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« on: October 08, 2009, 12:26:34 PM »
I checked BBB and brought up nothing. I have no idea if this is a real survey or fake. I am not sure how they even got my email since I am
not a member of bariatric community and probably wouldn't qualify for a survey.


Dear,

Our marketing firm is conducting a research study on the bariatric community and we would love to interview you. The phone survey will take approximately 5-10 minutes and can be scheduled for whenever it’s convenient for you. To thank you for your participation, we’ll send you a $5 gift card of your choice to Bed Bath and Beyond, Regal Entertainment, Blockbuster or Starbuck's. If you’re interested in participating, kindly email me at lparry@msco.com with your availability. Participation is limited so respond today!

We look forward to speaking with you!

Warm regards,

Linda Parry, Esq.
Vice President

MSCO | The Art and Science of Growing Businesses
800 Westchester Ave Rye Brook, NY 10573
Tel: 914.251.1500 x15
Fax: 914.251.0800
www.MSCO.com
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« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2009, 12:42:03 PM »
http://www.msco.com/

No idea if they are legit or not; but that's the web address if you want to check then out.
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« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2009, 12:44:26 PM »
Quote from: pixie13 on October 08, 2009, 12:42:03 PM
http://www.msco.com/

No idea if they are legit or not; but that's the web address if you want to check then out.

i know it is hard to tell. the website looks legit but I don't know. It is weird.
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« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2009, 12:54:13 PM »
I got the same email.  I took it as legit, but I remember more to the email pertaining to this survey being directed towards people that are in marketing or have their own business.  It didn't pertain to me, so I deleted it.
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« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2009, 01:14:53 PM »
What's really weird is usually if you are signed up with a site to take surveys, the emails conects you to the SURVEY site first. If you didn't sign up for this company's surveys, I'd say DELETE. 5 bucks is so not worth the hassle of spam, or worse, spyware or viruses.
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« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2009, 01:47:05 PM »
Some survey sites do have partners or third parties that will directly contact you for a survey.  I get quite a number of them.  You can also be asked to participate in a survey from entering a sweepstakes.  We got asked to do a 30-minute phone survey from DeWalt which got us one of those contractor Dewalt radios that looks like a generator.
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« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2009, 02:14:45 PM »
Thanks guys for your input. Maybe I'll write her back and tell her I don't qualify since I have not had bariatrics surgery. Thanks so much  Waving.  I will be very careful with this one since I've never heard of them.
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« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2009, 02:32:33 PM »
Quote from: rochelle_p on October 08, 2009, 02:14:45 PM
Thanks guys for your input. Maybe I'll write her back and tell her I don't qualify since I have not had bariatrics surgery. Thanks so much  Waving.  I will be very careful with this one since I've never heard of them.

Sometimes replying to the email causes problems. I would just delete and forget it.
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« Reply #8 on: October 08, 2009, 02:46:24 PM »
Quote from: pmeek on October 08, 2009, 02:32:33 PM
Quote from: rochelle_p on October 08, 2009, 02:14:45 PM
Thanks guys for your input. Maybe I'll write her back and tell her I don't qualify since I have not had bariatrics surgery. Thanks so much  Waving.  I will be very careful with this one since I've never heard of them.

Sometimes replying to the email causes problems. I would just delete and forget it.

Yeah I think I will. If she was legit she should have mentioned how she got my info like, "you recently entered a (some name) contest and now we would like you to participate in a survey...."
Thanks all for your help!
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