Check worth $4,500 in the mail?

I got a check in the mail from Consumer Research Contact worth $4,500. It's a real check, but I think the overall thing is a scam. They want me to spent $100 at Walmart and the rest on money grams. Can I get in trouble for cashing the check anyhow?

Check worth $4,500 in the mail?
If it's too good to be true...
Reply:Sounds like a scam. You can deposit it and wait to see if it clears. If it doesn't. you may get a bank fee charge for an NSF deposit
Reply:if this was truely money owed to you then there would not be any strings attached...you should be able to spend your money on anything you want right?
Reply:Did you sign up to do research for this company? It is a elaborate scam. And if you cash that check your bank will hold you responsible.





• There's no legitimate reason for someone who is giving you money to ask you to wire or send money back;


• Just because you can withdraw the money doesn't mean the check is good, even if it's a cashier's check; • If a stranger wants to pay you for something, insist on a cashier's check for the exact amount, preferably from a local bank or one with a branch in your area.
Reply:I am a frequent mystery shopper for legit companies and trust me, the money is a lot harder to come by. Don't cash the check or you will be out the NSF fees. If you do not believe my answer, call the issuing bank on the check and request if funds are available and/or if check is legit. Also, I just got this same thing in the mail today. If the check comes from a completely different company than is doing the mystery shop, put it together. Also, call the company phone # listed at the bottom. It will most likely go to somebody who has a full mailbox. It's not legit. Also see below.








CORPORATE RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL WARNS


CONSUMERS OF MYSTERY SHOPPING SCAM


Firm Urges: Beware of Quick Cash Offers





Findlay, OH - January 7, 2008 - A sophisticated mystery shopping scam continues to spread across the country, conning consumers out of millions of dollars, according to Corporate Research International (CRI), an Ohio-based mystery-shopping and consumer satisfaction firm.





The scam involves letters to consumers offering a mystery shopping job to evaluate one or more leading money wire services. The letter is accompanied by a cashier's check for several thousand dollars with instructions to cash the check at a local bank and then wire the cash to a designated location in Canada. The consumer is directed to keep several hundred dollars as payment for evaluations the service received from the money wire service.





The cashier's check ultimately bounces and the consumer is left liable for the funds.





For more information visit here:


http://mysteryshops.com/press/documents/...