[Mr_love_monkey]

I've been looking through the job sites and found this :

This sounds a bit fishy to me - or is it real? - it's the $900 fee that makes me think it's not quite right...

ROWLAND RECRUITERS COMPANY,
25 AJAOKUTA STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS, NIGERIA,
23401.
E-mail: *****@yahoo.com
From the Desk of Mr. Femi Oluwa
ATTN:

ROWLAND RECRUITERs COMPANY, pursuant to the service contract with NIGEREX COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, intends to Invite experienced and reputable persons having prime experience and capable of providing an Information Technology support services (as individuals or in a team).
You are liable to contact The project Co-Ordinator of NIGEREX COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY for any confirmation in regards to the project at hand through as follows: (Mr. lUIS Da Costa) ldc_ng@hotmail.com TEL: 234-1-8954914.
The ideal candidates will have commercial acumen and people skills, and must be forward thinking, flexible, committed and passionate. Must demonstrate previous experience from within a similar role.
This article is been advertised, so as to confirm your application for the project. If you are interested in the offer please select one of the skill sets below, in which you feel you can work well. We would not be giving contractors a telephone interview due to logistics, so a personal interview is scheduled to hold one on one as soon as you resume for duty.

Contractors should be aware that as soon as we receive your CV, you will eventually be qualified based on your CV and your work experiences,and we will automatically get back to you soonest as soon as you are been shorlisted due to the limited time factor before the date of resumption for duty.

Contractors are hereby mandated to respond to this article as soon as possible because the project will eventually be proceeding on the 1st of AUGUST, 2005. In Respect to this offer if interested, you are required to contact the project Co-Ordinator,

Mr. lUIS Da Costa
ldc_ng@hotmail.com
TEL: 234-1-8954914
The Company will be expected to act on your behalf and lease with our company were relevant, as such you are to forward your passport copy to the company.

You are liable to make charges of about USD$900.00 for the procurement of your working and residential permit documents which covers:
1, Administrative charges:
2, Diplomatic Courier Charges:
3, Working Permit charges:
4, Residential Permit charges:
5, Hard copies of the terms:
Expenses incurred, in respect to the procurement of your working and residential permit must be substantiated with receipt and this should be forwarded to me for later re-embursement after 14 days of procurement. You are to receive the hard copies of the contract terms and agreement and also your working and residential permit altogether, it will be delivered through Courier Services(DHL or UPS) to your various designated addresses respectively.

This is the preview of the contract terms and agreement as follows referred to all the skill set below:

PLACEMENT TERMS FOR PROFESSIONAL IT SUPPORT SERVICE PROVIDER (S)

1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: We are pleased to inform you of LTD approval for your provision of IT SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROVIDER. The management of ROWLAND RECRUITERS hereby wishes to present to you the following terms of contract.

CONTRACT PERIOD: You shall resume for duty on the 1st of August 2005.

ENTITLEMENTS: All salary and expenses figures shall be in U.S. Dollars (USD).

SALARY: Expatriates shall be entitled to a Net Salary of US$60,000.00 in six (6) months. This salary shall be paid monthly at US$10,000.00. Work time shall be 40 hours workweek for the 26 weeks contract term. Any work performed beyond the normal 40 hrs a week, work time, shall be due for an overtime benefit to be paid at $100.00 per hour.

LODGING: First class accommodation will be provided.

TRAVEL: US$2,000.00 flat rate travel/entertainment allowance, shall be paid to employee by employer for each intercontinental trip.

MEDICAL EXPENSES : Employer will provide employee with comprehensive healthcare for the term of contract, and follow-on care for injuries suffered during the term of contract.

VACATION : Employees shall be authorized two weeks of paid vacation during the term of the contract.

Office Assets: Employees are entitled to a laptop computer system.

LOCAL TRANSPORT : Vehicles and other means of transport shall be adequately provided for.

Signed,
Mr.Femi Oluwa
CEO/MD ROWLAND RECRUITERS COMPANY