Australia’s monetary providers regulator has warned customers a few rip-off that’s pretending to recruit individuals for market analysis gigs.
ASIC stated that some cold-callers are claiming to be organising a ‘shadow buying’ or ‘thriller buying’ challenge for ASIC – that’s, recruiting individuals to buy providers akin to monetary recommendation to assist assess the requirements out there.
“These scammers declare to be searching for shadow consumers as a part of an ASIC compliance and monitoring marketing campaign,” based on ASIC.
“The rip-off maintains that it’ll pay you to your time and should encourage you to satisfy in individual or attend a presentation after which you’ll obtain a questionnaire to finish.”
The scammers promote their providers at www.theshadowshopper.com – an internet site that appears official as a result of it options actual media articles about actual ASIC shadow buying workouts.
Nevertheless, the web site “makes false representations that their work is related to ASIC”, the regulator stated.
ASIC has no involvement with this web site or its operators, and is endeavor inquiries into the actions of the operators.
ASIC urges anybody who receives contact in these circumstances or is referred to this web site to not reply.
On occasion ASIC carries out real client analysis together with shadow retailers, nevertheless we solely work with accredited market analysis corporations. In case you are contacted by an organization representing that they’re endeavor analysis for ASIC you may name ASIC’s Infoline on 1300 300 630 to examine.
This rip-off shouldn’t be related or related to official market analysis agency Shadow Shopper (www.shadowshopper.com.au), which introduced it to ASIC’s consideration.
