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Secret Shopper with the ®
- 11-15-2009
- Categorized in: Job Scams
This is nuts, sounds too good to be true. And the Secret Shopper® with the ® is crap. Registered Trademark? It should be called a Registered SCAM-mark. Go get a life, Scammer!
And to make it worse, this scammer is sending this email with a big "TO" list without censoring.
-----Attached-----
From: badgerboy@westnet.com.au
Sent: Fri, Nov 13, 2009 5:00 am
Subject: Hello...Please Read
Dear Candidate,
We have a mystery shopping assignment in your area and we would like you to
participate" Secret Shopper® is accepting applications for qualified individuals
to become mystery shoppers. It's fun and rewarding, and you choose when and
where you want to shop. You are never obligated to accept an assignment. There
is no charge to become a shopper and you do not need previous experience. After
you sign up, you will have access to training materials via e-mail, fax or
postal mail.
ABOUT US
Secret Shopper® is the premier mystery shopping company, serving clients across
America and Canada with over 500,000 shoppers available and ready to help
businesses better serve their customers. Continual investment in the latest
internet and communication technologies coupled with over 16 years of know-how
means working with Secret Shopper® is a satisfying and rewarding experience.
Secret shopping as seen on ABC NEWS, NBC NEWS, L.A.TIMES. Stores and
organizations such as The Gap, Walmart, Pizza Hut, and Banks.
One amongst many others pay for Secret Shoppers to shop in their establishments
and report their experiences. On top of being paid for shopping you are also
allowed to keep purchases for free. Secret Shopper® NEVER charge fees to the
shopper. Training, tips for improvement, and shopping opportunities are provided
free to registered shoppers. Mystery shoppers are either paid a pre-arranged fee
for a particular shop, a reimbursement for a purchase or a combination of both.
Secret Shopper® has available for immediate assignment an inspection of the
customer service of any walmart in your area. You are to shop secretly and
invest just a token. This fee will be paid upfront. During this shop you will
visit the location and make several observations as regards the customer
service.
You will be required to interact with the shop clerk.
You may conduct the shop alone or as a couple.
The assignment will pay $200.00 per duty.
Kindly fill out the application form below and we will get back to you shortly
with the assignment:
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
First Name.............
Middle Name................
Last Name................
Street Address.....................
City, State, Zip Code.........
Cell Phone Number .......
Home Phone Number .....
Age.........
Current Occupation.................
Alternate Email Address .............
AVAILABILITY:
Hours Available: from _ now______ to when not needed_____We await your urgent
response.
Thank you for your help.
We look forward to working with you.Sincerely,
Cyrus M. Hill
Secret Shopper®
I am a senior citizen who was seeking a part time job when I saw the secret shopper ad on Google. It seemed simple enough as I had been previously employed in a similar capacity. I was accepted by what appeared to be an American Company & within days FEDX delivered a parcel with instructions & money orders in the sum of $2000 US. My Bank accepted and deposited the funds in my account. The next step was to transfer the funds via Money Mart to a UK address and report back on the conduct / service of the clerk. Several days later, my bank contacted me to advise that the Money orders were fake & that I owed them over $2000. Of course, I can't repay that kind of money so I'm in debt as a result. I have contacted numerous authorities offering original documents & additional information including a phone number but no one seems interested in getting back to me. Doesn't any organization care that vulnerable people are being ripped off ? All I wanted to do is be independent & make a few dollars and not depend on others.
Dear Wendy,
I am so sorry to hear about your unfortunate ordeal. I am sad to say that i have JUST gone through the same thing. I receieved an email from "Secret Shopper" saying exactly what you got. About how theyre secret shopper and that they have over 500,000 secret shoppers. I fell for it...i gave them my email and everything and i receieved a check for $3,250.00. I had no idea where it came from until i got an email saying i should have received a check for that amount and that here is a tracking number incase i do not get it. I deposited that check into my savings account. I believe the next day, i withdrew $3000 from my savings account, kept the $250 as my payment for doing the job. A couple of days later i tried to pay my bills via online and my account showed a -2,460 balance! i could not use my debit card either..my bank had frozen my account. Now i owe my bank -$2,460 and it turns out that the check was counterfei..counterfeit. The banker told me that Money transferring is untraceable so thats why "cyrus" or whatever his name had me send money that way. The one smart thing I did is that i notified him that i had sent the money to the next secret shopper and my account had frozen or i have a negative balance. I only told him that i sent it to "Maurice Lyons" but did not give him the reference number or any other information. He emailed me today saying to give him the reference number and the sender's first and last name. I will not give it to him until my crap is cleared. But regardless i owe my bank money that i cannot pay either..im 26 and now in debt when i also have to make payments on my other credit card bills.