Phil Swan, our fraud expert, explains how there is a “mystery shopper” scam going after local University students.
The idea:
The scammer will reach out to the student and ask them to buy something (or gift cards) they are unable to purchase themselves. Then, when they ship them, the check to pay for the goods won’t be good and that student is now stuck with that debt as well.
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