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On 21 May 2004, page B6, there was an international job advertisement in The Namibian newspaper stating Genesis Corporarion, Now recruiting. International English Teaching Appointments, teach English in Japan and Korea.Send Resume/CV to: gptzy@webmail.co.za I would like to warn the public not to apply or reply to this job advertisement, as they are very dangerous and risky.I was almost a victim of this notorious scam, I applied the advertised position and they sent me a confirmation letter with exorbitant salary and benefits and I was informed that they need teachers to commence immediately in Japan.From the letter of confirmation I was referred to contact the e-mail address maritime@japan.com for applying for Occupational Maritime Environmental, Health and Safety at Sea Certification (OMEHSS Certification), which apparently if you do not have one then you can’t occupy the advertised job and you have to pay U$130.00 to acquire this certificate, and sit for an online examination for four modules and if you pass the exam then they will arrange for me to go and work in Japan with my family.I then contacted my legal adviser and he went through these letters and found out that there is no truth in all the correspondence, all the contact details, such as telephone and faxes does not exist, the e-mail address is South African based.I was asked to deposit U$130.00 in an individual bank account at ABSA Bank, and the individual bears a Nigerian surname which clearly reveals that this is a mere scam to get money from people.This scammmers are known as 419 in Nigeria.Briefly, as a concerned citizen I would like to caution my fellow countrymen and women not to apply for jobs that do not have adequate addresses such as telephone and fax numbers as well as postal addresses.E-mail addresses cannot be trusted as scammers are prior suspects of using e-mail address to commit fraud.If you would like to know more about scam letters and how to avoid becoming a scam victim, you can check in at www.Google.com.na and search Nigeria there is a site called: Nigeria: The 419 Coalition website.Concerned Citizen OshakatiInternational English Teaching Appointments, teach English in Japan and Korea.Send Resume/CV to: gptzy@webmail.co.za I would like to warn the public not to apply or reply to this job advertisement, as they are very dangerous and risky.I was almost a victim of this notorious scam, I applied the advertised position and they sent me a confirmation letter with exorbitant salary and benefits and I was informed that they need teachers to commence immediately in Japan.From the letter of confirmation I was referred to contact the e-mail address maritime@japan.com for applying for Occupational Maritime Environmental, Health and Safety at Sea Certification (OMEHSS Certification), which apparently if you do not have one then you can’t occupy the advertised job and you have to pay U$130.00 to acquire this certificate, and sit for an online examination for four modules and if you pass the exam then they will arrange for me to go and work in Japan with my family.I then contacted my legal adviser and he went through these letters and found out that there is no truth in all the correspondence, all the contact details, such as telephone and faxes does not exist, the e-mail address is South African based.I was asked to deposit U$130.00 in an individual bank account at ABSA Bank, and the individual bears a Nigerian surname which clearly reveals that this is a mere scam to get money from people.This scammmers are known as 419 in Nigeria.Briefly, as a concerned citizen I would like to caution my fellow countrymen and women not to apply for jobs that do not have adequate addresses such as telephone and fax numbers as well as postal addresses.E-mail addresses cannot be trusted as scammers are prior suspects of using e-mail address to commit fraud.If you would like to know more about scam letters and how to avoid becoming a scam victim, you can check in at www.Google.com.na and search Nigeria there is a site called: Nigeria: The 419 Coalition website.Concerned Citizen Oshakati