BoS sending spam? (1 Viewer)

[dm1]

http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au/

So I received the layout for this site in an e-mail. I checked it out and it seems very dodgy. I've already checked out the post about the main site featuring ING ads, but I wanted to confirm if this e-mail I received is legit.

The sender is noreply@boredofstudies.org

Down the bottom it says "This email was authorised by iStudy Australia Pty Ltd (info@boredofstudies.org) and is sent in accordance with the Spam Act 2003 (Cth). If you no longer wish to receive information regarding this sponsor, please email unsubscribe@boredofstudies.org with your current username and email address."

 

[jm1234567890]

I did not get this email :/

BOS have sent ads out before, but very rarely.

 

[insert-username]

I got that email. I assumed that some spammer has simply lifted the boredofstudies.org URL, which is very well known to students, and used to to give their spam some more legitimacy. It's not too hard to fake the address line in emails these days (i.e. the noreply@boredofstudies.org), and you can write anything you like in the message body.

But the main page has ING ads (something I hadn't noticed), so perhaps it's simply related to that...


I_F

 

[tactic]

Yes it was sent by us.. not all people would have got the email though as it was sent to a limited number of people..

I got that email. I assumed that some spammer has simply lifted the boredofstudies.org URL, which is very well known to students, and used to to give their spam some more legitimacy. It's not too hard to fake the address line in emails these days (i.e. the noreply@boredofstudies.org), and you can write anything you like in the message body.

But the main page has ING ads (something I hadn't noticed), so perhaps it's simply related to that...


I_F

 

[Rafy]

Yeah i got it, seemed like a good offer. I didnt mind getting the email.

 

[dm1]

Yes it was sent by us..

Why is there an easter bunny in the egg section featured on an ING site?

 

[santaslayer]

WTF? I didn't get one!

 

[ur_inner_child]

I'd strongly recommend you doing this

$35,000 p.a.?

yes please.

too bad i have uni

 

[AsyLum]

Yeah i know, entry level 35K without having to do a degree, damn i should've done this

 

[tactic]

You didn't get one cause you wern't a current HSC student
Feel free to apply though!

WTF? I didn't get one!

I am not sure why they selected an easter bunny.. But we still think its a great offer.. I can tell you now the people who get these jobs will be earning more then me!

If a lot of people get into ING via bos they may have to change their colours to blue..

 

[tactic]

Here is the Email for those who didnt get it and want to check it out..

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" height="100%"><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="520"><tr><td><img src="http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au/newsletter/images/ing_logo.gif" width="169" height="70" border="0" alt="ING"></td><td><img src="http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au/newsletter/images/logo_space.gif" width="72" height="70" border="0" alt="ING"></td><td><img src="http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au/newsletter/images/20_jobs.gif" width="279" height="70" border="0" alt=""></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="520"><tr> <td width="520" height="5"><img src="http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au/newsletter/images/line_top.gif" width="520" height="5" border="0" alt=""></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="520"><tr> <td width="5" height="621" background="http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au/newsletter/images/line_left.gif"><img src="http://images/line_left.gif" width="5" height="621" border="0" alt=""></td><td align="left" valign="top" width="520"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><img src="http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au/newsletter/images/bunny_top.jpg" width="510" height="74" border="0" alt=""></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au/newsletter/images/bunny_left.jpg" width="263" height="112" border="0" alt=""></td><td align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au/newsletter/images/better_job.jpg" width="247" height="112" border="0" alt="get a better first job"></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><img src="http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au/newsletter/images/bunny_bottom.jpg" width="510" height="121" border="0" alt=""></td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="510" height="314"><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="450"><tr><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><img src="http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au/newsletter/images/spacer.gif" height="13"><br><img src="http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au/newsletter/images/heading_20_jobs.gif" alt="20 jobs, $35000 a year"><p><font face="verdana" size="1" color="#000000"><ul><li>Are you sick of studying, and need to take some time off?<li>Would you like to start making money NOW?<li>Want someone else to pay for your studies when you decide you’re ready?</li></li></li></ul><p>ING Australia, an international financial services company, has 20 jobs on offer for students leaving year 12. You can start NOW (well… after schoolies anyway) on a salary of $35,000, working in a dynamic fast-paced office in Sydney’s CBD. Your friends will be struggling to get by, lucky if they even have a job, while you are making serious cash.<p><strong>No experience is required</strong>, just a good attitude and some common sense. We will teach you the rest. If you stay we will even look at helping you pay for further study when you decide you want it. Or you could just work your way up the ranks internally. Either way this is an awesome career opportunity in a global company.</p></p></font></p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au/newsletter/images/applynow.gif"></td><td align="right" valign="top"><a href="http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"><img src="http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au/newsletter/images/button_count.gif" border="0"></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td width="5" height="621" background="http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au/images/newsletter/line_right.gif"><img src="http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au/newsletter/images/line_right.gif" width="5" height="621" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="520"><tr> <td><img src="http://www.getabetterfirstjob.com.au/newsletter/images/line_bottom.gif" width="520" height="5" border="0" alt=""></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

 

[mr_brightside]

awesome..thanks BoS... applied!

 

[tactic]

can you apply even though you've applied for uni, and you intend on going to uni next year... ??

I don't see why not, if you get an interview make sure you let them know everything

 

[bubz :D]

marek you really should get some sleep!!

 

[Lazarus]

marek you really should get some sleep!!

He's not the only one...

 

[Rafy]

late nights are great fun


Anyway, yeh im seriously considering this, its in the industry i was planning to work later; the uni thing may be a problem, but might give it a go

 

[DPW]

Did you just register and make a profile? Theres like options for:

Careers Centre
Working at ING
Current Vacancies
Vacancy Search
Candidate Services

Am I doing the right section cos throughout that site there is nothing that actually talks about the traineeship?

DANE

 

[ur_inner_child]

can you apply even though you've applied for uni, and you intend on going to uni next year... ??

keep in mind that there's a good chance they're full time jobs

ie standard 8 hours, 5 days a week

 

[Danoz The Great]

I just applied, thanks BOS