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Opportunity or Scam?

Hugonext
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I recently received an unsolicited e-mail from a company named Antiquitaeten-Schwaighofer GmbH. It appears genuine but then it would. It invited me to become involved with it's money transactions with clients when they bought or sold items (usually antiques).
As a pensioner struggling to make ends meet the lure of a 5% commission on transactions sounds very inviting, but I have been stung previously by scams so I am suspicious.
I send an e-mail asking where they obtained my e-mail address.
They reply saying it was provided by https://www.jobsonline.com you will find this is a link to Monster.com and an on line search for job opportunities discovers nothing about Antiquitaeten-Schwaighofer GmbH. The reply also included an application form which requested bank details.
I would like to think this is a legitimate job opportunity but warning bells are ringing.
Any observations or suggestions will be welcome
As a pensioner struggling to make ends meet the lure of a 5% commission on transactions sounds very inviting, but I have been stung previously by scams so I am suspicious.
I send an e-mail asking where they obtained my e-mail address.
They reply saying it was provided by https://www.jobsonline.com you will find this is a link to Monster.com and an on line search for job opportunities discovers nothing about Antiquitaeten-Schwaighofer GmbH. The reply also included an application form which requested bank details.
I would like to think this is a legitimate job opportunity but warning bells are ringing.
Any observations or suggestions will be welcome
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