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Hello I'm New here! Joined: 13 Jul 2007 Posts: 3

Being the unemployed, dole claiming scumbag that I am I am signed up with various job agencies. As a result I get info on jobs via email on a daily basis, offering me temporary work which is great.

Then I get this

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From: ONSTER SYSTEMS INC ([email protected])
Sent: 22 January 2008 20:55:20
Reply-to: ONSTER SYSTEMS INC ([email protected])
To: Moderator ([email protected])
Cc: Moderator ([email protected]); Moderator ([email protected])

First things first, I find it a bit odd that that I am a moderator already working for them. Seriously, if I already work for them (which I don't) why are they emailing me?

A quick scan of the rest of the email shows up

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WE NEED:

Commercial agent
Successful candidate must have 3-4 hours of free time per day

surely a commercial agent would be plodding away for 8-10 hours a day, selling [middle age whitehaired american from mid 80's office film]hard as they can so they can earn themselfs, and the company, megabucks![/ middle age whitehaired american from mid 80's office film]

Quote:

Positions available: 19
Region: United Kingdom
Status: Temp/Part Time (3-4 hours per day)
Earnings: Commission 7%
Travel requirements: N/A
Job description:
# Manage remittance orders
# Manage project related tasks
# Process the company's correspondence

I reckon that's more than 3-4 hours, seriously it took me an hour to process clan data for Cybernations back in the day and that was pretty much copy paste.

Quote:

Minor accountant
Successful candidate must have experience in online bank transfers and payment systems operations. Positions available: 16
Region: United Kingdom
Status: Temp/Part Time (1.5-3 hours per day)
Earnings: Commission 7%
Travel requirements: N/A Job description:
# Manage payments from international and local customers

Note that's bank transfers, not accountancy, book keeping, banking or any other financial related stuff.

Quote:

Contact us

Please copy the form below to your reply and complete all of the fields so that we can respond to your inquiry: [email protected]

And as you all know, big money sales companies use gmail for their email services Laughing

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First Name:
Last Name:
Country/Region:
City:
Zip:
E-mail address:

Additional information about yourself :

REPLY

ONSTER SYSTEMS INC has obtained your contact details from public internet sources.

� Copyright 2004-2008 ONSTER SYSTEMS INC

Googling Onster (Monster anyone) comes up with this

http://www.bobbear.co.uk/page8.html

Yeah, it's a scam. It's also a bit obvious.

I'd really like to bait it but need a bit of character development first. If anyone wants this have a go, else I'm grabbing the old RPG books and building myself a character.