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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Brandi Taylor." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <taylorbrandijean@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2018 18:18:44 -0800
Subject: SEASONS OF THE YEAR...

 
Mystery Shopper Opening{$700 Per Assignment}
 
BEST MARK, Inc®. is presently recruiting a "limited" number of MYSTERY SHOPPERS.
POSITION TITLE: Regional Mystery Shopper
AVAILABILITY: Open
START DATE: Immediately
COMMISSION: $700.00 Per Survey
 
ABOUT US: BEST MARK, Inc. is a market research company that uses Mystery Shopping or Mystery Consuming to measure the quality of  service rendered or gather specific information about products and  services. We work  with some of the largest, reputable businesses in the world; from Fast Food to Petroleum, Technology, Fashion Retailers and more.
 
JOB DESCRIPTION & RESPONSIBILITIES: You will be hired to conduct an all expenses paid surveys and evaluation exercises on behalf of BEST  MARK, Inc®. As our mystery shopper posing as normal customer, you will expected to perform specific tasks such as purchasing a product or using a service. Your job will be to evaluate and measure quality of  retail service or gather specific information about products and  services. We presently have a couple of outstanding contracts, which  means you will visit various stores and outlets in your area and  pretend to be an average customer. While there, you will secretly  evaluate things like customer  service, store cleanliness and quality  of service rendered. When you are done, submit your shoppers report to us via e-mail and get paid for your opinions.
 
How do I get paid.?
 
The company will finance all the bills required to complete your assignment, Funds will be transferred in your account which you will be required to cash at your bank and complete your assignment! Some of the simple questions in your Shoppers Report will be:
 
•  How well were you treated?
•  Were the employees friendly and courteous?
•  Did you receive prompt service?
•  Was the merchandise displayed neatly?
•  Would you return to this store / restaurant?
•  Was it easy to use the service?
 
The answers to these kinds of questions are extremely valuable to any business - and they are willing to pay top dollar to find out what consumers really think. You will be providing important information that will be used to improve the quality of businesses everywhere. You will be provided funds in advance for any upcoming survey.
 
Where will I be mystery shopping?The companies we deal with mostly represent large chain stores and popular franchises with hundreds and thousands of locations across the country. They are stores, services and restaurants like:
 
 
•  Money Gram
•  Wal-Mart
•  Western Union
•  Ace Hardware
•  Walgreens
•  Best Buys
•  McDonalds
• All Banks
 
Special skills are not required for this opening. However, in order to apply for this job you must ensure you have access to your e-mail at least twice daily and must read and respond to our notifications within 24 hours. And also you must have a good credit scores or a credit card that we will fund for your shopping, Please dont apply if you dont have a credit card or a good credit scores of at least 680....If you would like to be considered for assignments, please fill out the Application.
 
Full Names:
Full Address:
Age:
Present Job:
Home Phone Number:
Cell / Mobile Phone Number:
Credit card = Yes or No :
Credit scores :
 
Best Mark, Inc.
5605 Green Circle Drive, Suite #200,
Minnetonka, MN 55343
http://www.bestmark.com
Regards
Miss Brandi Taylor.

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