Customer Service Research
Complaint 62409 Details

  • Date Occurred: 01/17/2014
  • Reported Damages: $1,500.00
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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

Customer Service Research Suite 2306 303 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10010 Telephone Number: 1-866-625-1914 Email: [email protected] This is what the letter I got in mail said to do: Our online data source has identified you as a candidate interested in additional income. Therefore we are pleased to invite you to participate in a paid survey in your area of residence as a Product/Service Evaluator. We will compensate you a $300.00 flat participation wage for your time and travel expenses. This program is designed to seek real people opinions about various products or services. You will visit selected retail stores, restaurants and various other commercial establishments, making purchases and evaluating the level of customer service, store location, and appearance as well as product quality. We are currently running a survey for WESTERN UNION, a global leader in international transfer services, and a survey for one of these major retail outlets: BEST BUY, WALMART, OR K-MART. We would like to gather your honest and productive opinion on their services. Your opinion and suggestions alongside others will be complied and submitted to these businesses for evaluation in order to see what aspects of their services need improvements. ***ENCLOSED IS AN OFFICIAL CHECK THAT PROVIDES YOU THE FUNDS YOU NEED TO EXECUTE YOUR SURVEY*** The funds need for this survey have been pre-arranged and enclosed in this letter. This included the participation wage and the funds needed for completing the survey assignments. You have 48 hours to complete this survey once the funds are available. Below is the breakdown of the enclosed funds: Participation wage: $300, Western Union Transaction funds: $875.00, Western Union Service fee charge: $75.00, Retail Store (Best-Buy, K-mart, or walmart): $250.00 total: $1,500.00. To carry out this survey, you are required to deposit the enclosed CHECK at your local bank, take the cash, minus your participation wage, and do the following: Pose as a potential customer sending money through Western Union using the available options of the service. Your coordinator will provide with a computer generated RECEIVER NAME as well as a DESTINATION CITY and COUNTRY (Please note you do not need an address to send a Western Union transaction). This will enable you to gather a detailed opinion on the quality of service rendered during the transaction. Every little detail during the transaction is very crucial to filling out the enclosed survey questionnaire sheet. Next, choose one of the selected retail stores and go purchase merchandise worth the allocated amount for the survey. You can purchase anything you want from any of their departments, and whatever merchandise you purchase, is yours to keep as an added bonus for participating. Again, pay attention to every detail. Upon completion of this assignment, please call your Survey Coordinator on our toll free number or call 1-416-893-2611 to verify completion of Survey. You will be given a Representative ID and instructions needed to complete and fax questionnaire and all required receipts. Sincerely, Charles Lampard Vice President. I called the 416 number to find out where to send the money and he told me to send it to Dawn Rivait In Edmonton, Canada. I got suspicious when he told me that so I looked it up on the internet and couldn't find the company name. So, I looked under scams and found the 416 number. I am not going to send this money cuz now I know it is a scam. I did deposit the check into my account to see if it would bounce, but it is still in there. I am going to wait till next week to see what happens. I will get back to you when I have more information.

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  • HSx3
  • HSx3 SBID #ae6a57c2ea
  • Posted 01/21/2014
  • Ok, I got some bad news... You are going to be checked for check fraud...

    http://www.ripoffreport.com/bad-check-writers/daniel-j-strauss/daniel-j-strauss-bottle-cre-cd26m.htm
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  • Blondetoes29
  • Blondetoes29 SBID #27e3a09e10
  • Posted 01/21/2014
  • So, what should I do How do I fix this I haven't touched the money from the check they sent me? Do I wait till this check is taken off my account or do I go to the bank and tell them what has happened?
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  • HSx3
  • HSx3 SBID #ae6a57c2ea
  • Posted 01/22/2014
  • Well im not expert honestly, if you report it to the bank make sure to have the envelope, the seperate paper with the "instructions" and the check (if u still have it) and say you did not know it was a fraudulent check. Make sure you can prove it because if not you might be in trouble with the law.
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  • pissed40
  • pissed40 SBID #02cd7aad34
  • Posted 01/25/2014
  • Hey the same thing happened to me. But before i could take the money out of my account it bounced. I still have all the information that they sent me. Who do i need to take to about this. I already contacted my bank about it. But that was over the phone. I will take all the info to them. I really don't want any trouble from the law!!!!!!
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  • Kimberly
  • Kimberly SBID #0f3cb1c71c
  • Posted 02/20/2014
  • the same thing happend to me and there is actually a place here were i live that can help out with these kind of things i just havent had a chance to do it.
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  • Complaints Filed: 10
  • Reported Damages: $12,190.00
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