Victim Location 67481
Total money lost $4,100
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
In my search for a job, i ran across a Secret Shopper site. I filled out the information and got a reply back from a Ronald Nelson informing me that I had been chosen as one of their Agents. My mailing address was given out and they said that if I carried out my task, I would receive a $500 bonus. They sent out my packet of information. In the UPS Express envelope was a sheet of paper with the United States Postal Service logo and a batch number on it. It was addressed Attn. Independent Feedback Agent: The request was take the check to my bank and cash it. Upon cashing the check, I was to then text the individual, and then go to my local Post Office and purchase 4 Blank USPS Money Orders and to evaluate the process and then give a detailed report back to an email at [email protected] I followed the instructions and went out of my way to accomplish all of the demands to get the money orders back to the address that Ronald Nelson would text me. The address that I was given Mark Bitha, 8110 Creekbend Dr. Apt. 409 Houston TX. 77071-1540 Following the dropping off of the Packet to be sent, I was to contact Mr. Nelson to give him the tracking number. I was told to email the detailed report to the web site. Then he text me back and told me to wait for my next assignment. The next day I received a text from him for me to set up a Cashapp from my bank and for me to set up a trial deposit of $250 to see if it would go thru. I was told that I would receive the funds back in the check that I would receive with my next evaluation. I tried to satisfy this request however the banking information would not allow this transaction to happen if I did not have a debit card. Thankfully this was the first red flag that I received that something was amiss. His response was short and impatient. I did not know that something was wrong until after the weekend, and I received a call from the bank that the check I had cashed was invalid. I had been scammed!