I received this from Spot Check and am reproducing it with permission:
"To All Shoppers
IMPORTANT MEMO
As I had mentioned yesterday, there is a person by the name of Jeffrey Veen who is posing as an employee of Spot Check Services.
He has sent emails to many people throughout North America asking if they are interested in doing Mystery Shops for $300.00 per assignment.
Jeffrey Veen is in no way affiliated with Spot Check Services. This is a scam. I really do not want to see any of our shoppers falling for this scam.
Our Director of Operators Sher Legare had drafted up an email yesterday that I sent to all of our shoppers. I will copy and paste that email to this email again. I will also copy and paste the two stages of the scam that we are aware of so far. I want you all to see what these emails look like, so you do not fall victim to this scam.
Feel free to send this email to everyone in your address book to help stop this scam from spreading. These emails are not just going to Mystery Shoppers, but all people in general. I am just glad that strangers are emailing me asking if this Jeffrey Veen really does work for us.
Please see the emails below.
Have a good weekend!
Carole Chobot
Shop Manager
(SCS) Spot Check Services Ltd.
cchobot@spotcheckservices.com
www.spotcheckservices.com
Stage One of the scam:
SCAM EMAIL:
From:
"Spot Check Services Ltd" info1@spotcheckservices.com
Add sender to Contacts
We are looking for Secret shopper in your location. We would like you to become our mystery shopper.
Salary/Wage:$300 per assignment.
Your employment packet includes business/Stores evaluation (Macy-Stores,banks,Walmart,Western union outlet and many more).
Assignment instructions will be sent to you via email after you must have receive the payment for the assignment.
Payment for the assignment/wages would be sent to you by Certified Check or money order.
No experience required and no upfront payment needed from you.
If you are interested and willing to work with us, Email me the below details:
First Name:
Last Name:
Residential Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:
Age:
Email:
Alternative email address:
Preferred Time to Call:
Occupation:
Can you Check email at least twice Daily:
Regards,
Jeffrey Veen
Spot Check Services Ltd.
Stage Two of the scam
From: Jeffrey Veen <jeffrey4veen01@hotmail.com>
Date: September 23, 2011 8:45:16 AM CDT
Subject: IST ASSIGNMENT‏
Hello Jennifer,
Your Surveying Assignment.
Quick respond needed
Shopper's Guide wants you to run a survey on any Western Union Money Transfer Outlet store in your location.
Please you are advice to carry out your assignment upon confirmation of the funds ASAP.
As soon as you confirm the delivery payment for $1850 (cashier check) from USPS today,you are advice to take the payment to your financial institution (Bank) to have it deposit and cashed, then you are advice to carry out your assignment and submit your result to us.
The funds for you you to carry out the First Surveying Assignment has been sent out just as I told you before and it will be delivered to you today by USPS. You can track your package with the tracking number below.
www. usps com
Tracking No : 9405 5036 9930 0226 7634 05
You are required to follow the below instructions carefully and get back to me asap with the secret shopping results
USPS package contains a total payment of $1850 (cashier check). You are to deposit and cash payment at your BANK, deduct $300.00 for this Secret Shopping Assignment wages and make use of $140.00 for your transportation & the Western Union Charges (USE MONEY IN MINUTES AT THE WESTERN UNION).
You are required to evaluate Western union by sending the rest of the funds which is $1,410 ( After deducting $300.00 + $140.00 ) to another secret shopper in another location via Western Union Money Transfer.You are sending the funds there so that another survey could be carried out by another secrete shopper.
Below is the name of the Secret Shopper in another location which you would be sending the funds to: *** PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO ANY OTHER EMA! IL APART FROM THIS EMAIL AND DO NOT SEND FUNDS TO ANY OTHER PERSON APART FROM THE BELOW INFORMATION. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT ***
NAME: ROBERT RUTHERFORD
ADDRESS: 987 HACH BERRY DR
CITY: STEPHENS CITY
STATE: VIRGINIA
ZIP-CODE: 22655
COUNTRY: USA
===YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT===
Shopper's Guide wants you to run a survey on any Western Union Money Transfer Outlet store in your location and you are expected to secretly perform the following surveying operations:
1. How fast and Efficient is the Western Union Money Transfer Service?
2. How long does it take you to have the funds wired?
3. How Close is the Western Union Money Transfer Location to your area?
4. Is the Senders Request Form too short or Long?
You are expected to have this done as soon as the payment must have cleared into your account and email me back your results with the following information after you have wired the funds.
1. Name and Address of Sender?
2. Money Transfer Control Number(10 digits)?
3. Amount Wired?
I will be waiting to read from you ASAP with the requested transfer details.Your commission would be increase after every completed assignment.
The reason for this survey is that some Western union location have been reported several times for slow services,huge amount funds missing and unbalanced exchange rate. It is now your duty to carry out the huge fund transfer at any various location of your choice and balance the reports in order to curtail these lapses and please note that the Western union charges should be deducted from the $140.00 and not deducted from your $300.00 commission
The Western Un! ion locations in your area was reported for the following reasons:
I) Customers have reported their money missing
ii) Slow services
iii) Unbalanced transfer charges
Please note that your assignment should be kept secret, you do not need to let the agent at the Target/Western union location know you are taking note of the activities,because our aim is to established and help customer obtain a better understanding of their positioning and there right in the market place. also note that there are over 750 mystery shopping companies out there, and we strive to be the best. Year after year, we have been awarded top honors for the services we provide.
Hope all is clear?
Regards,
Jeffrey Veen
Spot Check Services Ltd.
"To All Shoppers
IMPORTANT MEMO
As I had mentioned yesterday, there is a person by the name of Jeffrey Veen who is posing as an employee of Spot Check Services.
He has sent emails to many people throughout North America asking if they are interested in doing Mystery Shops for $300.00 per assignment.
Jeffrey Veen is in no way affiliated with Spot Check Services. This is a scam. I really do not want to see any of our shoppers falling for this scam.
Our Director of Operators Sher Legare had drafted up an email yesterday that I sent to all of our shoppers. I will copy and paste that email to this email again. I will also copy and paste the two stages of the scam that we are aware of so far. I want you all to see what these emails look like, so you do not fall victim to this scam.
Feel free to send this email to everyone in your address book to help stop this scam from spreading. These emails are not just going to Mystery Shoppers, but all people in general. I am just glad that strangers are emailing me asking if this Jeffrey Veen really does work for us.
Please see the emails below.
Have a good weekend!
Carole Chobot
Shop Manager
(SCS) Spot Check Services Ltd.
cchobot@spotcheckservices.com
www.spotcheckservices.com
Stage One of the scam:
SCAM EMAIL:
From:
"Spot Check Services Ltd" info1@spotcheckservices.com
Add sender to Contacts
We are looking for Secret shopper in your location. We would like you to become our mystery shopper.
Salary/Wage:$300 per assignment.
Your employment packet includes business/Stores evaluation (Macy-Stores,banks,Walmart,Western union outlet and many more).
Assignment instructions will be sent to you via email after you must have receive the payment for the assignment.
Payment for the assignment/wages would be sent to you by Certified Check or money order.
No experience required and no upfront payment needed from you.
If you are interested and willing to work with us, Email me the below details:
First Name:
Last Name:
Residential Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:
Age:
Email:
Alternative email address:
Preferred Time to Call:
Occupation:
Can you Check email at least twice Daily:
Regards,
Jeffrey Veen
Spot Check Services Ltd.
Stage Two of the scam
From: Jeffrey Veen <jeffrey4veen01@hotmail.com>
Date: September 23, 2011 8:45:16 AM CDT
Subject: IST ASSIGNMENT‏
Hello Jennifer,
Your Surveying Assignment.
Quick respond needed
Shopper's Guide wants you to run a survey on any Western Union Money Transfer Outlet store in your location.
Please you are advice to carry out your assignment upon confirmation of the funds ASAP.
As soon as you confirm the delivery payment for $1850 (cashier check) from USPS today,you are advice to take the payment to your financial institution (Bank) to have it deposit and cashed, then you are advice to carry out your assignment and submit your result to us.
The funds for you you to carry out the First Surveying Assignment has been sent out just as I told you before and it will be delivered to you today by USPS. You can track your package with the tracking number below.
www. usps com
Tracking No : 9405 5036 9930 0226 7634 05
You are required to follow the below instructions carefully and get back to me asap with the secret shopping results
USPS package contains a total payment of $1850 (cashier check). You are to deposit and cash payment at your BANK, deduct $300.00 for this Secret Shopping Assignment wages and make use of $140.00 for your transportation & the Western Union Charges (USE MONEY IN MINUTES AT THE WESTERN UNION).
You are required to evaluate Western union by sending the rest of the funds which is $1,410 ( After deducting $300.00 + $140.00 ) to another secret shopper in another location via Western Union Money Transfer.You are sending the funds there so that another survey could be carried out by another secrete shopper.
Below is the name of the Secret Shopper in another location which you would be sending the funds to: *** PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO ANY OTHER EMA! IL APART FROM THIS EMAIL AND DO NOT SEND FUNDS TO ANY OTHER PERSON APART FROM THE BELOW INFORMATION. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT ***
NAME: ROBERT RUTHERFORD
ADDRESS: 987 HACH BERRY DR
CITY: STEPHENS CITY
STATE: VIRGINIA
ZIP-CODE: 22655
COUNTRY: USA
===YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT===
Shopper's Guide wants you to run a survey on any Western Union Money Transfer Outlet store in your location and you are expected to secretly perform the following surveying operations:
1. How fast and Efficient is the Western Union Money Transfer Service?
2. How long does it take you to have the funds wired?
3. How Close is the Western Union Money Transfer Location to your area?
4. Is the Senders Request Form too short or Long?
You are expected to have this done as soon as the payment must have cleared into your account and email me back your results with the following information after you have wired the funds.
1. Name and Address of Sender?
2. Money Transfer Control Number(10 digits)?
3. Amount Wired?
I will be waiting to read from you ASAP with the requested transfer details.Your commission would be increase after every completed assignment.
The reason for this survey is that some Western union location have been reported several times for slow services,huge amount funds missing and unbalanced exchange rate. It is now your duty to carry out the huge fund transfer at any various location of your choice and balance the reports in order to curtail these lapses and please note that the Western union charges should be deducted from the $140.00 and not deducted from your $300.00 commission
The Western Un! ion locations in your area was reported for the following reasons:
I) Customers have reported their money missing
ii) Slow services
iii) Unbalanced transfer charges
Please note that your assignment should be kept secret, you do not need to let the agent at the Target/Western union location know you are taking note of the activities,because our aim is to established and help customer obtain a better understanding of their positioning and there right in the market place. also note that there are over 750 mystery shopping companies out there, and we strive to be the best. Year after year, we have been awarded top honors for the services we provide.
Hope all is clear?
Regards,
Jeffrey Veen
Spot Check Services Ltd.