Yet Another Mystery Shopping Scam

If you have read previous posts then you know that I have been a mystery shopper for some time, and I am aware there are scams.  Please see previous posts or send me a message on the Facebook page if you have a question!

Here is a screen shot of the scam I found in my Gmail.

You can tell its a scam in many ways. There are spelling errors.  The error in the word "Address" which shows as "A_ddress".  Of course, as I mentioned in other posts, no mystery shopping company will approach you without you first inquiring for information. Also, they won't EVER pay you before you do work. They will never ask you to send them money. They will ask for a receipt or business card to verify the shop visit, but never payment. 

Feel free to find me on Facebook, and ask me any questions!

Have you received emails like these? Did you fall for any? Tell me your story and help others learn. Feel free to send a message if you would like your story posted. 

DSG Mystery Shopping: LEGIT

DSG is another company. I’ve done several shops for them. Currently, it looks like they need people to do shops for insurance companies. You get a quote from the specified company, and give the information to the company, and get paid. I have been paid in the past from this company. 

I found however, that in my area, this is one of the companies that doesn’t always have work for me. 

Either way they are a great company, and its a great company to work with when you are doing legitimate, mystery shopping. I have been paid by this company for every shop I have ever completed. 

http://www.dsgai.com/DSA/Enroll.aspx 

(This was taken from somewhere on the internet..... my own tumblr site. I have permission to use my own work. http://www.tumblr.com/blog/wahmom)

Helion Mystery Shopping: LEGIT

Another great legit mystery shopping company is Helion. They has shops all over the country, and the world. They have a Facebook page, and will post available work there as well. However, the easiest is to visit the website, and go from there. 

You can join by going Clicking here and signing up. 

Or, copy and paste this if your having trouble.http://evaluator.helionresearch.com/r/s184551

Most jobs pay over $14 and are pretty simple to do. The prices are listed in UK money, but it also shows how much in USD. 

Sutter Mystery Shopping - LEGIT

Sutter is a great company to work for when it comes to mystery shopping. They pay via PayPal.They often have shops where you need a 17 year old who can "shop" with you. These are tobacco compliance shops. If you have a 17 year old kid, or someone close who you can take with you, then this is for you. 

They also have other jobs that aren't compliance shops, but this is what they mainly do.

http://www.sassieshop.com/2sutter/index.norm.php

Spotting another Mystery Shopping Scam

Intellishop is a real mystery shopping company. However, I just received an email, and this is NOT from the company. 

Know the difference. If you are registered with a company, their emails will not look like the one below. It will not come from INFO@whatever site.com - it will have a NAME attached to most times. Also, if your registered - emails will come to your inbox telling you what shops are in the area, as well as the pay. They will not come looking for information - for this company, they already have my information, so it makes no sense that they would ask for it again. A legit email would not come from via eigbox.net.

Mystery Shopping Scams: Know when to spot one!

For some reason, mystery shopping scams have popped up a lot in the past few years. And the sad thing, is that people are still falling for the scams. Mystery shopping is a legit opportunity. But you should know how to spot a fake. 

• Please remember people - If they are legit,  they won’t send you an email like this. 
• If they are legit, you would not get unsolicited emails from them. You would only get emails if you were registered with them, or with another site that you opted to receive recruiting emails for shops in your area. 

If you have any questions - feel free to leave a comment

Here is the email I got. Sad thing is, I work for a company called The Secret Shopper. This is the second email I got from someone claiming to be someone from a company I work at… Tisk. Please note the bold and see notes…