Victim Location 35619
Total money lost $1,000
Type of a scam Employment
I know survey jobs are legit I know people that do them i was trying to make some more money for my family and I was scammed. I am now negative in the bank my husbands check is gone no money bills bounced my bank said I am responcible
Victim Location 01701
Type of a scam Employment
Red River Credit Union sent me a check in the mail for $1800 from the company Polar Bay Analytics, asking me to deposit the check into my bank account and to carefully follow the survey packet instructions. It then stated that after I deposit the money into my account I must purchase over an $1000 gift card from the Apple store and then to scratch off the code and send them an image of the gift card with the receipt and code showing.
Victim Location 68102
Type of a scam Employment
Received an email through my employer, then a priority envelop with a letter and a check for $1800. Letter indicates check must be depositing an active bank account, then purchase Apple gift card for $1500.
Polarbay Analytics Inc
Phone: 510-3131277
Bank on check:
RedRiver Federal Credit Union
P.O.Box 638
Altus, OK 73522-0638
Victim Location 68131
Type of a scam Employment
I got an email from my colleges career center that said employment opportunity so I signed up and thought nothing of it since it was from my school, until I got the packet. Enclosed was a check for 1500 dollars and instructions on what I was to do. I was to go into an apple store and spend 1200 on a gift card.
Victim Location 54015
Type of a scam Employment
Received a check for $400 to deposit into my bank account. Must text them at 323-840-1332 after I deposit the check. Then I am supposed to take out $100 in a cashier’s check made payable to Walmart. I get to keep $300. It is not true. The company has no website.
A person named "Dave Ewers" will text you about the status of your mystery shopping assignment.
Victim Location 18966
Type of a scam Employment
My son received an email from the community college employment office where he was enrolled. The email described a "legitimate" mystery shopping opportunity. I sent my name and address thinking it might be good for me. The email I received was signed by a different person than was listed on the website. Of course I deleted the email because after I considered what the email said I assumed it was a scam.
Then a few weeks later I received a certified check for $2,500 from Hughes Federal Credit Union. I was asked to go to an APPLE store to purchase 2 gift cards for $1,100 each. I was to keep the remaining $300 as a fee. I was asked to text a picture of the receipt and the scratched/peeled off store gift cards. That is a huge red flag. If I give them the scratched/peeled off gift card codes they can use them and the check bounces and I am out $2200! Also I noticed the name on the top of the email was different than the name of the Survey Co-Ordinator on the letter head. And the Priority Mailed envelop had a different office name and address than the letter head of the letter in side.
Here are all the names used:
Polarbay Analytics Inc
Actionable Intelligence Delivery
Impact Analysis
Dave Ewers, MBA – Survey Co-ordinator
323/840-1332
IMpact ANalysis
21 Overman Pl
New Rochelle NY, 10801-1413