Scam Type
Employment Scam
Business Name Used
Walmart – IMPOSTER
Date Reported
Oct 07, 2022
Victim Postal Code
55092
Total Dollars Lost
0
Scam Description
I found what I thought was a secret shopper opportunity at Walmart on my phone. I sent them my address and received a check for $4,770.23 and a cheap copy with instructions to cash the check at my bank, purchase a total of $4,000 of $500 Walmart Visa Gift Cards, take photos of the front and back of the cards and receipts via SMS. The check they sent was from UNIFY Financial Credit Union in Manhattan Beach, CA. I checked the bank routing number and it was correct but the check number was missing a zero.