Comments on: screwy? http://perrycrowe.com/blog/screwy/ and the blog is me Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:12:59 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: perry http://perrycrowe.com/blog/screwy/comment-page-1/#comment-71 perry Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:50:09 +0000 http://perrycrowe.com/blog/?p=91#comment-71 Michele, it's good that you're nipping this thing in the bud (or at least trying to). Nervousness is a natural feeling when dealing with scammers. I'm sure a worst case scenario involves some kind of identity theft, but I don't think I gave Ginger any info that wasn't available through the phone book. Granted, having provoked Ginger to the point that s/he's calling me (repeatedly) has put me on his/her radar, which doesn't make me feel great. But I didn't give my SSN or birth date or anything (which makes Ginger's claim of an "extensive background check" so ridiculous), so I don't feel too badly about it. And I also have a phone number for Ginger now, though I suppose it was probably a payphone in a Greyhound station somewhere in Bumfuck. Anyway, please do let me know if your check arrives, and, if you have a scanner, post an image of the check (and envelope, for that matter). Like you said, we probably should've known this offer was too good to be true when we read it ($400 a week?!?!?!), but I feel like the more info posted to this site, the better informed others will be to tell Ginger to go fuck him/herself. Michele, it’s good that you’re nipping this thing in the bud (or at least trying to). Nervousness is a natural feeling when dealing with scammers. I’m sure a worst case scenario involves some kind of identity theft, but I don’t think I gave Ginger any info that wasn’t available through the phone book. Granted, having provoked Ginger to the point that s/he’s calling me (repeatedly) has put me on his/her radar, which doesn’t make me feel great. But I didn’t give my SSN or birth date or anything (which makes Ginger’s claim of an “extensive background check” so ridiculous), so I don’t feel too badly about it. And I also have a phone number for Ginger now, though I suppose it was probably a payphone in a Greyhound station somewhere in Bumfuck. Anyway, please do let me know if your check arrives, and, if you have a scanner, post an image of the check (and envelope, for that matter). Like you said, we probably should’ve known this offer was too good to be true when we read it ($400 a week?!?!?!), but I feel like the more info posted to this site, the better informed others will be to tell Ginger to go fuck him/herself.

]]> By: Michele http://perrycrowe.com/blog/screwy/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Michele Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:50:13 +0000 http://perrycrowe.com/blog/?p=91#comment-68 Perry, I've actually been Googling all morning and reading up on your struggle. You're a very entertaining writer, but the whole thing honestly makes me a little nervous! Perhaps this is because my friend who informed me of the scam is a hypochondriac and felt the need to point out the worst case scenario. Anyway, I emailed good old Ginger a little while ago informing HIM, apparently, that I wouldn't be able to complete the task, blahblahblah. Of course, "the check is on the way" and I was instructed to cash it and wire the money, then submit my report whenever I had the opportunity to-no rush. Fat chance, Ginger. Perry, I’ve actually been Googling all morning and reading up on your struggle. You’re a very entertaining writer, but the whole thing honestly makes me a little nervous! Perhaps this is because my friend who informed me of the scam is a hypochondriac and felt the need to point out the worst case scenario. Anyway, I emailed good old Ginger a little while ago informing HIM, apparently, that I wouldn’t be able to complete the task, blahblahblah. Of course, “the check is on the way” and I was instructed to cash it and wire the money, then submit my report whenever I had the opportunity to-no rush.

Fat chance, Ginger.

]]> By: perry http://perrycrowe.com/blog/screwy/comment-page-1/#comment-67 perry Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:45:42 +0000 http://perrycrowe.com/blog/?p=91#comment-67 Good luck in your dealings with Ginger, Michele. Once the check goes out, he's like a dog with a bone (yes, "he"). Also, good luck sending the check back, as it will probably come from a shell company. Here's a couple more posts documenting the ongoing saga: <a href="http://perrycrowe.com/blog/the-plot-thickens/" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://perrycrowe.com/blog/tenacious/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Good luck in your dealings with Ginger, Michele. Once the check goes out, he’s like a dog with a bone (yes, “he”). Also, good luck sending the check back, as it will probably come from a shell company. Here’s a couple more posts documenting the ongoing saga: here and here.

]]> By: Michele http://perrycrowe.com/blog/screwy/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Michele Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:25:58 +0000 http://perrycrowe.com/blog/?p=91#comment-66 I applied to this and got the exact same email too. I know a bunch of people are telling you this, and I don't want to be repetitive, but I feel like an idiot for not realizing that this is check fraud scam. I knew the whole thing sounded fishy ... AND too good to be true ... but only after talking to one of my financially wise friends did I realize the danger of this situstion. Apparently, my check is on the way, and when I get it I plan on sending it right back to good old Ginger. I was just looking for some extra freelance work ... I wasn't interested in getting involved in a scam. I applied to this and got the exact same email too. I know a bunch of people are telling you this, and I don’t want to be repetitive, but I feel like an idiot for not realizing that this is check fraud scam. I knew the whole thing sounded fishy … AND too good to be true … but only after talking to one of my financially wise friends did I realize the danger of this situstion. Apparently, my check is on the way, and when I get it I plan on sending it right back to good old Ginger. I was just looking for some extra freelance work … I wasn’t interested in getting involved in a scam.

]]> By: tenacious « i am the blog http://perrycrowe.com/blog/screwy/comment-page-1/#comment-52 tenacious « i am the blog Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:01:19 +0000 http://perrycrowe.com/blog/?p=91#comment-52 [...] Mystery Shopper saga continues, with the walls closing in. Sure, the whole thing seemed like a scam, what with ol’ [...] [...] Mystery Shopper saga continues, with the walls closing in. Sure, the whole thing seemed like a scam, what with ol’ [...]

]]> By: the plot thickens « i am the blog http://perrycrowe.com/blog/screwy/comment-page-1/#comment-45 the plot thickens « i am the blog Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:44:50 +0000 http://perrycrowe.com/blog/?p=91#comment-45 [...] morning I finally got a reply from Ginger Prior, that [...] [...] morning I finally got a reply from Ginger Prior, that [...]

]]> By: lesley http://perrycrowe.com/blog/screwy/comment-page-1/#comment-25 lesley Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:30:57 +0000 http://perrycrowe.com/blog/?p=91#comment-25 amazing! galen almost got scammed by this too. stupid sexy ginger prior. think she's related to richard pryor? amazing! galen almost got scammed by this too. stupid sexy ginger prior. think she’s related to richard pryor?

]]> By: perry http://perrycrowe.com/blog/screwy/comment-page-1/#comment-24 perry Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:22:42 +0000 http://perrycrowe.com/blog/?p=91#comment-24 i think these scams were created by the Internet itself as it becomes more and more self-aware. It's scamming humans out of money in order to build the killer robots that will ultimately enslave and exterminate us. i think these scams were created by the Internet itself as it becomes more and more self-aware. It’s scamming humans out of money in order to build the killer robots that will ultimately enslave and exterminate us.

]]> By: allyson http://perrycrowe.com/blog/screwy/comment-page-1/#comment-23 allyson Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:01:51 +0000 http://perrycrowe.com/blog/?p=91#comment-23 i googled this too! too bad it's such a scam, i've been interested in secret shopping but can't seem to find the legit ones just yet. let us know how it turns out! i googled this too! too bad it’s such a scam, i’ve been interested in secret shopping but can’t seem to find the legit ones just yet. let us know how it turns out!

]]> By: Cara Northrop http://perrycrowe.com/blog/screwy/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Cara Northrop Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:24:01 +0000 http://perrycrowe.com/blog/?p=91#comment-22 wow! I got the same thing! they even mailed me a check from a business that doesn't exist! But my name was all misspelled and they never told me anything else... wow, who has time to sit around and scam people all day?? haha... wow! I got the same thing! they even mailed me a check from a business that doesn’t exist! But my name was all misspelled and they never told me anything else… wow, who has time to sit around and scam people all day?? haha…

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