THIS IS A FRAUD ALERT. IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT SOMEONE IS SENDING OUT E-MAILS ASKING PEOPLE TO SIGN UP TO BE MYSTERY SHOPPERS AND USING OUR COMPANY’S NAME. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WAC IS NOT DOING MYSTERY SHOPPING AND HAS NOT SOLICITED FOR MYSTERY SHOPPERS​. THIS IS A SCAM. DO NOT RESPOND TO THEM​​​​.

MICHAEL PRINCIPE, THE SIGNEE ON THE E-MAIL, IS NOT NOW OR HAS EVER BEEN AN EMPLOYEE OF WAC. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE RESPONDED IS THAT THEY GET A PRIORITY MAIL LETTER WHICH INCLUDES A (PHONY) CASHIER​’​S CHECK FOR OVER $1​,​900. IN THE INSTRUCTION LETTER, THEY​ ​ARE TOLD TO GO TO THEIR BANK ​TO ​CASH THE CHECK​, TAKE THEIR $300 FEE OUT AND TAKE THE REST OF THE MONEY,​ ​GO TO A WESTERN UNION STORE AND MONEY GRAM STORE AND SEND A MONEY ORDER FROM EACH STORE FOR $800 TO A NAME AND ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN THE LETTER. THEY ARE TOLD TO OBSERVE WHAT KIND OF SERVICE THEY RECEIVE FROM EACH LOCATION AND REPORT BACK. BY THE TIME THEIR BANK HAS INFORMED THEM THAT THE CHECK THEY CASHED HAS BOUNCED, THEY ARE OUT $1​,​600.

THE ​FOLLOWING IS THE E MAIL THAT IS BEING CIRCULATED FALSELY USING THE WAC NAME:

JOB DESCRIPTION / DETAILS :

You will earn $300.00 per venture or assignment. You will be paid for shopping and dining out. Your job will be to evaluate and comment on customer service, undetected, in a wide variety of shops,stores, restaurants and services in your area. Research Analysts are needed throughout USA. You’ll be paid to shop and dine out, getting free meals, free merchandise, free services, free entertainment, free travel, fun work, flexible schedule and no training required and great pay.

Research Analyst reports provide businesses with unbiased reviews from a customer standpoint. This allows business to identify problems which might result in unhappy customers and loss of sales. Research Analyst have a great responsibility and are paid accordingly. As a Research Analyst, you will receive $300 per assignment, have a flexible schedule and hours, and choose the assignments you want. You can even bring your kids with you. We shall send you checks for your assignments. You cash each check and use our money to carry out your assignment. You do not use any of your money.

Let me quickly remind and re-assure you that this is a legitimate employment opening and you have absolutely nothing to worry about.

No application fee or upfront payment needed for this job. We don’t need your money!

Kindly provide the following information in order sign up : Name, Address and Phone Number.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Michael Principe
WAC Research Facilities
1475 W Cypress Creek Rd,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Tel. : (754) 666 1561
www.wacresearch.com

AGAIN THIS IS A FRAUD AND UNDOUBTEDLY SOME KIND OF SCAM WILL FOLLOW–IGNORE IT

– KEN ALTSCHUL AND GARY ALTSCHUL
OWNERS, WAC OF FT. LAUDERDALE AND WAC OF MIAMI