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  • Report:  #369140

Complaint Review: Brookfield Consumer Research Center - Terrace.BC,Canada Internet

Reported By:
- Hemet, California,
Submitted:
Updated:

Brookfield Consumer Research Center
P.O .BOX 899 Terrace.BC,Canada, n/a Internet, United Kingdom
Phone:
514-836-5417
Web:
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I received a letter from. Brookfield Consumer Research Center, with the letter, a check in the amount of, $4,250.00, i read the letter, I called the number on the letter, just like the letter informed me to do, I WAS TOLD TO SPEND $60.00 AT Walmart, do a survey, and then go to two different Money Gram Places,get one moneygram in the amount of $1860.00, and the other one in the amount of $1800.00. This was suppose to be done once the check was cashed orr deposit in my account, also $400.00 was mines, $130.00 was for the money grams. After Igot off the phone I had a Rep ID#928574499, I Aso had the person I spoke with name: Sarah Willis, My bank informed me that the check was returned, and mailed me a duplicate copy of it, I tried contacting the company, I TOLD THEM THE CHECK WAS NOT ANY GOOD, so I was told to hold on, and the telephone will hang up, right now I still don't have any contact with this company.

Delores

Hemet, California

U.S.A.


5 Updates & Rebuttals

Laurie

Haslet,
Texas,
U.S.A.
To both posters

#2Consumer Comment

Wed, September 03, 2008

Someone sent you a check out of the blue, and you both assumed they were valid? This is one of the biggest scams out there and you both got scammed. They prey on people who do just what you did. Next time check things out first - A quick internet search on your part would have told you this was a scam If you had - you would not be in the predicament now. You have to actually apply to be a mystery shopper - no one is going to send you a check to do mystery shopping unless you have applied for and been hired to do that. No lottery is going to send you a check to pay your taxes with, those taxes will be deducted from your winnings before you see a dime of that money. Try using a little common sense and these things will not happen. On the ROR homepage - they have a tab "TOP RIPOFFS TO AVOID" the last item on the list is DO NOT DEPOSIT ANY CHECK YOU WERE NOT EXPECTING!


Osharp18

Columbus,
Ohio,
U.S.A.
I recieved a check from brookfield

#3REBUTTAL Individual responds

Wed, September 03, 2008

i know what you are talking about, i recieve a check in the mail, on which was ship to me from ups, the check was for 2,200.00 dollars, it had no note, letter or what so ever, i thought that it was from a online business that i paid money for to make money from home, i was so happy, i planed out every thing that i was going to do with the money, so i went to the bank and deposited it into there, the banker was telling me that i would have to wait a week to get it since it is an out of state check, so im like ok WOW, well the next day the bank released 100.00 dollars from the check into my account so im like ok the money ios real, so i went to the bank and took that money out, went home brought alot of stuff from ebay, payed off my credit card and payed a couple of bills, so a couple days later i log into my account and the money was in there, and i was happy, jumping up and down, i wanted to wait to take money out so that the stuff that i brought off of ebay would clear, so i waited till an hour, logged back into my account and saw that i was minus -396.30, and paypal didnt even take out there money yet, no did the credit card company, so i called the bank and they said that the check was blocked, and right then and there i knew that the check was a spam, and im talking to the banker like what do i do, and he like well you have to bring your account to a positive account before 30 days, and im like i cant because i do not have no job, and then he said that they will shut down the account, and i wouldnt be able to get another checking account and i was scared, like what if i go to jail because i cant come up with money to pay paypal, i called ups like can you give me the shipper information and they like we cant, and i just gave up, trying to figure out how im going to pay off these bill, the credit card charge me for returned payment fee, which now im way over my limit, and i owe 450.00, and my bank with is 396.30, paypal, which is like 376.00, aep which is 300.06, and etrade on which is 100, im stuck an i cant find no job, i been looking, praying, and i dont want to ile bankruptcy, WHAT DO I DO, I NEED HELP, THIS PERSON NEEDS TO PAY, PLEASE CALL ME AT 6143527048 OR SEND ME AN EMAIL AT [email protected]


Osharp18

Columbus,
Ohio,
U.S.A.
I recieved a check from brookfield

#4REBUTTAL Individual responds

Wed, September 03, 2008

i know what you are talking about, i recieve a check in the mail, on which was ship to me from ups, the check was for 2,200.00 dollars, it had no note, letter or what so ever, i thought that it was from a online business that i paid money for to make money from home, i was so happy, i planed out every thing that i was going to do with the money, so i went to the bank and deposited it into there, the banker was telling me that i would have to wait a week to get it since it is an out of state check, so im like ok WOW, well the next day the bank released 100.00 dollars from the check into my account so im like ok the money ios real, so i went to the bank and took that money out, went home brought alot of stuff from ebay, payed off my credit card and payed a couple of bills, so a couple days later i log into my account and the money was in there, and i was happy, jumping up and down, i wanted to wait to take money out so that the stuff that i brought off of ebay would clear, so i waited till an hour, logged back into my account and saw that i was minus -396.30, and paypal didnt even take out there money yet, no did the credit card company, so i called the bank and they said that the check was blocked, and right then and there i knew that the check was a spam, and im talking to the banker like what do i do, and he like well you have to bring your account to a positive account before 30 days, and im like i cant because i do not have no job, and then he said that they will shut down the account, and i wouldnt be able to get another checking account and i was scared, like what if i go to jail because i cant come up with money to pay paypal, i called ups like can you give me the shipper information and they like we cant, and i just gave up, trying to figure out how im going to pay off these bill, the credit card charge me for returned payment fee, which now im way over my limit, and i owe 450.00, and my bank with is 396.30, paypal, which is like 376.00, aep which is 300.06, and etrade on which is 100, im stuck an i cant find no job, i been looking, praying, and i dont want to ile bankruptcy, WHAT DO I DO, I NEED HELP, THIS PERSON NEEDS TO PAY, PLEASE CALL ME AT 6143527048 OR SEND ME AN EMAIL AT [email protected]


Osharp18

Columbus,
Ohio,
U.S.A.
I recieved a check from brookfield

#5REBUTTAL Individual responds

Wed, September 03, 2008

i know what you are talking about, i recieve a check in the mail, on which was ship to me from ups, the check was for 2,200.00 dollars, it had no note, letter or what so ever, i thought that it was from a online business that i paid money for to make money from home, i was so happy, i planed out every thing that i was going to do with the money, so i went to the bank and deposited it into there, the banker was telling me that i would have to wait a week to get it since it is an out of state check, so im like ok WOW, well the next day the bank released 100.00 dollars from the check into my account so im like ok the money ios real, so i went to the bank and took that money out, went home brought alot of stuff from ebay, payed off my credit card and payed a couple of bills, so a couple days later i log into my account and the money was in there, and i was happy, jumping up and down, i wanted to wait to take money out so that the stuff that i brought off of ebay would clear, so i waited till an hour, logged back into my account and saw that i was minus -396.30, and paypal didnt even take out there money yet, no did the credit card company, so i called the bank and they said that the check was blocked, and right then and there i knew that the check was a spam, and im talking to the banker like what do i do, and he like well you have to bring your account to a positive account before 30 days, and im like i cant because i do not have no job, and then he said that they will shut down the account, and i wouldnt be able to get another checking account and i was scared, like what if i go to jail because i cant come up with money to pay paypal, i called ups like can you give me the shipper information and they like we cant, and i just gave up, trying to figure out how im going to pay off these bill, the credit card charge me for returned payment fee, which now im way over my limit, and i owe 450.00, and my bank with is 396.30, paypal, which is like 376.00, aep which is 300.06, and etrade on which is 100, im stuck an i cant find no job, i been looking, praying, and i dont want to ile bankruptcy, WHAT DO I DO, I NEED HELP, THIS PERSON NEEDS TO PAY, PLEASE CALL ME AT 6143527048 OR SEND ME AN EMAIL AT [email protected]


Osharp18

Columbus,
Ohio,
U.S.A.
I recieved a check from brookfield

#6REBUTTAL Individual responds

Wed, September 03, 2008

i know what you are talking about, i recieve a check in the mail, on which was ship to me from ups, the check was for 2,200.00 dollars, it had no note, letter or what so ever, i thought that it was from a online business that i paid money for to make money from home, i was so happy, i planed out every thing that i was going to do with the money, so i went to the bank and deposited it into there, the banker was telling me that i would have to wait a week to get it since it is an out of state check, so im like ok WOW, well the next day the bank released 100.00 dollars from the check into my account so im like ok the money ios real, so i went to the bank and took that money out, went home brought alot of stuff from ebay, payed off my credit card and payed a couple of bills, so a couple days later i log into my account and the money was in there, and i was happy, jumping up and down, i wanted to wait to take money out so that the stuff that i brought off of ebay would clear, so i waited till an hour, logged back into my account and saw that i was minus -396.30, and paypal didnt even take out there money yet, no did the credit card company, so i called the bank and they said that the check was blocked, and right then and there i knew that the check was a spam, and im talking to the banker like what do i do, and he like well you have to bring your account to a positive account before 30 days, and im like i cant because i do not have no job, and then he said that they will shut down the account, and i wouldnt be able to get another checking account and i was scared, like what if i go to jail because i cant come up with money to pay paypal, i called ups like can you give me the shipper information and they like we cant, and i just gave up, trying to figure out how im going to pay off these bill, the credit card charge me for returned payment fee, which now im way over my limit, and i owe 450.00, and my bank with is 396.30, paypal, which is like 376.00, aep which is 300.06, and etrade on which is 100, im stuck an i cant find no job, i been looking, praying, and i dont want to ile bankruptcy, WHAT DO I DO, I NEED HELP, THIS PERSON NEEDS TO PAY, PLEASE CALL ME AT 6143527048 OR SEND ME AN EMAIL AT [email protected]

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