This was sent to me in a mass e-mailing which i thought was illegal as it was not addressed to me so how did yahoo let it get in my e-mail box without my exact address on it?
It looks like the secret shopper scam and it has an attachment which would have condemned it to the delete had I not had excellent virus and firewall protection.
I am enclosing this letter so if you see it in your e-mail that you will delete it and not respond to it because it is a scam.,
Be a Mystery Shopper.
Friday, January 23 3:49 PM
From:
"Secret Shopper."
Add sender to Contacts
To:
undisclosed-recipients
Message contains attachments
Personal Data & Application Form. Txt (1KB)
"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 apply to be a secret shopper, 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 Bank. 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 $10. 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.
Mystery shoppers get paid $100 / assignment.
Should you feel that you are capable of handling this job, Kindly fill the attached Application Form and email it back to us as soon as possible.
We await your urgent response. Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Richard Winston.
Secret Shopper
Here is what the attachment looked like and it looked innocent enough except it looks identical to the same typography ad format the nigerian scammers were using.
Personal information:
First Name...
Middle Name
Last Name...
Street Address
City, State, Zip Code
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
AgeCurrent
Occupation
Alternate Email Address
Availability:
Days/Hours Available
Monday...
Tuesday Wednesday...
Thursday...
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Hours Available: from % to
I have to wonder if it asks the hours when you will be available so a robbery or home invasion crew can hit your house when you aren't home. And it asks you to pay out #10 which it does not guarantee you will get back.
It also asks your phone information so they can sell the numbers to telemarketers adn there is nothing you can do because you gave it to them voluntarily and there is nothing in writing that says what they will do with your information.
Also notice that these paragraphs are not punctuated correctly.
If you get this in your e-mail, delete it!
This is too easy to be a scam.
Joe
HOUSTON, Texas
U.S.A.
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