Recently, MoneyGram removed the Travelers Express name from their money order product. The new version is branded simply as MoneyGram, printed in Spanish (Espanol) in addition to English.
The old version with the Travelers Express name have been counterfeited and circulated via Internet scams for a couple of years. A lot of them had Walmart’s logo printed on them. We’ve seen similar counterfeit American Express Gift Cheques and Postal Money Orders in recent years, also. Some of these items are still in circulation, including the older Travelers Express version.
The newer version (MoneyGram) printed in both Spanish and English are now being counterfeited and being circulated via Internet scams. The one I saw was accompanied by a letter from Walmart Financial Services.
Like other counterfeit financial instruments, we’ll probably see these circulated via romance, auction, job, secret shopper and lottery scams. The common theme is that the scammer will always request that you send a portion of the money back to them (wire transfer is the preferred method).
In the case of auction scams, they may be used to buy expensive merchandise.
Cashing these items will leave you at a minimum, financially liable. I’ve also been told by readers that people are sometimes getting arrested for passing them!
The new version (recently seen) have receipts attached to them. Money Order companies often attach receipts to their products as a security feature. These receipts are used to obtain refunds, if a money order is lost, or stolen.
The counterfeiters have probably added this feature to instill a false sense of security.
Like their predecessors, these counterfeit Money Orders are (normally) easy identified by calling in and verifying their authenticity.
MoneyGram has an automated system to do this, which can be accessed by calling 1-800-542-3590. Live customer service help is available during normal business hours.
MoneyGram also has a page with a lot of relevant information on how to SAFELY negotiate these items, here.
Since this is something new, if anyone would like to help get the word out, please leave a comment on this post, or drop me a line at EdwardDickson@SBCGlobal.net.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackWe received a MoneyGram from our son and the banks will not honor it. This must be a real problem. Apparently the bank cannot tell a good money order from a bad one.
Today I received 2 MoneyGram money orders via UPS, with Albertsons logo on them in the amounts of $850.00 each. They originated from Gastonia,NC. and were purchased by Cindy Fish. I was to cash them at by personal bank and forward the funds minus my 10% to a man named Mic James,504 Rigga Rd.,Derria, Dubai. This is all in relation to a part-time job working for TerrificDeals/Promart stores as their representative here in Canada, a position I found on Kijiji classified. I have been in phone contact with a female named Jamie Marks but from a blocked number also email contact with reverend James Cole. As I don’t believe these are their actual names I’ve decided to post them here anyway. I followed the advice I found here and called to verify the money orders and found they had already been cashed back in June of this year. Not to mention they did not have any watermarks or security features of any kind. If anyone comes into contact with these people be very careful and report anything you think is criminal to your local authorities. Good Day.
hi this is connie lenneau also recive the same money order from cindy fish the address was the same from the article from november 14 to a mic james . he told me he was going to call the fbi if i did not send him the payments.ialso was dealing with terrfic stories. a guy name marc cage. i took the money orders to my bank they notice something wrong . on the money orders. where you rub. the cirle .see if it would reapeer it did not thats why they are holding them for 15 bussiness days. the money orders where for $850.00 each i recive two of these on nov 4 2008 they came to me by ups
I would like to know how to tell if a money
gram/money order is fraudiucent or not. Is
there a web site that you can go into to see
if it was printed out on a printer or if it
is real and boughten at an Albertsons’ and
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Thanks
How/where/to whom does one report these scams?
I too, have received 2 money orders bearing the Albertson’s logo via UPS overnight delivery and numberous of emails telling me that instructions on how to distribute funds will follow. One is for 850.00 and other is for 950.20 and both were from Kraft and Kolour Tom Crane. They put my name as payee and my address under the payor’s address and left payor blank and I was to fill that in with my name. I contacted MoneyGram International and they said it had no value. Please Beware and these people are learning how to prosper at the expense of everyone else and their grief. Bless you all.
Same as Bradford64 above. I’ve been in contact with this person for a few days now, just playing along to see what happens. I’ll forward everything to the police, but from what I’ve heard, they don’t really care about this kind of stuff.
Do you know if there is a Jim Snow passing fake mo from Albertsons? Coming from San Diego Ca.Please reply asap.
Northern_Ontario, please reply to this board, I really need your help. I fell victim to Mr. Crane and he scammed me out of $1,700. I was stupid enough to think that this was legit, and this is international fraud. I have already contacted the FBI on this, but I need any and all information that you might have to help me. If you can, please contact the Jackson MS FBI field office and tell them the Thomas Crane fraud case, and give them all the information that you have, it will help me greatly.
I have been offered a work from home position with Genen. I am to do data entry. They sent me 2 Money orders for 870.00 each. I am suppose to cash them and then pick up 2 computer programs. Take 150.00 for a sign on bonus and then send them the rest in a western union wire transfer. The name on the MO is Christine Calzavara. Has anyone heard from these people?
Yeah I just received 2 money orders today baring the Albertsons and Money Gram Logos. They look very real however I called Money Gram and found that they are very fake. The MO’s I received came from a “Mick Strong”. They were shipped to me via UPS and I also received an E-mail this morning instructing me to cash them take 10% and wire the rest to London. How annoying. Also had many E-mail contacts with a supposed Anthony Wallace from Zagat Surveys LLC. Nasty scam glad I checked them out before I did anything with them.
I ALSO RECIEVED 2 MONEY GRAMS IN THE AMOUT OF 850.00 DOLLARS FOR A PUPPY I WAS SELLING HE TOLD ME TO DO THE SAM THING AND I BROUGHT THE CHECKS TO WAMU BANKING AND THEY SAID THE MONEYGRAMS WAS GOOD THE NAMES HE USE WAS
WILLAMS
JEFFRY MILLER
DONT GET SCAM LIKE I DID 3100 HUNDRED DOOLARS HURTS WHEN U LOST IT TO A SCAM
I recieved an email from a woman wanting a puppy I had for sale.She said she would pay for the puppy and have a shipper pick up the puppy and I would pay the shipper with extra money she sent. I had been in reply with her about this for about two weeks. I tolder to call me about the puppy but had no responce until this morning whrn I got an another email that she sent a money order. I recieved a package with two money orders for $850.00 each from Albertsons Moneygram. I called Moneygram to verify that the money order was a fraud. I name on the package was different than on the emails. I did a phone number check of what was on the package and left a message for the person to call me. The have called me twice and left a massage to call them back.I have given this information to the police dept. I am working with them to try to put a stop to this.
CuteKittyVet
Sorry for the late reply. He just started emailing me again, but now with a slightly different email address (kraftandkolour@hotmail.com before he was using kraftkolourau@hotmail.co.uk). I played along and he told me to wait for instructions, but now I’ve just recieved his ‘welcome email’ (see below) so I assume he is trying to recruit a new victim. I did try to contact the company Kraft Kolour. I told them the person had contacted me, asked if he was a real employyee, and let them know he was using their name in this scam. The company never did respond to any of the questions, so I’m wondering if they are legit or maybe part of it. Email me at kbrooks5069@hotmail.com if you want me to forward the emails for your local FBI, I have saved everything he sent.
Good luck!
Congratulations,
We have just approved you as an executive trustee of our reputable Firm. The form you filled has been received and filed, the address you filled in will be sent to the Client as the forwarding address for the payments coming in.
I would like you to know that this business relationship is going to be built on trust and honesty as this is what would bring about success on both ends. I will play my part and keep you informed and would like you keep in touch with me.
Quick replies to my emails and smart responses would be appreciated. When a clients sends out payment and the Tracking number is made available to me I will inform you and send the tracking number to you.
I would also like you to know that the western union / Money Gram Charges should be removed from the 90% being sent.
Any other questions would be gladly entertained.
Employee, we need you to get back to us on these little questions.
1) Tell Us Your Experience with this same job if you have you done this for some other companies before, tell us the out come..? If this is your first time let us know.
2) Will you be able to process every payment on time when they get delivered to you..?
3) How devoted and faithful will you be to this Company..?
4) How Long Have You Been Banking With Your Bank And Have You For Once Had Issues With Your Bank or Account..? (Meaning do you have a cordial relationship with your Bank)
5) Can You Cash Up To $4000 – $7,000 In Your Bank..?
6) If You Are Working for Us All Other Offers Similar to This Should be refused to Avoid Payment Conflict as We Have Had Bad Experiences with People Accepting More Offers and Ended up Mixing up Payments.
Please These Questions Need Urgent Answers
Should you change your mind about working with us, do not hesitate to let us know so that I can stop payments coming to you. Thanks so much for the time and Congratulations to you once again.
Best Regards.
KraftKolours Fabrics Tm 2009
Just a follow up.
I did try to contact the Jackson MS FBI field office. The link to report fraud online is broken. I emailed the information ifcc.jk@fbi.gov (from the same website), but it was returned, not delivered.
Last night I recieved three ALbertsons Moneygrams for $915.25 each.
I got them through a Secret shopper scam. I found out it was a scam shortly after several email exhanges.I thought it was legitamite because I applied for it through a local classified. Well after I realised i was being scamed. I played along. I told them to send me the money orders anyway. Now they want me to send it to another secret shopper through Western union. I am no waiting for there reply to give me the information on the reciever. The silly part was that the moneygrams came in a brown envelope with no return address and stamps from South Africa. The guy goes by the name Terry Bacan.
I have received an email from a lady named Nicole McDaniel (nicolemcdaniel18@live.com) to be a mystery shopper for a company named Bare International. I responded and received an Albertons MoneyGram Money Order in the amount of $2269 via FedEx overnight. Through an email I was then instructed to deduct $400 to be my pay and wire transfer the remaining amount to a man named Ivan Bilow in New York. The name of the purchaser of the money order is Cheryl Wilson from South Carolina. Has anyone heard from these people? Is it a spam? Thanks
Well I recieved my package today. 3 obvious counterfeit usps money orders. There are metalic printed bars, but they are all cut a little different, and slanted lol. There is a bloths that his printer keeps missing below the serial numbers.
He did send them UPS and even used an account?
UPS account #V34588
He wants me to wire the money Western Union right away to:
Receivers Name: Simon Hull
Address: 126 Saltley Road
City: Saltley, Birmingham
Postcode: B7 4TH
Country: United Kingdom
Amount: $2610 – Wire Charges = amount to be received in Pounds
Even gave me a phone number +447552449532 in case I had questions.
I tried to report this, but it dosn’t seem anyone cares. UPS said its ‘not their job’ as they only delivered the package. And the United States Postal Service’s online counterfeit money order verification system is down (not really needed anywa lol). I tried to see if I could report it to them, but the number dosn’t work from Canada.
If anyone else gets packages from this guy, make sure you get him to send you the package… at least your ‘scaming’ him out of the money to send these overnight lol.
I have a question.
I received 3 money orders in the mail, each for 895.00 dollars. There was no instructions on what to do with them. Nothing like the normal scams you hear about.
I am scared to cash them for I fear they might be one of those scams. Yet there is nothing to make me think it is a scam since there were no instructions.
What do I do? I took them to my bank and they said to hold onto them. I really need this money if they are real. Any suggestions?
Don’t cash them. You can verify them using the serial number on the money order on the USPS site (if it’s working today), but they are most likely counterfeit. Just look closley at the things I noted above (printing, size, etc). The ones that were sent to me were also in a UPS envelope with no instructions. The instructions followed with an email the person sent out after seeing by the tracking number thhat I had recieved them.
Atlanta I received the same money order from the some lady heather Parker!!!!! It is a scam!!!
Confirmation of MoneyGram money orders can be obtained by calling 800-542-3590.
If you’ve been asked to wire money back, you’re being scammed. Period.
Thank goodness for this webside.I also applied through our local paper to become a mystery shopper. Received in the mail, posted from South Africa 3 moneygrams, valued each $980.
I thought this is to good to be true, so started looking around on the web and come to the conclusion this is a scam. The name on my moneygrams is Pearl Brown and the fellow who emails me is wayne.I can’t wait to hear the reply from Wayne what to do with the money, I be prepared. Thanks for all the reports on this webside.
This is the letter I received this morningAttn Shopper :
We are glad to inform you that the application submitted to out company in regards to you been one of our secret shoppers was approved.And i here by take this opportunity to inform you that we are very busy and you would enjoy your work with us as we are ready to create impact to the Public in training the youth.
This is also a notification to you that your job starts Today as all application has been approved , And we have an assignment for you for this week . The company has issued out payment for this week assignment packet to you meaning that you would be paid $250 weekly and that has been issued to you with some funds which you will use in executing this Assignment .Read below for you Packet Data.
ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION’S :
Read and make sure you understand all that is stated below to avoid any mistake occurrence . This is your assignment .
The Payment you received was issued to cover the project bills for the your weekly wages and Assignment :-
Once you receive the Money Orders first you take the payment in the parcel to your bank and cash the payment Immediately then Deduct your first week pay which is $250 then the remaining balance should be used for the assignment below .
Follow the instructions .. Your first assignment is to go to any money gram outlet to find out about their ways on their Trading/operation system.
As a secret shopper , You should pretend as if you were a client and want to send money and memorize all you see at the outlet . We want you to report back to us with the following information :
-Procedure of attendance :
-How many attendance in the outlet :
-Security system {If there is any tight security in the outlet} :
-How many minutes it took for them in attending to one client and processing transfer :
As a secret shopper your job is to detect any thing going on in the outlet.Make sure you memorize everything you see in there cause you would be asked some other questions when you return . Also you cant just walk out of the outlet without making any transactions or you would be suspected ,So that’s why we sent you the funds to make the transfer. So we authorize you to send the remaining balance of the funds with you after deducting your $250 weekly wages to the below information provided for our up coming exhibition :
MAKE MONEY GRAM TRANSFER TO :
Name: Nobesuthu Florence Dyasi
Address: 40 Main Road,Sea Point ,
Cape Town/South Africa.
Text Question: Color
Text Answer: Blue
Our Finance company established a new system which you might never heard of called Alert pay {Alertpay.com}, And this service is been Privately owned and established under our management since 2004 , With competitors we have a very low rating and few customers and we want to develop and upgrade our service to the best and fullest. So we only need the report you provide so we can work on our service.
Make sure you don’t go with a note , Cause if they see you writing anything down , They would definitely suspect you are a secret shopper, Just memorize all you see and report back when you get back home . Your next assignment for next week would be visiting one of our competitors Mall, We would provide you with the details and address and your payment for next week. Also to complete this Assignment you have to get back to me with the following information’s for the money you sent to our exhibition manager :
1. Senders Name and Address
2. 8 Digit Money Transfer Reference Numbers
3. The amount transferred after deducting Money Gram charges.
This project Shouldn’t take you more than Two days to execute the Assignment and the time limit matters to us , With that we can also determine your efficiency in Hardworking and commitment you show in working with us. Do get back to me with the Money transfer Information and the assignment result so that we can proceed with your second assignment for the week.
Waiting to read from you .
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By the way the person who emails me uses these email addresses.
waycollins@gmail.com
genesisevaluation49@yahoo.com
Hope this will help future job appliers looking for jobs as mystery shoppers and be warned.
I GOT TAKEN FOR $1850.00 THAT I REALLY NEEDED. I AM UNEMPLOYED AND WAS TRYING TO GET A HEAD ON MY BILLS, ALL I GOT WAS FORTHER BEHIND. I DONT KNOW WHAT I AM GOING TO DO. THEY REALLY HURT ME. THIS MYSTERY SHOPPER THING IS A BIGG SCAM. THEY ARE DESTORYING PEOPLE LIFE AND SOME ONE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
Today I received 2 MoneyGram money orders via FedEx both money order for amount 975. I was told 2 wired 1500 dollars to someone in gloversville, new york to received computer equipment via western union and i believe its scam .. this for data entry position of company called csc group do anyone know of a company named CSC Group…I think didnt cash any the money orders or nothing but i feeling its money laundering scam, so please tell what me to do..because i know people get caught up in these scams these days.
I am so glad that you all have responed to this site, I also recieved 2 Abertson moneygram money orders for $925.00 each. I will call the 1800-542-3590 that I got off of this page. THANKS. The strange thing is that they didn’t ask me for anything, Ive had them now for 3 weeks and I haven’t recieved any instructions from anyone. But the first thing that I thought about when I got them was SCAM, I will write back after I check them out!
I received 2 Albertson Moneygram money orders too. I called the 800 number and was told there are no stops or holds on the first money, then I was disconnected on the second money order and told they could not respond to my request.
I don’t understand what this is supposed to mean.
I am so glad that I found your site. I had received 3 Albertston money gram money orders from in the amount of $850. It was supposed to be from someone that was looking to rent a room. Normally when I rent a room, I like to receive cash when the person arrives. This person was insistant that they send the money ahead of time to hold the room. So, I agreed, but I told them that I would not cash them until they arrived and then we can go cash them together. Well, the person kept asking me to cash it so that I would have the money, but I still refused. I held this room for about month now, but then I needed the money so I had been thinking about cashing one, but I still felt a little leary because I wanted to wait until the person arrived. Well, supposedly now they are in the hospital sick, and I asked what the number is to the hospital so that I can call, and I keep asking when do they plan to arrive because the actual date that they told me has passed and that I could no longer hold the room. I asked for an address where I can return the money orders, but all they tell me is to cash it and keep the amount for the room. I almost gave in but then I decided to look up info on this and I found this site. I called in the money orders to money gram only to find out that they had been cashed back in October.
Thanks again for confirming my suspicions.
folks this a scam we have following this 4 about 4 months now trace and track the serial numbers.
Last week I received a fraud alert from my credit card for suspicious activity on my account. Today I received a “return to sender” via UPS containing two Albertons MoneyGrams within. Apparently a person who is sending these out (from Atlanta, GA) has obtained my information and is using me as the originating mailing address in this scam (halfway across the country from the actual address origination no less)! Has this happened to anybody else out there?!? I’ve begun the credit freeze process as though my identity is in the process of being stolen. Just wondering if anybody else has dealt with or is currently dealing with this and can let me know what I might be up against!?! UPS hasn’t been too much of a help at this point.
hi i recieved 3 moneygrams each for 900.00 dollars a piece… the man is from united kingdom i want to cash them to… he sent me information to send the money back to him after i went to my bank and cash them… i’m unemployed and would love to keep the money to help my parents out… anyways i kinda hope it wasn’t a scam… thanks
hi i’m in denver colorado….
Hello I received 2 Money Grams each $840.00 and i know it was a scam because no one owe me and if they did i would like to receive a check not money order, unless money order is from the post office. i dont have time for thses Nasty People who alway try to corn other people out of their hard earn money, and for all of you who putting these money order or check into your Bank Acct, you need to watch the news about this, one day you will find nothing there please dont let these people nasty thought leave you Pennyless.
I happen to be renting a room in my house, and the party interested sent me 4 Moneygram money orders “purchased” from Safeway supermarkets. I ran a check on them and they turned out to be fake, even though they appeared to be very real. What I can’t figure out is what angle they are using, its not as if I would have just deposited them without checking, and its not like I will allow them to move in without payment confirmed. It is very confusing to me, because there isn’t any money they would have gained, and it isn’t like I wouldn’t know where to find them if I had let them move in….
I received to money orders for $950 and some change today with instructions to send money somewhere. I am not going along with it the money orders look real. I depostied one and called money gram on them the weird thing is money gram said both of them had been cashed for $300 what are the odds of both of them being $300 dollars. I will wait and see what happens with the first one because I am not sure I rembered the number right when I called money gram but I am just going to figure that money is not in my bank account and not send anyone anything. Makes me wonder if moneygram is in on the scam somehow. When I get the other one back from my bank because I am assuming it is not good I will check the number on it again but both 300.00 the say shaw’s star which is a legit gro chain oh well figured it would be too good to be true will be letting authorites know as soon as I find out the deal with the other one.
Secret Shopper scam –
Just got 2 in via UPS with the Albertsons Moneygram info on them. Both are for $775 – of course I’m supposed to keep $120 for myself and then go to a Western Union and wire $$$ to:
NAME——— MARIO PADILLA
CITY——- NEW YORK
STATE———- NEW YORK
ZIP CODE——– 11235
Country: USA
I’ve been e’mailing back and forth with a Reid Huish – but the money orders are filled out by a Dana Matthew of 320 East Blvd Charlotte NC 28203.
I’ve reported this to the Internet Crime Complaint Centre – and will be reporting wherever else I need to.
I had a sneaky suspicion that this was too good to be true (secret shopping)- and have asked “Reid” for contact information (the more I have to nail this person the better).
I’m sorry to read that some of you were taken in by this type of scam. It’s really unfair when people take advantage of others like that (and I don’t feel the slightest bit badly for this person being out the $30 or so that it cost them to UPS this to my door!). These money orders do look pretty real!
Wow this is crazy. I was on greenville sc craiglist looking for a job. This guy name Jimmy Kenneth (snowbuster12@gmail.com) was posting a job for a House Keeper for $300.00 a week. He said to send a resume for anyone interested. I did so he started emailing me, he told me his agent in the US was going to send me a check for $950.00 and I was to take out my $300.00 then wire the rest to
Lisa Quintero
2230 Mercury Blvd
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
I was laughing when I got this email because I knew it was a scam. I took the money order to my bank and showed them and told them to check it out becuase I knew it wasnt real. I reported it to the FBI but they dont care they said people are stupid everyday because they fall for these things and end up oweing the bank money for despositing the money in there account. I think the fbi should do something about this, they can catch thses people and lock them up and pay all those people back they fraud.
just got done reading and learning that the2-$1000 moneygrams i recieved r fake. , i received email offering modeling job, told 2 send $1000 to address in fla, and keep the rest, use my name to cash it’! yea right, will keep u posted, stay cool and don’t steal!
Sugerray50, hi, I just received the same as you, 3 Moneygram money orders from Albertsons, each for $775 and I´m also supposed to keep $120 for myself for my work done as a mistery shopper. I also have Dana Matthew and the320 east blvd Charlotte NC, 28203.
They guy who hired me is “John Carlton”, I had never done anything like this before and if I had received for a smaller amount, I wouldn´t have doubted, but now I googled this and found your comment. Thanks!
Hey Sugerray50,
The EXACT SAME THING is happening to me right now…Reid Huish and all. It’s soo weird and I just realized it was a scam. I’m so glad I did before I deposited the money.
I received 2 Albertsons moneygram money orders in the amount of $870.00 each. I called MoneyGram and the money orders are no good. I received the money orders from Ft Myers, Florida. I was to cash the money orders and send the money by money transfer to Jumeirah, State Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE). If I had done this I would have been out $1,740.00. BEWARE!!! the scams are everywhere.
I didn’t realize how widespread this problem is. I got my first taste of this scam when they sent my son 2 Walmart money orders. He took them to a check cashing place and they told him they were fake. About 2 months after that I received 2 Walmart moneyorders and were told that they were fake. About 2 months after that there we 2 Postal Money orders and I took them to the PO and turned all the emails and the UPS envelope over to the postal inspector. They said they had just come out with these new money orders to prevent fraud and somehow these scammers still managed to copy them. Now the last one I received today via UPS 2 money grams supposedly from my local grocer Safeway. They, like all the rest are for $975.25. This is strange because I tried to buy money orders from Safeway before and I thought they only went up to either $300 or $500. So this really peaked my interest. All these situations I have described are from someone who is supposed to be with the Secret/Mystery Shopper outfit. They all wanted me to cash them at MY Bank and of course send them some money back, but I decided to cash them where they were drawn from. People we may have been born in the day time, but it sure wasn’t yesterday. LIKE THEY SAY, IF IT SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY ISN’T.
I JUST WANT ALL THESE SCAMMERS TO BE CAUGHT AND DO SOME HARD TIME.
(MAYBE ON THE CHAIN GANG OR SOMETHING) LOL
I just two Albertsons moneygrams for $1000 each sent by Fedex last night, but theres no signature on it at all.They dont even look centered and theres no watermark either. I will post the email when I get it.
and the contacts name is Mrs.Catherine Stern from Coherent inc.
I revieved 3 money grams from Csc group. I was supose to work at home to be a medical transcriber. It all seemed liget at first because they were not asking for anymoney nor were they doing the typical ill send you money and you cash it and wire it back scam. They told me I needed equipment and that they were going to pay for it and also give me a $150 sign on bonus. I was excited! They sent me an email telling me I had to do a test of honor…Thats where it got fishy. What I had to do was they were going to send me 3 money grams and I was going to deduct my $150 and send the rest back via….western union through a wire transfer. They would then take that money and send me equipment the following week to get me going. YEAH RIGHT!!! I emailed them notifing them that to protect myself i will not be putting the money orders in my acct or sending them the remaining money….this is the email i recieved back…
********Dear Leana,
We are very disappointed about your attitude. We see that you are not a responsible individual we are very sorry to say. But we need you to write to us immediately a letter of rejection to this department so that the board of directors can confirm this.
In no way is the Csc Group invovled in any illegal act. We also will need a return address to the Money Orders check sent out to you.
Yours Truly,
Michael Silver
The Csc group Inc
HR’s*********
Anyone who ask to 1 have a test done to prove your trustworthy by sending them over 2k in money orders and wire it back is not a real company thats not how companys work and you will be the one who pays for it while they enjoy the benifits of there scam. It all sounds good but like everyone says if it sounds to good to be true its not real…nuthing in life is easy.
Here’s something i got off the internet to tell if its fake.
****Postal Money Order Security Features*****
Similar to U.S. currency, postal money orders are designed with colored inks, watermarks, and security threads. Become familiar with the security features of genuine postal money orders:
Watermarks of Benjamin Franklin, visible when held to the light, run through the white oval on the left front side of the money order. Watermarks are also visible from the reverse side.
A dark security thread runs from top to bottom to the right of the Franklin watermarks. When held to the light, the thread reveals the microprinted letters “USPS” alternating right-side up and upside down throughout the thread. The letters are not visible if not held to the light.
Additional features you should be aware of:
Warning instructions are printed on the reverse of postal money orders.
Denominations are displayed in two locations, on the front, with no discoloration around the dollar amounts (discoloration may indicate alteration).
Maximum value of $1,000 on domestic/$700 on international postal money orders.
Yeah I received 2 USPS money orders via FedEx yesterday. For a work at home job. I knew as soon as I saw them they were fake. They did do a great job with making them. I still have them and I’m just going to throw them away. I have been emailing a Powell Smith and the money orders came from Devon Brown in Brooklyn. I was email by Powell to send them to a Ebony in Ohio then this morning I received another one telling me to send it out of the country. The money orders had the water makes and the strip down the middle. These ass holes are good but not too smart.
I have caught this guy on craigslist posting several items for sale which he would like to be paid “through ebay” by using moneygram. He says ebay holds the money for him and when I receive the item i notify ebay and they’ll release the money to him. I almost fell for it the first time, as he sends legitimate looking ebay emails asking for payment to an agent, and since the police will not do anything about this I’ve decided to spend my free time trying to annoy this guy. So what I need is someone who knows the format of how a moneygram confirmation number looks like. I know what western union uses but I never used moneygram. My intent is only to string this guy along as far as I can and actually make him go to a store and try to collect the fake money he was trying to scam me out of. I know this may seem childish, but it is the only way i have found to get this guy back. So if anyone knows the moneygram format for confirmation numbers I would appreciate a response.
I just got 3 postal money orders in the mail today for $925.120 each and this was for a job i saw posted on craigslist as personal assistant job. I knew this was too good to be true so i had to come and do some research first! This is the most recent email they sent me today after the USPS money orders came out
I am writing to inform you that the payment would be delivered to this afternoon or first thing tomorrow morning which the amount on each Money order is $925.17cent and you are receiving 3pieces VIA USPS AND After you receive and cash the payment at your bank ,deduct your monthly task salary (which is) $600.00 for the first month while you are to take the rest of the cash to WESTERN UNION and have it sent to my furniture company below is the name and address you would send the funds to :
NAME: NED KIBBE
Address: 149 Granger St Apt 4,
Rutland, VT, 05701
After the transfer get back to me with all the transfer details from Western Union,the details needed would be the Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN Usually 10 Digits) Including the total amount sent after deducting transfer charges,Note that the transfer charges should be deducted from the money you are sending and not from your money.The funds are needed urgently so get this done and get back to me as soon as possible.
N/B…. Here is the new email that you will be replying me to because i do have a little problem with my Gmail so thats why i set up a new email on yahoo to keep you inform
Thank you
Phillip Fung
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I’m soo greatful for the internet lol. I’m sad to hear of your horor stories and i learned something thanks!
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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!!!!!!!
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.
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!
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!!
Damn you Chris Powers!! You will be judged by someone more important! I hope your conscience is clean dipshit!!
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..
Oh and the name was Shirley Einhaus In Bartlett , TN 38133.. (Fedex ) Sender !!!!790-738-2909
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!
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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
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…
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
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…
Hey Angel, I just got the same email…thanks for lettin me know it’s fake
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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????
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.
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!
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!
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
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.
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.
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!!
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.
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.
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!
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)
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
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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..
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?
Why isn’t anyone doing anything to prevent this from continuing to take advantage of people?
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!
I received two money orders today.
Has anyone reported receiving these and to whom? Post office? FBI?
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…
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.
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…
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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:(
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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.
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!!!
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
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
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,
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> 1. Name : Samantha Farris
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> 2. Full Contact Address : 2105 E. Isabella Lane Hobbs New Mexico 88240
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> 3. Telephone : 575-390-9576
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> Thanks
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> Samantha Farris
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> —– Original Message —-
> From: Mystery Shopper
> Sent: Mon, June 14, 2010 11:04:05 PM
> Subject: fill
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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)
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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
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.
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!!!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!!!
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.
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****
Hello,
It is sad to read all this. I just recieved two money orders $995.00 each it also says to cash at a bank take 300 and send the rest via western union to some MR williams in dubai..humm It made me wonder how come they sent it to me not directly to the mr, williams so i emailed the person Donald Anderson (ddanderson818@gmail.com)again and asked why? he sent back an email saing that the secret shopping assignment was to investigate western union..???!!! so i started reviewingscams online and bumped in to all these….its a shame because i really need the money ;(
why, do people do this?????????????
I have recieve 1 moneygram moneyorder yesterday for a secret shopper it was for 925.00. the money order is dated 06/18/2010 it looks real and it has a performed edge plus numbers at the bottom just like a check plus a money order number follow by a letter on the side. it read at the bottom payable through wells fargo bank i try to rub the circle but the imprint is still there what is suppose to happen to authenticate this money order? it alo have instuction on the back do not cah unless the machine printed dollars that look like*///*///*///$///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
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 !
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.
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
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.
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!!
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
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!!!!!!!!
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?
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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!
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.
I think that the new 3d printer technology is totally fascinating. I have seen faces printed and other body parts. Now with the software to take simple photos and put them into 3d rendering, what is stopping anyone from just going to a store and seeing figurines or water fountains or whatever, taking pictures of them and going home to make a 3d duplicate of what they wanted in the store? You can dupe anything anyone else hand sculps or creates on your own. Heck even print your own furniture just by going to the store and taking pictures of what you want. Well maybe the cushions might be a little hard but you can always get some somewhere.
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