I was looking for an egg a little bit of
extra money because I was only working
part-time in an Air and Space Museum so
when Jerry Peterson saw an online ad for
a mystery shopper job he applied giving
them his name address and number one day
I get this priority mail package with
this letter saying congratulations you
know we're you know we've accepted you
as a secret shopper inside the envelope
was a check for three thousand eight
hundred and thirty dollars as well as
detailed instructions on where to go and
what to do he was told to go to staples
and office depot and spend a combined
180 dollars keep four hundred dollars
for himself and immediately why are the
rest of the money back timing is key in
counterfeit check schemes they want you
to deposit this check quickly withdrawal
of funds before the bank realizes the
check is counterfeit then the victim is
responsible for all the money lost when
Jerry discussed the package with his
wife they quickly realized it was a scam
then they called police he immediately
goes oh yeah miss a fraud oh yeah and
like we'll have you seen this before
since I see this every day Jerry did
nothing then he started getting calls
about a week later I was getting at
least two phone calls a week asking me
to am I finished my assignment yet
another red flag though Jerry was
talking to the same man on the phone
different cities kept popping up on the
caller ID fortunately he didn't lose any
money in this game but Jerry is angry
and knows firsthand how scams can hurt a
family his mother got caught up in a
similar scam before she passed away and
her children had no idea she ended up
losing her house and her car and bank
account and ended up in a nursing home
and that's why I feel the way that I
feel his experienced advice is simple
don't do anything until you talk to
someone that you can trust