The police should do more.  Western union should be able to help too.  Who collects this money?   And is there not a name with this 416 number?

The same thing happened to me. I think they target new immigrants.  It is a shame.  Looks bad on the country.  They scammed me into some secret shopping scheme.  I pray judgement on them.

I also received several calls from (416) 682-7000 for a job that I didn't apply for.  Eventually, they stopped calling.  That's when I received a UPS package with two cheques for$1366.00. I was instructed to evaluate several businesses and wire $990.00 back through Western Union.  I have worked in banking for 8 years and knew it was a scam immediately.  I just wish these people could be stopped!

Interesting as my cheques were for 1366 and Western Union figure also $990.

Although co is supposedly Community Appraisers Inc in Ontario, cheques came from Calgary Tower Facilities c/o Aspen Management - both real companies but address was faked (suite number invalid).  Aspen confirmed scam and thanked me for informing them

Same thing except scam co  re Mystery Shopping is calling themselves Community Appraisers Inc.

Received the packet and 2 cheques - clearly fake as in instructions of course there is the Western Union reference.  When the "training manager" Tiffany called today to see if I'd received package - minute I raised a
question about that - all of a sudden disconnected and so far, no call back.  Don 't really expect one now lol.

Was going to play along a little and then tell her busted, know all fake

i had the same thing also with a girl named ashley, when i went to deposit the chq into my account my bank found it fishy and froze the cheque after me and my boyfriend did our own investigation we realized it was indeed a scam, i put a stop to the chq asap. we need to report these ppl to the police so they don't scam any more innocent ppl

what happnd then...did u get paid or was  it a scam

I had a voicemail today from Christine at R and R Research, saying that they have an opening and to call them back if I was interested. I called the number she gave me, it rang twice, then said "this number is temporarily out of service." Ten minutes later she called me back, saying she saw my missed call. I told her what it said, and she brushed it off that they were changing the system around. After offering me $200 per assignment (3 stores, 30 min - 1 hour each store) and a spending cap of $60 per store, I agreed. The package will arrive in the mail tomorrow and we will start training. I want to see what happens with this, but I don't want to waste my gas and time driving to a mall. I realized this was fishy when I looked up how much secret shoppers usually get paid, and it is $10-$20 per store. I feel like a sap.

I got a call from this number today 4166827000 and the lady was telling me about a customer service position where I go rate businesses and restaurants. She had a good pitch (seems she gave it over and over) and she also wanted to know if I had a bank account. I asked for some info about the company and position been sent to my email and that's were she hanged up!
I'm in desperate need for employment and this bi*** not only wasted my time, but she also cost me money calling on my cell-phone. Can the officials really not be able to stop this?! I wonder and so does other people!

They just called and left a voice mail, said the message was for someone who isn't me (a Mr. Lee), and claimed they had a part-time job offer for that person.  Said claim they're responding to a resume that was uploaded to thier database.  The rep said her name is Natasha Reeves and that she works for a research group of some kind.  The phone number she told me to call back at is: 416-878-6736.

That's exactly what just happened to me!
When I asked for a company name (Robin) avoided te question and continued to talk about extra income.
She then gave me the number 1 647 219 8237 for me to call once the package arrives.
The number does not exist.

recieved a call from the same # saying that i will recieve the package next week ...

Just got a call. He is sending me a package tomorrow. Was told to call him on his private line 647-862-4226.
Called me from 416-682-7000. DONT FALL VICTIM TO THEM. Report this fraud to the antifraudcentre.ca

ITS A SCAM !!!!!!!!!!!!!  Police are investigating them

Received a call from Nikki Clarkson  saying I have been selected as a Mystery Shopper - Send me two checks
$1360 wanted me to deposit to my account and then to go to western union and transfer out money. I'm sure the checks would be bad or counterfeit  and i would be out $990.00 absolutely terrible.

I got a call today from 416 682 7000. And the other number who will call me later is 647 219 8237. At first they ask for the bank info so they can transfer money to my account, I did not answer that question. And they said that they will send a check + a training package which included a check of 100 dollar for my compensation or training allowance. Well If it is a scam I guess there will be nothing will send to me then.

It is great that you guys have this info online.

Thanks

Montreal

Received a call from 4166827000 never picked up and they left a msg for me to call 4168346908. Tiffany Wilson is sending me the training package from Radius Research group tomorrow morning, She did not mention anything about wiring money through Western Union...Should be interesting what she has to say when I speak to her tomorrow...Will be fun to play around with them a little

THANKS GOD I GOOGLED THE # FOR JOB OPPORTUNITY . NOW I KNOW THEM AND WONT ANSWER THEM. ASHLEY GAVE ME ANOTHER # 6472198237 TO CALL HER BACK.
I'LL NEVER GOING TO ANSWER HER CALL ANY MORE.
THANK GUYS

4168785736 this number is supposedly 'Natasha's call back number that I recieved telling me that I'd recieve $100 for each mystery shopping I do at retailers. And because I was curious to know why the call back number was different than the the number 416 682 7000 that they used to call me with was suspicious so I googled it and found they're a total SCAM!!

Did u get in trouble wit the police for cashing it. Wut happened with the whole situation.

I got a chrck from this place and cashed it.  I didnt think to google it b 4 i did it. What will happen now. Is thetr anyone i can contact

about it.

Did anyone bank accounts close after cashing. The checks .... because I. Hashed the. Check and I really don't want to lose my bank account

If people really want these people to get caught.Therefore ask for more checks, checks over 10-15K and then call the police then police WILL do something.Police doesn't do much if the fraud is less than 10K so try to get them to send a lot of checks and keep telling them you haven't received anything until you have about atleast 10K then call Anti-Fraud department of your country and report to them then your local police as well. And I can promise you people if the there are more 5 complaints and checks to prove the scam, they WILL get caught by the authority's and I can this based on experience.

This happened to a friend of mine and he asked me to talked to them so I did and did had a doubt as soon as she said financial places such as western union. My sister did mystery shopping for 5 years and she told us that mystery shoppers are required to go to financial institution which are only big BANKS and only to make a small transactions such as putting $20 from chequeings to saving account. So next times she called my friend I asked for more checks to be sent because I wanted to do the work everyday for 1 month. After a week my friend received $12,983.56 and then we went to our local police in Toronto and they were shocked and when she called again i was in the police station and the police officer had a talk with her and police officer agreed to sent $1980.00 through western union to somewhere in Maryland. She called to give him details on how to send it, she told him to put my friends and address because she thought she was talking to him and the officer agreed to everything till it came to the amount and phone number. He had western union fraud on the other line and told them to hold the funds and see what happens. Therefore my friend took the risk and sent the asked amount because the officer had asked him too. After giving here the MTCN# she said to wait and she will give another assignment. THEN we were asked to go home and were going to be informed after the investigation. Hopefully they have someone.

I'm  in a bad spot. It all sounded perfect.. They sent me a check for $2,832 all I  had to do was deposit it and wait for the funds to be available. My bank tells me my funds will be available the next morning. The lady I was to report was Melena. The next morning she requests me to go to the bank n withdrawl almost half the check amount to make what they call a dummy transfer through western union. After I  had done so I  give her my feedback and she has me go to two more stores. I finish and am enjoying my new job. She then asks me to return to my bank to withdraw some more money. Only when I  get to the teller they tell me the check is being returned and looks like it bouncing. I try calling Melena  and get a operator telling me my call can't  be completed as dialed. Now I'm  freaking. Finally she calls me and asks how I'm  doing. I tell her not so good and explain what the bank told me. Supposidly this has never happened and they've  been in business for a decade. Its a bunch of bull if u ask me. Now its time to take legal action...

in regards to # 416-682-7000 it is a scam / fraud / under investigation.  Please google GBM Inc. and/or Solvay Finance America Inc. for complaints, and to add additional info you may have been.

Other #'s connected with this 'Mystery Shopper" scam are:

647-931-4853 ext 203 (647 is the area code for cell phonexs)
647-219-1031

Sarah has been the name used by the caller

Just got a call from someone named Melena Riviera, said she is going to be my Campaign Coordinator. Seemed too good to be true anyways. She said she is sending an Assignment Package and that I will be paid anywhere between $150-$300. Call came from Ontario. Thank you all for posting the truth about this. Just to let you guys know that they have changed the name of the company to GVM Inc and when I asked her to send me a confirmation e-mail, she said her department doesn't have "Access" to email and that they do things only over the phone or mail.

I will be sure to report this to the police as soon as I get the package.

Thanks again guys.

416-682-7000,647-931-4853-ext203 Sarah Mackenzie,1-866-556-8842 they are scam artist,under mystery shoppers please do not get caught to them.company called GBM INC





oakley

Yup this is a HUGE SCAM.. Beware and contact the police and BBB. Unfortunately I didn't do all my research but I did call them and give therma piece of my mind. Also, got my own investigation pending with a ligit investigation company that SBB is getting their info from. I'm not gonna stop trying to bring these a** holes down and I hope they all rot in jail..

My wife got scammed by her it sucks we thought things were looking up my wife talked on the phone with this monica women for 90 minutes have 40k in medical debt and wifes only getting worse it sucks all i can do is pray that karma will catch up to  monica

All a big scam. Fraudsters now going by the name Stellar Business Solutions - http://www.stellarbsolutions.com/about-us/

*NO* Mystery or Secret Shopper company will EVER send you a cheque and ask you to send money by money gram....

And this is who owns Stellar:
admin-c-firstname: Jennifer
admin-c-lastname: McWilliams
admin-c-organization: Stellar Business Solutions
admin-c-street1: 6065 Roswell Rd NE
admin-c-pcode: 30328
admin-c-state: GA
admin-c-city: Atlanta
admin-c-ccode: US
admin-c-phone: +1.4168332994
admin-c-email: jenniferlou189@yahoo.com

Notice the Atlanta location and the Toronto area code...

And this is who hosts the Stellar website....
tech-c-firstname: Hostmaster
tech-c-lastname: ONEANDONE
tech-c-organization: 1&1 Internet Inc.
tech-c-street1: 701 Lee Rd.
tech-c-street2: Suite 300
tech-c-pcode: 19087
tech-c-state: PA
tech-c-city: Chesterbrook
tech-c-ccode: US
tech-c-phone: +1.8774612631
tech-c-fax: +1.6105601501
tech-c-email: hostmaster@1and1.com