Dear Teacher,
I am Frederek Sigvard from stockholm, Sweden and work as an Engineer at Chevron Oil Lagos, Nigeria. My wife and Kids recently joined me in Nigeria; she is Swedish and can’t speak English. I am seriously seeking for the services of an English Teacher.
I have reviewed you resume online and would like to know if you would be able to come and teach my wife and four kids Ludvig, Helmer, Synnove and Arvid English most importantly is my wife; She would be attending an interview at a bank here in Nigeria soon. I want to know if you can come by July 2008 to teach my family English.
I am willing to offer you US$6,500 per month with health insurance and return ticket. I have a twin duplex which I and my family occupy one of them at the moment, and if you accept this offer, you would be staying in the second Duplex. I will pay for your airfare cost if you accept the offer.
Regards
Fred (+234 708 728 XXXX)
If only I was a teacher!!
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I received that email yesterday! I was highly skeptical, however, I do have a friend working in Moscow who is a live-in English teacher making the same money.
What do you think? Is it real? A scam?
Posted 01 Jul 2008 at 11:38 pm − permalink −As the current sovereign leader of Nigeria in my ongoing game of Supreme Ruler 2020 I can guarantee your safety. Please come to my wonderful country!
Posted 02 Jul 2008 at 1:15 am − permalink −I suspect its a scam, but if you really want to know, call the number from a phone booth. Don’t call from home in case the number bills your phone bill for 1000 euros.
Posted 02 Jul 2008 at 11:22 am − permalink −I received that email also. Last week. . .
Posted 07 Jul 2008 at 1:56 pm − permalink −I received that email too. It’s a scam. No other possibilities.
* He says that he is Swedish (just like me) although he writes me in English.
* There is no information about him anywhere, what I can find. (but this blog site)
* And his name, is NOT Swedish. And his kids names, well.. That’s really really old fashioned names that you might find in an old Swedish or Norwegian history book.
* And Swedes do know how to speak English, It’s not very common that a Swedish person is not able to express him/herself in English.
This stinks! I would not go there if I were you.
Posted 09 Jul 2008 at 6:19 pm − permalink −i do agree with you men. i received that letter. i never become excited about. it seems so impossible. don’t believe it.
Posted 12 Jul 2008 at 8:17 pm − permalink −It’s a scma, i got one with the same wording. Thank God for google haha.
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