I answered an email looking for Mystery Shoppers. I have a 27 year-old-daughter who worked as a server in a national restaurant chain who had told me she had Mystery Shoppers visit her restaurant and evaluate her service and it was reported to her boss. I have been employed only two months in the last 18 months and unable to find a job. This sounded legal and I needed work. I was assigned by Alan Kruinal to Mystery Shop Sears and Western Union. I followed his instructions, deposited a $2100 cashier's check to my checking account on 11/14 and on 11/15 returned to my bank to withdraw $50.00 to Mystery Shop at Sears and $1600 to Mystery Shop at Western Union. I was to earn a total of $500.00 ($50 to spend at Sears on merchandise). I called Boston Borel Band & Trust before going in on 11/15 and asked if the cashier's check I deposited the day before cleared. She told me to check my account online and if it was credited to my account then it had cleared. When I got to the bank in San Mateo, CA, I asked the teller if the cashier's check I deposited the day before had cleared and she, too told me the cashier's check had cleared. I withdrew $1900 cash and left to do my job of Mystery Shopping. I completed the survey's and emailed them to Alan. On 11/19 at 0515, I got a text from Alan telling me he had a new assignment for me and to text him when I was awake. I did. Later in the morning I got a second FedEx with a check for $2930.00. Alan told me I was to repeat the Sears and Western Union Mystery Shopping. I questioned this and he said they were a two-part survey and my third assignment would include... A survey for CVS, proper dinner review, and a dealership. I immediately went to my online account only to find the $2100.00 check had been returned to my bank and deducted from my account. I went directly to my bank who called the bank the cashier's check had been written on to find it was fraudulent. Boston Borel Bank & Trust is taking no responsibility for giving me the $1900 cash and telling me the cashier's check had cleared... By two of its employees. I have filed a police report.
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