TORONTO, Sept. 27, 2012 — /CNW/ – Earlier this week, PwC learned that a
number of individuals in cities across Canada received a letter by an
entity claiming to be PwC Management Services LP. The individuals
contacted have been presented with cheques — bearing PwC’s name — as
compensation to act as a mystery shopper in a consumer research
project.
This is a fraudulent scheme and PwC is in no way involved with having
issued these letters or the accompanying cheques. The cheques are
counterfeit and under no circumstances should the cheque be presented
at a financial institution to be cashed.
We have contacted authorities with respect to this fraud and the cheques
will not be honoured by PwC’s bank. Anyone who has responded to the
letters and has been defrauded should report the incident to local
authorities.
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country are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax,
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network of firms with close to 169,000 people in 158 countries. Find
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