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July 07, 2017 05:28PM
Yesterday I received a message from a friend that she was doing mystery shopping for research masters and shared there was an opening. The application asked for my cell, my e-mail and that I would hear from them today. This morning I received an email RE: EVALUATION ASSIGNMENT1 AND COMMISSION. This said I would receive a check for my first assignment (3 Wal Mart Gift Carts @ $500 each) as well as a hefty commission ($350). I contacted my friend and she said she did NOT post this message on LinkedIn. Any experience wth this company (e-mail is from Karen Lane, research.masters@outlook.com). Before depositing the check I plan to take the check to my officer at my local bank to seek direction, but thought I would ask here as well.
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July 07, 2017 05:30PM
It's a scam. They happen so frequently that we get questions about this on a regular basis. Check this link out (it's one of many):

[www.mysteryshopforum.com]
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July 07, 2017 05:32PM
Also, think about this: who pays someone that they have never met for work that has not been completed yet? Nobody.
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July 07, 2017 05:38PM
They have my email and cell number - I did NOT proceed, but I plan to take the "check" to my local Chase Bank. I think they will be interested in knowing about the scam for protection of their customers.
CAN THE SCAMMER get any info on my email?
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July 07, 2017 05:48PM
I really don't know what they can do with your email, if anything. You should also contact the bank where the check was drafted from. When you give them the account number, they will immediately tell you it's fake. It's also considered mail fraud, and both the postmaster general and the police will be able to verify that it's a scam. It happens so frequently that there isn't much they can do about it, and often the scammers live in other countries while pretending to be US citizens for US companies.
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July 07, 2017 05:55PM
Oh, also, generally a legitimate mystery shopping company will send an email from the business domain. For example: there is a legitimate company called The Source (used to be Trendsource). An email from a rep at their company would look like this: SusieQ@trendsource.com However, some scammers are sophisticated enough to spoof an email, but I have not seen it. We usually hear about the emails coming from gmail, outlook, or other email accounts.

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July 07, 2017 07:37PM
@jiml2009 wrote:

Yesterday I received a message from a friend that she was doing mystery shopping for research masters and shared there was an opening. The application asked for my cell, my e-mail and that I would hear from them today. This morning I received an email RE: EVALUATION ASSIGNMENT1 AND COMMISSION. This said I would receive a check for my first assignment (3 Wal Mart Gift Carts @ $500 each) as well as a hefty commission ($350). I contacted my friend and she said she did NOT post this message on LinkedIn. Any experience wth this company (e-mail is from Karen Lane, research.masters@outlook.com). Before depositing the check I plan to take the check to my officer at my local bank to seek direction, but thought I would ask here as well.

I wonder if your friend knows yet that she has been scammed....unless the friend who shared the application is part of the scam. Good that you have not been taken in by it.
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July 07, 2017 11:13PM
It sounds like the friend's email got hacked and the scammers are using her/his address book to scam all of the contacts.
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