As a mystery shopper, you can go weeks and even months without verbally speaking with someone about your assignments. You request your assignments online, you complete your assignment, and then file your report online. A check comes in the mail or funds are sent via PayPal, and the assignment cycle is [...]
4 Ways To Prevent Identity Theft For Mystery Shoppers
Mystery shoppers often become the target of identity theft simply by the fact that their credit information is more often used and accessed. Your credit card or check card information can be stolen by the salesperson or wait staff on your mystery shop assignment can steal your credit card information with [...]
How To Know If It’s A Scam (And What To Do If It IS A Scam!)
One of the biggest concerns of mystery shoppers is falling victim to a scam. There are a number of unique and creative scams out there waiting for you to stumble on them in your search for more jobs and money. On occasion, a scam may even find you and contact you [...]
Protect Yourself From A Mystery Shopping Scam: 3 Telltale Signs To Watch Out For
It’s pretty easy to find a mystery shop provider who is in need of a new mystery shopper. A mystery shopper is usually more limited by the time they want to invest in applying to work for all of the providers rather than being limited by the number of providers available. In [...]
Worried About Identity Theft? Here is How to Ease Your Mind
More and more people today are falling victim to identity theft. This occurs when someone uses your name and social security number to either access your existing credit accounts, or to open up new accounts in your name.
While many credit card companies have some safeguards in place, they are not foolproof [...]