Confero Warning about Fake Check & Money Transfer Scams: Updated 11/2/09

by Confero Inc.

*Updated: 11/2/09 *

Please take a few minutes to watch these videos recently release by the Federal Trade Commission. David Vladeck, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection explains several money transfer scams, including The Grandparent Scam, The Counterfeit Check Scam and the Mystery Shopper Scam.

Be sure to read our other Consumer Alerts regarding Fake Checks and other scams affecting the mystery shopping industry.

As a reminder, CONFERO DOES NOT ISSUE CHECKS TO SHOPPERS. Shoppers are paid electronically.

CONFERO DOES NOT DO ANY MYSTERY SHOPPING WORK FOR MONEYGRAM OR WESTERN UNION.
CONFERO NEVER ASKS SHOPPERS TO WIRE TRANSFER MONEY.

Consumers who receive a letter postmarked from Canada, containing a check, letter and report sheet, are encouraged to follow the reporting instructions we have provided in previous consumer alerts.

Confero has been active in trying to get these scams shut down. Many legitimate mystery shopping companies have been hit with this scam. Our President, Elaine Buxton, presented a summary of these scams to the Mystery Shopping Providers Association conference on October 9, 2009. We appreciate everyone who has called us about these and we are doing all we can to shut them down.

sad, i guess everyone is cash hungry these days. I live by the old adage that “If it seems too good to be true then it probably is”.

Philip Ancell
Monday, October 26, 2009

I received a letter in the mail on 10/27/09 in it was a check from your company for 2880 and a person to contact . thank goodness i did call the person . But some thing did not sound right so i got onto your web site and looked into it further. and low and behold it is a fake check ... I do have the letter and the check and the contact info if you would like to have it . But since then I have joined your mystery shopping team . and I am happy that I got the real deal ...  thank you for your time.  sincerely Renata

renata
Thursday, October 29, 2009





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