Hey ev1 I received a weird letter today...?

Question

Hi everyone, this morning I got in the mail a letter from something called "NATIONWIDE CONSUMER GROUP", with a check of $3000.00 from the CALIFORNIA BANK and a separate sheet of paper entitled as "COMPANY EVALUATION SHEET".

So basically, the letter says :

OUR COMPANY IS A "SECRET SHOPPING" EMPLOYMENT SERVICE THAT SPECIALIZES IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH TO ASSIST CORPORATIONS TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CUSTOMER SERVICE PROVIDED TO THEIR CLIENTS. AS ONE OF THE PEOPLE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM, YOU WILL BE REPRESENTING OUR FIRM AS A RESEARCH PERSONNEL OR COSTUMER SERVICE EVALUATOR OF THE SELECTED MERCHANT OUTLETS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN YOUR AREA.



do you guys think thats true ?!?!!!!!?!?!
Has anyone ever gotten this letter before ?!?!

I already called them, they sounded weird to me, but when i asked if it was a SCAM , they started laughing and I ended up telling I would call them later on, after i spoke to my husband ...

Please I'm desperate, I dont want to throw out this check and later find out it was real.

Please help me...
Please Please Please! =(

The bank mentioned on the Check is a real bank, I already checked their website (bank website), and it exists. but i dont really know if this whole thing is real or not ... HELP...

I dont even know why people play us like that, thats so depressing, we're already living in misery, and they send us checks like that ,making us think that they're real, and that our luck is gonna change as soon as we cash that check.... =( =( =(

PLEASE EV1, I NEED ALL "THOUGHTS" I CAN GET ON THIS ONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Answer 1

SCAM....... I can't stress enough

Answer 2

Don't cash that check!

They want you to bank the check and they send some part of the money to a third party(or?) no?



This thing can not possibly be real, If you have a means of communicating with them, fax them a contract from you stating that you will do NOTHING until such time as their check clears, and if it doesn't they accept all liability for any fees that your bank will charge for a bounced check.



Do check with LAW ENFORCMENT and show them the documents and the check, they will be very interested in investigating this obvious FRAUD.



Please note, if you go to your local mall and ask any one of the large chain dept. stores about their secret shopper program, they will tell you that YES the store does employ secret shoppers and there are not very many of them and NOBODY recruits secret shoppers by sending them a check for $3000 money is tight enough now that if said check where legit what would prevent the recipient of said check from simply cashing it and then doing absolutely nothing for the company? SNOT REEL!



Hate to rain on your parade .... but .....

Answer 3

Obvious scam.

Answer 4

If its too good to be true probnably is