Too many scams for me. Drop this one like a hot potato, and don’t sorry later for trying to cash a phony check from gname or anyone else. Not worth it. More scams than ever had been mailed, telephoned and home visitors showing up at your door. Just say NO to all of them, no matter how tempting it sounds.
So we received a piece of mail today delivered by UPS next day air.. from B GNAME Commerce 1201 Kinne St East Syracuse, NY 13057-1729 . Immed on opening it.. it screamed SCAM.. and the check looked very real.. however the wording was a little screwy and also the name was misspelled. and after some very easy research this is what I discovered.. The phone number I was asked to call links back to IL, the check is from a co in FL and the package was sent from NY.. Shortly after receiving this package (just today) a text message was received about a car wrap and being paid $600. weekly.. Someone out there is quite desperate! Be careful.. do not cash anything unless you are convinced 1000X it is legit. Be careful what you apply for and what “contests” you enter.. This is how they are getting the people they attempt to scam!
Received a check for 3,050.00 today from ups. Post marked on the check was Feb 17,2020. No letter. Purchased by: Darrel Rash from Fifth Third Bank. Not cashing.
Got sent this letter by UPS this morning 05/14/2020. It was for a car decal to put on my car for 6 hundred and fifty dollars a week. A check came with this letter for three thousand six hundred and fifty dollars. Three thousand going to the technician who puts on the decal. I’ve done my research so it’s not even close to legitimate and into the garbage it goes.
Scammer’s phone 000-000-0000
Scammer’s address 1201 Kinne St. East Syracuse, NY 13057-1729
Scammer’s email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
Initial means of contact Email
Listed an old car door for sale on craigslist. (short back story I’m a part time backyard mechanic, usually sell my parts on ebay but a car door is too bulky to ship so I tried my luck there)
Got a bite on my post within the first 24 hours. Doesn’t happen to me all the time, but not unheard of. Respond to the offer email with the usual “thanks for the offer heres the details and yada yada”
Poor grammar in the email is usually a telltale sign something isn’t right, but I proceeded. Customer “Tanesha” stated because the COVID-19 Pandemic they wanted to purchase the item from me but didn’t want to meet directly, but would send someone to pick up the item from me. I’m not overly cautious, but I agreed to that request.
My listing stated I prefer cash or paypal for my transactions. “Tanesha” offered to mail me a check. I hesitated at first, waited a day, and skeptically agreed and gave up my mailing address.
Over 3 days we had a few exchanges. I could tell something was not right with the specific requests they had for the deal…
I will “overnight” you a check and provide tracking number. False, the check came UPS 3 day select, tracking was sent to me the day it was delivered. Requested I delete my original listing and would be rewarded $50 for “holding the item in good faith”
All this time we had been going on via email and I tried calling their bluff by sending a false link for a deleted posting and pressing them to contact me via call or text, which took 36 hours for them to respond to. The next red flag was a Florida area code that hit my inbox. Check was from a bank in Chicago, and a false business name in Upstate NY. My jaw hit the floor when I saw the check was made out for $2950. I was selling this car door for $100 just to get it out of my basement.
Googled the bank and it is apparently a legit bank in chicago, supposedly temporarily closed due to current covid pandemic restrictions, but the business name led me right to this site.
Had a gut feeling from the beginning this was a scam but then I got curious how far they would take it. Check hasn’t been cashed. Reporting fraud to the FTC and UPS and now am thinking of a reason not to spam them back for the hell of it.
Anyway, be wary, This “B Gname Commerce” is 110% false, don’t cash the check if they send you one, act as you see fit, and be safe out there.
I received one as well. How stupid do they think we are? Apparently, not as stupid as they are thank God.
I just got A Check for a wrap for my Car so I called the Guy Alex Bruce
(205) 607 – 0520 & all he said go put it
You’re Bank 🏦 !
I Just Felt No No ! $1,950.00
Fake check and letter sent UPS next day air to my daughter. Asks to text to the cell phone 401-981-6635. This is a massive scam using mail and banking to gain access. Reporting fraud to UPS, local and state authorities.
Scammer’s phone 7379731023
Scammer’s address 1201kinne st east Syracuse ny
Country United States
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
Initial means of contact Postal mail
The scammer ‘buddy’ sent a 1500 fake certified check to my 15 year old child
Same as the other people. I received a check with a letter.check for 1,929.99 Didn’t do anything,didn’t text none of that they started out calling me sir/madam.company called GetNoticed Promotions. Bank name Citizens. In 233 Fillmore Ave ste16 Tonawanda, NY 14150 I knew this was a scam.
04/22/2020
I just received a package from UPS this morning from B GNAME COMMERCE, 1201 KINNE ST., EAST SYRACUSE, NY 13057-1729. It had a letter from WALMART SURVEY ASSIGNMENT, and a check for $3850.50, with the instructions to get money orders in the amount of $500/$1000. This was for a ‘CUSTOMER SERVICE EVALUATION AGENT’. I was to go to the store and do a “secret” evaluation of the store from customer service, to how clean the store was, and then send a report to the supivisor, DAVID LUCAS, email, [email protected], ph# 267-773-6331. I had recieved an email from Mr. Lucas within the last few days, did not know who he was and thought that this was junk or spam.
Unfortunately, this is fraudulent. I suspected that it was and started to investigate and found many people have been hit by this. The unfortunate thing is that there are people who are hurting during this time period and it is a shame that there are people who try to take advantage of them.
My oldest grandson, unfortunately received two of these checks earlier this year and almost got scammed to where he would have had to repay $6000. The bank, thank goodness, recognized it as fraud. The unfortunate thing is that because he was young, they thought he was trying to pull a fraudulent scam on the bank. It all worked out in the end, but is shameful that people like this are still trying to scam so many people. There are legitiment people who work at this type of business and it makes it hard for them to do their job when you have people like this.
I am in the process of contacting Walmart home office and UPS to let them know about this person and what he is doing. If they don’t already know that someone is doing this. Just a heads up, NEVER, EVER, cash a check from someone like this unless you know the person and the business. Always check when in doubt.
I have received a 4.750.99 check from this company
Victim Location 22102
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
Received a check for $4,800.55. No letter or anything else inside the envelope, which came from B GNAME COMMERCE in East Syracuse, NY. The issuing firm on the check was listed as Hochsztein & Harrison-Jolly, P.A., from 3475 Sheridan Street, Suite 209, in Hollywood, FL 33021.
Is a fraud. Would buy my car and have it shipped to east coast from west! A “too good to be true” cloud all over it.
Fraud. I too was almost scammed by these people. I knew it was too good to be true! Mine was the wrap on my car for Aquafina for 3 months! I was supposed to deposit the check, keep my first months payment of $500.00 and send the rest of it to the installer “to build trust”! Then I would be paid $500.00 a week for 3 months. Evil people! They will get theirs in the end! I pray nobody falls for this and ships off money of their own to these scammers!
Is that check really real. I will not cash it’s yet.
Had my car for sale on Craigslist for $5,000. The lady’s used the name Gladys Wheeler wants to buy the car and will send me a check for $5050. Extra $50.00 for my troubles.
Here is the email I got today a few hours after the check which was delivered by UPS. Note the check was for more than she stated she was sending:
The check would be delivered to you via UPS today and the tracking number is 1Z 49F 458 01 4456 8843 . I told you earlier that i also have some items at another location that the mover will also pick it up for me and the shipping fund would be added to the check you would receive so the check is for $9,743.98 ,Once you get the check just deposit it in your bank account deduct $5,050 for your item (extra $50 that i promised you is included) then withdraw the extra $4,693.98 which is meant for the mover. I ‘m sorry for any delay due to lost in my family write me back to confirm that you got my message… Thanks
The check was a fraud. The check was written under some companies name totally made up.
Victim Location 77477
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
Basically this guy named ray contacted me talking about he will pay me $450 a week for ads on my car for 3 months and he constantly checks up on to gain your trust. He send the check through ups and it gets worst on the check ups. So before I "deposit" the check I tried cashing the check regularly with 2 different check cashing places and they both came back a negative so that gave me the total 100% of my 90% satisfaction that the check was a bust and he was definitely trying to scam a brother.
Victim Location 28379
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
Got this website through my university to be a mystery shopper. Filled out application, gave them my phone number, my email addresses and physical address. Received envelope from UPS next day air with a check with Achieve Financial Credit Union bank from Berlin, CT of $2,850.00 check number 0343955 and a letter stating what to do. 1. Deposit check into my account within 24 to 48 hours and call them. 2.Deduct $300 for myself and if within 48 hours, I should get and extra $50 bonus. 3. Buy 5 Wal-Mart gift cards totaling $2,500.00 or 2 Apple Store gifts cards totaling $2,500.00. Scratch off the back of the gift cards, take a picture and text it back to 1-832-583-7961. The name on the letter is Tyler Battershell. These are the numbers of check number and routing number and bank account at the bottom of the check. "0343955" routing number 211178006 account number ***. Account numbers are probably fake just like the check!
I did neither because my mom called the bank. If you scratch off and reveal gift card numbers and text to them, they have the gift cards with money to spend on it. Check bounces and you will be left paying whatever you owe or you will be out of money in your bank account. These people should be dealt with!
Oh and the address this letter came from is B Gname Commerce 1201 Kinne St. East Syracuse, NY 13057-1729
Victim Location 35208
Type of a scam Family/Friend Emergency
Guy says he’s in military becomes your friend for a while then he says the Casey is locked down and he can’t get his funding wants to send it you and get you to deposit and send to him in Amazon gift cards. They send a cashiers check for $2550 But there is no number for bank who issued it. When you want take it yo the bank as I wouldn’t then he says the government is going to come after you and lock all your accounts. He’s very persistent about it and convincing but government wouldn’t send you a money order but a government check with the Statue of Liberty on it. He then says he had to go to duty and it’s out of his hands they know where you live and they are going to take you to jail. Once I was persistent with saying no send them on my credit and life messed up any way. He had to go to duty and said they was going to send me and email and he may never be able to contact me again I Received letter from car decal advertisement and cashiers check attached brlie
Victim Location 28658
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
I received a check in amount of $3,840.57 by UPS NEXT DAY AIR with directions what to do and how to cash the check to receive the money.
Victim Location 48176
Total money lost $20
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
They first sent me a text message asking if I would like to put a small decal on my car. The initial text came from a domestic line in Indianapolis, IN 317-473-2465. A website lead to a form https://sskqhmxd.wufoo.com/forms/zmu8v6q0bylh1e/.
Then I received an email stating I have been qualified to take part in the Paid to Drive Concept by Blue Bell Ice Cream. They also said they outsourced the payment of funds to me to another agency – and said not to be alarmed by the payment not coming directly from Blue Bell Ice Cream. [email protected]
Emails were followed by a letter and from Mike Burnett, Hiring Manager and Auto Wrap Campaign Manager. His address is B Gname Commerce, (000) 000-0000, B Gname Commerce, 1201 Kinne Street, East Syracuse, NY. 13057-1729 in which he sent me a large check and instructions.
The letter was followed by texts from Mike Burnett who is now texting from a domestic line in CO. 970-315-2637. Asking me to get money orders out of the check he sent me to pay the decal installer and set up an appointment to place the decal on my car.
I never bought money orders to pay the installer because the check they gave me was fake and bounced.
This was followed by text message
Victim Location 39652
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
I saw a post on Facebook about an opportunity to make money by allowing these people to put a decal on your car for 10wks and get payed weekly for that. I signed up and a little while later UPS brought me an envelope with a cashier’s check for $2,550.00 and instructions. I’ll attach images. Long story short, when I looked up the address on the envelope it was actually for a company that repairs heating and cooling systems.
Victim Location 10475
Type of a scam Employment
Everyone is looking to make extra money. When I saw an advertisement to drive my car with a popular drink advertisement, I thought okay why not it wouldn’t cost me anything and I would be able to still drive and earn money; every week to ten days. You know its too good to be true when they constantly are changing numbers sending you information in hopes its true. Well, today they sent me a check for over 3 thousand dollars with the instructions to deposit it in my account and when the check clears I can get the car wrapped with the advertisement. Skeptical New Yorker that I am; started asking questions about his name, company location and why do I have to deposit this check in my account and give the balance to the wrap installer???? He still hasn’t answered my question. I wouldn’t do it anyway since he harrassed me about receiving the check when I told him I didn’t he called me a liar. Not very good for a business relationship. Oh well, I guess I’ll just have one job.
Victim Location 76148
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
My husband signed up for doing surveys online. Within a couple of days later we received 2 different express on the lopes from UPS. One of them had a money order from a different person and the most recent 1 has a check in it. After doing a little bit more looking into things my husband realized it was a scam, they were trying to get our bank account information by us depositing the check in having to send confirmation to them.
Victim Location 61107
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
I can’t remember how I got to it, probably through Facebook…they were looking for people to put Dr Pepper/Snapple decals on their cars to advertise for $500/month. They needed a limited number of people in specific areas, so I thought I would see if I qualified. I gave them my contact information, didn’t hear anything back so I figured they didn’t need me. Today I got a check overnighted to me for $2750.00 from Villa Lighting Supply in St. Louis, MO. I had NO IDEA why. Then I got a text message from 224-269-1214 telling me the payment for the Dr Pepper advert was delivered to me today, kindly get back to them for next steps. I responded asking for next steps and was told to deposit the check, withdraw the cash and get back to them. RED FLAG!! Looking closer at the envelope I see that the check was mailed from B GName Commerce, 1200 Kinne St., East Syracuse, NY 13057. I Googled the business name, got back that they have 1 employee, do $27654 in business per year, sketchy. So I called their number listed online and it was a wrong number, he stated that he had gotten a couple of other calls similar to mine. Then I called Villa Lighting Supply and they said that it was a check scam, that they did not have an account with Central Bank of St. Louis, and not to cash the check. In the mean time, via text, I asked what the next steps were. He said once I cashed the check to keep $500 and the rest would pay for the decal. I played along and said I would cash the check tomorrow and who should I contact for the decal. He started pressuring me to cash the check today, then suggested I send a Zelle payment for the decal today. By this time, I knew it was a scam so I told him I would be destroying the check and reporting him. Attached is a photo of the check and the envelope it came in. I hope they catch this loser.