Mystery Shopper Scams

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Mystery Shopping Scams

You have to be careful when trying to locate legitimate mystery shopping companies because a lot of them are scams. Here are some warning signs you need to be aware of when looking for these types of companies: Stay away from offers you receive in the mail or through email. If you are unsure about a mystery shopping company you come across, you can always contact the better business bureau at their website and they will about the company and whether or not it has ever received complaints about them. Mystery shopping scams are everywhere, so really be careful before you sign up. Most of the time they will seem legit but are actually a huge scam.

Another warning sign that a mystery shopping company is a scam, would be if they require you to pay money to work with them. No legitimate company will ask you to pay before working with them.

If a company promises a large amount of money by working with them, this should also be a red flag. If a job sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

September 9, 2007 - I received an email from someone who had been scammed by a company named Corporate Evaluation consultants - corpevaluation.com. After further investigation, there have been others who have been scammed by this company. This company advertises themselves as a mystery shopping company and claims to pay you to ‘mystery shop.’

This is what this company does- They will mail you a check and tell you to cash it at your bank. They tell you to take the money to a money gram store and wire the money to a ‘fake relative’ in Ontario, Canada, and then the mystery shopper will be able to keep a portion of the money. Turns out that these cashiers checks are completely bogus and the company is a complete scam.

If you come across this company or any other company, make sure to do your research before you get involved with them! Some mystery shopping jobs are scams, and you need to investigate further before you spend your money.

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