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Barbara DeLaFuente - 2008-09-03

Gary asked how I know that the ad "$4750 USD/month", etc., is a scam. The first clue was the quality of their second and third communications. They were very poor, obviously written by someone whose language was not English. The second clue was that they wanted me to send $350, via Western Union(!), for "immigration fees and work papers," to some person who purported to be a government representative in Dubai. Duh! The third clue, the clincher, is at the very bottom of the page, the last line, that gives the email reply address. The address ends in "tk", not "ae", as Dubai email addresses do. "tk" is the abbreviation for the little South Pacific island of Tokelau, located over near New Zealand. Check: internet suffixes http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/num/domains.htm#t Hope this helps. Barbara

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