Inc RESEARCH - A Member Of American Survey Research Org. Selected to participate in a paid Consumer Research Program Raleigh North Carolina
On 3/14/08 I received a letter in the mail from this company informing me that "based on previous survey by our affiliate Consumer survey Specialist"..."You, are hereby selected to participate in a paid Consumer Research Program in your area of residence as a Mystery Shopper."
I came to Ripoff Report's site to find information about this company and I see that others have received similar letters; therefore, I felt obliged to report mine also.
My first indication that this was not legitimate were the many typos in the letter (incorrect grammar and sentence structure is a major pet peeve of mine - especially from so-called businesses or corporations).
My grammatically incorrect letter came with a check for $3,985.65 and an "assignment co-odinator [note the misspelling] SUSAN NORTON at 1-519-694-6146." This is a wireless number in London, Ontario, Canada. I called the number out of curiosity and got a voicemail. The letter also stated that I should "confirm the receipt of this check and fax all receipts and the Customer Service Evaluation Tool (CSET) form enclosed to 509-847-6436" which is a landline in Spokane, WA. The postmark was from Canada.
Thank you for the opportunity to share my concerns and hopefully help others from getting ripped off.
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Thomaston, Georgia
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Giselle
Any city,North Carolina,
USA
INC RESEARCH NOT INVOLVED WITH MYSTERY SHOPPING
#2Consumer Comment
Wed, August 17, 2011
INC Research is a legitimate company with its headquarters in Raleigh, NC. They span the globe, with locations in 5-6 continents. They perform clinical trials for drug companies. They are in no way involved with mystery shopping scams out of Canada. Obviously, as is so common, their name was borrowed. I worked for a company that manufactured heavy equipment and scammers used OUR name as being involved in mystery shopping scams. Don't fall for any mystery shopping scams. If you get a check in the mail and are asked to wire money to an unknown person, its a scam.