RTI Customer Research Inc.
Complaint 64220 Details
- Date Occurred: 01/25/2014
- Reported Damages: $870.00
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Beware friends!! Received a USPS money order today via FedEx. For $870.00. In it I was congratulated for being chosen as a mystery shopper. I was to take the money order and cash it then send $700.00 using Western Union to a name and address provided pay for the money transfer with seventy dollers of that $870.00, and keep the leftover one hundred. Then reply to an e-mail with the WU transfer info and evaluate the WU services. It's all a scam, not quite sure on how it all works but the money order looked to be real had the watermark and everything but luckily my bank is on the ball kudos to RBC of Calabash!! Left them with all the info I received via FedEx and the money order.
- Kathy SBID #548370f467
- Posted 01/25/2014
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- dvdsn SBID #ef488b636a
- Posted 02/02/2014
- Got the same thing here. But I knew it was a fake all along! I like making them waste some of their money instead of trying to scam me out of mine!
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- Kathy SBID #d1595f58ea
- Posted 02/02/2014
- Did you find out that your USPS money oder was also fraudulant??
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- dvdsn SBID #ef488b636a
- Posted 02/03/2014
- (I knew this was a SCAM all along!) Mine was from the Post Office, so went there & handed it over to them with the Fed Ex package!!! Their forwarding it to their authorities to handle it, etc. They said the hard thing is this typically comes from Nigeria so they cant prosecute!!!
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- Vybee264 SBID #ed25111412
- Posted 02/11/2014
- My story is exactly the same! I just received a letter from RTi Customer Research Inc. as well. I use to work for Wachovia Bank. We were trained on fraudulent activity such as this. One thing that I noticed to look for is the validity of the letter. Mine looked like it was photocopied from a home scanner. You can tell by noticing that the margins in a letter only has so much room and information(words) will cut off if it is beyond its limit. Its funny because the people part of this scam are also lazy! Another thing is to know what is money laundering. When someone is asking you to accept money, deposit it into your account and transfer it to someone else, it is considered money laundering and that is what they are exactly asking you to do. If you think about it, why dont they send the money directly themselves? Instead of having it done through you? The purpose is to hide where money is originally traced when you are sending it illegally. In this case, they are stealing from you because you are depositing a fake check and sending them your $. Also, if you notice the "Money Order" sent to you, look at characteristics of the check. Any form of money, whether cash or a type of check that is real is made out of a type of clothing like material. You should see detail in cloth-like threading like how its seen on a dollar bill. Also, all types of money or money order are intelligently created with anti-conterfited security features, like a water mark and again a security thread. You can easily see them under lighting if you hold it up. The "money order" that I got doesnt even have a watermark or security thread. The coloring is also off, which its usually brighter and smoother. I always buy USPS money orders, so I know exactly how they feel against my finger tips; smooth. The one I got feels like paper but it looks real. DONT BE FOOLED! Always google search when you are unsure. The internet has unlimited access of information. Ive seen old people get scammed at the bank.
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- tinalopez SBID #2d40266418
- Posted 03/29/2014
- My husband also received package which had a USPS money order. I searched money order on line and found info on how to determine if money order is fraudulent or not. There is a water mark on the left side which should appear if it’s held up to light (ours didn't). There were other things that didn't match. We are saving our money order because we made a complaint with USPS and not sure if they will ever request it or need it. Please beware this is fraudulent!!!!!
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- Complaint Against RTI Customer Research Inc.
- Complaints Filed: 28
- Reported Damages: $25,856.00
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