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- Fraud Prevention Unit by REGIONAL federal credit union | Stay vigilant.
- Meta Description
- There are a few things you can always depend on. Light travels at 299,792,458 meters per second in a vacuum. Objects at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. "Cash this check and wire the money back to me" always equals "scam." I haven't written about it in a while, but the old Mystery Shopper Scam and its variations are still out there. It's time for a review. The "classic" version of this scam starts with a job offer emailed out of the blue. If you respond to this message, you'll be immediately "hired" as a Mystery (or Secret) Shopper. A cashier's check for a fairly large amount of money (the old ones always seemed to be around $2,900, but there is a lot of variation) will arrive a short time later, with these instructions: Cash this check at your bank, keeping $100 or $150 for yourself Take the rest of the cash to the nearest Western Union location Wire it back to me Report on the customer service at Western ...
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