tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992793048732157071.post5150904385793604452..comments2023-10-07T19:54:52.424+11:00Comments on Scam Watch: Richard PowellUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992793048732157071.post-21371317854983958232014-04-29T21:59:03.515+10:002014-04-29T21:59:03.515+10:00This is scary. I have been researching Franklin A...This is scary. I have been researching Franklin Allen, who is the man supposedly behind a company called Chronax Consulting (Consultants). <br /><br />That company reached out to me about being a mystery shopper and though the heading and initial paragraph of what you put in your blog differs from how they approached me - the bottom section is the same. <br /><br />They send you what looks like a very legitimate check in the mail but then ask you to deposit said check (which I assume will bounce as it's drawn against a closed account, I'm sure) and in the meanwhile, spend $100 at Walmart and then forward the majority of their check for $2,350 through Money Gram. <br /><br />Of course if I "do the job in the first day" I will be allowed to deduct for myself not only the payment & travel fee of $210, but an additional $100 but (DUH) that would mean I don't give the check time to fully clear.<br /><br />So sure, I'll just go ahead and send this company around $2K of MY money to help them ascertain whether or not their "client" aka Money Gram employees are doing their job well.<br /><br />Isn't there a way to report them for mail fraud since they're using the US Postal Service to send checks to people? <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com