One involves a person answering an ad to become a mystery shopper. A potential victim gets a letter with tasks to be completed and gets a cheque to help them fulfill their tasks. The victim cashes the cheque and one of the tasks will be to use a money transfer company and wire a large portion of the money to a name provided in order to test the company's procedure and customer service skills.
Later, the victim finds out the cheque is counterfeit making them accountable to pay for the funds they wired.
The other scam involves online dating. You could be on a legitimate dating site when someone claims to have a very sick family member and after a few messages, they ask you to send them money to help their situation. In all cases, the victim never meets the individual in person.
If you are a victim or know any information relating to these scams call the City police at 506-648-3333 or New Brunswick Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
