This does not appear to be legit. Facts dont add up. The check should bounce in a few days if you attempt to cash it.
1. The company the check is written "from" probably doesnt match "Service Evaluation Group International". The address on the check I received was a from a company that had nothing to do with SEGI.
2. The letter I received was sent with Canadian postage, not U.S. postage. So, sent from out-of-country with no return address.
3. When calling the 514 number to follow-up, as per the instructions of the letter, the voicemail/answering machine that answers the call does not sound professional, nor does is check out as a legitimate business line when verified through the telephone company.
These are 3 huge red flags. Take everything you received and hand it over to law enforcement (state police, FBI, etc...)
I received a check for $ 2973.69. The letter that was with it stated that I had been selected to be a mystery shopper in my area?
Has anyone else received this, and if so, is it legit?
The address on the letter is: SERVICE EVALUATION GROUP INTERNATIONAL
171 W 29TH ST FLOOR 3
NEW YORK, NY 10001
AFFILIATED COMPANIES (MEXIFOODS, INC.
TEL: 1-514-638-5673
This does not appear to be legit. Facts dont add up. The check should bounce in a few days if you attempt to cash it.
1. The company the check is written "from" probably doesnt match "Service Evaluation Group International". The address on the check I received was a from a company that had nothing to do with SEGI.
2. The letter I received was sent with Canadian postage, not U.S. postage. So, sent from out-of-country with no return address.
3. When calling the 514 number to follow-up, as per the instructions of the letter, the voicemail/answering machine that answers the call does not sound professional, nor does is check out as a legitimate business line when verified through the telephone company.
These are 3 huge red flags. Take everything you received and hand it over to law enforcement (state police, FBI, etc...)
Today, my brother in law brought to me for checking out purposes, a check for the EXACT same amount you have listed of $2973.69. It had the same Canadian postage, and with no return address.
This check was supposedly written thru Southern Wine and Spirits of America. Though SWSA is a real company, they had no information in regards to this "Eye-spy Mystery Shopper" program.
SWSA checks out on the web, but not Eye spy.
Also . . . the letter he recieved had a different address of :
NEITHER of the numbers checked out thru web searches, so I advise anyone and everyone coming accross this to be EXTREMELY cautious. I agree with 'Rockin Rick' that this is information that needs to be in the hands of the FBI and or State Police.
supposedly from Eye-Spy Mystery Shopper when the actual number is out of Montreal, Quebec.....
the check received is for $2,973.69 directed through Mercantile Bank and from Winn Meat Company. Upon further review the address listed for Winn Meat Company is correct however there is no such Company as Eye-Spy Mystery Shopper located at the address given in the letter of: 3036 4th St. Floor 5 Astoria, NY 11103
This is a scam and since I live in a very small community out in the middle of nowhere USA with a total population of just at 10,000 people most of the stores and businesses listed are not in my area. The biggest indicator of this being a scam is having to call a Mr. Charles Hayes and not being able to deposit or cash the check until you contact one of our representatives! One of the businesses listed to actually do business with using these funds is Money Gram or Western Union. This indicates that the bulk of the money will be wired to this company with you holding the bag when the check bounces having to pay back the bank and the possibility of arrest for passing a bad check.
Call your local police or the FBI and report this and stop the scammers.!