@shopperbob wrote:
I received a letter through Shopmetrics from a male named Russel, a single L, with DSG, an MSC for whom I completed several jobs 18 yrs. ago. It detailed an alleged opportunity, with an 800 number, from a company named One Contact Center. The first day I phoned, no one answered nor was there a recording. The next day, a male picked up, but he was ignorant as to why I phoned. I tried Russel, at a different 800 number, but again "hit a wall." Finally, I received a call, probably off caller ID, supposedly from DSG, but the person was unable to tell me my original contract date and then admitted she was not with DSG. I terminated the conversation.
This may well be a legitimate company, but in the interests of safety, I am passing.
I had a similar experience in early Dec with someone who sent a text stating they were the “head of the mystery shopping department at Market force replying to my advert” saying I had to reply right away or miss an opportunity. The misspelling of mystery is a direct quote and the message was in broken English and wanted me to call an 800# as well.
There are so many data breaches happening and AI makes them even easier to accomplish. Experts advise never to respond to these, especially from the device that you received the message on.
I decided to check MF, which I registered with, but have never done a gig for, making me even more suspicious.
They had no idea who/where the text originated, so I asked if they’d been hacked. Reply was non-committal. I deleted the message and blocked the sender.
We need to be mindful of providing sensitive personal info on the most secure systems, and most of platforms we work with are running old software that don’t stay current with security updates.
Please be careful.