Comments on: Scam Warning — Do NOT Wire Money as Part of a Mystery Shopping Assignment

By: Steve F

Steve F — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:58:56 +0000

Rita, you have done everything correctly. An envelope containing nothing but a cheque, no further instructions, is the sure mark of a scam. The cheques are worthless of course.

The postal service may tell you they will investigate but don’t expect to hear anything further from them. You have not lost any money so your case has the lowest priority. Likely nothing further will ever be done. In any case, you have resisted becoming a victim.

By: Rita

Rita — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:13:19 +0000

I received 2 different UPS Envelopes that had nothing in them but 2 cheques each. They appeared to have been purchased at the United States Postal Service. Since there was nothing in the envelopes, such as directions to any location to be shopped and no way to contact the company to complete a survey, I was concerned. I went to the Post Office there I was told the cashers checks were 100% phoney. The postal employee showed me what a real cheque should look like and I was told “A BANK WOULD NOT KNOW” the cheques was phoney. It was explained once the bank cashed the cheques and then found out they were phoney the bank would then come back to me for the money. The postal employee took the cheques and all the information that I had printed from my website and turned them over to the powers that be for further investigation.

By: Mindy S

Mindy S — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:36:09 +0000

I just received a check which I had assumed was a slow payment from my mystery shopping jobs and now my account is so far in the whole I will never get out. I don’t know what to do. I plan on pressing charges, but have no idea who they will charge them against. I thought I paid my bank to protect me from checks like this from getting through my account.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:18:01 +0000

this goes out to Brown, who wrote he knows of people doing such scams. Brown, if you know about it and don’t say anything your just as guilty as the people you know that is doing the crime! Guilty by association!! You are just as bad as the people you know of that is doing the scams. Your best bet is to contact your local police. Trust that they know what to do.

By: Steve F.

Steve F. — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:56:55 +0000

Tara, the police have given you bad advice. You must NOT, under any conditions, attempt to deposit or cash the cheque. It is certainly 100% phony. You can get in a lot of trouble for trying to cash bad checks.

Worse, a bank may tell you the cheque has cleared when in reality it has not. The clerks have no way of knowing. If you act on the believe you really have the money, you have just become a scam victim.

I advise you to merely ignore this whole business. Frame the cheque and hang it on the wall, if you wish. It is worthless. Guaranteed.

By: Tara Gough

Tara Gough — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:56:55 +0000

Iam waiting for my cheque as I type this I just called the police and they said i can deposit the cheque but wait for the cheque to clear but if it doesnt the bank will bounce it then im charged if it sounds to good to be true it is.

By: caroline

caroline — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:19:57 +0000

Got 2 emails from them last night. Still going. So sorry they r using ur co name. Sucks. In Canada u can call ‘crimestoppers’ anonymously, I’m sure that there’s the same sort of thing in the US

By: Amy S.

Amy S. — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:29:34 +0000

I just received a check for $2950 today via UPS.
I recently replied to a part-time mystery shopping job so
it must be that. There was no paper work sent with the check so I was suspicious and started googling the name of the remitter on check
Max Pierre Louis. and sender of the ups. Jacob Mary. To bad they can’t stop these people. It’s such a waste of time and money.
Just remember if it sounds to good to be true it usually is!