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June 13, 2015 12:42AM
I received an email asking if I was still interested, I have applied to quite a few companies and replied yes. So today I receive an eveloope with a letter and who to call etc and a cheque for $1385.00 to cover assigments. Is this a scam? It is from a Canadian address and a Canadian Company supposedly.

Anyone know anything about it? I know that if you are sent money without doing anything it is most likely a scam. The main website is
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June 13, 2015 12:44AM
SCAM. Don't get caught up in it.
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June 13, 2015 12:57AM
It's as scammy as scams can be,
It's scamalicious.
It's scamtabulous.
Scamaphorus
Scamdalous
I scam't stop

Ok...it's been a long day. i will stop now.

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Mike T
Looking for shops in Western Canada

"Life is good because the alternative is forever "
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June 13, 2015 01:01AM
Jungle: I want you to stop and think a minute. You have a check for $1,300 plus dollars. A complete stranger expects you to cash it and send back a big part of the check.

Now think. (reverse your story) Would you send a check to someone for $1,300, that you have never met before, from somewhere far away, and wait for them to send you back a large sum of money?

The check is fake. You will be punished by your bank, the fraud amount will be removed from your bank account and possible check fraud charges will be filed against you and likely you never do business with your bank again.
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June 13, 2015 01:10AM
I thought it was a scam just making sure. I know of someone that took a check cashed it sent the money and was left on the hook, they were not very smart. There is no request to send any money anywhere. It was sent from Toronto. So I was just curious, there is a phone number to call. The big red flag now that I reread the letter is "Confirm through Field Area Manager that Payroll Check has been activated." I didn't understand that at first. Also the promise of $150 per assignment package.

It also looks photocopied.

I researched the company and the sender and the bank the check is supposedly from.

It is from Jani Market Inc, then the cheque says ESC Management Inc. I googles mapped the adderss look like an apartment building.

Thanks for your input I will just put it in a safe place. Not getting scammed here in Nova Scotia.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/13/2015 01:15AM by Jungle73.
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June 13, 2015 01:15AM
Take the check to the police. They will just shake their heads, but it is worth getting it on the record. If the company seems to actually exist, let them know that their name is being mis-used. Many MSCs have warnings on their websites.

Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008
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June 13, 2015 02:12AM
go to a dollar store, buy some play money...or print out $1000 bills...and send it to them...they will get all excited thinking someone fell for it..
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June 13, 2015 02:19AM
I disagree with JMITW. 1) It will cost you postage to send them the fake money. 2) You will have confirmed your address. Real addresses are worth money on the internet. 3) You will be invitiing future scams.

Go to the police, or just ignore it.

Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008
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June 13, 2015 02:56AM
Best to ignore it and not wast anyone's time on it.

There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
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June 13, 2015 02:59AM
There is a division at the secret service that is dedicated to just running down these scams.
They are not all from overseas.
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June 13, 2015 03:01AM
Not worth spending a tax payer dollar on, jack. Lots of bigger fish to fry.
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June 17, 2015 04:28PM
I just got the same cheque! It's so creepy, glad to see confirmation from others!
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