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    1) A new crop of mystery shopping scams has emerged across the US involving mail solicitations promising easy money. 2) The scams involve asking consumers to deposit a cashier's check and wire back a portion of the funds, promising to let them keep a percentage. However, the cashier's check often bounces days later, leaving the consumer liable for the full amount. 3) Legitimate mystery shopping evaluates customer service for retailers and other businesses, but scammers are taking advantage of people looking for such opportunities with offers that sound too good to be true.

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    1) A new crop of mystery shopping scams has emerged across the US involving mail solicitations promising easy money. 2) The scams involve asking consumers to deposit a cashier's check and wire back a portion of the funds, promising to let them keep a percentage. However, the cashier's check often bounces days later, leaving the consumer liable for the full amount. 3) Legitimate mystery shopping evaluates customer service for retailers and other businesses, but scammers are taking advantage of people looking for such opportunities with offers that sound too good to be true.

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    #280 BBB 12-24-08 54

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    1) A new crop of mystery shopping scams has emerged across the US involving mail solicitations promising easy money. 2) The scams involve asking consumers to deposit a cashier's check and wire back a portion of the funds, promising to let them keep a percentage. However, the cashier's check often bounces days later, leaving the consumer liable for the full amount. 3) Legitimate mystery shopping evaluates customer service for retailers and other businesses, but scammers are taking advantage of people looking for such opportunities with offers that sound too good to be true.

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    MAlGNOLIA

    CLIPPING SERVIC;E
    (6011 856-0911 1 (7115) 08.86111

    MESSENGER
    OKOLONA, MS
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    WEEKLY
    11/26/2008
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    BBB:
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    Beware of mystery
    shopper mail solicitations
    Ridgeland, MS, November bounces several days later and
    21,2008 - A new crop of mys- the consumer is held liable for
    tery shopping scams has the entire amount of the
    popped up all across the money they wired - typically
    United States. In response to a between $2,500 and $3,000,"
    recent spike about mystery said Bill Moak, President1
    shopping mail solicitations CEO of the Mississippi BBB.
    received by Mississippi con- According to the Mystery
    sumers, the ~ e t t e rBusiness Shopping Providers
    Bureau (BBBJ Serving Association (MSPA), mystery
    Mississippi issues this con- shopping has gained wide-
    sumer alert about the offers to spread acceptance in the retail,
    help consumers make "easy financial services and restau-
    money" by cashing large-sum rant industries by providing
    cashier's checks in order to customer experience informa-
    evaluate the service they can tion. John Swinbum, MSPA
    receive. Executive Director said "It is
    The BBB advises the public unfortunate there are scam-
    to disregard letters or classi- mers preying on individuals
    ficd ads that promise fast cash who are looking for legitimate
    und free gifts in return for per- mystery shopping opportuni-
    forming mystery shopping and ties." The bottom line - if the
    service evaluations. offer sounds too good to be
    With the most recent scam, true, it probably is.
    consumers receive a cashier's Consumers who feel they
    check which they are told to have been targeted by a coun-
    deposit at their bank and terfeit check scam should
    immediately wire a portion of report it to the following agen-
    the f i d s back to the sendefs cies: .Federal Trade
    address (typically outside the Commission at 877-382-4357
    U. S.). The "reward" to con- or www.ftc, govU. S. Postal
    sumers is that they keep a per- Inspection Service at
    centage of the original www.usps.gov/ websitesidepa
    cashier's check as payment. rtiinspect . MS Attorney
    "Unfortunately, in these General Fraud Division at
    scams the cashier's check 800-281-4418

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