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| Society CB Group Consumer Survey Specialists Too good to be true? YES! Fake mystery shopper job offer... Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 28th of Nov, 2011 by User286220 |
| I received an official looking check for $1,994.40 and a letter stating that I had been accepted as a mystery shopper. The check was drawn on United Bank. It had my full name and address on it. At the top of the letter it said 'Powered by: Dannon, Ikea, Western Union Walmart', with official looking logos. The letter instructed me to go online to activate the check. The website tells you nothing, it's only a login screen, which 'activates' the check. The letter said after activation I should deposit the check in my account, then login to find out my assignment. In general, I was to deduct my pay, purchase an object or service to evaluate, and report back. I suspect I would have been instructed to purchase some small item, and send the bulk of the money to someone else, probably out of the country. I noted that the address on Dolley Madison (spelling of Dolley suspect!) was in McLean, VA in the letter, but in Minneapolis, MN on the check. Neither Society CB Group nor Consumer Survey Specialists is listed with the Better Business Bureau. There is a United Bank, but it's likely they are not involved, just being used like the companies listed above. If this is a scam to get money out of the country, the account and check must be real - but illegal. Possibly the routing number is correct, so that the check appears to go through, but will be returned as NSF or invalid account number, and I'd be stuck with the fees. If it seems to good to be true, it probably is. I'm glad I decided to check it out before I logged into their site. |
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| I just received this exact same thing in the mail. I wanted to add that.. the post mark on the envelope if from Correos, Madrid? Very suspect! |
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| However.. The address is real, if you look on Google maps "1313 Dolley Madison Blvd, McLean, VA", it is an actual address, with the spelling of "Dolley" just as it is on the letter. So the spelling isn't necessarily a suspect feature here. However, I did not find the address to exist in Minneapolis, MN, so that IS suspect. |
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| may i have the email address just in case these people try to contact me i will know that it is them because i been looking for mystery jobs and i just dont want anything to do with these scamers. thank you |
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| Guys.. They are scammers, Please don't loose your money in this website. I lost $ 900. |
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| @clouds86 - can you give details of how you lost $900? I received this exact same letter & check. |
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| After a quick internet search, I can now see what these guys are doing! SCAM. I will be registering this with my state's attorney general. Thank goodness I did not wire any money and I am alerting my bank. Thanks to you guys for posting and saving me from these crooks. |
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| I HAVE RECIEVED HUNDREDS OF EMAILS AND I AM NOT SURE WHICH ONE IS THEM CAN SOME ONE PLEASE GIVE IT TO ME SO THAT I CAN UNSUBSCRIBE THEM FROM MY EMAIL AND REPORT THEM.THANK YOU AND HAVE A WOUNDERFUL DAY |
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Lord I wish I would have check this out before I was taken for 1994.40 plus my bank fee of 30.00. I just feel so dumb and angry. I am on disability and this really has cause me a lot of problems; now having to pay my bank back the money from the bad check plus I still have to pay my other bills "rent, electric, etc...". I believe in KARMA, I also know that some way or another GOD will help me through this.
I know I WILL NEVER DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS AGAIN. |
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| HI TO ALL I AM REALLY SORRY FOR WHAT THESE SCAMMERS DID TO YOU GUYS THEY SHOULD REALIZED THAT THEY ARE AFFECTING PEOPLE BY DOING THESE KINDS OF THINGS AND PLUS THE ECONOMY IS REALLY BAD AT THAT TO MAN THAT IS NOT NICE. I JUST WANTED TO ASK BECAUSE I AM GETING EMAILS SO THAT I CAN GIVE MY NAME A MY ADDRESS AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE A CHECK IN MY EMAIL THAT IS NOT THEM SO THAT I CAN PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING TO ME IF ANY ONE CAN PLEASE GIVE ME THE EMAIL ADDRESS SO THAT I CAN CHECK THAT IT IS NOT THEM .THANK YOUS AND HOPE THAT EVERYTHING GOES WELL |
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| HI TO ALL I AM REALLY SORRY FOR WHAT THESE SCAMMERS DID TO YOU GUYS THEY SHOULD REALIZED THAT THEY ARE AFFECTING PEOPLE BY DOING THESE KINDS OF THINGS AND PLUS THE ECONOMY IS REALLY BAD AT THAT TO MAN THAT IS NOT NICE. I JUST WANTED TO ASK BECAUSE I AM GETING EMAILS SO THAT I CAN GIVE MY NAME A MY ADDRESS AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE A CHECK IN MY EMAIL THAT IS NOT THEM SO THAT I CAN PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING TO ME IF ANY ONE CAN PLEASE GIVE ME THE EMAIL ADDRESS SO THAT I CAN CHECK THAT IT IS NOT THEM .THANK YOUS AND HOPE THAT EVERYTHING GOES WELL |
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| HI TO ALL I AM REALLY SORRY FOR WHAT THESE SCAMMERS DID TO YOU GUYS THEY SHOULD REALIZED THAT THEY ARE AFFECTING PEOPLE BY DOING THESE KINDS OF THINGS AND PLUS THE ECONOMY IS REALLY BAD AT THAT TO MAN THAT IS NOT NICE. I JUST WANTED TO ASK BECAUSE I AM GETING EMAILS SO THAT I CAN GIVE MY NAME A MY ADDRESS AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE A CHECK IN MY EMAIL THAT IS NOT THEM SO THAT I CAN PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING TO ME IF ANY ONE CAN PLEASE GIVE ME THE EMAIL ADDRESS SO THAT I CAN CHECK THAT IT IS NOT THEM .THANK YOUS AND HOPE THAT EVERYTHING GOES WELL |
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| yea these asshole trying to get me, i have already put the check in my accountbut im not touching it, bank told me to wait 15 days before it will be mine, if not i will fax them a very nasty note, im posting it on facebook too, and making a video on telling people not to mess with it, thanks everybody for info, springronnie |
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