National Geographic Television is looking for an experienced engineer
or certified construction worker to host a new ten-part television
series.

The ideal candidate will have a diverse range of experience in one or
more of the following industries: aviation, shipping, rail freight,
construction, mining, or civil engineering.

You don't have to have an engineering degree, you just have to prove
that: you have engineering experience, you love your work, and you
have the ability to communicate that passion to others.

Professional certification in welding, commercial diving, metal work,
or electronics is desirable.

The series will be broadcast on National Geographic Channels both in
the United States and around the world in the second half of 2008.

Send resumes and inquiries to: by October 20 2007.
Better still send a video of yourself on the job to World's Toughest
Fixes, C/O National Geographic Television, 1145 17th Street NW,
Washington DC 20036.

The most creative scam to date ... but still a scam.

hath wroth:

National Geographic Television is looking for an experienced engineer
or certified construction worker to host a new ten-part television
series.

The ideal candidate will have a diverse range of experience in one or
more of the following industries: aviation, shipping, rail freight,
construction, mining, or civil engineering.

You don't have to have an engineering degree, you just have to prove
that: you have engineering experience, you love your work, and you
have the ability to communicate that passion to others.

Professional certification in welding, commercial diving, metal work,
or electronics is desirable.

The series will be broadcast on National Geographic Channels both in
the United States and around the world in the second half of 2008.

Send resumes and inquiries to: by October 20 2007.

Damn. That sounded so good, until I checked the domain and found that
it doesn't belong to the National Geographic Society. See the bottom
of:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Geographic_Channel
for the real URL's. I also found it difficult to believe that
National Geographic would post such solicitations from a throw away
Gmail account. So much for my 30 seconds of fame.

Better still send a video of yourself on the job to World's Toughest
Fixes, C/O National Geographic Television, 1145 17th Street NW,
Washington DC 20036.

World's toughest fixes? I don't have any that are suitable for
general consumption, but I can offer some of the world's toughest
customers. I've also gotten myself into a tough fix with the law and
with the bank, but those are also too boring.

--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

"Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message
...
hath wroth:

Send resumes and inquiries to: by October 20 2007.

Damn. That sounded so good, until I checked the domain and found that
it doesn't belong to the National Geographic Society. See the bottom
of:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Geographic_Channel
for the real URL's. I also found it difficult to believe that
National Geographic would post such solicitations from a throw away
Gmail account. So much for my 30 seconds of fame.

Better still send a video of yourself on the job to World's Toughest
Fixes, C/O National Geographic Television, 1145 17th Street NW,
Washington DC 20036.

World's toughest fixes? I don't have any that are suitable for
general consumption, but I can offer some of the world's toughest
customers. I've also gotten myself into a tough fix with the law and
with the bank, but those are also too boring.

--

Did anyone send notice "to" National Geographic to let them know this scam
is using "their" name?

"Radiosrfun" ) writes:
"Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message
...
hath wroth:

Send resumes and inquiries to: by October 20 2007.

Damn. That sounded so good, until I checked the domain and found that
it doesn't belong to the National Geographic Society. See the bottom
of:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Geographic_Channel
for the real URL's. I also found it difficult to believe that
National Geographic would post such solicitations from a throw away
Gmail account. So much for my 30 seconds of fame.

Better still send a video of yourself on the job to World's Toughest
Fixes, C/O National Geographic Television, 1145 17th Street NW,
Washington DC 20036.

World's toughest fixes? I don't have any that are suitable for
general consumption, but I can offer some of the world's toughest
customers. I've also gotten myself into a tough fix with the law and
with the bank, but those are also too boring.

--

Did anyone send notice "to" National Geographic to let them know this scam
is using "their" name?


Come on, the trick is to steal the scammers idea, and approach National
Geographic with the idea for this new show.

Michael

In article ,
Jeff Liebermann wrote:

Damn. That sounded so good, until I checked the domain and found that
it doesn't belong to the National Geographic Society.

ngs.org is indeed registered by National Geographic Society, and the
street address given by the OP matches. It is not a scam.

Smitty Two wrote:

In article ,
Jeff Liebermann wrote:


Damn. That sounded so good, until I checked the domain and found that
it doesn't belong to the National Geographic Society.


ngs.org is indeed registered by National Geographic Society, and the
street address given by the OP matches. It is not a scam.

FWIW, a more verbose description:

# whois -h whois.netnames.net ngs.org
The data in the Netnames Whois database is provided by
Netnames for information purposes only, that is, to assist in
obtaining information about or related to a domain name registration
record. Netnames makes this information available "as is," and
does not guarantee its accuracy. By submitting a WHOIS query, you
agree that you will use this data only for lawful purposes and that,
under no circumstances will you use this data to:

(1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass
unsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations via e-mail
(spam); or (2) enable high volume, automated, electronic processes
that apply to Netnames (or its systems). The compilation,
repackaging, dissemination or other use of this data is expressly
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Netnames reserves the right to modify these terms at any time.
By submitting this query, you agree to abide by these terms.


Registrant:

National Geographic Society
1145 17th Street, NW

Washington DC
20036
UK

Domain name: ngs.org

Created on: 1994-12-28
Expires on: 2010-12-27


Administrative contact:
Jeremy Driver
1145 17th Street, NW

Washington DC
20036
UK
202.457.8486
202.457.8486



Technical contact:
Netnames USA Hostmaster
NetNames USA Inc.
430 W. 14th # 401
New York
NY 10014
US
212 627-4599
212 627-5744



Domain name servers:

auth40.ns.uu.net 198.6.1.18
auth62.ns.uu.net 198.6.1.19
ns1.ngs.org 207.24.89.10
ns2.ngs.org 207.24.89.20

Smitty Two hath wroth:

In article ,
Jeff Liebermann wrote:

Damn. That sounded so good, until I checked the domain and found that
it doesn't belong to the National Geographic Society.

ngs.org is indeed registered by National Geographic Society, and the
street address given by the OP matches. It is not a scam.

Argh. You're correct. I goofed and looked up ngs.com instead of
ngs.org. I'm still suspicious, but the email address is correct.
http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?domain=ngs.org
My appologies for the misinformation.

Hmmm... digging a bit deeper, after downloading a Java applet, the
URL:
http://web.ngs.org
is "Welcome to Secure Web Services for NGS Staff".

Looks like this message has also appeared recently on several
Craigslist locations.
http://www.google.com/search?q=fixes%40ngs.org
Some of these mention Peter Rees, the producer of Mythbusters and a
National Geographic series producer.
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/760/1A8
Seems to fit, but the variations in job title is rather unusual.

There's one reference to "World's Toughest Fixes" at:
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22world%27s+toughest+fixes%22
which kinda looks like an accidental leak. Dunno.

So, do I drop everything and clean up my resume?

--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

"Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message
...
Smitty Two hath wroth:

In article ,
Jeff Liebermann wrote:

Damn. That sounded so good, until I checked the domain and found that
it doesn't belong to the National Geographic Society.

ngs.org is indeed registered by National Geographic Society, and the
street address given by the OP matches. It is not a scam.

Argh. You're correct. I goofed and looked up ngs.com instead of
ngs.org. I'm still suspicious, but the email address is correct.
http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?domain=ngs.org
My appologies for the misinformation.

Hmmm... digging a bit deeper, after downloading a Java applet, the
URL:
http://web.ngs.org
is "Welcome to Secure Web Services for NGS Staff".

Looks like this message has also appeared recently on several
Craigslist locations.
http://www.google.com/search?q=fixes%40ngs.org
Some of these mention Peter Rees, the producer of Mythbusters and a
National Geographic series producer.
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/760/1A8
Seems to fit, but the variations in job title is rather unusual.

There's one reference to "World's Toughest Fixes" at:
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22world%27s+toughest+fixes%22
which kinda looks like an accidental leak. Dunno.

So, do I drop everything and clean up my resume?


If you really are interested enough to check it all out, go for it. Get a
phone number and call them. Open up a new e-mail address at your provider
and just use it. Wotcha got to lose ? Nothing if its a good 'un, and a
little bit of self-respect if not. At the end of the day, what can they
actually be scamming you for, at least in the first instance ? Looking
forward to seeing you staring at me out of my box ... !! Keep us all posted
(Ha, "posted" - get it ?)

Arfa

I'm curious as to what there is about this posting that consitutes a scam.

Jeff Liebermann wrote:

Damn. That sounded so good, until I checked the domain and found that
it doesn't belong to the National Geographic Society.

Really ?

Domain Name:NGS.ORG
Created On:28-Dec-1994 05:00:00 UTC
Last Updated On:06-Feb-2007 15:47:22 UTC
Expiration Date:27-Dec-2010 05:00:00 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:Group NBT plc aka NetNames (R60-LROR)
Status:CLIENT DELETE PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:16989667-NSI
Registrant Name:National Geographic Society
Registrant Organization:National Geographic Society
Registrant Street1:1145 17th Street, NW
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:Washington
Registrant State/ProvinceC
Registrant Postal Code:20036
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.2024963045

The addresss matches ....

Better still send a video of yourself on the job to World's Toughest
Fixes, C/O National Geographic Television, 1145 17th Street NW,
Washington DC 20036.

Graham

In article ,
Jeff Liebermann wrote:



So, do I drop everything and clean up my resume?

I can say for sure that you'll never be chosen to host this show, if you
don't. Go for it.