How to Eat a Scammer

I'm not literally eating anyone BUT I am eating away at the Scammer's time. In essence here is the basics of how to waste the time of a Scammer. Just some basic guidelines. First and foremost be SAFE, Protect your own "Personally Identifiable Information" (PII), and don't work too hard.
The primary purpose is to make the Scammer do ALL THE WORK. If they are doing things for you they cannot concentrate on others. your efforts are to detract them from others, waste their time and cause problems that they have to solve.

 Here are some things to do to further your efforts. First your goal is to play stupid, the dumber they think you are the more likely they are to keep you on the hook. Threatening to not do something if they don't do something is a very good delaying move. Letting them think you are an easy target is the key, promises of other things, maybe freebies or other people they can work with are key.

1. Misinterpret their e-mails. (this will confuse them and make them question their own use of the English language.)
2. Do the exact opposite of what is asked (If they say don't talk to your lawyer, respond and say you talked to your lawyer like they requested)
3. Provide minimal information. (If they ask for a phone number give them too few numbers, if they want bank info give a misspelled bank name, etc...)
4. If you are to send files send large files in bad formats. (rename Picture files to .txt, or .dll or rename large .dll files to .jpg etc...)
5. Always have them do the work. (Have them repeat themselves, resend items and in general make them work)
6. Remember you are in control and if needed just stop the conversation. Until next Scam.

Secret Shopper - Mystery Shopper Scam

Here is the Scenario My Wife saw a Job Ad for a Mystery Shopper. She responded and they asked her for the following information.

1. Name :
2. Genders & Ages :
3 Physical A_ddress :
4. Citys / States / Countrys :
5. Zip Codes :
6. Phones :
7. O.c.c.u.p.a.t.i.o.n :
8. E-Mail :

She sent it to them and here are all the current players. If the names are real I apologize but this is information the SCAMMER is using and if you are the person listed be aware you are being used as scam props. (I'll define Scam Props later).

Services used FedEx - Hijacked account I looked at the "from" address it had a phone number and an address and a name. I will not disclose the name since I determined she had nothing to do with it, also the Phone is a legitimate business and will not disclose that HOWEVER here is what I did find. The Phone was to a Business in Ontario Canada, however the address was to Newark NJ. Remember None of the address match to any known location doing a google map search on any of them turns up nothing.

Names Used
1. Mary Catherine
2. Mathew Shaw
3. Eldred Curry

E-mail Addresses
1. mathewshaw11@blumail.org
2. Agency_shp01@gmx.us
3. frankpalmerr@gmail.com

Addresses
1. 1065 main street, Staten Island, New York 10314
 2. 7995 Subway drive, Miami fl 33144
3. 4906 Concession 7, Newark NJ 07108

Characteristics of I'ding the Scammer 
1. E-mail "I will be waiting to read from you ASAP"
2. E-Mail "In this space you are expected to fill in your full names and address"
3. E-Mail "Give me your information for register ;"

Phone Numbers
1. 5417081392 Google Voice Number supposedly for Mathew Shaw

Current status We received a FEDEX package that contained a letter with all the addresses and information in it. It also had two "U.S. Postal Service Money Orders" each worth $990.00 for a total of $1980. The letter contained instructions to go to my bank cash the money orders then send the money via a Local Western Union to the addresses listed above. The humorous part was that the assignment was to evaluate a Western Union. Anyway I will continue to attempt to string this one along and post updates when I can.

Here are the FAKE Documents.

Here are some additional links to the same type or same scam.
http://www.708media.com/scams/secret-shopper-ss-network-scam/

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/western-union-mystery-shopper-money-laundering.shtml

http://www.scambook.com/report/view/241064/Mathew-Shaw-Complaint-241064-for-$1,865.28

Scam Eater

Welcome, I have no intention of being long or drawn out expect in the amount of Details and the actions I take to Eat a Scammer. Basically by playing with or eating a Scammer you are eating away at his available time to mess with real honest hard working people. I myself am a hard working honest person, therefore when someone tries to take advantage of US I truly despise it SO here goes. If you need help with a SCAMMER of your own be sure to reach otu to me and I can give you advice or perhaps take them on for you. Remember when you are dealing with Scammers they are doing something illegal, I am not advocating becoming a scam artest or scamming inocent people but finding those that you can show have evil intent and are trying to steal, whether it be money, time, Identification, feelings or anything else of value. As a side note I beleive that there is the possibility that by exposing as much info as I can and Actively HUNTING Spammers I can protect many people from falling into their traps. I don't profess to being a know it all but I do Hate Scammers. If you see one keep me in mind and the sites I submit may be able to help someone.