Received odd mail requesting my mail
@shaggin (74987)
United States
January 31, 2017 7:23am CST
Yesterday when I checked my mailbox I received a large manilla envelope with large postage paid envelopes inside and a letter.
This is from a survey site that I have heard of but have not signed up for from what I recall.
They want all my mail in the original envelopes and everything that came with it.
Just under their business address it says "Turn clutter into cash" ... But participating only enters you into a drawing for a chance to win $100. In small print at the bottom it says if you do not want to participate you can write you name on a postcard and mail it in. So this is purely option.
There is no way I am sending them my account statements or bills. I will be willing to send my my sale ads and junk mail that is it.
In have to collect the mail each week in one envelope and then mail it in. This lasts for the month of February.
I updated this post with a photo I took of the paper they sent me which shows the mail I receive that they want me to send them.
Has anyone else received this odd mail?
I updated this post with a photo I took of the paper they sent me telling me what kind of mail for me to send them.
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11 responses
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
31 Jan 17
Do not send it to them. I wouldn't even send them the post card back as it would verify they sent to the right address and then would have your physical address. People move all the time, so they don't know they actually reached you or someone else. Throw it all away!
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
31 Jan 17
Never heard of this do you remember the survey sites name? I would not mind doing something like this but I also would not send them my bills I also would send them my junkmail.
@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
31 Jan 17
@shaggin Might have to look into it I am quitting a few of my other ones once I get my computer up and voing soon.
@cherigucchi (15932)
• Philippines
31 Jan 17
I have received some through emails but I do not care to reply for I know that those are only scams.
@cherigucchi (15932)
• Philippines
31 Jan 17
@shaggin If you have doubts may be there is really something wrong with it.
@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
31 Jan 17
I suspect that you must have given this company your address at some time, whether you remember doing so or not. What they want, I'm pretty sure, is all the junk mail that you receive, not, of course, your personal mail, bank statements, bills, &c. They will, doubtless, be conducting research (on behalf of a mailing company, no doubt) to evaluate what junk mailing is received and when and where.
Since the envelopes are pre-paid, it is no skin off your nose to fill them and send them, if only for a chance of winning $100.
@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
1 Feb 17
@shaggin Thanks for the clarification. They seem to be conducting a survey on ALL mail, then! I certainly wouldn't send them a lot of the stuff they want! Bills have to be paid and bank statements and other stuff need to be kept, after all (and quite beside the security aspect). I wonder how many people will actually send what they ask for and, even assuming that they won't copy personal information, how securely they will deal with the stuff they do get sent!
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
1 Feb 17
@owlwings I agree with everything you said. Even if we trust them to keep our private information safe they might not have right security measures in place. I doubt they would get many bill statements or any of that personal information. I keep all mine for my records but even if I was just going to throw them away I would not send them to this survey company and put my accounts at risk.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
31 Jan 17
I think they got my mailling address from other survey sites I do. It is not just junk mail they want them want all mail like bank statements, credit card bills, flyers etc. I took a photo of what they want us to send and updated my post with it so you can see exactly what they want!
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
3 Feb 17
There are legitimate companies out there that do this for real. I would not send in my info for just a chance to win. Nope pay me or I don't play.
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
3 Feb 17
That is probably a really good rule of thumb to follow. This mail I would just be throwing away any way and I won't be sending them anything private so it won't hurt anything.
@AutumnSnow (4583)
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31 Jan 17
I havent gotten anything iike that but yeah I would not be doing it. Sounds kind of funny to me.
