Reader Brian got a surprise $1,530 check in the mail and an invitation to become a secret shopper. The letter told him that he had been selected to become a "mystery shopper" and report on how local stores were doing. He would buy selected items from them and report on the process, and get to keep what he bought. Sounds great, who couldn't use some extra cash, right? It all sounds so enticing because, as Brian was able to detect, it was the bait to lure him into an advance fee fraud scam.
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I don't know you but here is some money for you to spend. You can keep what you bought, just send me some money back.
ReplyDeleteHow did I get your name and address? Er, um,...
I am a actual mystery shopper and never have I received a check first. Even when I shop a bank I deposit my own money. This is a very common scam that people fall for every time. Another is companies that charge you to find companies to mystery shop for. All a scam as well
ReplyDeleteHere's a novel idea, instead of waiting for that next government check or doing a b s job like this guy, go out and get a real job, you know like the ones only foreign students will do or Mexicans.
ReplyDeleteAnd here is yet another genius talking about these magical jobs that only he can find.
ReplyDelete13+ million people can't find work but he knows where to find employment.
HE should run for president. I bet he could fix the deficit also.
September 9, 2011 9:01 PM
ReplyDeleteDang I sound mean, but I'm just tired of people saying get a job. Get off welfare and get a job, yada yada yada , get a job.
They always tell people to get a job, but NEVER tell them where they could find one.
Joe has posted the dismal job market many times on here. MSM has run reports on it.Even the president knows there is high unemployment but yokels around here seem to think there are jobs galore. People are just not looking hard enough or something.
That's why scams such as these succeed. People are so desperate they will try anything to make a buck.
There is nothing magical about finding a job. Go to wal mart, go to food lion, go to help wanted ads. Oh that's right, you don't want to work for a low paying job, put forth a work ethic( I. E., calling out because your belly hurts) and put in a few years of hard work to get promoted to better positions and eventually be a productive member of society. You would rather be a lazy ass redneck who thinks because you are " local " that you are entitled to top rate pay and benefits without paying dues that the generations put in before you did to get to our place. Don't give me any of the b s that jobs aren't there, they are, you just don't want to take years to get where you want to be in life.
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