i received a call from K&B to take a survey while they were in the area the offered $675.00  what a joke!!

I too am on the Do Not Call list yet I keep getting these calls. A woman left a message last night that they were conducting a survey of one particular county and "surrounding" counties. My county is several counties away from that county. She didn't seem to know her spiel as she stuttered and um-ed though out Loved that she first offered $100 then long pause "corrected" herself and offered $675!! Really? She got confused between those two amounts? I have my doubts and I doubt posters who claim to have done the focus groups. Could be K & B employees posting. I notice how none of them mention actually being paid..

05 Sep 2013  5:43 PM
CID = K & B National  1 (469) 341-5853
Message = "Jennifer" called from K & B National offering $125 to participate in a "focus group" on local issues.  Message was pretty specific about date and time and contained both toll-free and direct numbers to call if interested.  I appreciate the courtesy of a professional message, though I am not interested in their offer.  This caller is now blocked.

I googled and they seem legit.  Can't find on their web page however how much they pay.

http://www.kbnationalresearch.com/

I did some more research and found this:  
Abbeville police warn about phone scam 2 years ago

The Abbeville Police Department is advising everyone who gets a phone call from a research company asking for personal information not to surrender the information to the stranger on the phone.

Throughout the parish, residents have been getting phone calls from someone stating to be a rep from K&B National Research Company - a company hired by another company to do product research.

The research rep on the other end asked the individual if they would like to take part in a survey. The research rep said they will pay the person $125 for taking the survey

If the caller says “yes” then they first answer a few questions to see if they qualify for the survey.

The research rep asks the age of the person, the education and what do they do for a living. If they like who they have on the other end, more personal questions will be asked.

Abbeville Detective Jason Hebert warns everyone in the parish not give any information to a stranger on the phone.

“If they are willing to pay you $125, then it sounds too good to be true,” Hebert said. “It is a scam. They want your social security number or maybe they’ll ask you about checking account numbers.”

He said these research reps are searching for the elderly. If the caller has an college education or seems too smart and may catch on the scam, the rep informs them that they do not qualify for the survey and hangs up.

“Do not give out vital information to anyone you do not know,” Hebert said.

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