well they got me for 300 and using a differant #.  # is (289) 892-4306

I 'DID' RECEIVE ONE OF THESE EXACT 'MYSTERY SHOPPER' LETTERS AND A CHECK FOR $2980-00. PRIOR TO RECEIVING THIS LETTER,I WAS HOSPITALIZED AND, DURING MY STAY, WAS ASKED BY A HOSPITAL THERAPYST IF I WAS INTERESTED IN 'PART TIME' WORK UPON DISCHARGE, I REPLIED "YES"...(THIS TURNED OUT TO BE QUITE A COINCIDENCE), AS THE LETTER BEGAN WITH "BASED ON THE PREVIOUS SURVEY BY OUR AFFILIATE CONSUMER SURVEY SPECIALISTS, YOU INDICATED YOUR INTERESTS IN AN ADDITIONAL INCOME ON A 'PART TIME' BASES",ETC...  INSTANTLY ASSUMING THAT THE LETTER WAS A SCAM AND BEGINNING TO RIP IT IN HALF, I REMEMBERED THE QUESTION THAT I WAS ASKED IN THE HOSPITAL.  I THEN READ THE ENTIRE LETTER AND EXAMINED THE CHECK, WHICH LOOKED TOTALLY LIGITIMATE.  I CALLED THE NUMBER AND LEFT A MSG. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, I FINALLY SPOKE WITH THE WOMAN LISTED ON THE LETTER.  AFTER EXPLAINING MY 'JOBS', SHE STATED THE IMPORTANCEY OF THE TIMELY MANNER IN WHICH THESE JOBS NEEDED TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO CONTINUE EMPLOYMENT WITH THEM.  STILL LEARY ABOUT A POSSIBLE SCAM, I ASKED HER IF THEY ALLOW TIME FOR THE CHECK TO CLEAR AND SHE SAID, "OH YES, WE ALLOW TIME FOR THAT". OF COURSE I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE BUT, STILL REMEMBERING 'THE HOSPITAL INTERVIEW', THE VALID CHECK AND NOW BEING ALLOWED TIME!  IT WAS 4:30 P.M. ON A FRIDAY (NOW FEELING PRESSURED)SO, I HUNG UP WITH HER AND IMMEDIATELY RAN TO THE BANK, DEPOSITED SOME MONEY AND SAT ON THE REST, UNTIL THE CLEARING OF THE CHECK. I FIGURED THAT THE WORSE THING THAT COULD HAPPEN WOULD BE A BOUNCED CHECK FEE.  ANXIOUS, YET STILL LEARY, I WENT HOME AND STARTED MY RESEARCH...(SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT FIRST, OF COURSE)! NO COMPANY LISTING WITH THAT 'EXACT' NAME...SOME VERY CLOSE THOUGH.  THEN CHECKED THE ADDRESS, WHICH WAS A VALID ADDRESS...(TRYING TO REACH HER AGAIN IN THE MEANTIME... NO ANSWER), WANTING TO ASK WHO OR WHERE SHE GOT MY NAME FROM, (HOPING SHE WOULD SAY "THE HOSPITAL") AND ALSO HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE FOR THE CHECK TO CLEAR, SO I CAN START MY JOB'S AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I THEN CHECKED THE PHONE NUMBER...BINGO!!! WRITTEN ALL OVER THE SCREEN WAS THIS EXACT COMPANY NAME AND NUMBER, STATING ABOUT THIS EXACT SCAM! HAD TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY, WENT TO THE BANK AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T PUT A STOP ON IT, THAT I WILL GET A BOUNCED CHECK FEE AND ALSO THAT I MAY BE DISMISSED FROM THIER BANK ENTIRELY, DUE TO THIS 'CHECK BOUNCING'!...I'VE BEEN HAD!  I LEFT A MESSAGE AT THAT NUMBER, PRETENDING THAT I DROPPED COFFEE ON THE LETTER AND AM UNABLE TO MAKE OUT HER FAX # TO FAX THE RECEIPT'S, THE EVALUATIONS I DID ON THE 2 COMPANIES THAT I DEALT WITH AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, MY JOB ID #.  I DIDN'T LEAVE HER ANY 'NEEDED' INFO, IN HOPES THAT SHE WILL CALL ME BACK TO FIND OUT IF I WIRED THE MONEY AND FROM WHICH COMPANY.  I'M NOT SURE IF THEY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT YET BUT, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET HER TO BE AT 10401 FOSTER AVE, BROOKLYN, NY. 11236 TO RECEIVE.  I ONLY WISH THAT THERE WAS A # TO CALL TO REACH THE AUTHORITIES IMMEDIATELY!  I WANT THEM CAUGHT!

got a letter from Global Career Employment Assurance, Inc, "located" in Baldwin , WI but postmarked in Canada.  Correspondence included a check and asked to call this number.  I shredded the check...It had Scam written all over it

i received an email from these folks, they sent me a check for $3000.00. i checked with my bank & they said it was not any good. so i said fine. i had not lost anything. the next few days they sent another one, same story. thankfully i did not deposit any of it by checking with the bank 1st. Today 8/27/09, someone called me wanting to know about the agreement. i simply sent a copy to the fax # on the letter dated 7/28/09, job ID# B2299. there is never anyone to take a phone call. i also called the landmark bank in manhattan, ks. they also said it was a fraud.  i keep copies of every thing that i get from the internet. so much of it is fraud & i usually simply delete but watch out for the name difference when another comes thru.  phone # is1-(289) 892-3358 & fax #206-984-0592 on this letter i have. you also need to be alert to requests for help, lottery wins, inheritance etc. from places in Africa & other asian locations. i am glad i found this. the day the check came i was in a hurry & did not have time to check the computer.  best of luck to all of you.  JUST BE CAREFULL ABOUT WHAT YOU ANSWER ON THE NET THAT SOUNDS TOO CALL TO BE TRUE.

I received the same letter today and found online a news report recently about the exact scam but my letter came from Survey Assurance Inc. Buffalo NY. The check is from QRC Tech LLC Madison Heights, MI bank of Check - National City Bank of Michigan/Illinois. Yes the check looks very real -- but was wondering why do they just send these out and HOPE the people actually wire the money. The news report online says that the scammers then can gain access to your checking account and drain it. I have no idea how they do it but maybe it's that YOUR bank clears the check only to have it come back afterwards as fraudulent? I have no idea -- it's not hat the money they are paying the secret shopper sounds outrageous -- really that they trust people to actually wire the money. And there is no recourse there because they want you to claim that the recipient is a relative. Still wondering how they gain access to your checking account though. Does anyone know? And yes this envelope had no return address and came postmarked from Canada. Maybe their way to avoid federal mail fraud laws.I would assume.No one called me -- just got the letter.

http://www.wdtv.com/news/59517607.htmlLink to the news report showing a video with the EXACT letter I received today.