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MY question is does anyone actually make a living off from mystery shopping?

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About a year ago, a research service sent me a three thousand dollar check and gave me instructions on how to use it. I had never heard of it nor signed up for it. I don’t know why they sent me this check. I don’t even know if it is legal. All i know is that the check is REAL. Has anyone ever received a check like this. I got mine from a place called Bridegeway Monitoring and research services. What did you do?

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I recently received an email invitation to becoming a “online mystery shopper” for “quality reviewers”. I dont know if this is real, but they say they pay by paypal only. they want me to do the “jobs” and get paid in advanced if money is needed to complete trials and what not. After i finish a job speadsheet i email it in with screen shots, and get paid biweekly. but on the list they say if fraudulent information is entered i’ll get terminated..does this sound fishy to you like it does to me?? Who would care if the information entered isnt real? Isn’t mystery shopping suppose to be to get the reviews of companies, no matter what my ssn is??

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I don’t want to mention the name of this exact company, but a mystery shopping company that I used to be part of still seems to have my personal information (including SS#) in their database. I know this because anytime I try to re-sign up with them, their website says that my info is already in their database, even though my account is deactivated. I was just wondering if there are any lawyers or people who know the law well can give me some free advice on this. Do I have the right to file a complaint with the Internet Fraud Commission on this? I’m not looking to sue and waste my time, I just want them to shred my file since I’m no longer a member.

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I got this email and the 1850 dollar check in the mail tonight. What do i do?

This email is to let you know that the funds (A Check for $1850) you will be needing to carry out your first assignment has been sent to your address, and it shows that it has already been delivered to you. FedEx Tracking Number: 8700 7068 9370

As soon as you confirm the delivery of the check,it should be taken to your BANK to be Cashed ASAP then deduct your commission for the assignment which is $185. You will be left with a balance, which will be used to carry out the assignment at the Western Union location below.

Do not forget that you will have to be observant and email me back with your observations as described earlier in my previous email.

VENUE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT ( i.e Western Union Location)

GAGE AVENUE MARKET
5956 GAGE AVE
Bell Gardens, CA 90201-1711

Today’s Hours: 08:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Tomorrow’s Hours: 08:00 AM – 11:00 PM

You are to ensure that you observe the following.

1)The name of the cashier that attended to you.
2)Your time of arrival at the venue.
3)Your time of departure.
3)How long the transaction took.
4)What you feel about the customer service
5)Any other area you think Western Union should improve on.
6) Reference Number and total amount sent after the deduction of the charges.
All this should be kept unknown from the cashier.
You will be sending the funds to our other mystery shopper .

Note that there would be charges for sending the western union transfer and this would be deducted from the balance of the $1680 left with you . Here is the info to send the funds

Name: Chris Hawkins
Address : 36 Minnesota ave
City: Washington
State: DC
Zip Code: 20019

Get back to me with the report of the mystery shopping assignment as soon as you successfully carry out the assignment, Congratulations, Thanks in advance

Thanks For Your Total Understanding.
Sales/Hiring Manager
Attn: Mark Fraser
Delivering simple solutions and achievable business objectives

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How do I find a Mystery shopping job that is not a scam? Has anyone done this successfully and if so, how? I am looking at Elite Mystery Shoppers and Shadow Shoppers. I have researched and been advised that Company’s that ask for money are not legit but all of the Company’s that I have researched ask for a membership fee to get a listing and apply for assignments. This is very confusing and time consuming and most are not even recognized by the Better Business Bureau. I have also been looking into making extra money doing online surveys etc. Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

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I was just sent a certified letter that I had to sign for. It was a check from this corporation that I have been corresponding with regarding mystery shopping. I found this job opportunity in the newspaper’s online job listings. The check was for 1600+ dollars and I’m wondering if this is somehow a scam? I took the check to the bank and they said it was a viable check but that because it was so large they had to wait for it to go through before they gave me any of the money. I’m guessing because I didn’t have the amount to cover it in my bank. They told me to send them an email confirming that the payment was received and that I would be told what my job assignment was after that. Is this legit?

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I looked into a few, but the nearest shops are too far away. I tried googling, but the ones I checked aren’t in NJ……

Does anyone have any leads on legit mystery shopping companies that service NJ?

don’t bother aswering if you are going to just say they are all scams. i know someone that did it about 30 years ago in NJ (doesn’t remember the company) and others that do it in southern NJ (too far for me)

yes some are scams, but there are legit companies..
I am looking for North/Central in NJ, but will look into NJ in general.

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