATORS. Maybe the FBI, Postal Inspectors, etc. will be happy to do their jobs for the Politicians! (We can FIRE them!- sic. Politicians)

By: 28cwan

28cwan — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:26:59 +0000

Hi I received two money orders for $850.00 a piece delivered out the blue from Fedx with no instructions.I have responded to online jobs before but none has ever said that I was hired are anything But I know who ever sent them must have gotten my address and name from the internet. It is so sad people would pay money to deliver a lie!Watch out for these scammers!

By: K_Drewery316

K_Drewery316 — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:10:06 +0000

Hey there. My girlfriend responded to a job on a babysitting website; the person claimed that he had twin sons, and that he would be in town for 3 months working on a construction contract of some sort. He said that he would mail the first month’s pay and some extra money to send to a toy store to get some toys for his kids. She received a Priority Mail envelope that had enclosed 3 money orders, all with an Albertson’s logo on it, for $875.00 each. We told him that we wanted to wait for him to arrive to cash them, to make sure everything was legit, and then he just dropped off. We called money gram, and they were indeed fake. The person had bought them for $140, $140, and $45. We googled the persons name, which was George Surrett, and the address that was on the envelope. The name never pulled up in a system (Which i use to keep tabs on long lost friends, and how I found my brother), and the address was to a Best Western in South Carolina. It’s not just Craigslist anymore, its spreading out to other job sites. Best of luck to all of you, and I hope that none of you get scammed.

By: glohuf

glohuf — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:22:48 +0000

Received 3 money orders in the amount of $950.oo wrapped in brown paper inside an envelope with the name Lizzy Roe, 120 Church St., Lancaster, PA 17602. I decided to google Lizzy and came up with nothing. It looks like the signee’s name is Cale Dey which I also googled and couldn’t find anything. Then I went to Albertsons Moneygram money orders and found this web site. I have not had any additional emails from the original fellow, in fact, I can’t even remember his name. These are going in the trash and I will alert my bank. I applied for a Secret Shopper position.

By: Love for God

Love for God — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:46:51 +0000

Hello everyone! I am so glad that I found this site. I received 2 money orders today for 955.00! I knew something was wrong with them because, I too replied for a mystery shopper job on craiglist! The name is Robert Green(the person that sent it) This is crazy! They are scam artists!!

By: redrobin

redrobin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:16:17 +0000

Unbelievable!! I received the following e-mail when I responded to an Administrative Assistant’s position on Craigslist. How stupid do people actually think you are? If these idiots contact me about receiving the money orders, I will tell them I am going to deliver the money to the address provided, Not send it through Western Union!!! Wow:

Dear Survey Agent,
Your package for evaluation has been sent out this morning through UPS,it has been scheduled to be delivered to you tomorrow morning which is Wednesday.You have to start your evaluation process immediately you receive the package.In the package you will find three pieces of money orders of $850 each.You will use the funds to carry out your evaluation at the Wal-Mart store and Western union respectively.

See the evaluation instructions below:

You will be evaluating the Wal-mart store and western union store in your area. Please cash the MONEY ORDERS at your BANK so that you can go on with the evaluation.

Evaluation: After cashing the MONEY ORDERS AT YOUR BANK,deduct $300 from the funds which covers all your expenditures for this survey.
Out of the $300,you are to purchase Goods of your Choice for your own Use at the Wal-mart
store you are evaluating,spending not more than $100.00,you will also be using $50.00 for transportation and keep the remaining $150 as compensation.
As we are evaluating transactions above the $2000.00 mark, you will take the remaining
$2250.00 to the western union which you will also be evaluating.You will now send the $2250 by western union at the western union you are evaluating and you will be deducting the western union charges from the $2250. Please send all transactions to the details below.

NAME: Maurice Lyons
STREET:3506 Reynolds Rd
CITY: Douglasville
STATE: GA
ZIP CODE: 30135

After your Evaluation, ensure that you send to us (via Email) the western union money transfer control numbers(10 Digit #) given at the western union store after your transaction and the amount sent after the deduction of western union charges.

Please remember that what we are really after are the lines of questions stated
below, those are guidelines that you will lookout for during your visits to the
Wal-Mart and Western Union.

GUIDELINES:
-How long it took you to get services.
-Ambiance/Outlook of the Shop/Outlet
-Smartness of the attendant
-Customer service professionalism
-Reaction of the attendant under pressure
-Information that you think would be helpful
-Your comments and impressions
-Your personal opinion

We are Counting on you, and so we expect a detailed report.

Thank you.
Andrew Cole
The Mystery Evaluation Team.

By: keepitreal

keepitreal — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:17:23 +0000

I have been through the exact same thing as everyone else below are the email that I received PAYMENT FOR YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO YOUR RESIDENCE VIA UPS COURIER SERVICE TODAY IN THE FORM OF MONEY ORDER.I WOULD ADVISE YOU LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS YOU HAVE RECEIVED IT SO I CAN SEND YOU THE DETAILS OF YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT
THANK YOU
WILSON BRADBURY
CONSUMER CRITIQUE INC

This is not the first time I have received this the first time the mo came by Fedex

Is there any thing that can be done about this the economy is so bad and the only thing we are all trying to do is survice. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP give us information to stop this sort of nonsence. Be careful and God Bless.

By: catalist

catalist — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:18:29 +0000

Hey guys, I wish I found this website before cause I had exactly the same scam with Kevin Cooley and it went kind of far before I realized it.The first 4 money orders were actually perfectly valid to earn my trust but the next 6 of them were completly fake.The contacts he used when he asked me to do the transfer were:

DIANA RIVERA
555 S. Alexandria Ave,
Los Angeles ,CA 90020

Denise Atilano
1733 n Cherokee Ave,
Los Angeles,CA,90028 ..

FRANCES JACOBS
> Address : 3331 lakepointe,
> corporation dr, Stow, OH 44224

hope it ll help some more people

By: oliviama

oliviama — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:35:03 +0000

received two money orders from Nichilo Mc Daniels from mystery shopper@Bare International both for 850.00 I knew right away it was a scam!

By: M.

M. — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:32:49 +0000

Thank goodness I have a brain that knows to investigate everything further.

I also got the email from “Kevin Cooley” about a photoshoot. Exact same wording and everything.

Just replied to it before looking more up, but only to ask if I could see HIS work and if my tattoos will be a problem. He has yet to reply.

I did look up the name “Kevin Cooley” and he IS a legit photographer, though the only photos on his website, though gorgeous, are of scenery and landscapes. No models.

I think I’ll play with this one for a while, though there’s no way he’s getting any further information from me.

In the meantime, I may just email the real Kevin Cooley and let him know his name is being used for scamming people out of money.

Thanks!

By: Oh_NEVER_again

Oh_NEVER_again — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:44:17 +0000

My situation apparently was similar but yet same. I too was scammed. I had recently moved up to Hollywood. I decided that since I was here, to get involved in modeling. I got professional headshots made and begin going after modeling jobs.

I saw an ad on Craiglist looking for male models. I sent a headshot and a couple of days later, I received a reply saying I was selected to do a male photoshoot for a client of his looking to update her catalog. The name of this person was KEVIN COOLEY. This is what was sent……..

Hello,

Thanks for your reply. I am here with a great pay fashion job (Assignment) worth $3,000 for you, A new client of ours wants to update her Catalogs with her new year release fashion outfits and I’m interested in you for the shooting, I’m a photographer by profession with 4 years experience. Find all details for the job below.

Job Details:

You have 12 different Fashion outfits to cover, which would be provided by our client on the day of the shooting, It’s a day job and wouldn’t take more than 3-5 hours .

Types of cloths: Jeans and Jackets, Some Clothing materials.

Name of client: Mrs Debra Gonzalez.

Job Location:

The shooting will hold at a rented photographers studio in your location, so you don’t have to worry about travelling, the name and address of the studio will be forwarded to you before the date of the shooting. All make up will be taken care of in the studio and you can come along with anybody of your choice on the day of the shooting, your mum , dad ,friend ,body-guard or anybody you wish to come with so that you could feel more comfortable and relaxed .

Job Percentage:

The total pay for the jobs is $3,000 and you get $1500 as your percentage.

Expectations:

You need to have good and attractive poses (start practicing). Basically this is all required of you, please get in touch with me if you will take the job and we can go from there. Please, no time wasted. This job I am offering you is private and confidential so I am handling it personally. Please, do not send messages to any other email other than this OK.

Regards

Kevin Cooley

Job email : model.employer@yahoo.com

So, eventually I asked for a phone number and he provided it without fail.

I let a couple of days go by and then decided to call and verify that it was legit. I called and he answered the phone ” Hello Kevin Cooley” I asked a few questions and he said he had been sick, but now feeling better. He said he was sending out a first payment to me and the rest I would be paid at the completion of the photo shoot. He said email him back once I had received it.

The mailperson rang my door buzzer and had a brown envelope for me to sign for. I signed it and opened the envelope, which contained a money order from Safeway supermarket in the amount of $860.00
The sad and terrible thing about my situation is that I worked for Safeway for a year and a half as a supervisor. I sold many of them money orders, and it looked 1000% legit.

So after about a week, the money order had cleared my bank and I emailed him telling him that I received the money order and let the photoshoot proceed.

Then I receive this following email…..

I have made the arrangements with my personal assistant. Remove $400 on this first payment you received while the $300 remaining would be sent to you before the shooting date OK. Send the remaining money that is left after you have deducted your $400 to my personal assistant through Western Union to enable her receive it and have the location of the shooting secured and reserved, Make ups and all the other necessary things needed .

This is the details of my P.A that you would transfer the money to below:

Receiver’s Name: DIANE RIVERA

Address: 3405 W 43rd St,
LOS ANGELES, CA 90008

As soon as you have made the transfer, I want you to email me with the Western union Transfer Information that is on the receipt / transfer slip.

You will email me:-

Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) ?

Senders Name ?

Senders Address?

Amount Transferred?

On getting to any of the Western union outlet to make the transfer, they shall ask for a transfer charge, this you will deduct from the money you will be sending.

The location of the studio would be released to you which I believe would be nearest to you. Don’t forget, you can come along with any person of your choice to the shooting location. It would be my pleasure working with you on this project soon.I hope you understand all I said and hope to hear from you soon.

Regards,
Kevin Cooley..

I ONLY WISH I HAD SEEN THIS WEBSITE PRIOR TO DEPOSITING THAT MONEY ORDER INTO MY ACCOUNT. Now I am at a -$1009.00 with over draft fees in my account thanks to this scam.

By: NoScamsHere

NoScamsHere — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:05:29 +0000

I was contacted on craigslist for a job I had put an out for and was told I was hired for this guy’s company. He was sending me a “money order” for my first weeks pay, and gave me a UPS tracking number. I tracked it and once it got to my city, it was given an exception and the package was forwarded to a “government agency”. The guys name was Jason Glenn and the package originated in Oakland, CA… Has anyone had THIS experience????

By: 121407

121407 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:17:26 +0000

well i found out today, i got a money gram ups.
Its an exact copy with a way higher amount then itts suppose. i called moneygram and they told me not to cash it the gram was purchased but for a really little amount. they asked me to send it back. it has different names on the money gram, mailing address, and email.

By: greer532

greer532 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:02:52 +0000

I received a money order for $1950 from Brandon Murdo after listing a washing machine on Kijiji. The price of the item was $500 and I am instructed to cash the money order and send the balance by Western Union to an email address. I called Moneygram and there is no record of the numbers on the check. I will change my ad to read “for local pickup only” so I will not be contacted by these people again John Burns is the person emailing me. Who in London wants to buy a wash machine from Wisconsin?lol

By: lonnie

lonnie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:29:55 +0000

I received two money orders issued by MoneyGram with the Alberstons logo and after some careful investigation and contacting the purported sender, I determined that these were fraud and was further confirmed by MoneyGram. The date of the money orders was August 25, 2009. Please be aware of this scam

By: IntheKnow

IntheKnow — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:45:30 +0000

You don’t really think these fraud guys are paying their UPS bills? They grab an account number that belongs to someone else and the charges end up on someone else’s account. They don’t pay for the shipping, the materials their mules purchase or anything.

By: Jman182

Jman182 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:39:36 +0000

Hey guys, I too have been contacted by someone over craigslist. I was told that I would be “protecting” this guys wife while she was in town for 3 weeks. After I got that email I really got suspicious-I was told I would be paid in excess and expected to give the cash back to this guys wife. I guarantee that the wife will “fall ill” and I’ll be told to cash the 300 that was my salary and send them the rest. :p
jerry collins (jcolls101@gmail.com)
is the contact. IP trace put him somewhere is Oakland.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:03:31 +0000

Hey Angel, I just got the same email…thanks for lettin me know it’s fake

By: Pd55

Pd55 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:42:45 +0000

I received 2 CVS money orders today $925.00 each. Dont know how they got my address, But I have been through this before. I just have to call the toll free line and see if they are real or not. Pritty easy…

By: Angel

Angel — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:45:28 +0000

I recently was offered a job opportunity on housekeeping job on Craiglist. The person was MORE than delighted when I answered. I then got 3 moneygram orders for $950 each with CVS logos. I know something was very fishy about this request. They didn’t asked for any reference, and they just gave me the job without any questions asked. I was praying that it wasn’t a scam, due to hardships during this economic recession, but my hopes went down when I recieved this email, entrusting me to cash the moneygrams in, and sending portions of the money back. It really hurt because i am unemployed with children and no help, and sometimes people can get desperate. This is the following email that i recieved by the scammer. I found this article on Google, trying to find out how some people get their hands on blank moneygrams. After reading everyones comments, everything fit into place. After looking at a real moneygram, i realized the 3 i got were fake. My daughther found out the poor copying of the moneygrams was slanted onto the piece of paper.

the email address if the sender was

& the email:

HOUSE KEEPER FIRST TASK - INSTRUCTIONS / UPDATE
Hello again,

Thanks for confirming my message. Now that you have finally received the funds { Money-orders }, you are to go and cash them at your bank and make an immediate withdrawal. Also you are to deduct your salary $350 first week pay for the house - help service from the money.

Then you will proceed to the nearest Western Union office to send the balance money via western union money transfer to my furniture company information as provided below ( You are to deduct the western union fees $175 from the balance funds ).Get back to me as soon as you get this done , so i can contact my furniture company and instruct my debtors and clients to proceed with other payment once you cash the first payment made in your favor for my orders into the house.

Estimation / instructions :

Deduct your first week pay ……………..$350

Western Union Transaction to Furniture firm ………….$2,325

Western Union service charges……….$175

Please make sure you get the balance money sent to my furniture company soon as possible so i can instruct my clients to get the next payment to you .Make sure the transfer is successfully done .Here is the transfer details of the furniture firm below :

Receiver’s Name……………: EMMETT O’FLYNN

City ……………………………..: CHICAGO
Zipcode ………………………..: 60608
State ………………………………: ILLINOIS { IL }
Country ………………………….: USA

Send Money to be available in Minutes .

Make sure you send the below details once your return from Western Union :

Sender’s Name :

Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) 10 digits Number:

Total Amount Sent :

And any other useful information that might aid the furniture company in picking up the money to process my furniture orders. GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS DONE TODAY…

CONFIRM THIS MESSAGE PLS !!!

Regards,
Dr Peter Ander

By: neeldjudith

neeldjudith — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:01:05 +0000

I received 3 Albertson money orders for $875 from fayetteville nc. I was to e-mail someone at faisalgill@yahoo.com when I received them. I googled the name faisal gill and was most horried to find this name has terrorist links. I am taking these to the local authrityies ASAP. This is a scam…

By: barbara osterhoudt

barbara osterhoudt — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:24:14 +0000

i got two safeway money orders in mail sent ups for 750.20 from signed emma clark eenvelope said from hacket edmund springdale az had feeling was fraud what should i do

By: BLEARNT

BLEARNT — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:28:05 +0000

I’ve been in contact with a man calling himself Jimmy Kenneth. his grammar sucks and i responded to a job ad on craigslist. this person was looking for a driver to hire to drive his wife around for 3 days as she was coming to town. he said hed pay me 400 a week for 3 weeks, tehn said hed send me a payment to secure my services. his email address is woodkraft12@ymail.com
i got 2 albertsons money orders for 850 each in the mail today. something didnt seem right so i immediately called the police and they were in fact fake. the police congratulated me and confiscated the money orders. then this dude wanted me to cash them at a check cashing place, take some of the money and wire the rest back western union to a lisa quintero, in murfreesboro, TN. he used the name of thomas stuntz signed on the 2 money orders. this person is a complete idiot as im an ex police officer and smelled bullcrap right off the bat. im now in the process of tracking down the proxy servers these emails have come from and pinpointing the source. even if those of you who claim the FBI does not care about your claims, i rest assure you they have people working on the matter even as we speak. justice will be served and all of you who fell victim will get proper rectification when we all appear in court to see this person or person come before the charges for the crimes they have committed.

By: lcj

lcj — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:56:13 +0000

Just had an incident similar to another poster. I had someone write me on craigslist (which is seems to be the first problem) and inquire about a room I had for rent. This person didn’t need to see pictures of the place and couldn’t come out because her “uncle was sick”. So she sent me four…yes FOUR moneygrams from Albertson’s for $1000 each telling me to cash them and send 3,350 to

Name : JAMES ABBOTT
Street: 46 Clay Rd Sw
City: CLARKDALE
State: GA
Zip Code: 30111

So that her things would be shipped to my place. Well, being the procrastinator that I am, took too long to cash everything and the address changed (No idea why it would change)

NAME::: KAREN JOHNSON

ADDRESS:: 25622 Northeast Central Avenue

STATE::: FLORIDA

CITY: ALTHA

ZIPCODE:: 32421

Anyway, the circle that you rub wouldn’t disappear and it all seemed really sketchy that she wouldn’t tell me when she planned to move in when I asked her in EVERY single e-mail. So I just called moneygram’s line and one of the checks was cashed last month for $20.

Very screwy.

Also this person was calling me through a service that deaf people to use to make phone calls to keep telling me to wire the money to the shipping company. It all seemed very rushed and sloppy.

By: rexx

rexx — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:32:15 +0000

hey, just read the top where it says the amount box should have micro texture….(dots)…..or the rub circle…..we don’t need anyone to tell us,

By: Johnny Rotten

Johnny Rotten — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:20:52 +0000

I was scammed by a Francesco Bassano 1800 dollars. He also called himself Vincent Cole, and he had a “guardian” named John Walker. Im just putting this out there so no one else has too deal with feeling like a complete fucking idiot for getting getting so royally fucked by this bastard. Though I have learned a very valuable lesson.

By: AirbrushEd

AirbrushEd — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:48:47 +0000

I also recieved a notice that I had won a lottery for 850,000 and would receive my money thru Money Grams .. then Sonia Fish sent me a email saying the payment had been made and all I had to do was contact Frank Gwen Ref Number: 3021-**** all the criteria I have read here had applied so I figured to let you know different names are being used.. not too far off from the original names. I believe this to be a scam and advise all to please do not get scammed by these people from South Africa… if it sounds too good to be real… it probably is.

By: jamillion's mother/chicago

jamillion's mother/chicago — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:50:21 +0000

well about a month ago i recieved a express package from ups around 8am it was from a man named frank george. from new jersey. i went to cash one of them but i couldn’t the cashier told me they were counter fit. so yes its a scam i dont even kno a frank george let along kno ANY one from new jersey.

By: darn_ahame

darn_ahame — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:02:48 +0000

I was contacted via email about a job I applied for on craigslist. The email address is willsandy287@aol.com (Sandy Willson). She sent me a $850.00 Albertsons money gram money order, she wanted to deduct my $500 salary and send the rest to another worker that was her employee. This sounds too suspicious for me to fall for>>>
Please beware!

By: donat

donat — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:11:41 +0000

Oh and the name was Shirley Einhaus In Bartlett , TN 38133.. (Fedex ) Sender !!!!790-738-2909

By: donat

donat — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:08:04 +0000

I also received a money gram from albertsons for 950.00(by fedex) its blank with no information on it. I also applied for a job at kijji. its a scam !! I called my bank and they told me its no good. I forwarded it to FBI but noone cares . Its sad. Hope noone believes these people…I also received a check for 3900.00 for mystery shopper position for walmart and its fake to.. I am glad I didnt try to cash these..

By: Fat Lucy

Fat Lucy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:51:27 +0000

Damn you Chris Powers!! You will be judged by someone more important! I hope your conscience is clean dipshit!!

By: Fat Lucy

Fat Lucy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:49:16 +0000

Yeah well, today I receivied this email about a personal assistant job that I don’t remember applying for….but I had to google it!! Thank you everybody for saving me any dispair!! Too bad I already sent that asshole “Chris Powers” (chrispowers1@ymail.com) info minus the important shit!!

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:07:50 +0000

I received this scam today too with two checks for $975 and Albertsons name on it. Everyone take notice….The red typed numbers on the check don’t even match the other end number above the money amount, the authentification rub circle doesn’t work, and the check has no perferated edges on it! I am doing my best to report this to someone who can do something!

By: mitzilatham

mitzilatham — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:03:15 +0000

hi i got the same thing as everyboy else.theyve sent me 3 money gram money orders i applied as a mystery shopper….watch out. name-frank george.

By: YESLOVELADY

YESLOVELADY — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:04:13 +0000

ON AUG 26TH AT 11AM
I GOT 2 UPS PACKAGES AND BOTH PACKAGES HAD 2 MONEY ORDERS INSIDE ONE HAD 2 FOR 878.00 THE OTHER HAD 2 FOR 870.00 FOR A TOTAL OF $3496.00.
THE FIRST THING I DID WAS GO TO A CHECK CASHING STORE AND SEE IF THEY WOULD CASH ONE OF THEM,I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE FAKE AS SOON AS I SHOWED THE CLERK ONE OF THE MONEY ORDERS.SO I WENT BACK HOME AND EMAILED THE PERSON THAT MAILED THEM TO ME LETTING THEM KNOW THAT I TOOK THEM DOWN TO THE FBI OFFICE AND TURNED THEM OVER WITH ALL THE INFORM I HAD
WITH THE IP ADDRESS THAT THE EMAIL CAME FROM SO
THEY COULD LOCATE THEM AND END UP PUTTING THEM IN JAIL FOR THE FRAUD AND ILLEGAL ACTIONS THEY WERE DOING ACROSS STATE LINES. HOPE TO HEAR FROM THEM SOON…SO IF EVERYONE WILL REPORT THEM FOR BREAKING THE LAW THEY WILL END UP PUTTING THEM IN JAIL WERE THEY BELONG..GOD BLESS ALL TAKE CARE!!!!!!!

By: Connie

Connie — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:12:52 +0000

We live in Ohio and my sister-in-law received 3 money grams and a check. I called the FTC and they are taking complaints. He also said to take these to the post master of your local post office and write on the outside possible fraud. This is mail fraud and illegal.They will follow up on it. Good luck

By: chi09

chi09 — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:02:49 +0000

Please be careful when responding to secret shopper jobs on craigsist topchicagojob@gmail.com I applied for an Admin Assistant position, or I thought I was applying for a job and in turn it was a scam. I never heard back regarding the actual job. But I received 3 Money Grams money orders in the amount of $925.17 via ups from a Chris Powers too. The addresses did not match the website, nor matched the money gram and ups package. I received an email with the tracking no. After contacting money gram they were invalid and bogus M/O that were in the amounts of $40.00 and were previously cashed in January 2009. I knew that it was fraudulent after receiving money order for work not performed. The person is a jack williams at jackwilliams21214@yahoo.com and the calls are from a 1-866-345-7120 translator service of some sort. Please be very careful! They will not stop calling me asking if I cashed the M/O. I have to block calls and emails. This is rather insulting to think that we all financially desperate that we will risk and jeopardize our bank accounts, so they will financially gain from this scam.

By: Harris

Harris — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:20:04 +0000

I just recived four moneygram via UPS all for of them are in amount of $935.17 and they not from albertson instead they are from CVS/pharmacy. Guy that send them to me calling him self Chris Power [chrispower1@ymail.com] and i suppose to send it to Name Of Receiver:
MARY ADEOYE
City: Ikeja
State: Lagos
Zip Code: 23401
Country: NIGERIA

ya right im not that stupid i hope nobody falls for this scam its sad to see that people still do that.

By: willie

willie — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:37:18 +0000

received two moneyorders per Secret Shopper per Cliffordwebb42@gmail.com
Money order for $950.00 each
send moneygram Western Union
Uche Peters
address: Lagos Nigeria
Less $200 my portion.
i cashed against my bank account.
i am out of $950.X 2= $1900.00
it is a scram

By: Trini

Trini — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:02:44 +0000

I just received 2 money orders Albertsons’ MoneyGram for $870.00 each in the same ups envelope from a Frank George 8016 Kennedy Blvd, North Bergen,Nj, 07047. I immediately believed something was wrong. Why 2 M.O.’s and not one for $1740.00.
I called MoneyGram’s toll free #1-800-542-3590 and was informed that they we cashed for $50 & $100 back in June. I have not received any email or letter about sending money to anyone as yet.