Walmart Job Opportunity: How The Scam Works
A fake Walmart job opportunity is the newest scam in the employment industry. It is making its rounds this week and it is also known as the Job Application Walmart Scam.
Let’s say you’re looking for a job and you’re searching for ways to make money online in addition to your daily job. One day, you receive an email that seems to be featuring a great Walmart job opportunity. It sounds like this: “You have been selected to apply for this job. It’s easy, fun, well paid and no experience is required. For information about this position, click here on the job application, Walmart wants you!”
You are all in. After you sign-up, somebody contacts you to validate your position. How does the scam work?
Watch the video below to see in detail the Walmart Job Opportunity scam exposed, which revolves around the mystery shopper fraud concept:
The Mystery Shopper job in itself is a fantastic opportunity, and the Walmart one seems to be the same. All you have to do is to visit a business location as a hidden customer, use its services (dine, buy products, etc.), for the only purpose of writing a report about the service – and get paid!
After signing up for the above offer, your first paid task is to verify the quality of service at Walmart, for example, using the Western Union money transfer located inside the store. You have to write a report on how fast they are, how is their customer service, etc. Once you agree, the ’employer’ (the scammer) sends you a check for – let’s say, $1,200. Considering your job is worth $200 for the time you have spent, they ask you to deposit the full check into your account and wire back $1,000, so you can keep your fee for the job, $200. It seems easy enough, right?!
Their only stipulation is that you need to perform the Western Union job as soon as you get the check, say within 48 hours. You do as you’re told, send off the money, and write a report for your employer detailing your mystery shopping experience.
Unfortunately, a few days later, you receive your bank statement and realize that your balance is $1,000 less than it should be! Little did you know that the $1,200 check your employer sent you just bounced. The scammers told you to hurry (meaning sending back to them $1,000 quickly), knowing that in 5 business days their fake check will turn as fake or NSF.
You are now responsible for the money you wired. If you’re in overdraft, you’re also facing a fee.
Walmart Job Opportunity Scam: How to Avoid
Walmart is not offering jobs over random emails. They also warn their customers about this scam. If you look at the page that opens when you press the “click here” button in the email, you will see that the domain name is not walmart.com, but a random number or weird combination of letters and words.
Also, look at the grammar they use in their message. As you could see at the beginning of the article, “its fun” should be “it’s fun” and a “Job application Walmart” should be a “job application at Walmart”. Always do your research and work only for legitimate employers.
In the meantime, if you are really looking for a job and seek to make some money online until you find the next ideal job, deal only with legitimate agencies – one example is Swagbucks.com, which is the world’s largest free online rewards program. You get paid by doing things online, which you might do anyway, such as searching the web, discover products, take surveys, watch videos or play games. You can also get free iTunes and Amazon cards. The company has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. You can register for free HERE
. At the time of this writing, they offer a $5 sign-up bonus.
Walmart Job Opportunity Scam: How To Report
Warn your family and friends about the Walmart Job Opportunity Scam by sharing it on social media using the buttons provided. You can also officially report the scammers to the Federal Trade Commission using the link below:
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I have received a message on my iPhone offering me a Walmart job …they are now scamming people this way as well … Copy of message below !!!
Hello, I am an agent from Walmart
I am primarily responsible for recruiting and training part-time employees.
We have your contact information in our database and your qualifications meet our hiring requirements.
1 to 1 performance training service
Earn £1,000 – £3,000 per month easily and receive daily payments.
All you need is a cell phone and you can start working from home.
Invitation code. 16819
Please send a screenshot of the invitation code you received to an agent for verification Age must be 20 years or older
Primary responsibility to help Walmart merchants drive cloud data
If you are interested in joining, you can add an agent
whatsapp: +447751463537
I received this exact email today. My invitation code was 16820 and the whatsapp number was +447933210126
I just got the email too. On the link they sent there is an About page. It says:
"About Us
Walmart Shopper is the premier shopping agency responsible of the treatment and the rights of clients, serving across all the United States with over 500,000 shoppers available and ready to help businesses better serve their customers.
On top of being paid for shopping you are also allowed to keep purchases for free. Walmart Shopper NEVER charge fees to the shopper.
Training, tips for improvement, and shopping opportunities are provided free to registered shoppers.
Walmart Shoppers are either paid a pre-arranged fee for a particular shop, a reimbursement for a purchase or a combination of both.
You are to shop secretly and invest just a token. This fee will be paid upfront. During this shop you will visit the location and make several observations as regards the customer service.
No upfront fee required.
Job Details.
1) Shopping evaluation : You will receive a form that you are required to fill after you visit any location in your area, You will be evaluating and shopping at your desired mall.
2) You are required to evaluate its customer service and quality control after their services are rendered to you.
3) You would require filling a form to rate the employee(s), the form would be given to you after the assignment evaluation.
4) You will be required to interact with the shop clerk."