Staff
A recent display classified ad looking to hire “mystery shoppers” has been identified as scam, and the Fort Frances Times is asking the public not to respond to it.
The ad, which ran in the Feb. 17, Feb. 24, March 3, and March 10 editions of the Times advertises job opportunities for mystery shoppers, with interested applicants asked to apply through an AOL e-mail account.
But the ad, in fact, is a scam whereby those who apply ultimately end up being asked to wire their own funds to another country.
Anyone who has replied to this ad is being asked to contact the OPP’s anti-fraud call centre, PhoneBusters, at 1-888-495-8501 or via the Internet at www.phonebusters.com
A report also can be filed through the “Reporting Economic Crime On-Line” website at www.recol.ca
