tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573188106264061392.post8862039898019960096..comments2024-03-28T05:47:44.752-05:00Comments on RIFLES AT DAWN: Scam Alert: The "Mystery Shopper" RacketTim Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457723301178870851noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573188106264061392.post-3676370761135933232010-07-21T13:17:31.896-05:002010-07-21T13:17:31.896-05:00if an offer looks too good to be true, it probably...<i>if an offer looks too good to be true, it probably is.</i><br /><br />Good start to an essay on Democrats in Government...Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573188106264061392.post-45193287981454849942010-07-21T09:15:16.002-05:002010-07-21T09:15:16.002-05:00P.S., that's one good reason for mastering Eng...P.S., that's one good reason for mastering English grammar: the knowledge allows one to spot a scam!<br /><br />TCSteve Erbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05065643506800242801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-573188106264061392.post-19735905191506820862010-07-21T09:13:52.268-05:002010-07-21T09:13:52.268-05:00Last summer my wife received a check from the C. H...Last summer my wife received a check from the C. H. Robinson Company of Eden Prairie, MN, for $3,990. It was a sweepstakes scam, and the check looked awfully authentic. However, on further examination, 1) the C. H. Robinson logo on the check was fuzzy and jagged-edged, 2) the company logo only appeared on the check, not on the stationery, 3) three different addresses for the company appeared in the letter, envelope, and on the check, 4) the letter had poor grammar, 5) the envelope cancellation mark was Canadian, 6) the stamp was Canadian, 7) calling the "authorization" phone number given in the letter just resulted in endless rings.<br /><br />To top it all off, even though I could see watermarks on the back of the check and micro-printing in the signature line, I could also see the word, "VOID", in a sort of pin-point dotted moiré pattern in two places on the face of the check. Wow! You really had to be looking to see it.<br /><br />I still have the check someplace. Apparently these outfits can net quite a lot of money in a short time when a chunk of the money is sent back, in this case for payment of taxes.<br /><br />The Town CrankSteve Erbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05065643506800242801noreply@blogger.com