{"id":15368,"date":"2018-03-14T08:53:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T13:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1aa340fc3d.nxcli.io\/\/staging?page_id=15368"},"modified":"2023-12-01T16:53:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T21:53:19","slug":"recognize-fraud-in-marketing-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.sago.com\/en\/recognize-fraud-in-marketing-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognize Fraud in Marketing Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676990787644{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221; conditional_render=&#8221;%5B%7B%22value_role%22%3A%22administrator%22%7D%5D&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Unfortunately, there are unscrupulous people who would like to extract money from you by pretending to be Sago, Schlesinger Group, or <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sago.com\/get-in-touch\/join-our-panel\/\">FocusGroup.com<\/a>. They may copy our branding and contact unsuspecting people by letter, email, or social media.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please be alert to the possibility of fraud.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We will NEVER ask you to wire money anywhere or to send cash<\/li>\n<li>We will NEVER send you a payment in advance of undertaking research<\/li>\n<li>We will NEVER ask you to pay a fee to be a researcher or mystery shopper<\/li>\n<li>We will NEVER promise you can make a large amount of money through a job as a mystery shopper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><strong>If an offer to participate in research looks too good to be true, it probably is.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you wish to check the legitimacy of a study invitation, contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Help@FocusGroup.com\">Help@FocusGroup.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;35&#8243; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; is_section=&#8221;yes&#8221; section_skin=&#8221;tertiary&#8221; remove_margin_top=&#8221;yes&#8221; remove_margin_bottom=&#8221;yes&#8221; remove_padding_top=&#8221;yes&#8221; remove_padding_bottom=&#8221;yes&#8221; remove_border=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1675515501252{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; conditional_render=&#8221;%5B%7B%22value_role%22%3A%22administrator%22%7D%5D&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;white-text&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Here is an example of a scam that used our name and logo.<strong> If you have received something similar, it is not valid.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1521039474828{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;15374&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676920593549{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221; conditional_render=&#8221;%5B%7B%22value_role%22%3A%22administrator%22%7D%5D&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Report a Scam to the US Federal Trade Commission<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"button\">Report a scan to the FTC<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676990787644{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221; conditional_render=&#8221;%5B%7B%22value_role%22%3A%22administrator%22%7D%5D&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Unfortunately, there are unscrupulous people who would like to extract money from you by pretending to be Sago, Schlesinger Group, or FocusGroup.com. 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