Just had this, is it a scam?

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Not quite a Newb Joined: 24 Jan 2010 Posts: 51

Just had this in my inbok, wondering if it is a scam, notice how they only want someone from the United Kingdom?

No mention of the work you may be required to do though!

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Invitation to Collaboration!

These vacancy offers are valid in the following regions: United Kingdom.

Our company is one of the leaders on the financial services market. One
of our advantages is our staff. Our company's success is based upon diligence,
responsibility and high qualification of our employees. One of the main principles
of our company is respect to our staff, high compensation for good work, and steady
orientation at professional growth. Involvement and development of top-class
professionals is a common task, which involves not only the top management and
human resources department, but also plain workers.

We are sure that prosperity of any business is in direct connection with professional
qualities of the workers, their loyalty to the company and their personal interest in
common success. Any person coming to a starting position and having this longing to
grow, who has the potential necessary and who is aimed at the constant self-improvement
can count on support from the top management.

The company pays special attention to education of its employees. We conduct monthly
trainings and seminars.

Work in our company is a perfect opportunity to fulfill yourself. If you are open
to communication, industrious, know how to team, aimed at professional and career
growth, looking for a well-paid job in a large and stable company, then may this
work in a team of likeminded people become a new step in your career.

If you got interested in this offer, please send your resume to [email protected]

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:00 am

In a word - yes.

More information regarding job scams can be found at our sister we site :
www.scamwarners.com

A quick 'google' of the return email address returns a number of fraud warnings, such as :

http://www.bobbear.co.uk/gaterk-com.html

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:24 am

That is one SCARY good format. No bad grammar, or mis-spellings
It's no wonder you had to post and ask. These lads need de-education regarding cat farming and dwarf lesbian grooming

Not quite a Newb Joined: 24 Jan 2010 Posts: 51

noticed only one grammar error, which is not too bad, this letter nearly had me enquiring more, luckily I did not!!

"If you got interested in this offer" (surely that should be if you are interested in this offer)

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:21 pm

^ONE error?

Invitation to Collaboration!

These vacancy offers are valid in the following regions: United Kingdom.

Our company is one of the leaders on the financial services market. One
of our advantages is our staff. Our company's success is based upon diligence,
responsibility and high qualification of our employees. One of the main principles of our company is respect to our staff, high compensation for good work, and steady
orientation at professional growth (that's 3). Involvement and development of top-class
professionals is a common task, which involves not only the top management and
human resources department, but also plain workers.

We are sure that prosperity of any business is in direct connection with professional
qualities of the workers, their loyalty to the company and their personal interest in
common success. Any person coming to a starting position and having this longing to
grow, who has the potential necessary and who is aimed at the constant self-improvement
can count on support from the top management.

The company pays special attention to education of its employees. We conduct monthly
trainings and seminars.

Work in our company is a perfect opportunity to fulfill yourself. If you are open
to communication, industrious, know how to team, aimed at professional and career
growth, looking for a well-paid job in a large and stable company, then may this
work in a team of likeminded people become a new step in your career.

If you got interested in this offer, please send your resume to [email protected]

The red bits are the errors, either grammar or word order, words missed out, incorrect spellings etc.
I've probably missed some as well.
Could be a cut and paste job or a google translation from another language.

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:33 pm

I guess it's not the result of an auto-translating kind of software, seeing "trainings" doesn't exist in the English language. It would automatically translate into the singular form "training". But all in all the format has an impressive readability alright. My guess is it was done by a quite eloquent ghost writer with a pretty profound knowledge of English grammar, yet not a native speaker.

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