Jack Lowry is claiming to be part of Quest for Best, secret shopper program. He sent me a check in a USPS Priority (8 1/2 x 12" envelope) of $2850 with the bank name, Republic Bank and Trust on 4/28/17. He then told me via email (jlowry.questforbest@gmail.com) to buy money cards. See his email here:
Assignment 1

1. Proceed to a nearby pharmacy. Purchase any Bayer or Goody's Aspirin not costing above $15.

2. Attached to this email is a customer feedback form which you are required to fill out and email back to us.

3. Deduct $300 as your weekly commission and $50 as your logistics fee.

4. Purchase 5 One Vanilla gift Cards (Visa/Master)

Note: One vanilla can be purchased with cash or with your debit or credit card.

Attached to this email is a sample of the One Vanilla gift card required. Go to the register and add cash of $500 to each card. 5 x $500 = $2500

The cards will be used to fund further projects/research, eliminating the need to post you checks for future assignments.

After purchase of the cards,
"One Vanilla gift Card (Visa/Master)" Open the pack, remove the label in front of the cards and capture clear image of front and back of each card and email to us. (Phone camera accepted)

The cards can be purchased from most convenience stores and gas station. Below are the nearest location

OneVanilla gift Card Available at: Walmart• CvsPharmacy • Walgreens • RiteAid • 7Eleven • DollarGeneral • FamilyDollar OfficeDepot • AAFES • Circle K • Village Pantry • Sheetz • Save Mart • Food City • Associated Food Stores

In rare cases where non of the cards are available in your location, kindly inform us in other to give you alternatives.

Once the payment has been received, proceed to get the assignment done at your earliest and revert back to us with the feedback form and images of One Vanilla gift cards for verification.

Completing assignment fast earns you reward to receive more assignments promptly.

Best,
Jack Lowry
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If anyone else has info regarding this apparent scam please respond to this post and/or email me as I am concerned about what this person might have done already or might be planning.

Thanks very much! -B

This would be laughable if it weren't so sad. Someone will fall for it. Others already have.

How about you mail "jack" his check back, postage due?

"Hit the road, Jack, and don't you come back no more, no more, no more no more........!"

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/05/2017 08:20PM by guysmom.

At least perhaps the $2850 check cleared?? I made certain mine would; I had one of my banks put it on a "watch list" to see-same remitter, same company. Bounced from here to Saigon. Stay AWAY from these guys-waste of time, and a bunch of misleading tripe.

Why would you even bother to take the check to the bank? No one in their right mind would pay a total stranger up front for a job nor pay $300 an hour for an unskilled employee.

Scam. No reputable MSC has assignments like this. They use the name of a real MSC but this is not Quest for Best, this is some boiler room scam operation using their name.

Old scam with a new twist. Did they have a report to upload pics and fill out? Just wondering if they are going high techs these days.?

Nope. Still low tech

Turn it over to the police and/or state attorney general. They might not do much with one such scam attempt, but if they pile up, they'll go after the SOB.....

I took the check to Wells Fargo and asked if it was for real, the teller said it was fraud and kept the check.

I had the same experience - what a scam

I found this to be unintentionally ironic and hilarious.

@koolmom53 wrote:

I took the check to Wells Fargo and asked if it was for real, the teller said it was fraud and kept the check.

Almost the same thing happened to me... different name but very similar. However I put the check in the bank and it seems to have cleared. I completed the first shopping assignment but haven't purchased the cards yet. What happened to you? It seems like it was a month ago. Thanks for any info you can provide.

@jfmcl19 wrote:

Almost the same thing happened to me... different name but very similar. However I put the check in the bank and it seems to have cleared. I completed the first shopping assignment but haven't purchased the cards yet. What happened to you? It seems like it was a month ago. Thanks for any info you can provide.

It will bounce, Sometimes the process is delayed because they use bad ABA numbers which can delay it being returned to your bank. It will be and your account will be charged back and you will likely be assessed fees also.

@CoffeeQueen wrote:

I found this to be unintentionally ironic and hilarious.

@koolmom53 wrote:

I took the check to Wells Fargo and asked if it was for real, the teller said it was fraud and kept the check.

Wink icon.

Seems like "jack" has some experience in msc's. He actually took the time to provide sample scammy guidelines!

You can call the FBI or Consumer Protection Bureau if you see scams like this. They want evidence. Oh, the FTC says to contact your state's attorney general office or the FTC's complaint center: [www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov] [www.consumer.ftc.gov]

you can forward that to some one at @questforbest.com to let them know about scam

Why would you bother to see if it's real...obviously not.....the naive people on this forum never ceases to bewilder me....we get this every once in awhile, no one will pay you upfront before you do the job.....duh!!

I just experienced essentially the same situation over the past week or so. My initial communication (conversation) was with a trusted business colleague via LinkedIn. I checked out the website they shared with me and the reviews...everything seemed fine.
The result: it was a sofisticated scam, even Wells Fargo didn't spot the fraudulent cashier's check deposited in my account. I have lost $3000.

You may want to email

crquest@questforbest.com

I think he's the owner, if not he graded at least 2 of my video shops that I completed.