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Complaint Review: Horton Secret Shopper - Nationwide

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Submitted: Fri, July 31, 2015
Updated: Fri, July 31, 2015
Reported By: Ramona — Saint Peters Missouri USA

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Horton Secret Shopper Nationwide USA

Phone: 231-642-2307
Web:
Category: Employment Services

Secret Shopper Sidney Horton Welcome to the Secret Shopper Program. Assignments can vary from a quick survey to a weekend stay. In the package you received today is a check for the sum of One Thousand nine hundred and eighty seven dollar only The Payment was issued to cover the assignment bills and also your weekly wages and Assignment. Once you receive the Check, You should take the payment to your bank and deposit, Deduct $280 as your weekly wage. Below is the expenditures breakdown: You will have $1,657 left with you and you are expected to send $828 via money gram charges to (NICOLE MORENO) in manila Philippines less Nationwide

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Applied for a position as a Secret Shopper, and recieved this response.

1st Email: From: Sidney Horton

Welcome to the Secret Shopper Program.

Assignments can vary from a quick survey to a weekend stay – it all depends on what projects we are working on at the time. While some assignments may seem attractive, we require a conscientious and diligent approach. You will be constantly taking mental notes and discreetly jotting down key notes when the opportunity arises. We would like to get your first assignment out to you as soon as possible.

Your commission will be $280 per assignments. All assignments are timed sensitive so quick turn-around times are a must.This e-mail confirms your acceptance in becoming a Secret Shopper; however, we still would like to confirm your complete interest in the Secret Shopper training assignment. Are you willing and able to complete this assignment in a timely manner?

We ask that all assignments, due to their confidentiality, are completed within seventy-two hours upon receipt. Once we receive your email confirming your interest in continuing with the program, we will be sending you a USPS Priority Package that will contain your first training assignment to get you started with our company. This package will contain instructions on your first assignment as well as your first payment. Once you review your instructions and complete your training assignment, you will receive a survey to complete via your e-mail that must be finished within twenty-four hours. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me any time.

2nd Email:

Read and make sure you understand all that is stated below to avoid any mistakes. In the package you received today is a check for the sum of One Thousand nine hundred and eighty seven dollar only The Payment was issued to cover the assignment bills and also your weekly wages and Assignment. Once you receive the Check, You should take the payment to your bank and deposit, Deduct $280 as your weekly wage. The remaining balance should be used for the below assignment. Follow these

instructions below.

1ST ASSIGNMENT STAGE ONE :

You will be Evaluating Wal-mart store, Get the check deposited in your bank ,and then Go ahead with Wal-mart Evaluation as soon as the funds is release to you. The Check you received covers all expenditures including evaluation, shopping , transport and your compensation ( salary=$280 ) for these surveys . You are to purchase Goods from the baby section of wal mart only not more than $30 and all we need you to do is observe if they have a Reasonable price for there baby product and what you notices in that baby section like ''how well arrange the baby section , attendant attitude''' .

1ST ASSIGNMENT STAGE TWO:

You will be evaluating the wire transfer services in your city and you are expected to visit western union and wal mart for money gram services . Western Union is one of the most trusted and reliable money transfer service not only in the Philippines but in USA, Canada.

There is a report from western union head office in Dallas, TX 75205,United States that some western union outlet in the state are charging abnormal fees to send cash to the state of Philippines and we are investigating the name and address of the stores doing this in each city so all you are required to do in this assignment is to secret shop the services of western union and Money gram in your city and you can visit any of the western union outlet around you and money gram to carry out this services. Below are the guidelines of what to do and the report needed from you .

GUIDELINES and REPORT

-Send funds via western union and money gram

-Take note of the fees from each location

-What is the different between the charges of western union and money gram

-Customer service professionalism (explain what you enjoy and dislike at each location

-what is the western union money transfer control number for the transfer and amount sent to receiver

- what is the referent number for the money gram and amount sent to receiver

-Information that you think would be helpful

-Your comments and impressions.

Below is the expenditures breakdown:

Money Received ………$1,987

Salary …………………..$280

Wal mart shopping ........ $30

Transportation............. $20

You will have $1,657 left with you and you are expected to send $828 via money gram charges to (NICOLE MORENO) in manila Philippines less

money gram charges using your name as the sender also you will be sending $828 via western union in any wal mart around you to (GEORGE JOHNSON) less western union charges.

MONEY GRAM RECEIVER

NAME: Sheila Aguilar Address : (((redacted)))

CITY: Manila Country : Philippines

WESTERN UNION RECEIVER

NAME: Barbara Jones Address : (((redacted))) CITY:

Manila Country : Philippines

Please try as much to be discrete when doing your work as a mystery shopper, Just observe all you see and report back when you get back home. Your next assignment will follow as soon as you finish your first assignment .Also to further finalize this Assignment, You have

to get back to us with the necessary report of Wal-mart and also with the below western union transfer information for the money you sent to

Philippines:

1. Senders Name and Address

2. 8 Digit Money Gram Reference Number = FOR MONEY GRAM

3. 10 Digit Money Transfer Control Number {M.T.C.N} FOR WESTERN UNION

3. The amount transferred after deducting money gram charges and

western union charges

4. Make sure you use money made available in a minute while sending money at the western union

This project shouldn't take you more than a couple of hours to execute and the time limit matters to us, with that we can also determine your efficiency and the commitment you show towards working with us. Do get back to us with the reports and transfer information. Looking forward to work with you on this project and remember to pretend to be a client who wants to shop and send money, So they won’t detect you has a secret shopper. Should you have any other questions or need more

Instructions as to your first assignment, you can easily email me and you can as well call the number

below.. Sidney Horton 231-642-2307

I requested name and location of business to validate. Informed I would be verifing all information with the BBB before processing anything for them. So far no responce.... Ummm wonder why..

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