What do you think - should I apply for this job?

[kaytieeldr]

This showed up in my e-mail recently:


Hello, kaytieeldr

We have studied your CV.
We are a small consultancy company located in Poland, Warsaw.
In current moment we have an open position of Financial Manager.
Vacancy of Financial Manager requires part-time work from the applicant.
The job includes transfer of funds from our customers.

Activity description: because of our local legislation we are limited in acquirement of funds from our United States based customers.
Though customers from United States compose the main part of our consultant business.
In current moment we do not possess a representation of our Firm in USA, that why we need a Financial Manager, which resides in USA and has a operating bank draft.
Our customers from USA will send cheques with payments for consulting services directly on the name and address of our Financial Manager.

The job of Financial Manager includes cash-out of cheques of our customers and funds
transfer to other customers or to our company.
As a rule there would be made 2-5
transfers weekly for amount of $3700 3100.

Ideal applicant:
- Initial knowledge of PC and skills of World Wide Web usage.
- US citizen or US permanent resident
- Applicant should be responsible, honest-minded and punctual.

Compensation: regular compensation of $1500-2600 in the end of each month, including additional reward of 8-20 % of every cashed cheque.
This reward can reach up to $12000 monthly.

Details: Our customers pay us rendered consultant services of purchase of estate property in Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Germany.
You will obtain your commission immediately after cash out of cheques.
We would NEVER ask your data of your bank draft.
You can use your present bank accounts or open a new one especially for working with us.
The compensations for pay-offs are paid via Western Union.
You are not required of any start investments to start working with us.
We would never propose you to purchase of any goods and services.
The amount of cash transfers would NEVER exceed $5000.
This job is tax-free.
Please, don't worry that you will have to pay taxes from money transferred by you.
You are not violating any US laws.
You will be presented detailed information and training if required.
To start working there is no need of any initial experience.

To file an application for employment assistance for this position, please proceed through link at the top of this letter and register as Financial Manager at career page.

After we will get your application, we will study it and in case of favorable decision, our manager would contact you and inform you about detailed information.
You will get your first cheque after 1-2 days via express-mail.

To become financial manager you need to follow this location push the button "Registation Financial Manager" and follow all instructions.

 

[Rence]

Nahhh - you can make a lot more money posing as the heir from multi-millionaires who died in tragic accidents overseas or helping businessmen and deposed political leaders transfer millions of dollars out of foreign bank accounts into yours. Why make a few thousand a week when you can make millions.

 

[kaytieeldr]

I haven't heard about those jobs yet! Where can I find more information?

 

[Dancemom03]

Welll... you could... but I applied for that job last week! I'm sure my money will start rolling in any day now... After all, why wouldn't it?

 

[Jestocost]

Nah. I'd hold out for a position with a Nigerian consultancy. They pay much better.

 

[minniecarousel]

WOW! That is downright astonishing!

 

[jackemail]

Yes. Accept immediately. If nothing more, you can at least help them with grammar and punctuation. "Push the button"!!!!

 

[HighClass]

I SWEAR I read a post from some one -on this board-or Ann landers (??) who DID this and is broke and under investigation!

 

[Imzadi]

I'm soooo glad I don't have to apply for jobs like that. I found out last week I'm related to a Nigerian prince! I'll be living the high life as soon as I fork over $10,000 so the prince can come visit me.

 

[Rence]

Yes. Accept immediately. If nothing more, you can at least help them with grammar and punctuation. "Push the button"!!!!

Actually they may take you up on this - every now and then I will reply to these with something completely off the wall. Once I replied to one of these scam emails with a critique. I pointed out a number of flaws. For example, the person sending the email was supposedly British but the grammer was so horrible that no one would believe that any native English speaker would have written it. The also had the names of some Government agencies incorrect etc. etc. So I had gone through the email, line by line, explaining why it was unbelievable and why no one would fall for it.

Two days later I got a reply, asking me if I would help him write his emails - I decided that being a ghost write for scam emails was not the career path that I wished to pursue so I didn't respond.

 

[lustergirl]

I have got a few of these emails myself- strange!! There was a job posting in the Buffalo News something like along the lines of this. They wanted someone to handle their payments that customers send in. They would send it to you directly, you put it in your bank acccount, keep your commission and send the company the rest.

I couldn't even believe the newspaper would allow such a posting.

 

[DarthKTrava]

I'd make more money printing my own.





not that I'd engage in such illegal activity

 

[cruisnfamily]

I decided that being a ghost write for scam emails was not the career path that I wished to pursue so I didn't respond.