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Waaay OT-- What kinda foo? (Snailmail Scam)
I received a letter this afternoon from 'Direct Marketing
Surveys Inc.' of 2620 W TENNESSEE STREET, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32304 (sic) It has a Canadian postage stamp. Must be one of those Southern Provinces. Neither Yahoo or Google know anything about 'Direct Marketing Surveys Inc.' and 2620 W. Tennessee St. in Tallahassee, Fl comes back to a vacant lot destined to be a self-storage facility. Here's a pictu http://urbantallahassee.com/v3/index...ding&Itemid=81 Google Maps says it's an Allstate Insurance Office, another insurance office and a financial office. (I am So ConFused!) Enclosed was a check in the amount of $2980.00 drawn on the account of 'GEICO DIRECT' at the 'PNC Bank' of New Jersey. They congratulated me on being selected to participate in their 'Consumer Research Program' as a 'MYSTERY SHOPPER'. I am to 'professionally and expeditiously' deposit their check into my account and send $2530.00 to them, (oops, I mean to 'Kate Mason' of Greenville, South Carolina) via Western Union 'Money in Minute Services' to determine if previous customers evaluations are accurate. To wit: "This is as a result of complains (sic) from some of Western Union reliable clients/customers lately about the sanity and behavior (sic) of some Western Union Agents whenever they go to send money to their relatives." I am to call my Agent, Mr. Richard Brown as soon as I receive this letter. Apparently Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones are away. What to do, what to do? :) I have ~30,000 lbs of busted up concrete left over from an ongoing project. (Apropos of nothing, just FYI.) --Winston (PS. Yes, I know that address has nothing to do with the actual ....participants.) -- Don't *faff*, dear. |
Waaay OT-- What kinda foo? (Snailmail Scam)
On May 26, 6:23*pm, Winston wrote:
... What to do, what to do? * :) I have ~30,000 lbs of busted up concrete left over from an ongoing project. *(Apropos of nothing, just FYI.) --Winston Plan to use it as packing? http://www.usps.com/send/waystosendm...eryservice.htm |
Waaay OT-- What kinda foo? (Snailmail Scam)
Take this to your post office, or just throw it to trash.
i On 2009-05-26, Winston wrote: I received a letter this afternoon from 'Direct Marketing Surveys Inc.' of 2620 W TENNESSEE STREET, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32304 (sic) It has a Canadian postage stamp. Must be one of those Southern Provinces. Neither Yahoo or Google know anything about 'Direct Marketing Surveys Inc.' and 2620 W. Tennessee St. in Tallahassee, Fl comes back to a vacant lot destined to be a self-storage facility. Here's a pictu http://urbantallahassee.com/v3/index...ding&Itemid=81 Google Maps says it's an Allstate Insurance Office, another insurance office and a financial office. (I am So ConFused!) Enclosed was a check in the amount of $2980.00 drawn on the account of 'GEICO DIRECT' at the 'PNC Bank' of New Jersey. They congratulated me on being selected to participate in their 'Consumer Research Program' as a 'MYSTERY SHOPPER'. I am to 'professionally and expeditiously' deposit their check into my account and send $2530.00 to them, (oops, I mean to 'Kate Mason' of Greenville, South Carolina) via Western Union 'Money in Minute Services' to determine if previous customers evaluations are accurate. To wit: "This is as a result of complains (sic) from some of Western Union reliable clients/customers lately about the sanity and behavior (sic) of some Western Union Agents whenever they go to send money to their relatives." I am to call my Agent, Mr. Richard Brown as soon as I receive this letter. Apparently Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones are away. What to do, what to do? :) I have ~30,000 lbs of busted up concrete left over from an ongoing project. (Apropos of nothing, just FYI.) --Winston (PS. Yes, I know that address has nothing to do with the actual ....participants.) |
Waaay OT-- What kinda foo? (Snailmail Scam)
Jim Wilkins wrote:
(...) Plan to use it as packing? http://www.usps.com/send/waystosendm...eryservice.htm I'd be tempted, except the scammers forgot to indicate their real address. Bummer. --Winston -- Don't *faff*, dear. |
Waaay OT-- What kinda foo? (Snailmail Scam)
Ignoramus17493 wrote:
Take this to your post office, or just throw it to trash. Thanks, Iggy. --Winston |
Waaay OT-- What kinda foo? (Snailmail Scam)
In article ,
Winston wrote: check into my account and send $2530.00 to them, (oops, I mean to 'Kate Mason' of Greenville, South Carolina) .... What to do, what to do? :) Invite the Greenville, SC sheriff to collect one alias "Kate Mason" and hand "her" over to the postal inspectors? -- Cats, coffee, chocolate...vices to live by |
Waaay OT-- What kinda foo? (Snailmail Scam)
Ecnerwal wrote:
In article , Winston wrote: (...) What to do, what to do? :) Invite the Greenville, SC sheriff to collect one alias "Kate Mason" and hand "her" over to the postal inspectors? An excellent suggestion, Lawrence. Thank you. I lightly edited my newsgroup posting and sent it off to the Office of Inspector General just now. http://www.uspsoig.gov/contact.htm Piece of cake. --Winston |
Waaay OT-- What kinda foo? (Snailmail Scam)
On May 26, 5:53*pm, Winston wrote:
Jim Wilkins wrote: (...) Plan to use it as packing? http://www.usps.com/send/waystosendm...ollectondelive... I'd be tempted, except the scammers forgot to indicate their real address. *Bummer. --Winston -- Don't *faff*, dear. Maybe the scammers have filled out a "change of address" form with the USPS to redirect the mail. |
Waaay OT-- What kinda foo? (Snailmail Scam)
On May 26, 5:53*pm, Winston wrote:
Jim Wilkins wrote: (...) Plan to use it as packing? http://www.usps.com/send/waystosendm...ollectondelive... I'd be tempted, except the scammers forgot to indicate their real address. *Bummer. --Winston -- Don't *faff*, dear. Aha! This scam is known to the USPS: https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/i...udSchemes.aspx https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/r...opperScam.html |
Waaay OT-- What kinda foo? (Snailmail Scam)
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