More good news, again from Canada, with regard to the scammers who defraud people under the guise of mystery shopping.
I contacted the Competition Bureau in Canada yesterday to inquire about their progress in finding and stopping the scammers. Andrew Hughes of the Competition Bureau called me this morning to inform me that they have arrested a few more people, whose cases are moving through the courts. In addition, he said one person who was arrested last year has been sentenced to 20 months jail time. He talked me through to the URL for the news release on the conviction, whicy you may see at:
http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/epic/site/cb-bc.nsf/en/02669e.html
Unfortunately, there appear to be many more of these scammers "out there," so I expect we'll continue to hear about them. But at least the Canadians and, to some extent the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Postal Service, are taking this matter seriously.
I contacted the Competition Bureau in Canada yesterday to inquire about their progress in finding and stopping the scammers. Andrew Hughes of the Competition Bureau called me this morning to inform me that they have arrested a few more people, whose cases are moving through the courts. In addition, he said one person who was arrested last year has been sentenced to 20 months jail time. He talked me through to the URL for the news release on the conviction, whicy you may see at:
http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/epic/site/cb-bc.nsf/en/02669e.html
Unfortunately, there appear to be many more of these scammers "out there," so I expect we'll continue to hear about them. But at least the Canadians and, to some extent the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Postal Service, are taking this matter seriously.
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