An NXCESS employee who finds it hard to believe that the original reporter here was scammed? Seriously? I absolutely believe the report, and I'll tell you WHY:
Approximately two weeks ago a boy and a girl came to the door of my parents home. The female did all of the talking. She said that the two of them were trying to earn a trip to England by selling books and magazines and asked if my father would be interested in buying some. She stated that her aunt lived around the corner, and that she was currently attending our local high school. She gave the EXACT SAME STORY about her father being in the military, and said that he liked for her to earn her own money by helping the people she sold magazines to with various chores, etc.
My father is 70 years old. He has arthritis in his hands and has trouble writing. She offered to write out the checks for him, one for herself and one for the male, in the amount of $49 each. He allowed her to do so and watched as she wrote them, correctly. That was two weeks ago...
Today I checked my parents bank statement, as I handle their finances. There were two charges...each check made out to NXCESS for $149 each. I viewed copies of the checks online. After they left my parents home, the girl used an ink pen to ALTER THE CHECKS, changing them from the original $49, to $149 instead. These two "sales-people" from this "reputable" company, scammed my elderly parents out of $300.
I called the bank and notified them as to what happened. They took the proper steps to return both checks to the company, return my parents money, and file a report. I also called the police department and filed a complaint with them as well.
NOTICE: door to door sales are PROHIBITED unless the sales-people register with the police department!! They have to obtain a PERMIT, and will carry that with them on their sales. Ask to see this permit. If they don't have one, DO NOT BUY FROM THEM!