289-892-3428

I just received the same letter from. Mr. Scott for almost 3,000 $ and was told to deposit and send mobey as a mystery shopper to two people in the ukraine. Well as soon as i opened it i knew it was a scam. ive come across a few of these scams as ive tried to fibd a legitimate work at home job. what company would ever give someone a check for that much when your supposed to be a mystery shopper in the u.s why woyld they want me to send money to a diffetent country. i feel bad for the people that Did get scamed because most are just trying anything to support their famlies. Im defibately going to the authorities and report my story.

I just received two checks on 9-16-2013 on the amount of $1,380.00. I was supposed to deposit the into my checking account then wait 24 hours & pull them back out. He told me to keep $200 from each check plus $40.00 from each to pay for my transportation. Than I was told to send the rest of each check by western union over to china to a Diane Essa. I wondered why I would send money clear over there. This morning I got to email's  from him saying he had his email hacked then I really got suspicious and started checking into his name and read all of this stuff. So I am glad God spoke to me when he did or I would have lost money  that I don't even have. His number he is using now is(205)928-3575. Stop and check in to things before you do anything for this person.

yes i got a letter an a check for 1,475.80 sayin i was hired for part time i was excited because i am disabled thinkin i would have money to buy my babies something for christmas was let down because of scammers i also still have the check

Pls. Check this company coz I receive a letter from this company including the  check $1,286. Cedarbrae Marketing Group . They ask me to call them first for active the check. Then I deposited to my acct. following day I withdraw $866. To send back to them thru Wester Union and evaluate the western union regarding their performance . Can pls check this company it's real or fake . Thanks .

thank you who ever commented for the same case, got the call from the lady with the name of April Taylor, and I will receive the mail this morning, i guess I will just reject it or call the police to be here to source needed information from Ups guy, but this is a tragedy, feeling lucky to be aware of the situation before going to cash the check and also feeling angry because of the hope that i had.

Sending fake checks through the mail is a crime so contact the US Postal Service Inspectors:  
https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx
https://www.usps.com/

Hello Everyone,
I had received an inquire from LTS Research Co. When I looked online, it shows the name of three young males in the early or middle 20s. The address on the envelope reads LTS Logistics Company
215 Centerview Drive Suite 330, Brentwood TN 37027. However, the check address is local 626 Wilshire Boulevard #300, LA CA 90017. Furthermore, the letter where they sent to me looks legit, thought it is just black and white, it has the logos of Western Union, Pizza Hut, Chevrolet, Samsun, Intel, RedBull, etc. The check they sent me is for $2250. and it doesn't have any watermarks, it just looks like a regular check from Torrance Credit Union.
Could anyone tell me if this is the same that you all experienced? No phone number was listed.
thanks,

I am in the middle of reporting Secret Shoppers, Andrew Ferguson, Christopher Edwards, Gregory Wheeler, Scott Lawson and Vince Hutter to the authorities for the scam they are running as detailed in the above blogs. All the same scenario. They get their money by getting people to wire money to others based on funds withdraw from fraudulent checks. The bank accepts the deposit. Posts the funds to your account at which point you think you are in the clear. However, as described above, the check is returned 4-5 days later after you have transferred funds via Western Union to another shopper like yourself. Because the check is returned, any money transferred comes out of your account. Usually in the $1,300.00 range. And its costs $18.00 for the transaction.
I just received my second check but no assignment included. This has been going on a long time. Has anybody reported these guys to the authorities? I filed a complaint today with the FBI.  

What's wrong with you people. You knew it was suspicious from the get go. Unfortunity you are all going to hard to her this but i got a check for 4925.00 And because I'm not stupid I ran with that [***]. They got me for 1600.00 3 years ago it's time I got paid back. Soon as it hit my bank I took it closed out my acct. And told them that the cops were rhere at the bank when I went in to get money. Told them that I was getting arrested and that the police wanted to talk to them. I never seen a Nigerian disappear so fast in my life.(cops weren't really there I was playing with them) anyway I took the money and went on vacation.lol. when the bank called me I told them that it was for a job and actually it's the banks daily because before they process and deposit that check they are to clear it so it's not my [***] up it's there's. Because they can't get them in Nigeria they scare you and you guys fall for it..that s [***]. I got all the money changed my no. And that's that. Next time make sure you have no money in the acct. And no money going in the acct. Oh yeah I was 250.00 overdrawn too. And the bank are that too. Remember your the victim not the scammer next time. I had a ad to try and get a loan and a private lender called me.I saved all the emails and conversations I had with him as well to back my butt  up. What really got me is that out of 4925.00 I could not see myself sending this fool all that money and I get 100.00... Hell no that didnt work for me at all.lol

Your post is only partly understandable but from what I gather, you cashed a check you knew to be fraudulent and you think it's ok to rip off the bank for that money.  You have committed fraud and the bank can come after you the money you knowingly stole from them.

Enjoy your time in jail.  Just because the money is available doesn't mean that the check cleared.  A check that large?  Yep no doubt the bank will file a criminal complaint.

Total ghost story.  You got ripped off and you're trying to make yourself feel better by posting this nonsense.

YOU are also a thief.

I just st got a check from Solon Corp. for $1,984.70 I called the phone # they sounded legit . But of corse it's a weekend. I did get on to a email for being a secret shopper lol

Hi! I got on a email site for being a secret shopper! Today a got
A priority package with a check for $1,984.50. From Solon Corp. no letter just the check I tried calling the # in Tucson AZ it sounded liget . But of corse it's a Saturday lol

So you cashed the check! Then found out it was fraud?

I didn't receive a phone call but I did get a letter and check from the same phone number as listed above 1-289-892-4990.There was also a second number to which I was instructed to report my opinions to 1-347-201-4810. The supposed business was called W-mart Merchandise Profile, Inc. 116 College Plaza Jacksonville NC 28546. I got the same instructions as everyone else. Deposit check into my account and wait for it to clear then send 460.00$ with 40$ in fees through Money Gram to a James Six who just happened to have the same name as my father but a totally different address Atlanta GA USA. There were also no instructions as to what to do at Western Union, only a line that said "send fees=$500×2=1000) listed right after the instructions to send the 460$ with the 40$ fee. The 1000.00$ was listed as being recycled for another survey assignment which made zero sense what so ever especially because a few lines down from that they claimed that the reason for send the money was so that i could evaluate Money gram and Western Union on their customer service and relations. There were also instructions to write "color" on the test question and "purple" as the answer and also to add a message to the transaction stating "no id required" which means litterally anyone could pick up the money.Then I would spend 59.80 on an item from Walmart (item was not even specified). All they cared about was the money portion. I was told to keep 360.00$ as my salary, 59.80 to spend at walmart( this was listed at the bottom as a bonus assignment instead of the main directive) 50.00$ for transportation costs and 1000.00$ to be sent through western union for a total of 1469.80$. There is no way I'm spending money from my account to work for anyone. Period. This is the second and most sofisticated letter I've received like this, both are scams. It's truly disgusting that anyone would try to scam people out of their hard earned money instead of trying to get a real job. I feel very sad for those who do attempt to complete these instructions. You will only end up sending a stranger your own money and paying yourself as well. You'll end up in debt.