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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: Secret =?iso-8859-1?Q?Shopper=AE?= <secret@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sec5024@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2013 07:27:26 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: JOB APPLICATION: MYSTERY SHOPPER




Dear Shopper,

We are a company that conduct surveys and evaluate other companies. We get
hired to go to other peoples companies and act like customers in order to
know how the staffs are handling their services in relation to their
customers. once we have a contract to do so, you would be directed to the
company or outlet, and you would be given the funds you need to do the
job( either purchase things or require services), after which you would
write a short comment on the staffs activities and give a detailed record
of your experience.

Examples of details you would forward to us are

1) How long it took you to get services.
2) Smartness of the attendant
3) Customer service professionalism
4) Sometimes you might be required to upset the attendant, to see how they
react to clients whey they get tensed. And we turn the information over to
the company executives and they would carry out their own duties in
improving there services.

Most companies employ our assistance when people give complains about
their services, or when they feel there are needs for them to improve
their customer service. Your Identity would be kept confidential as the
job states (secret shopper) you would be paid for every duty you carry
out, and bonus on your transportation allowance, and funds would be given
to you if you have to dine as part of the duty. Your job will be to
evaluate and comment on customer service in a wide variety of shops,
stores, restaurant and services in your area.No commitment is made on this
job, and you would have flexible hours as it suits you.

Full Name: (As Should Appear on Payment )
Street Address :
City :
State :
Zip/Postal code :
Home phone :
Cell phone :
Email:
Occupation:
Age:
Gender:
Marital Status:

If you are interested do send the above information, so we can look at
your distance from the locations which you have to put your service into,
and your address would also be needed for your payments. I would have to
put you down on our file as one of our agents. You would be covering your
area, and some close cities around you, you would find this job
interesting.

You'll be paid to shop and dine out-plus, you can also get free meals,
Free merchandise, Free services, free Entertainment, Free travel and more.
Great Pay. Fun Work. Flexible Schedules. No experience required. If you
can shop-you are qualified!

Job Requirements:
1 Strong computer skills: Word, Excel, Email a must.
2 Excellent communication skills
3 Must be dependable, Honest and self motivated.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation in order to start work soon.

Regards,
Levi Johnson
Director ( Human Resources & STAFFING)
Market Intelligence, Performance Measurements and Reward
Secret Shopper®

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