Confero Warns of Scam Using Confero Name- Job Offer Scam – John Paula- It’s a Fake!
November 3, 2017Confero learned about a scam regarding "John Paula" who claims to work for Confero. The fraudster’s email was sent out as a phishing scam.
John Paula falsely claims to be an employee of Confero and attempts to recruit secret shoppers (mystery shoppers) through emails. We have no employee named John Paula.
Confero Warns of LinkedIn Scam Using Confero Name- Job Offer Scam – Robert Walker- It’s a Fake!
October 2, 2017Confero learned about a LinkedIn scam regarding "Robert Walker" who claims to work for Confero. The fraudster’s email was sent through LinkedIn, and he uses an email address of conferoinc@usa.com.
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.
