Enigma for Consumers: What Mystery Shopping Jobs?
Source: Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
An operation that told consumers they could be hired as mystery shoppers and earn a substantial income, and the telemarketing firm working for them, are facing Federal Trade Commission charges that their claims about job availability and income potential were deceptive. The FTC also charged the mystery shopping operation with contempt for violating a previous FTC order, and is seeking redress for consumers, who lost millions of dollars.
The FTC alleged that in exchange for the $99.95 fee for one year of service, consumers thought they would be trained and certified as mystery shoppers, and would gain access to job postings available through the company, with enough paid assignments available to ensure a steady part-time or full-time income. Instead, consumers received a worthless certification and access to re-postings of other mystery shopping assignments posted by other companies, who were unrelated to the defendants. Consumers still had to apply for these jobs, most of them low-paying, and had no advantage over anyone else who found the postings elsewhere for free.
+ Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Mystery Shop Link, LLC, a Maine Limited Liability Company, et al., Defendants
+ The Secrets of Mystery Shopping Revealed
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