Hi guys, I'm really confused at the moment as I have been offered a job driving an advertisement car for a 'new energy drinks company' from Germany.
That, of course, is not why I'm confused but the 3,200 EUR cheque I have received today is...
All correspondence below in chronological order (Note that the pigeon English is a babelfish translation:
21st August (him):
Dear Applicant
Thank you so much for your response to the advert showing interested in the driver job offered
* This is a part-time/full time job depending on the applicant.
But before we proceed send the following,
(1).Do you have a valid driver's license: yes/ No ?
(2)What is your private email Email Address: ?
(3) phone number?
We shall be contacting you as soon as we receive these information,
Hiring Manager
Thanks
23rd August:
Dear Applicant
Thanks for your prompt response, It is Very Easy and Simple with No Application fees required : Here's how It works - The basic premise of the "paid to drive" concept seeks people - regular citizens, not professional drivers - to go about their normal routine as they usually do, only with a big advert for us plastered on your car,it s a new Energy drink we are introducing to the market.The ads are typically vinyl decals, also known as "auto wraps," that almost seem to be painted on the vehicle, and which will cover any portion of your car's exterior surface and can be easily removed without any traces on the car.
What does the company get out of this type of ad strategy? Lots of exposure and awareness.The auto wraps tend to be colorful and eye-catching and attract lots of attention. Plus, it's a form of advertising with a captive audience,meaning people who are stuck in traffic and can't avoid seeing the wrapped car alongside them. This program will last for 1 Year and the minimum period you can participate is 1 month.
You will be compensated with a £250(two hundred and fifty pounds per Week),which is essentially a "rental" payment for letting our company use the space. We shall provide Experts that would handle the advert placing on your car or the car we provide, if you have no car. You will receive an up front payment of £250 (two hundred and fifty pounds) inform of cheque for accepting to carry this advert on your the car and other weekly payments will also come in the form of cheque and delivered at your address weekly.
The following information below will be needed to proceed to work.
Full Name:
Age:
Occupation:
Detailed Address:
Postcode:
Mobile Phone:
Do you have a car?:Yes or No
Email Address:
PLEASE NOTE: If you do not have a car, we will provide a company car for you. and we do not need PO BOX, only detailed addresses please.
We shall be contacting you as soon as we receive these information to proceed,
Hiring Manager
25th August:
Dear Applicant
We are delighted to have you on board as part of the current "Paid to Drive" marketing strategy with the concept of Vinyl decals/Auto wraps on Vehicles in to increase awareness of the Company brand and services all across the United Kingdom.
Vehicle wraps have become a very Important strategy for business promotion in the 21st century and we've been quite successful reaching our target audience and now Its your opportunity to drive your car with Vinyl decals/Auto Wraps of the Brand advertised on it and get paid every week as this lasts for 1 year and the minimum period you can participate is 1 month.
You will be approved for this Promotion with experts from QDR Graphics our Strategic partners scheduled to come around to put the decals advert wrap on the vehicle as soon as you have confirmed to work.
However, as pointed out in previous emails to you that fund will be made available to you,As soon as payment has been sent out to your address in your name to start the Job, i will let you know so that we can proceed from there.Please confirm to me your readiness to start work with us by replying . I CONFIRM TO WORK
After the duration of your service and you want to discontinue, the specialist/expert will be on hand to remove the advert placement on your car with no traces of ever placing a vinyl decal on your vehicle so there's nothing to worry about as everything will be taken care of accordingly,
N:B Please reply to this email and reconfirm your acceptance of this job offer.
Hiring Manager
27th August:
Good day
I want you to know that you details has been put in place to start work , all details on how to start work and get paid will be communicated to you before the day runs out, as we are putting this in place so that your payment would not be delayed and work can go smoothly
Regard
29th August:
Dear Aaron Frank Griffiths
We are delighted to have you on board as part of the current "Paid to Drive" marketing strategy with the concept of Vinyl decals/Auto wraps on Vehicles in to increase awareness of the Company brand and services all across the United Kingdom.
However, as pointed out in previous emails to you that fund will be made available to you,the cheque will be delivered in your name to your provided address as your wages for few weeks and part for the decor wrap.it will deliver today or lastest Tomorrow
Kindly go ahead to deposit the cheque in your bank account , it might take 3 days for the cheque to clear into you bank account.Note that the cheque comes in 3,200 Euros and the bank will take charges for converting into pound.
Kindly confirm to me after you have received the cheque and deposited it.I hope you understand this .All other instructions will be communicated to you
Hiring Manager
30th August:
Good Morning
Kindly check your post box this morning and confirm to me if you have gotten the cheque and deposited it
I look forward to read from you
Regards
30th August (from me)
Good morning,
No post yet. Are you providing me with a car?
30th August:
Hello
A car will be provided for you, it will be road worthy , insured, taxed, comes with a tracker to see you move the car on a daily basis,please keep an eye on you post box the cheque will arrive and kindly go an deposit it so that it can clear under 3 days and we can get started with work
Regards
And a German Cheque for 3,200EUR lands on my doorstep the very same day, stamped and marked from Germany.
What on earth is going on?!
That, of course, is not why I'm confused but the 3,200 EUR cheque I have received today is...
All correspondence below in chronological order (Note that the pigeon English is a babelfish translation:
21st August (him):
Dear Applicant
Thank you so much for your response to the advert showing interested in the driver job offered
* This is a part-time/full time job depending on the applicant.
But before we proceed send the following,
(1).Do you have a valid driver's license: yes/ No ?
(2)What is your private email Email Address: ?
(3) phone number?
We shall be contacting you as soon as we receive these information,
Hiring Manager
Thanks
23rd August:
Dear Applicant
Thanks for your prompt response, It is Very Easy and Simple with No Application fees required : Here's how It works - The basic premise of the "paid to drive" concept seeks people - regular citizens, not professional drivers - to go about their normal routine as they usually do, only with a big advert for us plastered on your car,it s a new Energy drink we are introducing to the market.The ads are typically vinyl decals, also known as "auto wraps," that almost seem to be painted on the vehicle, and which will cover any portion of your car's exterior surface and can be easily removed without any traces on the car.
What does the company get out of this type of ad strategy? Lots of exposure and awareness.The auto wraps tend to be colorful and eye-catching and attract lots of attention. Plus, it's a form of advertising with a captive audience,meaning people who are stuck in traffic and can't avoid seeing the wrapped car alongside them. This program will last for 1 Year and the minimum period you can participate is 1 month.
You will be compensated with a £250(two hundred and fifty pounds per Week),which is essentially a "rental" payment for letting our company use the space. We shall provide Experts that would handle the advert placing on your car or the car we provide, if you have no car. You will receive an up front payment of £250 (two hundred and fifty pounds) inform of cheque for accepting to carry this advert on your the car and other weekly payments will also come in the form of cheque and delivered at your address weekly.
The following information below will be needed to proceed to work.
Full Name:
Age:
Occupation:
Detailed Address:
Postcode:
Mobile Phone:
Do you have a car?:Yes or No
Email Address:
PLEASE NOTE: If you do not have a car, we will provide a company car for you. and we do not need PO BOX, only detailed addresses please.
We shall be contacting you as soon as we receive these information to proceed,
Hiring Manager
25th August:
Dear Applicant
We are delighted to have you on board as part of the current "Paid to Drive" marketing strategy with the concept of Vinyl decals/Auto wraps on Vehicles in to increase awareness of the Company brand and services all across the United Kingdom.
Vehicle wraps have become a very Important strategy for business promotion in the 21st century and we've been quite successful reaching our target audience and now Its your opportunity to drive your car with Vinyl decals/Auto Wraps of the Brand advertised on it and get paid every week as this lasts for 1 year and the minimum period you can participate is 1 month.
You will be approved for this Promotion with experts from QDR Graphics our Strategic partners scheduled to come around to put the decals advert wrap on the vehicle as soon as you have confirmed to work.
However, as pointed out in previous emails to you that fund will be made available to you,As soon as payment has been sent out to your address in your name to start the Job, i will let you know so that we can proceed from there.Please confirm to me your readiness to start work with us by replying . I CONFIRM TO WORK
After the duration of your service and you want to discontinue, the specialist/expert will be on hand to remove the advert placement on your car with no traces of ever placing a vinyl decal on your vehicle so there's nothing to worry about as everything will be taken care of accordingly,
N:B Please reply to this email and reconfirm your acceptance of this job offer.
Hiring Manager
27th August:
Good day
I want you to know that you details has been put in place to start work , all details on how to start work and get paid will be communicated to you before the day runs out, as we are putting this in place so that your payment would not be delayed and work can go smoothly
Regard
29th August:
Dear Aaron Frank Griffiths
We are delighted to have you on board as part of the current "Paid to Drive" marketing strategy with the concept of Vinyl decals/Auto wraps on Vehicles in to increase awareness of the Company brand and services all across the United Kingdom.
However, as pointed out in previous emails to you that fund will be made available to you,the cheque will be delivered in your name to your provided address as your wages for few weeks and part for the decor wrap.it will deliver today or lastest Tomorrow
Kindly go ahead to deposit the cheque in your bank account , it might take 3 days for the cheque to clear into you bank account.Note that the cheque comes in 3,200 Euros and the bank will take charges for converting into pound.
Kindly confirm to me after you have received the cheque and deposited it.I hope you understand this .All other instructions will be communicated to you
Hiring Manager
30th August:
Good Morning
Kindly check your post box this morning and confirm to me if you have gotten the cheque and deposited it
I look forward to read from you
Regards
30th August (from me)
Good morning,
No post yet. Are you providing me with a car?
30th August:
Hello
A car will be provided for you, it will be road worthy , insured, taxed, comes with a tracker to see you move the car on a daily basis,please keep an eye on you post box the cheque will arrive and kindly go an deposit it so that it can clear under 3 days and we can get started with work
Regards
And a German Cheque for 3,200EUR lands on my doorstep the very same day, stamped and marked from Germany.
What on earth is going on?!
