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Complaint Review: Shaddow Shopper Agency - Beaverton, ON Nationwide

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  • Shaddow Shopper Agency Suite. 1200 573 Simcoe ST. Nationwide Canada

Shaddow Shopper Agency AKA Shadow Shopping Agency AKA Www.Shadowshopper.com This Company mailed a check for $4,974.00. with detailed information of my area, I was to cash the check and my first task was to call them when the check was cashed. My bank did not hold the check they gave it to me that day. It was a copy of a real check from a bank (Fort Hood National Bank, Fort Hood, TX.) I was assigned a contact person, Adam, he told me step by step how to spend the money. Beaverton, ON Nationwide Ontario, Canada

*Consumer Suggestion: always check the call number.

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A mailed check in the amount of $4,974.00. was included with a printed report called SHADOW SHOPPER AGENCY, www.shadowshopper.com, (Best Source For Mystery Customer Employment) The letter went as follows.....Attention:
We are a Mystery Customer employment firm that specializes in the assisting of corporations on how to improve customer service to their clientele; we represent 1500 firms with more to come, we utilize a method known as mystery shopping to achieve this goal.
Congratulations!! Due to the information we have ascertained, you are part of a small pre-selected group (Meaning No Registration Fees) to represent our company as a mystery shopper, in addition you fit the criterion of an individual who is prepared to supplement their income by taking advantage of this opportunity.
The first probational training task is a paid training assignment and is to be completed as directed by any of our assignment coordinators, so please contact us at (1-705-770-0454 Ext. 100 then press 1) to connect to a coordinator for detailed instructions. Your job description would be to pose as a potential customer to the assigned place of business and evaluate the effectiveness; efficiency and customer service of the particular establishment, in the process of this evaluation, please take note of the quality of service in order to be able to fill out a fair and unbiased opinion on the Customer Service Evaluation Tool (CSET) form at the back of this letter. This form and all receipts must be faxed back to our office upon completion of assignment. Note: enclosed is an official check for $4,974. to assist you with your assignment; it is imperative that upon receipt of this check that you contact our office immediately, failure to comply will result in the automatic stop payment order of check.
below is the breakdown of attached funds:
Salary and training pay....................$550.00
your tasks are as follows: Wal-Mart Purchase ....$50.00
Gap purchase................$40.00
Western Union transfer $2657.00 service charge by western union....$139.00
Moneygram transfer.............$1463.00..........service charge by moneygram.......$75.00 total.............$4974.00
Please note that due to the confidentiallity agreement we have with our clients in addition with you as a representative of our firm, you are to act in accordance with the Employee Code of Business Conduct and Ethics enclosed with this letter, furthermore all tasks should be performed in a professional and expeditious manner, in order for this to be a weekly employment opportunity.
Remember it's shopping so have fun!!!
Sincerely,
David Hawkins
(Chief Assignment Co-ordinator)
*the money was sent to Bangor , P.E.I Canada.....
I was stuck oweing the bank....$4,794.00.....I pulled it out of my retirement savings....Please look out for this one. My bank couldn't even tell the difference between an official check and a copy. I was told 3 days later, by my bank that it was a counterfiet. and I owed them. they froze my account.

Amy
Parsons, Kansas
U.S.A.

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#1 Consumer Suggestion

always check the call number.

AUTHOR: coretta - (United States of America)

POSTED: Wednesday, January 13, 2010

I have been to the site itself www.shadowshoppers.com and I have seen a posting on their website saying that people were getting counterfiet checks from nigera or something like that under their name.

also, if a number dosnt look like it came from the united states,(ten digit number, like 804-576-9999 might be a 1 in the front) then beware of the letter and check. I got one of these before, so i went online and searched for their company first. I got their number and I asked about the check. they said that they had never sent any check, so I thew it away. also, you have to sign up for their service, so having not done so should send up some red flags.

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