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siccmade · 06-03-2006, 11:55 AM

My girlfriend called about a job in the local paper being a "secret shopper", going to stores, buying something, then reporting back to the company how the customer service is. They told her during the phone interview that if she got the job, she would recieve her 1st assignment in the mail.

Today she got the first assignment, $1300 check and she's supposed to goto Walmart, use MoneyGram and send $1200 to some lady with the same last name as my girlfriend. Then keep the other $100.

Now I'm not sure about this as to me it sounds like workin' for the russians laundering money. anyone ever heard of a job like this before?

Hotrocket · 06-03-2006, 11:59 AM

sounds fishy to me...I would bet that the check is going to come back as stolen or fake and your GF is gonna be on the hook for the $1,300...

Sparks · 06-03-2006, 12:00 PM

Wow, that does sound a little weird. Have you done a search on the internet about the company name?

spacedog · 06-03-2006, 12:01 PM

Nigerian check scam.

Paparazzi · 06-03-2006, 12:02 PM

scam....

siccmade · 06-03-2006, 12:03 PM

In the papers it says the company is Incentives S.P.A

But I havn't been able to find anything about them online.

Ron Collier is whose signed on the check.

spasmo · 06-03-2006, 12:03 PM

That's a scam run by this guy:

http://www.paul-birdsall.info/

Google Payten Data Services or 212-461-2787 (his latest number being used to promote the scam) and read all about it.

The check is bogus.

polish_aristocrat · 06-03-2006, 12:04 PM

interesting......

xclusive · 06-03-2006, 12:05 PM

weird scam

DatingGold · 06-03-2006, 12:12 PM

The check is defintely going to come back bad. Have them ACH or wire the money and you'll see they won't do that.

I can't believe the stuff people fall for.

Manowar · 06-03-2006, 12:12 PM

scam.....

Agent 488 · 06-03-2006, 12:14 PM

scam-ol-a.

Agent 488 · 06-03-2006, 12:16 PM

http://www.hometownsource.com/capito...er/17scam.html

State, postal officials warn Minnesotans about secret shopper scam.

One Waconia woman enmeshed in a secret shopper scam in late October responded to an ad in a metro daily.

The unsuspecting victim received a legitamate-looking packet ? a packet that included a code of business conduct and ethics page ? and a cashier?s check for $2,830.

They could earn $200 for completing a probational training assignment, they were told.

Agent 488 · 06-03-2006, 12:18 PM

http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturd...0111/bbb.shtml

http://www.channeloklahoma.com/news/6792064/detail.html

http://www.aplusfcu.org/html_files/h...t/alert16.html

and on and on ...........

siccmade · 06-03-2006, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by budsbabes

http://www.hometownsource.com/capito...er/17scam.html

State, postal officials warn Minnesotans about secret shopper scam.

One Waconia woman enmeshed in a secret shopper scam in late October responded to an ad in a metro daily.

The unsuspecting victim received a legitamate-looking packet ? a packet that included a code of business conduct and ethics page ? and a cashier?s check for $2,830.

They could earn $200 for completing a probational training assignment, they were told.

That sounds EXACTLY like it.

Thanks a LOT everyone.

madawgz · 06-03-2006, 12:22 PM

yoooo thats a serious scam, why the fuck couldnt they do that themselvs!

MarkMan · 06-03-2006, 12:22 PM

scam
if it was a real customer service test the most would be $100 and a $15 payout to her.. but not $1300

that's kind of obvious

Rictor · 06-03-2006, 12:43 PM

Heh...people are still falling for this shit? The check is bad. You send them $1200 and two weeks from now your bank will tell you that the check they sent bounced. You'll be responsible for paying that money back to the bank.

yota71 · 06-03-2006, 12:56 PM

Sometimes they will send another check for even more. Friend of mine just lost 4,000.

um_designs · 06-03-2006, 01:00 PM

scamapalooza.

if its legal, info about them can be easily found.

fuck that shit.

woj · 06-03-2006, 01:01 PM

ouch, looks like she got fucked :-/

bdld · 06-03-2006, 02:47 PM

it's fools gold

RobbieRye · 06-03-2006, 02:50 PM

LMAO - red light red light red light

Tdog · 06-03-2006, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by siccmade

Today she got the first assignment, $1300 check and she's supposed to goto Walmart,

The check is fake, it will bounce, even it it looks like a money order.

germ · 06-03-2006, 02:52 PM

turn em in to the authorities.

WiredGuy · 06-03-2006, 02:56 PM

If its too good to be true...
WG

BoyAlley · 06-03-2006, 02:56 PM

Man, good thing you looked into this. That could have been harsh....

LiveDose · 06-03-2006, 03:09 PM

I hate scammers. I would love to crack his head open with a baseball bat.

Drake · 06-03-2006, 03:48 PM

GFY proved useful today didn't it

siccmade · 06-03-2006, 04:33 PM

Very -- soon as she got it she was ready to go cash that bitch... but something just didn't sound right.

So who should we report it to? police? BBB?

HouseHead · 06-03-2006, 04:40 PM

Sounds like a scizam..Be careful!

hezochiah · 06-03-2006, 04:43 PM

Some asshole tried to scam me like that with a guitar I put up for sale on ebay and he had just registered that day. I told him to Fuck Off but still lost the fees for the auction because ebay's a fucking joke when it comes to enforcing shit. At least you found out before she went through with it.

u-Bob · 06-03-2006, 04:51 PM

classic scam...

nestle · 06-03-2006, 04:54 PM

Did you have to sign anything?

I don't understand why people get scammed, you should just deposit the check and don't send them anything and see what happens. ;)

siccmade · 06-03-2006, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nestle

Did you have to sign anything?

I don't understand why people get scammed, you should just deposit the check and don't send them anything and see what happens. ;)

and still lose because I have to pay the bank a fee for bounced checks I think?

Fuck all of that. But I want to report it to someone. She was just looking through the local paper for a job and almost got scammed. I wonder how many others around here got took.

Pipecrew · 06-03-2006, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rictor

Heh...people are still falling for this shit? The check is bad. You send them $1200 and two weeks from now your bank will tell you that the check they sent bounced. You'll be responsible for paying that money back to the bank.

how does the scam work though? how does this guy make the money?

AmateurFlix · 06-03-2006, 06:09 PM

she should contact the police about this, no way is that legit

RogerV10 · 06-03-2006, 06:13 PM

NOOB question.

Why not cash the check at a Checks cashing place?

Well Dunn · 06-03-2006, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RogerV10

NOOB question.

Why not cash the check at a Checks cashing place?

I believe check cashing places use a system that can verify if the check will clear or not. I know that the company that verifies the checks guarantees them. I went to cash a $1300 check at one when out of town and it was a holiday, they said I would have to come back the next day when they can verify it.

mikiemd101 · 06-03-2006, 06:22 PM

too goood too bee true.

Vitasoy · 06-03-2006, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WiredGuy

If its too good to be true...
WG

Took the words from my head

06-03-2006, 11:55 AM	#1
siccmade Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 1,641	Job - $1300 1st day My girlfriend called about a job in the local paper being a "secret shopper", going to stores, buying something, then reporting back to the company how the customer service is. They told her during the phone interview that if she got the job, she would recieve her 1st assignment in the mail. Today she got the first assignment, $1300 check and she's supposed to goto Walmart, use MoneyGram and send $1200 to some lady with the same last name as my girlfriend. Then keep the other $100. Now I'm not sure about this as to me it sounds like workin' for the russians laundering money. anyone ever heard of a job like this before? __________________ Adult XXX Hits - Adult Traffic Exchange. Get free traffic!

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06-03-2006, 12:03 PM	#6
siccmade Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 1,641	In the papers it says the company is Incentives S.P.A But I havn't been able to find anything about them online. Ron Collier is whose signed on the check. __________________ Adult XXX Hits - Adult Traffic Exchange. Get free traffic!

06-03-2006, 12:03 PM	#7
spasmo Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Couch Posts: 2,678	That's a scam run by this guy: http://www.paul-birdsall.info/ Google Payten Data Services or 212-461-2787 (his latest number being used to promote the scam) and read all about it. The check is bogus. __________________ Surfers: Go here for hot babes.

06-03-2006, 12:04 PM	#8
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06-03-2006, 11:59 AM	#2
Hotrocket Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,327	sounds fishy to me...I would bet that the check is going to come back as stolen or fake and your GF is gonna be on the hook for the $1,300...

06-03-2006, 12:00 PM	#3
Sparks Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern CA Posts: 2,466	Wow, that does sound a little weird. Have you done a search on the internet about the company name?

06-03-2006, 12:01 PM	#4
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06-03-2006, 12:12 PM	#10
DatingGold $6 PER EMAIL JOiN Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: California Posts: 13,185	The check is defintely going to come back bad. Have them ACH or wire the money and you'll see they won't do that. I can't believe the stuff people fall for. __________________ 9 Years of SOLID payouts and conversions! ADULT DATING - $100 PPS LIVE CAMS - $214 PPS WWW.DATINGGOLD.COM ICQ: 27442303

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06-03-2006, 12:14 PM	#12
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06-03-2006, 12:16 PM	#13
Agent 488 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22,511	http://www.hometownsource.com/capito...er/17scam.html State, postal officials warn Minnesotans about secret shopper scam. One Waconia woman enmeshed in a secret shopper scam in late October responded to an ad in a metro daily. The unsuspecting victim received a legitamate-looking packet ? a packet that included a code of business conduct and ethics page ? and a cashier?s check for $2,830. They could earn $200 for completing a probational training assignment, they were told.

06-03-2006, 12:18 PM	#14
Agent 488 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22,511	http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturd...0111/bbb.shtml http://www.channeloklahoma.com/news/6792064/detail.html http://www.aplusfcu.org/html_files/h...t/alert16.html and on and on ...........

06-03-2006, 12:22 PM	#16
madawgz 8.8.8.8 Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noordermarkt Posts: 30,509	yoooo thats a serious scam, why the fuck couldnt they do that themselvs! __________________ TAEMDLRMSKRJIXMRLSMRJ.

06-03-2006, 12:22 PM	#17
MarkMan Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Money Land Posts: 1,370	scam if it was a real customer service test the most would be $100 and a $15 payout to her.. but not $1300 that's kind of obvious

06-03-2006, 12:43 PM	#18
Rictor Old Timer Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 12,208	Heh...people are still falling for this shit? The check is bad. You send them $1200 and two weeks from now your bank will tell you that the check they sent bounced. You'll be responsible for paying that money back to the bank.

06-03-2006, 12:56 PM	#19
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06-03-2006, 01:00 PM	#20
um_designs Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 452	scamapalooza. if its legal, info about them can be easily found. fuck that shit.

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06-03-2006, 02:47 PM	#22
bdld $100,000 Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 11,452	it's fools gold

06-03-2006, 02:50 PM	#23
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06-03-2006, 02:52 PM	#25
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06-03-2006, 03:09 PM	#28
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06-03-2006, 03:48 PM	#29
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06-03-2006, 04:33 PM	#30
siccmade Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 1,641	Very -- soon as she got it she was ready to go cash that bitch... but something just didn't sound right. So who should we report it to? police? BBB? __________________ Adult XXX Hits - Adult Traffic Exchange. Get free traffic!

06-03-2006, 04:40 PM	#31
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06-03-2006, 04:43 PM	#32
hezochiah Confirmed User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 807	Some asshole tried to scam me like that with a guitar I put up for sale on ebay and he had just registered that day. I told him to Fuck Off but still lost the fees for the auction because ebay's a fucking joke when it comes to enforcing shit. At least you found out before she went through with it.

06-03-2006, 04:51 PM	#33
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06-03-2006, 04:54 PM	#34
nestle Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 647	Did you have to sign anything? I don't understand why people get scammed, you should just deposit the check and don't send them anything and see what happens. ;)

06-03-2006, 06:09 PM	#37
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06-03-2006, 06:13 PM	#38
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