I was a mail decoy for Hauser Track Mail Service for several years. It's very easy to do, just input the data on the day you received the mail, then keep it for six months in case it's needed. After that, discard the oldest month and start another month. It paid .25 per piece of mail, paying 3 months at a time. Sometimes you had to mail something back to Hauser but you were reimbursed for the postage when you got paid the next time. Sounds like easy money and it was,. The only problem was getting paid. At the beginning, Dave Hauser was pretty good about paying. Then checks started being a few weeks late, then months. Dave was full of excuses - the checks were always 'on the way', he was waiting for a line of credit at the bank, he had a new bookkeeper, and on and on. I had to repeatedly ask for the money I had earned. More excuses were made and I still waited. Finally, I said enough and told them I was quitting at the end of the pay period which was about 2 weeks away. They wanted me to keep going until they could clear my name from their list. I said no, I'd had enough. Then they asked me to keep the mail that was still coming and send it back as one bundle. I said no. I was quitting for lack of payment but they wanted me to continue working for them. Why would I continue doing something that I wasn't getting paid for? At that time my payment was behind several months. The last check I received was on May 20, 2011 and it was for payment through August 2010. I have emailed Dave Hauser and his bookkeeper several time since asking to be paid and they don't even reply. I'm still getting decoy mail (two pieces just today) and I quit 5 months ago. I just throw it in the trash. Hauser Track Mail Services SUCK!
My advice to anyone wanting to be a mail decoy - go with someone other than Hauser!
If you have experience dealing with Hauser Mail, I'd like to hear about it. Please leave a comment here. Thanks.
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I totally agree with you. I worked with them about a year and I finally received a check just before I quit. It is like pulling teeth to get paid. I enjoyed the work but what is the point if you don't get paid? I just got tired of it. I keep trying to get on with U.S. Monitor. I have heard good things about them. I don't know how Hauser is able to get anyone to work for them there are so many negative comment about them on the internet.
I've applied to U.S. Monitor also. They said they would let me know if an opening came up in my area.
Since I'm still getting decoy mail, I wrote one company and let them know I was no longer doing it and to remove me from their list since Dave Hauser won't do it. I think I'll continue to do that and maybe stir things up a bit. I know I'll never get paid.
Doing a google search I found confirmation that I'm not alone. http://www.scaminformer.com/scam-report/hausernet-hausernet-hausertrack-david-hauser-won-t-pay-for-work-c36646.html
Come on, Dave! Pay up!
Well, I guess it's true the squeaky wheel gets the grease. After posting here and on Facebook, I received an email last week saying I would FINALLY get the money owed me. I got another email on Tuesday saying it was sent, and the check arrived in today's mail .... full payment for the data I entered and reimbursement for postage I spent returning some pieces. I told Laura Hauser I would post here when the check arrived. I hope she realizes that now everyone else will want the money they're owed. I still believe that Hauser sets a very poor example and I encourage people to check into other companies if they want to be a mail decoy.
Thank you for this information, I'm looking into this and I've read about the problems people keep having with Hauser. I think I'll take your advice! Btw, your cat in the banner is so cute!
Hauser owes me for 16 months of decoy mail reporting. They do not respond to e-mail or telephone messages. Bookkeeper said check would be sent end of August; however, that was six weeks ago. They have no money or integrity.
The only thing I can suggest is keep after them, publicly if you can. Dave did have a personal Facebook page and I messaged him there. Don't know if he still does or not. I emailed and kept track of each time that I contacted anyone. I even thought about contacting the Better Business Bureau but don't know if they could help or not. Good luck.
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