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There exists a scam that uses mystery shopping as a premise for fraud, where a person is sent a bad check with a request to deposit it into their bank account, wire a portion of the money through a wire transfer company such as Western Union and keep the remainder as a mystery shopping fee, and informed to mail the money immediately as the test is evaluating response time. People who wire the "remainder" discover the check is bad and lose the money they transfer and the wire transfer service fee in addition to the total amount of the check, often leaving them in debt to their banks. One scam involved fraudulent websites using a misspelled URL to advertise online and in newspapers under a legitimate company's name. Valid mystery shopping companies will never send their clients a check to cash prior to work being completed, and their advertisements will usually include a contact person and phone number. Checks received from mystery shopping companies should only be in payment for work performed, and can always be taken to a bank to be verified. Most fraudulent checks sent out by scam artists can be easily spotted and identified by a financial professional.

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* As a mystery shopper myself I would say that it is. If you received a cheque that is asking for money back you can bet your bottom dollar it is a scam. Most mystery shops you pay for out of pocket and then are reimbursed a set amount. the shop is set up way before hand and the details of the shop are very specific. You also generally only shop one specific location (may include multiple locations if it is a mall or such) and you shop for specific items, testing the stores ability to work and compensate for complex issues. Also, most mystery shopping companies require a stringent series of courses and tests before you are sent on a true shop.

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