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Mystery Shopping

Prospect Shoppers

This business is NOT BBB Accredited.

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Information and Alerts

BBB RatingF

Reasons for rating

  • BBB concerns with the business's practices.
  • Unauthorized use of BBB name or trademarks

Service Area

  • King County, WA
  • Snohomish County, WA

Alert Details

This business has 1 alert.

Alert

On November 2, 2018, BBB received a report from a consumer stating they were contacted by Prospect Shoppers to conduct a mystery shop at any Walmart location of their choice.  The consumer was sent a check to deposit in their bank account to cover both their salary and money for the task.  The check, which is counterfeit, was issued by an unrelated third party in New York whose account information was compromised.  The check and agreement were sent from a residential address in Illinois.   With the timing requirements in the instructions, the consumer would not have known the check was counterfeit until after they sent the money from their own bank account for the task.  

BBB found the website, www.prospectshoppers.com was created on October 20, 2018.  In addition, BBB found the language used on the website has been copied from another website.  The identities and photos of the “executives” are stolen identities.   The advertised address is a virtual office in Billings, MT.  BBB could not find the business registered with Montana Secretary of State.   BBB has reasons to believe the company does not physically exist in the State of Montana.  Finally, this company is advertising the BBB Accredited Business seal without authorization. 

If you are contacted by this company by US mail, BBB recommends reporting your experience to BBB’s Scam Tracker, https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/us and the United States Postal Inspector, https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/contactUs/filecomplaint.aspx

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