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Forwarded to me (and a bunch of other people) as a warning not to fall for it, not because she thought it was a good idea or anything.
I doubt anyone on my various f-lists would be dumb enough to fall for these, but I'll post the email bodies here (typos, grammatical errors and all), just as a heads up of the kind of thing to look for.
Email #1:
"Dear (name redacted)
Already five years our foundation helps people with such diseases as HIV and Cancer. We specialized on transfers fund to such kind of patients, which for some reasons like distance, political or financial systems in their country, not enough knowledge or some else, can't accept money by sponsor's payment wayUS Checks, Money orders, etc.
Now we have opened vacancy Check Assist Manager.
This job is simple: Check Assist Manager accept payments from our sponsors via US checks and delivery donation to illness people via Western Union.
You will help people: Many patients are waiting for help.
It's good income: You will get from 8% to 10% from each transfer. Average salary is about 500-600 USD per week.
It's secure: Every check pass our strong anti-fraud commission. Also direct contact sponsor with patient is not allowed.
What do you need:
Ability to cash US check's.
Valid USPS addressP.O. Boxes allowed."
Email #2:
"Dear Shopper,
You have been Accepted as our Mystery shopper/Survey Agent. You will be evaluating a Western union outlet and grocery stores in your neighborhood. You will need to locate the Nearest Western union store as soon as you get this email today. Email us the STORE NAME AND STORE ADDRESS in your next email. That is where you will carry out your first assignment and Evaluation report.
There has been reports about lapses in the services of western union Management and some of their staffs, the complaints were based on reports which their customers forwarded anonymously and Phone calls which were also made to the head office. The Western union location was reported for evaluation, Negligence for the following reasons:
(I) Customers have reported their money missing
(II) Slow services
(III) Unbalanced transfer charges The 2nd company was reported to be rendering Poor services
(IV) Rudeness to customers
(V) Excess charge
(VI) Late opening time 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 the exact location Which a customer reported their funds missing.
2) You would have to record the time at which you go to the location and how many minutes it took them to attend to you.
3) You would be sent a Bank cheque/ Money order . As soon as you receive the Bank cheque/money order, you would cash it at your bank, and deduct $400 as your evaluation commission, and use the rest of the money for the services.
Please remember that you are to act Cool, Calm and Confident through out the period in which you will be carrying out the survey, in order not to alert the western union attendant. We will furnish you with transfer details which you will send Funds to via Western union after you cash the money orders in your bank. Also you are to write an evaluation report and send back to us via Email using the following pointers:
1) How long it took you to get services.
2) Ambiance/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.
You would also provide me with the name of the cashier that attended to you.Please, confirm to me that you did received this message so that the Bank cheque/Money order can be sent out to you ASAP.Thanks for your anticipated co-operation in order to start work soon.
Thank you.
Warmest Regards,
Christopher Snow.
818-396-9004
518-772-4851
keshique@gmail.com
keshiquejobseeker@yahoo.com
Hiring Manager
Secret Shopper®"
They both seem to be variations on the Secret Shopper Scam. They're both more or less the same thing.
To me, it seems blatantly obvious that these things are scams, but I guess people still fall for them, or they wouldn't be doing them otherwise. *shrug*
I doubt anyone on my various f-lists would be dumb enough to fall for these, but I'll post the email bodies here (typos, grammatical errors and all), just as a heads up of the kind of thing to look for.
Email #1:
"Dear (name redacted)
Already five years our foundation helps people with such diseases as HIV and Cancer. We specialized on transfers fund to such kind of patients, which for some reasons like distance, political or financial systems in their country, not enough knowledge or some else, can't accept money by sponsor's payment wayUS Checks, Money orders, etc.
Now we have opened vacancy Check Assist Manager.
This job is simple: Check Assist Manager accept payments from our sponsors via US checks and delivery donation to illness people via Western Union.
You will help people: Many patients are waiting for help.
It's good income: You will get from 8% to 10% from each transfer. Average salary is about 500-600 USD per week.
It's secure: Every check pass our strong anti-fraud commission. Also direct contact sponsor with patient is not allowed.
What do you need:
Ability to cash US check's.
Valid USPS addressP.O. Boxes allowed."
Email #2:
"Dear Shopper,
You have been Accepted as our Mystery shopper/Survey Agent. You will be evaluating a Western union outlet and grocery stores in your neighborhood. You will need to locate the Nearest Western union store as soon as you get this email today. Email us the STORE NAME AND STORE ADDRESS in your next email. That is where you will carry out your first assignment and Evaluation report.
There has been reports about lapses in the services of western union Management and some of their staffs, the complaints were based on reports which their customers forwarded anonymously and Phone calls which were also made to the head office. The Western union location was reported for evaluation, Negligence for the following reasons:
(I) Customers have reported their money missing
(II) Slow services
(III) Unbalanced transfer charges The 2nd company was reported to be rendering Poor services
(IV) Rudeness to customers
(V) Excess charge
(VI) Late opening time 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 the exact location Which a customer reported their funds missing.
2) You would have to record the time at which you go to the location and how many minutes it took them to attend to you.
3) You would be sent a Bank cheque/ Money order . As soon as you receive the Bank cheque/money order, you would cash it at your bank, and deduct $400 as your evaluation commission, and use the rest of the money for the services.
Please remember that you are to act Cool, Calm and Confident through out the period in which you will be carrying out the survey, in order not to alert the western union attendant. We will furnish you with transfer details which you will send Funds to via Western union after you cash the money orders in your bank. Also you are to write an evaluation report and send back to us via Email using the following pointers:
1) How long it took you to get services.
2) Ambiance/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.
You would also provide me with the name of the cashier that attended to you.Please, confirm to me that you did received this message so that the Bank cheque/Money order can be sent out to you ASAP.Thanks for your anticipated co-operation in order to start work soon.
Thank you.
Warmest Regards,
Christopher Snow.
818-396-9004
518-772-4851
keshique@gmail.com
keshiquejobseeker@yahoo.com
Hiring Manager
Secret Shopper®"
They both seem to be variations on the Secret Shopper Scam. They're both more or less the same thing.
To me, it seems blatantly obvious that these things are scams, but I guess people still fall for them, or they wouldn't be doing them otherwise. *shrug*
