Customer service evaluator deal from Canada is scam  

 

Written by Jenny Barkley

Tue, 19 Jun 2007

 

Detective Rick Kennedy of the Edgar County Sheriff’s Department warns county residents about letters circulating in the area seeking a customer service evaluator for secret shopping.
    The recipient of the letter is asked to evaluate local merchant outlets and service providers, specifically the Money Gram service at Wal-Mart.
    The letter includes an “official check” from Sky Bank, made out in the amount of $4,900.

    The recipient is instructed to cash the check at his or her local bank,
    The scam asks the recipient to then go to a money transfer station and rate the person who waits on the recipient in sending a money gram. An evaluation rating form is included for the mystery shopper’s initial mailing.

The recipient is instructed to cash the check at his or her local bank,
    The scam asks the recipient to then go to a money transfer station and rate the person who waits on the recipient in sending a money gram. An evaluation rating form is included for the mystery shopper’s initial mailing.
    In the “deal,” $3,885 is to be transferred to Ontario, Canada and $835 is to be kept for the person initiating the transaction. The logos of Wal-Mart, FedEx, Target, GAP, Pepsi and Kmart are at the bottom of the letter to make it look official.