So, you may be interested in signing up with ShopNChek as a mystery shopper. Well, I have for you some good news and some bad news. First, the bad news.
ShopNChek no longer exists. You can’t shop for them anymore.
The good news: ShopNChek has been bought out, and the company that bought them has a very good reputation, and I highly recommend mystery shopping for them. That company is Market Force.
So, if you’re interested in becoming a mystery shopper for Shop ‘n Chek, then sign up with Market Force mystery shopping. And let me tell you, they’re a good company to sign up with. They might not pay the most, but they have a lot of assignments all over the world, and generally treat their shoppers pretty well.
So, what does a mystery shopper do anyways? Well, you basically go to a store, buy something, keep track of how you’re treated, how clean the place is, etc, then go home and fill out a form on your computer. It’s that simple. Well, then you wait a few weeks or months, and then you get paid. (That’s the downside, whether you’re shopping for Shop ‘n Chek (now Market Force), or any other company, you usually need to wait quite a while to get your reimbursement and your earnings.
Oh, and here’s a Shop ‘n Chek Scam Warning : If you ever get a large check in the mail from someone claiming they’re from “ShopNChek”, don’t deposit it! The check is fake. Especially if its a really large check. Just report it to the police, or the post office.
I have received two $500 traveler checks along with a letter from Shop’nchek asking me to get the $1,000 and then go to a Western Union office and send a wire for $800 to Kimberly Daniels. I was to keep $200 out for my commission. Seemed very strange so I thought I would check the internet for any fraud issues. Thank you for your comments.
You were offered a job as a mystery shopper by someone named
Amanda Cruz. The job is fake. It’s a scam to rip you off.
He’ll tell you to cash a check or money order and send money by
Western Union. The check is counterfeit. He wants to fool you
into sending money before his fake check bounces. If you send
money, you’ll lose it all.
Don’t be a victim of this criminal like I almost was.
P.S. PLEASE DON’T TELL THE SCAMMER ABOUT THIS WARNING. I learned about
you because he accidentally sent me an email with your address on it,
and I don’t want to tip him off about his mistake. That same mistake
might help other innocent people avoid getting scammed, too.
If you have a second, please reply to let me know you got this.
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I got this email from someone else. She offered me 2000$ and I keep 400.
i recieveed a letter with a 933 dollar post office money order, i havent made any attempt to cash it because i am trying to fine out if this company is legit the company is shop n chek out of norcross georgia if u have any information in regards to this matter please feel free to contact me at 404-914-7551
I also received a letter on July 28 with a $933 postal money order. I immediately took it to the post office and was informed it was fraudulent, the original money order was for $33 and then changed to $933. If you receive it from a firm with the name Shopnchek, take it to the post office along with the envelope, money order, and letter. They will take them and give you a copy; then investigate the senders. Also another lady at the post office said that she had received one and had taken it to the bank and asked to find out if it was legitimate before putting it in her account, it was not. So if the amount looks too good to be true, it is!
I got a check for $1650.00 and they also wanted me to wire money to the middle east. I wrote VOID on the check and mailed it to Georgia. Did not seem right, someone sending me a check for that much money.
I have now received two e-mails from the shop N Chek, the first one I wrote and told then I had taken it to the post office and it was confiscated, today I wrote again the same, told them to contact the Post Office and ask for their money back, I was sure they would be happy to accommodate them. Also called their number which answers, Magic Jack, leave a message. Anyway please beware, and take it to the post office, after all they are committing fraud through the US Postal Service, which is a crime.
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PLEASE everyone, do not fall for this scheme. All of these are, indeed, fraudulent. If you don’t believe a money order is the real thing you can call the Postal Service’s money order confirmation number, give them the serial number, bank number, etc., and they will be able to confirm that a money order is legitimate or a fraud. You must do this 48 hours after the date on the m.o. but less than 90 days after that date. The reason they want you to do the “evaluation” quickly is so that you send them YOUR money before your bank finds out from the Postal Service that the money order(s) is fraudulent. The number to call to find out if a money order is the real deal is 1-866-459-7822. I urge everyone to be smart and check these out before being duped by these unscrupulous scammers. This is no different than the emails from the prince in Ghana/Kenya who wants to send you a check so you can help him. DON’T BE TAKEN IN.
This is a scam, any company that wants you to deposit their checks and wire them money back is not legitamit. They know banks have to clear checks within 2 business days, so even if the check “clears” your account it doesn’t mean the check is good, it could take several days for the check/money order to be returned. Read the article in June, 2006 Reader’s Digest about this scam. By law, the depositor of the check is liable.
Does this come in a check form..and do it come from Minnesota
Just received a check in the mail from a “University Federal Credit Union” out of Salt lake City, Utah in the amount of $3,900.25. I was to deposit check in my account (don’t have one anyhow) .Spend $50 at Walmart as mystery shopper, observe customer service, send $1700 to two other people in England (really in England), keep $300 for myself…there would be a balance of $125.25 (my bonus I suppose). This scam is from someone named “Casey Brown”…beware folks!
Correction: I’m sorry, It is the June, 2007 article in Readers Digest that discusses check scams.
I just received two money orders for the amount of $975 each ($1950 total amount).
I’ve been googling this shop’ncheck company and found all kinds of articles on them.
IF YOU RECEIVE A POSTAL MONEY ORDER IT WILL HAVE A SECURITY STRIP AND WATERMARK ON IT.
These two postal money orders had a PRINTED security strip on them… it is NOT embedded as a real postal money order does. Also, the watermark is NOT a watermark. A true watermark will APPEAR when held to the light. This one DISSAPPEARS! That is because it, again, is not engrained in the paper itself.
Another sign of a scam to watch for…
The USPS package came from: Robert Halpin-Bohemia, NY
Money Orders where written from: Christine Jones-Hobart, IN
Company Letter Head shows: Shop’nchek-Norcross, GA
Person to send cash to (again, another Western Union scam): Trudy Irene Brown-Keizer, OR
So, here we have: New York, Indiana, Georgia and Oregon.
IF IN FACT the money orders were ligit, at the very least it would be a money laundering outfit, which might bring YOU into some serious problems!
My plan of action: Take the money orders to the local post office, verify their validity, if not valid, take the whole package to the local FBI office.
this same scam happend to my sister today she went cashd and did not do follow thru now she is trying to get western union to stop payment to this trudy brown in georgia omg hers was for 2000.00 wow this is a SCam
i recieved a check for 1955.59 and they want me to cash the check and western union the money to someone in georgia so i was concern because why would someone send you that much money and they don’t know anything about you. but i woul like to think people for posting their experiences online because i almost fell for it
got the same scam involving the western union check. glad I checked this on line!
I received a Postal money order today from the Norcross, Georgia address. I already knew it was a scam because of the typos in the email message and the lack of a return address. Nobody would send a $975 check in the mail to someone they don’t even know. The Post Office took a look at the money order & said it was definately a fake. The scammer wants you to deposit the money and send them their share. When the counterfeit is discovered you will be liable for the entire amount.
I received a check in th e amount of $943.00 shop’n chek i am very happy i went yo the internet to see this is conterfeit. I am happy their are good folks whp check out thie scram.Why would some one send you this amount od money they do not know you. This make know sense.
I received a money order today from United States Postal Service in the amount of $943.00 same scan asked to deposit and keep $150 and Western Union the balance.
Also called the 866 459 7822 to double check this is a scam
I received a money order in the amount of $943.00 I was told to deposit it into my bank and take out $150.00 for my commission. I was then to send the rest to a man named Fideles Zanders in Augusta GA. The letter stated an address of 6025 The Corners Parkway, Suite 200 Norcross,GA 30092. I was all too happy to start being a mystery shopper until I tried to cash the money order at a local check cashing store. After the man said he couldn’t tell if it was real or not I just told him,”Thank You.” and walked out of the store. I later on looked at the money order again after coming to this website and reading the comments and realized that the date on the money order was all wrong. The date said 12-20-2011. It’s 2012 now!!! Nope!! Time to rip that up and toss it in the Garbage. Thank you for making me realize to look closer at things I get through the mail. Scam Scam Scam!!!
Received identical job assignment and money order as Sonja. I called the US Postal Service Money Order Verification line and confirmed that the m.o. is invalid. They asked that I file a local police report and deliver the check to the closest post office for the fraud division to handle.
It was very odd – the envelope return address was Bonnie Flitsch in Dover, DE, printed with USPS Priority Mail Click-N-Ship. The m.o. was “supposedly” purchased by Charles Wood in Topeka, KS on 12/20/11, but it was made out to me and the handwriting on the “Pay to” section matched the handwriting on the “From” section. The letter said to western union funds less my payment of $150 and transfer fees to Fidelis Zanders at an Augusta, GA address, and if I had questions, I was to call Jill Rivard at 404-462-6240 – which happens to be a bottom feeder debt collection company. I’ll bet every name except Fidelis is someone who has been scammed already. I wonder how long it will take for my name to appear in someone’s paperwork.
just recieved the postal money order for 975.00 today, sure seemed like a scam to me so before I did anything else I wanted to check out on line to see if it was legit. Glad I did. Seems from all I read above that this is a scam! There are 4 different names Brad Walsh from Messna, UT, David Jones, Atlanta, GA, Richard Jackson assume from GA and Brigitte Warren from NC all involved in one transaction?! Another reason to feel this is a scam! Thanks to all for sharing all of your information. These scamers need to be caught!
I recieved a postal money order in the sum of 975.00 and was asked to deposit it and send them back 900.00 and keep 150.00 yes i said keep a 150.00 can u believe that. The person i was suppose to send 900.00 to is a man named Donald L. Jones out of Atlanta Ga. I also took it to the postal service when out of the blue i get a money order for 975.00. My postal inspector at my local FBI office has it now.
This was listed Job website. Contacts made via email from a Chris Lambert. Rec’d my package in my door today via Fed express overnight. Money Orders dated February 7th 2012. Two of the them for $995.00 to them to the post office and I was told they were fraudulent. I was told to keep $200.00 use $50.00 at Wal-mart and western union the rest of it to someone in the Philippines. Post office fraud department told me they have been seeing them come through their post office. It is a scam. Return address is in Las Vegas, NV. Chris Lambert is in Norcross, GA and the money order is from someone else in Las Vegas.
Yes it is a scam. Received money order for $935 – said to take to Western Union – keep $150 for myself & western union remaining balance. I was to write up a report for the Western Union location & their services; the $150 was commission. Doesn’t seem legit in anyway, so I called 866-459-7822 which is USPS verification for money orders. The money order is real – the dollar amount has been altered. I did not look into this because I thought it was a quick easy buck. I looked into it because the criminals need to be caught! Despicable. If you get a letter on xerox letterhead, the letter isn’t signed & there’s a gift of almost $1000 it can’t be real – who would lose $935 in good faith that I would forward the money back to them? Argh- people are stupid!
Got 2 rather large m/o via the Post Office both in the amount of $960 each. After being had a few years ago and knowing about this type of scam I had looked into it and well well well whaddya know the m/o were fake. First red flag was the fact that they couldn’t even spell my first OR last name correctly. Then I did some digging concerning the m/o in question I promptly went down to my local Post Office and reported them. I just got off the phone with the Inspector General and am doing everything within my power to get this cleared up and get these deadbeats where they belong.
The same thing happend to me last week. As soon as my husband got home he ripped it up. He didn’t wanted to get involved. Now I have the people sweating me. A Mark Prescott is wondering why I haven’t completed my assignment. I find that funny. I just brushed him off. Didn’t think letting him know I know it’s a scam seems like a mute point. To others be ware of these scamers!