Sydney Adventist Hospital Email - Scam or not?

WARNING: DON'T SEND MONEY

When I first received this email, I was surprised, excited and then a little bit wary. Being a Google fan, of course I quickly looked it up and found the very, credible looking website of Sydney Adventist Hospital. 

So I posted it in my other blog and was hoping that someone can leave a message if they got the message too.

Is it a crime to be hopeful and optimistic? I mean, I post my resume online for the purpose that employers could see it, so like an answer to a prayer, it just might be possible that an employer/employers would pick out my resume among a million of other applicants and include me for this opportunity.

Here's the email from Sydney Adventist Hospital that they sent me. Broke it up into parts.

REMINDER: Please READ & UNDERSTAND our email message, it is
advisable for you to PRINT it.

After evaluation of your resume thru online application, we are
pleased to tell you that you are SELECTED for the position of a
Staff Nurse (Philippine Board licensed) and/or Caregiver
(unlicensed Nurse & medical allied course graduate) for Sydney
Adventist Hospital in Australia.

Sydney Adventist Hospital offers employment in over 100 different
vocations, with one thing in common - a desire to care for others.
We provide a supportive and team driven environment to encourage
development of professional and social relationships.

The Hospital provides the opportunity to advance in a wide range of
clinical careers, such as medical, nursing and the allied health
professions, as well as many support services, including clerical,
engineering trades, hospitality services, and many more.
Established in 1903, Sydney Adventist Hospital has grown to become
one of the country’s most respected private hospital.

To better understand the process, we provide you with ourapplication procedure:        Application Procedure:Sending of resume thru online application for Pre-qualification(done)Once selected, you will receive an e-mail message & a text messagefrom us telling you that you are selected for the position & wewill ask you to prepare the necessary requirements listed below(done)

We will send an e-mail message requiring you to attend a 2-daySydney Adventist British English Training which is a requirement bythe employer (done)After receiving our e-mail message, you can call us for inquiriesor pay anytime the Sydney Adventist British English Training at ouraccredited payment center for SLOT RESERVATION (first step)

Deployment Date will be anytime November 2012 if no problem withthe results of your Medical Exam & NBI Clearance and there shouldbe No Fake Requirements. Next batch for coaching will be on July of2013 if you are not going to avail this batch Sydney AdventistBritish English Training BUT you have to re-apply again and waitfor our hiring advertisement.

Sydney Adventist British English Training fee is 3,888.00(Philippine Peso), 100% refundable (no deductions) if not satisfied with theemployment package. Refunds are process at our office after theorientation on July 21, 2012 Saturday at 10:00 A.M. Employmentpackage will be discussed during the orientation. NO OTHER HIDDENCHARGES.

Sydney Adventist British English Training will be conducted at ouroffice at:Sydney Adventist Consultancy1975 Donado St.Pasay CityPhilippinesLandline no.:  (02) 503-2522Cellular No.: 0915-394-7289 (Company Mobile Phone)

TAKE NOTE: Sydney Adventist British English Training that you aregoing to attend are purely training & exercises, NO EXAMS REQUIRED,nobody fails the training.We will only accept those selected applicants who paid on or beforeJuly 20, 2012 (Friday) until 12:00 P.M. LUNCHTIME ONLY upon slotavailability. PLEASE TEXT US FIRST BEFORE MAKING ANY PAYMENT TOCHECK SLOT AVAILABILITY. We will automatically replace those whodid not comply. IT’S A FIRST PAY, FIRST RESERVE BASIS!

REMINDER: PLEASE BRING YOUR ID with Picture DURING PAYMENT.You can pay thru any WESTERN UNION Branches Nationwide, You can asksomebody to pay for you if you are not available in the country orbusy with your work. Please ask for the TO SEND MONEY FORM & justfollow the format below: 

I did not copy paste everything. Yup, it was a long email. And as you read it, it's really too good to be true. I keep saying that but it is. If you analyze it, if no one fails the exam that means even if you're not qualified, you get hired?!

If employers were these nice, and everything is nearly free, why can't they just make the training free?

A lot of people have their comments already at my wordpress blog here if you want to read them. Some have paid the training fee and even got some unfriendly responses after they have paid when they inquired. Some don't even get any response at all afterwards.

Nurses should not have to suffer being taken advantaged of. We are already doing free labor when we volunteer for free. And lastly, fellow Filipinos should not do this to other Filipinos.

I hope the people who do this get some karma. >.<