Like the other three consumer complaints, I received a letter, form and check from Info Direct Monitoring & Research Services in Montreal Quebec. The interesting thing with mine is that it is in the name of Lucy... And she is my Newfoundland dog.
I had previously sent a donation to Defenders Of Wildlife and my husband and I thought we would test them. The next time I received a donation letter with mailing labels, I sent them another $10 (because I got a cute little stuffed toy as well) but I crossed off my name and put my dog's name instead. We wanted to see how many different companies they would sell our name to. Well, we have had 100's of letters and phone calls for "Lucy" from all different agencies for anything you can think of. This one takes the cake.
Needless to say, Defenders of Wildlife won't be getting anymore money from me even in exchange for a cute little stuffed animal. My granddaughter loves it though.
The check is for the amount of $3969.00. The name and address of the business on the check is O.H., LLC dba 'The Orchards', with an address of 810 Los Vallecitos Blvd, San Marcos, CA 92069. The bank on the check is listed as Comerica, 21535 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503.
The three-line letterhead states: 'Info Direct Monitoring & Research Services' on its top line, 'Mystery Shopping, Market Research, Training & Consulting' on the next line, '435 Fielding Avenue, Montreal, PQ H4B 1W1 Fax: 1-408-786-2944' on its bottom line.
The fax number given has a 408 area code - the San Jose, California area, not Montreal, Quebec. The phone number is 514-691-9537 and my Assignment coordinator is Karen Davis. I have not been able to get through to her. What a surprise. I'd like to inform her that my dog hates shopping at the choice stores and hotels they list in the letter. What a scam.
The letter breaks down what the check is for and if it were to be cashed one would be out the $3,969.00 because you know the check will bounce and your bank will come after you PLUS you will have MoneyGram'ed them $3,349.00 plus the Western Union fee of $170.00. Someone is getting rich but it won't be you if you cash this check!!
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