"PineCone Walmart Research Survey" Phishing Scams

"From: PineCone Research LLC Sent: Monday, August 19, 2019 6:07 PM Subject: ASSIGNMENT ($500) You have been selected as a Customer Service Evaluator to participate in our short 10-15 minutes paid research survey on WalMart stores in your area. COMPENSATION: You will get paid $500.00 for each completed assignment. You will visit the nearest WalMart store in your area to conduct your evaluation survey on their services for customer satisfaction standards, associate-skills, facility cleanliness and products testing. As a survey panelist, you will act as a potential customer at the assigned WalMart store and conduct your survey on the efficiency and customer service of the store. Complete the Sign Up form below > Full Name: Mailing Address: Zip Code: Age: Phone Number (cell): Work Experience: Alternate Email: Sincerely, PineCone Research LLC 500 Creekside Drive Pottstown, PA 19464 Attn: Elaine Scott (Operations Manager) [P: 2672239049]" Here is another scam.

"From: PineCone Research LLC [mailto:survey@pineconeresearchpanel.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 9, 2019 6:08 PM Subject: WAL-MART SURVEY DIRECTIVES Importance: High Survey No: 56990-1001 Dear Survey Panelist, Your survey assignment is ready to be mailed and will get delivered within the next 1-3 business days. Enclosed within is a check for $1400.00 meant to cover the expense and compensation for your WalMart Evaluation Survey. WALMART SURVEY DIRECTIVES [#56990-1001]: You will visit the nearest WalMart store in your area to conduct your evaluation survey on their store services for customer satisfaction standards, associate skills, facility cleanliness and products testing During the period of your survey, you are to carefully observe the quality of efficiency and customer service of the store in order to submit a fair and unbiased rating in your survey report. Locate a WalMart store to conduct your survey > You will get paid $500.00 for each completed assignment. To confirm your survey participation, complete the information below > Full Name: Complete Mailing Address: Phone Number (cell): Sincerely, PineCone Research LLC 500 Creekside Drive Pottstown, PA 19464 Attn: Elaine Scott (Operations Manager) P: 2672239049" Received this scam.

If the $1400.00 check comes to you as a cashiers check, how can they tell whether you cash it or not?

They want you to cash the check and send them the money. Once the bank discovers the check is a fake, you will have to pay the money back along with the fees associated with the processing of the check.

Here is another scam: "From: "PineCone Research LLC" Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:01:50 PM Subject: WALMART ASSIGNMENT You have been selected as a Customer Service Evaluator to participate in our short 10-15 minutes paid research survey on WalMart stores in your area. COMPENSATION: You will get paid $500.00 for each completed survey. You will visit the nearest WalMart store in your area to conduct a survey b y utilizing their store services for customer satisfaction standards, assoc iate skills and facility cleanliness. As a survey-panelist, you will act as a potential customer to the assigned WalMart store to conduct your evaluation survey on the efficiency and custo mer service of the store. Please complete the Sign Up form below > Name: Current Mailing Address: Zip Code: Age: Phone Number (cell): Work Experience: Alternate Email: Sincerely, PineCone Research LLC 250 E 5th St 9th Fl Cincinnati, OH 45202 Attn: Karen Scott (Research Operations Manager) P: 5136667709"

Just received a check and email today November 21st also. Need the money, but I will survive without this headache and suffering of being in additional $1,450.00 in debt because of this scam.

Just got an email from this scam today, Nov. 14, 2018. Wording altered slightly from the more recent post directly above.
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"You have been selected as a Customer Service Evaluator to participate in our short 10-15 minutes paid research survey on WalMart stores in your area.
COMPENSATION: You will get paid $500.00 for each completed survey.
You will visit the nearest WalMart store in your area to conduct a survey by utilizing their WalMart-2-WalMart transfer services for customer satisfaction standards, associate skills and facility cleanliness.
As a survey panelist, you will act as a potential customer to the assigned WalMart store to conduct your evaluation survey on the efficiency and customer service of the store in order to submit a fair and unbiased rating in your survey report.
Please complete the Sign-Up form below:
Name:
Current Mailing Address:
Zip Code:
Age:
Phone Number:
Work Experience:
Alternate Email:

Sincerely,
PineCone Research LLC
250 E 5th St, 9th Fl
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Attn: Karen Scott (Research Operations Manager)
P: 513-666-7709
Thank you - We appreciate and value your participation!"

Here is another scam: -Forwarded Message- From: PineCone Research LLC Sent: May 15, 2018 1:24 PM Subject: WALMART ASSIGNMENT You have been selected as a Customer Service Evaluator to participate in our short 10-15 minutes paid research survey on WalMart stores in your area. Compensation: You will get paid $500.00 for each completed survey. You will visit the nearest WalMart store in your area to conduct a survey by utilizing their WalMart-2-WalMart transfer services for customer satisfaction standards, associate skills and facility cleanliness. As a survey panelist, you will act as a potential customer to the assigned WalMart store and conduct your evaluation survey on the efficiency and customer service of the store. Please Complete The Sign Up form Below: Name: Mailing Address: Zip Code: Phone Number (Cell): Work Experience: Alternate Email: Thanks for your interest and CONFIDENTIAL participation in PineCone Research. . .we look forward to being able to include you in our sequel surveys. PineCone Research LLC 250 E 5th St 9th Fl Cincinnati, OH 45202 Attn: Gary Scott (Research Operations Manager) P: (513) 666-7709

I am a victim of this scam & was ripped off for $1450. It involves Wire, Bank & Mail Fraud. Have NOTHING to do with it.

How did they rip you off? Did you cash the check? Mines a cashiers check. Not sure what to do with it.

Report it to the police.