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Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
vrussell genuine mystery shopping companies do not send out unsolicited checks in the mail. Certainly not in the 10 years I've been doing it. The real companies have you apply for a shop which will probably pay around $10-15 and then you have to complete the shop and upload a report. You can then wait up to three months before you receive payment.
Destroy that check or take it into the Post Office as they may want to investigate it. This is a VERY common scam and it deeply saddens me that people (usually those who can least afford it) fall for it.
Destroy that check or take it into the Post Office as they may want to investigate it. This is a VERY common scam and it deeply saddens me that people (usually those who can least afford it) fall for it.
Ask yourself the following: If YOU were managing a company, and trying to make money, would you mail out checks to people that you know nothing about, and expect them to do some work, and send the rest of the money back to you?
The key to it all--it's not a valid check.
The key to it all--it's not a valid check.
No it is a fake check and will cause you a mountain of problems if you put it into your account. Sorry : (...
Yes it scam I am the same way it hard to trust them mine was shadow shopper in San Angelo tx. But I call the check to see if it was good or not they told me it was no good I hope shadow shopper get it.
Agree with the other posters....scam!
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I got the same for a very Large Check from aindividual
they claim they are from Company called Corparate Research International
and letter says [mysteryshoppersagentinc.com]
Which Doesnt exist.
The amount was for $1,999.00
Said to Spend Only $15.00 @ Walmart
Then send evaluation To Them
My so Called Compensation is $450.00 To Keep
Then Remaining Balance is to be spent on Moneypak Cards @ $500.00 a peice buy three
and scratch off the pin numbers to email them to a individual
Letter Said Corparate Research International 2014
and letter says [mysteryshoppersagentinc.com]
Which Doesnt exist.
The amount was for $1,999.00
Said to Spend Only $15.00 @ Walmart
Then send evaluation To Them
My so Called Compensation is $450.00 To Keep
Then Remaining Balance is to be spent on Moneypak Cards @ $500.00 a peice buy three
and scratch off the pin numbers to email them to a individual
Letter Said Corparate Research International 2014
You would think they might have at least been able to spell corporate correctly. Corporate Research International doesn't exist anymore. They were purchased by another company several years ago and the name changed a year or two ago, possibly in 2013.
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Newbie here, thanks for the information, everyone. I really despise those who get some sort of twisted pleasure out sticking it to a lot of desperate, naive, trusting peeps.
Hi everyone,
I'm a newbie as well. I was almost scammed for 200.oo. but I took it to the bank and ask if it was a valid check and they said it was a fake. I have found that If the mystery shop is real they will warn you about scams like that.
I'm a newbie as well. I was almost scammed for 200.oo. but I took it to the bank and ask if it was a valid check and they said it was a fake. I have found that If the mystery shop is real they will warn you about scams like that.
I just got my first assignment from a company called New Grounds. They sent me a check, and told me to deposit, take out my fee, and wire two amounts to other people a part of my shop at money gram and western union. Has anyone worked with this company and is it common for companies to sent large checks to deduct your fee and wire the rest to other people.
I received a assignment the same. Please someone give us some insight. If it is a scam, in which way?
teekyk, NO, this is a SCAM. If you accept this check, and then send money to others, the check will bounce and you will be out the amount of money you sent to others. Actual mystery shopping companies are legitimate businesses. They are required to keep tax records of those they pay to mystery shop. If a company that you have not registered with (and provided a SS# or tax id number to) sends you a check, it is certainly a scam. Legitimate mystery shopping companies do NOT pay in advance. They do not ask you to wire money to another person. And the amounts involved in mystery shopping are usually not large. The majority of mystery shopping assignments pay between $5 and $20.
Think about it - why would a company send a check to a total STRANGER and tell them to deposit it and keep a fee, and to write checks and send money to other people? How would they have gotten your name and address? How would they know they can trust you? How would they keep records for their taxes without having your SS#? Scam, scam, scam!
Think about it - why would a company send a check to a total STRANGER and tell them to deposit it and keep a fee, and to write checks and send money to other people? How would they have gotten your name and address? How would they know they can trust you? How would they keep records for their taxes without having your SS#? Scam, scam, scam!
@AustinMom, thank you. Those were my thought exactly to my husband. There are several out there. My contact info must have gotten leaked somewhere because now I have been contacted by2 others Thanks
My sister fell for this scam. Is there anyway for her to recoup her losses?
@dbarton wrote:
My sister fell for this scam. Is there anyway for her to recoup her losses?
I wish I could tell you yes, but the answer is probably not. Once she sent the money, the check was returned to her bank as not being any good. She can report to the police and to the postal service, but the chance of actually tracking down the individual who mailed her the bogus check is pretty slim. Does she have records of where she sent the money? There might be a trail there that the police could follow ..... if they are even interested in trying. There are so many of these and the money is usually sent far out of the jurisdiction of the local police, so I doubt they spend much time on trying to research them.
I received the same thing over the weekend with a contact name of Agustin Herrick. Just looked and sounded questionabale. Never aske me for any employment information and then you send me a check??? thanks for the insight, I am going to trash this NOW.
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