Get $1,000 for being a Secret Shopper?

Hello all,
In the past, a few members here have posted their (good) experiences getting free restaurant meals by being a secret customer, etc. Anyhow, today I ran into an ad on Yahoo that stated you can earn $1,000 in merchandise just by being a secret shopper, meaning you shop at the store in your area that you've chosen & then have to do a survey in regards to the store appearance, customer service, etc. I don't know why but I clicked on it & before I knew it, I signed up. Before getting confirmation that I was a secret shopper and receiving the $1,000 gift card for the store I selected, I was given the choice of selecting two companies on which I had to buy something from them otherwise my confirmation & access to be a secret shopper would not go thru until I commited myself to purchasing from two companies (they pay advertising fees so thats why they are given as choices). Anyhow, I suddenly snapped into reality & started thinking that perhaps this was a scam & all they wanted after all was my credit card account # etc. & for sure that would be requested once I clicked on those business'. So I quickly logged off since they didnot have a sign out button & then went to my email address that I listed & of course, there were about 6 emails from this & other similar companies saying I can make money by taking surveys, etc. I have to admit that I was not thinking clearly & was feeling down a bit today so I got dooped. The bad thing is that all these places don't have a unsubscribe option like most sites do so now I'm stuck with a LOT of junk mail.

I just wanted to share this bad taste in my mouth experience in hopes that it can save someone else the headache. Thanks for letting me vent,
Gemila