These dirty little crooks take a legitimate ms company name and dummy up a bank draft/money order and try to feed on the greed of people. The ms companies then have to clear their muddy name even though they did nothing wrong. It is just like those emails you get from paypal/ebay/banks that are phishing for info and they are NOT from those companies. Heck I had an email saying I had a $44 IRS refund from some guy named Carl from the IRS.........just click here it said to update my bank infor..........yeah, right!!!
This check scam happened to Service Intelligence .....
MYSTERY SHOPPER WARNING
Beware of Letters Offering Quick and Easy Earnings
Service Intelligence, like other leading mystery shopping providers, has been a victim of recent mystery shopping scams involving unauthorized and illegal use of our name and logo. If you receive a mystery shopping offer that appears too good to be true, it is. Service Intelligence does not conduct mystery shops involving check cashing or money transfer, this is not legitimate.
Service Intelligence is working with Federal authorities to uncover this scam. Please call Service Intelligence at 1-866-261-5002 Ext. 240 to report receipt of communication related to the scam. Additionally, you are urged to contact authorities, including the local police, the FBI, and the Federal Trade Commission. If the offer is received via mail, you should also contact the U.S. Postal Service.
Mystery shopping is a valuable tool used by retailers, restaurants, banks and other corporations to understand and enhance the experience they provide their customers. Service Intelligence is a leading provider of mystery shopping and conducts some of the most rigid screening and hiring of prospective mystery shoppers.
ALSO FROM THE MSPA SITE:
The Mystery Shopping Providers Association (MSPA), the largest professional trade association dedicated to improving service quality using anonymous resources, wants to make sure consumers are aware of check-cashing scams popping up across the country this holiday season.
A check-cashing scam offers consumers the opportunity to make “easy money” by cashing a large sum cashier’s check and evaluating the service they receive when they wire the money to another location, typically outside the country. The “reward” offered to consumers is a percentage of the original cashier’s check as payment. In these scams, the check bounces several days later and the consumer is held liable for the entire amount of money wired to the international address – typically between $1,000 and $5,000.
“The biggest challenge for consumers with the check-cashing scam is the fact that scammers frequently use the names of legitimate mystery shopping companies in the letter they send to potential victims, and the cashier’s check contains the name of a real bank and looks real,” said MSPA Executive Director John Swinburn. “The bottom line for consumers is this – if the offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”
Consumers who receive a similar offer are urged to contact authorities, including the local police, the FBI, and the Federal Trade Commission. If the offer is received via mail, consumers should also contact the U.S. Postal Service.
Consumers should also be cautious of e-mails offering free food, shopping trips, dinners and other elaborate gifts for a small, one-time fee. These offers typically provide information on how to become a mystery shopper, rather than actual mystery shopping jobs.The good news for potential shoppers: information on how to become a mystery shopper is available for free.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/24/2008 04:22AM by bugspost.
This check scam happened to Service Intelligence .....
MYSTERY SHOPPER WARNING
Beware of Letters Offering Quick and Easy Earnings
Service Intelligence, like other leading mystery shopping providers, has been a victim of recent mystery shopping scams involving unauthorized and illegal use of our name and logo. If you receive a mystery shopping offer that appears too good to be true, it is. Service Intelligence does not conduct mystery shops involving check cashing or money transfer, this is not legitimate.
Service Intelligence is working with Federal authorities to uncover this scam. Please call Service Intelligence at 1-866-261-5002 Ext. 240 to report receipt of communication related to the scam. Additionally, you are urged to contact authorities, including the local police, the FBI, and the Federal Trade Commission. If the offer is received via mail, you should also contact the U.S. Postal Service.
Mystery shopping is a valuable tool used by retailers, restaurants, banks and other corporations to understand and enhance the experience they provide their customers. Service Intelligence is a leading provider of mystery shopping and conducts some of the most rigid screening and hiring of prospective mystery shoppers.
ALSO FROM THE MSPA SITE:
The Mystery Shopping Providers Association (MSPA), the largest professional trade association dedicated to improving service quality using anonymous resources, wants to make sure consumers are aware of check-cashing scams popping up across the country this holiday season.
A check-cashing scam offers consumers the opportunity to make “easy money” by cashing a large sum cashier’s check and evaluating the service they receive when they wire the money to another location, typically outside the country. The “reward” offered to consumers is a percentage of the original cashier’s check as payment. In these scams, the check bounces several days later and the consumer is held liable for the entire amount of money wired to the international address – typically between $1,000 and $5,000.
“The biggest challenge for consumers with the check-cashing scam is the fact that scammers frequently use the names of legitimate mystery shopping companies in the letter they send to potential victims, and the cashier’s check contains the name of a real bank and looks real,” said MSPA Executive Director John Swinburn. “The bottom line for consumers is this – if the offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”
Consumers who receive a similar offer are urged to contact authorities, including the local police, the FBI, and the Federal Trade Commission. If the offer is received via mail, consumers should also contact the U.S. Postal Service.
Consumers should also be cautious of e-mails offering free food, shopping trips, dinners and other elaborate gifts for a small, one-time fee. These offers typically provide information on how to become a mystery shopper, rather than actual mystery shopping jobs.The good news for potential shoppers: information on how to become a mystery shopper is available for free.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/24/2008 04:22AM by bugspost.