2898923428

I think most of us are in the same boat with this information. This is a first class scam. I really hopes no one falls for this. The letter comes from Canada. The office is suppose to be located in Atlanta, GA. The check for $1,987.60 is from the Bank of New York Mellon out of Pittsburgh, PA The international office is in Madrid, Spain. My account manager is Jody Gilbert 1-289-892-5028. Man how stupid can you be to have so many inconsistencies. The red flags are having to put the money into your account and sending money by Western Union. After that, the money is gone and so is my bank account. These people are unbelievable! LMBO.

Those S.O.B.s.......I got pulled in. We were short on money and I got this letter in the mail stating that I was hired to particapate in atheir paid "Mystery Shopper program"  Recieved a check in the mail  of 1398.40.It said to deposite the check and wait 12 to 24 buisness days and then take out 1040.00 to wire to a Palmer Ponce Lopez.Keep 300.00 as my salary and spend 58.40at a wal-mart , cosco, best buy , or home depot.
Well I did put the check into my account.....but I started to get this nagging feeling in my gut.You know that this is to good to be true feeling..... so I did some research.SCAM  SCAM SCAM. I felt horrable.I imediatly called my bank and told them what had happened.Thankfully I have not withdrawal any of the 1398.40.The bank has put a freeze on the funds and will be withdrawing it from the account in a few days.Ok....so the lesson is that anyone can be made a sucker.If this happens to you don't take the money out, just notify your bank and explane to them what had happened.....These S.O.B should be sued .

No phone calls, but I too received a letter and check for $1987.00 from Wosleley & Associates.  The letter stated that I had been selected as a Secret Shopper and that I was to deposit the $1987.00 into my checking or savings account and wait 12-24 hrs and then to go to a Western Union and wire transfer two separate amounts totaling $1597.00 back to them, keep $350.00 as pay for following instructions and then go shopping at Wal Mart with the remaining $58.60, keep the merchandise I bought and report on how good customer service was.  What a RIP OFF!  Thank my Lord and Maker that I was not stupid enough to fall for that crap.  Heads up to anyone receiving correspondence and checks in the mail asking you to send money back to them.  Anytime you have to send money it is a SCAM!!.  Please report this should you get anything like it to the USPS Complaint Board.

I received the same letter and a check for 1898.40 account manager Frank Adams @ 1-289-892-3839. Acceptance letter my a*********!  Bad as I need this money what a cruel hoax. These people need to be stop. There no phone calls just the letter and I am like I looked for the website before calling to activate this payroll check.

I got one today, i use to work with Western Union so i am use to all the scam, i don´t think there one i have not heard, i tore up the letter and the check, i can´t fine there company nor the name on line. i would really like to make a little money but not like this.

I got my mail and in it was a letter saying that I was hired for a job as a mystery shopper inside it was a check for $1,894.50 telling me my salary was $350 and for me to do two western union transfer to DENNIS DOYLE in Madrid Spain at calle de princess ,47,28008  for the amount $830.00 and a send fee of  $70 then goto another western union and wire to the same person in the amount of $830.00 plus $50 send fee and then take $54.50 and spend it at Walmart , Costco , bestbuy etc. but before I do that I must call Judith Coxwell at 1-289-892-5137  and activate the check put it in my bank account and then withdraw it.  Nice try jerks you didn't get another sucker you have to be stop I will take this letter to work at the police head quarters where I work and I will do all that I can do to put you all behind bars and to pay everyone that you have scaled all that money back before you can even get out of jail

I am so grateful for this website that stopped me from making a mistake.
It seemed too good to be true so I looked it up and found this.
I really could use a lucrative job not a scam.
Thanks again

I also recieved a letter and check in the mail today from INSTORE FOCUS SOLUTIONS, ONE GLENLAKE PARKWAY, ATLANTA, GA 30328, Tel 1-289-892-3339 Fax: 1-316-252-1325, email: INFO@CONSUMERSHOST.COM and INSTORE@CONSUMERSHOST.COM, however the mail was postmarked from POST CANADA P.O. BOX 63286 STN BRM B, TORONTO, ON M7Y 3B1 (FIRST RED FLAG). The check was for 1989.80 and it was supposedly from BANKERS CONSECO AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, 366 MARKET STREET, PHILADEPHIA, PA 19106 (and yes they spelled Philadelphia wrong on the check, can we say SECOND RED FLAG). The Check was suppose to be from The Bank of New York Mellon, However there was no address attached to this bank(yet another RED FLAG). Another issue i saw on the check was that the routing number for the bank and the check number were the same, and that the check had a 10 digit routing number (ALL US routing numbers are 9 digit), so evidently it was a forgery. Like others have said I was to deposit the check into my checking account, and wait 12 to 24 hours for the check to supposedly clear. Then I was to send 2 Western Union checks from 2 different Western Union locations (Green color/Send money transfer form), to PAUL JAWED, ATLANTA,GA, USA, and their was no ID needed to pick up said money transfer (Yet another RED FLAG). The amounts were for $820.00 + $90 send fee = $910.00 and $630.00 + $43 send fee = $673.00, then I was to go to Walmart/Costco/Best Buy/ Home Depot...etc., and spend $56.80 (odd amount) on something there and keep said item. ( Sorry but there is no way that I am sending $1540.00 dollars out of my bank through Western Union to ANYONE). I was to keep $350.00 as my payment for these services. Then I was to call my account manager ANGELA ADAMS and let her know the money was on it's way.(Then why was I not sending this money to her?). Suffice to say I figured on the spot that this was a SCAM, so I immediately typed in the phone number which led me here.

I understand that these are hard times for a lot of people. But DO NOT fall for this. It will only leave you owing the bank money and put you in debt. What may look like free money is anything but.

As a side note, a couple of weeks ago I was watching American Greed ( or something like that) on MSNBC and they did a whole segment on this scam. So from the moment I saw the letter with a huge check I was immediately suspicious. THANK YOU MSNBC for you informative programs.

so what happened? what did they do about the money they didnt receive? what did u do with the money? i know u didnt send it to the crazy company did u?

I didn't receive a phone call, but I also received a letter and a check.  The check was for $1389.60 with the same instructions as everyone else.  Send part of the money through Western Union, spend some at Wal-Mart, and keep $300 for myself.  Luckily, I did some research before I made any moves.  The company that I got mail from is called "Total Work Force Compliance, Inc" located at One Jericho Plaza, Jericho NY 11716.  I tried to find this place on Google Maps and it found the street address, but at a completely different zip code.

I reported this to both the US postal service and put it on consumer fraud reporting.  I hope that if we all do our part and report the scam then it can be stopped.  It is terrible that a person/people couldn't put this much time and effort into getting a real job and making their own money instead of trying to steal other people's hard earned money.

JERKS!

I did not receive a call I received a check in the mail 10/9/2012 in the amount of $1936 from Symington Performance Group... I was to call 289-892-5073 to activate the check. Then my first assignment was to send $770 via western union and the 2nd was to send $642 both to Mardrid, Spain. My payout is $350 and i am to do the shopping with $70!!!!! I am so happy that I was smart enough to do my research 1st!!! After i googled this company a page called SCAMBOOK instantly came up! I called the 289 # back and asked questions and the guy on the other end told me that asking questions about this job could get me fired an then he hung up on me! Lol. THIS IS NOTHING BUT A BIG SCAM!!!!!!!! I am 23yrs old an i am out of work right now so of course i need the money, but its not worth messing up my future!! Please do not fall for this!!

I also rec a letter w/ the same phone no   and the fax no was 1
-316-252-1325. what got me was the p.o box  for a business also the letter came from Prudential Career Services and the check was from Engergizer career Solutions .  also couldnt find any thing on the web on either business. Thanks -you for letting me know it was a scam . cut up the check and letter . .Thanks again for the infor

Just got a check for over $2k.  Googled 12898923428 and found this!  I'm glad we didn't do anything with this check.  Also found this link from the federal government: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt151.shtm.

I live in Brampton ontario and got a letter and a check in the mail today for a mystery shopper job I aplyed for with my first two assignments the check was for 3491.50 I was to spend 100 at walmart,Costco ,Target,or a few other stores then The second one was to sent a Western Union money wire for 2,780,00 when I called the number after going and trying to do these assignments and finding out the check was a fraud.!!!!!! The man going by Tom Scott or Patricia Brown. I was told someone from the finance department would get back to me. THE COMPANY NAME ON THE CHECK IS DURHAM FASTENERS PICKERING ONTARIO!!!!!!

I also received this letter today in the mail. I had applied to be a mystery shopper and thought this was the 1st job they were sending me. But I def saw some red flags, 1st of all the company name and address on letter was different name and address than the one on the check and then the envelope had a completely different address than the letter and the check.  It also broke down what my "salary" would be, how much to send through Western Union and then how much I had to spend at a select store. And my check was made out from Wells Fargo Bank, Greenwood Village, CO. I thought it was too good to be true so decided to look into it.  Naturally the red flag went up higher when the addresses for the companies listed on check and the letter were different than the ones on the website.  Also the companies on the web were not what was listed on the letter I recieved.  So upon further investigation I came across a website called scambook.com and this scam was the 1st complaint listed on their website!  Then looking even further I came across this website and was extremely grateful that I didn't do anything foolish or regretful!  I don't know who to report this to and I agree that it is definately scary that someone can get my information this easily!  Makes me very skeptical about any other work from home possibilities and I will certainly be notifing everyone I know to beware of this scam!!!  I'm very disappointed that Mystery Shopper hasn't looked further into this beings as it's their name and credibility that these scam artists are destroying.  I mean it's not like this scam has just started.  These complaints and replies date back to the beginning of 2011.  I do understand that it's not Mystery Shopper's fault but if someone was using my good name and credibility in this manner I'd certainly be doing everything I could to make sure this was stopped before it did any more damage to my company!!

i got a check in the mail for 1,295.60 from Northam career Assurance, inc. this is a scam so if there is anyone in my place as well don't go cash the check or even follow what the people tell you over the phone everything is a complete SCAM. Its not even a company name or phone number

I just got the letter too. It is from Northam Career Assurance. Phone number is now 289-892-2474. I called it and a man with a strong African accent answered. I was suspicious because of all the grammar mistakes in the actual letter,mother the fact that the number to call was in Windsor. Canada, and the man could barely be understood.

Thank goodness I googled the name and never deposited the check. What a scam!!

I to got a check from "W-Mart Merchandise Profile, Inc. in the amount of 1,359.70 with instructions. Now I found 5+ mistakes of missing a word in a few sentences as well as in correct spelling. THAT was the 1st flag, 2nd deposit into MY ACCT (so for sure it'll get cashed), 3rd the watermark when held up 2 light (WHAT MARK there is NO MARK), 4th the sponsors shown does not have 1  restaurant ONLY retails, 5th the AMOUNT when broke down OFF BAT transfer ALMOST 1 GRAND,        OMG there is SO MUCH WRONG WITH THIS even the "So Called Managers" DIFFERENT names SAME NUMBER, yet ANOTHER destination in NY.

I tried every which way 2 get info on this before anything and sure enough it DOES NOT EXSIST.                

I can only hope that others check before being blindsided with the "amount". Also that whomever is behind this SCAM truly pays serious time for steeling money from people and for playing with others emotions that has fallen on hard times.

I too recieved this letter in the mail an a check. The phone number is 12898922755. He said that if I deposit the check in my bank account the money would be available in 12-24 hours  thank god my bank put a hold on this check. By law they had to release 200. Of the money to me. After 5 days the my bank called an told me the check was fraud. So i now owe my bank 200. But thats alot better than 1476.90 which is the full amount of the check. I was suppose to take this money out an send 465. Plus 40. Fee b money gram two diff times. 50. For transportation fees 56.90 to shop at walmart an 360.00 for me to keep as my salary. The letter is from prudential career assurance. Inc an co- sponsors is energizer logistics, inc. Prudential is supposedly from 575 madison avenue new york, new york. But the envelope is from po box 63286 STN BRM B Toronto. ON M7Y 3 B1. An was suppose to send money to atlanta. Ga. The account manager is andrew golden.

I need the money badly but not bad enough to go to jail, I got a letter and a check too. I did some research and found this so called company is a fraud! I wanted to use the money to go to nursing school to better for my family with the extra money, no chance of that happening. Don't play on people feelings who just want to do better, it's hard being unemployed, no money and medical bills are stacking high. Would have been nice if this were not a SCAM!