Arnold, I received this one as well in early March and replied. They've only just now come back with the next script. It's appears to be every inch a standard Mystery Shopper scam utilising fake checksDear Applicant,
SHOPAHOLICS ANONYMOUS TEAM is a Group that conduct surveys and evaluate companies. We get hired to go to other companies and act like customers in order to know how the staff 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 comment on the staff 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 when they get tense.
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 complaints 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 $200 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, restaurants and services in your area.No commitment is made on this job, and you would have flexible hours as it suits you.If you are interested do send in your full name contact address and telephone number, 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 in our data base system as one of our agents; and you would be covering your area, and some close cities around you, you would find this job interesting. An acceptance email would be sent to you; we have evaluation activities around your city,that is why we need your services. I would have to get you the full details of the services which you would have to partake in. I would like to know what your schedule is so I would know what days to fit you in. As soon as you are taken for this job, you would be given full details of every activity you have to carry out, and you would be told what to keep for records.
If you are still very much interested, please reply to this email with the following information:
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FULL NAME ..........................
Phone...............................
MAILING ADDRESS (no P.O.Box please) ..........................
CITY..........................
STATE..........................
ZIP CODE..........................
CELL PHONE..........................
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Regards,
Shopaholics Team.
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