National Marketing Group Complaint

Received $3980.00 payroll check from Austin Foam Plastics - Market Research

- P. O. 4440 Trenton, NJ 08618
I received a letter in the mail stating I had been selected to participate in a paid Consumer Research Program as a Mystery Shopper in retail stores, restaurants and various establishments making predetermined purchases. Enclosed was a list outlining what I should do with a $3980.00 Payroll check:

1. 3 hours probationary training pay @the rate of $100.00 per hour $300.00
2. Funds for shopping or Hotel Lodging $185.00
3. Service Chg. by Western Union/Moneygram $175.00
4. Funds to send to their training agent $3320.00
TOTAL $3980.00
(Sending the $3320.00 by Western Union/Moneygram is to train me in financial transactions). A payroll check with the name Austin Foam Plastics,Inc. for $3980.00 made payable to me was enclosed.


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Reader Comments:

Posted by nisha on 05/29/2008
What do you think would happen if this check was actually taken to a bank to be cashed? Would the bank take it?

Posted by kgfutures on 10/23/2008
I think that bank would have let him deposit it, cash it depending on his balance and his status. I was victimized with a Moneygram scam - Bank credited by acct for the deposit, when I called days later, and asked if it had been honored by the issuing bank, I was assured it had - 2 days later they took it back. When I called and spoke to a manager she said the customer service rep wouldn't even have had access to the information necessary to answer my question. I said, how was I to know that, shouldn't he have been responsible for stating so and transferring me to the appropriate party. Not her problem - Found out the issuing bank on the check had sent Notification thru the International Banking System 13 days prior to my deposit that checks for that account had been stolen and therefore the account had been closed. I owe the thousands, plus interest, NSF fees, etc. Banks can do anything and get away with it.



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