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Tom in London
Tom in London
Reino Unido
Local time: 05:29
Membro (2008)
italiano para inglês
Jan 11, 2014

I've just received an email from someone called "Paul" that says:

"I am willing to employ a competent individual to become my Part-time Personal Assistant.
Would you be interested?
If yes, email me and i will respond with a detailed job
description."

I'm laughing so hard....



 
Laura Mussutto
Laura Mussutto  Identity Verified
Reino Unido
Local time: 05:29
inglês para italiano
+ ...
Just got it too! Jan 11, 2014

Aren't we lucky!

 
M. Anna Kańduła
M. Anna Kańduła  Identity Verified
Reino Unido
Local time: 05:29
inglês para polonês
Me too!! Jan 11, 2014

I always dreamt about being personal assistants of Pauls

 
Elizabeth Tamblin
Elizabeth Tamblin  Identity Verified
Reino Unido
Local time: 05:29
francês para inglês
Oh no! Jan 11, 2014

I'm devastated that I'm not the only chosen one.

 
nrichy (X)
nrichy (X)
França
Local time: 06:29
francês para holandês
+ ...
I am already Jan 11, 2014

M. Anna Kańduła wrote:

I always dreamt about being personal assistants of Pauls


Cooking, feeding his children and cats, driving his car, secretarial services, phone calls and computer maintenance. Nothing hilarious


 
RSmithLux
RSmithLux  Identity Verified
Reino Unido
Local time: 05:29
francês para inglês
Got it too! Jan 11, 2014

:/

 
Thomas Pfann
Thomas Pfann  Identity Verified
Reino Unido
Local time: 05:29
Membro (2006)
inglês para alemão
+ ...
Everyone got it Jan 11, 2014

And by "everyone" I don't just mean everyone on proZ but pretty much everyone. I got it through proZ, my wife got it through LinkedIn, I saw it popping up on Facebook and on Monday I'll check with my nan to see if she had anything in the post.

I am kind of intrigued, though, what might be behind this.


 
Mailand
Mailand  Identity Verified
Local time: 06:29
Membro (2009)
italiano para alemão
+ ...
Poor me! Jan 11, 2014

Now you made me feel REALLY bad - I didn't get it, so I really must be a nobody .... not even scammers contact me! And I always considered myself perfect Personal Assistant material.

 
Thomas Pfann
Thomas Pfann  Identity Verified
Reino Unido
Local time: 05:29
Membro (2006)
inglês para alemão
+ ...
Sorry, Mailand... Jan 11, 2014

That wasn't my intention. But look at it from the bright side: it probably just means that you have a better spam filter than some of us.

 
Tom in London
Tom in London
Reino Unido
Local time: 05:29
Membro (2008)
italiano para inglês
CRIADOR(A) DO TÓPICO
Apply Jan 11, 2014

I think we should all apply to Paul !

Seriously though - what kind of scam is this and how did Paul harvest all our email addresses?

What's he up to?

[Edited at 2014-01-11 20:27 GMT]


 
Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
Madeleine MacRae Klintebo  Identity Verified
Reino Unido
Local time: 05:29
sueco para inglês
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Didn't need to harvest anything Jan 11, 2014

Tom in London wrote:

Seriously though - what kind of scam is this and how did Paul harvest all our email addresses?




Just registered on ProZ and sent a mass mail to all in the UK, and possibly beyond.

The profile now appears to have been removed.


 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 05:29
Membro (2007)
inglês para português
+ ...
Me too, I have been ignored... Jan 11, 2014

Mailand wrote:

Now you made me feel REALLY bad - I didn't get it, so I really must be a nobody .... not even scammers contact me! And I always considered myself perfect Personal Assistant material.


... so far!


 
Louisa Berry
Louisa Berry
Reino Unido
Local time: 05:29
Membro (2009)
alemão para inglês
I got it as well Jan 11, 2014

I got it too and was also trying to work out what his angle was...

 
Tom in London
Tom in London
Reino Unido
Local time: 05:29
Membro (2008)
italiano para inglês
CRIADOR(A) DO TÓPICO
Hmmm Jan 11, 2014

Madeleine MacRae Klintebo wrote:

Just registered on ProZ and sent a mass mail to all in the UK, and possibly beyond.

The profile now appears to have been removed.


So what was his game?


 
George Trail
George Trail  Identity Verified
Reino Unido
Local time: 05:29
Membro (2009)
francês para inglês
+ ...
What can I say? Jan 11, 2014

I actually got an email just now saying that. It was just so empty and barmy and everything. Needless to say, I deleted it straight away.

 
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