Here's My Story
On wednesday September 23, 2009 I recieved an envelope in the mail , no return address, post marked canada or it appeared to be. Upon opening the envelope I found a letter as well as a form to fill out and a check for $3,800.00
The company letter head said
P.I.Holdings Marketing Logistics
Mystery shopping, Market REsearch, Customer Training &Consulting
Division Of P.I.Holdings
8710 Freeport parkway, suite 250
Irving TX 75063
Not really knowing how the mystery shopper thing worked at the time I got really excited because, I had inquired about some of the mystery shopper jobs that you find online. I immediately searched the bank listed on the check.
BBVA Compass Bank
24 Greenway Plaza , Suite 1601
Huston Texas 77046
I called the merchant verification line, check is good, money is there to cover it. Spent all night talking to my husband about it, something just didnt seem to be right. Kept hearing in my mind if its to good to be true it usually is.
Well started frantically searching today with help of some friends, one that happens to live in Texas, she got me a direct number to the bank, The transfered me to the customer service, of course after I told the lady how I came about having this check in my possession she started checking, ask me a few questions about the check , then says its ligit, money is here to cover it, put it in your account and have your bank in north carolina put a 10 day old until it clears. Still something didnt seem right, did some more checking, couldnt find anything on the company that sent the check. Nothing at all. After more searching the address of the issuing company came back to an insurance company in another town.. made another call to the bank,same story check is good, put a 10 day hold on it with your bank until it clears or take it to a check cashing service and cash it that way. Something didnt seem right still, called the local ace check cashing place here in town, talked with someone, she said she has seen many of this nature, ask if i had called the numbers on the letter i said NO, i called the bank directly. Was informed that if I cashed it and someone from issuing bank comes back and says hey we made a mistake we want our money back, my bank or the check cashing place can come after me. Ok that was a huge message to me. I emailed the whistle blower addy on the site and sent copies of everything including the envelope.
I just do not understand how people can do things like this. There are a lot of people that have kids and are in debt and especially this time of the year with christmas approaching do not think to check things like this out before acting. Im just glad I did as soon as I saw the check last night.
The company letter head said
P.I.Holdings Marketing Logistics
Mystery shopping, Market REsearch, Customer Training &Consulting
Division Of P.I.Holdings
8710 Freeport parkway, suite 250
Irving TX 75063
Not really knowing how the mystery shopper thing worked at the time I got really excited because, I had inquired about some of the mystery shopper jobs that you find online. I immediately searched the bank listed on the check.
BBVA Compass Bank
24 Greenway Plaza , Suite 1601
Huston Texas 77046
I called the merchant verification line, check is good, money is there to cover it. Spent all night talking to my husband about it, something just didnt seem to be right. Kept hearing in my mind if its to good to be true it usually is.
Well started frantically searching today with help of some friends, one that happens to live in Texas, she got me a direct number to the bank, The transfered me to the customer service, of course after I told the lady how I came about having this check in my possession she started checking, ask me a few questions about the check , then says its ligit, money is here to cover it, put it in your account and have your bank in north carolina put a 10 day old until it clears. Still something didnt seem right, did some more checking, couldnt find anything on the company that sent the check. Nothing at all. After more searching the address of the issuing company came back to an insurance company in another town.. made another call to the bank,same story check is good, put a 10 day hold on it with your bank until it clears or take it to a check cashing service and cash it that way. Something didnt seem right still, called the local ace check cashing place here in town, talked with someone, she said she has seen many of this nature, ask if i had called the numbers on the letter i said NO, i called the bank directly. Was informed that if I cashed it and someone from issuing bank comes back and says hey we made a mistake we want our money back, my bank or the check cashing place can come after me. Ok that was a huge message to me. I emailed the whistle blower addy on the site and sent copies of everything including the envelope.
I just do not understand how people can do things like this. There are a lot of people that have kids and are in debt and especially this time of the year with christmas approaching do not think to check things like this out before acting. Im just glad I did as soon as I saw the check last night.
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