I got a phishing email that said this:
Remote Opportunity: System Engineer
my personal email
Dear Applicant,
We are excited to invite you to apply for the System Engineer position at Spreetail, LLC,. If you’re passionate about building and maintaining robust system infrastructure and ensuring optimal performance across platforms, this role may be the perfect next step in your career.
At Spreetail, LLC, we foster a dynamic and growth-oriented environment where innovation and professional development are highly valued. As a System Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, deploying, and managing systems that support critical business operations.
If you’re ready to explore this opportunity, simply reply to this email to express your interest. We will follow up with the next steps in the application process.
Best regards,
Mark Anderson
Of course this was as scam. I responded and said Yes I am to see what the next step would be. This is what ChatGPT thinks after I asked it to analyze if this was a scam.
Yes, the email you’ve shared raises several red flags that could indicate it’s suspicious or potentially a phishing attempt. Here’s a breakdown of concerns and how you can verify:
🚩 Suspicious Indicators
- Company Name Formatting
- “Spreetail, LLC,.” — The combination of a comma and a period at the end is incorrect grammar and looks unprofessional, which is not typical of a legitimate company email.
- No Personalization
- It starts with “Dear Applicant” instead of using your name. Legitimate recruiters or companies usually personalize emails if you’ve already applied or are being approached.
- Too Generic
- The job description is very broad and doesn’t mention where they found your application or resume, which is typical in real recruiting emails.
- Email Domain (check this!)
- The email sender’s address isn’t included here, but this is crucial. If the email comes from a non-company domain (like Gmail, Outlook, or a suspicious domain similar to the real one), that’s a major red flag.
- Legitimate emails from Spreetail should come from
@spreetail.com.
- “Reply to this email” to apply
- Most real job processes would link to an application portal, not ask you to “reply” to express interest.
- No contact information or signature details
- No phone number, no company address, no LinkedIn — these are standard in legit recruiting emails.
✅ How to Check Safely
- Look up the company: Go to https://www.spreetail.com and see if the job is posted there.
- Search LinkedIn for “Mark Anderson” + Spreetail: If he doesn’t exist or isn’t a recruiter there, that’s a red flag.
- Check the email headers (in Gmail: open the email, click the three dots → “Show original”) and examine the sender’s domain.
- Report or block it if anything seems phishy — especially if they ask for personal info, banking details, or want you to install something later.
Final Verdict
Yes, it looks suspicious. Unless the sender email is clearly from @spreetail.com and matches an actual recruiter listed on LinkedIn, do not reply or provide any personal information.
If you’d like, I can help you inspect the full email headers if you paste them here.
Now there is no one who works at that company with this name. It clearly was wrong because no company has to recruit this way. If a company emails you and asks if you are interested in a job, it is 100% a scam.