"Earn extra money by mailing test letters for the U.S. Postal Service." Too good to be true?

Question

I received a letter the other day from IBM with the quote as the headline of it. Basically it says for dropping off bundles of letters at the post office I would be compensated $15 per bundle, and there's about 6 bundles per quarter. To drop them off would take no longer than 5 minutes. Must be 18 or older, reliable transportation, must not be a postal worker, must not work in the radio or television industry. It sounds amazing but what throws me off is that you have to use YOUR address as the return address. If something goes wrong your address is the first to be comforted.


"The U.S. postal service is committed to improving service to all their customers. IBM has been hired to measure thetimeliness(yes, that's what it has in the letter, somewhats suspicious typo) of mail delivery. We are looking for people in your area to assist with this study. Your role would be to mail bundles of test letters at various U.S. Postal Service collection boxes. We would provide these bundles for you."

It would only be an extra $360 but it still seems a bit shady to me. Especially with the names involved. "Deputy Project Executive Barbara Wherry-Skog" And someone who I assume is her assistant that goes by the name "Ms. Freeze". I have full reason to be suspicious of all this, right? This is the only thing I really found about it http://theminiaturespage.com/plus/msg.mv?id=98576

What do you think, has anyone actually done this? Does it seem legit or fishy?

Answer 1

It is true. They have people all over the country doing this. They want to check the pick up times at the collection boxes. Make sure that they are not picking up early. This program has been going on for years.

Answer 2

CALL IBM directly and speak to their HR department. They will advise if this is a real job or not

I can't imagine IBM would ever ask someone to use their personal address as a return address instead of an IBM corporate address where they have mail rooms - that sounds odd so I would ask why they do this

http://www.ibm.com/contact/us/en/?lnk=flg-cont-usen

Their HR department will be able to verify if this is a legitimate opportunity or not and if this person does work there

It might be legit but with all the job scams out there, you can never be too careful and it's always worth calling the company on the number on their website and speaking to HR directly before you agree to anything

Answer 3

One of this day,the preaching work and delivering of the good news of God's Kingdom will stop. It will be like in the day"s of Noah,a preacher of righteousness. They ridiculed him ,just as you do them now. Then the doors to the Ark where closed by God and all except Noah and his family perished. Listen while they still preach and you might be saved. That is the will of God.

Answer 4

Hi Barbara,



I have received two letters from you sa far.

regards // jrt

Answer 5

Can you call IBM or the postal service and see if its legit? That's what I'd do.