Research Assistance

We advise against sending money to this company. This company is sending letters, and what appear to be authentic checks, to unsuspecting consumers offering a job as a mystery shopper. The letter explains that their first assignment is to deposit the check into their bank account. Consumers soon find out the check is fraudulent and cannot be cashed, or causes overdraft fees and additional bank fees.

These types of offers are deceptive and are designed to entice the public to send fees to 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. Some of the typical complaints received alleges that the company does nothing more than advise recipients to place the same kind of ad in their own local papers. In other cases, customers receive nothing from the company. Most of these offers are made in conjunction with a money-back guarantee, but our experience is that few customers are able to obtain refunds despite the guarantee.