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.)

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Don't *faff*, dear.