Is this a scam?

I have heard of such scams of this, they hope you will wire the money before the cheque clears. No doubt the cheque will bounce. I could be wrong but be carefull and get some more information before you proceed. Hopefully someone here can verify if this is real or not.

HI Kats: Oh lordy me!! I have enough fake checks here I could wallpaper a room with them; But I must say yours is a different set up than what I've had before, first thing I'd do is take it to your local bank, they can verify if the cashier's check is fake and I'm guessing its a fake one, they are good at what they do these scan artists, I've had fake cashier's checks, Fake traveler's checks, those were really really well done except the little code thing a ma jig ( brain fart here) was not done on the backside of the traveler's check, anyway have your bank do a verification on it, but anytime these jerks send you a check like that and they want a big portion of it sent back to them, RUN! IT'S A SCAM!!! I've turned in I don't know how many to the police here, to the sheriff's office to my state's attorney General, this is yet one of the biggest reasons I want to get out of the selling on auction sites and earn more money via writing and so on; toooooo many crazy con artists out there in the world...Run Kats Run !!! Ask Jerzgirl, she knows the messes I've had over the last three years ++ crazy people out there just crazy!!!

This is certainly not real. Fake programs such as this and many others have been circulating for years. PLEASE do not wire them any money -- you will lose it all! They operate in different countries so the laws and jurisdictions are different and your money will likely never be recovered and returned to you!

I would definitely not do it. I get stuff like that all the time from all over the world. I automatically label them a spam that way I don't get them again from that web address. I have seen too many things on shows like 48 hours or Dateline were people get completely ripped off.

Hey kats! Rip the check up and throw it away asap! It's a definite SCAM! I've gotten that one too! It looks legit, BUT anytime they ask you to wire money it is a SCAM! Never fall for that stuff! It is done that way to try to trick you! Just get rid of the check and forget it! It is one of the many major SCAMS that have been going around for a long time!

I think its a scam, it sounds like something similar my friend went through she got this fake check in the mail from some fake organization, then she took the check to the bank and found out from the bank teller that the whole thing was a scam the company that she got the check from didnt even exist, so I dont think you should try to cash it because it could be a big scam and the company could be illegal or something, my friend went through some rough stuff do to a similar scam but its just my opinion. But I cant say for sure but just be careful because if it sounds to good to be true it probably is.

Yes this is a scam! The check is a fraud.

There should be a helpdesk number of some kind with that letter. Do you remember applying as a mystery shopper online? If it's a legit mystery shopper offer, they should have a website. I have doubts though about transferring the money again because mystery shopping does give you money to spend, but to wire it back, that makes me think twice also if that is a legit business or another scam. There should also be like a list of things to buy and instructions for you to rate the store that you visited. I suggest that you do check it out first before cashing the check. ^-^

This is very likely to be a scam. Very very likely. Because of this I would simply cash the check and leave it at that, therefore you do not risk losing anything. Just cash it and walk away. If you think about it it seems more and more like a scam though so do not get to excited but good luck with the check clearing. :)

I think you have enough information in the responses here to verify that this is a scam. My first question would be what would be the purpose of sending you that much money and then having you wire most of it on? Even if the check cleared, it still sounds like money laundering, and you would be right in the middle of it. It's much more likely that the check will bounce. Just pass on the check and letter to the authorities who hopefully will be able to trace the bank accounts, and be thankful that you are smarter than the others these criminals have scammed.

NO no no Noooo! Don't mess with it! Just throw it away right away! I got something similar to that and I forget what tipped me off that it was a scam, but it was plain and clear! Most of those mystery shopping things are scams anyway. It's not easy to sift through the 99% scams and find the 1% that are, but you can bet that's in the majority!

Take that directly to the post office. The post master general will look into scams like that.

Hang on to the cheque and take it with you next time you go to the bank. Just ask them if they have seen them before and what the deal is. If it's a scam then chances are banks would have a notice or would have seen the same thing before. Plus I'm pretty sure they can do a check to see if it's going to clear or not. I would guess it's a scam just because of the wire transfer. Why would they send you money and then you have to wire it to someone else? I would agree with the above poster that said the cheque will most likely bounce once the money had been wired. Then someone ends up with $3400 in their account and you end up with $3400 less in yours.

That sounds like too good to be true, Money delivered to your home. Why they sent you 3950 instead 350, you only need that much, don't you think??

From the research I've done so far, this is a known scam that is currently resurfacing. Here is an article about it and, at the bottom, there's a Crime Stoppers tip line to call. I'd encourage you to do that or to call your local authorities. It would probably ease your mind. It's really disconcerting to be hit with these things, especially right to your home mailbox. http://news.therecord.com/article/328675 Here's one from a company who is being made to look like they are responsible for some of these letters, which they say they aren't: http://www.consumercontact.com/article-1185393345.html This is an interesting, useful clip from the bottom of their statement: "For more information on current scams in the mystery shopping industry, go to http://www.mysteryshop.org/news/article_pr.php?art_ID=75] and link to the Mystery Shopping Providers Association (MSPA) and a press release on the scam."

I received something like that by e-mail. there is no check, just instructions to send money that will be paid back by some mystery shopping company. DON'T spend any money, it's a SCAM. I know someone who is a mystery shopper. To be a mystery shopper she will have to register and passed some tests. Then she will have a contact person from the company to give her assignments and respond to any problem she encounters during performing the assignment to reporting the result. If you have never registered or passed any tets to be one, don't do anything about it. If you have, then the company you are registered to, should be contacted.

This is a scam. The cashier chech is fake. I suggest you call the bank to verify. It's the same sacme that've been going for a while.

Did you apply to be a Mystery Shopper? If not, I'd say this is yet another SCAM. Go read about it here. http://www.snopes.com/fraud/employment/shopper.asp

you should go to a bank and find out if it is legit, before you do anything else. i am 100% sure that this is a scam cause no one does this sort of a thing. it should say where the cashiers check was made so, also check over there and i can again guarantee you that this is a scam.

SCAM with big letters... i get one of those from gautamala and el salvadore . goes along with the international lottery winners , remember if it sounds to good to be true , usually is