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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Michael Hartmann <admin@burdetteltd.com>
Reply-To: <mj1772@blumail.org>
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:54:09 +0100
Subject: Job Offer

Greetings,
 
 
We get hired by companies to behave/act like customers in order to examine services rendered by their staffs. as soon as your details are confirmed, you will be funded (with money orders, travelers checks or cashier’s checks to be cashed at your bank) and directed to offices to either purchase or process items, after which you will write comments
 
 
WHAT IS MYSTERY SHOPPING?
 
 
Mystery shopping or mystery consumer is a tool used by market research companies to measure quality of retail service or gather specific information about products and services. Mystery shoppers posing as normal customers perform specific tasks—such as purchasing a product, asking questions, registering complaints or behaving in a certain way – and then provide detailed reports or feedback about their experiences.
 
 
Mystery shopping has been a standard practice since the early 1940s as a way to measure employee integrity. The most common venues where mystery shopping is used are retail stores, movie theaters, restaurants, fast food chains, banks, gas stations, car dealerships, apartments and health clubs, as well as health care facilities.
 
 
Examples of details to forward to us:
 
 
1. How long it took to get services
2. Smartness of the attendant
3. Customer service professionalism
4. Sometimes you might need to upset the attendant to see his/her reactions
 
 
This is a part-time offer with 4-6 flexible hours weekly and pays over $2600 monthly,
 
 
Kindly complete below to qualify for the position
 
 
APPLICATION DATA:
 
1. FULL NAMES:..
2. MAILING ADDRESS:..
3. CITY:..
4. STATE:..
5. ZIP CODE:...
6. COUNTY:....
7. PHONE NUMBERS:..
8. GENDER…..
9. AGE…..
10. OCCUPATION:….
11. ARE YOU EMPLOYED?...
12. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF VIOLATING ANY LAW OTHER THAN A MINOR
      TRAFFIC VIOLATION?
13. IF YES, EXPLAIN CIRCUMSTANCES:
14. HAVE YOU EVER ACTED AS A MYSTERY/SECRET SHOPPER BEFORE?
15. IF YES, EXPLAIN CIRCUMTANCES:
16. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS:
 
 
You must be above 21 years of age to qualify for this position, as soon as the information is received an explicit details will be sent you in less than 48hrs!
 
 
Michael Hartmann.
Head of the Mystery Evaluation Team
 
MYSTERY OUTSOURCE INC.
 
 
 
If you no longer wish to receive information regarding this Job offer, please reply to this message with the word "Unsubscribe" in the subject line
 
 
 

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