Confero recently learned about a fraudster who is using the Confero name. He created a fake mystery shop assignment  in order to try to scam consumers. If you receive a check with the name DANIEL JONES as the remitter, it is part of a scam. Do not cash the check. Please do  not reply to any communications from Daniel Jones.

The fraudster also sends a text with the following:

The check for your 1st store evaluator task has been delivered via USPS. Please check your mailbox now & act accordingly. TREAT AS URGENT.

Whoever is sending the texts falsely claims to be associated with Confero and attempts to recruit secret shoppers.  Please do not fall for this scam!  Do not respond to these texts. The legitimate website for Confero is conferoinc.com.

These scams usually begin as a text or email contact to get you interested. They almost always result in consumers becoming duped into a fake check scam. In fake check scams, shoppers are sent checks to deposit, and then told to wire most of the funds elsewhere and keep the difference. Ultimately, the check the scammer sent the shopper turns out to be worthless and the shopper is on the hook to cover the entire check with the bank. Some of the checks look quite real – so real in fact that bank tellers see them all the time. BE CAREFUL!  

 Please be aware:

• Confero NEVER issues checks to shoppers for any reason. Payments to shoppers are sent via PayPal.  Payments are made separately for each shop, and payments are only issued after successful completion of the mystery shop.
• Emails from Confero employees will come from conferoinc.com.
• Hundreds of dollars in pay for a mystery shopping assignment is rare.  
• We thank the consumers who brought this to our attention, so that we were able to warn others of this scam.