essential shop canada thread + mystery shoppers inc....is this a legit company??a i gettng myself into trouble?? thread
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If you did 1,200 dollars worth of work then sure. If you haven't then no. No reputable company pays out before you do work, and 1,200 worth of work is a lot as most shops pay 10-20ish for not too terribly intense assignments.
is this a real copany for those who have worked for this company???
They are with the MSPA. That said scammers sometimes use legit businesses and contact people with scams.
Try the new shopper area of the forum and read up on how to stay safe. Use the link at the bottom of the forum to directly sign up with 200 or so legit companies.
Try the new shopper area of the forum and read up on how to stay safe. Use the link at the bottom of the forum to directly sign up with 200 or so legit companies.
so dont cash their cheque is what you are saying mafia_princess
If you are receiving cheques without doing jobs, then yes it's a scam.
Most basic way of staying safe is, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is a scam."
1) Legitimate companies do not send you money BEFORE you shop (with a very few negotiated exceptions with shoppers with a long time history with the company)
2) Fees tend to be in the $5 to $20 range for your work
3) If someone contacts you 'out of the blue' to do mystery shops, it likely is a scam.
4) To shop you need to register with a company with their on line presence--most scammers would have you send your personal information by email.
5) No legitimate company is going to send you a check, tell you to take out your fees and expenses and then wire transfer the balance on to the 'next shopper'.
Mafia_Princess is absolutely correct that scammers use the names of legitimate companies, knowing that folks are likely to do a Google search and find the real company out there so fall for the scam.
If you receive a check, do not deposit it. Initially it will look good but when presented on the other end will be disowned by the company on whose account it was forged. It will come back to you as a bad check and you will be charged bounced check fees in addition to needing to replace any of that money which you may have withdrawn.
1) Legitimate companies do not send you money BEFORE you shop (with a very few negotiated exceptions with shoppers with a long time history with the company)
2) Fees tend to be in the $5 to $20 range for your work
3) If someone contacts you 'out of the blue' to do mystery shops, it likely is a scam.
4) To shop you need to register with a company with their on line presence--most scammers would have you send your personal information by email.
5) No legitimate company is going to send you a check, tell you to take out your fees and expenses and then wire transfer the balance on to the 'next shopper'.
Mafia_Princess is absolutely correct that scammers use the names of legitimate companies, knowing that folks are likely to do a Google search and find the real company out there so fall for the scam.
If you receive a check, do not deposit it. Initially it will look good but when presented on the other end will be disowned by the company on whose account it was forged. It will come back to you as a bad check and you will be charged bounced check fees in addition to needing to replace any of that money which you may have withdrawn.
ok cause i called and they told e to deposit into my acc and call them back and they give me a list of places to shop...it all seems legit....i never cashed the cheque at all but i see alot of people commenting on the company
This sounds like a scam using a real company's name.
A legitimate MSC will NOT send you a check, tell you to deposit it, then have you call them to find out where to shop. That is not how mystery shopping works.
If you deposit the check, you will be on the hook for the entire amount of the check when it bounces, and it will bounce. It may go through just fine at first, but then it will get returned to the bank and you will have to pay all of the money back to the bank.
A legitimate MSC will NOT send you a check, tell you to deposit it, then have you call them to find out where to shop. That is not how mystery shopping works.
If you deposit the check, you will be on the hook for the entire amount of the check when it bounces, and it will bounce. It may go through just fine at first, but then it will get returned to the bank and you will have to pay all of the money back to the bank.
shaylee,
This is a scam. Legit MS companies do NOT send checks up front! Do NOT cash that check!
This is a scam. Legit MS companies do NOT send checks up front! Do NOT cash that check!
Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Like Mafia_Princess said, you might receive a check that big AFTER doing many mystery shops for a company and not before doing the work.
And before you get assignments from a mystery shopping company you register with them on their website. Did you register with this company? And did you perform any work for them?
I am in Canada and have not heard of that company, but scammers sometimes do use the name of real companies.
I would take the cheque to the police.
If you are interested in mystery shopping use the list at the bottom of the page and register with legitimate companies.
And before you get assignments from a mystery shopping company you register with them on their website. Did you register with this company? And did you perform any work for them?
I am in Canada and have not heard of that company, but scammers sometimes do use the name of real companies.
I would take the cheque to the police.
If you are interested in mystery shopping use the list at the bottom of the page and register with legitimate companies.
so i have posted on here earlier....Essential Management Inc.out of hanover ontario...they sent me a cheque for $1,200...they told me once i deposit this cheque call back and i will get my assignment...i called and they told me to go to walmart and spend $70-$90 gave me a list of what to look for and when i was done to call and they would go over my shopping experience....they have not asked for any banking info at all or to send them any money at all...the envelope says Bradi Shaw brdisesc inc and sent from etobicoke ontario....anyone deal with this at all?? im stumped and need info before i go and do this assignment Please Someone help me out here???
Do not cash the check.
This is a SCAM.
This is NOT a real mystery shop.
Real mystery shopping companies do NOT sent checks for $1200 dollars before the shop is done.
If you cash the check, you will end up owing the bank $1200 plus fees.
This is a SCAM.
This is NOT a real mystery shop.
Real mystery shopping companies do NOT sent checks for $1200 dollars before the shop is done.
If you cash the check, you will end up owing the bank $1200 plus fees.
Shaylee, you have posted three threads now in relation to receiving a check upfront. Several members have told you not to cash any checks for work you haven't done. If you don't get that it is a scam by now, you are in for a lot of trouble.
I'm stumped, too, shaylee. I can't understand for the life of me what kind of "help" you want. This is the third thread you have started to ask about this. So far every answer you have received is that THIS-IS-A-SCAM. Don't cash or deposit the check.
Are you having difficulty understanding what the other posters are saying? Are you hoping to get a different answer? Please post again - on this thread - there's no point in starting any more threads - and tell us exactly what we can do to help you.
The answers you have gotten are right on target. There is no legitimate company that will semd $1,200 to a total stranger. If you do this assignment, you will be scammed.
Are you having difficulty understanding what the other posters are saying? Are you hoping to get a different answer? Please post again - on this thread - there's no point in starting any more threads - and tell us exactly what we can do to help you.
The answers you have gotten are right on target. There is no legitimate company that will semd $1,200 to a total stranger. If you do this assignment, you will be scammed.
You can take a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. Perhaps Shaylee's wishful thinking that this is real is so powerful that common sense can not and will not come into play so she will just have to do it her way and experience the consequences.
Maybe the MOD will combine her post so that they won't look so raggard.
and needy.
@shaylee----> "cupped your hand, that way it will be more friendly".
(taken from the car commercial where two men slap each other on the backside
and needy.
@shaylee----> "cupped your hand, that way it will be more friendly".
(taken from the car commercial where two men slap each other on the backside
Shaylee, let me take a shot at this. If you deposit that check and if you go forward with this shop, you'll be ripped off big time. You are in the process of being robbed. The burglar is in the house and you're serving milk and cookies like you think he's Santa Claus. You are about to lose $1200. That is an absolute fact if you deposit the check and follow instructions.
You go right ahead and deposit that check and watch yourself have to pay the bank back $1200. You do that and watch yourself lose your checking account privileges and not even be able to open up another account anywhere because you perpetrated a fraud on your bank. Go ahead, watch yourself flush yourself right down the tube.
Flash said you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. It would take a horse to have a head big enough to pack in all that dumb. Well, we have a saying down here in Texas that is not nice and here it is: You can lead an ass to water but you can't make it think.
You go right ahead and deposit that check and watch yourself have to pay the bank back $1200. You do that and watch yourself lose your checking account privileges and not even be able to open up another account anywhere because you perpetrated a fraud on your bank. Go ahead, watch yourself flush yourself right down the tube.
Flash said you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. It would take a horse to have a head big enough to pack in all that dumb. Well, we have a saying down here in Texas that is not nice and here it is: You can lead an ass to water but you can't make it think.
Mary Davis Nowell. Based close to Fort Worth. Shopping Interstate 20 east and west, Interstate 35 north and south.
like i said i did not deposit the cheque or cash it i told the company that i did..they then continued on with giving me a list on what to do...i was only asking if this company is legit i have seen other people on here that have worked with them so that is why i ASKED A QUESTION No need to be rude peoples god
@shaylee wrote:
like i said i did not deposit the cheque or cash it i told the company that i did..they then continued on with giving me a list on what to do...i was only asking if this company is legit i have seen other people on here that have worked with them so that is why i ASKED A QUESTION No need to be rude peoples god
Rude is repeatedly asking the same question over and over in multiple places on the forum after you have gotten an answer. It's good to ask questions. It's good to listen to the answers. I don't think you've gotten any rudeness. I think you've gotten the help you asked for, and all the help was freely and politely given. No need to be rude, shaylee.
shaylee, call the bank that the check is written from and tell them the account number. They will certainly tell you that either the account is closed or invalid. Whoever sent you this check may be using a legitimate businesses name but is certainly fraudulent.
Shaylee, you wrote that a company sent you a check and told you to deposit it in order to find out what the shop assignment entailed, and you were told it was a scam by several experienced shoppers. Rather than take the advice of shoppers who were trying to save you from being scammed out of a large sum of money, you started more threads to ask the same question. You were again told that it was a scam, you but did not seem to believe anyone. It seemed that you were just repeating your question until you got the answer you wanted. The posters here have been trying to help you, but you have seemed unwilling to listen.
Once again, this is a scam. No one here said that they worked for the company or gave any indication that the check or shop was legitimate. Several people have told you that you are about to be scammed. You can take this advise and save yourself a lot of financial hardship, or you can ignore it and live with the consequences. The choice is yours, but you have been forewarned.
Once again, this is a scam. No one here said that they worked for the company or gave any indication that the check or shop was legitimate. Several people have told you that you are about to be scammed. You can take this advise and save yourself a lot of financial hardship, or you can ignore it and live with the consequences. The choice is yours, but you have been forewarned.
There is NO "list of places to shop" (I'm sure the scammer put Walmart as one of the places you visit) You never get a list and just go "shop" a store. You must be registered, jobs come up on the job board, you apply and wait to be accepted (unless you have self-assign privilages) and you must download ALL your guidelines and observe you paperwork (the report you load at the end) to look for all the observations. And if you flub the shop, you get NO money at all. Who ever heard of paying a shopper in advance when they have not done the work yet? SCAM!@shaylee wrote:
ok cause i called and they told e to deposit into my acc and call them back and they give me a list of places to shop...it all seems legit....i never cashed the cheque at all but i see alot of people commenting on the company
As another poster said, you NEVER, NEVER get a check in the mail BEFORE you do the WORK (most companies pay by paypal and there are a few companies that still send a check in the mail but it will be for $10-15 dollars, NOT $1876.00 dollars!).
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