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12/27/2011
BBB receives numerous complaints about fraudulent job offers for positions as ‘Mystery Shoppers’. After responding to online ads or email solicitations, consumers report receiving a letter containing instructions and a cashier’s check. The instructions usually direct the recipient to deposit the cashier’s check, spend a specified amount as a ‘mystery shopper’, and send the rest back to a named individual via Western Union or Moneygram to complete his or her ‘training in financial transactions’. In most cases, consumers report being instructed to spend a couple of hundred dollars, while the balance of the check is to be wired to an individual, often located outside of the U.S.
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