The Better Business Bureau is issuing a warning to be on the lookout for the Fake Check Scam. Fehr Foods Inc. had their bank accounts hijacked by a fake check ring operating out of Canada. Fehr Foods both began receiving calls from around the country about checks written on their accounts in the amount of $4,880.
These checks written on Fehr Foods accounts were mailed from Canada to locations all over the US. They contained cover letters from Dynamic Temporary Employment Inc, in Island Tree NY notifying the recipient they were selected to participate in a paid consumer research program in their area to be a Mystery Shopper. The letter instructed the intended victims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Western Union or MoneyGram payment system among other duties. The enclosed counterfeit check was to cover a cash transfer plus 3 hours of probationary training pay of $100 per hour.
The BBB is advising extreme caution.