Job seekers need to be aware that these scammers are out there recruiting money mules.
Corporex LLC
1040 Avenue of the Americas
New York New York 10019
United States of America
Phone: (718) 673-6124
Web Address: http://www.corpor-ex.us/user/register/content/city/9205
I received a check yesterday for the same exact amount, but I did receive a follow up email with an assignment to go to Walmart and purchase a 42 inch TV. It gave 3-4 different links to the walmart website for the different TV’s and it said to choose 1. The TV’s were around $500. I also received in that same email a word doc which was a report form basically asking mystery shopping questions like store appearance, interaction with store associate etc, was I greeted…3 pages of questions. Seemed pretty legit. I did not cash the check but i did deposit it into my bank account and my credit union said they had to hold for 2 days and its supposed to be released tomorrow. After doing research I am thinking that this is a scam so I wont be going out and purchasing anything. Matter fact Ive heard it really takes about a week to find out of a check is good or not. The email also said that I needed to submit the report form within 2 days of going to Walmart and to await instructions on what to do with the remaining money. I’m assuming from other things that Ive found online they they will probably ask me to wire it somewhere! So be careful if you DO cash it cause you will probably end up oweing the bank lol. I guess I’ll find out soon enough. I’m not spending a dime of it.
I JUST RECEIVED A CHECK FROM CORPOREX FOR $2,830.00 !!
I haven’t done anything but sign up with them. They stated that my first assignment would be by email – that was 11-11-2010, the same day the check was cut (postmarked 11/12/2010).
As yet, no assignment … maybe a scam, huh?? The envelope (with their logo, etc.) is from New York, N.Y., the check is from a different company in Washington, D.C.
No letter, no instructions, no assignment — just a check for $2,830.00
From: Corporex Secret Shopper LLC <corpor-ex@gmx.com>
To:
Sent: Mon, November 22, 2010 6:00:00 AM
Subject: [#65492] Tasks for Mr.Shopper
Good day ScamFraudAlert,
We have received your contract and have scrutinized it carefully. You are the person we need to do this work. HR department has approved you for this position. You’ll receive check today totaling to $ 2830 .
Your first task consists of two parts:
1) You will go to the closest WALMART to you and buy one of this products:
- http://www.walmart.com/ip/Element-ELCHW402/14269390
- http://www.walmart.com/ip/Element-ELPCFT421/14291486
- http://www.walmart.com/ip/Element-ELDFT421/14321381
- http://www.walmart.com/ip/Vizio-RBVP422HDTV10A/14978597
During purchase talk to the consultant. Ask what he thinks about this product. Memorize what he says in details. Specify hisher name. Report us how everything was. Enter the address of the shop.
ALL THE GOODS AND SERVICES YOU BUY — REMAIN YOURS FOREVER.
2) The amount of the goods you buy in WALMART won’t make more than $ 550 , the rest amount of check you need to use for checking Western Union office work. Please, reffer to Evaluation form for Secret Shopper that is enclosed. Transfer funds by the Western Union MONEY IN MINUTES system.
What you need to do is: Go to the Western Union office which is located in your area. Carefully fill in all forms, watch how the staff works. (Please, see enclosed evaluation form for detailed instructions) The system guaranties to transfer money in few minutes- this service we will control. Do the transaction «Money in Minutes» . Money is generally available to pick up within minutes.
Money in Minutes:
Amount to be send is $ 2130
Western Union fees are $ 114-136
Transaction requires the following data.
| 1) First Name: | Tatyana |
| 2) Last Name: | Kapranova |
| 3) City: | Saint-Petersburg |
| 4) Country: | Russia |
NOTE: Write each letter of these data very carefully.
After you make the transaction please email us the same day the following information:
- Your address (as you filled in the Western Union receipt)
- Your full name (as you filled in the Western Union receipt)
- Amount of the transfer
- MTCN (Money Transfer Control Number)
PLEASE, SPECIFY THE FOLLOWING DATA COMPLETELY
As soon the transaction is done fax us the copy of the receipt of Western Union. Everything must be done quickly so we could test the speed of the system. Just specify the time when you did the translation.
The proceeding of these two tasks today is required. Tomorrow you will have another assignment.
We are looking forward to hear from you today about the work done.
Thank you for participating in our Secret Shopper Program!
Best regards, Corporex Secret Shopper LLC
mailto: corpor-ex@gmx.com
Address lookup
canonical name corpor-ex.us.
aliases http://www.corpor-ex.us
addresses 193.227.240.135
Domain Whois record
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Domain Name: CORPOR-EX.US
Domain ID: D30875947-US
Sponsoring Registrar: DIRECTI INTERNET SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD. D/B/A PUBLICDOMAINREGISTRY.COM
Registrar URL (registration services): http://www.publicdomainregistry.com
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Registrant ID: DI_13132636
Registrant Name: Mihail V Myshkin
Registrant Organization: Mihail V Myshkin
Registrant Address1: ul.Kunikova d.28 korpus 1 kv 32
Registrant City: Novorossijsk
Registrant State/Province: Novorossijsk
Registrant Postal Code: 125040
Registrant Country: Russian Federation
Registrant Country Code: RU
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Administrative Contact State/Province: Novorossijsk
Administrative Contact Postal Code: 125040
Administrative Contact Country: Russian Federation
Administrative Contact Country Code: RU
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Administrative Application Purpose: P1
Administrative Nexus Category: C31/RU
Billing Contact ID: DI_13132636
Billing Contact Name: Mihail V Myshkin
Billing Contact Organization: Mihail V Myshkin
Billing Contact Address1: ul.Kunikova d.28 korpus 1 kv 32
Billing Contact City: Novorossijsk
Billing Contact State/Province: Novorossijsk
Billing Contact Postal Code: 125040
Billing Contact Country: Russian Federation
Billing Contact Country Code: RU
Billing Contact Phone Number: +7.6092733972
Billing Contact Email: light-business@gmx.com
Billing Application Purpose: P1
Billing Nexus Category: C31/RU
Technical Contact ID: DI_13132636
Technical Contact Name: Mihail V Myshkin
Technical Contact Organization: Mihail V Myshkin
Technical Contact Address1: ul.Kunikova d.28 korpus 1 kv 32
Technical Contact City: Novorossijsk
Technical Contact State/Province: Novorossijsk
Technical Contact Postal Code: 125040
Technical Contact Country: Russian Federation
Technical Contact Country Code: RU
Technical Contact Phone Number: +7.6092733972
Technical Contact Email: light-business@gmx.com
Technical Application Purpose: P1
Technical Nexus Category: C31/RU
Name Server: DNS1.NAUNET.RU
Name Server: DNS2.NAUNET.RU
Created by Registrar: DIRECTI INTERNET SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD. D/B/A PUBLICDOMAINREGISTRY.COM
Last Updated by Registrar: DIRECTI INTERNET SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD. D/B/A PUBLICDOMAINREGISTRY.COM
Domain Registration Date: Fri Nov 12 14:24:24 GMT 2010
Domain Expiration Date: Fri Nov 11 23:59:59 GMT 2011
Domain Last Updated Date: Fri Nov 12 14:24:24 GMT 2010
Whois database was last updated on: Sun Nov 21 02:43:05 GMT 2010
Network Whois record
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DNS records
DNS query for 135.240.227.193.in-addr.arpa returned an error from the server: NameError
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