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Mystery Shopping Company Wants Me To Test A Wire Service By Sending Them Money

Mystery Shopping Company Wants Me To Test A Wire Service By Sending Them Money

Here’s a crafty scam. Scammers, posing as a legitimate Mystery Shopping company, send out checks asking the “shopper” to wire back a portion of the money in order to test the wire service. Of course, it turns out that the checks are fake — but it’s too late for the hapless victim. He’s already wired the money! It’s an old scam, with a new twist.