But, for at least an hour, there was a job posting on the UK government’s website for an James Bond-style “elimination specialist.” And yeah, the job code was 007.

MI6/SIS is looking for a Target Elimination Specialist. Get the full details from DirectGov: jobsearch.direct.gov.uk/GetJob.aspx?Jo…

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John Graham-Cumming (@jgrahamc) November 23, 2012

The link is now expired, but when it was live The Telegraph took a screen capture of the listing. While the salary is nothing to write home about — 50-60,000 pounds — performance bonuses are available. And the perks are pretty hot: jet packs, mini submarines, and yes, a Walther PPK pistol.

Source: Wikipedia

A Walther PPK

Prior military history is preferred, especially sniper experience, and interested applicants must be willing to “work on a non-attributable basis” and take care of people “whose continued existence poses a risk to the effective conduct of public order.”

Three big clues that this is a spoof?

One, the hours of work contain a misspelling: “flexitime” rather than “flextime.” Two, the ridiculous suggestion that to apply, interested parties should “express their interest somewhere near the large and rather fake-looking rock in Regent’s Park.” And three, the job reference code is the famous 007.

Oh, not to mention the email for more information: mi6recruitment@hotmail.com.

James Bond most certainly does not use Hotmail.

Here’s the supposed job posting:

Source: The Telegraph

The “James Bond” posting

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Agents switched the section of the magazine titled “Make a bomb in the Kitchen of your Mom” with delicious recipes from a post on the Ellen DeGeneres Show’s website about “The Best Cupcakes in America.”

So, you can imagine the feelings of confusion that must have been all over the faces of eager Jihadists as they read instructions for mojito cupcakes “made of white rum cake and draped in vanilla buttercream” and rocky road cupcakes that cautioned: “warning: sugar rush ahead!”

The mission to hack the 67-page color magazine called “Inspire” happened last year, but details about the operation only recently were made public. Agents also removed articles written by Osama bin Laden about what to expect in a Jihad , according to The Telegraph.

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