When you are searching for a job and see advertised in wanted ads online saying they need an "evaluator" I didn't even know it was for a "Secret Shopper" at first. My job coach told me to apply when I asked her about it (as I wasn't going to) and since I worried she would think I wasn't serious about finding work, I did apply. Before I did however I checked out the site and saw then it was for a Secret Shopper. She said "It might be fun! Go for it!" so I asked her to check out the Better Business Bureau logo if it is valid or not. She took one look and said it was valid by simply looking at the site. I swear she thought I was a moron but really she was for not properly verifying the validitity of the site.
Sadly most people don't do that... and it is really quite easy. Infact the Better Business Bureau even has a search right on their site where you can search for the company and see if it really is in good standing with them.
It all comes down to this: If a job is TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE .. then it really IS TOO GOOD to be true and isn't true at all!
This job turned out to be a fraud! I never thought I would ever apply for one of THOSE! But I learned that the scammers employ all sorts of tactics and you might think you wouldn't be caught in one but with the new scams they are coming out with all the time (like if you are selling something online and they are buying your item from other country, they say they will send you more than you are asking simply because they want to also give you the money for shipping since they can't go pick it up) chances are you could very well fall for one of these!
So it is important to pay attention and become informed!
I found out after I recorded this (saw in the newspaper) that reportedly 30 people actually fell victim to this scam and at least 2 ended up sending money.
Other links that are informative to protect you from these types of scams:
**Youtu.be links are actually YouTube's url shortening service as discussed here [ Ссылка ]
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**goo.gl links are actually Google's url shortening service as described in this article: [ Ссылка ]
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