This phone number is associated with an online phishing scam seeking you to become a "secret shopper." The team uses hacked LinkedIn accounts and text messaging to build trust ... I confirmed with the company they supposedly represent and confirmed it was a scam AMR Research.
Yes, I also received this check to deposit it to my account and withdraw the funds the next business days. I know better than that it takes up to 3 weeks to ensure if this check will bounce back. They want me to purchase some items and return them to them via regular mail. Too damn good to be true....reporting this to the bank.
I was wondering about this. Thanks for the post, this made it easy to look up. Seemed rather strange that someone with a PhD would have grammatical errors in their writing. Hope people don't fall for this.