A while back I warned people about a Mystery Shopping Scam
I’m still getting comments on this problem that I wanted to bring to your attention. I didn’t put this in ALL CAPS… that’s the author who did that.
But this is the type of problem people are still running in to… BEWARE!
I RECEIVED ON ON FEB 17/2009
AND IT WAS FOR 3,800 AND I WENT TO DEPOSIT INTO MY ACCOUNT AND THEN I GOOGLED IT AND FOUND OUT THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY IN CANADA AND MUST REALLY HATE AMERICANS B/C THIS IS REALLY EVIL TO DO TO SOMEONE. I CALLED MY BANK AND I STOPPED THE DEPOSIT BUT I HAD ALREADY SPENT THE AVAILABLE 100.00 TO ME IN THE ACCOUNT AND IT CAUSED MAJOR OVERDRAFT FEES; BUT I ONLY OWE THE BANK LIKE 300.00 FOR THIS MISTAKE. I DNT FEEL LIKE THIS IS RITE FOR ME TO B PUNISHED THROUGH MY BANK B/ I NEITHER THEY KNEW THAT THE CASHIERS CHECK WAS A SET UP TO DESTROY PEOPLE LIKE YALL AND MYSELF. IN THESE HARD ECONOMIC TIMES THAT IS A VERY DISRESPECTFUL; EVIL AND COLD-HEARTED THING TO DO. U DEFINITELY DESERVE EVERYTHING THAT EVER HAPPENS TO YA AND TO BURN IN HELL WITH KEROSENE AND GASOLINE THONGS ON FOREVA!!!! NOW I HAVE TO TRY TO WORK THINGS OUT FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS SO FRADULENT WORDS CANNOT EXPRESSZ HOW PISSED OFF I HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST 2 DAYS. EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT GET ARRESTED OR ANY CHARGES BUT THIS MONEY WAS ALMOST DEPOSITED INTO MY CHECKING ACCOUNT THAT I PAY ALL MY BILLS OUT OF. I SPOKE WITH SEVERAL BANK REPS AND EVEN WENT DOWN TO THE BANK WITH DOCUMENTATION OF THESE CANADIAN BITCHES PAPERWORK OF FRADULENT PART-TIME JOB BULL-SHIT. IM REALLY MAD AT THIS TIME. AND WHOM EVA IS DOING THIS IS SMARTER THAN THE AVERAGE GENIUS. USING CELL PHONES FAKE ASS PAPER WORK AND NUSIANCE TO DESTROY AMERICANS. I WOULD CERTAINLY BEAT AND KNOCK THE DIGESTIVE TRACK OUT OF WHO EVA THESE PEOPLE ARE.
Jeanie Salandra on March 13th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
I just got one of these today but the official check was for $3710.00 with instructions to deopsit it and go to money gram… the first assignment. I knew this was a scam since I saw it reported on CNN not to long ago. I am submitting a complaint to the Postal Inspector/ mail fraud department. It also was from Canada and thought I’d respond in case someone is tracking where these are going… probably all over the country. Very sick of them since sooo many people are out of work including me.
Jeanie Salandra on March 13th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
I just got one of these mailers today. Except for the official check was for $3710.00 It also came from Canada with instructions to deposit it and do $100. at money gram. This was the first mystery shopper assignment. I knew it was a scam since I saw it reported on CNN. Very sick to do this to people with so many out of work including me. I’m reporting this to the postal inspector/mail fraud department.
Robin Cantor on March 27th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
I also received a checked from Canada, but the paper that came with it had a Delaware address on it. I spoke with a person named Paul Williams and told me to deposit the check of $1970.50 and wait till it clears. So I deposited it into my savings account in which I only had $1.30 in it and asked the teller when will the check clear and he told me the next day. I thought since I only had $1.30 in my account it was rather fast. I went to the bank and they verified the funds were clear so I did withdraw the $1600 the letter told me to send a moneygram to a Diana Blake in New York and I figured I was using the money from the cleared check until the day AFTER I had sent the money and the scammers disappeared with the money the check was returned to my bank UNPAID and marked as fraudulent. I went beserk, because I would have NEVER took out money if I thought it was fraud. I blamed the bank for allowing me to withdraw that much money when they knew I only had a little over a dollar in that account and under $12 in my other account. I then reported this fraud to the Post office invesstigation and to my local police who is now working with me to find the scammers and I will be contacting the Canadian Police and give them the info on these people
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Kim on November 6th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
I just got a cashiers check in the mail from Canada for $2930.00 the check comes from a bank in Hawaii I got the number to the bank and call to see if this was a legit check and they said it was not a good check. The check came with instructions to spend an amount at Wal-mart, sears, and have lunch on them then I am to send a money gram. I am so glad I found this sight and I am so glad I called that bank. So, just to let you know this scam is still out their.
Kim