I received a letter identical to others received by victims reporting on this website. It congratulated me for being selected to participate in a paid Consumer Research Program in my area. My first assignment was to send a Moneygram to "Mary (and then use my last name as hers)" in either the US or Canada and I would need to call the main office for clarification on where to send the money.
The letter included detailed instructions on how I was to use the $4,995 check sent to me with the letter ($300 for training, $4,400 for the Moneygram, $150 for the transferring fee at Moneygram, and $105 for my "second" assignment). This check was drawn on "Bank of America Customer Connection" out of "Atlanta Dekalb County, Georgia".
Firstly, I haven't ever even applied to work for a mystery shopper company and secondly, I am a stay at home mother and the last time I was looking for a job was well over a year ago, when I lived at a different address!
Anyone who checks ripoff report (or at least does a google search to check the validity of the business like I did) won't fall victim to this scam but I feel sad for anyone else who gets pulled in. Please tell your families and friends about this to stop others from becoming victims!
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