So I only post the scams that get through the SpamAssassin on my personal e-mail account or through the spam filters at Gmail or Yahoo mail. This one just got through SpamAssassin. These jerks don't even bother to go to the trouble of inventing a fake company name or backstory, setting up a fake web site, or trying to send the e-mail from a semi-believable fake e-mail address.

From: Ned Looney<bhykolxwq@boynetannumhookup.com.au>

We've found your resume at careerbuilder.com and would like to suggest you a "Transfer manager" vacancy.

I'm the Chief Manager of Department of employment We have thoroughly studied your resume and are happy to inform you that your skills completely meet our requirements for this position.

Our company buy, sell, and exchange digital currencies, like E-gold and E-bullion.

This is a part-time position. Your schedule will be flexible. You will need to spend on average 1-2 hours per day, Monday-Friday.

This is a work-at-home position. All communication will be online.

General requirements:
" Applicants must be at least 21-years-old
" Good communications skills
" Honesty, responsibility and promptness in operations;

A position within our company on a trial period for one month starting from the beginning of the work will be offered to the successful applicants. During this trial period you will be receiving training and online support while working and being paid. Employees on a one month trial period are evaluated at least one week prior to the end of their trial period. The supervisor can recommend termination, during the trial period. At the completion of the trial period, the supervisor can recommend continued employment, extension of trial period, or termination.

During the trial period you will be paid $1,500 per month. You will also be keeping 8 percent commission from every payment received from our customer. With the current volume of clients on average your overall income will add up to $3,000 USD per month. After the trial period your base salary will go up to $2,250 USD per mon th, plus 8 percent commission.

After the trial period you may ask for additional hours or proceed full-time.

If you are interested in this position, and would like to know more, please e-mail me: careerjoob77@gmail.com

We will contact you within 24-hours.

Adam Levell

Of course, we begin with the absolute dead giveaways... Sent by Ned Looney, signed by Adam Levell, with a reply address at a throwaway gmail address. The sending address is at boynetannumhookup.com.au, a site for an Australian fishing contest. They're sending you this scam with the sender's address at a site for a FISHING CONTEST! It's almost like they're trying to give you clues.

Now some people have posted comments about bad spelling. punctuation, and grammar being giveaways. Sadly, that's not quite true. You do have people working as recruiters in the U.S. for whom English is a second language. You also have the wonderful American educational system which churns out graduates who inspire bloggers to rant about spelling. Can we just have a national "get it straight" day where everyone in the country learns the difference between "then" and "than" or "they're," "their," and "there," please?

But I digress from my point, which is that real, legitimate recruiters occasionally fall victim to crappy spelling and grammar.

Still, the dead giveaways I mention above are more than enough to prove this particular offer is BOGUS. But if they're not, what effing stranger is going to come out of nowhere and offer you a $75 an hour job?

And if you'll get in their van, they'll give you candy.

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