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The Steve Warneke Show – Avoid the Latest Mystery Shopper Scam!

June 29, 2020
MSPA Americas’ President, Sam Hersey was on The Steve Warneke Radio Show discussing how to avoid the latest mystery shopping scams. Check it out here by listening to the portion from 18:20 to 25:08. “LISTEN UP: If it sounds too good to be true… IT PROBABLY IS! Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. To … Continue

All Scam Alert Updates from MSPA – July 2017 through June 2020

June 29, 2020
All information in this post, credit MSPA February 2020 If you receive a message stating “INTELLISHOP® is accepting applications for qualified and reliable agents for Walmart shopping survey. The assignment will pay $500 per duty. Click on the link for more information: https://bit.ly/363p4MW” please do not follow through. This is a scam and … Continue

Pittsburgh Man Charged in ‘Mystery Shopper’ Scam

August 16, 2018
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of fraud conspiracy, mail fraud, and wire fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. The three-count indictment, returned on August 1 and unsealed yesterday, named Robert Shon Jackson, 42, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, … Continue

Chicago Man Charged

January 30, 2018
Chicago Man Charged in ‘Mystery Shopper’ Fraud

New Scam | “APPLICATION RECEIVED”

December 8, 2017
—– Forwarded Message —– From: “Matthew Steven” To: Cc: Sent: Sat, Dec 2, 2017 at 7:18 AM Subject: APPLICATION RECEIVED Hello, Your application has been received, reviewed and approved by our Human Resource department. Your information and address has been processed into our system. It is a pleasure to inform you that you have … Continue

Mystery Shopper Tip Sheet – How to Avoid Mystery Shopping Scams

August 31, 2017
As a mystery shopper, you are encouraged to sign up with as many companies as possible to have the most opportunity to mystery shop. Sometimes it gets a bit confusing to know who you signed up with and who you did not sign up to shop for. There are scammers who send information on line … Continue

WalMart – Text Scam

August 18, 2017

Wal-Mart Scam using the real Customer 1st Company Logo

August 11, 2017
Customer 1st is a REAL Company. Unfortunately these scammers are now stealing the Customer 1st logo from their official website and slapping it on a fake “instructions” letter to IC’s. Do not fall for this scam! It has nothing to do with Customer 1st. … Continue

SCAM Letters from charles.jones@customer-st-one.com

August 10, 2017

Western Union to pay $586 million to victims who sent money in scams

August 10, 2017
Western Union to pay $586 million to victims who sent money in scams. Click HERE to review information. HERE … Continue

Scams, including Western Union in the News

August 10, 2017

Federal Trade Commission – Mystery Shopper Scams

August 9, 2017
Legitimate mystery shopping opportunities are out there, but so are plenty of scams. Click here to review further information. … Continue

Western Union – Think you’ve been scammed?

August 9, 2017
Think you’ve been scammed? Click here to review Q&A about this scam. … Continue

August 2017

August 7, 2017
August 2017 MSPA Headquarters has been notified of scams that we want to warn you about. It has been reported there is currently an influx of messages from Western Union Malaysia saying the recipient is approved to receive $1.5 million dollars. The reply email is wu.payout@my.com. Look out for scam emails masking any Mystery Shop … Continue