Direct Opinions marketing and surveys... A complete scam

I received a strange email. Do you think that it is related with Direct Opinion Marketing... and I can earn my money back?  I copy the email:


From:Western Union® Money Transfer RE: 2011 SCAM VICTIM'S COMPENSATION FROM THE IMF BENIN
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RE: 2011 SCAM VICTIM'S COMPENSATION FROM THE IMF BENIN
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RE: 2011 SCAM VICTIM'S COMPENSATION FROM THE IMF BENIN

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating all the scam victims and your email address was found in the scam victim's list. This Western Union® office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your compensation to you via Western Union® Money Transfer.

However, we have concluded to affect your own payment through Western Union® Money Transfer, $5,000 twice daily until the total sum of $500,000.00USD is completely transferred to you. We can not be able to send the payment with your email address alone, thereby we need your information as to where we will be sending the funds, such as; Receiver's name:.... Address:....Country:.....Phone number:.....Attached copy of your Identification...Contact our Customer Care at (w.esternunion_money.transfer@live.com) with your full information.

Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 72 hours if we did not hear from you, this was the instruction given to us by the IMF. We will start the transfer as soon as we received your information. For urgent inquiry, call +22998679345
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I've heard about this type of e-mail.  Its another scam.

It could be the folks who scammed you earlier.  Or it could be another goup that got their hands on a list of people who have been scammed.  

This part
"we need your information as to where we will be sending the funds, such as; Receiver's name:.... Address:....Country:.....Phone number:.....Attached copy of your Identification... " gives them everything they need to open credit card accounts in your name.  

This part - the e-mail address - live.com is part of HotMail.  Anybody can get a live.com e-mail.
Contact our Customer Care at (w.esternunion_money.transfer@live.com) with your full information.

The International Monitary Fund works to stabilze international banking.  They are not involved in policing fraud or compensating victims of fraud.

I got a flat FedEx Overnight Delivery envelope with a check for over $3000. It was from a company called Distal or Pistal Devices Corp. I don't know, the handwriting was not legible. Anyway it looked legitimate upon first glance but common sense kicked in and it was suspicious how the addresses were all over the place.The check was from a company in Massachussets while the sender was based in Arizona and the Bank (Silicon Valley Bank) was in California.

Not to mention the fact that I had no idea why I received a check for that much and who the companies were.

It is likely due to the fact that I filled out a phony 'application' through email for a job posting that was phony too. It was for Parker Knoll Furniture store and the guy who I was corresponding with was named "Mr. Parker Knoll". Parker Knoll was started by two men with the last names, Parker and Knoll, respectively--not Parker-Knoll...so that was obviously a red flag.

Please, i want to let every body to know that there is nothing like scam, i recieved a mail just exactly like the one i just finished reading and i was given my fund so pls there is nothing like scam.

I have a stack of those checks...lol  They send them and then you get an email telling you to cash your check ( they want you to use your own bank account as the laundry holding place and your own funds to back the check) Since they want you to send the "Test Evaluation" Western Union or Moneygram Funds to a Foreign Country immediately, your bank account would have to be able to back up these funds as we all know there is a 4-5 day waiting period with outside checks being deposited into your account.  So by the time your bank calls you and tells you that your check was a fake and the originating bank had reported a stack of stolen Cashiers Checks 4 months ago, you have already sent the scammers girlfriend in Spain most of the money and your bank account is re-adjusted to show exactly how much you lost.  Thank God the scammer said you could have $200 for doing the "Evaluation"...lol  Remember people you CANNOT MAKE FAST MONEY !!!  If its good money and no work involved - ITS FAKE !!!  Geeesh....lol  Sorry if I typed confusingly...but sometimes I just cannot believe that there are people out there so trusting !!!

FOR DEPOSIT ONLY is merely a conditional endorsement.   That means that once endorsed as "for deposit only" means the check can only be deposited in a bank account of some kind.   Can't use it at the grocery store, check cashing place etc.

I just received a check for $2400.00 from Arrowhead credit union in California...from Market Surveys INC. The address is some other business, the bank is real but there is no way of knowing if the account is real, the bank will not disclose this information. I received instruction on how to spend their money and earn $300.00 plus keep the merchandise. I am taking it to the local police department to file mail fraud charges...so be aware of all sorts of scams!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I also received a check from Arrowhead credit union, same thing surveys inc, located in glendale ca., but the bank arrowhead is in redlands ca.,on top of that that envelope was mailed from canada. im not cashing nothing period. Im calling arrowhead n if they cant verify the routing number than eff the check the garbage can have it lol

AND IT TOO WAS $2,400 go to best buy spend 150 keep 300 n mail the other 2100 back ha if it would have cleared they'd be tight cause im sending 2100 back

picture that im keepn 2400 if you send it, its mine.

You are so [***], you know that? I hope you get scammed out of all of your money.

I think you meant "there is nothing like the smell of a scam in the morning". If you must send in a pathetic shill, at least find one for whom English is not a third language.

I just put it in my bank n spent some wtf should I do I didn't have anything in the bank what's the outcome of my stupidity

The check will bounce.  Your bank will make you give them the total amount of the check plus a bounced check fee.  If you go in tomorrow, tell them what you did, and give them enough money to cover they check they might reduce the bounced check fee.

Today i received a check for $2400,it came with a sheet from market surveys inc. with instructions on what to do with the money. Today i deposited the check, i had a $0 balance in my account, what should i do?