damama,
Listen to the advice being given to you by the staff here. I also urge you not to think twice about the illegal nature of those Moneygrams. There is
NO JOB that provides a person with a cheque/money order that then asks for it to be cashed and a balance sent somewhere via a cash transfer system. They are
ALL scams.
Legitimate Mystery Shoppers do exist, but the money you get is very very small, and I'm talking a few dollars, not hundreds. The scam is identical to an Overpayment Scam and a Company Representative Scam. Cashing a payment and sending a balance elsewhere, as part of an online transaction or job, is 100% guaranteed fraudulent.
If you don't want to hand the 'grams over or call them to verify, for fear of local LEO reprisals, then tear them up and throw them in the trash. Your daughter is not liable for anything, she is a victim of a crime.
References and Further Reading- SVU Article - Counterfeit Cashier's Check Scam [link]
- CCO Article - Secret and Mystery Shopping With A Twist [link]
- CCO Article - Overpayment Scams [link]
- CCO Article - Payment Cashing - A Mule Of A Fraud [link]
Alerts and News Items- CCO Fraud Alert - IC3.GOV - Mystery / Secret Shopper Schemes [link]
- CCO News Item - Trail couple victims of “Mystery Shopper†scam [link]
- CCO News Item - Local Resident Confirms Scam Planned For 'Mystery Shopper' [link]
- CCO News Item - Police investigate mystery shopper scam [link]
- CCO News Item - Cheque scam hits home [link]
(Yes, I am very passionate about this type of fraud
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