Scam / looking for suckers?

I recieved this post in my email. (complete soy and paste)

SAFEWAY ✆ pem34@case.edu
show details 3:58 AM (6 hours ago)
SAFEWAY Groups is accepting applications for qualified individuals to become a Evaluation Agent. Its 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.

SURVEY HISTORY
Our Fortune 300 clients represent some of the most innovative and successful customer-focused organizations in the world. Simply put, our approach is designed to isolate the key behaviors that drive customer delight and show our clients how to leverage this information to increase customer loyalty and profitability. Many stores and organizations such as Samsung, Hotels, Honda, Black Berry, Pizza Hut, Nokia, Sony and BOA, ETC. pay for our Secret Shopping service to shop in their establishments and report our experiences. SAFEWAY will NEVER charge fees to be shopper, Training, tips for improvement, and shopping opportunities are provided free to registered shoppers. Survey Shoppers are either paid a pre-arranged fee for a particular shop, a reimbursement for a purchase or a combination of both.

SALARY/WAGES
SAFEWAY will pay you $300 for Survey you carry out, this pay includes transportation and other expenses when shopping. NB: SAFEWAY will provide all funds for the evaluation/Survey, you don't have to pay for anything, just shop and get paid. To get started kindly Fill Out the application form below and reply it back to us.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:
** First & Last Name:
** Physical Address: ( NO PO Box )
** Apt, Suite, Floor #:
** City:
** State:
** Zip Code:
** Cell Phone #: Home Phone #: ,
** Current Job:
**Email Address:


FIRST ASSIGNMENT:

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

The 1st is a Western Union Location
The 2nd a wal-mart store

There have been reports about laps in the services of their Management and some of their staffs,
Their complains are 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 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
(I) Poor services
(ii) Rudeness to customers
(iii) Excess charge
(iii) 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 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 Cashiers Check which would cover your payment of $300 and also for the duty. As soon as you receive the check/money order, you should cash in at your bank, Deduct your$300, and use the rest of the money for the services.

4) Upon receiving the funds, The locations address would be forwarded to you, and 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.

5) You would also provide me with the name of the cashier that attended to you. Please send me a reply so we can confirm your appointment and make sure that the check is issued out to you ASAP.



Best Regards,
Supervisor,
Kenneth Brown,
SAFEWAY.

This requires you to send funds, a large amount first. I percieve this to be an outright scam. What are your feelings??

Don

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My feeling is that you'll need barn boots and a manure shovel with this shop because it's full of it.

Her Serene Majesty, Cettie - Goat Queen of Zoltar, Sublime Empress of Her Caprine Domain
Cettie Wrote:
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> My feeling is that you'll need barn boots and a
> manure shovel with this shop because it's full of
> it.

I agree, it is a scam and hopefully. posting it here will warn off others so they will not respond to it.

I have been a shopper for just over 10 years and make a full time income with it. .....God forbid my scanner breaks. smiling smiley I just don't want to see a new person get scammed.

Don, in Vegas. Official roller of the toilet paper, counter of the poker chips and holder of the Rings of Neptune and Uranus. smiling smiley

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skit at summer camp

Counselor 1: "Whahh... *sniff sniff*
Counselor 2: "Whats wrong? Why are you crying?"
Counselor 1: "Well... I just... i just lost my lolly pop..."
Counselor 2: "Oh no worries. Heres $5. Go buy a box."

Counselor 1: "Whah!!... Wha... *rubs eyes*
Counselor 3: "Oh dont cry! Whats wrong?"
Counselor 1: "I just lost my lollipop. And I want another!!"
Counselor 3: "Aww. Dont worry about it. Heres counselor 2's credit card. Go by some lollipop stock."

Counselor 1: *Sobbing inconsolably* "I cant believe this just happened to me."
Counselor 4: Whats wrong with you? Why are you crying?
Counselor 1: I just lost my lollipop. I really really want another one.
Counselor 4: Aww. Its ok. Heres counselor 3's check book. Buy yourself a truckload.

some seconds pass.
Counselor 1: sitting happily.
Counselor 2: Did you get yourself a lollipop?
Counselor 1: Nope. But i sure found a lot of suckers!

campers laugh...
skit ends

preformed that one at least once a week for 3 summers...

shopping north west PA and south west ny
I feel you... I just got a message from the same person.. but he actually sent me a check in the amount he said and turns out the check is fraudulant. heres the email.


Dear Evaluator,

Prior to your appointment as our company'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. You received funds for your survey via USPS, The Payment ( $4988 ) covers all expenses including evaluation, shopping, and your compensation which is $600.00 for both surveys. Its our Company Safety Policy to deposit the cashiers check for at least 24 HRS at your Bank for clearance, cash it and commence First assignment as soon as possible: You will be evaluating Wal-Mart store and Western Union outlet close to your area, You will need to locate the Nearest Wal-Mart and Western Union stores, Email us the STORE NAME AND STORE Address.

WAL-MART:
***************
You are to purchase Goods of your Choice for your own Use at the Wal-Mart store in your City which you are evaluating, spending not more than a $88.00

WESTERN UNION:
**********************
We will be using our company feed-back mechanism; therefore you will be sending funds through Western Union outlet in your City to our receiving agent in Philippines: purpose of this transfer is to check out the services of Western Union when it comes to the difference in Wire charges of sending out of USA. You are required to take $4300 to two Western Union outlet you are evaluating; Please pay all Western Union transfer charges from the funds and send the balance. Example send $2000 each to Philippines and use the $300 balance as cost for both western Union transfer.

Please send all Western Union transactions to following details below.

Name : Paula Mark
Address: 120 Pablo Ocampo St, Malate
City: Manila
Country; Philippines................$2000

Name : Helen Godwill
Address: 221 M. Adriatico St, Malate
City: Manila
Country; Philippines....................$2000

Below are details you need to send once funds have been transferred to the Agent's Name and Address above:
Wal-Mart Receipt #
Western Union MTCN # usually 10 digits:
Western Union Transfer charges:
Sender's Full Name and Address:
Amount Sent ( After deduction of your salary/pay, Wal-Mart spend fee, transportation costs, Western Union sending charges )

After Evaluation, ensure that you send back (via Email) Western Union MTCN # [10 digits] and Wal-Mart reports as it is required for Company feedback purposes on service delivery.
EXPENDITURE BREAKDOWN:-
Western Union ........................$4300
Compensation ......................$600.00
Wal-Mart...........................$88.00

Please remember what we are really after are the lines of question stated below, those are guidelines that you will lookout for during your visits to Wal-Mart and Western Union.

GUIDELINES:-
***********
-How long it took you to get services.
-Ambiance/Outlook of the Shop/Outlet
-Smartness of the attendant
-Customer service professionalism
-Reactions when under pressure
-Information that you think would be helpful
-Your comments and impressions.
-Your personal opinion

Kindly acknowledge the receipt of this letter, We are counting on you and we expect a detailed report. Please get back to us if you have something to know about your Evaluation.

Yours Sincerely,
Kenneth Brown,
Supervisor,
SAFEWAY.
i felt so bad... a old lady was being taken in by a scammer... she already had everything ready at the bank... she was at the bank and didnt understand why they couldnt cash the check...

so sad that these things actually work...

shopping north west PA and south west ny
The pre-paid high shopper fees and grammar/spelling mistakes are a dead giveaway those are scams. It amazes me that some people are still gullible enough to believe a random stranger on the Internet is willing to give them a large sum of money right away even though they haven't done anything to earn it.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/16/2012 01:11PM by HeatherC.
Does anyone post these scams on the New member page? I think it would be effective there.
I received basically the same, check came from Safeway to shop Western Union and Walmart. I wrote another thread
but can't find it......check came from Safeway's corperate in No.Calif., but was mailed from Canada. I'm taking it police tomorrow, so sick of these aaassshhh.

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