Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Secret Shopper Scams

Yesterday I was talking with one of our members and the topic of Mystery Shopping came up. I knew enough to avoid it, but decided to research more about exactly what it is and is any of it legit. My friend told me the story of how he got hired and was sent a cheque for a large amount and he was supposed to cash the checque and then send some money (leaving a significant portion for him) to an address overseas. Luckily he contacted authorities on that matter. This is what I found so far on the topic:


http://www.snopes.com/fraud/employment/shopper.asp
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/secretshopperscams.php

No comments:

Post a Comment