Forrester Survey

Victim Location 77642

Type of a scam Employment

Looking for a job and I text a company call Forrester Survey, a secret shopper’s company. They only wanted to be contact by texting, and they said they will send me a letter with instructions on what to do, with a cashier’s check. A couple of days, I received a cashier check in the mail for $2400.00. I thought I was on my way to living a great life. They told me to take the check and cash it at my bank, then go to Walmart or Target, CVS and $500.00 on 4 credit cards. Keep the rest for myself and shop at Walmart, Target or CVS and send them a response on how does the employee’s treat their customers. Oh! They also wanted me to take a picture of the credit cards I purchase with the $500.00 on each card, front and back to them. That sound kind of strange to me, especially since the letter came from New York and the cashier check came for CA. So, I called the BBB…. Boy! I’m so glad I call them and not put that check in my bank account. At the monment i don’t have $2400 in my bank, I wouldn’t know how I would pay the bank back.

Victim Location 64118

Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order

I was try a secret shopper program and was sent a check for$2400 and it’s a good thing I called the bank where the check came from first. Cause yep it was fake. My advice is to always call the bank first to verify its real. Banks have no problem with you verify a check first. And it’ll save you a bigger headache on down the road.