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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: "Mystery Shopper" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fredmcguire33@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:25:43 -0600
Subject: Mystery Shopper/Apply Within

Dear Mystery Shopper ,

We are sending you this email regarding your appointment as our company Mystery Shopper, also the comprehensive details on your job description/obligation for this company.


Firstly, I am Fred Mcguire, I am presently Head of Human Resources, a member of the Board of Directors at Fred Mcguire enterprise,a subsidiary of shopncheck enterprise and most importantly, I proposed the Mystery shopper scheme to the company and as a result I am taking full control to ensure it works as planned.

The purpose of this scheme is to provide a level of service that attracts a greater flow of customers, enhances loyalty and increases the likelihood of both purchases and recommendations of our products by the consumers.

The specific objectives of your position as a mystery shopper, Firstly, to improve the company performance, by providing tangible feedback about sales of competitive products in your location, this will enable us to know whether to improve on our prices/products or not.

We are also to check that the required standards in and around your outlet premises are being met, this can be done by making sure that there is prompt delivery of task and information expected from you within 24 hours of the commencement of your first assignment.

Mystery shopping must be carried out by visits to different competitive store, which may involve recording and documentation of the price of the items purchased from the stores. We will provide you with the store you are expected to visit.

In other to ensure that you are able to satisfy the company objectives, we are going to provide funds that you will need to purchase the goods from the competitive stores in your location which the payment to be used will be send via courier service inform of Cashier's Check Or Money Order which you will have to cash at your bank and have the job done.

This scheme has been able to meet the financial and money regulatory agencies requirements in the United States, there is proper monitoring of our financial dealings with the IRS and you are not liable to payment of tax.

You will be receiving certified payments inform of Check Or Money Order from this company which is branded payments that you are expected to process, we are also under agreements to allow monitoring of transactions by the federal operatives to ensure transparency, so your prudence and honesty will be a major asset to this company.

Here is a hint of the type of information we will need from you from the outlet that will be designated to you by our Company.It is mostly Money Transfer Company.


-Procedure of attendance:

-How many attendants were at the outlet:

-How many minutes it took for them to attend to you and process transfer:

-Information that you think would be helpful

-Your comments and impressions.


Therefore if you are still interested in working with This Notable Company as a Mystery Shopper, Below information will needed from you asap:

Full Name:
Address (no Po Box):
City:
State:
Zip code:
Home Phone Number(s):
Cell Phone Number(s):
Office Phone Number(s):
Email Address:
Age:
Occupation:

We look forward to working with you.

Lastly note that you have to always check your email at least twice daily to update me with information's and also you must always check your email to re-confirm your information and also contact our customers for payment
as instructed to do.

Best Regards.

Fred Mcguire
Administrative Secretary
Fred Mcguire ENTERPRISE

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