I got a check in the mail today for $2,788.00 that was written on this bank. The letter I received was from Stat-Sense Research Northern America. They said they were interested in hiring me as a secret shopper to give reviews of services. The letter went on to say that $280.00 of the money was my pay for the week and $2,302.00 should be sent to a ""supposed relative"" by western union and $186.00 was to cover the wiring fee. It says that my research coordinator will provide me with a computer generated name to send the money to when i call them. They said they wanted me to evaluate the service of the western union representative. I figured that it was a scam because any time they want you to cash a check and send money to anyone ( like the ""supposed relative"" ) it is because they want you to take the fall for cashing the check and they get to walk away with the money that you are stuck paying it back. My friend was just arrested because of cashing a check from one of these people. I just wanted to make anyone that gets one of these letters aware of what was going on and I want to thank the rest of you who took the time to let people know your stories. My friend that got arrested because of this is a single mother raising 2 kids and the only income she has is $710.00 a month on her disability. She is diabetic and is really sick so theres no way she can get a job to try to pay this back. Its a shame that people are so cruel that they take from people that have nothing by flat out lying to them and preying on their desperation with promises of hope for improving their situation. I think everyone involved in this should be arrested and have to pay the victims back.
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