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My next question is: How did they get your address to mail you that? Did you respond to any kind of job offer online?
This may sound Orwellian but we are watched, listened to and spied on through our computers and phones, walking, driving, purchasing on line or in a store and any time we fill out a form or give information to a company, plus many other ways. It is now a way of life.
@LIJake wrote:
This may sound Orwellian but we are watched, listened to and spied on through our computers and phones, walking, driving, purchasing on line or in a store and any time we fill out a form or give information to a company, plus many other ways. It is now a way of life.
Yet, I've been mystery shopping for more than 15 years, am signed up with just about every MSC, post and read from a MS forum almost daily and have never received a single scam offer.
Why do you think that is?
I suspect the info comes from a much more traditional source then scammers hacking information from our lives. We probably give it out willingly and unknowingly....
no joke! I think my friend is right, telling me america is becoming a socialistic country.
can you send me his email for investigation?
ooh! ooh! Send me his email as a referral! I won't process the check (turn over to the Postal Inspector) until you get your referral fee!
"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
So my niece knows I do MSing. She texted me today and sent me a pix of a letter her daughter had received in the mail, along with a "check" for $1445, with instructions to buy $1000 worth of Apple gift cards, and keep the rest. She asked me in the text, "Is that legit?" So I called her immediately and told her "NO!!!" BIG SCAM!! She had told her daughter, "I know who will know if this is legit or not" and contacted me. They were all grateful that the check had not been deposited. The letter/check was from a company listing itself as Insight Services. The letter looked like it had been typed on a manual typewriter, with lots of uneven ink in the letters. PHEW! Another SCAM catastrophe averted!!!
@SteveSoCal wrote:
I suspect the info comes from a much more traditional source then scammers hacking information from our lives. We probably give it out willingly and unknowingly....
When we had a scammer using our company name, logo, and address, we found that they were getting people's addresses and phone numbers off of resumes posted on job sites like Indeed and Monster.
Administrative Manager for Shoppers' View
p: 800.264.5677 | e: christinew@shoppersview.com | w: www.shoppersview.com
p: 800.264.5677 | e: christinew@shoppersview.com | w: www.shoppersview.com
Our company is currently in the ongoing round of scam attempts. We've had so many calls from folks. They've now resorted to using LinkedIn profiles and attempting to say they work for us there, impersonating myself and our CEO.
Great awareness on this thread. We also have some good information that I think might be useful for any company they're impersonating at this link:
[www.customerimpactinfo.com]
It's a shame that this has happened for multiple years and they do it with multiple companies. We've alerted the Postmaster General, all law enforcement, etc...and we basically are told they can't do anything. Maybe if all the MSC's together presented a case somebody would start looking into it. I feel so bad for the folks who end up cashing those checks and sending off the money but like always...if it's too good to be true, it usually is.
Daniel Price
VP, Operations
Customer Impact, LLC.
Great awareness on this thread. We also have some good information that I think might be useful for any company they're impersonating at this link:
[www.customerimpactinfo.com]
It's a shame that this has happened for multiple years and they do it with multiple companies. We've alerted the Postmaster General, all law enforcement, etc...and we basically are told they can't do anything. Maybe if all the MSC's together presented a case somebody would start looking into it. I feel so bad for the folks who end up cashing those checks and sending off the money but like always...if it's too good to be true, it usually is.
Daniel Price
VP, Operations
Customer Impact, LLC.
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