They got me for $4000 total. 4 separate postal service money orders that look very authentic, watermarks and all. Based out of California, using AIS Market Research as first assignment for $1000.. Sending surveys to update a alter [email protected],oh best trout look.com and sms to 8568184574. After realizing what they did and they asked me to hold the cards for future assignments I checked the balance on every card I purchased for them and they stripped almost every penny off the cards purchased. Being this was done across state lines and involving fraudulent USPS money orders and also a type of credit card I do believe that the is a Federal crime. I know I will head to the authorities to hand report it myself. It’s a start. If we don’t report them to the authorities they’ll keep doing this to people.This may even qualify as a cyber crime.
Same basic story. An envelope with return address of last name Hembree, Colorado. Letter explains the terms of a secret shopping assignment with the “from” blank in the instructions to be filled in with Kotkin Bernard and Co. of Los Angeles with their address. This company shows up as a CPA and tax preparer owned by Angelo Nicodemo with his phone number. Instructions are very detailed and confusing involving a $1000 money order, buying gift cards, keeping $200 as wages, taking photos of the cards, sending photos to listed phone numbers, etc . . . . . all very weird.
Scammer’s phone (971)278-2099 (973)922-0475
Scammer’s address 40 Hercules Drive Clochester, VT 05446
Scammer’s email [email protected] [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
Initial means of contact Postal mail
I received 2 packets from Claire Demar, 40 Hercules Drive, Clochester, VT. Each contained a $1000 postal money order, instructions to buy gift cards with them and follow up instructions. To begin with the address belongs to Polhemus, a tracking device company. One contact phone # is from Oregon and the other from New Jersey. They want the money orders made out to me, from Hemes of Paris (which they spelled incorrectly, not me) at an address belonging to the Stafford Shopping Center in Palo Alto Ca. Their company, Best Consult Evaluation Survey Team doesnt even have an address, just a Los Angeles location. These inconsistencies are reasons why I believe this to be a scam. Well, that and the fact that money orders are paid for when purchased. In which case who is going to send random strangers blank money orders and hope that they do as instructed with them, especially when theyve already paid $1000 for them. And they sent me 2!
Victim Location 34788
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
Received in the mail a very real-looking check for $2435 made payable to my name drawn on a national bank…..the document included with the check outlined my “first survey task” with steps outlined for “what you need to do next”….go to WalMart and purchase a $35 cashiers check to the Red Cross because “we must be socially aware”, then go to my local WalMart and purchase (4) $500 gift cards, scratch-off the code on the back, then text the code to their “SurveyTeam”, and VOILA, “THAT’S IT!! you’ve just made your first (of many) paychecks for $400”…..butttttt
ITS A SCAM FOLKS!!!! There’s noooooo survey, noooooooo next project, and DEFINITELY NOOOOOOO $400 PAYCHECK!!
The RATS ARE @2020Best Consult Evaluation Survey Team, AND [email protected] ‘reply to’ sms ONLY telephone numbers are (971)278-2099 AND (973)922-0475.