If you receive a letter from Imperial Marketing & Research or some other company stating that you have been selected to participate in a paid Consumer Research Panel as a Mystery Shopper, trash it immediately or contact your Better Business Bureau. This operation is a scam. A coworker of mine was deceived by this and is now out $2,700!!
It works like this. They sent him a professional looking letter along with a check for $3,989.99. He deposited it in his account. His bank told him the check was real! Once the check cleared, his assignment was to go to Wal-mart and buy $100 worth of merchandise. He would be paid $130 for this. The next step was to send a MoneyGram/Western Union in the amount of $3549, which he did. A day or so later he received a call from his bank that the check was counterfeit. Now the scammer has his money and he is in the hole. Magically, this company has fallen off the face of the earth. All attempts to contact them have failed. Imagine that!!
To view a copy of the letter:
http://groups.google.com/group/dont-fall-4-it
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