Confero CEO Elaine Buxton Elected Chair of Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Eastern North Carolina
January 26, 2016Elaine Buxton, Confero president and CEO, will serve as chair of Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Eastern North Carolina’s board of directors for 2016. Elaine previously served as vice chair for the organization in 2014 and 2015.
Confirm Your Mystery Shop!
January 25, 2016Effective January 25, 2016, when mystery shoppers request shopping assignments from Confero, an email notice is sent to the shopper when their offer to shop is accepted. The shop requires confirmation.
Confirming is easy! There are three different ways to confirm a shop:1. Click the link provided within the confirmation email or2. Copy and paste that link into your browser’s address bar or3. Log into your Shop Log, click on the Confirm button to the left of the shop listing. (If you have multiple shops, this may be easier to do them all at once).Confirming your shop willConfero Warns of LinkedIn Scammers – James Morgan and Mathew Shook
January 4, 2016Confero learned about a LinkedIn scam regarding two individuals using the names of James Morgan and Mathew Shook who claim to work for Confero.
Warning: People are attempting to Defraud Consumers out of Money Using Confero’s Name
August 21, 2015Recently, Confero received information on various scams where consumers receive an email through LinkedIn from someone appearing to be sending along a job opening announcement. The recipients receive these suggestions from persons they know or are connected to on LinkedIn through groups, so they appear to be legitimate.
The LinkedIn profiles of the people sending these messages may have been hacked or they may be fake LinkedIn profiles or some combination. The scams vary, but most include a request for your personal information, including name, address and phone number to “sign up” and the promise of a high paying assignment, for example one which pays $300 shop fee.
The scammers use the names of reputable mystery shopping companies in order to win the trust of victims.
Confero Warns of Thomas Beck – LinkedIn Scam
August 19, 2015We learned today of a LinkedIn scam regarding someone falsely using the name of Thomas Beck, who claims to work for Confero. The fraudster’s email was sent through LinkedIn, and he claims to be an employee of Confero. The offer includes a promise of $300 for a secret shopping assignment.
