It wouldn't matter if anyone had heard of the company or not. The scam artists often use the name or a variation on the name of a real, legitimate business. All you need to know is no business will send you a large amount of money sight unseen.
Mystery shopping companies pay shoppers after the assignment is completed and accepted by the client, often 30 to 60 days after. Mystery shopping fees are an average of $5 to $15. Required purchases, which come out of our pockets, are often only $1 or $2 and are reimbursed at the time of payment.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.