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EMAIL SENT TO ME - IS THIS A SCAM OR WHAT
October 12, 2009.
Dear Denise Polich,
LETTER OF APPOINTMENT
Further to our discussions and the subsequent offer letter, we are pleased to give you this letter of appointment, setting out the details of your employment with our company. You are being appointed to the position of United States Representative of our company David Allen enterprises, as a mystery shopper. This appointment takes effect immediately.
Salary break -up
The rules and regulations and general information of the terms of appointment are as follows:
Your income is as discussed in our offer letter($400 weekly).
The Payroll Administrator will provide the details to you. The allowances, benefits and other terms and conditions of your employment will be as per Company policies as applicable from time to time. If assignment are processed in a day, you are entitled to certain compensation from this company.
You should note that the first six months of your employment constitute a probationary period during which we can fully assess your transparency and prudence in handling of financial transaction and discharge of duty, for this role as a mystery shopper and you can decide if you have made the right decision joining us.
You will adhere by our work rules and regulations of our Company as may be in force from time to time.
The relieving/resignation letter from this job must be communicated to us 14 days before the intended day so as to stop all payments from being sent to you.
This letter of appointment is based on the information furnished in your acceptance of our offer letter. If, at any time in future, it comes to light that any of this information is incorrect or any relevant information has been withheld, or we notice any discrepancy, then your employment is liable to be terminated without notice and legal actions may be taken against you towards recovery of our funds/negligence of duty.
All matters pertaining to your appointment and compensation are strictly confidential and it should be treated as such.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
1} When an assignment is given to you, you would be provided details to execute the assignment and in a timely fashion.
2} You would be asked to visit a company or store in your area and they are mostly our competitors as a secret shopper and shop with them to know more about their sales and stock, cost sales and more details as provided by the company then report back to us with report. But anything you buy at the shop belongs to you. All we want is an effective/quick discharging of your job and detailed reports.
ASSIGNMENT PACKAGE:
Before any assignment we would provide you with the resources needed {cash} Mostly our company would send you a check which you can cash and use for the assignment. Included to the check would be your assignment packet .Then we would be providing you details on here. But you follow all information given to you as a secret shopper.
You can earn more which involves nothing more than shopping at a number of selected retailers and assessing their customer service and reporting back to us in a very detailed manner.
We welcome you to our organization and look forward to your contribution to the growth of the organization and yourself.
Please, confirm receipt of this message and kindly proceed your valid telephone numbers for verbal confirmation of your appointment.
Sincerely,
Best Regards,
David Allen
Business Manager
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
a friend contacted me wanting to get me involved with a "new business"...it's David Allen selling insurance. I don't know why my friend ALWAYS gets these gambits...he was swindled out of his small, paying oil well in Texas ten years ago. PT Barnum knew his kind well.
Is this Company part of David Allen Capital?
I received a check delivered by FedEx today which I took to my bank to verify if it was legit. As I had suspected, it was not legit and they told me to go to the police dept who in turn told me to contact the fraud dept. I have done all that I was informed to do but I also wanted to post the warning on this site as well. Seems the name of the email sender is changed, but still the same email wording and format. I have also included a copy of the email from the scammer who is now going by Alan Wilson. Another name that I read on the actual letter that came with the FedEx package was Richard Moore. Be aware of both names and dont get suckered in by their scams. Its sad that people can be so cruel and mean when it comes to jobs in a struggling economy. Please be aware of this guy and or this type of email that he or his company keep sending.
Dear
How are you doing today, I am sending you this email to notify you of the mystery shopping payment delivery to you today by Fedex with tracking number [protected].
Contained in the packet is a check for $2000, this fund is meant for you to use in carrying out the assignment. You are to cash the money note at your bank today Tuesday before your bank closes you proceed with the assignment, deduct $300 as commission for the Mystery Shopping and proceed to any western union agent location you have chosen to carry out the mystery shopping and have the balance of the fund sent to another mystery shopper in another location via Western Union Money Transfer so she can carry out another mystery shopping in the Philippines. Here is the name of the Shopper you will be sending the funds to:
NAME : KENDRA COMBS
ADDRESS : 52 AYALA AVENUE
CITY/STATE : MAKATI CITY, METRO MANILA
COUNTRY : PHILIPPINES
ZIP CODE : 1226
NOTE *** YOU WILL BE PAYING FOR THE WESTERN UNION TRANSFER FEE FROM THE BALANCE OF THE FUND AFTER DEDUCTING YOUR $300 COMMISSION
================= EVALUATION GUIDE ===================
Procedure of attendance:
How many attendants were at the outlet:
How many minutes it took for them to attend to you and process transfer
Customer service professionalism
Information that you think would be helpful
Your comments and impressions.
You are required to email me the below information as soon as you have completed the shopping
THE DETAILED EVALUATION REPORT
AMOUNT TRANSFERRED
MTCN NUMBER
NAME AND ADDRESS OF SENDER
Do acknowledge the receipt of this email
Best Regards.
Alan
So, I did, too, receive a check for 1850 - asking me to do what was described above - should i just dispose of the contents or do i waste my time and money to send it back? Who can I contact regarding the "scam"? Thanks!
Its a way to steal from you...it's been around for years
David Allen has a lot of scams. His latest scam is mystery shhopping to test the Western Union Money transfer Unit. For this he sent to me a fake Cashier's check for $3900 and asked me to wire $3400 to a man in California. His email is reproduced below:
Dear Esteemed Mystery shopper
This package have been dispatched and addressed to you per your interest in working as a secret shopper in our company, we are MSPA certified and our work operation is according to the better business bureau, your duty as a certified field associate commence with this first assignment, you have to adhere to the instructions attached to this funds.
Speedy processing of this assignment is very important for the release of subsequent task in this company, your first assignment is sponsored by Western Union Money Transfer And WAL-MART In collaboration with our integrated payment system (FJ Trading Enterprise).
NB: Your First Assignment will be carry out at Western Union and we will inform you when to Visit Wal-Mart Store.
Here is Your Tracking Number------(1Z 849 EW1 22 [protected])
We are trying to access basic information on their customer service, comprehensive analysis of their charges, and their staff approach to customers in your location, you have to ensure adequate observation of all the proceedings at the western union location you are visiting at First.
The enclosed check in the amount of $3, 900 from our FJ Trading enterprise, the check have been branded for instant payment in your bank, if you can successfully complete the assignment today and you are entitled to $500 deduction from the funds.
Your assignment is to analysis the western union money transfer customer service, observation of their staffs while at duty, the environment of the western union outlet.
You have been mandated to also transact at this location to gather further information on the CASH transfer system, this can be deduced by sending the balance of the funds(transfer charges inclusive).
The transfer must be processed to mystery shoppers in another location, And the approved mystery shopper below, this will enable him to commence on his assignment respectively.
Receiver's Name: Harshvardhan Dharamshi
Address: 715 10th Street C
City: Davis
State: CA
Zip-Code:95616
Text Question: Favorite color
Answer: Blue
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:DO NOT REVEAL YOUR IDENTITY AS A SECRET SHOPPER ON DUTY, YOUR PATRONAGE MUST BE A VISITING CUSTOMER.
You have to survey the following information at the location, and get back at us with your findings.
1. Name and address of the store
2.How many sales people there are when you enter?
3. How many customers there are at the shop when you enter?
4. Is there a queue? If so how many people are attending to them and how many people are on the queue?
5. How long does it take from when you enter until someone offers or comes to assist you?
6. The name of the person who comes to assist/attends to you?
7. What is he/she's general deposition, are they friendly, helpful, polite, grumpy, rude, or whatever you may use to qualify them?
8. How easy or difficult was it for you to obtain the service or goods you went in there for?
9. How long does the entire exercise take?
10. What are your personal opinions about this store? would you recommend them to your friends?
When you are done you will email us(ufcjoboffer@gmail.com) a FULL SURVEY REPORT with time stamps and cost breakdown with the following information:
DO NOT SEND THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER RECEIPT OF THE TRANSACTIONS, YOU HAVE TO COPY THE INFORMATION ON THE RECEIPT AND EMAIL US.
1)
FULL SENDER'S NAME
2)
10 DIGIT WESTERN UNION TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER (MTCN)
3)
AMOUNT SENT AFTER DEDUCTING THE TRANSFER CHARGES.
4) TEXT QUESTION AND ANSWER : FAVORITE COLOR
ANSWER : BLUE
As always communication is very important, please acknowledge the receipt of this mail ASAP..
Good Luck and stay bless
Best Regards
David Allen
Administrative Secretary
PAYMENT MANAGER
[protected]
I'm sending his email to warn people of his scam that is a new twist on fake check cashing that involves the Western Union money wiring service.
Satish Bhardwaj
that 1Z is a dead giveaway that this is a scam...
I have recived two checks from this company for almost 5, 000 each my bank wont touch them . here is the thing the checks are real it is who signed the check that is a fraud.my bank caught this and called me .I thought i was going to be arrested, the police showed up asking a lot of questions about where i got the check they called the bank it was written on and the bank asked to have the check returned they had several like this brought to their attention and the FBI had been called in. The bank was Wells Fargo.The second check i have recieved was on Sun Trust I ripped it up. if you are in doubt you can call the bank give them the check number and amount and who signed it they can tell you if it is legal.
Magg
I was almost burned by the check scam. If it wasn't for the fore thoought in not sending any money until the check cleared, I could have been out almost $3000.
However, I've found only one complaint against this "scam" (which even the legitiment companies usually have more than that), so I will proceed, but remember, no funds get transferred from me to anyone until the paper work sent to me clears.
Always good to check things out prior to envolvment in any business proposition.
I also received an email from David Allen regarding a mystery shopper. But my spirit prompted me to do some research over the internet. Thank you Jesus, for this man is involved with a company named NGC. I and my friend lodged a complaint in July of this year and we did not receive our money back. They have an umbrella group of business including UNIM, Hit Web base site and a phone company as well. This man is very deceptive and coniving. I kept wondering how this man contacted me and I remember I gave him my e-mail address and other personal info of which they used for a while to try to swindle more money out of my friend and I. I am still waiting to hear from the BBB of Fla. I'm not sure at the moment what part of Fla. but the number I have is 558-2222.
Thank God for Research. It is a real shame that not everyone does their homework. I just received their job offer email and figured it was probably a scam so WWW here I am (I wish research was this easy when I was in school) LOL. Oh well.
Thank You
I received this EMAIL~ believe it to be a scam.
Dear Representative, Thank you for your willingness to be our company representative as a MYSTERYSHOPPER, we need your trust and honesty, JOB DESCRIPTION : 1} When an assignment is given to you, You would be provided with details toexecute the assignment and in a timely fashion. 2} You would be asked to visit a company or store in your area as a secretshopper to either patronize their services rendered or shop with them to knowmore about their sales and stock, cost sales and more details as provided by thecompany then report back to us with details of whatever transpired at the store. ASSIGNMENT PACKET : Before any assignment you would be with the resources needed which we wouldmailed to you via fedex/ups courier service containing either a check/moneyorder which you required to cash at your bank after which you would remove yoursurvey fee of $400 and proceed with the assignment with the remainder fundswhich you would be instructed to carry out.Then we would be providing youdetails via email with your your first assignment instructions.But you followevery single information given to you as a secret shopper . Please re-confirm your details Full Name:Address:city:State:Post code:Age:Valid Phone Number(s): I will await your prompt response.Best Wishes and Regards .David Allen Enterprises
David Allen Enterprises is a SCAM. Please check with Better Business Bureau (BBB.ORG). This company also sends notices for lotteries and work from home offers. A TOTAL SCAM. BEWARE.
Secret Shopper/Mystery Shopper Check Scam
The BBB of Chicago would like to warn consumers about a new version of two scams targeting consumers, especially those looking for jobs on popular search engines and job boards such Craigslist.com and in local newspapers.
Catchy "employment" ads have been surfacing with tag lines resembling those of mystery shopping opportunities, with claims of evaluating stores, businesses, restaurants, etc in exchange for compensation. Consumers responding to certain ads of this variety have been contacted by individuals from Canada, advising consumers that the service that was to be evaluated was money wiring through Money Gram. Shortly afterwards the consumers who responded to the ads received legitimate looking checks in the mail in the amounts of anywhere from several hundred to several thousand dollars, with instructions to wire the funds to a person they were to claim was their relative. Included in the instructions the consumer would also find generic-looking forms with general questions regarding customer service, etc.
The BBB would like to alert consumers that the offer at hand is part of the prevalent check scam going around the country, where consumers receive alleged lottery award notifications with legitimate looking checks addressed in their name and are told to deposit them in their accounts. The checks have no real funds backing them up, so if the consumer were to proceed, deposit the check, and forward a part of it for alleged fees and taxes, they would essentially be forwarding their own money to a thief. Besides forwarding their own money, many consumers who fall victim to the check scam wind up with insufficient funds and subsequent bank fees due to not having enough money to cover the amount forwarded.
The newest scheme is the classic check scam cloaked in widely seen mystery shopping offers, most of those having their own legitimacy questionable likewise. Consumers are urged to exercise caution when responding to employment ads online or in popular local publications. If anyone requests you to accept money and forward it to another party on their behalf, cease and desist contact with them immediately.
If you have been victimized by the above or a similar sounding offer, let the BBB know by filling out the Tip us off to a Scam! submission form found on our main website.