Column: How the secret-shopper scam almost took down Superman's pal

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Column: How the secret-shopper scam almost took down Superman's pal
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Tony Blake, the supervising producer of 'Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” knows a thing or two about bad guys. But he had to think twice after receiving a letter from Whole Foods about a secret-shopper program. Columnist davidlaz explains:

of consumer comments — hundreds of victims and would-be victims — detailing their own experiences.

Another comment from last week: “I just had a gut feeling something wasn’t right, so that’s why I’m on here searching for similar stories and WOW!! I was surprised to see I’m not the only one. Fortunately for me I didn’t cash the check but what should I do??”The letter Blake received looks real enough. Along with the Whole Foods logo, it has a Whole Foods watermark for added authenticity.

They were told to go to any store selling Nike gift cards and purchase $2,500 worth of plastic. Then they would take photos of both the card numbers and PINs, and email the pics within 12 hours along with details about the store location and the “overall experience.” First, there’s the gift-card angle. After buying $2,500 worth of cards, you’re basically making their full value available to the con artists by revealing the card numbers and PINs.

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