Assemble Booklets at Home? Yeah, Right…
Premier Mailing Service, Inc.’s Work At Home Scam Busted
My husband got a letter in the mail just the other day - addressed directly to his more common nickname instead of to his formal name (which makes me wonder where they snagged our address) offering him *UP TO* $4,500 a week for assembling “Get Credit Now” booklets at home.
If you’ve been looking for work at home opportunities - chances are someone down the line has gotten your mailing address and sold it or passed it along down the line. Or maybe like me - ten years later your spouse gets a work at home offer in the mailbox.
I can safely say that ANY letter that comes to your home address totally unsolicited and offers you a work-at-home opportunity is a scam. Here’s how you can tell this one’s a scam even before you Google it!
They Want $$ from You…
The tallest and brightest red flag is the fact that this one page letter ends with a ‘registration form’ that looks more like an ORDER form. Yep. They are asking for money. (A $45 refundable deposit plus $5 shipping.)
What’s the money for - well, that’s the second red flag. Here’s what they say:
We would love to get you started without any registration fee, but to make sure that you’re a serious home worker, we’re going to require a $45.00 REFUNDABLE FEE. This fee will be returned to you after you’ve mailed off your first one hundred booklets.”
There are a LOT of problems with this rationale. IF they are taking your money only to disqualify people who are not serious about working from home, why not make it even tougher to get in. Why not require folks to attach a resume or brief work history and then answer an essay question. It takes me a lot longer to write an essay than it does for me to write a check.
There’s No Return Address on the Envelope…
Always a clue! Not including a return address on the outside of the envelope is just bad business. AND, the address they give on the order form (I mean, registration form) is a post office box. While there’s no harm in having a post office box through which to conduct business - there IS harm in having ONLY a post office box to contact them for their refund guarantee. To make matters worse, the company address inside the letter is in Naples, Florida. The post office that processed the letter is in Corpus Christi, Texas (and I live on the east coast). At the very least, I’d mail something to the PO Box to see if I got an answer. I might also mail stacks of monopoly money to the post office box address if I were bored enough and had an extra stamp to spare. After all, the letter didn’t specify it has to be real, legal U.S. tender.
Their Guarantee Isn’t Backed Up with Specifics
Their “unconditional guarantee”…
Register with our program now, and start stapling our booklets at home. If you’re not making the kind of money that you desire after working with us for sixty days, just return our instruction manual for a full refund of your registration fee, plus an additional $35…just for giving our program an honest try. We stand by our promise…but more importantly, we’re confident that you’ll make good money working with us.
They make the guarantee sound too attractive, offering an additional $35, to ease your gut-instinct fears and keep you from noticing that they don’t tell you exactly how to go about getting that refund.
They also forget to tell you that they aren’t going to reimburse the $5 you sent in for shipping (so that brings that $35 something-for-nothing down to $30). And then there’s the shipping costs you’ll incur when you return the instruction manual. They offer to send you a stapler, too, so maybe you’ll have to send that back as well when you go after your refund.
I’m certain that whatever you get in return is worth nothing close to $50 and won’t cost them $5 to ship it (if they send you anything at all). They don’t include a response envelope for the form - nor do they even enclose a form to fill out. You’d have to cut the bottom of the letter off and mail it in. And guess what - that’s where the address is - on the form you just cut off and mailed in. So unless you made copies of the front and back of the letter, you’d have little to go on to try to get a refund.
It Sounds too Good to Be True
Nothing is ever as good as it sounds. When the letter touts all the great benefits you’ll receive, the chances are high that you’re not getting a very accurate picture of the real deal at all. There’s GOT to be something in it for them — otherwise they wouldn’t have gone through the trouble of buying a mailing list and sending out the letters. It’s not likely that you’re going to be pulling in over $4,000 a week stapling booklets. They could go to a printer and have the work done for much less.
Imagine, though, if they sent out 100 letters and got 20 responses with checks for fifty dollars enclosed. That’s a pretty quick $1,000 return on investment. Not bad, huh. What if I told you that YOU could make $1,000 for an hour’s work and $42 in stamps? The catch is that you’d have to be scamming people who are looking for legitimate work at home to do it.
Perhaps the real idea here is to get you to do the same thing - take the sample letter and recruit other people to do the stapling. There’s a hand-written code on my letter, G4-LV7772, so they’re tracking something (either the referral or the mailing list).
Google it…
If you ever find yourself reaching for your checkbook, please Google the company name on the letter before you send them you’re hard-earned money.
Google “Premier Mailing Service, Inc.” find these mentions right on the first page of results:
- Premier Mailing Service, Inc. Sent my money, didn’t get supplies! Ripoff Naples Florida
- FIB’s Scams101 Message Board’s Premier Mailing Service Thread
- Yahoo Answers’ Answer
Got First-Hand Knowledge?
If anyone has first hand knowledge of Premier Mailing Service, Inc. and their booklet stapling offers and would like to either vent frustrations or include additional advice to others, feel free to leave a comment here.
And if anyone who actually sends out these letters would like to explain or defend themselves, feel free to attempt to do so in the comments here as well.
October 3rd, 2007 at 10:29 pm
Thanks for bring this up to the public. I just received this same letter today and notice the post mark came from Santa Clarita California, instead of Naples, Fl. I also took notice in the lack of contact information. Once again…thanks. You saved me $45.00!
October 4th, 2007 at 2:03 am
da~~it. i just did this! i hope it isn’t a scam! mine was from fort lauderdale, flordia. but, everything else in this article is true! da~~it, da~~it, da~~it!!! i KNEW i should have made a copy!!!
October 24th, 2007 at 9:56 am
Glad I saved you the $$, James! That makes me quite happy.
And for the person who sent in the $$, take heart - you’re not the first or the last to get taken in and yep, you should have made a copy. And you should always look before you leap. Look for information about the company with the BBB and online before sending in that check or money order. I wish you the best of luck getting something out of it. Please let us all know what happens and whether or not you ever get your money back.
The Silver Lining if you DID get taken in:
Lesson Learned - and it could have been a much more expensive one!
December 12th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
I will be going to florida in a couple of months.. and though I did not fall for their scam of stapling credit books.. I am going to visit this premier mailing place in Naples fla. It is just a post office box..but I can find it and video the people who visit the box to collect their mail.. and then follow them to where they are going to count the money.. I assure you that these people will regret ever sending me the phony letter.. I am not stupid and they will find out in just a few months what their stupidity is going to cost them.. this is going to be fun..
January 16th, 2008 at 11:24 am
They have changed the name under which they’re sending their letters so it took me a long time to find this page. According to what I’ve read though, it’s the exact same letter, just a different name. They’re calling themselves Info Source Enterprise Inc now and changed the PO Box location to Fort Meyers, FL. Just thought that might be helpful if someone else ends up searching for that one instead of their old name.
January 16th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Thank you for the comment and the info!
If it’s not the same company, it’s probably one just like it. Maybe the same people change names dozens of times or maybe it’s just that a lot of people get in on the same types of scams. I did a quick BBB search and looked at the Info Source Enterprise Inc. BBB reliability report.
The company has a physical address and the PO address and is owned by Ms. Sonya Murray. It’s not a BBB Accredited corporation (incorporated in May of 2007 in Florida) with the BBB file open date of November 2007. I also noticed that this on the report:
“The BBB has requested basic information from this company. The BBB has not received a response. Without this information, the BBB may not have current information concerning such things as the company’s management or its nature of business.”
I didn’t find anything else for either the company name or the owner’s name. Makes ya wonder, doesn’t it. The Google results for the business name, in quotes, came up empty. Maybe given a little more time Google will return this page and other pages like it.
January 23rd, 2008 at 8:19 am
My husband just brought me a letter today and I got online immediately to find out something about it because it sounded fishy to me. What made it fishy was that there was no contact number, or no specific name. The only “person” the letter refers to is the “Program Manager”. I mean if this was a company that could really afford to pay you as much as they say they could, then they wouldn’t need a $40.00 fee. But someone who did need the fee would be a lowlife trying to scam people out of their money.
Anyways….the company’s name that I got the letter under was SOURCE ECONOMIC/M.A.ENT.-P.O. BOX 190340-FT. LAUDERDALE,FL. 33319. Things like this really bother me, because you have scam artists like this one that rip off hard working people that really would like to find something like this that is just to good to be true.
Sincerely,
A Stay At Home Mom
February 22nd, 2008 at 6:13 pm
I JUST RECEIVED THE SAME LETTER FROM SOURCE ECONOMIC/M.A.ENT. SAME ADDRESS.
PLEASE FORWARD ON SO OTHERS THAT CHECK LETTERS LIKE THIS OUT ON GOGGLE.
March 7th, 2008 at 1:27 am
Sounds like a good way to make some fast money. I’m like most people, it sounds to good to be on the level. I got a letter today. I believe it is a scam.
March 12th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
I received this letter from Info Source Enterprise Inc. Common sense tells you it’s a scam. Anyway, I am going to contact the AG for Illinois to report this. Since it is crossing state boundaries and using the US Postal Service, there may also be a federal offense involved.
March 13th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
I have spent lots of $$$$$$$ on letters like this one from Source Economic/M.A. Ent. before my daughter told me to go to this website. Thank you for saving me lots of $$$$$$$$ in the future. It comforts me that I am not the only sucker. Thank you again.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
I got this letter yesterday from Info Source Enterprises, Inc. located at P.O. Box 60097, Fort Myers, FL 33906. Shockingly, it is postmarked from Fort Myers, FL. 10 bucks for stuffing an envelope. 50 bucks to join their program. I’m always looking for a work at home program, but every single one I get in my email or snail mail is the same. A scam. Someone somewhere is making 50 bucks every time someone sends 50 bucks to join a bogus program. It doesn’t take too much brain power to figure this one out.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
We received the letter Post Marked March 11, 2008. No return address, mailed from Colorado Springs, CO. Company name: Premier Mailing Service PO Box 7159 Naples FL. Don’t fall for it! This has scam written all over it.
March 14th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
I also received a letter from Info Source Enterprise Inc. P.O. Box 60097 Fort Myers, FL 33906 claiming I could make up to $5,000 or more stuffing envelopes from home. I went online and immediately starting searching for information on the company and found your website. Thanks for the information. I thought it was probably a scam and of course it is. It is so discouraging because I am also a stay at home mom who has searched long and hard online (which is probably how they got my information) to try to find something legit that I can earn some income from home. Unfortunately, I haven’t been successful in finding anything and I’m glad that there are websites like this to warn us of scams that do make it to our mailbox.
March 14th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
I just received the same letter today from Info Source Enterprise Inc. in Fort Myers, Fl… I knew it sounded too good to be true so immediately I went to the WWW to do some research and come upon this thread… I checked the BBB and couldn’t find anything on the company. It states the same thing as mentioned in previous posts that if you send in a certain amount of money they send you all the supplies for stuffing envelopes and get paid $500-$1000 week. It’s a shame because so many people are looking to make extra cash from home and most get scammed! Is there ANY LEGIT work at home companies to make extra income??????
March 14th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
This is the update from the BBB on Info Source Enterprise Inc…
The BBB reports on businesses, both accredited and non-accredited. If an organization is a BBB Accredited business, it is stated in this report.
Name: Info Source Enterprise, Inc.
Address: 19399 Orchidtree Ct, Lehigh Acres, FL 33936-7325
Entity: Corporation
Incorporated: May 2007, FL
File Open Date: November 2007
TOB Classification: Work-At-Home Companies
BBB Accreditation: This organization is not a BBB Accredited business.
The BBB has requested basic information from this company. The BBB has not received a response. Without this information, the BBB may not have current information concerning such things as the company’s management or its nature of business.
Customer Experience
When considering complaint information, please take into account the company’s size and volume of transactions, and understand that the nature of complaints and a firm’s responses to them are often more important than the number of complaints. The BBB processed a total of 2 complaints about this company in the last 36 months, our standard reporting period.Of the total of 2 complaints closed in 36 months, 2 were closed in the last year.
Delivery Issues BBB Definition:
Delivery Issues - Claims alleging delayed delivery of ordered merchandise.
Resolved BBB Definition:
Resolved - The company resolved the complaint issues.
1 - Company resolved BBB Definition:
resolved - The company resolved the complaint issues.
the complaint issues. The consumer acknowledged acceptance to the BBB.
1 - Company addressed the complaint issues. The consumer failed to acknowledge acceptance to the BBB.
Advertising Review
On February 1, 2008 the BBB asked the company to substantiate its advertising claims (listed below)
The BBB reviews business advertising, (newspaper, magazine, TV, radio, internet) routinely to ensure that it is truthful and ethical. Claims in advertising are measured against basic advertising principles of the BBB Code of Advertising (BBB Code of Advertising) which was developed to guide advertisers, advertising agencies and advertising media…
1. “UP TO $5,000.00 WEEKLY! Assembling our booklets at home… $25.00 per booklet . . . Guaranteed!”
2. “You will be paid $25.00 for each booklet that you assemble as per our instruction.”
3. “You’ll receive advance payment for each booklet that you staple. That means that you’ll receive $1250.00 for stapling fifty booklets, $2,500.00 for stapling one hundred booklets, and $3,750.00 for stapling one hundred and fifty booklets. If you staple more booklets for the wee, you’ll make more money”
4. “As you can see, all you need to do is work three to six hours each week in order to make $1,250.00 to $3750.00 and more for the week.”
The request for substantiation is still pending.
Additional Contact Information
Additional Addresses
PO Box 60097
Fort Myers, FL 33906-6097
March 15th, 2008 at 5:46 am
I was tricked and sent $150 refundable fee to Info Sourse Enterprise Inc. P.O. Box 60097 Fort Myers FL. 33906. I recieved a box from ups with letters to stuff in addressed envelopes where I need to supply stamps. No Phone number to contact.The letter go out to more people to get them to send money to get setup stapling books.Quite an enterprise. I will take all I have to turn into to post master for investigation. I wish I looked at this before I sent money.Why I did not stick with when it is to good to be true it probably is not.
March 15th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
I received a letter today. I thought I would check it out before I sent money. Thank you for posting this. My letter said Source Economic/M.A. Ent…..Fort Lauderdale, FL. Hope this helps someone else also.
March 18th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
i received a letter stating that i can make up $3,000 a week for stuffing letters. i thought it was too good to be true but since i am in need of a better financial situation… so i was about to send the money in until i decided to google it and came across this website. i got to say thank you for this kind of information to let me know that this is a scam. thank you for saving me money.
March 20th, 2008 at 12:49 am
The funny thing is Source Economic/M.A. Enterprises gets people to stuff and mail out their “special letters” about booklet stapling from home which explains all of the different post offices these things come from. I can say from experience that if you get the letter from them about what is basically a letter stuffing thing and you send in money then you do get a bunch of letters, envelopes, and mailing labels a few weeks later; but that’s about all you’ll be getting for your purchase… at least so far as I know. I’ll give another post if they end up sending me anything else.
March 20th, 2008 at 10:25 am
I got this Letter a few days ago in the mail, and I was skeptical also, but I did some checking around and I called the post office in Fort Myers, Fl. They told me it was a scam also. I am so glad I found this page. Thank You so much for saving me $50.00. They wanted $45.00 for registration fee plus $5 for shipping and handling.
March 22nd, 2008 at 6:23 pm
I also received a letter from Info Source Enterprise. I have been seeing a lot of information on the news lately about scams. I can see why, what an easy way to make some money. Anyways, I really wanted to do it, it seemed easy and I could always use some extra money. I ‘Google’d the name and also checked the BBB. I am glad that I found this site before I sent my money. It seemed like a lot of money to be making in just one week and my fiance asked me lots of questions about the letter, many of which, I could not answer. That was when I found this site! Thanks to the editor of this article and to everyone who posted comments. I am sorry if anyone lost money, but I am glad you let other people know, hopefully if we keep doing this, we can put scammers out of business!
March 22nd, 2008 at 8:44 pm
I received this same letter from Info Source Enterprise Inc. Same lack of information, return address or other verifiable information, and also asking for the supposedly refundable $45.00 registration fee + $5.00 Shipping to be sent to PO BOX 60097 Fort Myers Florida, 33906, with the name Michael Anthoy, Program Director. It looked like a scam, smelled like a scam, and felt like a scam. I found (only) this page while looking for them…what does that say about that company? I THANK MY LUCKY TECHNOLOGY GOD for the Internet with which to research these kinds of things before I pay out my very hard to come by money. I think I will submit this offer to my local AG’s office, the USPS, and anyone else interested in taking down this phoney baloney scam company.
March 23rd, 2008 at 10:15 pm
A few days ago I received this same letter from Info Source Enterprise, Inc. P.O. Box 60097, Fort Myers, FL 33906 with a code number on the registration form being GD-DB8076 and the Program Director name being Michael Anthoy. The plain white envelope had no return address and the postmark was from St. Paul, Minnesota dated March 15, 2008. They are asking for a $45 refundable deposit plus $5 shipping. The letter stated that you can make from $1,250 to $3,750 for stapling booklets. Sounds too good to be true! I was gald that I showed this letter to a co-worker and also a family member. Both said it looks like a scam so I decided to google this company and the search brought me to this web site. I will bring this scam to my local United States Post Office for review.
March 24th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
We received this letter on the same day as a card from a relative in Richlands, N.C. both having the same postal address and stamping. We do not usually open envelopes without return addresses, but since they were identical postmarks we did. It felt like a scam and upon this site was releived that we did not act upon it. Thanks
March 24th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Got one from from “Info Source Enterprise Inc” from “Michael Anthony” today. I was to send the $50 ($45 “refundable” +$5.00 shipping) to a PO Box in Fort Myers Florida but the envelope was postmarked “Las Vegas NV”. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Oh yeah, and it was sent to my mother at our address. Sadly the reason her correspondence comes to our address is that she passed away almost 10 years ago and as her son I took care of her estate.
March 25th, 2008 at 8:25 am
I received the same letter yesterday from Info Source Enterprise Inc. Same lack of information, return address or other verifiable information, and also asking for the supposedly refundable $45.00 registration fee + $5.00 Shipping to be sent to PO BOX 60097 Fort Myers Florida, 33906, with the name Michael Anthoy, Program Director.
Thought it was a scam. Thanks to all for saving me $50.00.
March 25th, 2008 at 11:40 am
It’s amazing just how many people scams like this reach! Thanks to all of you who have contributed with your own comments and are helping to prevent others from falling victim to the hype and the false promises.
~Lisa
March 25th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Thank you to all of you for posting this information! My babysitter received this letter a couple of days ago from Info Source Enterprise Inc., P.O. Box 60097, Fort Myers, FL 33906; same as many of you. She asked me to look it up on-line for her. I thought it was a scam and now I am certain it is. It has all the same information as the rest of you. $45 refundable deposit plus $5 shipping and all the rest. If it sounds too good to be true then it probably is! It also had the program director as Michael Anthony. I am glad I found this website and that my babysitter didn’t waste her money! Thanks again!
March 25th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Right on schedule. Here in Jersey, got the same letter; like the rest of you, thought it was a scam, so I Googled and glad I did. I was SO tempted to give in. In foreclosure now and need extra cash desperately. These people are preying upon those who desperately need money who are in crisis. I hope they get caught!
March 25th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
I’m surprised there are so many posts about this scam. I just found this by googling the company AFTER sending the good Michael Anthony a response to his scam. I told him he was working for “chump change” asking for 50 small for his scam. These chumps send out a mass mailing with the hopes that they get about a half to one % response. It’s not the same people sending this crap out. Not unusual for any of you to see post marks from different states but the $$$ was to be sent to Mark Anthony in Ft.Myers.
ADVICE: whatever you get in the mail “hawking” a get rich quick type program contact the PO where the response goes to as well as YOUR PO and give them the info telling them IT IS A SCAM….not you think it’s a scam. They should follow it through. This is the best way to try to stop it. I told this Anthony person to contact me ASAP so I could teach him a high paying scam instead of his chump change loser program. Of course I don’t expect a response. Still can’t believe ANYONE would send money without checking the company out….just stupid.
March 26th, 2008 at 10:39 am
I received the same letter yeaterday. It came in my husbands name. He sends away for a lot of “work at home” opportunities. It looks like they are stepping up their mailings because it seems that there are more people recently that are complaining about this.
I can’t believe that there is not a federal agency that is interested in these types of scams.
I am so glad that I googled this company. It saved me $40 and more than that in aggravation. My letter was postmarked Birmingham Alabama. I think that the code number is to help track what mailing list they are using. The sad thing about this is that with the “registration form” fee being only $40, the people that can least afford to send the money are the ones that are going to reply to this bogus letter. I wish that there was a better way to warn people about this. I would venture to say that with as many people that look here, there are probably 100 times that that do not know that this site exists.
March 26th, 2008 at 10:50 am
Received same letter from Santa Anna Cal. Save your $$$$$, there is no way you can make this amount of money this easy.
March 26th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
RM made a good point:
“I can’t believe that there is not a federal agency that is interested in these types of scams.”
Well, there are things you can do and since this comment list is getting so long, maybe I should also post some online resources for reporting these types of things. Many of the readers here have noted alerting their Post Office or the Post Office that postmarked the actual letter. But maybe we should all be filling out the US Postal Inspection form as well. You can do it right online: Mail Fraud Complaint at the USPS site. You could also write the Federal Trade Commission (spam@uce.gov) or contact your state Attorney General.
I have to admit I like the idea of Al B. contacting Michael Anthony with an offer to get rich with him instead. But then again, I’ve also been known to return bulk mail response envelopes with trash and ad inserts included just for fun.
March 29th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Received the same letter in Atlanta, GA. I’m so thankful for the internet. I Google everything. This just sounded too good to be true. Thanks for your comments.
March 29th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
I got this letter today! Sounded wayy too good to be true so I had to check into it. Thanks so much for saving me the $$!
March 31st, 2008 at 5:01 pm
I have received this same mailing ten times in the last four weeks thought it seemed odd. Thanks to your website for “showing me the light”.
March 31st, 2008 at 9:21 pm
These letters are sent out by people who have already been scammed. That explains the different locations.
When the new victim replies back with the money, the sender (old victim) gets their cut. In this case, $10 for each reponse. You don’t simply get paid to send out letters.
In addition, where do you get the addresses to send these packages? That’s right, they will probably try to sell you lists of addresses.
This non-sense continues on and on. Whatever is being solicited is just a cover for these unprofessional, bloodsucking devils. We must educate these potential victims.
Yes, save and protect your hard-earned money.
March 31st, 2008 at 11:06 pm
@Shannon & Mark - Glad we could all help.
@Mr. Rocco - You’re exactly right. It’s probably what keeps these businesses in business. One person gets taken, sees what the “real deal” is and in order to recover their losses they pass the misfortune on down the line. It’s a shame (and a pitiful comment on human nature, I know).
Anyone who has signed up to assemble these booklets only to be given 10 names and 10 fliers to down-sell to others should take a long hard look in the mirror before mailing them out. Remember how you felt when you were duped, put on your big girl pants and STOP the cycle.
April 1st, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Well, thank you internet. I just received this letter today. I, myself, thought it was a little strange that there was no return address and no name but Program Manager signing off. A little fishy to me. However, I went online to find these letters from all of you. Wow. What a scam!!!! Funny, my letter came from Beaumont, TX.
April 4th, 2008 at 7:51 am
The reason for the different postmarks is this. This is a pyramid scheme — a type of chain letter. When a person falls for this scam and sends in money, the letters which he receives to stuff and send out are mailed from HIS post office.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:35 am
Right you are, Bud! Thanks for the comment.
April 7th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Thank you so much letting me know about this scam!!
April 8th, 2008 at 11:50 am
i recieved the same letter last week, oddly enough, it was postmarked from New Jeresey…they want the money sent to Florida. I’m looking for a phone number so i can call and ask questions…and, to no surprise, i can’t find a number anywhere. i wan’t to ask them some silly questions, like…”do i have to pay income taxes after i get my first weekly check of $3,500??” for some reason, i don’t think they’ll have an answer. The program director who signed my letter is a guy named Michael Anthony. Wasn’t he the bass player for Van Halen??
April 8th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Received the same Fort Myers, Fl letter today. Complete scam. No phone number, email address, and if you look at the “Program Manager’s” name its the most common name in the book Michael Anthony (in my case)…Keep in mind it was also misspelled.
April 9th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
OK people, I got scammed. I fell for this hook line and sinker!! I am not forwarding anything to anyone. The instructions for this forwarding process are not very clear and like everyone else has said there is no number or email addy to get ahold of anyone. Please pass this around so that no one else gets robbed like I did. I did do a BBB check and there were only 3 complaints in 36 mos. I thought that was pretty good. I am such a dumn A&%.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:27 am
I too got a letter processed through Charlotte, NC. I have fallen for one of these before but I appreciate all the advice on this page so I would not fall for another one.
April 12th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Wife got the same letter from Info Source Enterprises. I said no, but let me look for it online.
Here is an idea - send a letter back to them, with their own letter. In your letter, state you have a better way of doing this, than what they have, and for a nominal, non-refundable fee of $10K, you will be happy to be a consultant for them.
Apparently, all is fair….
April 13th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Thank you all for the valuable information. I also received the same letter from a company called Info Source Enterprise Inc. stating you could make up to $3,750 weekly. Thanks for saving me money. It is definitely a scam. This is actually the 2nd letter I have received from this company in a year.
April 14th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
OKAY NOW THIS IS TO WEIRD. I HAD FALLEN FOR THE SEND $50 TO: INFO SOURCE ENTERPRISE INC. HAD FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT IT UNTIL THIS MORNING.I DID HOWEVER MAKE A COPY OF THE LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO ME WITH THE ADDRESS AND MICHAEL ANTHONY’S SIGNATURE ON IT. WELL FOR SOME REASON I DECIDED TO GHOOGLE THIS COMPANY AND THAT’S WHEN I RAN ACROSS THIS SITE. AS I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THE FORT MEYER’S FL. POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE DOOR BELL RANG AND GUESS WHAT? YUP IT WAS UPS DELIVERING MY PACKAGE FROM YES YOU GUESSED IT INFO SOURCE ENTERPRISE INC. OKAY HERE IS WHAT I GOT. I GOT: 3 BOOKLETS 1.SECRETS TO GOOD CREDIT, 2.FINALLY A HOME BASED INCOME MADE EASILY,3. GET QUICK CASH NOW. 10 PINK FLYERS SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT I RECIEVED AND SENT IN, AND 10 PRE-ADDRESSED ENVELOPES. THIS IS HOW IT WORKS. I SEND THE FLYERS TO THE 10 PEOPLE ON THE ENVELOPES. I PUT MY CODE # ON THE FLYER, ON ONE SIDE OF THE FLYER THEY CAN SIGN UP TO MAKE MONEY. THERE ARE DIFFERENT LEVELS THAT HAVE DIFFERENT ONE TIME FEES THAT IS FOR ENVELOPE STUFFING. THE OTHER SIDE HAS THE BOOK ORDER FORM. SO IF ANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT I WOULD SEND THSES FLYER TO WOULD ORDER THE BOOKLET. THEY WOULD SEND THE $39 (THE COST OF THE BOOKLET) TO ME, THEN i WOULD SEND $17 TO THE COMPANY FOR EACH BOOK THAT I ORDER. FOR EACH ORDER THEY GET FOR THE OTHER SIDE THE ENVELOPE STUFFING JOB THE COMPANY WOULD SEND ME $15. AS FOR THE BOOKLETS YOU CAN TAKE THEM TO A LOCAL PRINTER AND HAVE COPIES MADE, STAPLE THEM AND CUT THE COST OF BUYING BOOKLETS FROM THE COMPANY. WELL SINCE THEY SENT ME 10 PRE ADDRESSED ENVELOPES AND 10 FLYERS I AM GOING TO GIVE IT A TRY AFTER ALL I DID PAY FOR IT. I WILL LET YOU KNOW IF IT WORKS OR NOT. WISH ME LUCK. THE ONLY OTHER THING IS THAT YOU CAN BUY PRE-ADDRESS ENVELOPES FROM THE COMPANY.
April 14th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Kathy - While I really appreciate that you’re excited, there’s no need to YELL (all caps are often ‘read’ as if you’re screaming at the reader). The fact remains that you did not, in fact, get what the offer led you to believe (you’re supposed to be making $4,500 a week just assembling “Get Credit Now” booklets, remember). Instead of getting booklets to assemble, you really got 3 different booklets and 10 pre-addressed envelops to send out… JUST LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT YOU YOUR ENVELOP GOT! (I meant to yell because this frustrates me, um, just a tad).
Big breath, mild sigh. This is like fighting a losing battle, and while I understand that you paid for this ‘opportunity’ to scam others into doing the same thing, I ask you to ask yourself a few reasonable questions before you send anything out:
1. Do you really think that what you are doing is what you THOUGHT you’d be doing when you read the letter and sent in YOUR money?
2. Do you really think it’s fair to send those 10 people a letter even though you don’t know them and have no way of knowing how this company got their names and addresses? Do you like unsolicited junk mail (never mind that last part).
3. Would you pick ten random names out of the phonebook and send them this offer to stuff envelopes or buy any of these booklets? Or better yet, would you send the offer to your friends and family — people who KNOW you?
4. Are any of the 3 booklets you received in your “assemble booklets kit” honestly worth $39 dollars? Would YOU pay $39 for the information presented in them? I could buy at least two hardbound novels or a couple of well-researched books about getting credit or working at home from Amazon for that same $40 bucks.
5. Would you feel comfortable putting your personal contact information on those flyers in case someone needs to get a full refund from you after ordering a booklet or signing up to stuff envelopes only to be disappointed when they didn’t receive anything in the mail or were extremely disappointed with the reprint copy of the booklet?
If you still send out those envelopes after answering those honestly for yourself, do let me know when you’re making that $4,000 plus a month and what you’re doing with all the money. Meanwhile, I won’t be holding my breath and you should definitely keep your day job.
April 14th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
I’m sending the form back with no money. Just to hassle these jerks.
April 14th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Dave - sounds like a reasonable idea to me. Or you could send them an offer to purchase your exclusive, high response mailing list - compiled by hand and researched by you… a value of over $350 but theirs during this one-time special offer for only $49.95.
April 15th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Just got the pink letter today. Code# GD-5 6192 and was post marked: SPOKANE WA 922, 10 APR 2008 PM… $50.00 these days wont even fill my gas tank!
April 15th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
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April 16th, 2008 at 7:24 am
I got the letter in my sister’s name. She has been dead since 2005. She had been disabled by a stroke but had wanted to work from home. I guess this is how she got the letter. I have been unemployed for 2 years it sounded too good to be true. So I used my niece’s internet to google the company. Thanks for saving me $$$. Robin in Michigan
April 16th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Hey Ya’ll…The pink letter has made its way to Kentucky! I actually thought about sending it in…than…naw…what’s the use…it seems that some has already done that and ain’t got no results. But tell me this, has anyone gotten ahold of anything legit for stay’n at home folk like ourselve?
April 17th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Hey Jasmine - that’s what this blog is all about. Check out some of the other posts and hopefully you’ll begin to learn how to find things that are actually legitimate opportunities. You can start with postings here that relate to finding telecommuting jobs in particular and look at other telecommuter blogs for additional resources as well.
April 17th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
I received this letter about booklets and decided to google it and ran into this site, thank goodness. Also as I was reading this page I am like LeAnne - wondering are there any legit at home jobs If anyone knows of any fill free to email me (I removed the email so you wouldn’t get every spammy-scammy offer in the world sent to your inbox).
April 17th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
My hubby was approached in the parking lot at Krogers in Burton and the guy gave him a few of the letters-they didn’t even bother to mail them-hey, saved themselves a stamp!
April 17th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Marsha - that’s possibly the funniest thing I ever heard. Kind of defeats the purpose of working at home and unless they were just there picking up some groceries or lived really, really close the gas might have cost them more than the stamps anyway.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Julie - I really do try to give good, solid advice about how to put yourself into the right mindset and start wading through the garbage and finding solid leads and decent work at home options. The problem is — the long way isn’t what people want to hear. They want answers. And while I understand that urgency, really I do, no one can answer that question for you but you. Try reading myAdvice For Someone Who Wants to Start Doing Some Online Work and see where that leads you.
April 18th, 2008 at 11:06 am
I received the same exact letter in the mail. I knew it was to good to be true. It made it to PA. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck it more than likely it is a duck. What a scam!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 19th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
I just received this pink form today. I am so desperate to get out of my current job that I almost sent in the check for $45.00 +$5.00 shipping knowing that it was probably a scam. I am currently waking up every day hating my job and wishing for some sort of opportunity to come along. I would love to be able to work from home but with all of the scams out there how do you actually know which ones are legitimate? Also, there are a bunch of websites that tell you to beware of these types of scams while recommending a few more “legitimate” alternatives which we all know are also scams. How do you go about finding a real “work from home job” that is not a scam? Is there a agency or something that regulates and filters the “real” jobs. How do you know where to look??
April 21st, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Samantha,
I really can empathize with you. I was desperate to leave my job the day I went back after maternity leave. This posting has so many comments, several of which bring up the same point of knowing where to look to find legitimate work, and unfortunately, there’s no single answer that fits everyone. There are several sites that have tried to include only legitimate work offers, but legitimate appearing scams are very tricky and can get listings in if they want to badly enough. So it’s not a matter of finding magic sites or having some government agency regulate “real” job listings, but a matter of first figuring out what skills you currently have and what you might be able to do with that.
I’ll try to get a new post up with more advice for the folks who’ve asked these types of questions here. Until then, read over some of the postings here, they might just help you get moving in the right direction in some way.
April 23rd, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Maybe we all should return these bogus letters atfer making a copy????
April 23rd, 2008 at 7:13 pm
I got the letter from Source Economic/M.A. Enterprises, P.O. Box 190340, Ft, Lauderdale, FL 33319 today. It sounded interesting but also like a scam, which after reading this site conclude that it is. It’s just too good to be true. Glad I Googled first to check it out. Thanks.
April 25th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
The kicker for me is that they tell you that you will receive advance payment for each book you staple? Okay, I stapled 3,000 of them. Send me my $25.00 each. Then who pays for the shipping once they are assembled? No company letterhead. name typed on envelope with an IBM Selectric typewriter. Letter calims they are from Naples, Fla. However the envelope is from Saginaw, Michigan. I sent a copy of the letter to the Illinois, Michigan, and Florida Attorney Generals…Who’s to say that you can’t just go and tell them that you ordered and assembled 3,000 booklets. Then say send me the money and dump all the booklets in the trash and not send them….Some dufus will fall for this gig. Desperate economic times get people to do stupid stuff.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
My letter came with a Ft Myers Fl. postal stamp and Ft Myers Fl. return address to “Info Source Enterprise Inc”. Not surprised that people will scam…surprised they got my address. It is odd that my family vacationed in Ft. Myers just last August?? The authorities should watch this P.O. box and nab the scumbag that comes to collect the payments. The funny thing is i was just recently talking with a guy i work with that told me his retired dad was working from home, packing fishing lures and sending them thru the mail from his home and making good money. I thought that sounded pretty good, so when I got this letter I actually gave it a thought. But after a nights sleep and my skeptical nature I decided to do a quick google, and here i am. Thanks for your blog, thieves and scumbags are around every corner looking for a sucker. Moral of the story, if it sounds too good too be true, it probably is.
April 26th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
We would love to thank you for all your postings. We too received this letter of course they’re now located in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. & want $45. The first thing I told my friend was let’s check it out online. Thank God for your site! I just wish we could find “REAL” work at home companies that are honest.
Thank you all again!!!
M & M
Oxnard CA
April 26th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Ya, i just got the pink registration form letter from Info Source Enterprise Inc. I also decided to google it knowing, not hoping that it was a scam and unfortunately I was right it is. There’s a ton of stuff on it, this site, rip off report, etc.. I had the one for making the booklets ,the part that messes it up for them, well the part that made me think is, well, they say for 100 booklets you would make 2500.00, and you get payment for completed booklets, before you ship them. But wait, they want you to pay $45.00 to sign up? And it will be refunded when you MAIL off your first 100 booklets? HUH? You’re supposed to get paid before you send then off, (maybe to pay for postage ha,ha!!) when they’re completed! So that part makes no sense. Maybe it means they don’t pay you before hand like they said, or at all! cuz to get your refund you have to ‘MAIL 100 OFF First’. Well ok, what about the $2450.00 they would owe for completion like they promised in advance, Ya I don’t think so, you’re not going to get any money at all! They should just deduct the $45 out of what they’re going to pay you before you send the booklets off (that is if they were a legit co.). And another thing, how do they know many you have completed? They can tell you to do 50 or 100 but how do they know that you’ve done that? They don’t ask for your phone number to keep in contact with you, and you have no way to keep in contact with them, so how do they know how much money to send you?! Payment for all completed booklets is sent to you before you’re required to ship them MY FOOT!!! Anyway, if you think about it my friends, there are a lot of problems with this letter and its wording, but it’s all about “Tell them what they want to hear!” I got sucked into those words too, briefly because I would really like a opportunity like that to put booklets together and make good cash, who wouldn’t! Anyhow, mine was from providence Ri.on 23 april and I’m on west coast. code#GD IA3932. Maybe someday we’ll find our treasure that is real!!!
April 29th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Thanks for publishing this. I wondered about this letter when I got it. I really wanted it to be real because I need so badly to work from home and just haven’t found anything real yet. I realized about the PO Box and no return address on the envelope and decided to look for this. Thanks again. We need to educate folks to this scam.
April 29th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
I just read this whole wonderful blog after checking out Source Economic/M.A. Ent from the Ft Laud address on Google - the 2nd or 3rd version of the same scam letter that I’ve received over the past six to eight months. I’ve tried a good number of these offers, and believe it or not - I got my money back on most - I guess I’m lucky. But I do Google a lot of these things just to see what people are saying about them. For the past ten months I’ve been involved with a fabulous MLM (NSE, Nuskin Enterprises)- TheBestOnlineSystem.com, (134229 access) so I gave up on all the silly schemes that come in. I save them though - have about 50 pounds of letters in their envelopes so far….gonna make a big bonfire one of these days and photograph it. I sure wish I could make all the scams disappear with just a match that easily. All of us who are in desperate need of money are easy prey - so we must be especially wary. Too bad it has to be this way, but these are the times we live in. Good Luck to you…and thanks for the blog, Lisa!
April 29th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Thanks, Joel.
Although the discerning skeptic in me (1) doesn’t believe you read the whole blog and (2) nearly deleted this comment on first glance as spam, it was thoughtful enough and well written enough for me to take that second glance. I’ve published this comment, complete with the plug for NuSkin, because (1) you’ve obviously read at least SOME of my blog and (2) you’ve disclosed the facts of what you’re touting both as an MLM and with the name of the company. SO, fair readers, you know what you’re getting into with Joel if you decide to take a look at his MLM (Multi Level Marketing) offer via the link he’s provided. You can learn more about what the NuSkin opportunity involves at their corporate site. And, if you likes sales, are highly motivated to “market personal care products that feature premium, wholesome ingredients with no unfriendly fillers,” and sign others up to do the same, then, by all means, use Joel’s link because he’s obviously trying to build his downline as well as contribute a nice note to this ‘assembling booklets’ and ’stuffing envelopes’ scam thread. IF I wanted to join Nu Skin I imagine Joel would be a good person to join under. We already know he’s lucky (he’s managed to get money back from the scams, right).
April 30th, 2008 at 6:28 am
I also got the same letter in the mail. Mine was sent from Oklahoma City, OK and it say that it is at a PO box in Fort Myers, FL. So thanks for keeping me from looking like an a**.
April 30th, 2008 at 9:31 am
I got the same letter … it KS. My return is to Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
I’m disappointed to learn that this is a scam but glad that I checked here before I sent them my $139.00 … so sad that people do things like this to others … all for $$$.
May 1st, 2008 at 9:15 am
Lisa - In case you were doubtful, and I see you were - I DID read the whole blog. The reason I made mention of my involvement with NuSkin was seeing so many people on this blog wishing they could find something Legit to make some money - which we all need, especially now. I’m struggling to get by on Social Security like so many other seniors. I got back from our Global Internet Works Conference in Dallas (an 800-member team within NuSkin) in January. This is definitely not a Get-Rich-Quick thing. But people who want a long-term residual income and are willing to put in the effort for 24 to 36 months, with a billion dollar company 22 years old and on the NYSE - this is the real deal. Their PHOTOMAX digital photography line is the big money-maker now. As of this past week, 567 people so far, have become millionaires from their participation in this wonderful company. I’ve got a long way to go - but I’m “hangin’ in there”. I’m coachable, we’ve got a superb team, and I’ve tried so much of that other nonsense on the internet plus what drifts in to my mail box - that’s why I believe this is the best of what’s out there.
May 1st, 2008 at 11:48 am
Joel - I’m always skeptical (and often sarcastic) but it’s nothing personal, just my nature. Nu Skin is a decent resource/opportunity for someone who doesn’t mind sales and recruiting. The only thing I didn’t like about the link you provided to the “best online system” is that it doesn’t tell the visitor much, just asks for an email address. I am glad that you’ve found something you like and are good at and I really do appreciate you sharing the first-hand knowledge with the folks here who are still looking for options!
If you say you read the whole blog, I’ll take your word for it! And I should really give you a medal or something?
May 1st, 2008 at 2:04 pm
I too got a letter from Fort Myers, Fl. for Info Source Enterprise Inc. I tried one of the make money from home and got absolutely nothing from it. Nothing but a scam.
I would like to find some work to do at home but I don’t need a scam like this. If there is a legal Co. out there that is willing to hire for work at home, I would like to hear from them.
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:00 pm
I received the letter to days ago…..and thought this is a scam. Because there was no contact info nowhere in the letter…..this instantly sent up a red flag. Today I decided to google the company to find out what this was all about and ran into this site……People are always out to scam…..for the person who said that she’s going to see what happens…..think first…it already happened to you…why let it happen to someone else…….have a good night….and be bless
May 3rd, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Okay, I got it too. Was ready to send my check and decided to check it out first. Glad I did. I was hoping this would help me pay off my daughters wedding that I had to charge. Guess not. Mine came from Salt Lake City, UT and my code was G4-JO9173 written in an elderly person’s hand. I feel sorry for them. I guess they needed the extra income too and fell for it, thus sending me the letter. I just wish there was a really effective way of stopping this sort of thing. Maybe this site is the best tool/weapon we have of at least educating and warning the public. Keep up the good work.
May 4th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Just received one of these letters today. My letter was mailed fro Harrisburg, PA on April 30, 2008. The letter is signed by a Mr. Michael Anthony, Program Director; with a Code #GD-PY6356. After reading this letter I showed it to my daughter who said that this is more than likely a scam as there is no phone number to call and ask questions about this. After finding this site she was correct. We are not going to send any money. Like the other posts say, research these things out first and don’t send them any money.
May 6th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Dear Michael;
I want to thank GB-WW2266 for sending me your offer to make some serious money. I am definitely interested and want to get started in the program as soon as possible. I am a retired business man, needing a little extra money because of the fast rising prices of everything, including the necessities for normal living. Naturally, because of my business background experiences, I need more information about the proposition and the people I will be getting involved with. I know that as a business man yourself, you can understand my position. There are so many scams out there.
It looks like you have been in this business about 7 months, and after doing a little research I have decided to pass on this fabulous offer. Judging from your neighborhood, it also looks as though your scam is not paying off very well. I’m sure you’d do a lot better with an honest offer, but now your reputation and credibility are zip, nada, nuked, vaporized…whatever. I wonder whether your wife and kids (if any) are proud of you, or are you training them, as do the Gypsies do their children, to lie, cheat, steal and scam.(They’re probably helping you to stuff envelopes, seal and affix the stamps). Not a very good life for a kid or a grandchild to start their lives already dishonored. Who is Sonya Murray, to get mixed up in this scam? You all are in such deep doodoo I would not want to be around if trouble comes your way either from God or mankind. This is not a threat, just a possible prediction of your future.
Sincerely,
p.s. All included materials; Virtual Earth, BBB report are of public record.
May 7th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
I too was interested in this Secret to Good Credit booklet assembly. I received the letter yesterday May 6th. I was told it could be a scam. I have found out it is persuading others to join indirectly using their materials that you purchase yourself. What a mess due to the ambiguous instructions. It is not as easy as it sounds. I am not joining their assembly line. I believe I had been notified because I have my own home based business. It is with Nuskin Enterprises. They are a fortune 500 company that is traded on the NYSE. I have three different websites. Paulw.agingmyway.com paulw.earlyfreedomplan.com and paulw.expandlifestyle.com they all entail a way to make money from home.
It is a breakaway network marketing multilevel commission based pay. If interested take a look at the information pertaining to my websites and send me an email. This is not a get rich quick scheme. It is hard work and working with people. Prospect potential entrepreneurs in the aspect of offering financial freedom, residual income, and time with loved ones earned with due diligence. Best Regards Paul Wilkes
May 7th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
I too got one of the pink letters from Info Source and checked it out on BBB. It is too bad that this type of mail has to clutter up our postal service and they have to keep raising the prices of stamps to keep up with the demands. I know sending it back with coupons trash mail etc is quite an idea to get even but then that also cost us money. How about if we put the letter back in the same envelop, put their P O Box for the return address since it didn’t have one and write “Refused, Return to Sender.” Some are not sealed well and can be resealed or you may have to put a pc of tape on the envelope. Least that way you get it back to them to clutter their Box without spending $ on the stamps. Plus you may get off their mailing list with your refused statement. I am glad to find your website and that people check out these scams before sending them any money. I have been caught in some scams in the past so have learned some things to watch out for. These on this one have already been mentioned so there is no sense mentioning them again. Thanks again.
May 7th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Bullhead Skeptic (love the ‘name’ by the way) - Very true, why should we send it back with crap when we can simply save the envelope, alter the return address and RETURN To Sender! Very do-able, and would create such an influx of mail waiting in the PO Box that the sender might get very excited and begin dreaming of how to spend the fortune… until they started seeing all the RTS notes. Thanks for the idea!
May 7th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
just opened my mail post marked 3/17/08 from eastern main/ I was tosend my $45.00 plus $5.00 shipping to Info Source Enterprise, Inc. PO Box 60097, Fort Myers, FL 33906
May 8th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
The best way to intervene is to report the bogus business to the IRS, and to DCCA (Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs). Sharks are never caught in the deep blue. You have to fish them in, not tell them, but put out the turtle bait (The real investigators). If enough people complain to the IRS to prove that these people are making money off of fools, and not paying their taxes like “HONEST” people do, believe me, the IRS will treat them the same way the police treat prostitutes, who make a living off of fools and not pay their taxes.
All the complaining in the world only helps those who actually has the brains to “google” (do research). What about the innocent people who do not have computers, or the knowledge that we do?
The only way to take the scab off of a dry wound is to let it fall off by itself. These people are not scabs, they are scum. Scum sticks to tile and plumbing. No one likes taking a shower with dirty scum. Clean it the right way. Send your received letters and a complaint letter. The millions of letters will force the IRS to check it out. But nothing will be done if you don’t. My letter sent to them only makes one, and will not make them blink. What good is that?
May 8th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
B Careful - Great Point. If I hadn’t thrown my letter away I’d definitely send it along with a complain to the IRS, just not in April since I’m a fairly considerate soul.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Its about controlling the economy, and stopping those who fail to pay their taxes.
I’ll bet if the thousands of you sent all of your complaints to the IRS, something will be done. I’ll also bet that if you don’t, nothing will be done.
May 8th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
I too received a letter like everyone else, and I found it to be quite amusing to see the name Michel Anthony signed on the end of the letter. Why did I find it amusing? Because back in th 50’s there was a very Popular TV series called The Millionaire and the man that presented the million dollars to the participant was named Michael Anthony who worked for a man named “John Bares F. Tipton” who gave away the money every week to a deserving soul, and the tax was paid by him also, and if the lost soul told anyone of his good luck, he would have to give up the remainder of the million dollar gift. Michael Anthony was portrayed by “Marvin Miller”. This is why I find this letter quite amusing, it’s almost like the TV series of the Millionaire. WOW! In closing, I’m glad more people are finding out what a scam this is.
May 8th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Hey Tony - That intrigued me so much I had to go look it up. I found the background on “The Milliionaire” and read all about it. I also found it on TV.com, but I couldn’t find any video footage (shucks).
It sounds like an interesting show. I actually like 50’s and 60’s TV.
It certainly does make you wonder if the name connection was done on purpose!
May 10th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
My name is Antonina Yefremova and I have 6 kids and I need job full time at home work with envelopes or with booklets please help me with money I don’t even have money for the stamps Please help me with job My address is …
[Editor’s Note: I deleted address and email for obvious reasons!]
May 10th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
I just found your site today. Unfortunately we sent them hard earned bill money of $139.00 by money order. I have been waiting for our info so we can get started - while checking up on the money order I tried looking up the company and found nothing until your site. How did everyone else get off so cheap? I’ve glanced at many of these comments and wish we would have seen it before. I feel we have no choice but to try if we get the stuff - we are in a DIRE situation and have to do something. Thanks
May 11th, 2008 at 3:15 am
This has been quite an educational blog! One thing I haven’t read is tracking a check that has been cashed by the scammer, “Michael Anthony”. I received my pink form Saturday, May 10. As I read it, like so many others, I was thinking how wonderful it would be to make the money offered for work that most people could do. And before finishing the second page, realizing this is a scam, but wishing it wasn’t! We are all looking for a sure thing to keep us going, so we are tempted to grab on to an illusion to find nothing is there but regret! As I have read all the previous comments on this blog, I’ve seen some have responded more than once to indicate you are checking it out to see if anyone has come up with a way to catch or stop this scam from continuing. I wish I was smart enough to figure out a way to do that and instill in scammers some moral decency. It is apparent people are still being taken advantage of. I live in Bloomington, IL. My mailing was postmarked from Rockford, IL and has CODE#Ga-BB4566. It appears that code number was written by a person with a rather shakey hand. There is hope for all of us, if we look to the right source! Titus 2:11-12 says, “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say “NO” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age.” God loves all of us, and provided everything we need for an abundant life if we accept His sacrifice, Jesus, as our Savior. He is our only hope for eternity with Him after this short life is over! I pray you all open your heart and invite Jesus in to be your Savior! Ask Him for guidance and thank Him for all your blessings! Sandy.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:12 am
My poor Mom received this fine letter today, also signed by Michael Anthony, but postmarked in Hawaii! She was planning on sending in her money until I googled this and showed her all the replies by everyone. See there’s an awful lot of hype going on on about it. I’m no fool.. Thanks for all the input from “Goggle” friends. Saved my Mom from making a big mistake.
May 13th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Received a ltr form Info Source Enterprise Inc, PO Box 60097 Fortmyers, FL 33906. The envelop is postmarked from Lynchburg, VA. They are still at it. They never seem to give up. I thought it was a scam and you verified it. Thanks so much for this site.