please help :( is this a scam?

i was job hunting and I got this reply on my email:

Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to ask any

questions.




Fletcher Gosner is My name.I have been a photographer for over

23years and also have been teaching photography for more than 13 years. I bring

a unique teaching style to students which will guarantee creative and fun

learning by all student photographers while elevating them to new, exciting

photographic heights that they have only dreamed of. I often conduct LIVE

slide/talk lectures on Understanding Exposure, the Art of Seeing, Macro

Photography and Photographing People throughout the states, Great Britain,

Canada and Asia. At the moment, I am in a work-shop in Scotland. I will be here

for a month after which I will fly down to Philippines for a Live-slide/talk

show lectures with some students.




YOUR DUTIES AS MY PERSONAL

ASSISTANT.




While I am out of the country I need some one who can stand in

the gap for me. His/her duties will be the following




1.To receive letters

and mails on my behalf.

2.Receive checks and money orders from clients who

want to attend the forth coming workshops or Live shows.

3.Schedule

appointments for me.

4.Book my flight tickets.

5.Send letters and mails from

my clients.




This position is home-based and flexible part time job, you can

be in any location to carry out any of the activities. All you need do is to

check your emails twice daily and keep your phone on most times in case i might

need to call you from anywhere i may be.I do have a number of things you could

help me with this week if you will be available to start. This can act as a

stable foundation to our working relationship.

For proper review(since i am not

available now to set up a face-to-face interview)

.




Qualification:




1.Educational background is not a criteria.

2.You must

be Organized and able to take instructions well Dependable, Reliable,

Trustworthy a must

3.Must have excellent English language skills (both spoken

and written)

4.Have great work ethic and attitude, as well as people skills,

pay-attention to detail, capable of multi-tasking, and works well under stress

at times.




Benefits:

- Yearly performance bonus

- Paid

vacation/sick/personal days

- Medical benefits




Salary:

$500

weekly($2,000 monthly)

Also,efficiency,hard work and reliability would be

rewarded.




Thanks







Sent from AOL Mobile Mail

Its a scam . probably a money mule scam.

Please post the email address (s) they are using . Thx

Hello Disgusted2015.

Yes, this is a scam. $2000 monthly for just checking your email and being available is a lot.

If you received a check frim the scammer, it would be a fake one - when you cash it, and send the money to the scammer, it'll take days or weeks, even, before the bank notices. The best thing to do is to ignore it and keep looking.

Could you please post an email address, phone numbers or websites this scammer has been using?

Good luck with your jobhunting - but be careful, if you are unsure if an offer is scam or not, you can check with us again and we will be more than happy to help.

here is the email the son of a bitch used : [email protected]

Thank you for sharing it.

Aol.com is a free email service, I cant see a photographer that is in the field for 23 years and is teaching "his unique style" using a free email and not having their personal website where they update their portfolio. If you recieve job offers from free email addresses (such as aol.com, gmail, yahoo, etc.) always be extra careful.

Sometimes, scammers can set up fake websites, along with email to give their fake company some credibility, so be aware of that too.

Eta: corrected typo

Typical personal assistant scam. Note the difference between "I have been a photographer..." (copied from the real photographer's writing, but the sentence immediately before appears to have been stuck on by the scammer) and "This position is home-based..." (written by the scammer, it shows that he is African).

Disgusted 2015: I was scammed by receiving a check and sent the money. My bank contacted me a day later telling me it was a bad check. I was lucky because I could have sent to jail for money laundering.

I got the same email. Except this time he said he was a Lawyer, and i was a bit skeptical. Thanks for posting this and warning me just in time!!!

Thanks for responding to this job placement, it is only proper that I give you an overview of who I am and what this
job entails, please read through and pay attention to all you are required to do and if you have any questions, note them and ask questions

My name is Fletcher Gosner I am a Solicitor at The Property Law Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand but now am venturing out on my own to marine and international
law, hence am recruiting new staff for my firm. , As a result of this aspect of law,I have my eyes on international markets like Great Britain,
Canada and Asia. At the moment, I am on a working visit to Scotland. I will be here
for a month after which I will fly down to Philippines meet up with international prospects.

YOUR DUTIES AS MY PERSONAL
ASSISTANT.

While I am out of the country I need some
one who can stand in
the gap for me. His/her duties will be the
following

1.To
receive letters
and mails on my behalf.
2.Receive Payments from
clients who
want to make any form of payment for alimony or legal fees.
3.Schedule
appointments for me.
4.Book my flight tickets.
5.Send letters and mails from
my clients.

This position is home-based and flexible
part time job, you can
be in any location to carry out any of the
activities. All you need do is to
check your emails twice daily and keep your
phone on most times in case i might
need to call you from anywhere i may be.I do
have a number of things you could
help me with this week if you will be
available to start. This can act as a
stable foundation to our working
relationship.
For proper review(since i am not
available now to set up a face-to-face
interview)
.

Qualification:

1.Educational background is not a criteria.
2.You must
be Organized and able to take instructions
well Dependable, Reliable,
Trustworthy a must
3.Must have excellent English language
skills (both spoken
and written)
4.Have great work ethic and attitude, as
well as people skills,
pay-attention to detail, capable of
multi-tasking, and works well under stress
at times.

Benefits:
- Yearly performance bonus
- Paid
vacation/sick/personal days
- Medical benefits

Salary:
$500
weekly($3,000 monthly)
inclusive of bonus monthly
TOTAL payout - $5000/MONTH
Also,efficiency,hard work and reliability
would be
rewarded.
‎Thanks.
Fletcher Gosner

And i have been to the law centers website and seen their lawyers. His name isn't on the list. The email was also sent on the through aol.

That was not written by a lawyer from New Zealand. It was written by a scammer from West Africa. What's his email address?