Mystery Shopper
Complaint 32318 Details
- Date Occurred: 09/26/2013
- Reported Damages: $3,000.00
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The complaint is against an online dating profile
The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity
The complaint is mobile text spam or smishing related against an anonymous entity
The company or person contact no longer exists
International boundaries
I was given a check from an ex-boyfriend to deposit in my account. I thought it would be safe if i waited for the the check to clear before I gave him the money. The funds became available but to later found out the check returned for NSF. I felt the bank responsible to check funds before the money becomes available. now I'm stuck with the debt and my ex will not take any responsibility for the check. I am concerned what will happen next.
- Solie SBID #f18b8c0fcb
- Posted 11/04/2013
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- Slim SBID #297343e60a
- Posted 11/25/2013
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Hello Solie<
I am sorry to hear what happened. I too was sent a check in the mail from a company posing as NDP Research, Inc or NDP Group. NDP Group is a legitimate company but these were people posing as coming from this company. The check was for $2,400 to participate in a
Wal-Mart and Western Union Survey. The breakdown was for me to take $300.00 for my participation wage and to take $150.00 to do the Walmart survey by posing as a customer shopping at Walmart (and I was even told I could keep the products I purchased as an extra added bonus). I had to take $1,800.00 for the Western Union Survey and send it to a designated destination via Western Union and then lastly take the remaining $150.00 to pay for the Western Union Fees. I was told to be very detailed oriented when doing the survey and then to call my Survey Coordinator when done at 1-647-975-8730. It all seemed suspicious to me because the envelope had no return address on it and the envelope was coming from coming from Canada while the $2,400 check was from a Pinellas Credit Union Account in Florida. I checked out the NDP Group and they were legitimate. So, I deposited the check and then called my "Coordinator" who said his name was Ted. I told him that I deposited the check. He told me that the check should clear the next day and to contact him then to discuss what I must do with the Western Union Survey. The next day the bank put a securities hold on my account. I asked why and they said that the check was coming from a closed account. I called Ted again at that number and got no answer. The bank told me that these are scams in which they can get your bank account information. Fortunately for me, I had no money in my account anyway; so they did not get a dime and they bought me groceries for the $80.00 that the bank made available upfront when I deposited the check. I am writing this to let people know to please be careful about these bogus checks coming in the mail. Mystery shopping is done at your own expense for which you will eventually be reimbursed. Mystery Shopping companies do not send upfront funds for you to do the shopping. Please inform anyone you know not to cash these checks because they are being used to get your account information and clean you out as they have done to so many unsuspecting victims. -
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- Complaint Against Mystery Shopper
- Complaints Filed: 114
- Reported Damages: $221,541.74
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