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Nigerian Scam for ESL Teachers

 
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Keepongoing



Joined: 13 Feb 2003
Location: Korea

PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:26 pm    Post subject: Nigerian Scam for ESL Teachers Reply with quote

I Go this e-mail

Dear Applicant,

My name is Pekhart Micola and my wife is Laura. with
my two children Aimee and Marcel We are from Malaysia
and currently residing in Nigeria on a contract with
Livingston Electrical Company with headquarters in
the US.
I need an ESL English Teacher who is lovely to kids,
and teach my Wife and two kids how to speak English,they
are not really good when it comes to speak English
i will be glad if this kids will be able to benefit
from it, and also be fluently in English. my
Daughter is 5yrs why my Son is 3 yrs old.
Were a interested Salary will be paid every month
$4500, and Allowance of $750 and you will be having
weekend off days,
We are staying in Staff quarters. You have a
Private Live-In and comfortable Accommodation,your
private room, with a registered internet service.
your room will have en-suit facilities with a
furnished television linked depending on
your preference with Private Bathroom,your room will
have a telephone landlines
if you can Drive let us Know will can arrange one
for you why coming. and our health center consist of
one Doctor who is taking care of us each time
You would also have a tutorial classes with them
every evening, And other benefits will be use in
making your months
a very wonderful experience with us. Do not worry
about your travel
arrangements as we would assist you in that regards
when the time comes.
Kindly send me your CV for my proper Evaluation.
Please any more information to hesitate to contact
Via E-mail


He took the name from 2 soccer players
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Woden



Joined: 08 Mar 2007
Location: Eurasia

PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:59 pm    Post subject: Re: Nigerian Scam for ESL Teachers Reply with quote

Keepongoing wrote:
I Go this e-mail

Dear Applicant,

My name is Pekhart Micola and my wife is Laura. with
my two children Aimee and Marcel We are from Malaysia
and currently residing in Nigeria on a contract with
Livingston Electrical Company with headquarters in
the US.
I need an ESL English Teacher who is lovely to kids,
and teach my Wife and two kids how to speak English,they
are not really good when it comes to speak English
i will be glad if this kids will be able to benefit
from it, and also be fluently in English. my
Daughter is 5yrs why my Son is 3 yrs old.
Were a interested Salary will be paid every month
$4500, and Allowance of $750 and you will be having
weekend off days,
We are staying in Staff quarters. You have a
Private Live-In and comfortable Accommodation,your
private room, with a registered internet service.
your room will have en-suit facilities with a
furnished television linked depending on
your preference with Private Bathroom,your room will
have a telephone landlines
if you can Drive let us Know will can arrange one
for you why coming. and our health center consist of
one Doctor who is taking care of us each time
You would also have a tutorial classes with them
every evening, And other benefits will be use in
making your months
a very wonderful experience with us. Do not worry
about your travel
arrangements as we would assist you in that regards
when the time comes.
Kindly send me your CV for my proper Evaluation.
Please any more information to hesitate to contact
Via E-mail


He took the name from 2 soccer players


I've had these before as well...the lad Pekhart is a talented young Czech breaking into the Spurs' first team. Pekhart is a surname, and it is not Malaysian.

These things must work though, or why else would they be continually sent out?
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Ilsanman



Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea

PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know it's a scam. Anything Nigerian sets off all sorts of warning lights in my head.

I just don't see what they have to gain.
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mindmetoo



Joined: 02 Feb 2004

PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I always love African "women" who try to add me on Yahoo messenger. Gosh, how did they ever get my name? Was it my renowned love for Africa? I always try to convince them I own a child pornography publishing company. I publish limited edition "art" books of young boys that I sell to interested buyers in Germany.
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Intrepid



Joined: 13 May 2004
Location: Yongin

PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:35 pm    Post subject: Nigeria Reply with quote

There is a fantastic scam here for them to perpetrate. They could recruit people online for jobs in Korea and then, at the last minute, say that they need $200 for the airport tax or some such. Big money in Lagos, I'd imagine. Not that I want them to succeed, but why do they always mention Nigeria? That's a red flag like no other! I pity the actual ex-general who's trying to smuggle his embezzled fortune out of the country--he's never going to find anyone to go along with it!
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canuckistan
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Joined: 17 Jun 2003
Location: Training future GS competitors.....

PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A CV has a lot of personal info that could also be used for identity theft.
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The_Conservative



Joined: 15 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Nigeria Reply with quote

Intrepid wrote:
There is a fantastic scam here for them to perpetrate. They could recruit people online for jobs in Korea and then, at the last minute, say that they need $200 for the airport tax or some such. Big money in Lagos, I'd imagine. Not that I want them to succeed, but why do they always mention Nigeria? it!



I'd imagine they mention Nigeria since that's where the money has to be sent.
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bacasper



Joined: 26 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ilsanman wrote:
I know it's a scam. Anything Nigerian sets off all sorts of warning lights in my head.


There was one just like it recently from Kazakhstan. I was tempted to answer, hoping it was from Borat.
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FistFace



Joined: 24 Mar 2007
Location: Peekaboo! I can see you! And I know what you do!

PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Never enter into a deal with a Nigerian.

Ever.
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tomato



Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: I get so little foreign language experience, I must be in Koreatown, Los Angeles.

PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They must trade names of people who send hate mail back.
I once got a Nigerian scam letter and replied with "Go to hell."
That was a long time ago and I haven't gotten a single one since.
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