I think this is a scam.  I recd a letter from Insight Market Shopping Research which has this tn for a fax.  Info provided sounds to good to be true.

This is good information. My stepson who is in college received a letter and check of a very similar nature. Just so happed that the check came to our home address instead of his dorm rooom address because as to all know some college kids are hard up for cash. Therefore, I believe my stepson would have tried to cash it. However, I told my husband that the check was bogus and it was a scam as soon as I called the number and could never get an answer.

When these people are found they should be prosecuted to the fullest because they may get away with something like this if they target Seniors who may not have anyone to look after their well being or something.

i just recieve this letter and i think everyone for sharing their stories cause im broke a** hell i would have cash the check i type something in and it led me right 2 yall f*** them canadians!im calling oprah

I did and I cashed teh check and did the work but then i never rec anymore assignments.

What happen

I received the same letter with a few small differences. They called themselves Daily Light Market Evaluators PLC with a PO box in Memphis, TN. I did call the number on the sheet and I did speak to a person with, guess what, an African accent. The company name on the check is Embarq which sells telephone services in Oklahoma and was issued from Wells Fargo Bank in OH. I called Wells Fargo and they did tell me that the check's account number and name on the check were valid but could not tell me anythign else. She could not tell me if the check was a fraud or if there were funds in the account. I decided to do some research and that's how I ended up on this site. There was no Information on the internet about the company name. The way the scammers are making the money is by the wire transfer. Why can't someone work with the law enforcment to be on the other side of the wire transfer or follow it's trail? I find it hard to beleive in this day and age, post 911, that we cannot follow that paper trail.

What gets me is how come all these scammers are in Canada? The 911 Terroists got into he US from Canada. I had a false charge on my amex last year. It was a Airlne ticket from Atlanta to Toronto and the person name on the ticket was an African name and now this scam. I am not a racist and I do not mean to imply any racial overtone. This was just my experience.

What's up with the Canadians!?!?!

What ever you do if you should receive this letter be sure to make sure that it is legit. Because I had lost my job and finance were needed I went ahead and deposited the money into my account and found out letter that it was a fredulent check.After speaking with my bank they advised me that my account had been restricted   until they get all the information needed for this check to see if it is good or bad.Icalled the company in which the check was draw on and the person that I spoke to said that they had never heard of the company, I also gave the acct# that was on the check and the person said that to his knowledge that account# did not sound familiar to him. H e advised me that he would have someone from the finance dept to give me a call back reguarding this matter.When I called the person back at the 514-574-9382 he told me that the bank was making a mistake and that he was going to make sure that the funds were put into my account.I do not think that will be happening,I'll be sending a email to the post master and the TN Better Business Bureau,

Hey I was wondering if any of you guys tried cashing the check. I got the same letter and Im debating if I should try to cash it.

Concerning all good folks,
I received a letter dated June 6 2008, from a company called Daily Light Shopper Inc. PO box 290643 Memphis Tn, stating they were an affiliate of consumer Survey Specialists, and that I had been selected to participate in Consumer Research program as a "mystery shopper." They sent a check with the logo" The Institute of Internal Auditors" in the amount of $3950.00. The letter says if I choose to participate, that within 1 week I would have to complete 2 shopping assignments. The first one being with a big store such as Walmart, Walgreens, Old Navy, Radio Shack, Lowes, Home Depot and I would have to spend $60.00 and I could keep the merchandise, and the second assignment would be to wire transfer through Western Union or Money Gram the sum of $3,400.00 to one of their training agents,that there was a $190.00 wire fee (there were 5 names & states listed) and the remaining $300.00 would be mine for Probation training pay. There were things that set off alarm bells in my head, The first being that this letter was post marked from Canada, The second being that the letter head listed a post office address in Memphis Tn. and the 3rd was that Check itself was from Altamonte Springs Fl (with a totally different Logo) so I did a little research on the Company and there is no such company listed anywhere on the net, I checked with the better business bureau in Tn and again- nothing! I believe that if it sounds too good to be true- IT IS! I went to google and typed in the phone number 514-574-9382 and my search showed it is a cell phone from , yep, you guessed it CANADA. Now this letter also included a acceptance form that could only be faxed to their offices @888-873-7029 which led me to this site. I also researched every one of the 5 "training agents" and not a single one proved to be from the state that the name was listed in. I am certain this is just another twist on the Nigerian scam.  I called the number and all lines were busy. I will not respond quite yet to the letter because I am going to notify local banks, ask the police what, if anything can be done about it, and notify the postal service of this scam as well. I think this person is just changing his letterhead names and using different check logo's as a way to make his scam look legitimate. BEWARE of offers such as this and ALWAYS research the information provided.

Here is a copy of a complaint email I sent to the US Postal Inspection Service, the Federal Trade Commission, the US Secret Service, the Tennessee Better Business Bureau, and the Montreal Better Business Bureau on June 10th.  So far only the US Postal Inspections Service has responded telling me that yes, this is a new variation on the "Nigerian Scam" which involves convincing people to send money in anticipation of being repaid somehow (which they never are).
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I have just received a letter from ?Insight Market Shopping Research? P.O. Box 290643 Memphis, TN 290433.  Tel: 1-514-839-4534 Fax: 1-888-873-7029.  The letter is dated May 29, 2008 and ? in bad English ? tells me I have been selected to become a Consumer Service Evaluator or ?Mystery Shopper? to evaluate one of a number of stores, as well as Western Union or Money Gram.  There is a very realistic looking Pentagon Federal Credit Union check in the amount of $4,950 enclosed with the letter, which asks me to evaluate Western Union or Money Gram as I wire money to one of the following agents : Tracey Abraham, Dunn NC, Jodi Battle, Los Angeles, CA, or Sherry Daiz, Hollywood, CA.  Since even though I have heard the term ?Nigerian Scam? before I didn?t actually know the definition, I stupidly called the Montreal phone number on the letter and was surprised to get an answer at a little after 10 PM.  I told the heavily-accented gentleman on the phone about the letter I received and asked him if it was legitimate, and of course he assured me it was.  When I asked how they make sure people don?t just cash the check and disappear he even explained that they put a hold on the check and don?t pay it until the required ?services? are performed by the mystery shopper.  When I said it sounded highly suspect he said I should call the Better Business Bureau to check on the company and call him again in the morning.

After I hung up with this man I called Pentagon Federal Credit Union and they assured me the check was not legitimate, and when I Googled the name of the supposed company nothing came up.  Which brings me to writing this email and sending it to all of you.  It makes my blood boil to see scammers get away with even one instance of one of these scams, so I hope this information I have sent you can help you track these people down and stop them.  I have the letter, check, envelope, and a couple of enclosed bogus evaluation forms, and can send or fax them to anybody if it will help.  Please let me know if you would like them.

I have joined several Mystery Shopping organizations in the past year, so I?m guessing that is how the scammers got my name and address.

The letter appears to have been mailed from Canada.
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I would just like to note that I have again called the Montreal phone number listed above (on Sunday, June 22, 2008) and asked for Insight Market Shopping Research, and the same gentleman (I use the term lightly) asked how he could help me.  So, clearly nobody at the government levels seems to be too concerned about putting a stop to this.  Give the guy a call!  If you do it a few times in a row, he will stop answering and then you can just irritate the hell out of him by letting his phone ring off the hook, and you won't have to pay the long distance charges.

I received the same letter in the mail. I thinks it a scam! Have u cashed the check?

Has anyone receive a letter from this company pertaining to mystery shopping?

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