AreaMart Promoters

Victim Location 88590

Total money lost $1,995.62

Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order

I received a letter for becoming a secret shopper and a check for 1,995.62 told me to activate the check through their website (www.areamartpromoters.com) using a USER ID and PASSWORD they assigned to me. When the check was activated I went to deposit it in my bank, I was to keep $350.Then to shop and evaluate Walmart and the remaining money to split the money in half and go to Western Union and Walmart2Walmart money transfer locations and send the money to two different people, one in Dallas, Texas and the other in Cadiz, Spain. Then when I was done I sent my reports to [email protected]; [email protected] and [email protected] The check was from Wachovia Bank in Charlotte, NC and was signed by Senior VP, Finance and Tresurer of Walmart, INC. The envelope that the check and instructions came in, said it came from Madrid, Spain. The check also said on it remitter; Walmart, INC.