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Halcyon Chimera
Joined: 01 May 2011
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 Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:35 pm Post subject: Is this legitimate? Seems too good to be true. |
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"The length of the contract is for 12 months and the monthly salary is 3000 British pounds with other allowances which include Health insurance of 300 British pounds, Hazard/Inconveniences:40.00 pounds,Car Maintenance:89.00 pounds,House & Furnishings:80.00pounds,Entertainment & Recreation:75.00 pounds and Travel & Events:50.00/month.
I will shoulder the cost of your round trip flight fare to England at the Beginning of the contract and at the end back to your country. An Accommodation is provided for you at a self contained apartment in my residence and all the utility bills are paid by me. A vehicle is available for your use."
Quoted from an e-mail where a man has offered me a position to teach his wife and children in England. Think it is legitimate? He just sent me a message saying he is satisfied and wants to hire me, and we haven't even talked oh Skype or the phone yet. |
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radcon
Joined: 23 May 2011
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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| You are so lucky. That's a great job offer. If for some reason you decide not to take it, would you pass it on to me? (pm sent) |
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jammo
Joined: 12 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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| There musn't be many English speakers in England |
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braindrops
Joined: 13 Sep 2011
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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| let me guess...a chinese doctor in england wants you to teach his family english? |
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Paddycakes
Joined: 05 May 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Sounds very, very, very dubious.... |
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Halcyon Chimera
Joined: 01 May 2011
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| braindrops wrote: |
| let me guess...a chinese doctor in england wants you to teach his family english? |
Yeah.. Sounds like a scam to me. No doubt about it, the benefits package (the pay alone) is suspiciously high. I am thinking scam. |
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plchron
Joined: 26 Feb 2011
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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| op; What would your job be specifically? If you don't have an EU passport it is a hurdle to get a work visa. |
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drunkenfud
Joined: 08 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| This is a scam - I have heard similar stories on here before. Try searching google with some direct quotes from the email you were sent. |
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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| drunkenfud wrote: |
| This is a scam - I have heard similar stories on here before. Try searching google with some direct quotes from the email you were sent. |
Agreed. I have received several of those quite similar emails in the past. |
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Halcyon Chimera
Joined: 01 May 2011
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Okay, thanks. My current contract doesn't end until May and they wanted me to start in March, but I was willing to quit early for that! |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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| jammo wrote: |
| There musn't be many English speakers in England |
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attagirl
Joined: 18 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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| total spam, i got a similar email about a week ago. probably got my email from some job board where I posted my resume, i just deleted it right away. |
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The Floating World
Joined: 01 Oct 2011
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Op, you must be kidding you didn't know that was phishing... |
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Halcyon Chimera
Joined: 01 May 2011
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| The Floating World wrote: |
| Op, you must be kidding you didn't know that was phishing... |
Just making sure! |
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Skippy
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon
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