http://koehlerlaw.net/2010/02/on-secret-shopper-and-other-internet-scams/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-secret-shopper-and-other-internet-scams Criminal and DUI Defense in Washington, D.C. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:38:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://koehlerlaw.net/2010/02/on-secret-shopper-and-other-internet-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-376 jamison Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:12:03 +0000 http://koehlerlaw.net/?p=1566#comment-376 Mr. Confidential: I went through the exact same thought process. And it's funny and also sad: My client in this particular case was young, only a couple of years older than my daughter, and she was trying so hard to make something of her life. After the case was dismissed, she asked me if the arrest would prohibit her from getting a new job she had applied for. I asked her what the job was. She said it was as a shopper for "Mystery Shopper." Even after all of this, after felony charges and umpteen court dates until the case was dismissed, I'm sorry to say that she still didn't get that she was being had. Mr. Confidential: I went through the exact same thought process. And it’s funny and also sad: My client in this particular case was young, only a couple of years older than my daughter, and she was trying so hard to make something of her life. After the case was dismissed, she asked me if the arrest would prohibit her from getting a new job she had applied for. I asked her what the job was. She said it was as a shopper for “Mystery Shopper.” Even after all of this, after felony charges and umpteen court dates until the case was dismissed, I’m sorry to say that she still didn’t get that she was being had.

]]> http://koehlerlaw.net/2010/02/on-secret-shopper-and-other-internet-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-374 D.A. Confidential Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:46:10 +0000 http://koehlerlaw.net/?p=1566#comment-374 I'm seeing quite a few of these cases. At first I found it hard to believe someone could fall for this kind of thing, but then I realized (a) how sophisticated and legit looking these scams can be, and (b) that they catch out those who are NOT sophisticated and, often, are in great need of money. Let me just say that I'd much rather be prosecuting the people responsible for these cons. I’m seeing quite a few of these cases. At first I found it hard to believe someone could fall for this kind of thing, but then I realized (a) how sophisticated and legit looking these scams can be, and (b) that they catch out those who are NOT sophisticated and, often, are in great need of money. Let me just say that I’d much rather be prosecuting the people responsible for these cons.

]]>