Hey, so a guy from africa sent me money, what could he do if i kept it?
so i posted an add on gumtree.com saying im a student looking for odd cash in hand work im a 16yr old female this guy said he wanted to send me some money so i could go shopping for him in town(leeds city centre) as he is in africa doing 'construction work' and then was to mail the clothes to him, he sent me a check of 2650, saying for me to take 350 and then immedietly money gram the money to his 'contact' in whales as he needed it for his 'construction work' so i cashed it in at the bank and went to send it via money gram, of course it took the check 4 days to clear so i couldnt in these four days he kept rining me and emailing me demanding me to send it, i kept trying to explain the bank wouldnt let me and he got really angry telling me he was dissapointed in me...? saying it was urgent. eventually the cheque cleared on a saterday, he rang saterday afternoon telling me to go do the money gram right away i tried to withdraw the money but my limit is 100pounds a day, the bank was closed so i couldnt withdraw it via them he demanded i send 100 pound to someone else in south africa, but i didnt have time, the post office closed he rang me all weekend demanding me to do it but i couldnt on a sunday!! anyway he was getting really arsey, saying i was un reliable and had let him down, i went to the bank monday at 7.00am, this guy had told me to lie to the bank and say i was sent the money by my uncle, and to say at the money gram i was sending it to my cousin, as i said to him, i wasnt willing to lie to them, as if it wasnt illigel, why couldnt i tell the truth? i asked him and he said he was going to get the authoritys on me for trashing his name??? he hasnt responded to any of my emails in 4 days, i dont know where to send the money or anything wha could he do about it if i kept it? he isnt a british citizen, i signed no contract, he just told me what to do via email and telephone, legally, what could he do ifi kept the money?
Financial Aid - 3 Answers
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nothing hes in africa...whatd they gonna do bout it?
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Hey, he is fraud. Trying to convert his black money into white. Its a big scam and dont involve in this. There is a government website whihc warns about this. and you may complain to them. If you keep it you may be in trouble.
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If he has send you a check, please don't deposit it in your bank. Examine it first before you deposit it
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Hotel workshadow for high school student?
Hotel workshadow for high school student?
Hi there. I am 17yrs old living in Cape Town South Africa. I am in my 2nd last yr of high school and am required to workshadow at a place of interest for two weeks. I would love to work in a hotel when I am older. I have been given the opportunity by my school to do my workshadow for 2wks abroad in September. I would love to do it in the USA, Canada or Europe. I have contacted some big hotel groups in the US but nobody replies. Can anybody help me get a workshadow position for 2wks or know of any hotel that will take me on?? PLEASE HELP!!! IT WOULD BE A DREAM OF MINE!!
Other - Education - 1 Answers
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yes.....oh wait....no sorry.......
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
does having a british passport mean i'm a citizen?
does having a british passport mean i'm a citizen?
i have a british passport and am wanting to relocate to the UK in october. i am currently a student in South Africa. Do i need a work permit? and will i be allowed to live there? and when they ask me at the airport if its business or leisure, wot do i say, because its kinda both!! and last question... how do i organise a job and a place to stay BEFORE i actually land on UK grounds? because most of the agencies i am contacting are saying to wait till i get there, which i rediculous, i cant do that because what if i get there and i have no where to stay?? i am looking for somewhere that offers live in accomodation, which i think is easy in my industry (hotels).
Other - Destinations - 4 Answers
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Yes u are a brit citizen No need for work permit Yes you wuld be allowed U will be asked y u are there as u hv a brit passport Place and job - u have to apply for jobs - so many sites asre available So u hv to ask the agencies if they would provide u food and shetler all the best
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Well you can always ask the airport people if they do private airplanes! -- don't worry about the hotel thing. Besides that I don't think I understand what you said.
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If you are a British Citizen then it doesn't matter where you live or where you were born. Like my brother, he was born in Jo'burg (SA) from English parents (because my father was born in Germany when my Grandfather was serving in the British Army it wasn't easy to get him UK Citizenship). As a British Citizen the only difference between you and someone born and bred in UK is the taxes they pay which entitles them to welfare benefits etc. However, where someone is the citizen of a British Colony (like Hong Kong - where I now live), they may have a British Passport but may not qualify for Citizenship. And would require a work visa (through a slightly easier channel). As for what to say at Customs, the truth usually works. British customs are not after honest mistakes. Apply for work from Overseas, or take a 3 months UK trip for jobsearch.
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Yes, you're a citizen. Go to the counter for British citizens when you arrive and they will only do a quick check of your passport. You don't need a work permit. You can stay as long as you like. There are thousands of jobs in hotels. Apply over the Internet.
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i have a british passport and am wanting to relocate to the UK in october. i am currently a student in South Africa. Do i need a work permit? and will i be allowed to live there? and when they ask me at the airport if its business or leisure, wot do i say, because its kinda both!! and last question... how do i organise a job and a place to stay BEFORE i actually land on UK grounds? because most of the agencies i am contacting are saying to wait till i get there, which i rediculous, i cant do that because what if i get there and i have no where to stay?? i am looking for somewhere that offers live in accomodation, which i think is easy in my industry (hotels).
Other - Destinations - 4 Answers
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Yes u are a brit citizen No need for work permit Yes you wuld be allowed U will be asked y u are there as u hv a brit passport Place and job - u have to apply for jobs - so many sites asre available So u hv to ask the agencies if they would provide u food and shetler all the best
2 :
Well you can always ask the airport people if they do private airplanes! -- don't worry about the hotel thing. Besides that I don't think I understand what you said.
3 :
If you are a British Citizen then it doesn't matter where you live or where you were born. Like my brother, he was born in Jo'burg (SA) from English parents (because my father was born in Germany when my Grandfather was serving in the British Army it wasn't easy to get him UK Citizenship). As a British Citizen the only difference between you and someone born and bred in UK is the taxes they pay which entitles them to welfare benefits etc. However, where someone is the citizen of a British Colony (like Hong Kong - where I now live), they may have a British Passport but may not qualify for Citizenship. And would require a work visa (through a slightly easier channel). As for what to say at Customs, the truth usually works. British customs are not after honest mistakes. Apply for work from Overseas, or take a 3 months UK trip for jobsearch.
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Yes, you're a citizen. Go to the counter for British citizens when you arrive and they will only do a quick check of your passport. You don't need a work permit. You can stay as long as you like. There are thousands of jobs in hotels. Apply over the Internet.
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014
whats the best country to be in exchange student in as a 17 year old american guy?
whats the best country to be in exchange student in as a 17 year old american guy?
my choices are Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Denmark Egypt Finland Germany Ghana Greece Hungary India Japan Korea Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Russia Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Uruguay . criteria is i want freedom, cool girls, and to be able to communicate in english without having to only speak small talk.
Studying Abroad - 4 Answers
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I was a 17 year old guy in Switzerland and had a GREAT time. Almost everyone speaks English, plus several other languages. The country was beautiful, and the Swiss are very liberal with their young adults. I was there for the whole year, so I did have to function in German, but it wasn't required. Good luck with your choices...
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you picked a lot of countries where you can't really get on just speaking english! japan and uruguay? thailand? brazil? lol... you'd definitely need to learn the language, either because english isn't all that common there, or because they don't care to use it and would rather use their own language (ie japan)!! i say don't worry so much about the language part... if you're going to study abroad for any worthwhile amount of time, you'll be able to pick up a language there and do fine. i did it! and it will look great on college apps if this is what you're doing before college. but otherwise, if you really want to be able to speak english all the time and more than just small talk, you've significantly narrowed down the number of countries you could study in. oh, and all countries have "cool girls," so i guess that depends on what you mean by cool? as in they go out and party? or they're intelligent and beautiful and you can pick them up on campus? and a huge part of study abroad IS freedom... however if you will be underage when you go, the rules may be different for you, for example if you're still in high school... so you'll have to check with the programs you're interested in and ask about that to know for sure. check out ciee.org for some good programs.
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Most European countries have good English programs. Of course it varies (if you look at your foreign language class, I'm sure some kids do quite well and others can barely say a sntence, even thought they ahve taken the same classes). I am on exchange in Germany and when I arrived, I felt everyone spoke really good English. Then I realized everyone speaks English and a few people speak good English -- and it's the ones with good English who talked to me in English. The others COULD speak English, but were not very good and were quite nervous about speaking to a native English speaker (once I assured them all that my part of Canada does not speak French -- Germans know Canada speaks French and English but many haven't got much of an idea as to WHERE). However, that said, I have several friends from South America who speak English fluently. Not PERFECTLY, but I can talk to them just like I talk to native English speakers. Their mistakes are only little things, like saying 'swimmed' instead of 'swam' now and then. But a foreign exchange isn't about speaking English in a non-English speaking country. It's about learning a new language; a lot of programs will not be happy if you are not learning the language. It's okay to speak English at the start (I would have no friends if I no one had spoken English to me), but one of the huge points of exchange is to learn a language if you go to a country where the language is not your native one. I was sort of not-dating this guy and while most of the reason for our not-break up was other stuff, part of it was he spoke English to me, and how was I supposed to learn any German if I started dating a guy who spoke English to me? But I digress. South America is good for partying. Europe too, but a different culture. Funny enough, I feel like the 'Canadian' parties I went to seem 'wild' here, when they were just normal parties. But Germans don't do the 'liquor in one hand, chase in the other, out at night around a bonfire (or in a house in winter) with the smell of weed in the air' thing. It took me awhile to get that when I went to a 'party' with someone, I should not except something at a house or anything, but rather something where ID is checked, money to get in is paid, there's a DJ, and drinks are sold (kinda like a school dance, minus teachers/rules and with alcohol). Plus all the girls get dressed to kill and put on their most uncomfy shoes. It's fun, but different from home. And as an exchange student, it's not hard to get attention. I'm a girl so I guess it's different, but I end up getting a lot of free drinks -- which is cool with me! Freedom is going to depend on where you live (is it safe? can you get around easily?) and your family (do they have strict rules?) and to a smaller degree, your program. I am with Rotary and some of my friends nearby are not allowed to go to Köln (Cologne) for Karneval* because it's "too dangerous". (* Basically 5 days of drinking in costumes, as I understand it, and apparently a very very big deal as people have been mentioning it since I arrived here. They all put on "poor you" faces when i say we don't have it in Canada.)
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If you want something completely different from back home, go to Ghana. English is the official language but when will you ever have an opportunity to live with an African family? Ghana is a beautiful country with great beaches, and stunning nature with lots of big animals - elephants, hippos, lions, leopards, many types of monkeys and birds. Plus any family that can take in a student is going to be a wealthy family so you wont be living in a hut with no toilet, youll probably have maids and drivers and cooks. And Ghanaian girls are gorgeous. India would also be very interesting. You could go to Europe at any time but somewhere like India or Ghana would really be a change
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my choices are Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Denmark Egypt Finland Germany Ghana Greece Hungary India Japan Korea Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Russia Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Uruguay . criteria is i want freedom, cool girls, and to be able to communicate in english without having to only speak small talk.
Studying Abroad - 4 Answers
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I was a 17 year old guy in Switzerland and had a GREAT time. Almost everyone speaks English, plus several other languages. The country was beautiful, and the Swiss are very liberal with their young adults. I was there for the whole year, so I did have to function in German, but it wasn't required. Good luck with your choices...
2 :
you picked a lot of countries where you can't really get on just speaking english! japan and uruguay? thailand? brazil? lol... you'd definitely need to learn the language, either because english isn't all that common there, or because they don't care to use it and would rather use their own language (ie japan)!! i say don't worry so much about the language part... if you're going to study abroad for any worthwhile amount of time, you'll be able to pick up a language there and do fine. i did it! and it will look great on college apps if this is what you're doing before college. but otherwise, if you really want to be able to speak english all the time and more than just small talk, you've significantly narrowed down the number of countries you could study in. oh, and all countries have "cool girls," so i guess that depends on what you mean by cool? as in they go out and party? or they're intelligent and beautiful and you can pick them up on campus? and a huge part of study abroad IS freedom... however if you will be underage when you go, the rules may be different for you, for example if you're still in high school... so you'll have to check with the programs you're interested in and ask about that to know for sure. check out ciee.org for some good programs.
3 :
Most European countries have good English programs. Of course it varies (if you look at your foreign language class, I'm sure some kids do quite well and others can barely say a sntence, even thought they ahve taken the same classes). I am on exchange in Germany and when I arrived, I felt everyone spoke really good English. Then I realized everyone speaks English and a few people speak good English -- and it's the ones with good English who talked to me in English. The others COULD speak English, but were not very good and were quite nervous about speaking to a native English speaker (once I assured them all that my part of Canada does not speak French -- Germans know Canada speaks French and English but many haven't got much of an idea as to WHERE). However, that said, I have several friends from South America who speak English fluently. Not PERFECTLY, but I can talk to them just like I talk to native English speakers. Their mistakes are only little things, like saying 'swimmed' instead of 'swam' now and then. But a foreign exchange isn't about speaking English in a non-English speaking country. It's about learning a new language; a lot of programs will not be happy if you are not learning the language. It's okay to speak English at the start (I would have no friends if I no one had spoken English to me), but one of the huge points of exchange is to learn a language if you go to a country where the language is not your native one. I was sort of not-dating this guy and while most of the reason for our not-break up was other stuff, part of it was he spoke English to me, and how was I supposed to learn any German if I started dating a guy who spoke English to me? But I digress. South America is good for partying. Europe too, but a different culture. Funny enough, I feel like the 'Canadian' parties I went to seem 'wild' here, when they were just normal parties. But Germans don't do the 'liquor in one hand, chase in the other, out at night around a bonfire (or in a house in winter) with the smell of weed in the air' thing. It took me awhile to get that when I went to a 'party' with someone, I should not except something at a house or anything, but rather something where ID is checked, money to get in is paid, there's a DJ, and drinks are sold (kinda like a school dance, minus teachers/rules and with alcohol). Plus all the girls get dressed to kill and put on their most uncomfy shoes. It's fun, but different from home. And as an exchange student, it's not hard to get attention. I'm a girl so I guess it's different, but I end up getting a lot of free drinks -- which is cool with me! Freedom is going to depend on where you live (is it safe? can you get around easily?) and your family (do they have strict rules?) and to a smaller degree, your program. I am with Rotary and some of my friends nearby are not allowed to go to Köln (Cologne) for Karneval* because it's "too dangerous". (* Basically 5 days of drinking in costumes, as I understand it, and apparently a very very big deal as people have been mentioning it since I arrived here. They all put on "poor you" faces when i say we don't have it in Canada.)
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If you want something completely different from back home, go to Ghana. English is the official language but when will you ever have an opportunity to live with an African family? Ghana is a beautiful country with great beaches, and stunning nature with lots of big animals - elephants, hippos, lions, leopards, many types of monkeys and birds. Plus any family that can take in a student is going to be a wealthy family so you wont be living in a hut with no toilet, youll probably have maids and drivers and cooks. And Ghanaian girls are gorgeous. India would also be very interesting. You could go to Europe at any time but somewhere like India or Ghana would really be a change
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