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With the holiday shopping season in full swing, people are looking for ways to make a little extra cash for their shopping budget.
And unfortunately, scammers are taking advantage of this by creating fake mystery shopper jobs to steal your money.
Read more: Tips to avoid common holiday hazards, including package theft
While there are some legitimate mystery shopping opportunities out there, plenty of them are scams. Typically you’ll get a solicitation saying you’ve been selected to be a mystery shopper and your first assignment is to evaluate a money transfer company like Western Union. The scammers will send you a cashier’s check and tell you to cash it and wire the majority of the money though the money transfer company.
They tell you to keep a portion of the money as your ‘pay’ for the evaluation — but don’t be fooled! The check they sent you will turn out to be a fake and you’ll be held responsible for paying back the bank those thousands of dollars.
Read more: Buyer, beware: Scammers are using fake shopping apps to steal your money
This post was last modified on March 22, 2017 5:19 pm
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