I got the same letter sent to my house but with the name Daniel bloomberg  telling me to mistery shop a western union and sent it to a agent name Charles stone 2201 Argonne dr Baltimore, md 21218 the number the put on the bottom of the letter was 832 800 3607  and the address was hueyclerks@gmail.com I'm glad I searched this online before I cashed it and get fed over for $2,350 dollars it's sad people out there are doing fraud stupid people dosnt know who they are sending these letters and fraudulent checks too

Did any of these happen to be address from a little pink boutique?  I got the same email but different names.

I got the same thing a couple of years ago. I deposited the check in my account on a Friday and the checked cleared Tuesday. I withdrew the money and the check bounced on Wed. Luckly I didnt sent the money to them western union so I was able to pay bank back. So my advice would be not to waste your time. By the way I got another check last week from sherman westbrooke and it is no good.  Becareful there are so many scams out there its ridiculous.

I received one also and I am pulling out due to your post. I just wanted to say thank you.
I got an email from Sherman Westbrook and MS-A-Network support1@tesco.net is this what you guys got too?


Thank you

(1) Call the bank and tell them what happened. (2) Keep all copies of email, & US Mail (If you are in the USA) to show to the bank. The check WILL bounce.

Can u tell me what to do if check has been deposited to the bank? Now what to do?

I just receive a 2-Day Priority letter from Sherman Westbrooke with a cashier's check in it for $1,900.  Something about it made me feel uncomfortabe - so I looked him up on line and came to ths site.  Thank you everyone for your comments and advice, I am definately going t follow through on reporting this ... I have not yet received a call - but when and if I do - I will certainly give him a piece of my mind...

I got the same mystery shopper email.  Same thing: check for $1990.00, keep $200.00 send  the rest via
Western Union to someone else.  Am I stupid or what?  Has anyone actually cashed the check? I am going to take it to my bank and see. Its probably a BAD check but I wonder what the bank will say.  
Beware of a Sherman Westbrook, James Barnes, Vanesha Audria the emails came from windstream.net,
gmail.com, hueyclerks@gmail.com.  They misspelled words and he used westbrook with an  "E" Westbrooke
and then another time w/o the "E"  Westbrook.
The phone # attached was 213-784-0284.
I'm going to the bank.  I will keep you posted.
Thank You for your post for me to find.
AMB

Yes this Just happened to me the exact same way...since I've done a lot of mystery shopping gigs, something just felt off. First off the companys Never, ever pay you up front for your services, it's usually a two week wait while they go over your report and decide if it's thorough enough for them.
Then to instruct me to Use Any Western Union to send the cash (from the cashiers check they wanted me to deposit into my account, which I didn't, cause there were red flags here...)  
When you're mystery shopping they give you a specific target, or person or dept. to observce and these guys said any old western union would do...another red flag.
So I went online and saw that indeed the bank in Houston was/is legit, so I called and told them my hunch and they checked and discovered that this cashiers check is fraudulent...I would've been out $1,990.!!!
A***ipes!!...The bank is alerted and I'm sending them the scanned information I have incl. the check and then because they used the U.S.Postal Service, I'm alerting them as well.  This Is a Federal offense as well.  Hope these jerks end up jail for quite awhile!..
BE Careful, if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is!!! Same # you guys have mentioned also...213-784-0284...Watch out and make you contact the bank the check is written on, the post office in your area And Better Business Bureau as well. Lets get these creeps!!!

Reba, here is where you turn them in:

Sending fake checks through the mail is a crime so contact the US Postal Service Inspectors https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx

Or turn it over to your local Postmaster.  You can also file a complaint on this with the FBI, your state attorney general and the department of justice,

http://www.fbi.gov/

We received check today from this person, wants us to deposit their checks in our bank and get money from our bsnk western union. I wish I knew where to turn these people in.

If the contents are stolen or counterfeit checks, you do need to act.
See:
http://www.fraudaid.com/solution_center/solution/draftsoption1/2b.htm

Same thing with me but who in their right mind send this type of money Fedex and not request a signature. A SCAMMER.

No call. Using email.Received Fedex but no type of signature to prove who received the package. Thought it was a scam and after investigating found out it was. I STILL HAVE THE PACKAGE. NO INTENTION OF DOING ANY OF THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT WAS SENT WITH THE CASHIER'S. CHECK.

Definitely contact the FBI and report this to them since they threatened you with them. If they sent you a rubber check, then include that as well..  You can file here:

http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

Hi,

Greetings to you, I don't know what you are up to, with your sudden silence

over the payment you receive from my client, I mailed you telling you about

the payment and instructions on how to go about the payment, but you never

reply back. If you know that you are not ready to work you should have not

given down your details to me. I am sure you are aware of the fact that you

can never abscond with my funds and if your intention is to make away with

my fund, you will face the penalty and will be sue to court. So I will urge

you to get back to me within 24 hours if only you don't want to face the

penalty. Your response is needed urgently concerning this payment and I

need you to get back to me ASAP.



I will await your urgent response within 24 hours or else your details will

be forward to the FBI and I can bet it with you that you can never make

away with my funds.



INFORMATION CLEARLY SHOWS THAT CHECK PAYMENT HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO YOU VIA

FED-EX AND YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO KEEP SILENT OVER THE SITUATION. AN

INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO CASH THE PAYMENT .



YOU ARE THEREFORE GIVEN 24 HRS FROM NOW TO WRITE BACK, AND LET ME KNOW WHAT

HAPPENED ABOUT THE PAYMENT. I THINK IT WOULD BE BEST WE FINALIZE THIS

WITHOUT HAVING TO INVITE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INVESTIGATE THIS.



PLEASE, REPLY AND LET ME KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENING ABOUT THE CHECK .

Thank.

Sending fake checks through the mail is a crime so contact the US Postal Service Inspectors https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx

Or turn it over to your local Postmaster.  You can also file a complaint on this with the FBI, your state attorney general and the department of justice,

http://www.fbi.gov/

I received a $1900 check in the mail, not knowing what in the world was going on. I found the number called them and told them I have no idea what is going on and "Sherman" told me he would call me back. I never got a call back and they didn't answer my phone again. I have not done anything with the check and do not plan on putting it in my bank. do i need to turn it in or just get rid of it myself?

It's FREE MONEY!!!

It's SOMETHING FOR NOTHING!!!

What could possibly go wrong?

LOL!

I just got a check as well. I'm going to cash it at one of those vcom machines. I'll see if it works, and let you guys know. It came from a Merco Credit Union. The website looked legit. We'll see.

I was notified by this company reading all these complaints I going to not cash this check. Thanks so many people out there trying to scam honest people who looking for extra income.

that wont work, you'll only be able to cash it from your account and after a week or however long it takes your bank to verify the funds, the check will bounce and you'll be out how much ever you cash it for. No reason to even cause yourself a bounced check fee

i got the check today i just going to cash it in and keep all the money become the scam er hahaha

i received a check from SHERMAN WESTBROOKE for  $3000.oo ( for a mystery shopper job) with the instructions to western union $1900.oo .of the money to another mystery shopper and await futher instructions, could this be legit?    any in put on this? thanks    rick

yes recieved the same

it's a scam

aggressive fraudulent mystery shopper company

The person I got contacted by is the sherman westbrooke firm, under MS-Agency (secret shoppers company)  he said I had 2 western union 1650.00 and money gram 1650.00 to some one in va.now im looking for whoever this sherman westbrooke is!!!!!!!

I received an email from them about $235 per job for mystery shopper at Western Union and in some Restaurant. I gave them my information and they said I am chosen for that and will be transferring money to proceed with the job. So are those all fake ?

Sherman westbrooke send me a check and later called me to do some transfer money