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NEVER pay a fee to anyone to
sign up, purchase a book or list of names |
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NEVER pay a "membership
fee" |
| No
legitimate mystery shopping company will charge you
money to register on their site. One would never apply
for a job where the company asks for money up front
so you can start work. |
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Companies that promise high paying assignments,
"lots of assignments" in your area or other "too good
to be true" offers to entice you to register should
be investigated further before registering. |
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Legitimate mystery shopping companies
NEVER send checks or wire funds to anyone until
AFTER they have successfully completed an assignment
and it has been accepted. |
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NEVER send personal information
via email |
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Get a valid web site and look for the
MSPA logo on that site (see below) |
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NEVER go to a website through
a link sent to you in an email. Go to the website independently
of any link that might be sent to you. Scammers often
copy websites so they look real |
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Register only on a legitimate, verified
web site. If you do not find the MSPA logo, move on.
And even if you do, verify, verify, verify! Scammers
can easily steal the MSPA logo to make themselves look
legitimate. |
