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$1,900.00 check for Mystery shopping - scam or nor?

February 21, 2013 08:46PM
I, also, receiced a check from fscmarkinginc. It says to deposit it & then after it clears, withdrawal $350.00, for your participation salary, then, at some point you withdrawal the balance. It says to do the other 2 assignments. You can quit at anytime after you do these 3 assignments/evaluation. Oh, it also states, if this is the 1st time working with this company, you MUST activate the check online for security and identification purposes.
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February 21, 2013 08:50PM
Think about this for a minute. Do you really think anyone is going to pay you BEFORE you complete a job. Do you really think they are going to pay you $350 for an hours work?

Of course it is a scam.

Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
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February 22, 2013 12:25AM
SCAM! RUN!
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February 22, 2013 11:46PM
Did you check the post mark I just this day received the same and it was post marked from Spain.
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March 03, 2013 11:14AM
Scam. Scam. Scam.
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March 03, 2013 04:09PM
You can not believe this is real.
Big SCAM.
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March 12, 2013 04:15AM
I got a fake money order for 980.00 in mail the other day and was told to deposit it in my bank. Then withdraw 200 for my wages and wire the 780.00 to the "next" mystery shopper which just happened to be in the Phillipines...Omg..how stupid do they think people are....where are the " internet" police when you need em...lol
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March 12, 2013 10:50AM
SCAM
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March 19, 2013 01:34AM
I just got a check today for $1987.65 from ADM Marketing Assurance CO. I'm supposed to keep 350.00 for myself after I deposit the check in my account.Then send two different amounts through western union to someone in Atlanta Ga.I looked up the address where it came from and it does have an ADM Marketing there; so I looked to see if the phone numbers matched and they are totally different.The area code on the number they sent me is from Canada lol. The address is in Westbury NY. Needless to say I did my research before falling for this scam!!!! Its hard to trust anyone anymore!!Sad but true....
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March 19, 2013 01:37AM
Good for you taking the time to research it before going forward. Unfortunately, too many people do the research after it is too late.

Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
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March 20, 2013 05:28PM
If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Yes, this is a S C A M. No honest contractor or person sends a huge check out, asking that you deposit it and then return a portion. If it were for real, you would receive a money order/check or what ever with any "fees" subtracted from the check.

I received a $3500.00 "cashier's check" under the same circumstances a couple of years ago. I framed it and hung on the wall in my office just to remind me of this scam.
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March 25, 2013 02:28PM
I also got one of those checks and put it in my back and came back not good, so don't bother with it just tear it up and throw it away.
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March 28, 2013 04:53AM
You don't get anything in life for free . That's the new way to drain your bank .com .Even the adds make 150 secret shopping isn't real .Always be careful who you deal with ,and if it feels wrong it probley is.
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April 03, 2013 08:09PM
Hi - I had a similar situation my cheque (check) was sent to me about a month ago for payment in advance. I anticipated $30 to start but when I saw it was $2,545.00 from a bank I never heard of - decided to contact some of my banking friends. I was told don't cash it destroy it. And that's what I did.
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April 20, 2013 12:27AM
I got a western union check had "holograms" and all that on it, looked official for $3500.00 a few years back don't recall how much of it I was suppose to keep. I went to the bank and showed them and the branch manager told me that it was fake and how surprised she was at how real it looked. Then she went on to tell me how many people actually fall for it and these folks will wipe out your account in a flash. That same a week a man bought the check to the bank the teller recognized it and refused to to the transaction thus saving the man major misery.
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April 30, 2013 01:41AM
If the amount was not a red flag, having one employee pay another employee certainly should be. Be very, very careful what and who you expose your banking information to because your routing information is all someone needs to totally clean out your account
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