A few weeks ago, I received an email from someone who wants to advertise in my blog. I responded and ater a few weeks, he gave me the details about his offer. It's quite catching but I read somewhere that this might be a hoax. Has anyone of you received the same email? Or has anyone heard feedbacks about this?

Here's the first email:

Hello Lica,I'm interested in finding out whether or not your Blog accepts
sponsors. What I am interested in is sending you a list of keywords which I
would like linked to certain URLS (all family friendly sites). These links
would
go into your Blog entries or underneath them, however you see best
fit.
Example1: http://www.thegeekchannel.com/2006/02/18/so-what-is-a-day-trader/ which shows a sponsor link with them keyword "Stock Option
Investing".
Example2: http://kimzey.blogspot.com/2005/12/shower-humidity.html
where the link is below the post. "Supporter area:" could even be posted
above
the links to differentiate them from your content. We are
offering $2.50
per link, possibly more if the Blog meets certain criteria.
If you're interested
please send a paypal email address that we may send
your payments to. If paypal
is not available we can arrange for other
payment options. Also, the link
information is submitted in excel format.
It's fairly simple but you must have
some understanding of excel format.
I look forward to supporting your
Blog; it's a good one!

Thanks,
Marvin Barraquias

Then, this was the follow-up email:

Thank you for your interest in our program. We look forward to hearing
from
you when the time is right. Participating, and earning money, is
actually
quite simple. Here's how it works:

You agree to post
links for a
set price per link ($2.50 for hosted blogs, $5.00 for unique
domain blogs.
Example: yourblog.blogspot.com =
$2.50 per link, yourblog.com = $5.00
per link)
We create a
list of sponsors who would like you to link to
them.
We send you payment
through www.paypal.com , www.xoom.com or an iTunes gift
certificate for
the set price multiplied by the amount of links our sponsors
are requesting.
As you Blog you insert sponsor links wherever they best fit
on your posts.
When you have created enough posts to fit all the sponsor
links that have
been requested (maximum 2 per post) you notify us with the
URL to each post
(permanent link).
We verify that all links were done
correctly.
If all
goes well we will occasionally have more opportunities
for you to link to
sponsors!

Links must be in standard html
format and must use the
requested keywords. Both URLs and keywords are given
in an excel format. The
excel sheet is also used by you to report the
locations of the links you've
added.

Payments:

PayPal: If you will be receiving
payment by www.paypal.com we
will need only
your paypal account email address. PayPal is our preferred
payment
method.

XOOM: If you will be receiving payment by www.xoom.com we will need the
following
information:
First Name: (To receive the money, your name must
match exactly
the name on your ID.)
Last Name:
Street Line 1:
Street Line 2:
City:
Zip:
Province:
Phone Number:

You must also
select your method of receiving the
funds:

Pick up the money at any
of 449 Equitable PCI Bank
locations or at participating Cebuana Lhuillier
locations.
To pick-up
you'll need a valid ID and the secret word which we
will email you. (see
valid ID types: https://www.xoom.com/faq#300)
Deliver the money to you via courier. (typically 2-4 days)
Deposit into
a bank account. (must bank at one of the banks listed here: https://www.xoom.com/popupphilippinebanks)
If selecting deposit you must provide us with Bank Name, Account Holder's
name, and Bank Account Number.

Alternative Payments:
At
this
time we are also offering the option of being paid in iTunes Gift
Certificates.
For this method we only need your email address which we
already have, and your
full name. You will receive an instantly usable
electronic gift certificate.

To move forward please send us the
following
info:

First Name:
Last Name:
Payment Type you
Want: (paypal,
xoom, or itunes)
Payment Information: (see above)
Your
Blog URL(s):
(multiple blogs on different domains are welcome)
Average
Number of Posts you
make per Week:
Can you Use Excel to Track Links?:
Date you want to
begin:
Can you create links or do you need html
code?:

Thanks!

So, what do you think?