Shadow Shopper Review

lindy   humboldt county

4:44am on Thursday, September 24th, 2009 

I signed up for the trial period, but I closed my account that e credit card was on. Just the other day someone called me about working for them I do have a phone number from them the number is 1- 800-726-8588 I was scammed out of $2000.00 from a mystery shopper job and there is nothing I could at least that what the district attorney office told me.

Lisa   CA

10:31pm on Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 

I was reading people's comments about getting checks in the mail. The ShadowShopper site addresses this issue on their website. The check thing IS a scam but it is NOT being perpetrated by ShadowShopper. It's being perpetrated by an impostor. So sad...

I just signed up so I don't have any experience with how responsive the company is to billing issues, but I put it on my calendar to cancel before my 30 day trial period is over, if it turns out I don't want to continue. Once you go past the 30 days, it's understandably more difficult to avoid getting charged.

I just signed up a few hours ago and I already have a mystery shop assignment looking at motorcycles! That's a new one... LOL!

CL   Texas

4:25pm on Friday, August 7th, 2009 

Shadow Shopper (Georgia) is not even a company, but a counterfeit ring. I was sent money orders 3 times to cash and wire money to individuals in the US. By the third time, red flags were going off. The emails received were very demanding and I knew something was up. They sent me another $6,000 which I have held to hand over to the FBI. Guess what, the previous money orders are being returned. I have filed a fraud claim with my bank. as well as reports with the State Attorney General and local FBI. So beware. Anyone receiving money orders or cashiers checks, have the bank hold until they clear.

anne pearson   selden ny

9:54am on Thursday, July 16th, 2009 

i found a 99.99 charge on my credit card statement that i did not authorize with a phone number that they do not answer and cannot find a contact in the computer

Rachel   Odessa

9:39am on Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 

I agree, DON'T DO IT. I am getting charged $90 because I canceled a day late. I have done mystery shops in the past and I have never had to pay. I did not even find any jobs through shadow shopper. Join a mystery shop program that is free.

Alicia   Oshkosh, WI

12:21am on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 

DONT DO IT!!!!! I signed up for the 30 day trial and now i have a $99.99 charge on my credit card. I tried to cancel the membership before the 30 days but there is no way to do it on the site and I tried contacting them, but I got charged anyway and now I can't get a refund! BAD IDEA!!!!!!!!

Jackie Whitt   Albuquerque,NM

6:35am on Monday, April 6th, 2009 

I requested a refund of $59 two mos ago and have not been acknowledged or received any $, I removed myself from the shop

Denise LaRue   NY

5:57pm on Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 

Shadow Shopper was a great way for me to get started in the merchandising/mystery shopping business. They provided many names of companies with brief descriptions of the job and it's requirements. They provided a direct link to each company. This would have taken me a long time to figure out on my own. After awhile, I learned which agencies were offering the best compensation and were most reputable. Used cautiously, I would recommend Shadow Shopper to anyone who is considering becoming a part of the mystery shopping or merchandising
business

Kristin M.   Texas

9:45am on Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 

Shadowshopper withdrew $99 from my bank account and the day that it was shown as pending I contacted them. Any professional company would refund your money. Not this one! Go to BBB.org (the Better Business Bureau Website). They have had 67 complaints in the last 36 months!

If you want mystery shopper jobs start signing up with the companies on the forum. It's free and they're legitimate. Shadowshopper is a junk mail service and you can easily get the few jobs they list and more elsewhere!

laverne   california

11:57am on Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 

i signed up for the trial membership also, and they flooded my e-mail with shopping jobs, but the sites wanted you to go to other sites to get the jobs, and if I wanted to go to different ones i would have did so in the beginning. also they charged my account 59.99 with out my permission they should have e-mailed like they said before they did this, and when you call you only have a second to leave a message,and he says go to the site to e-mail and you can't do that either.
we"ve been scamed.there should be something we all can do to stop these people. I did feel reluctant at first,until I started getting all the e-mails,now after they charged my account I have not gotten any. now I know why.
laverne

April   West Virginia

1:33pm on Saturday, February 28th, 2009 

I have been working with Shadowshopper for 5 years and have never had a problem with them whatsoever. I have read their site, followed their directions and training and have earned thousands of dollars working for the jobs that were advertised.

Shadow Shopper.com is a job clearing house, much like yahoo's hotjobs, or monster.inc, or in the merchandiser's business, like mspa, or jobslinger, or narms. It does not claim to be anything more.

If a person is serious about being "in the business" then it is a great site to get your feet wet with. It provides a wealth of information for the person who is just getting started.

It is not for a person who is looking to get something for nothing. Merchandising is a business and needs to be treated with the respect and seriousness it deserves. It is for the professional, and if this is not you, then by all means, dont tread where you know not. It gives the rest of us a bad name.

Bj   Tennessee

9:58pm on Monday, February 23rd, 2009 

I too, have received several e-mails wanting me to join Shadow Shopper. Was offered the bronze for free membership, etc., etc. I'm really glad that I didnt join. This is the second time today that I have visited your site and I am thankful for all information. My reason for coming back the second time is to post new information that I had read about The Secret Shopper Company. It appears that SSC has changed it name to AboutFace on the Volition site. I hope that this is helpful to anyone who has been scammed.........

Carolyn Perlowski   Midlothian, Texas

12:34pm on Monday, February 9th, 2009 

I answered an ad in the local paper regarding work for ShadowShoppers. I emailed them and told them under no circumstances, would I pay for a job. Well behold!! my credit card account was charged $19.99 twice in that very day. I have disputed charges and I am not liable for them. These people have all kinds of tricks. NEVER TRUST THEM.

helen downs   texarkana

6:21pm on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 

I only signed up for a thrity day trial. Next thing I know there is a $100.00 charge to my bank acount. Man was I stupid.

servingdlord   Nevada

3:25pm on Monday, January 26th, 2009 

I just received (jan2009) a check for $4985 from ShadowShopper. All i had to do was mail a check to Julia Jabour in Canada and I get $830 as a training pay..too good to be true..so thanks for this site I did not do anything about it even though Im desperate for money right now...

Kristi   Meridian ID

3:28am on Friday, January 23rd, 2009 

I am turning this over to the Federal Trade Commission, hoping they can help us all out that have been scammed by Shadowshoppers! I recommend that everyone that has a complaint check in with the Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov and file your complaint. Mine was in 2006 and I can still log in and they still have my credit card information that I cannot delete. This scares me!

BEWARE and Be Aware!!

william   maryland

1:02pm on Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 

I RECEIVED THE CHECK WAITED FOR ONE DAY TO DECIDE SINCE I WAS IN BAD IN FANANCIAL CONDITION SO I DECIDED TO CALL THE NUMBER ON THE LETTER STANLEY WASHIMGTON ANSWER MY CALL TOLD ME TO DEPOSIT AND DO AS THE LETTER SAYS.THE NEXT DAY DEPOSITED THE CHECK IM BANK & I CAME HOME & I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT I DID SO I WENT THROUGH THE LETTER AGAIN & WENT ON THEIR WEB SITE , THEN I SAW THIS WEB SITE SO I RAN TO THE BANK & REVRESE THE CHECK THE BANK ASSO WAS GOOD TO HELP ME. SO BE CAREFULL. EVIL NEVER DIE.

Tom   Illinois

10:50am on Thursday, December 11th, 2008 

Got the $4,955.00 check myself. Didn't bother to try anything with it because I already assumed it was a scam. Of course we could all use the money, but I would rather be earning it at a job where my employer is local not from a foreign land and I can personally sense their presence. That way when something goes wrong they've no where to hide. By the way how am I supposed to secret shop at Wal-Mart, where I am already employed, and it be a secret?

jeannete   delaware

11:00am on Friday, December 5th, 2008

i have gotten a check from this business could you tell me if the check is real or not i have try to call the phone number they said it was not singed to any one

tykeisha durgin   adelantoCA

1:00pm on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 

i got a check in the mail and i never sign for no shadow shopping thing so thats just crazy.

Robert Burke   Chula Vista Ca

9:16am on Friday, November 14th, 2008 

I received a check for $2950 yesterday and thought that, boy could I use this money. Being familiar with mail order scams I first checked on my computer, Googled to see if there was such a credit union name of the check and yes there was. Next I checked the name Shadowshopper and your site popped up. Clicking on your Scam info site, was I impressed to find that my suspicions were correct. Thank you ever so much for your site and information. At my age I cannot afford to be ripped off. I'm 79 and on low income.

smartalec44   Penna.

5:38pm on Monday, November 10th, 2008 

If you dummies all send me a buck each I'll give you absolution in your next life. You people should be thankful that the Irish gypsies who use dirty oil to resurface someone's driveway don't know how to read or could you imagine all the scams they would perpetrate on the internet. However, I wouldn't mind being fleeced by Julianna Margulies who appeared in a movie about such nefarious activities.

Catherine   North Carolina

6:03am on Monday, November 10th, 2008 

I'm thrilled to have found this website! I received a letter in the mail on Friday with a sizable cheque in it asking me to complete a "training assignment". What training??? I, like many of you, did some online research and was astounded to find that the company logo on the website and the one on the letter are not the same. A red flag went up. If someone offers you a sizable compensation for something as simple as filling out a form after wiring money, buyer beware! Santa Claus is dead (don't tell your kids) and nothing, especially in this economy, is a hand-out. On Saturday, I contacted the individual on the letter and I didn't like his tone. He was very nonchalant and almost condescending. Flag #2. I mentioned to the indivdidual that I was heading in for surgery this week and would not be able to complete the assignment until after recovery. He said well a family member could do the transfer on my behalf. That in itself was another flag. Folks, we work hard for what we have and yes, many of us aren't paid what we feel we're worth but that's no excuse for ignorance. Don't be taken and always think before you act.

christina   ohio

2:33pm on Saturday, November 8th, 2008 

I received a check in the mail friday from Shadow Shoppers. I knew right then it was a scam, so I called the number on the letter and when the man answered the phone, told him i received my check, that i turned it over to the police(i really didn't) and that they were being investigated. All of a sudden the phone went dead. I get so sick of people like this taking advantage of innocent people, especially the elderly. They need to get a real job!!!

Robin   North carolina

4:20pm on Friday, October 31st, 2008 

Received letter today, hoped beyond shadow (no pun intended) of a doubt it was real. This website is a GOD send for people. Thank you so much for the help. My letter is already in the trash. Be careful folks!!!!!!!!!!!

MIke Allison   Perris Ca

11:42am on Thursday, October 30th, 2008 

Let's figure this out. I hate thieves and if I can take thier money, I'll do it. Then what to do with the money? Give it back to folks on this forum and educate them on how to spot a scam....and more importantly how to scam the scammers. I have over $350k of bad checks sitting on my table from Nigerian internet scammers who prey on people selling "items" on Craigs List! I twist their stupid scams by telling them. "I RECIEVED YOUR CHECK AND CASHED IT NO PROBLEM. MY COMPANY THOUGH REQUIRES A 10% CASH DEPOSIT TO BE WIRED TO US TO CONSUMATE THE SALE OF OUR ITEM. THAT MONEY MUST BE WIRED WITHIN 2 DAYS OF OUR CASHING YOUR CHECK OR WE WILL DISPURSE YOUR FUNDS AS WE SEE FIT". Get it?? haha. I got one WU for $120 from god knows where and then emailed the scammer and told them I bought a new sailboat with the $10k they sent me. I'm Mike and I hate people who scam good people in our country. By the way......Vote for Big Bird for President.

MIke Allison   Perris, California

11:41am on Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Hi poeple! Let us think for a minute about who these Shadowshopper.com people are. They live in Canada. Do they bank in Canada? Of course they do. Now ask yourself, "does the Canadian authorities have juristiction in the US"? NOPE! Help me to help you. I need more information on the company doing the processing of the payments. This website is making money right? Well as a former merchant myself, I had expenses, one of them being credit card processing. My industry was high risk so I got charged accordingly. We need to come together here and offer this website a better deal on thier merchant processing. Want your money back? Want to take money out of thier pockets? We can divert the money they are scamming from people in our country from thier account. Look at the levels in this little profit totem pole. 1. the poor consumer.....the one with the credit card that is almost maxed out but has $59.95 left on it. 2. the scammer Shadowshopper.com....they scam you. Next above them is 3. Shadow shoppers merchant processor. They are above Shadow shopper. and THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED!!! with a us company or a bunch of people who say enough is enough. Email me at suncitylivery@hotmail.com

Tyrone H.   Atlanta

10:05pm on Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 

I just receive a letter and check of $2,990.00 from ShadowShopper. That have contact Mr. Tim Water, at 1-905-589-1300 once i receive the check to follow assessment for instructions. But move to fast and deposit the money in my account with out doing research on the company and now I am going to have
to clear my name with my Bank to let them know that
I wasn't aware of the scam. So if you read this message don't move to fast when a check come in the
mail that you don't know nothing about. Because
you will have to pay a price for it take it from
me i just did 8 years and 6 months in prison for
doing wrong.

Jesi   Chicago

3:10pm on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 

OH MY GOODNESS!!! Thank goodness my friend sent me the link to the website. I am recieving a check in the mail this week!

Lois   GA

8:53pm on Thursday, October 16th, 2008 

Just signed up wit SS today. Got a welcome email and I have been trying all day to get on their website to no avail. I keep getting an error message. Wish I'd found this site first.

charles a hille   leesburge ga

7:11pm on Thursday, October 16th, 2008 

they charge my acct for 99.99, without my premission,

alex Zayatz   Location unknown

3:52pm on Sunday, October 12th, 2008

A 7-day free trial Gold membership should be free you knit-wits. How could anybody be dumb enough to give these foreign crooks your credit card information. I always search the internet before ever considering any offer. That includes all the TV informercial crooks hawking there get rich schemes. If you put in the proper key words in your search one can usually find the truth.
What I don't understand is why YAHOO and GOOGLE search engines hav'nt flagged these people.

KLGJR   Georgia

4:12pm on Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 

I just got this freaking check in the mail. Now I want to know how we can go after these people. I am going to check with our fraud folks and see if there is anything we can do. Thanks.

violet   duquoin

4:54pm on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 

It was my own fault when i forgot about the 90 day free trial. I had only done one shop i was reimbursed through pay pal. I had never had a real problem with them I do believe an email to remind me that 59.99 was being taken out of my account would have shown "good businessmanship". I was not aware that you had to manually go in to the account and set it to " I will renew myself" to me that should have been a given. You send me a bill I will pay you.Not we are going to take the money out, long after you have forgotten about it. I contacted my bank about a couple of things that came out my account amounting to hundreds of dollars that I had nothing to do with a flower order for 150.00 a grant cd deal for 69.99, some kind of djnetdeals i never heard of 185.00.Of course after threatening the companies with "going to the Attorney General my money from ShadowShoppers was refunded to the amount of 40.00. I was also lucky enough to get my money back from all the companies as well. My account is shut down and a new one will be issued,but the lady who worked on my case says it all originated from ShadowShopper.com. Dang!!! How disappointing.

Peter   Somewhere

1:53pm on Friday, September 26th, 2008 

It is a violation of credit card regulations for a merchant to take your money and not have a way to request a refuld that is just as easy. Call your bank, tell them there is no refund method. They'll help you.

Stephanie Cannady   Florence, Ky

3:54pm on Thursday, September 25th, 2008 

Good Luck with getting your money back, Micahel Hendrix in Canada??? Anyone heard of him??What a joke...cant even speak English...these people come to our country and rob us of our money..He almost got 4,995.00 from me but thank God my bank refused because they knew it was a scam. if any of you live in the Cincinnati area..Oct 1st at 5:30p.m I will be on channel 12 news doing an interview with them about this guy.I have spoken to the Secret Service and they are aware but cant really touch these people because they operate in Canada and they have no jurisdiction there... oh, and naturally he dont return phone calls and his voice mail is always full. BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!!!!

David   Texas

2:57pm on Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 

I recieved a check and instructions, mind you without even signing up for their program. The check they sent was in the amount of $3,820 of ehich I was to send them $3,300 back. To make a long story dhort, the check was drawn from Wells Fargo Bank, in which I am one of their customers. When I presented the check I was told that the check was no good. "BEWARE" ANY AND ALL WHO WANTS TO SIGN UP"

Slim   Georgia

10:19am on Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 

Thank everyone for this information. I am presently on the shadowshopper.com website in trying to take my credit card information off before they try charging me for another year of service (as they did the last time). However, their site states to click on Membership Cancellation link; there is not one there to click on. Does anyone have any information as to how to delete my information on their site before they charge me again??? Thanks!!!

Dakota Hyman   Modesto, California

9:38pm on Monday, September 22nd, 2008 

Im 13 and they send me this check for 4,955.00 i thought it was true but i went all over the web and all i got from people that say its not a scamm is them themselves.

Debra Giles   Anderson, IN 46012

6:33pm on Thursday, September 18th, 2008 

I am also on disabilty and to be taken for an unexpected amount of money is just plain garbage.
When I looked at my bank statement, there wasn't a phone number to contact this business. Heck I got offers left and right with jobs, and since they got this big fish caught and reeled in I haven't had one email from shadowshopper.

One last thing I've learned that if a company is not backed by the BBC, buyer beware.

dan purcell   kitchener ontario

9:44am on Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 

aLL I CAN SAY IS SCAM SCAM SCAM !!!!! I joined for a cheap trial and then they charged me $59.99 USD. IT WAS NOT AUTHORIZED BY ME!GOOD LUCK GETTING MY MONEY BACK! tHIS IS TOTAL CRAP. I am on disability. I can't afford it. Help!

LES   FLORIDA

4:28pm on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING THIS WEBSITE!! AND THESE ARE HARD TIMES,SO GLAD TO SEE "PEOPLE" PULLING TOGETHER FOR OTHERS AND WARNING OTHERS. THIS IS THE SECOND SCAM CHECK I HAVE RECIEVED IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS. HOW CAN THESE PEOPLE BE STOPPED AND HOW CAN WE BE COMPENSATED FOR OUR TIME AND MAKE THEM "PAY" US FOR THESE SCAMS??

Holly Wood   Ypsilanti

11:43am on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 

I would have to say this is a five star website for me to find out about the whole secret shopper.com scam. I had recieved a letter yesterday with a check in it for $4,855.00. Told me to take it to my bank and cash the check and go to a local walmart and do a money gram and send it to someone (not going to put name on here) in st. thomas, ontario canada and I get $800.00 for doing the transaction. I was almost about to do it considering for me to get that money until i realized that this was a scam. im so happy that i found this website and im sorry for the rest that went along with it and got screwed over. thanks to you all who put this on here!!!

christina   Toronto Canada

9:06pm on Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 

TOTAL SCAMMERS...I wish I saw this sooner. I joined for free trial and i ticked off the box that says "Do not rewnew automatically, I will renew myself" and they still charged me for Gold. Somehow they claim i did not check off that box. They are a shady, scamming organization. You can go directly to mystery shopping companies who don't charge you for joining: SQM, Frontline Shoppers, Service Impressions, Premier Service to name a few. If anyone knows a way to get them legally, I'm in. I don't trust them, I'll be cancelling that credit card so they can't charge in the future. To those losers who run this scam, what goes around comes around... bad carma will come your way

Sundra   Oklahoma

9:55am on Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 

Today I recived a check in the mail fro shadow shopper for 2800.00 the instruction were in aletter what to do with it I call Mr. Tim Tyson, He told me to take it to MY bank, This happened to me once, I lost 3800 dollars. so PLEASE be careful DON'T DO IN !!!!!!! also beware of just e-mail address in the news paper

Robin   Alabama

9:42am on Friday, August 22nd, 2008 

SO CALLED Legal Internet THEFT!!!!!

Randal   Kansas

5:21pm on Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 

We recieved a letter from Shadowshopper with a large check in it. This is definately a scam. If you recieve a check from them place it through a copy machine. A stamp will show on the copy that says void. Thats the only way we have been able to get that image to appear. Be very careful with this.

Ragui   Michigan

11:02pm on Saturday, August 16th, 2008 

I got my lettter today, August 16th. Also from Naple, ONT. Canada on the outside envelope. But inside, the address is from Carson City, NV. I am so glad not to be involved in this scam. Its wonderful to get a big check. But nothing its for free. I never believed in that. So, don't be part of this scam. You will be in a big trouble. I am so glad that I could read this postings. Thank you to all. And now its my turn to say to YOU, DON'T DO IT.

Glad I read this   nc

7:53pm on Saturday, August 16th, 2008 

I about signed up for this a minute ago. So glad I found this blog.

JP   Florida

10:00am on Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 

I canceled the day my membership was to renew and after many e-mails was told no refund that I checked the terms box and it states that cancelations must be before the renewal date. They took my money and I cannot use the service since I canceled. They do not give refunds at all. Also, I've learned to be watchfull of any company that only does business through e-mail, no phone contacts at all.

Tony   AR

1:41pm on Friday, August 8th, 2008 

Do NOT use this company. Their sales pitch is very deceitful, and they make it difficult to find the page to not auto renew after your free trial is up. They claim to send you an email before the trial end date, but I did not receive any email stating this. Beware!!!

tim   tuscaloosa

7:15pm on Monday, August 4th, 2008 

my wife and i was sent a letter from shadow shoppers to do some mystery shopping for them from wal-mart and sears and so on but after reading about your stories we decided not to proceed any further ,..... thank you for your posts

robert   missouri

10:53am on Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 

i saw the comments posted i received their letter postmarked from canada with a sear, blockbuster ,moneygram, and walmart logo with a check for 3830.00
i am so glad i researched this scam i am reporting this to the atty general i would suggest anyone effected should do the same also they used a check with the bank named webster.

Jack   Ohio

3:36pm on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 

I just received their well put together letter today. This is a well thought out scam. Including logos of companies like Sears and WAlmart. When you look at the letter they give an address in Carson City, Nv. However the postmark on the outside envelope is from Canada. That alone should raise doubts.

Amy   US

11:13am on Thursday, July 17th, 2008 

SCAM, SCAM, SCAM ALERT! I did look on BBB website for complaints before signing up for a trial period with ShadowShopper. Unfortunately, I looked up ShadowShopper Inc & Shadow Shopper.com in Carson City NV, which had no complaints and no rating respectively. Unfortunately, I didn't scroll down far enough to see all the details of the actual issues with the Carson City, NV address. I didn't look at the ShadowShopper.com Houston, TX company until today, which has an unsatifactory rating, 170 complaints and is OWNED BY THE SAME FRAUDULENT INDIVIDUAL, Dave Nienberg!!! I asked BBB to PLEASE put some kind of alert up when people search for any Shadow Shopper name, this is a SCAM. There has to be something we can do to stop this from happening. This guy is smart, he has this company registered as an LLC. Is there an internet agency that regulates this type of activity?

The following is what happened to me personally. I signed up with this company for the TRIAL memebrship. But they billed me for the Gold Membership without authorization to do so and when I requested they refund my $99.99, they refused to do so. In addition, not only won't they refund your money, but after you tell them you want a refund they cancel your membership and then block any access to the account they just charged you for!! My credit card was charged $99.99 on 7/6/08, they cancelled my account and denied any further access to the membership they charged me for on 7/7/08. So, NO REFUNDS, NO MEMBERSHIP!

I told them I would file a complaint with the BBB and fraud with my credit card, if they did not. Then after just 2 emails they quit responding to me and completely ignored me. You can't call. If you call you get a recording that simply says to email them only. I filed a fraud charge with my credit card company. The contact number listed on my credit card was 832-443-4760, which has only a recording they don't take phone calls.

Amy   Indiana

10:21am on Thursday, July 17th, 2008 

Wow, I just got scammed. Called my credit card company to dispute it. My story is EXACTLY the same as Jaimie below. They won't refund and just quit communicating. DON'T DO IT. I checked the BBB for complaint. At that time I didn't see a complaint. But WAIT, I went back to file a complaint with BBB and there are SEVERAL called ShadowShopper. Lucky me picked the only one without complaints. So, when I looked at the correct company, ShadowShopper.com. There were 170 complaints within the last reporting period!! Can we do a class action or something against the owner Dave Nienberg and his infamous assistant Jonathan???? I contacted the BBB to make sure the mixup of different shadowshoppers doesn't happen anymore.

Tracie   FLORIDA

2:46pm on Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 

TO THOSE OF YOU WANTING TO BE A SHADOWSHOPPER PLEASE BE AWARE OF SHADOWSHOPPER@POST.COM DEALING WITH A MICHAEL HENDRIX OUT OF CANADA, HE IS THEIF WITH NO CONCERNS ABOUT THE NEXT HUMAN BEING ON THE PLANET. I'VE TRIED CONTACTING HIM ABOUT A COUNTERFEIT CHECK THAT HE USED AND THEN HE ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD TO CANCEL THE CHECK BECAUSE ANOTHER COMPANY WAS TRING TO DUPLICATE HIS CHECKS. THEN HE WANTED ME TO SEND A 25.00 FEDEX TFOR SHIPPING AND HANDLING TO SEND A CASHIERS CHECK TO MY ADDRESS TO CLEAR UP MY ACCOUNT BUT NOTHNING HAPPENED THEN I BEGAN SENDINGE-MAILS TO THE COMPANY AND NEVER RECIEVED ANY RESPONSE FROM THE COMPANY.

Karen   Charlotte

10:54am on Monday, June 30th, 2008 

Fraud!!! I don't mind trying something new if the company offers a free trial of their services. It may have been a great opportunity! Obviously this company is not really in the people business and does not really want to provide customers opportunities. They just want your money. Poor business ethics. Do not "try" this out unless you intend to make a full committment. There is no free trial. This is misrepresentation in their advertising. Unethical!

Jaimie   Ypsilanti

1:36pm on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 

I signed up with this company for the TRIAL memebrship. But they billed me for the Gold Membership without authorization to do so (read the very small print...they charge you and then offer NO refunds)and when I requested they refund me my $99 they refused to do so. I told them I would file a complaint with the BBB if they did not. How can they charge you for a service you aren't even using? I wasn't even a member anylonger. Then after just 2 emails they quit responding to me - completely ignoring me. You can't call either. If you call you get a recording that simply says to email them only. And then to make matters worse my contact - the one with the email - just shut his email account down so I couldn't contact them anymore. SAY NO TO THIS COMPANY. THEY ARE A SCAM!!! AVOID THEM! If they did take your money, file a dispute with your credit card company or bank. You'll get your money back that way! I just can't believe they ignored me and then shut off their email account.

Kelli Contreras   Ellensburg Washington

11:34am on Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 

I am having the same problem with ShadowShopper. Today is my last day to have my free week. I have been trying to cancel for the last hour. They keep telling me they have sent an email to confirm my cancellation for my records but I still have not received any conformation. DO NOT SIGN UP WITH THIS COMPANTY!!!!!!!!

Nancy   California

1:39pm on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 

I mystery shop for several companies, and when I began I mistakenly thought shadowshopper was a direct link to jobs instead of a middleman. I signed up for a free membership, which basically meant my inbox became flooded with hundreds of jobs but unless I paid shadowshopper a hefty fee the details were blocked. The job notifications all looked enticing, up to $185 reimbursements for fine dining with a bottle of wine required, etc., but the e-mail was just a teaser, with no way to access the information unless the fee was paid. After several weeks I began to get offers for reduced rates for the gold and silver memberships until one day I got an offer for seven free days of their gold membership. I accepted, and the highest paying job I ever got was $20 and highest reimbursement was $30 with no pay for the job itself. I can't help but believe the job notifications sent to my e-mail when I wasn't a paid member were for jobs that didn't actually exist. I did pay attention to the fine print and made sure to stop the auto billing the day before I was to be charged, and now I find it interesting that I'm unable to access their website for the free membership anymore.

Leonard   Georgia

9:37am on Saturday, February 16th, 2008 

I thought that it was probably a scam, but my wife signed up with them and she gets dozens of offers from mystery shops every day. She registered with all of the companies that she wants to use and then after the first year she cancelled the Shadow Shoppers membership. It was worth the money to get the contacts and now that she has those we don't have to continue with the Shadow Shoppers membership.

Ed   Florida

5:19pm on Monday, January 21st, 2008 

Shadow shopper is is just that a shadow. I even wrote them that I am already a secret shopper for other companies and that I could get the info for free and they never replied back but continued to send emails about shops in my area. That should tell you about how they work, not worth wasting your money or time.

Mary Kreh   Lusby, MD

7:54pm on Friday, January 18th, 2008 

What you say about signing up directly with the companies and skipping ShadowShopper (SS) is probably true. (I've not checked it out.) However, by signing up with SS they do all the searching for me. I signed up 2 weeks ago and have been literally swamped with notices of jobs in my area to pick and choose from, 4 of which I have completed so far, with several more for next week. I have signed on with the companies I am interested in working for and will continue to do so. Two companies have contacted me by phone after reviewing my profile with SS. I may be paying extra for work I could do myself, but I feel that their time is worth the fee that saves my time.