I DONT CARE IF ITS A SCAM IM GONNA CASH MY CHECK I NEED THE DOUGH. LONG AS I CANT GO TO JAIL IT IS FREE MONEY TO ME. I AINT SENDING GLOBAL TEST MARKET [***]. IM KEEPING ALL THE MONEY. PLEASE SEND ME MORE CHECKS. I GOT SOME FRIENDS WHO WOULD CASH THEM CHECKS TOO/
Do what you like, but don't come running back here in tears when your "free money" costs you the face value of the bum check, plus whatever penalty fees your bank wants yanked from your hide, plus whatever punishment your state laws have in store.
The Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, and innumerable consumer watchdogs have been warning you about all the flavors of the advance fee scam for a long time. They can warn you, but they cannot save you.
Mass Marketing Fraud
http://www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/internet/FTC Consumer Alert - The "Nigerian" Scam: Costly Compassion
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt117.shtmAdvance-Fee Loan Scams: ‘Easy’ Cash Offers Teach Hard Lessons
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel16.shtmJames,
You always were a disappointment to your momma, weren't you?
Someone who does what you claim you intend to do, stops being a victim and becomes a thief - and a pretty stupid thief at that. You might want to stop and think about that before you act.
Since you have prior knowledge that this check is fraudulent, you most certainly can, and should, go to jail. You may also expect to lose the ability to have or open a checking account. I'm guessing that if you proceed, and the facts of this situation come to light, you may be facing one or more felony charges.
In the meantime, would you care to share with us the name of your bank, and which branch you will be using for your deposit? We're, ummm...., thinking of opening an account there. Yeah, that's the ticket. We want to bank where you bank, Jamesy boy.
read this! you know nothing about me or my mom. im behind in bills i got 5 kids. we need some help. if you can not help me than do not judge me. i got to do what i got to do. reply if you got a job for me or some kind of help, if not mind your own business.
The replies to you *ARE* trying to help you. Your backstory makes you just the sort of desperate and soft target the scammers love best. In your position you truly cannot afford their "help".
If you don't want people commenting on your under-considered decisions, don't air them in open forums.
what ever. i cashed my check got my money and aint really trying to read no more of your bull. try walking in my shoes. tha bank aint going to miss that money. if anybody else got some more dumb comments about me taking money when i really need it save them itis not like im partying with the money im paying over due bills and feeding my kids so there is nothing nobody can tell me!
You just dug yourself deeper in debt,
That check will bounce. It may take a few weeks, but it will bounce. The bank will come down on you HARD. They will demand the full amount of the check plus a large bounced check fee. You might even be charged with a crime.
so what! i need this money now. this my last time speaking about that check. it is what it is! so please nobody else write me about it. anyway i have read things that say global test is real and they had no problems maybe tha people you dealt with was not right. i got to beblieve my check was real.
James,
I don't know if you are a troll or not. It is hard to reconcile what you are supposedly doing, with your continued posting on here. But I will assume you are legit for now.
I've got to tell you that you aren't the only person on this site who has been through hard times. More than a few of the folks here have been through times that were just as hard as what you are facing.
But you seem determined to make your life substantially harder.
Please don't live life "stuck on stupid". Go to your bank, tell them you have learned the check may have been a scam, and give them whatever money you have left. Doing the right thing can be tough, but doing the wrong thing can end up being tougher still,
If you need food, find a food bank. The one where I live has been hammered in recent months, but people are still getting fed. I don't know your community, so it is hard to give specific guidance, but help is available. Spend your time and energy learning the ropes and getting help. I notice you still have a computer and an Internet connection. You certainly ought to be able to find resources using them. And if you haven't sold everything you own, you haven't truly seen hard times yet.
I still suspect you are a troll. If not, my apologies.
check this out. my girl friend daugther got 2 checks in the mail from these people for real wanted them to be real because we could use thr mo ney but from what i have read it is not worth it so please james fall back. i dont think u want to go to jail and get it in the butt hole.
i received a check in the mail from global test market but not for the amounts that im seeing above. I got one for 1557.00.
here was the order of spending:
participation pay:300.00
some retail store (JC penny, wal-mart, etc)150.00
and western union:980.00
and sending fee :127.00
i'm scared that i got scamed. i just moved and was looking a job n i had heard about mystery shoppers now i'm scared.. IDk what to do...
Kia,
Smart thing to be leery and discarding the check. But always - always SHRED, BURN, OR OTHERWISE DESTROY checks, old bills, or anything with your personal information before throwing away. Even ATM receipts that have only the last 4 digits of your account number, or anything with the last 4 digits of your social security number. Even receipts that have only your loyalty rewards number! Dumpster divers are alive and well, and scammers are constantly finding ways to use these small bits of information everyday. Sometimes they take information from different sources and combine them for a complete profile in which to steal your identity, or swindle you with legitimate sounding information! We may not hear about some particular scam now, but with technology as sophisticated as it is, you will hear about later.
there are 2 global test markets. the scam one is pretending to be the legit one. if you receive a check for over a 1000 bucks to deposit into your account before you even do any work then it is the scam one.
I'm not sure where you guys are getting your information at but Global Test Market is a legitimate market research website and it IS BBB Accredited under Global Market Insite "
http://www.bbb.org/western-washington/busines ... 7048556#bbblogo". I have been with this company for years and have made a few hundred dollars. if you are receiving checks for thousands of dollars it is a scam of a company imitating them. as for the actual company it is legitimate for people who take surveys to make a little extra cash a month.
I am in the same boat, please any answers will help im on my way to the police and courts
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