David A. Binkley <[email protected]>
Queja 118012 Detalles

Received a Citibank check in the amount of 1480.00 on 05/21/2012, and told to deposit it in my bank and use the money (minus 200 commission, and Western Union fees) to mystery shop a Western Union Store in my area. The following is the email received from this guy.
ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION:
The Payment was issued to cover your today’s Assignment and your $200 commission, All you have to do is to deduct your first assignment commission which is $200 from the cash and then the remaining balance should be used for the assignment below. Follow the instructions. Your first assignment is to go to any Nearest Western Union Outlet and find out about their ways on their Trading/Operation System (Note that the Western Union Outlet Could be a Grocery Store, Gas Station, Supermarket, or any store that has Western Union Service as one of these Services).

As a secret shopper, you should act/pretend like a client/customer that need to send money and all you have to do is to memorize all you see at the outlet/office. As a secret shopper, your job is to detect any thing going on in the outlet. Make sure you memorize everything you see in there because you would be asked some questions when you return. Also you can’t just walk out of the outlet without performing transaction or you will be suspected, so that is why we sent you the funds to make the transfer. So we authorize you to send the remaining balance of the funds with you after deducting your $200 to the below information provided for our upcoming exhibition:

MAKE WESTERN UNION TRANSFER TO:
NAME: Terry Hudson
ADDRESS: 310 Oak Street
CITY: Randburg
STATE: Johannesburg
ZIPCODE: 2194
COUNTRY: South Africa

Our Finance company established a new system which you might never heard of called Alert Pay {Alertpay.com}, And this service is been Privately owned and established under our management since 2004, With competitors we have a very low rating and few customers and we want to develop and upgrade our service to the best and fullest. So we only need the report you provide so we can work on our service.

WARNING:
Make sure you don’t go with a note, because if they see you writing anything down, They would definitely suspect you are a secret shopper, just memorize all you see and report back when you get back home. Your next assignment will be similar to this; we would provide you with the details and your payment for next week once this first assignment is carried out successfully. Also to complete this Assignment you have to get back to us with the following information once the assignment is carried out completely:

-Procedure of Attendance:
-How many Attendances are in the Outlet
-Security System {if there is any tight security in the outlet}:
-Time Consumed while attending to one client in the process of making the transfer
-Senders Name and Address
-10 Digit Money Transfer Control Numbers (MTCN)
-The Amount transferred after deducting Western Union charges.
-If possible, you can send us a scan copy of the Transfer Receipt for Recorded Purpose

Also note that there will be a transfer charges apply to the transaction, the charges will be deducted from the remaining balance of the money and not your own $200 commission... ok

This project shouldn’t take you more than 24hrs to execute the Assignment as I have told you, the time limit matters to us alot, with that we can also determine your efficiency in Hardworking and commitment you show in working with us. So get back to me with the Reports and Transfer information.

Looking forward with your reply immediately, And remember, pretend as client who wants to send money so they won’t detect you as a secret shopper.

Best Regards

David Binkley
Whirlpool Corporation

Well, I did as requested under the impression that my bank had already cleared the funds with Citibank. I submitted the shop via email and even spoke with this "Terry Hudson" on the phone (+27737399379) to release the funds from Western Union.
Well, today 05/24/2012, the check has been returned un-depositable from the bank and I owe the bank 1484.00 due to un-collectable funds.
I communicated with "David" via text at 972-616-3330, but when he called me he called from a private number.
I received another check today, another Citibank NA BR. #414, from
Brett Design, Inc. 201 E 87th St, Suite 16R, NY 10128, for $2,920.99 via Express Mail USPS. I attempted to verify funds through Citibank but they will not do so over the phone unless the signer is on the phone as well. There are no branches in Louisiana.
I have emailed this David, requesting contact information but have not received any reply.
I am a single, unemployed, struggling mother of two small children who will have great difficulty paying for this dreadful mistake. If there is any recourse that would assist with this fraudulent experience, please advise. Thank you.