Dynamic Advantage, Inc.

This company is a marketing research company providing shopping services to businesses to evaluate customer service procedures. Since October 2009 the company has been a victim of identity fraud through scammers offering mystery shopping assignments. Although the company does provide mystery shopping services they are not soliciting participants by sending out assignment packets that include a check. If you have received a letter with this company's logo, name, and address that includes a check, agreement, and form , this should be considered a SCAM! The company asks that any incidences of this mailing or similar mailings be reported tothe Police or other proper authorities.

The fraudulent company is sending letters, and what appear to be authentic cashier's checks, to unsuspecting consumers offering jobs as mystery shoppers. The letter explains that their first assignment is to deposit the cashiers check and text the number that is on the solicitation letter informing them the check has been deposited. They further instruct the recipient to check their account's available balance after 24 hours for the availability of funds and to send them another text that the total sum of the funds is ready. After they claim they will text further instructions to complete the assignment. Consumers later find out the cashier's check is fraudulent.

These types of offers are deceptive and are designed to entice the public to send fees for false promises of employment. Addresses given are usually mail drops, or belong to other reputable businesses, advertised phone numbers reach recordings and calls are not returned, and no local phone numbers are listed. Most work-at-home companies advertise in states other than where they are located so as to avoid prosecution. Although the prospect of making some easy money may appear attractive, any "commission" payments will be recovered as they are the proceeds of fraud and you may become embroiled in a police investigation. Remember that you will be the easiest part of the chain to track down and supplying any information to the perpetrators may also put you at risk from identity fraud. If you see an opportunity to make some easy money and the offer seems too good to be true, then it probably is! Remember that even if you have nothing to do with the actual extraction of funds from another person's account, by allowing your account to be used to receive and transfer such funds, you will be acting illegally.