Global Market Research Tried to scam my mom by telling her she was a secret shopper. New York New York

They sent an envelope in the mail to my mom telling her that she was a secret shopper. They instructed her to cash a fake check for $3,940 and to Western Union it to one of their representatives. She was supposed to keep some of it for herself. The check looks like it's from First Keystone National Bank. It looks like a real check, complete with watermarks and everything.

I immediately suspected it was a scam. I googled the following: gmri new york
The first link on the google results was another report on this same site for this same company. Luckily I caught this before my mom got ripped off. But who knows how many other people have been ripped off.

Steven
Marengo, Illinois
U.S.A.