Augmentity Marketing, Daniel Frazer, Janet Smith, Patrick Mills, Anita Morales Received a check (very legitimate looking) in the mail along with a letter telling me I had been selected to participate in a paid consumer research program in my area of residence as a mystery shopper. It said how much the pay would be and to call the toll free number to confirmnreceipt of my check and talk to my assigned agent. It is a scam!!! The check is a fraud. DO NOT DEPOSIT! Woodstock Georgia
My experience was similar to the others posted here. The letter had a very legitimate looking check enclosed (with a watermark) for $2966.00. Interesting thing is that the checks mentioned are all drawn on different banks! Mine was Amergybank of Texas, supposedly in Houston.
The instructions were the same - to shop at three places ( McDonalds, Sears and Wal-Mart) and then send a money gram for $2516.00 through Western Union to someone by the name of Janet Smith in Toronto, Canada. I have the address they gave me also.
After checking into this and thinking about it for awhile, I realized what was going on. They wanted you to complete your first three transactions within a week. That way, you would have sent your money gram (using your own money because their check would not have cleared yet) and then their check would bounce leaving you over $2500.00 out of your account and into their hands!!!
I wish I knew where to turn them in because I want to be a part of STOPPING them from scamming unsuspecting people. There must be some legal place to report them?????
Karen
Birmingham, Alabama
U.S.A.