Secret Shopper
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This business has 1 alert.
Additional Information
It appears this company may offer consumers the opportunity to do mystery or secret shopping.
Mystery/Secret Shopper:
Need money and a job? Then you could be just who con artists are looking for. BBB has received many complaints and submissions to BBB's Scam Tracker from consumers who have received an email, usually from a known company or source, stating they would like to hire them to do mystery or secret shopping.
They request information from you and state they will be sending a check to help cover your expenses. However, there is a catch. Before you do your first "assignment," the company asks you to send back a small portion of the check previously sent.
The scam - the check is fake as is the job offer. Once you send the fake company money, you'll be responsible for paying the money back to your bank. Remember that a bank is not responsible if you deposit a fake check.
If any offer sounds too good to be true it usually is. A legitimate company will not send you a check and ask that you send a portion back. Be especially cautious if an unknown company states they saw your resume online. Company spoofing (using real company names to scam people) is the preferred contact for the scammers.
Legitimate companies don't charge people to work for them - they pay people to work for them. It's certainly worth taking a few minutes to conduct an internet research for reviews and comments about mystery shopping companies that are accepting applications online. Just be sure to go past the home page and look at the company itself on bbb.org.
If you've been a victim of a scam, let us know. Visit bbb.org/scamtracker and tell us about your scam. The information you provide can help others not be victims.
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Reason for Rating - Factors Lowered
BBB concerns with the business's practices.
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