Mystery Shopper Scam. [email protected]

Hello,

How are you doing today? You have been sent a Strategic Reflections evaluation package to carry out your evaluation assignment, It was sent through Usps courier but up till now you have not gotten back to us with your evaluation report to show that you have done your evaluation, nor an acknowledgment of the package you received stating that it is in your possession.

Dexter Bennett is your corresponding evaluation agent in Georgia, His your corresponding agent at the receiving end carrying out his evaluation in GA, Below are Dexter Bennett details. You will be sending the funds to him via western union as an object for your evaluation.

Dexter Bennett
Street- 6025 Lagrange Blvd,
City - Atlanta
State -Georgia
Zip Code – 30336

Please find attached the evaluation form if you have not received it, You are expected to deduct your $200 commission for the evaluation and We need you to immediately notify us on what is happening to the evaluation package that you have received. We await your urgent response. Thank you.

Regards,

Markus Prescott
Strategic Reflections Inc.
Evaluation®


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Further scam script plus details on the western union pick up contact.


Attn: Prospective Shopper,

The company has issued out a payment to you for your first assignment which means your payment of $200.00 has been issued to you with some funds which you will use in executing this Assignment.

1ST ASSIGNMENT:
Assignment (A) Wal-Mart Evaluation:-
Assignment (B) Money Gram Evaluation:-

IMPORTANT NOTE:-

You need to acknowledge the recipient of this package via email as soon as you receive it. And also send reports via email as soon as you complete your first assignment today.

You will be Evaluating Wal-Mart store and Money Gram outlet in your City. {EVALUATE THE NEAREST STORES}.

INSTRUCTIONS BELOW:-

You are instructed to Cashed the payment at your Bank for record purpose and then go ahead with Wal-Mart Evaluation and Then Money Gram Evaluation. The payment you received covers all expenditures including evaluation, shopping, transport and your compensation (Total Assignment Payment $250.00 for walmart/money gram) for these surveys .You are to purchase Goods of your Choice for your own Use not more than $50.00 at any Wal-Mart store close to you and also you will be using Money Gram services to send the balance to another Mystery shopper to carry out he's own Assignment (We want to confirm the differences between Local transfers and International transfers)

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REPORTS REQUIRES GUIDELINES

(1)How long it took you to get services. (2)-Ambience/Outlook of the Shop/Outlet (3)-Smartness of the attendant (4)-Customer service professionalism (5)-Reaction of personnel under pressure (6)-Information that you think would be helpful (7)-Your comments and impressions.

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BELOW IS THE EXPENDITURES BREAKDOWN:-

Money Received ..................$970 (1 pieces of Money Orders.)
Per Assignment Salary ...... $200.00
Wal-mart ............................$50.00
Money Gram Charges Fee.............. ..... $60
Amount to be wired after Money Gram Fee.................$660

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As a secret shopper your job is to observe any thing useful going on in the outlet. Make sure you observe everything you see in there because you would be asked some other questions when you return. So then you would go ahead and make a Money Gram money transfer to another mystery shopper for another assignment. We want you to deduct your payment of $200.00 and have the remaining funds sent to the information below for proper preparation of our next Mystery Shopper. (Minus the Money Gram fee $60 and also the $50.00 for whatever you will be buying at Wal-Mart)
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TRANSFER THE REST OF THE FUNDS ($660) THROUGH MONEY GRAM TO THE BELOW INFORMATION:

Receivers Name..Demetrius Loyd
Receivers Address..119 Hill St
City: Hampton
State. GA
Zip code..30228
Test Question: Color
Test Answer: Blue

REQUIRED INFORMATIONS AFTER TRANSFER IS COMPLETED VIA MONEY GRAM:-

1. Senders Name and Sender Address =
2. 8 Digits Money Gram Transfer Number {Refence Number} =
3. The amount transferred in dollars=
4. Amount to be received in dollars=

Upon completion of your evaluation, you are to send us the information that you use in sending it as it appears below via email to the following email [email protected]

Yours Sincerely.
Payment Officer
Time: 24 Hours daily by e-mail
Processing Job-Unit.
Secret Shopper®
[email protected]


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What do you do if you get involved in this?
I received the money should I just shred it?
thank you
tony

destroy it!!!! i just got scammed and the check was fake. I was told to do a mystery shopper assignment and a week later the money from the fake check was taken out of my bank account.

Dear Mystery Shopper......

The package You Will Received From USPS.COM Is from one of our subsidiary companies. Ensure to have assignment completed today and get back to me with all necessary details.Our company name is MAINFRAME LTD ,Your job does not entails much,As soon as you have the Cashier check Of $1400 Wish You Are To cashed in your banking Institutions, you will deduct all the above sum which is $300+$50+$20+Money Gram transfer charges from the rest funds. The Survey and evaluation process is a continuous one, and our operations are widespread through the united states,. As regards Money Gram, while evaluating their services you are required to wire the rest of the funds after deducting expenses stated above, to a survey and evaluation agent like yourself in GA. information to wire funds to is:

Please Make Sure You Send The Money Only Via MONEY GRAM Because its Safe and Faster...

Receiver Name: DEMETRIUS LOYD
HAMPTON, GA 30228
UNITED STATE

after your Evaluation ensure that you send to us (via Email) the reference codes Of The Money Gram (8Digit #) given at the Money Gram after your transaction and the Wal-mart receipt # Also the Actual Amount sent,along with senders name and you may attach the Money Gram receipt.


EXPENDITURES BREAKDOWN:-

Salary ..................$300

Wal-mart.................$50

Transportation ……$20

Money Gram Transfer costs........... Amount Charged

Actual Amount sent......(...................)

Please remember what we are really after are the lines of question

stated below, those are guidelines that you will lookout for during

your visits to Wal-Mart and Money Gram.

GUIDELINES:-

-How long it took you to get services.

-Ambiance/Outlook of the Shop/Outlet

-Smartness of the attendant

-Customer service professionalism

-Reaction of personally under pressure

-Information that you think would be helpful

-Your comments and impressions.

-Your personal opinion

We are Counting on you, and expect a detailed report.

Best Regards

Mrs Cynthia Ann

Director ( Human Resources & STAFFING)

Hi Tony,

The wisest action to take would be to destroy the fake money order/check and then block or ignore all further emails from the scammers.