Same as Zo. A friend's email got hacked, I looked into Crones Shopper, sent me an email, sent me a substantial sized check, and now texting me. The number is private so how legit can it be????
Same as Zo. A friend's email got hacked, I looked into Crones Shopper, sent me an email, sent me a substantial sized check, and now texting me. The number is private so how legit can it be????
A scam artist posing as a representative of Croneshoppers. Beware and don't give this person any information at all. I knew s/he was a scam artist, so I strung them along for a while on a text message exchange
5152593031: Hi Jeff, How are you today? D
ME: Hi, who is this please?
5152593031: This is David from Croshoppers, Our check delivered to you since Saturday and we've been waiting to read from you
ME: Oh Hi David, thanks for reaching out. Could you tell me again what Croshoppers is?
5152593031: Sorry I meant Croneshoppers,You applied to work with us as a shopper on evaluations and our check delivered to you, Did you receive the check?
ME: Oh yes, thanks David — it was for $1,750. Is this advance money for the work I’m going to do with Croneshoppers and should I take it to Huntington Bank to cash it?
5152593031: Hello
ME: Hello?
5152593031: Take it to your bank and have it deposited in your account, It clears the same day
ME: OK awesome. I’m surprised though that I get paid before I even do any work. Why do you do it that way?
5152593031: Then you take out your payment for the first assignment $250, The proceed to Walmart to carry out your evaluations, and also to money gram to complete your first assignment. Instructions on how to go about the assignment has been sent to your email, Did you receive the instructions?
ME: OK that makes sense. I’m confused about the check, though — it says at the top that it is from an IOTA account in Pepper Pike, OH however the return address is Brown Office Supply in Lima, Ohio. Is the company that I’ll be working for actually Brown Office Supply?
5152593031: They are affiliates company, IOTA will be paying you throughout the period and Brown will be providing necessary supplies for any evaluation assignment. How soon are you completing your assignment? A report will be needed on it asap
ME: I gotcha. OK, I’ll go to my bank in a little bit because I have other deposits to make as well. Actually, do you know if it’s OK to use a mobile deposit app to deposit the check? I could do it right now from home if you think that would be OK.
5152593031: Ok, Did you receive the email on the instructions on how to go about the assignment?
ME: Yes, I got that. Should I do that right away, even before I deposit the check?
5152593031: Mobile deposit app is very ok. Yes you can do it right away so that we can submit the report asap and your next check will be shipped. You can complete the assignment before depositing so we can submit a report immediately and send the next survey packet.