CVS email. scam?
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The question I was responding to was whether anyone had received help resolving the scams I agree it is a miserable situation for those scammed however.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/13/2019 10:50PM by bestofbothworlds.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/13/2019 10:50PM by bestofbothworlds.
I definitely agree that they are not going to get any help from the police.
I was responding to your comment about the shopper believing they've hit the jackpot.
I was responding to your comment about the shopper believing they've hit the jackpot.
Ugh...
I just received another email today for this “shop”. This is 3rd time now...this time from Barbara Cody @CTCSS.
The reply email is: bcody@fibrenoire.ca
But when you hit reply it comes up as:
bcody@ctcss-mail.awsapps.com
This is the body of the message:
Coast to Coast Scheduling Services, Inc. got contracted for a survey from Market Force Information Inc.
Shopper pay: $30
Requirements – You are required to purchase Ebay Gift Card($200) at your nearest CVS and Walgreens.At the store you will be required to observe the following;
• Were the employees friendly and courteous?
• Did you receive prompt service?
• Was the merchandise displayed neatly?
• Was it easy to use the service?
Your report will include pictures of in-store card display,pictures of gift card purchased and receipt,fill out online survey.
Total reimbursement-$230
If interested please reply with:
Location of interest:
(You can self select 3 CVS and 3 Walgreens Stores)
Full name
Phone number
Due Date-26th July 2019
Thanks!
Barbara Cody
Contracted by Coast to Coast Scheduling Services, Inc.
Coast to Coast Scheduling Services, Inc.
PO Box 1436
Costa Mesa
CA 92628
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/16/2019 04:52PM by pmpst8.
I just received another email today for this “shop”. This is 3rd time now...this time from Barbara Cody @CTCSS.
The reply email is: bcody@fibrenoire.ca
But when you hit reply it comes up as:
bcody@ctcss-mail.awsapps.com
This is the body of the message:
Coast to Coast Scheduling Services, Inc. got contracted for a survey from Market Force Information Inc.
Shopper pay: $30
Requirements – You are required to purchase Ebay Gift Card($200) at your nearest CVS and Walgreens.At the store you will be required to observe the following;
• Were the employees friendly and courteous?
• Did you receive prompt service?
• Was the merchandise displayed neatly?
• Was it easy to use the service?
Your report will include pictures of in-store card display,pictures of gift card purchased and receipt,fill out online survey.
Total reimbursement-$230
If interested please reply with:
Location of interest:
(You can self select 3 CVS and 3 Walgreens Stores)
Full name
Phone number
Due Date-26th July 2019
Thanks!
Barbara Cody
Contracted by Coast to Coast Scheduling Services, Inc.
Coast to Coast Scheduling Services, Inc.
PO Box 1436
Costa Mesa
CA 92628
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/16/2019 04:52PM by pmpst8.
I got this from Barbara Cody today. I replied with some addresses for CVS and I got a response to go ahead and do them. It felt a little scammy, so I came here and did a search. Thanks for this thread.
Another scam, this time from "Donna Crabtree" with a manufactured email address.
Donna Crabtree <dcrabtree@ctcss-mail.awsapps.com>
To:Recipients
Jul 18 at 5:23 AM
CVS and Walgreens Store Survey.
CTCSS got contracted for a survey by Market Force Information. Your state / city has been selected as one of the survey location.
Shopper pay: $30
Requirements – You are required to purchase an Ebay Gift Card at the nearest Walgreens or CVS assigned to you.
Minimum spending fee: $200
You will be reimbursed your spending fee plus shopper fee and a bonus after the deadline.
Your report will include pictures of in-store card display, Quality assurance, Service quality, pictures of the purchase, receipts and to submit a report.
If interested please reply with the following:
1. Full name:
2. Phone number:
An application link will be provided upon reply
Thank You
Project deadline: 26th July 2019
Donna Crabtree
Scheduler
Coast To Coast Scheduling Services
2878 Regis Ln, Costa Mesa,
CA 92626
Donna Crabtree <dcrabtree@ctcss-mail.awsapps.com>
To:Recipients
Jul 18 at 5:23 AM
CVS and Walgreens Store Survey.
CTCSS got contracted for a survey by Market Force Information. Your state / city has been selected as one of the survey location.
Shopper pay: $30
Requirements – You are required to purchase an Ebay Gift Card at the nearest Walgreens or CVS assigned to you.
Minimum spending fee: $200
You will be reimbursed your spending fee plus shopper fee and a bonus after the deadline.
Your report will include pictures of in-store card display, Quality assurance, Service quality, pictures of the purchase, receipts and to submit a report.
If interested please reply with the following:
1. Full name:
2. Phone number:
An application link will be provided upon reply
Thank You
Project deadline: 26th July 2019
Donna Crabtree
Scheduler
Coast To Coast Scheduling Services
2878 Regis Ln, Costa Mesa,
CA 92626
Yes. Got one from Donna Crabtree <dcrabtree@ctcss-mail.awsapps.com>. What a mess!
It's a scam. I got this variation today:
From: Donna Crabtree <dcrabtree@ctcss-mail.awsapps.com>
To: Recipients <dcrabtree@ctcss-mail.awsapps.com>
Subject: CVS / Walgreens mystery shops (CTCSS)
Date: Jul 18, 2019 8:22 AM
CVS and Walgreens Store Survey.
CTCSS got contracted for a survey by Market Force Information. Your state / city has been selected as one of the survey location.
Shopper pay: $30
Requirements – You are required to purchase an Ebay Gift Card at the nearest Walgreens or CVS assigned to you.
Minimum spending fee: $200
You will be reimbursed your spending fee plus shopper fee and a bonus after the deadline.
Your report will include pictures of in-store card display, Quality assurance, Service quality, pictures of the purchase, receipts and to submit a report.
If interested please reply with the following:
1. Full name:
2. Phone number:
An application link will be provided upon reply
Thank You
Project deadline: 26th July 2019
Donna Crabtree
Scheduler
Coast To Coast Scheduling Services
2878 Regis Ln, Costa Mesa,
CA 92626
How do I know it's a scam?
1. bad grammar (I learned this is one of the first signals scammers use to detect someone susceptible to scams--they answer emails with bad grammar)
2. email address does not match Coast-To-Coast Scheduling; To and From email addresses are the same
3. pay too high for this type of assignment
4. minimum spending fee too high (usually $10-$25 for this type of assignment)
5. no reason is given for the "bonus" and the amount is not specified
Answering this email with name and phone number might set you up for ID theft in addition to whatever you are convinced to spend on Ebay gift cards for the "shop."
From: Donna Crabtree <dcrabtree@ctcss-mail.awsapps.com>
To: Recipients <dcrabtree@ctcss-mail.awsapps.com>
Subject: CVS / Walgreens mystery shops (CTCSS)
Date: Jul 18, 2019 8:22 AM
CVS and Walgreens Store Survey.
CTCSS got contracted for a survey by Market Force Information. Your state / city has been selected as one of the survey location.
Shopper pay: $30
Requirements – You are required to purchase an Ebay Gift Card at the nearest Walgreens or CVS assigned to you.
Minimum spending fee: $200
You will be reimbursed your spending fee plus shopper fee and a bonus after the deadline.
Your report will include pictures of in-store card display, Quality assurance, Service quality, pictures of the purchase, receipts and to submit a report.
If interested please reply with the following:
1. Full name:
2. Phone number:
An application link will be provided upon reply
Thank You
Project deadline: 26th July 2019
Donna Crabtree
Scheduler
Coast To Coast Scheduling Services
2878 Regis Ln, Costa Mesa,
CA 92626
How do I know it's a scam?
1. bad grammar (I learned this is one of the first signals scammers use to detect someone susceptible to scams--they answer emails with bad grammar)
2. email address does not match Coast-To-Coast Scheduling; To and From email addresses are the same
3. pay too high for this type of assignment
4. minimum spending fee too high (usually $10-$25 for this type of assignment)
5. no reason is given for the "bonus" and the amount is not specified
Answering this email with name and phone number might set you up for ID theft in addition to whatever you are convinced to spend on Ebay gift cards for the "shop."
I got it too, I reported it to the FTC.
I wonder if we all replied to these emails and played along, would we slow them down and maybe discourage the scammers? I have heard about people going this with junk calls.
I got a new one today from CTSS. Same story....CVS and buy gift cards
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The more I learn about people...the more I like my dog..
Mark Twain
The more I learn about people...the more I like my dog..
Mark Twain
Yes! I got it and almost fell for it. "applied" and then when it came back I had been "accepted" it felt a little wierd so I came here! So glad I did!
this is the email this time around: dcrabtreectcss@gmail.com
Found this on the Coast to Coast website:
SHOPPERS BEWARE!
***Coast to Coast Scheduling Services Inc. has been targeted in a mystery shopping scam***
07/16/2019
Update on recent Scam Alert: Scammers are posting the following to shoppers. THIS IS NOT CTCSS! Please Beware of the following email or anything similiar and immediately report them!
From: Barbara Cody <bcody@fibrenoire.ca>
bcody@ctcss-mail.awsapps.com
From:, Donna Crabtree <dcrabtree@ctcss-mail.awsapps.com>
Subject: CVS and Walgreens Chain-store Survey.
Coast to Coast Scheduling Services, Inc. got contracted for a survey from Market Force Information Inc.
Shopper pay: $30
Requirements – You are required to purchase Ebay Gift Card($200) at your nearest CVS and Walgreens.At the store you will be required to observe the following;
SHOPPERS BEWARE!
***Coast to Coast Scheduling Services Inc. has been targeted in a mystery shopping scam***
07/16/2019
Update on recent Scam Alert: Scammers are posting the following to shoppers. THIS IS NOT CTCSS! Please Beware of the following email or anything similiar and immediately report them!
From: Barbara Cody <bcody@fibrenoire.ca>
bcody@ctcss-mail.awsapps.com
From:, Donna Crabtree <dcrabtree@ctcss-mail.awsapps.com>
Subject: CVS and Walgreens Chain-store Survey.
Coast to Coast Scheduling Services, Inc. got contracted for a survey from Market Force Information Inc.
Shopper pay: $30
Requirements – You are required to purchase Ebay Gift Card($200) at your nearest CVS and Walgreens.At the store you will be required to observe the following;
I almost fell for it yesterday and I've been a shopper for 19 years!
Donna Crabtree. Idiots should stop.
Well the plot thickens.
Today I received an email with the subject line of "Can Publish Everything - XXXXXXX" where XXXXXXX is a very short insecure password that I use only for MSC logins (most of which have been changed). The text of the email is:
Since the password is basically only used for MSCs (and was used for ISS), it obviously came from an MSC site. We know ISS was hacked. My computer and my email both use a much more secure password and my PC doesn't have a webcam. So I am not concerned. I suppose technically it's blackmail so I will be forwarding the email to someone as soon as I figure out who.
My guess is the person who sent this email and the person who has been attempting to scam known shopper emails probably bought the database from the same person. I don't use this email for any other purpose.
Today I received an email with the subject line of "Can Publish Everything - XXXXXXX" where XXXXXXX is a very short insecure password that I use only for MSC logins (most of which have been changed). The text of the email is:
@ wrote:
Hi, I know one of your passwords is: XXXXXX
Your computer was infected with my private malware, your browser wasn't updated / patched, in such case it's enough to just visit some website where my iframe is placed to get automatically infected, if you want to find out more - Google: "Drive-by exploit".
My malware gave me full access to all your accounts (see password above), full control over your computer and it also was possible to spy on you over your webcam.
I collected all your private data and I RECORDED YOU (through your webcam) SATISFYING YOURSELF!
After that I removed my malware to not leave any traces and this email was sent from some hacked server.
I can publish the video of you and all your private data on the whole web, social networks, over email of all contacts.
But you can stop me and only I can help you out in this situation.
The only way to stop me, is to pay exactly 800$ in bitcoin (BTC).
It's a very good offer, compared to all that horrible @#$%& that will happen if I publish everything!
You can easily buy bitcoin here: www.paxful.com , www.coinbase.com , or check for bitcoin ATM near you, or Google for other exchanger.
You can send the bitcoin directly to my wallet, or create your own wallet first here: www.login.blockchain.com/en/#/signup/ , then receive and send to mine.
My bitcoin wallet is: 1MnUgqSkToq3j7ozwjSh54m1WxWZ3Xqym6
Copy and paste my wallet, it's (cAsE-sEnSEtiVE)
You got 3 days time to pay.
As I got access to this email account, I will know if this email has already been read.
If you get this email multiple times, it's to make sure that you read it, my mailer script is configured like this and after payment you can ignore it.
After receiving the payment, I remove all your data and you can life your live in peace like before.
Next time update your browser before browsing the web!
Since the password is basically only used for MSCs (and was used for ISS), it obviously came from an MSC site. We know ISS was hacked. My computer and my email both use a much more secure password and my PC doesn't have a webcam. So I am not concerned. I suppose technically it's blackmail so I will be forwarding the email to someone as soon as I figure out who.
My guess is the person who sent this email and the person who has been attempting to scam known shopper emails probably bought the database from the same person. I don't use this email for any other purpose.
There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind
At the moment only demons come to mind
I encourage everyone who received this email, especially those that fell for it, to report it to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3):
[www.ic3.gov]
[www.ic3.gov]
There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind
At the moment only demons come to mind
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