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Warning - Bogus Scam Emails Targeting AboutFace

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They are at it again. Recently a shopper contacted us to let us know about a suspicious email that she received "appearing" to be from AboutFace. Luckily she did not fall for it and sent it to us to confirm whether it was legit or not. Here is what the email looks like - DO NOT fall for it:

Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:30:58 -0800
Subject: Re: shopping job near you...
From: thomasmild1@googlemail.com
To: YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

Hello Secret shopper, You are welcome to our team at Aboutfacecorp Worldwide. We will notify you soon as we send funds out.

If you ever receive and email from someone telling you that they are going to send you money - do not fall for it. They are going to cause you MANY problems and LOTS of money! IF you ever have doubt about a job offer - ASK before you do anything with it.


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Here is another: 
 
Join our Field Network! As profiled on Good Morning America, mystery 
 
shopping and merchandising provide a flexible way for individuals to 
 
earn extra money. “A nationwide leader in mystery shopping and 
 
merchandising among top brands,” Market Force Information is constantly 
 
looking for people just like you to be our eyes and ears in well-known 
 
stores, restaurants and banks. Mystery shopping, also known as secret 
 
shopping, and merchandising are fun and YOU can make a huge difference 
 
for future customers. As a mystery shopper you work and shop together 
 
for pleasure and the pay is $200 on each assignment and its on Part 
 
time basis, you only work 2-3hours twice in a week. Below is our 
 
website: Website :www.aboutface.com Please get back to us with the 
 
below details if interested in the job to: mklauren2121@aol.com FULL 
 
NAME: CONTACT ADDRESS(NOT P.O BOX): CITY: STATE: ZIP-CODE: PHONE 
 
NUMBER [S]: AGE: GENDER: OCCUPATION: EMAIL ADDRESS: Important notice: 
 
Lots of emails are lost due to anti-spam filters.You can add my email 
 
address mklauren2121@aol.com to your address book. This way, you will 
 
receive all of my mail correctly. Please also check your "undesirable 
 
mail" or "spam" folders from time to time. Regards and God bless. 
 
Secret Shopper Officer. OBSESSED WITH BEING THE BEST.(R)  
 
Posted @ Wednesday, February 03, 2010 1:28 PM by Joann Brown
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