Is there any reason to contact Ardent other than to let them know their name is being used. Three assignments a week does not add up to $1,000. Receiving a check BEFORE performing any work doesn't happen.
My question regards you being scammed before. Since you are familiar with the scam, why would you think this was any different? We can wish for insanely easy money all we want, it's not going to make it anything other than a dream.
Mystery shoppers are actually small business owners. We contract with companies to perform assignments. We often invoice the companies and are paid anywhere from 30 to 90 days AFTER performing the work. Average pay can be as low as $4 up to $15 per assignment. You can see three assignments would only gross $12 to $45. A far cry from $1,000.
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