Best Customer Service Research Group They "hired" me as an Evaluator and sent a check for $3,950. New York City New York
I was sent an unsolicited check for $3,950 and an Acceptance Form to become a Customer Service Evaluator.
I was told to spend $100 at Wal-Mart in merchandise, then to send $3,350 & $200 service charge by Money Gram from Wal-Mart. In return, I would receive a $300 salary.
Upon reading the Acceptance Form, I noted that they would not be making any tax deductions (federal or state) for my salary because I would be an indpendent contractor.
Immediately, red flags started going up. Upon doing research on the Ripoff Report website, I discovered another lady who had the exact same thing happen to her.
Thank goodness I checked this out before I cashed the check!
Roberta
Marine City, Michigan
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Kim
Nashville,Arkansas,
U.S.A.
Confused
#3Consumer Comment
Tue, October 21, 2008
I have done some mystery shops for this company in the past few months. So far everything has been on the up and up. Sonic, Alltel, and an Alltel in a different town. I have always been reimbursed. I questioned the check that that I recieved also. As an independant contractor, my taxes are my responsibility to hold out and I report how much is made. It would be like my old employer, he paid me cash every week and I had to fill out a 1099 at the end of the year.
My understanding is that people that send money through the Wal-Mart money gram system have alot of problems doing so, especially if it's big amounts. I have personally experienced the headache of trying to wire a big amount though them. I wasn't doing a transfer for Best Customers, it was my personal stuff.
This is all just my opinion and experience with them.
Thanks
Kim
Lenny
Houston,Texas,
U.S.A.
Unsolicited check
#3Consumer Comment
Mon, October 20, 2008
Tell me again, why did they want you to send a moneygram for $3,350 to someone? Why couldn't they send their own money if this were legitimate.