There’s a wide-spread mail scam going on right now trying to recruit mystery shoppers using a check for several thousand dollars as an enticement. These scam artists are sending out these letters using the names of different legitimate research companies like Polaris.  If you are looking for information about such a letter you may have received claiming to be from Polaris Marketing Research about mystery shopping, please be advised that we are not the source of that letter and we have not authorized the use of our name (Polaris Marketing Research) for the purposes of that letter. We strongly recommend that you get additional information about the legitimacy of this letter before taking any action.  Click on the links below to learn more about this scam:
Michigan Government Website

Federal Trade Commission Office

Dateline NBC Show about Work-from-home scams

Secret Shopper Scams alert by Snopes.com