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 Post subject: Money Gram Scam
PostPosted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:13 pm 
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Today I received a letter in the mail, it was from STAFFING AND LIGITATION SUPPORT SERVICES in Dallas,TX. This is what it said:

Congratulations: This is to inform you that through previous survey by our affiliate Consumer Survey Specialists through your application where you indicated to be interested in an additional income on a part time bases, you have been selected to participate in our Customer Service Evaluation Survey Program (CSESP) with the REP. ID Number N919

Please be informed that there is one probation training assignment that you are required to complete as soon as possible. This training assignment takes about 1 hour to complete. It is a paid training program and your training pay is $400.00. The aim of this training assignment is for you to know the practical feel of what Customer Service Evaluation is all about.

We have put together this assignment to be completed at two different MoneyGram International Wire Transfer Outlets within your city/town. This first is a Moneygram outlet situated inside a Wal-Mart store and the other could be any other MoneyGram location (not Wal-Mart). The main objective is to observe and to evaluate the efficiency of the services been offered by these two outlets. This is as a result of complains from some of MoneyGram reliable clients/customers lately about the behavior and orderliness of most MoneyGram outlets situated in Wal-Mart.

As a Customer Service Evaluator, you will have to pose as a potential customer sending a MoneyGram payment to any of your relatives in Ontario, Canada. In the process of this evaluation assignment, please take note of the quality of service to be able to fill out a fair and unbiased opinion on both customer service evaluation form attached to this letter.

To enable you complete this assignment please find enclosed a check of US$3900.00 { Three Thousand Nine Hundred United States Dollars} issued in your name. If you accept this offer, please have the check deposited at your local bank and carryout your assignment as soon as your check is cleared. Please note that you must fax a copy of the MoneyGram wire transfer slip along with both customer service evaluation form to 1-613-482-3636. Below is the information you need for the wire transfer.

AT MONEYGRAM WAL-MART LOCATION

2. AMOUNT TO BE TRANSFERED $820.00
3. MONEYGRAM SERVICE CHARGE $60.00
4. RECEIVERS NAME SHELBY BACA
5. DESTINATION ONTARIO, CANADA

AT ANY OTHER MONEYGRAM LOCATION (NOT WAL-MART)

2. AMOUNT TO BE TRANSFERED $2515.00
3. MONEYGRAM SERVICE CHARGE $105.00
4. RECEIVERS NAME TARA REZA
5.DESTINATION ONTARIO, CANADA

For further instructions please call 1-450-675-2457 to speak to your Agent Ms. Joan Gomez once you receives this letter of notification.

Sincerely,

Leona Douglas (Survey Coordinator)







So Im guessing this is a scam, the check they sent is from Wal-mart and it looks so real. What should I do with this?


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 Post subject: Re: Money Gram Scam
PostPosted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:17 pm 
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Don't send any money since it is a scam. The checks do look real but they aren't. If you haven't done the assignment don't. What I would do is call wal-marts corp. headquarters and ask them if they have a fraud investigation department and get the phone # for that and give them a call and ask them if they want the check and if they do follow their directions. If you get any other communications from the scammer just throw them away if they come by mail or block them if they come by email. I am glad you asked questions before it was too late.


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 Post subject: Re: Money Gram Scam
PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:14 am 
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Thank you so much for posting such detailed information. This is very helpful when others get the same letter and go to google some of the information in the letter, and then their google search will lead them right here.

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 Post subject: Re: Money Gram Scam
PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:49 am 
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clarification: the check you received is real, it more than likely has a valid account number, a valid routing number, and is on real check stock, but given all that it is counterfeit. A counterfeit check can have many "real" characteristics but it is not produced by the rightful owner, this make it counterfeit there is a difference.

If you copied and pasted that letter in your post, there were some misspellings, which is common with these scams.


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 Post subject: Re: Money Gram Scam
PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:16 am 
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Thanks. Yea Im glad I asked before I did anything too. Im going to call Walmart today and ask them about the check.


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 Post subject: Re: Money Gram Scam
PostPosted: Fri May 02, 2008 10:16 am 
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I am so happy I found this page. I recieved the exact same letter in the mail yesterday. I have been looking on the internet for something telling me that it was a scam, and found nothing, until now. I'm gald I didn't fall for it. I could have used the money. I'm just glad I looked it up first.


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 Post subject: Re: Money Gram Scam
PostPosted: Fri May 02, 2008 7:29 pm 
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My dad just got scammed with this thing and lost about $3,500. We just don't know what to do. Any help would be appreciated.


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 Post subject: Re: Money Gram Scam
PostPosted: Fri May 02, 2008 7:35 pm 
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Start out by going here:
http://www.scamvictimsunited.com/resour ... _check.htm


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 Post subject: SCAM Phone 1-450-675-6319
PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:58 pm 
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I'm so glad to find this page before any damage occure to us. We got this following almost the same letter yesterday in the mail.

May 06, 2008
BATCH # CSEP/06842/3799
Position: Customer Service Evaluator

My Internet Name
My Real Address

Congratulations: This is to inform you that through previous survey by our affiliate Consumer Survey Specialists through your application where you indicated to be interested in an additional income on a part time bases, you have been selected to participate in our Customer Service Evaluation Survey Program ( CSESP) with the REP. ID Number: N500

Please be informed that there is one probation training assignment that you are required to complete as soon as possible. This training assignment takes about 1 hour to complete and is a paid training program. The aim of this training assignment is for you to know the practical feel of what Customer service Evaluation entails.

we have put together this assignment to be completed at any local Western Union International Money Transfer outlet within you city/town. The main objective is to observe and to evaluate the efficiency of the services been offered. This is as a result of complains from some of Western Union reliable clients/customers lately about the behavior and sanity of most Western Union Agent whenever they go to send money to their relatives.

Due to the confidentiality agreement between us and our clients, you are required to act in accordance with the Employee Code od Conduct and Ethics. Please note that all tasks must be preformed in a professional and expeditious manner, in order for you to secure you permanent employement with this Company.

As a Customer Service Evaluator, you will have to post as a potential customer sending a Western Union payment to any of you relatives in Atlanta Georgia. In the process of this evaluation assignment, please take note of the quality of service to be able to fill out a fair and unbiased opinion on the customer evaluation from attached to this letter.

To enable you complete this assignment please find enclosed a check of US$3900.00 {Three Thousand Nine Hundred United States Dollars} from one of our financial sponsors issue in your name. If you accept this offer please, fill and fax in the employee acceptance form and have the check deposited at you local bank and carryout your assignment as soon as you check is cleared.
Please note that you must fax a copy of the Western Union wire transfer slip along with the customer evaluation form to 1-613-482-3636 and call back your agent for you next assignment which is a Chinese Resturant. Below is the information you need for the wire transfer.

1. Employee Training Pay $400.00
2. Amount to be transferred $3330.00
3. Western union service charge $170.00
4. Receiver’s Name Monica Hobbs
5. Destination Atlanta, Georgia

For further instructions please call 1-450-675-6319 to speak to your agent Ms. Carol Medina once you receives this letter of notification.

Sincerely

Lean Douglas (Survey Coordinator)


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 Post subject: Re: Money Gram Scam
PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:55 pm 
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Thank you for posting this. I just recieved a letter similar to this one yesterday in the mail. Only with different information and the the check was for over $3,900. I was a little wary about it because of the amount, so i used the search engine for the consumer company name and state first. Because the letter address said it was from Dallas, Tx, but the mail came from Canada. Then I did a google search for the telephone number listed in the letter. And came across your posting. I saw the almost the exact same letter :shock: . And joined this group today. I got alot of scam mail and email but this was the first one like this with the money gram . Thank God I did not believe it was true! Someone I know personally over a year or so ago got a different type of money gram letter only saying that they had won money and after they cashed it they almost when to jail. It is good to have groups like this to help people before it's to late. Thank God :D


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 Post subject: Re: SCAM Phone 1-450-675-6319
PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:15 pm 
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brillance wrote:
I'm so glad to find this page before any damage occure to us. We got this following almost the same letter yesterday in the mail.

May 06, 2008
BATCH # CSEP/06842/3799
Position: Customer Service Evaluator

My Internet Name
My Real Address

Congratulations: This is to inform you that through previous survey by our affiliate Consumer Survey Specialists through your application where you indicated to be interested in an additional income on a part time bases, you have been selected to participate in our Customer Service Evaluation Survey Program ( CSESP) with the REP. ID Number: N500

Please be informed that there is one probation training assignment that you are required to complete as soon as possible. This training assignment takes about 1 hour to complete and is a paid training program. The aim of this training assignment is for you to know the practical feel of what Customer service Evaluation entails.

we have put together this assignment to be completed at any local Western Union International Money Transfer outlet within you city/town. The main objective is to observe and to evaluate the efficiency of the services been offered. This is as a result of complains from some of Western Union reliable clients/customers lately about the behavior and sanity of most Western Union Agent whenever they go to send money to their relatives.

Due to the confidentiality agreement between us and our clients, you are required to act in accordance with the Employee Code od Conduct and Ethics. Please note that all tasks must be preformed in a professional and expeditious manner, in order for you to secure you permanent employement with this Company.

As a Customer Service Evaluator, you will have to post as a potential customer sending a Western Union payment to any of you relatives in Atlanta Georgia. In the process of this evaluation assignment, please take note of the quality of service to be able to fill out a fair and unbiased opinion on the customer evaluation from attached to this letter.

To enable you complete this assignment please find enclosed a check of US$3900.00 {Three Thousand Nine Hundred United States Dollars} from one of our financial sponsors issue in your name. If you accept this offer please, fill and fax in the employee acceptance form and have the check deposited at you local bank and carryout your assignment as soon as you check is cleared.
Please note that you must fax a copy of the Western Union wire transfer slip along with the customer evaluation form to 1-613-482-3636 and call back your agent for you next assignment which is a Chinese Resturant. Below is the information you need for the wire transfer.

1. Employee Training Pay $400.00
2. Amount to be transferred $3330.00
3. Western union service charge $170.00
4. Receiver’s Name Monica Hobbs
5. Destination Atlanta, Georgia

For further instructions please call 1-450-675-6319 to speak to your agent Ms. Carol Medina once you receives this letter of notification.

Sincerely

Lean Douglas (Survey Coordinator)










I got this exact letter only #4 had a different reciever name and with my personal information!


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 Post subject: Re: Money Gram Scam
PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:37 am 
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Was your Canadian stamp on the envelope a yellow flower?

I see that stamp on all the fraud mail.


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 Post subject: Re: Money Gram Scam
PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 2:01 pm 
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ummnura wrote:
Then I did a google search for the telephone number listed in the letter. And came across your posting. I saw the almost the exact same letter :shock:


I LOVE IT when someone does a google search on the address or phone number used in the scam and finds us and then does not become the next victim! That just proves that what we do is working! :mrgreen:

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Co-Founder of http://ScamVictimsUnited.com
There is strength in numbers!

Share your story with the media and educate others about scams! Details here http://scamvictimsunited.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=6319
Sign our petition http://www.change.org/actions/view/crea ... s_programs
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 Post subject: Re: Money Gram Scam
PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:27 am 
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reverse wrote:
Was your Canadian stamp on the envelope a yellow flower?

I see that stamp on all the fraud mail.



Yes I had the yellow flower postal stamp and it was stamped http://www.canadapost.ca and http://www.postcanada.ca on top. I also tried to lookup the website to see where in canada the mail came from.


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 Post subject: Re: Money Gram Scam
PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:30 am 
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ummnura wrote:
Then I did a google search for the telephone number listed in the letter. And came across your posting. I saw the almost the exact same letter :shock:


I LOVE IT when someone does a google search on the address or phone number used in the scam and finds us and then does not become the next victim! That just proves that what we do is working! :mrgreen:



Your all doing a Great Job here . Thanks for having this site to help others not to become Victims :D


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