SM Research Service Measure

Cynthia –

Victim Location 19074

Type of a scam Online Purchase

I received an email about Mystery Shopping, suggesting they sign up/apply for the mystery shopping job. Once "hired," they are sent a check ($2,450) to deposit in their banking account and told to deduct their commission. They are then instructed to purchase Apple gift cards of varying amounts, so they may "evaluate" the store’s customer service. To prove they performed the task they must send a picture of the code on the back of the gift cards to Cube Survey. This allows the scammers to drain the accounts on the gift cards. Soon, the victim discovers the check deposited in their account for payment has bounced, and they are left to cover the amount spent on the gift cards. The bounced check has bank fees as well. Fortunately I felt it was a scam and almost purchased the gift cards, but didn’t.

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