Mystery Shopper

mystery shopper: Winnipeg police said victims answered ads offered employment online as a mystery shopper. They were then sent tasks and a cheque in the mail to pay for merchandise, according to CBC. Police are warning Winnipeggers to be vigilant when they receive offers of employment and to check with a cheques issuing company before cashing it. Police also advised to wait for a cheque to clear before sending funds. Police are warning Winnipeggers not to take work as a mystery shopper, after a number of people were scammed out of large sums of money. After the victims cashed the cheques and completed the tasks, the scammer would ask them to wire a large portion of money to them, according to police. Shortly after, the original cheques were returned as forged, and victims were held accountable for the funds they wired. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.