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Confero has been alerted to a new type of mystery shopping scam.  Scam artists are taking Confero’s name and other company information and creating fake job postings.  They are posting these fake advertisements on various help wanted and job seeker sites.  When a potential applicant tries to apply for the position, they are asked to provide a variety of information, including personal information like Social Security Numbers.  

Last week brought some great news for consumers who were victimized in some of the recent money-wiring scams.

Updated: 7/13/10

We would like to remind consumers about the fake check scams that have attached the the mystery shopping industry for the past couple of years.

As a reputable company with 24 years in business, we are always concerned about scams involving mystery shopping. The scam typically plays out like this: the consumer receives a certified check from the bogus mystery shopping company, along with an “assignment” to deposit the check and then send funds via Western Union or Moneygram to a person designated on the assignment.

*Updated: 11/2/09 *

Please take a few minutes to watch these videos recently release by the Federal Trade Commission. David Vladeck, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection explains several money transfer scams, including The Grandparent Scam, The Counterfeit Check Scam and the Mystery Shopper Scam.