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oxi · Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 347 Location: elsewhere

Is it just me, or is this strangely unbelievable? Scam alarm bells are ringing. If not, isn't everyone applying? Have I missed old threads on this?
(I haven't put the contact details in case it seems like I'm doing advertising for this guy, someone tell me if it's safe to do so)

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Saturday May 16

Hello Teacher,

My name is Engr. Raymond M. Luther. I am a German Engineer working currently...
I am seeking motivated professional ESL teacher like you to come and teach my beloved Wife English.

I and my wife just wedded last February 2009 and she joined me here in Scotland last March 2009 to start living with me.

She is inability to understand English language to communicate with the people here in the UK that is why I urgently need your attention here to start teaching her English to enable her start communicating with the people here in the UK.

Requirements for the position includes:

1. Any Certificate obtained as an Applicant with English teaching experience (Bachelors Degree and above).

2. Your recent photo.

3. Your phone number with your country code for proper conversation.

4. Your updated CV.

Salary: Monthly salary of GBP3,500.00 will be paid to you on the 20th day of every month and relocation package fee of GBP1,200.00 at the beginning of the contract, including monthly health insurance fee of GBP245.00 and vacation fee of GBP1,250.00 for any upcoming vacation.

SueH · Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Posts: 1022 Location: Northern Italy

scam, too busy to waste time commenting further

Your country code for proper conversation??? Er... he says he's in the UK which happens to be full of trained native speakers. This is so bad it's funny.

mozzar · Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 339 Location: France

I reckon the scammers would have more success if they didn't say they will pay such outlandish wages. I'd be much more likely to fall for something that pays �1000 - 1600 than I would something that pays �3,500.

Caledonian Craig · Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 34

This is a 419 scam to be exact. They usually come from the west coast of Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast etc,. These scams are usually set up in the hope that they can bait you into sending them money- usually for 'lawers fees, bank fees etc,. They sometimes work too, with gullable greedy people thinking they can make a bit of cash.

The fact that he refers to himself as Engr. in the title- what engineer does that!? It's not like Rev. or Dr. or Prof. is it? Next the scammer has to think of a German name to fit his new persona. Hmm German....Luther!, as in Martin. He refers to his wife as my beloved wife...it 's just phrases that I've seen too many time reading this sort of ****.

Go to 419eater.com and you'll see what I mean. Nasty vicious gangsters. Also go to youtube and search for nigerian dead parrot sketch where you'll see the scammers being scammed.

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

beloved Wife English.

His mate's called Wife English? Very Happy

Yeah, this one's entirely laughable.

maruss · Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 1145 Location: Cyprus

I receive four or five e-mails per week,usually in my hotmail junk folder,purporting to be from persons in various African countries who allege they have been left or are responsible for,enormous sums of money left by deceased persons and requesting my help to enable them to transfer it abroad to a foreign bank,in return for various percentages ranging from five to ten percent.....I have also recently received notifications from a 'Professor' with an address somewhere in Watford,informing me I have won hundreds of thousands of pounds in a lottery!!!
Of course they are all scams,usually run by Nigerian gangsters who hope some unsuspecting fool will reply and then be ready to send them their 'fees' for processing the money etc....I know of one elderly man in Cyprus who answered one of these letters and actually went to Amsterdam as instructed by them and was then mugged and beaten-up at Schiphol Airport!!They even broke his glasses and left him lying on the pavement in the rain,where he was found by an employee and taken to hospital.
The golden rule is:if you didn't buy a lottery ticket you can't have won and if you don't know anyone in Africa,how and why did they find you?
The same goes for a job offer:they pay you for working for them,not you pay them!No exceptions.....but there's always a new mug born every day!!
Take care everyone!

oxi · Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 347 Location: elsewhere

I had a look at the 419eater.com site and got all keen to try and fool the scammers. After one email I got too bored and lazy to carry it any further. Maybe someone else can. So for your interest, here's my reply from yerman in Dundee. Bear in mind I told him I was already in Dundee:-