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		<title>By: valley</title>
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		<dc:creator>valley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>These people are becoming really sneaky with their opertion on scamming people. In the beginning, I really thought I got a real mystery shopping company contacting me but I started to notice little creepy unprofessional things like sending me a $2,950 check prior to doing any work, sending the fedex mail personally to my house in a car. The fedex packet had the shipping information taped on the envelop. I mean, it&#039;s really creepy that they know where I live and actually came to my door to deliver it in a personal car. I&#039;m scared to go outside the house now. Please let me know who I can contact and maybe I can play along with this scum and get him caught when he goes to pick up the money he thinks I&#039;m going to send. They him/her caught by police when picking up the money. Thanks, ....Below is his current messge stating my first assignment.

     
Hello Evaluator,

Prior to your appointment as our company&#039;s mystery shopper agent as regards to our proposal in which you accepted and you were employed, we are happy to inform you that your first  assignment for the company commences today.
 
Make sure you drop a note &quot;delivery authorization&quot; if you know you won&#039;t be home.

TRACK VIA WWW.USPS.COM  ; WITH TRACKING NUMBER:  EO054331685US

You are to proceed and take this payment to your banking institution and get it Cashed/deposited in your bank account for 24hrs. 

After getting the payment cashed at your Bank, deduct your $200 commission/payment for the Paid Survey and Evaluation service you will carry out then proceed to Western Union Money Transfer Outlet(currency exchange) listed, with the remaining funds after deducting your $200 commission. You will be evaluating the services of the Western union outlet making use of the company&#039;s balance after deducting your $200 commission. You will do the mystery/secret shopping by sending money to another Mystery Shopper in PEARLAND, TEXAS  for the following reasons.

(i) Slow services (ii) Unbalanced exchange rate (iii) Poor services (iv) Rudeness to customers (v) Excessive and incoherent charges (VI) General Customer Service/Relationship Assessment

You don&#039;t have to let the Western Union Representative suspect you as Mystery Shopper/Surveyor evaluating their services as you know your job is Secret. The western union charges will be deducted from the company balance .

Evaluate one(1) of the western union outlets {where assignment &amp; transfer of funds will take place} from the western union outlets you sent to me in your previous message. That is where  your 1st task/assignment will take place.


WHAT TO NOTICE WHEN SENDING FUNDS AS FOLLOW;

-How long it took you to get services.
-Ambiance/Outlook of the Shop/Outlet
-Smartness of the attendant
-Customer service professionalism
-Reaction of personnel under pressure
-Information that you think would be helpful
-Your comments and impressions.



Find below the details of the Receiver of the fund via western union

RECEIVER/EVALUATOR IN  PEARLAND  TEXAS

FIRST NAME : ANGEL

LAST NAME : GAYDEN

ADDRESS: 2231 Linea Del Pino St,

CITY : PEARLAND

STATE : TEXAS

ZIP CODE :  77588

N.B:As soon as you have the money sent to the Surveyor/Mystery Shopper in PEARLAND  TEXAS , you will email me a copy of the Western Union Information

Below is the expenditure breakdown:-

Payment Received....$2499,50
Salary .................$200
Gas/Transport....$50
western union charges(send per min):$171
Western Union Rest of the funds....$2078.50

Western union info will include-

1.Sender&#039;s full name and address as written on the western union receipt
2.Receiver&#039;s full name and address as written on the western union receipt
3.Total amount sent in US Dollars
4.Money Transfer Control Number(10 digits MTCN) for the transaction


Please get back to me as soon as possible via email letting me know once you have fulfilled your first task of evaluation.
It is mandatory you contact me at the above email as soon as transaction is completed so we can have the next payment released to you.

N.B-- Send a reply to acknowledge this email as soon as possible teamhire.evaluator@live.com

Regards,
Andrew Taylor</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These people are becoming really sneaky with their opertion on scamming people. In the beginning, I really thought I got a real mystery shopping company contacting me but I started to notice little creepy unprofessional things like sending me a $2,950 check prior to doing any work, sending the fedex mail personally to my house in a car. The fedex packet had the shipping information taped on the envelop. I mean, it&#8217;s really creepy that they know where I live and actually came to my door to deliver it in a personal car. I&#8217;m scared to go outside the house now. Please let me know who I can contact and maybe I can play along with this scum and get him caught when he goes to pick up the money he thinks I&#8217;m going to send. They him/her caught by police when picking up the money. Thanks, &#8230;.Below is his current messge stating my first assignment.</p>
<p>Hello Evaluator,</p>
<p>Prior to your appointment as our company&#8217;s mystery shopper agent as regards to our proposal in which you accepted and you were employed, we are happy to inform you that your first  assignment for the company commences today.</p>
<p>Make sure you drop a note &#8220;delivery authorization&#8221; if you know you won&#8217;t be home.</p>
<p>TRACK VIA <a href="http://WWW.USPS.COM" rel="nofollow">http://WWW.USPS.COM</a>  ; WITH TRACKING NUMBER:  EO054331685US</p>
<p>You are to proceed and take this payment to your banking institution and get it Cashed/deposited in your bank account for 24hrs. </p>
<p>After getting the payment cashed at your Bank, deduct your $200 commission/payment for the Paid Survey and Evaluation service you will carry out then proceed to Western Union Money Transfer Outlet(currency exchange) listed, with the remaining funds after deducting your $200 commission. You will be evaluating the services of the Western union outlet making use of the company&#8217;s balance after deducting your $200 commission. You will do the mystery/secret shopping by sending money to another Mystery Shopper in PEARLAND, TEXAS  for the following reasons.</p>
<p>(i) Slow services (ii) Unbalanced exchange rate (iii) Poor services (iv) Rudeness to customers (v) Excessive and incoherent charges (VI) General Customer Service/Relationship Assessment</p>
<p>You don&#8217;t have to let the Western Union Representative suspect you as Mystery Shopper/Surveyor evaluating their services as you know your job is Secret. The western union charges will be deducted from the company balance .</p>
<p>Evaluate one(1) of the western union outlets {where assignment &amp; transfer of funds will take place} from the western union outlets you sent to me in your previous message. That is where  your 1st task/assignment will take place.</p>
<p>WHAT TO NOTICE WHEN SENDING FUNDS AS FOLLOW;</p>
<p>-How long it took you to get services.<br />
-Ambiance/Outlook of the Shop/Outlet<br />
-Smartness of the attendant<br />
-Customer service professionalism<br />
-Reaction of personnel under pressure<br />
-Information that you think would be helpful<br />
-Your comments and impressions.</p>
<p>Find below the details of the Receiver of the fund via western union</p>
<p>RECEIVER/EVALUATOR IN  PEARLAND  TEXAS</p>
<p>FIRST NAME : ANGEL</p>
<p>LAST NAME : GAYDEN</p>
<p>ADDRESS: 2231 Linea Del Pino St,</p>
<p>CITY : PEARLAND</p>
<p>STATE : TEXAS</p>
<p>ZIP CODE :  77588</p>
<p>N.B:As soon as you have the money sent to the Surveyor/Mystery Shopper in PEARLAND  TEXAS , you will email me a copy of the Western Union Information</p>
<p>Below is the expenditure breakdown:-</p>
<p>Payment Received&#8230;.$2499,50<br />
Salary &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..$200<br />
Gas/Transport&#8230;.$50<br />
western union charges(send per min):$171<br />
Western Union Rest of the funds&#8230;.$2078.50</p>
<p>Western union info will include-</p>
<p>1.Sender&#8217;s full name and address as written on the western union receipt<br />
2.Receiver&#8217;s full name and address as written on the western union receipt<br />
3.Total amount sent in US Dollars<br />
4.Money Transfer Control Number(10 digits MTCN) for the transaction</p>
<p>Please get back to me as soon as possible via email letting me know once you have fulfilled your first task of evaluation.<br />
It is mandatory you contact me at the above email as soon as transaction is completed so we can have the next payment released to you.</p>
<p>N.B&#8211; Send a reply to acknowledge this email as soon as possible <a href="mailto:teamhire.evaluator@live.com">teamhire.evaluator@live.com</a></p>
<p>Regards,<br />
Andrew Taylor</p>
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		<title>By: Cathy Stucker</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteryshoppersmanual.com/are-mystery-shopper-scams-getting-sneakier/comment-page-1#comment-2888</link>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Stucker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Contact your bank right away and let them know that you just learned that the check you deposited is a fake. Arrange to pay back any money you have withdrawn. 

Do it right away--you  may be able to avoid most fees and other problems if you tell them now, before the check is returned.

I&#039;m glad you found out about the check before you sent money off somewhere.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Contact your bank right away and let them know that you just learned that the check you deposited is a fake. Arrange to pay back any money you have withdrawn. </p>
<p>Do it right away&#8211;you  may be able to avoid most fees and other problems if you tell them now, before the check is returned.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m glad you found out about the check before you sent money off somewhere.</p>
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		<title>By: Lashanta BYrd</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lashanta BYrd</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I received a 2,675.99 check i was tooo excited i went to the bank and they put a hold on it. I called my sisiter and she told me about this website. the money is still in the bank but i spent 60.00 dollars of it. I scared like crazy what am i to do.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I received a 2,675.99 check i was tooo excited i went to the bank and they put a hold on it. I called my sisiter and she told me about this website. the money is still in the bank but i spent 60.00 dollars of it. I scared like crazy what am i to do.</p>
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		<title>By: Cathy Stucker</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteryshoppersmanual.com/are-mystery-shopper-scams-getting-sneakier/comment-page-1#comment-2757</link>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Stucker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It is definitely a scam. You will probably be scammed out of cash, and it is likely that you will also be scamming other people. That could get you arrested. These scams have been going on for a long time: http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/reshipper.asp</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is definitely a scam. You will probably be scammed out of cash, and it is likely that you will also be scamming other people. That could get you arrested. These scams have been going on for a long time: <a href="http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/reshipper.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/reshipper.asp</a></p>
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		<title>By: Cathy Stucker</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteryshoppersmanual.com/are-mystery-shopper-scams-getting-sneakier/comment-page-1#comment-2756</link>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Stucker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Expect to receive a check or money order and instructions to &quot;mystery shop&quot; a couple of local businesses then send the bulk of the check amount to someone via Western Union or MoneyGram. 

This is a scam. Do not communicate further with these people. When the check comes, you can shred it or turn it over to the police. Do not even think about cashing it as it will be counterfeit.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Expect to receive a check or money order and instructions to &#8220;mystery shop&#8221; a couple of local businesses then send the bulk of the check amount to someone via Western Union or MoneyGram. </p>
<p>This is a scam. Do not communicate further with these people. When the check comes, you can shred it or turn it over to the police. Do not even think about cashing it as it will be counterfeit.</p>
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		<title>By: Wendy Bimbo</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteryshoppersmanual.com/are-mystery-shopper-scams-getting-sneakier/comment-page-1#comment-2755</link>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Bimbo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here is another job posting I applied to the other day and I am wondering if this may also be a scam. Someone please read it and let me know what you think:

Hello,
          I will be glad to hear from you in regards to the Business Assistant position. I would love to meet up with you to talk about this job but I am currently away on a business trip but there is a test which i will like you to go through because i need a capable Personal Assistant.I am in Germany so there will be no interview except for the form you will fill below.
1.Have you ever worked as a Personal Assistant  ?
2.Can you communicate effective and efficiently?
3.Will you be able to run errands 2 hours per day for and will be
needed 3 days per week?
       
I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping. I will also have my mails and packages forwarded to your address. If you will be unable to stay at your house to get my mails, I can
have it shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick it up at your convenience.When you get my mails/packages; you are required to mail them to where I want them mailed to. You don&#039;t have to put money out of you pocket,  all you have to do is have packages shipped to your house and do my shopping.
        You are allowed to open the packages to know content. The content of the packages are computer and electronics, clothing&#039;s business and personal letters.  I will pay $400 per week.I need your service because I am constantly out of town on business as I own a electronics and clothing store in Germany,Ireland but want to open another store in USA. I will return to USA in  October so this process will be on going till then.  I will email you the list and pictures of what to shop for when I am ready.No heavy packages are involved!  You can do the shopping at any nearest  stores.  You will be shopping for Electronics and clothing.    If I were to mail you money to do my shopping plus upfront payment for your service, where would you want it mailed to? Your full info for ,money orders,cashier check payment:-
Full Name:
Full Address:
(NO P.O.BOX)
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Phone Number:(Cell):   Home:
Email:
Present Job:
The address of the nearest Post Office to you for receiving packages:-
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Post Code:
 I Will be expecting to hear from you soon to let me know if you will be willing to handle my business on my behalf before I return.Note that this job is 100% legitimate.You can open all packages
to confirm how legit they are.
Thanks so much and have a nice day.
Regards,
Andrew

I sent this guy my information and I have not heard anything else from him. I sent him an email yesterday asking if he would mind providing me with the name of his business that he owns just to try and verify the legitimacy of his claims, but still, nothing. I&#039;m not sure what the point of it all is. Is there some way people can still mess you up if they only have your name, address and phone number?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is another job posting I applied to the other day and I am wondering if this may also be a scam. Someone please read it and let me know what you think:</p>
<p>Hello,<br />
          I will be glad to hear from you in regards to the Business Assistant position. I would love to meet up with you to talk about this job but I am currently away on a business trip but there is a test which i will like you to go through because i need a capable Personal Assistant.I am in Germany so there will be no interview except for the form you will fill below.<br />
1.Have you ever worked as a Personal Assistant  ?<br />
2.Can you communicate effective and efficiently?<br />
3.Will you be able to run errands 2 hours per day for and will be<br />
needed 3 days per week?</p>
<p>I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping. I will also have my mails and packages forwarded to your address. If you will be unable to stay at your house to get my mails, I can<br />
have it shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick it up at your convenience.When you get my mails/packages; you are required to mail them to where I want them mailed to. You don&#8217;t have to put money out of you pocket,  all you have to do is have packages shipped to your house and do my shopping.<br />
        You are allowed to open the packages to know content. The content of the packages are computer and electronics, clothing&#8217;s business and personal letters.  I will pay $400 per week.I need your service because I am constantly out of town on business as I own a electronics and clothing store in Germany,Ireland but want to open another store in USA. I will return to USA in  October so this process will be on going till then.  I will email you the list and pictures of what to shop for when I am ready.No heavy packages are involved!  You can do the shopping at any nearest  stores.  You will be shopping for Electronics and clothing.    If I were to mail you money to do my shopping plus upfront payment for your service, where would you want it mailed to? Your full info for ,money orders,cashier check payment:-<br />
Full Name:<br />
Full Address:<br />
(NO P.O.BOX)<br />
City:<br />
State:<br />
Zip Code:<br />
Phone Number:(Cell):   Home:<br />
Email:<br />
Present Job:<br />
The address of the nearest Post Office to you for receiving packages:-<br />
Name:<br />
Address:<br />
City:<br />
State:<br />
Post Code:<br />
 I Will be expecting to hear from you soon to let me know if you will be willing to handle my business on my behalf before I return.Note that this job is 100% legitimate.You can open all packages<br />
to confirm how legit they are.<br />
Thanks so much and have a nice day.<br />
Regards,<br />
Andrew</p>
<p>I sent this guy my information and I have not heard anything else from him. I sent him an email yesterday asking if he would mind providing me with the name of his business that he owns just to try and verify the legitimacy of his claims, but still, nothing. I&#8217;m not sure what the point of it all is. Is there some way people can still mess you up if they only have your name, address and phone number?</p>
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		<title>By: Wendy Bimbo</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteryshoppersmanual.com/are-mystery-shopper-scams-getting-sneakier/comment-page-1#comment-2754</link>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Bimbo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow.. i wonder if i am already in it too deep. i found a job on Craigslist and i was iffy about whether or not i should even contact them about it because they did not even provide the name of the business it just read &quot;Immediate CSR positions open&quot;. And &quot;immediate&quot; was not even spelled correctly(immeadiate). So i decided it would not hurt to inquire about the position. I asked them if i could learn more about the positions available and they sent me the same things they sent Laura. I noticed the bad grammar and poor punctuation, but I am in desperate need of a job and figured I had nothing to lose, so i gave it a try. I didnt think it would be too bad because I didn&#039;t give them any info too personal (ssn, credit/debit card numbers). But I have yet to hear anything back from them and they told me to be expecting some specific instructions in the mail.. I&#039;m not exactly sure what to do. Should i be worried??</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow.. i wonder if i am already in it too deep. i found a job on Craigslist and i was iffy about whether or not i should even contact them about it because they did not even provide the name of the business it just read &#8220;Immediate CSR positions open&#8221;. And &#8220;immediate&#8221; was not even spelled correctly(immeadiate). So i decided it would not hurt to inquire about the position. I asked them if i could learn more about the positions available and they sent me the same things they sent Laura. I noticed the bad grammar and poor punctuation, but I am in desperate need of a job and figured I had nothing to lose, so i gave it a try. I didnt think it would be too bad because I didn&#8217;t give them any info too personal (ssn, credit/debit card numbers). But I have yet to hear anything back from them and they told me to be expecting some specific instructions in the mail.. I&#8217;m not exactly sure what to do. Should i be worried??</p>
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		<title>By: Ken Cousens</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteryshoppersmanual.com/are-mystery-shopper-scams-getting-sneakier/comment-page-1#comment-2587</link>
		<dc:creator>Ken Cousens</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 23:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I actually had the scam from that Donald Anderson.  I received a random money order in the mail.  Of course, I did not cash it.  The following day, I received a text message asking why my report had not been completed.  I asked the person what shop and it was for the money order.  After texting back and forth, I finally told the person if they wanted to discuss further that they had to call me.  They actually called me and when I told them to send me a call tag for the money order, they threatened me with calling the fbi and suing me.  For not excepting a mystery shop, this company is trying all the stuff.  If you see anything from Donald Anderson, ignore it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I actually had the scam from that Donald Anderson.  I received a random money order in the mail.  Of course, I did not cash it.  The following day, I received a text message asking why my report had not been completed.  I asked the person what shop and it was for the money order.  After texting back and forth, I finally told the person if they wanted to discuss further that they had to call me.  They actually called me and when I told them to send me a call tag for the money order, they threatened me with calling the fbi and suing me.  For not excepting a mystery shop, this company is trying all the stuff.  If you see anything from Donald Anderson, ignore it.</p>
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		<title>By: Lucy Garza</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteryshoppersmanual.com/are-mystery-shopper-scams-getting-sneakier/comment-page-1#comment-2583</link>
		<dc:creator>Lucy Garza</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 22:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you guys you just saved me from being scam. I got the same email as Laura.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you guys you just saved me from being scam. I got the same email as Laura.</p>
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		<title>By: Cathy Stucker</title>
		<link>http://www.mysteryshoppersmanual.com/are-mystery-shopper-scams-getting-sneakier/comment-page-1#comment-2375</link>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Stucker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gee, I am feeling left out! I never get checks from the scammers. ;o) Sounds like you have enough to wallpaper the bathroom. Glad you are wise to the scam.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gee, I am feeling left out! I never get checks from the scammers. ;o) Sounds like you have enough to wallpaper the bathroom. Glad you are wise to the scam.</p>
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