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Woman Falls Victim to Secret Shopper Scam
Last Edited: Monday, 18 Jun 2007, 10:36 PM MDT
Created: Monday, 18 Jun 2007, 10:33 PM MDT
A Fort Collins
woman thought she'd gotten a job as a secret shopper-where
people get hired to shop, then rate their experience. But the
biggest secret Jackie Ballard uncovered was, it was too good to
be true.
Now, the
unemployed, single mother is out $7,100 to her bank.
She got a
letter last week telling her she'd been hired and her first
assignment was to judge the quality of service at a money-wiring
store inside a Ft. Collins Wal-Mart.
They sent her
a $2,700 cashier's check, told her to deposit it into her
checking account, then wire most of the money to a person in Canada. She was
to keep $300 as payment for the job. She was also to pay
attention to the service she received and fill out a report
documenting it
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