Research Master’s Inc

Victim Location 01605

Type of a scam Employment

I received a letter about a Secret Shopper job. They sent me a check, wanted me to deposit it and then buy Itunes cards. After the purchase, I was to scratch off the Itunes and then email the numbers to the business.

Victim Location 37604

Type of a scam Employment

Persons looking for secret shoppers and sends you a United States Postal Service check to take to your bank to and deposit the check and go shopping for $800.00 worth of gift cards. He was texting me constantly wanting to know when I was going to be to the bank to deposit the check. Clearly when something seems too good to be true it really is. BE EXTREMELY CLEARFUL!!!!

Victim Location 53005

Total money lost $200

Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order

I was sent an email from [email protected] It was for a mystery shopper. I signed up just to see what it was about. A week later, I was sent a $995 money order to deposit and start my assignment. I only had $200 available right away so they had me start the assignment. I purchased $200 of gift cards and sent the numbers… stupid I know! I had my guard down due to a very sick family member otherwise I would have done research. After the next morning, he had a new assignment. It seemed fishy so I looked into the company. Found out it was a scam and called the person out on it. He denied and then told me I was running away with company funds and he was going to report me to the FBI. I told him I’ll wait for them for show up at my door with all the info i have and turn him in. I went right to the police station and filled out a report. The money order was fraudulent and was returned a few days later. I am now out $200. He also told me AFTER I found out it was a scam and he threatened going to the FBI, he wanted me to go complete the assignment and I get to keep the gift cards. Well when I filled out the police report, they had me go to return the gift cards and found that the $200 was already spent. So he wanted me to continue and I refused knowing I would be out an additional $600 (they wanted me to purchase another $300 of gift cards and to money gram $300 to another person in FL). I was to keep $195 for commission and logistics fee. The address is unable to be located, and there is a ton of scam warnings out for this company. I cannot find the website but when I did, it was suspended because it violated it’s terms. The money order was sent 2 day shipping from a surgical center in Sanford, FL but the money order was sent from Michigan.