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- Scarsdale, NY, USA
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On February 6th I received an email in my student mailbox with information about earning $200 as a mystery shopper. It seemed legitimate to me, so I filled out the form with my personal information. Afterwards, I received a letter describing the task, and a check for $2,450. The letter provided the "assignment" information, step by step. The only way to communicate with them was by text messages, and I needed to report back that I understood the instructions to get more information.

The first step was to deposit the check into my bank account. I don't have a branch close by, so I deposited the check through the app on Sunday, February 17th. It cleared on 2/19, so the money was available to use. Everything appeared to be legal; if there had been something wrong with the check, I was confident that the bank would find it before it appeared in my account as usable money.

Since the money was in my account, I texted the (company) on 2/21 for further instructions. They guided me through text messages: I went to the closest Walmart (one of my good friends came with me too), and bought three money orders ($780, $720, $500) leaving them blank, as I was told. My card went through without any problems, so I thought everything was going well.

I was then told to observe Walmart staff and the store inself, noting staff efficiency, store cleanliness, and the condition of the money order machine. After doing so, I went to the closest UPS office, whose address they provided. As instructed, I put into an envelope the three money orders and the receipt from Walmart. They texted me the shipping address and the recipient’s name: Nathaniel Bickford, 856, Cormac Dr, Riverdale, GA, 30296, and I sent it. I paid for express service because they wanted the money cards early the next day. I also sent them the Tracking number and the UPS receipt.

Finally, I texted all my notes about the store and the operation process as part of my task. The last thing they texted me was "Report Received". The next day, 2/22, at approximately 2 pm, I tried to use my card, but the transaction did not go through; instead, it said "call for authorization." I called the bank at around 4 pm, and they told me the check was bad and that they had to reverse the transaction. When the bank realized there was no money from that check, they looked at my account and saw that I had already spent the money. The bank took all the money in my account, my total savings, about $1,500, and left me with a debt of -$794.

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- Bronx, NY, USA
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They contacted me through Linkedin. Short application to fill out with name, address, phone number. About two weeks later I received a text saying my application was accepted and I should expect a package in the mail. I received a priority envelope with a check for $2450 to deposit and my salary was to be $200. I was to going shopping at Walmart. They said to text them that I received the check and to deposit it and wait for the check to clear and then to contact them. They would then let me know what to buy at Walmart and where to ship it to. The phone number on the correspondence is area code 909 but the check is drawn from a credit union in St. Louis. Needless to say I never deposited the check and when I went back to Linkedin to get the email address for the original contact person the URL is no longer valid. I still have the actual check that was made payable to me but had a reference name on it.

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