I just got a letter same story different name. Chris Williams at 289 892-4838. Yes I can keep 350 for my self.

My 18 yr old daughter received a letter from Fidelity Work-Force Solutions.  YES - I opened it..  I was immediately suspicious.   So, I googled the company and found all of this.  SAME STORY, different names, but the Western Union thing, $57.40 leftover to shop at several others.  Salary was $350 to keep...

BE CAREFUL out there!!  IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB....

WARN your friends that are out there looking for a job.  SOMEHOW, wherever you are giving your name and address, they are getting YOUR information from that website.  

Georgia Mom looking out for all of you...

Federal Trade Commission Consumer Alerts

The Secrets of Mystery Shopping Revealed
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt151.shtm

this SCAM uses Counterfiet Checks under the guise of "RATING" a Western Union /Money Gram
Giving The Bounce To Counterfeit Check Scams
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/articles/naps29.pdf

I think that I have found the name and address of one of the scammers

Hari Singh
2365 Islington Ave, Toronto, ON M9L 1E8, Canada

The more people that report him to the police. The faster we will all receive justice!

Mr. Joe Goldman, 1-289-892-3257 is POC for a consumer shopping scam bilking folks and banks out of untold sums of money.  Has anyone contacted the authorities about this fraud.  A physical address of One Jericoh Pwky, Suite 205, Jerico New York  11716 was given.  Mr Joe Goldman speaks with an African or Middle Eastern accent and I promise to make life miserable for anyone running this type scam.  I need everyone's assistance to help me with this effort.

Hartford and Asociates is a HUGE scam befor I did any thing with check for $1,989.30 I called my bank and read the account number to them and of course it's a fraud check... I mean seriously who sends that much money to a complete stranger and trusts them with it.....Oh and Northern Solutions bank money orders for $997.82 two of them..... I hope they get caught for messing with peoples heads..... So do not try and get a hold of Andrew Goldman at 1 289 892 2474 or Linda Green at 1 905 598 1324 because it's not going to happen..... So please be aware people! Do not want to be a secret shopper that bad

They got me and my husband,my bank account is negative $2,097 and her name is Cindy Coxwell and she told him she was sending me a cashier's check and now I am all messed up,I need some help.

OMG! I was totally gonna cash and do some off what was asked, but I truly had that excited I can catch up on my bills moment. But something in my gut told me " Its just too good to true" and I am thankful that I listened because I got online and started researching, this is where I ended up, 2hrs later.... From KELLOGG CArEER SeRVICE, from u guessed, TONY YAMADA!   Wow, they must have a sixth sense for people who could really use the money...  Please be CAReFULl! sCaM!

Account Manager TONY YAMADA  - #289-892-2657  Director of Operations is CYNTHIA SPENCER

I received a check for 1,997.50 to deposit - which was the first red flag  At the top of my check is from a company named Kellogg Career Service from COLUMBIA STATE BANK
Administrative Office
One Jericho Plaza, Suite 203
Jericho, NY 11716                  BEWARE PEOPLE THIS IS A SCAM SCAM SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A salary of 350.00 would be mine for doing 2 assignments.
            -First assignment would be to wire $1464 plus $126 in sending fees to THEODORE GRIGGS at Western Union to LONDON ENGLAND - which was the second red flag  
The second assignment was to spend 57.50 @ wal-mart home depot ect. and evaluate the experience.

Before calling i looked into the company on BBB which NOTHING pulled up. I then looked into the whole thing further and found MANY of the same circumstances but with different names.

I will be re-posting this and reporting for further actions

I received a letter with a $1990.00 check for secret shopper for the Allstate Group, Inc. P.O. Box 6323 Newark, DE 19710 fax 1-206-984-0592  and phone number 1-289-892-3245   Manager John Edwards and Paula Jaworski Director of Operations with a survey attached to the letter.  Bank is First American Bank in Erick, OK No. 13916

I just went thru the same thing.  Have you gotten any response.  File a police report in your state, go on line with the Bank and file a complain giving all of the information on the check to include the names, then file a complain with better buisness bureau using all of the information from the check and the letters. Google all the names on the letter check on the internet send email with information that you found.  Get a probono lawyer and see if you can get any help. Next file a fraud complain with the state that the state the check is written from include the bank.  I am in the process of doing this also.  Then contact the phones numbers that you got with the letter and check, do not give them your real name and job Id number record all of your conversations. Also see what can be done with the postal office on mail fraud. I am out $1550.00 along with fax fee and purchase at home depot.
If  get any action on my case I will send you results. Good luck

I did not get a call, but received a letter in the mail. Actually I received 2 letters in the same day. One is from Integrated Logistics Research Inc. and the other is from Global Test Market. Holly L. Nelson signed the first and Joseph Coring signed the 2nd. I just received them today and I have looked them up and found out that it is most likely a scam. Thanks by the way. Just beware of them. I looked up the companies and people are using Global test market for their scam. They do online surveys and are located in WA not CT. What can we do with these letters to help them get caught?

I also received more than one scam letter. They have another telephone number: 289-892-2912 and 289-892-0079. Who in their right mind would send a stranger a check for that huge amount?! Like the Bible says, "Be wise as a serpent..."

I received a letter in the mail from Celotex Group of Company 1020 Dublin Road, Suite 201 in Waterloo, NY 13165.
It contained a 1,998.00 check broken down to
350.00 salary
1585.00 Western Union (1460.00 + 125 fee)
63.00 Shopping at WalMart!
I actually had applied online for this job, and I was thinking it was legit! I cashed the check. NOT DEPOSITING IT! and sent the Money WU, and did my assignments. My manager was Angela Van Horne, and i spoke with her throughout the assignments. She had an Asian accent, and she was very nice...Well I got a call from my bank saying that this was a closed account, and wondered if i had the money still. I told her I did not bc i figured that it was legit! So at the moment, i have my account on hold with my bank! I called my "manager" and she said that she would contact the office and call us back. Well, I threatened that if it was a scam, then they we would take it to the police and to our lawyers! She said that it is a legitimate job, and i told her that she had 24 hrs to clear this UP! So now  i am just sitting here with my hands tied behind my back! My bank is with BB&T and so was the check! It was from BB&T! Has anyone found a solution out to this? bc I am jobless, and i had $900 to my name before this scam...! Now I have NOTHING!

i got a check and deposited it.  i was told to go to western union an wire some money.  the western union place told me the scam.  i redeposited the money before any charges could be put against my account;;;; beware everyone.  i should have suspected something when it was a canadian phone number..

Holly L. Nelson and friends are at it again.  This time under the name of Van Senus Group, Inc. which is a auto parts store in Indiana.  The letter advertises mystery shopping under the company name of Performance Edge Service Inc, a company based in NY, NY.  The letter was post marked from Canada.

People please beware.  They did not call me I received a letter in the mail.

I forgot to mention...the first check.....the account manager's named as Nancy Edward 1-289-892-2974 and the area manager is Olivia Destafano.  The second letter the account manager's named as Andrew Coxwel 1-289-892-2967 with the same area manager named as Olivia Destafano.  Why do people do this kind of thing? It's rude.

I also got the same type of letters....two of them. The first one had a check for $3,795.00 and the second for $1,890.00.  The phone number was the same except for the last four digits....1-289-892-2967. The name signed on the letter is....Paula Jaworski, the checks....one for Fidelity Career Management Inc. ($3,795.00) is signed by Holly L. Nelson, and James C. Brenn, the second check is from Urban Workforce Group Inc. and signed by or what looks to be Sarah Zimmerman and the second signature is a sqiggly D - it's from BB&T Bank, the other Citizen's Bank.  WTF??? Total jerks is all I can say!

Scam do not fall for it I lost 1648.00. So far no recourse but I will not give up

I received a letter in the mail saying that i was a secret shopper and this was my payroll check and all kinds of things tried cashing it and no one would cash it. The check looks ligit and everything with the water marks and all but you have to pay five dollars to activate the check what type of scam or these people running here. With a bogus number and all. They almost had me but I am smarter than that. Nobody just sends out checks for 1,993.00 without a catch. Althought I could have used that money. They played on my emotions big time.

Just received a letter and check  in my name for $1,993.00. Delta Group, Inc.P.O. Box 1525 NY, NY 10012 (Secret shopper)  Tel. 1-289-892-3159. Acc. Manager George Coxwel same no. No Answer!  Sounds like some Big Scam! Beware People!

I received the same phone call about money transfer and surveys. Also received a letter from them with a check.

Call referencing Secret Shopper program, offering job in exchange for money transfer and surveys.