by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 19, 2021 | Scam of the day
Although it has been nine months since I last wrote about mystery shopper scams, I have written many times over the last ten years about the mystery shopper scam because it continues to ensnare unwary victims. Unfortunately, these scams continue to be effective and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 31, 2020 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last eight years about the mystery shopper scam because it continues to ensnare unwary victims. Last month I told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new warning about this scam. Mystery shoppers are people hired...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 11, 2020 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last seven years about the mystery shopper scam because it continues to ensnare unwary victims. Recently the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new warning about this scam. Mystery shoppers are people hired to shop at a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 26, 2019 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last seven years about the mystery shopper scam because it continues to ensnare unwary victims including a Massachusetts woman Lisa Zais who responded to a text message that appeared to come from Whole Foods asking her if she wanted...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 8, 2019 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last seven years about the mystery shopper scam because it continues to ensnare unwary victims. I was recently alerted to a new version of this scam by a Scamicide reader who fortunately recognized that this was a scam and did not...