I Could Have Been Taken By A Mystery Shopping Scam!

I have been doing mystery shopping for several months ago and was aware that there was some kind of check cashing scam going on. It is sort of similar to the Nigeria scam but on a smaller scale. A friend forwarded me an email, and I actually applied. Nothing about it seemed wierd. But when I got "accepted" as a mystery shopper, I got a reply back saying they wanted me to do a Wal-mart and a Western Union shop. Something about Western Union rang a bell in my head. I googled mystery shop scams and sure enough--there are scams out there involving Wal-mart and Western Union. I wrote back and told him to cancel my application. I wish I hadn't done that though. I would love to turn him in. I read comments from others on the internet who had been taken by this same scheme for about $3,500 or so. Whew! Glad I figured it out. This is the email reply I got, just in case someone else gets this too:

Hello XXX,
You have been Accepted as our Mystery shopper/Survey Agent.
You will be evaluating a Wal-Mart Store and a Western union outlet in your neighborhood. You will need to locate the Nearest Wal-mart and Western union store as soon as you get this email today. Email us the STORE NAME AND STORE ADDRESS in your next email. That is where you will be doing your 1st Secret shopping and Evaluation.
Please remember that you are to act Cool, Calm and Confident through out the period in which you will be carrying out the survey, in order not to arouse any suspicious. We will furnish you with transfer details which you will send Funds to via Western union. Also you will be shopping at Wal-mart stores close by, after which you will write a report and send back to us via Email using the following pointers:
1) How long it took you to get services.2) Ambiance/Outlook of the Shop/Outlet3) Smartness of the attendant4) Customer service professionalism5) Reaction of personnel under pressure6) Information that you think would be helpful7) Your comments and impressions.
Payments will be mailed out to you as soon as you reply back to this email,which you will cash and expend in carrying out all that will be required of you including your compensation.

Online Coupon Sites

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I was glad to find it as I tried to find online coupons the other day for Target and didn't get very far. I wanted to find online coupons I could use in the store but had no luck. I finally called my local store, and they told me they didn't accept online coupons.

But I am glad to find these sources as I haven't started my Christmas shopping yet, and I know I will be buying some things online. Every bit helps!