Secret Shopping Scam

If you receive an e-mail that looks like this.. IT IS A SCAM!!!!!

“Hello,

We are happy to hear back from you and we congratulate you on this mystery
shopper’s Assignment. Below is your Shopper’s Guide Instruction.

Shopper’s Guide wants you to run a survey on two prominent companies in
your area.

1st is a Western Union Location
2nd is a MoneyGram  Location

There have been reports about laps in the services of their Management and
some of their staffs,the complaints are based on reports which their
customers forwarded anonymously and Phone calls which were also made to
the head office.

These reports Include:

I)   Unqualified Staff

II)  Slow services

III) Loss of Money

IV)  Rude Waiters/ Waitresses

V)   Excess charge

VI)  Late opening hours and closing before time

Your Secret Evaluation would be:

1) To make a transfer of funds from this western union location to our
Mystery shopper,and the funds would be picked up by another mystery
shopper at another location where a customer reported her funds missing.

2) You would have to record the time at which you go to the location and
how many minutes it took you to get service.

3) You would be sent a payment (check/money order/cash) which would cover
your payment of $200 and also for the duty. As soon as you receive the
payment, you should cash in at your bank and deduct your $200,use the rest
of the money for the services.

4) Upon receiving the funds, the locations address would be forwarded to
you,also the name and address of whom the Mystery shoppers transfer would
be made to. You would have to keep a comprehensive report on every
activity you carry out.

Please send me a reply acknowledging this email so that the payment would
be sent out to you ASAP.

Yours Sincerely,
Taye Jefferson
Secret Shopper®
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