Jobs on Craiglist. Fraud?

[YouTeeAye]

A cousin of mine has been looking for a part-time job and found this Mystery Shopper position on Craiglist. I saw him filling up an application form sent to him from the job poster. I noticed that the application was sent to him from a yahoo account and it's asking for his birthday and such. It didn't ask for SSN or anything I'd consider absolutely confidential. The guy desperately needs a job but I also don't him to become a victim of a potential fraud. Can you guys share your advice or experience regarding job postings on Craiglist?

 

[gardere_owns_OU]

first off, don't be a mystery shopper. it is NOT what they advertise. i thought that might be cool, but i read up on it first and found the entire thing is pretty much a sham.

if you can't find any credible information on the company on the internet, then don't apply.

my two cents for your cousin.

 

[UTeric32]

i found jobs through craigslist...but then again they were jobs at law firms who i could look up online.

 

[Ramathorn]

Mystery shopper is BS.

 

[apd183]

Irregardless of the merits of an occupation as a mystery shopper, look out for these signs of fraud:

www.snopes.com/fraud/employment/shopper.asp

 

[busterbrown16]

Not the grammar police or anything, just FYI - "Irregardless is a term meaning in spite of or anyway, that has caused controversy since it first appeared in the early twentieth century. It is generally listed in dictionaries as "incorrect" or "nonstandard"

 

[apd183]

Irrespective of my vocabulary usage, watch out for fraud.

 

[CanaTigers]

There are many real jobs posted on Craigs List, but the spam, scam and fake ads out number the real ones.