419 scam: "Secret Shopper®"<scanner@easervices.com> Mystery Shopper® Job Available

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- secretshps@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Secret Shopper®" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <secretshps@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 22:54:56 -0300
Subject: Mystery Shopper® Job Available

Hello,

Do you want to participate in the greatest Mystery Shopping quests nationwide? Have you ever wondered how Mystery Shoppers are recruited and how prosperous companies keep up doing business in the highly competitive business world? The answer is that many companies are recruiting young, creative, observant, and responsible individuals like you to give their feedback on various products and customer services and thus improve their quality.

We require secret survey agent who can help us survey Western Union and Wal-Mart stores(stores might change) secretly without their knowledge as we have received lots of complaints regarding their services. As a Mystery Shopper you have only one responsibility: Act as a real customer while evaluating the place you are sent to mystery shop and enjoy all the benefits that go along with your job. Remember that you have nothing to lose, because you are awarded generously for your efforts:

You will have to use the following pointers below to prepare your report:

- Assessment and advice on customer care.

- Store layout and ease of selection.

- Depth of selection.

- Customer care programme and service audits.

- Staff appearance.

- Staffs approach.

- Staff knowledge of product.

- General Service level.

- Store cleanliness.

- Cash and wrap area appearance.

- Exit polls.

- Telephone surveys, and market research projects undertaken

The funds to shop at Wal-mart stores and to complete the Western Union survey would be provided by us.We feel you are dedicated and request you to fill in the following information below and send us back.

First-Name:
Middle-Name:
Last-Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Country:
Phone-Number:

Is there a Western Union outlet nearby to your place(reply with a YES or NO):
Is there a Wal-Mart store nearby to your place(reply with a YES or NO):

Payment:Your pay would be paid $150 on each evaluation and you could even take this as your part time job,which just requires an hour or so to complete the evaluation.

P.S: A brief description on how to go about the process would also be sent to your address with the funds for future references.

Thank you,

MH-Recruitment
Secret Shopper®2014.
secretshps@gmail.com

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