419 scam: "Secret Shopper" <donrboyer@comcast.net> Mystery Shopper

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- trevor.owenus2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Secret Shopper" <donrboyer@comcast.net>
Reply-To: trevor.owenus2@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 17:07:37 -0700
Subject: Mystery Shopper

Dear Representative,

You have been selected for an assignment as a Mystery Shopper. You will earn more 10% of the amount you received from us as a mystery shopper your pay start from $500. Your employment packet include funds for the shopping, a training assignment which will be sent to you after you have received payment for the assignment. The payment method will be inform of Credit Card Top Up and Equity line of credit with outstanding balance , you are to deduct your salary,and the rest would be used for the evaluation at the store that would be assigned to you.

Your Employment packet are as follows :

Full Name:
Phone Number:
Cell:

As a mystery shopper you work and shop together for pleasure and the pay is more $500 weekly on a Part-time basis.You only work 2-3 hours twice in a week. Do get back to the recruiting department of Shoppers' Heritage Concepts.

Your response would be highly appreciated.

Best Regard,

Trevor Owen,
Secret Shopper.
trevor.owenus2@gmail.com

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