MYSTERY SHOPPING THREAD 19 - please don't mention client names or fees on here!!

lalli_pickle

jen_br wrote: »

Correct!

Firstly the PV unit is a recorder not the camera.... and there is an EVO and ECO the ECO doesn't seem worth it as it doesnt do HD and personally I wouldn't go for it. The EVO is quite good now the hD camera that is suppose to go with it is having issues with SOME of the cables. But again a swift replacement and all is well.

Ok, so I need to get a pv500 evo NOT eco and a camera, is the bu18 the good one or the broken one? Also do you have a preferred supplier you could point me towards? I can see dogcam and lawmate (which I assume is the manufacturer) when I google.

Thanks again for all your help

dub_rob

this paul guy was mentioned on this forum before as i googled his name and found this forum , no company name address or email so i would be weary of it email i was sent as follows .....
ou have been invited to be our Mystery shopper/Survey Agent.

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 is a Restaurant

Your first assignment will be the Evaluation of Western Union outlet while the 2nd assignment will be on Restaurant dining.

Both locations addresses will be assigned to you in due time.

There has been reports about lapses in the service of their 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 and Restaurant locations were 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

(I) Poor services
(II) Rudeness to customers
(III) Excess charge
(IV) Late opening time and Closing before time.

Your Secret Evaluation would be (In a STEP-BY-STEP manner):

1)You will be sent an assignment fund which will cover your commission of €250 per assignment and also for the duty.

2) After receiving the assignment funds, the Name and address of whom the Mystery shopper's transfer will be made to will be forwarded to you.

3) To make a transfer of funds from western union outlet to our Mystery Shopper, and the funds will be picked up by the Mystery Shopper from the other location.

4) You will have to record the time on which it took you to process the service.

5) You will also have to provide me with the name of the cashier that attended to you.

6) You will be receiving 2-3 assignments per week depending on how fast you are in handling/processing and completing your assignment.

7) You will be paid €250 per duty and it will be increased depending on how fast you are in completing your assignments.

8)You will have to keep a comprehensive report on every activity you carry out during your assignment.

9)NO FUNDS ARE REQUIRED FROM YOU.

To get started,kindly fill in the form below with your details and we will get back to you shortly with an assignment:

First name:
Last name:
Full Home Address:
County:
Post code :
Cell Phone:
Home Phone:
Current Occupation:

After you have emailed your information to us ,you should make sure you check your email at least 2-3 times a day to read updates from us.

Thank you and i look forward to working with you.

Hiring Manager,
Paul Decantillion

Tudorc1

boyoboy1986 wrote: »

Morning everyone.

My spam box is full this morning of emails from a 'Paul Decantillon' with a subject of 'Mystery Shoppers wanted, earn £150 - £300 per visit'. Tempted as I was I chose not to open it. Maybe he works in the deluxe wing at RE with those fees.

dub_rob wrote: »

i am new to this forum just a quick question i applied for a job and got emals back from a paul decantillon too , is it safe to give this guy my details and do the mystery shopping or is it a scam

Boyoboy1986 posted on 2 March - looks like a scam.

dazza12

dub_rob wrote: »

6) You will be receiving 2-3 assignments per week depending on how fast you are in handling/processing and completing your assignment.

7) You will be paid €250 per duty and it will be increased depending on how fast you are in completing your assignments.

8)You will have to keep a comprehensive report on every activity you carry out during your assignment.

9)NO FUNDS ARE REQUIRED FROM YOU.

The fee itself should be ringing alarm bells. If this was a genuine mystery shopping assigment, the most you'd expect is around £8-£15. Even if this was a video assigment, you'd expect the fee to be much lower than what they're offering.

Western Union is often used in scams due to the fact that once the money's sent, there's no comeback. The receiver can disappear without trace. What you'll find is that they'll send you a cheque for more than the amount stated. You'll be requested to do the assigment, but because the cheque would not yet have cleared, you'd be drawing on your own funds. The cheque will then be returned a few days later as it's either drawn on a closed account or fraudulent. A variation is that a cheque or transfer is promised that never seems to arrive.

It's a variation on the advance fee fraud or 401 scam made famous by emails from supposedly wealthy Nigerian scammers.

The 6th point suggests you'll make a lot of money and will have 2-3 assigments a week, so long as you process them fast. That way he's hoping you'll draw even more money on your own account hoping that he'll reimburse you. £5-750 a week is quite tempting.

Note the last bit - No funds are required by you. That's because he suspects you'll think it's too good to be true. That's because it is. You've no doubt got a feeling that something's fishy which is why you're checking it out. Trust that instinct.

Just one last note - if you Google the person's name it's possible you won't see anything bad. That's because I can almost guarantee that's not his real name. In a week's time it'll be another one, and again changing in a few more days.

jen_br

lalli_pickle wrote: »

Ok, so I need to get a pv500 evo NOT eco and a camera, is the bu18 the good one or the broken one? Also do you have a preferred supplier you could point me towards? I can see dogcam and lawmate (which I assume is the manufacturer) when I google.

Thanks again for all your help

Dog cam is a good supplier. They work closely with lawmate -- he is probably the best price.

BEfore you buy start calling companies seeing if they have work in your area-- also talk to Ed (from Dogcam) see if you can buy the camera use it and if you don't like return he operates what I believe is a 14 day period of grace. If you do that you can see if you will be any good at video... i.e framing, following briefs, etc.

Its a big investment.

Oh buy a kit from Ed its the camera and the recorder for 1 price.

dub_rob

cheers dazza a few things did ring alarms bells 1 other obvious one being he,s .hk (hong kong) address ,
what gets me is this was put on one of the most reliable job websites in ireland , that would take money of anyone !!
thanks again

boyoboy1986

Yeah I posted about this last week. The 47 emails from the same sender with the same subject immediately sent alarm bells ringing then when I looked at the earn amount I just laughed and thought no chance.

nehpets81

dub_rob wrote: »

To get started,kindly fill in the form below with your details and we will get back to you shortly with an assignment:

First name:
Last name:
Full Home Address:
County:
Post code :
Cell Phone:
Home Phone:
Current Occupation:

After you have emailed your information to us ,you should make sure you check your email at least 2-3 times a day to read updates from us.

Thank you and i look forward to working with you.

Hiring Manager,
Paul Decantillion

Dazza12 has described it all pretty well, just to add - the above format for capturing details would be familiar to anyone who has had long lost African relatives leaving huge inheritances for them; or have been randomly contacted by millionnaires needing somewhere to hide their money from unfriendly dictators - it seems to be some sort of copy/paste jobby from these scammers.

misssarahleigh

Anyone done a hotel call for RE that isn't recored?

This one says ring the hotel direct but doesn't give any call recording instruction.

jen_br

Sarah if its for a stay sometiems you dont need to!

PS -- I am DESPERATE for someone in the glasgow area to do this job. Yonk do you have an account?

Or Weeg?