Today I received an email that is supposed about recruiting for a home based position. Some things about this message just didn't seem right to me and with the economy in shambles, more folks might be tempted to reply to this message which would not be a good idea.

• The reply to address (where the message was sent from) and the manager's email address were from separate domains - linux.ca and gmail.com respectively.

• The wording of the message while better than most scam emails, still isn't quite right. There are punctuation, tense, and grammar issues in this message.

Here is an image of the email I received. You can click on the thumbnail below to see a larger version of the image:

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Here is the text of the email that was sent.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Our company is looking for permanent representatives within the territory of the Canada/United States of America and Europe.
We need people at the age of 21 to 55 for rather easy work on processing of the incoming mail and parcels.

Candidate Requirements And Benefits:

- Have permanent Internet access
- An ability to pick up 5-30lbs parcels
- An ability to stay at home 3-5 hours a day
- Purposeful, responsible and vigorous person

The compensation is about $800 - $2000 per month.

Thanks in advance as I look forward to hear from you for further information.

E-mail : westpacandadccocomp@gmail.com

Best Regards
Michael McDonald
HR Manager

So if you happen to get this email, it is a SCAM don't reply to the message, just DELETE IT.

Dave