@Flash wrote:
Would be all too enticing to meet with an undercover policeman in tow.
Latest here is a phone scam where the caller identifies themselves from the police department and asks:
How many people live in the household
How many of these are children, their names and ages
When will the parents be home so they can meet with them.
Supposedly they are doing fingerprint identification kits so that if something happens, they can identify the child. The police department is actively getting out the word that they are NOT doing this and that no one should be asking questions on the phone about your kids names and ages and when you will (or won't) be around.
@anerrorhasoccurred wrote:
Today, I got contacted over Facebook by a Mystery Shop Scheduler asking if I was interested in doing a mystery shop of a large big box retailer. I was to go to the store, buy one of three "preapproved" items, and meet the scheduler at a parking lot less than a mile from the store.
A few red flags:
Scheduler asked me to pay for the device in cash (or preferably check).
Scheduler highly bonused the shop ($120!!!)
Scheduler wanted to meet me at a parking lot to go over the audit.
Scheduler couldn't give me the name of the company they were working for
Be careful out there! If the shop is too good to be true, it probably is.