WA Surveys, Michael Friedman Attempted money wiring scam; enticed to open citibank account for purpose of mystery shopping Seattle Washington

Individual contacted me through email about a year after I indicated online that I was interested in mystery shopping. Corresponded several times with individual, during which time he enticed me to open a CitiBank basic checking account noting that his "company" would pay the monthly fees. Individual requested bank account information and indicated that he would insert $899 into the account, and that I was to take $100 for my commission and use the remaining $799 to transfer to another individual using a Western Union.

I became wary when I noticed that the money was to be transferred to an individual in a foreign country. Upon googling WA Surveys, I found that many people have been scammed with this wire transfer scam.

Shanna d'a
new orleans, Louisiana
U.S.A.