Mystery Shopping help

girl_in_need

Hi guys
I've bin doing mystery shopping, but only to find out it was a scam.
I found the ad in my local newpaper. it had a email address :
I email him .
[EMAIL="thmherr@consultant.com"](thmherr@consultant.com[/EMAIL] ) he then reply back asking me for my address which I give it to him so he could send me a cheque for 2k :eek: . then he ask me to cash it in my bank which I did :wall: then on the 7th of july my bank send me a letter with the cheque back telling me that the cheque was unpaid for. I've done mystery shopping before so I though it was just like the others. anyway I'm just wanted to warn you all that this person called Thomas Herring is a scamer.
can anyone tell me say mystery shopping comanys that are real and they come from the UK. thanks all .

blindman

girl_in_need wrote: »

can anyone tell me say mystery shopping comanys that are real and they come from the UK. thanks all .

This thread has load of info how did you miss it?

girl_in_need

blindman wrote: »

This thread has load of info how did you miss it?

must of click the wrong thread :doh:

Browntoa

so am I assuming that you ar £2000 down on this deal ?? or this was meant to be your earnings ??

its' not clear

if so I assuming its stolen cheques and that will not be theri real name

podperson

Did you actually do any mystery shopping or did he just ask you to cash a dodgy cheque for him? If someone sends you a cheque for a large amount of money for not really doing anything then think the alarm bells need to start going off
Check out the mystery shopping thread for some suggestions of companies and if you find any other ones yourself check they have a valid website and postal address not just an email address and look for reviews for them online.

girl_in_need

Browntoa wrote: »

so am I assuming that you ar £2000 down on this deal ?? or this was meant to be your earnings ??

its' not clear

if so I assuming its stolen cheques and that will not be theri real name

this is what he wanted me to do (see email below)


Dear Secret Shopper

How are you doing today?

You will receive your first secret shopper assignment payment of £2,542 either today or tomorrow depending on mail delivery.

Therefore, once you receive the payment of £2,542 , take it to your bank and have it cashed and deposited into your account which will be cleared within 24-72 hours.

Once the assignment payment cheque has been cleared up,deduct £300 as your compensation/commission for this first assignment and have the remaining balance £2,242 sent via western union transfer to the below mystery shopper information.

Western Union Transfer information

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BRENDA ROBERTS
Address: 8922 W Cambridge ave
City: Acworth
State: Georgia
Country: USA

Deduct the western union transfer charges/sending fees from the balance and not from your commission(£300)

Below are details you need to email me once the funds have been sent to the Agent's Name and Address which is above:

-Western Union Sender's name
- Money Transfer Control Number/MTCN(10 digits).
- Actual Amount sent.
- Western union transfer charges.

Please remember what we are really after are the lines of questions stated below, these are guidelines that you will look out for during your visit to any Western Union location of your choice.

GUIDELINES:-

-Full name and address of the Western union location that you visited.
-How long it took you to get services.
-Ambiance/Outlook of the Shop/Outlet
-Smartness of the attendant
-Customer service professionalism
-Reactions when under pressure
-Information that you think would be helpful
-Your comments and impressions.
-Security system (If any)
-Your personal opinion

I am counting on you and expect a detailed report.

Please do not hesitate to get back to me if you need more explanation about your Evaluation.

Thank you.

-Thomas Herring
Esso Customer Satisfaction Survey


just to warn people do not use this person as he is a 100% scamer .

xbrenx

Unbelievable that you would fall for this.
Please please do yourself a favour in future and ask advice before acting on such things

It would be interesting to know if you are out of pocket over this.

girl_in_need

xbrenx wrote: »

Unbelievable that you would fall for this.
Please please do yourself a favour in future and ask advice before acting on such things

It would be interesting to know if you are out of pocket over this.

I'm not out of pocket.

Scaredy_Cat_3

This is quite a well known scam, actually. However, there are always going to be people new to mystery shopping who haven't heard the warnings so it's good to publicise it for them.

Glad to know you are not out of pocket on this.

jen_br

Ugh go to any mustery shopping company LEGITS website and they will all tell you about this scam

im sorry you fell for this!

ChefBungle

jen_br wrote: »

Ugh go to any mustery shopping company LEGITS website and they will all tell you about this scam

im sorry you fell for this!

Haha, what a tube! I have absolutely no sympathy for you, even a 5 year-old could see right through this.

I suggest you stay indoors and keep your doors locked and never venture out into the big bad world ever again!!