Victim Location 43123
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
OUT OF THE BLUE I RECEIVE THIS CHECK FOR $3,890.00 FROM (?) REANNA SCOOT OR DAVID EARLE. WHOEVER THIS IS STARTS TEXTING ME AND ASKING ME TO CASH CHECK AND DO PURCHASE AT MY LOCAL WALMARTS FOR GOODS BUT MOSTLY TO PURCHASE WALMART GIFT CARDS. LONG STORY SHORT….SEND THE CARDS TO THEM. THEY WERE PRETTY ADAMANT ABOUT LETTING THEM KNOW IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH CASHING CHECK OR HAVING WALMART EMPLOYEES ? WHY I WAS BUYING THESE CARDS. THEY EVEN SAID IN THE LETTER I RECEIVED, WHAT TO RESPOND TO THE CLERKS OR BANK TELLERS. MY HUSBAND IS AN EMPLOYYE OF WALMART AND I WASN’T SURE ABOUT THIS SO I CALLED THE NUMBER (917-336-6814). LADY DIDN’T SPEAK ENGLISH. I TRIED TO UNDERSTAND HER BUT COULDN’T. WAS ON THE PHONE WITH HER FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE AND SHE HUNG UP ON ME. ONLY THING I DID UNDERSTAND WAS THAT SHE WANTED MY EMAIL ADDRESS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I SHREEDDED THE CHECK. I TEXTED BACK TO THEM THAT I DID SO AND TOLD THEM NOT TO CONTACT ME AGAIN. ALSO TOLD THEM I WOULD BE CONTACTING ScamPulse.com AND WALMART.