JOB OFFER SCAM???

Good Morning,
I would like your help. I would like to know if this is a scam please.
This is the email that I received:

Good Day

I have the following vacancies

* Data capturing
* Retail

Please let me know what position would suit you better
Regards
Bernice
Email: Bernice Van Tonder
[email protected] (date: 18.04.2013)

Hi
You can do this job in your own hours, it is all up to you. Full time, part time or even as a secondary job. There are no limits. But you must keep in mind, the more you put in, the more you get out. It may be comforting to know that a stay at home mother joined about a month ago, and she has made about R5000-00 in her first month, and she only completes her jobs in the little spare time she has.
This job is 100% typing work, you will be told what to type. You will need a program like MS word or Excel or anything similar to complete the work.
There is a once off fee of R150-00; this is for the complete training manual. The manual explains everything on how to get started, and how to make money. Only 1 payment will be requested from you, there are no hidden costs. Once this has been paid, that's it, no more payments. The money you will see in the future will be money in your bank account, for your own use. You will be able to spend more time with your friends and family, pay your bills and even manage to spoil yourself. You will be able to make triple your money back within your first 2 days of starting. The cost of the manual cannot be recovered from your first payment, as the clients pay you directly. You are paid directly into your bank account the same day a job is completed.
Once proof of payment has been received, your manual will be e-mailed to you. You can go through the manual in your own time, and once you have an understanding of what this job requires, you can start working today.
You are paid the same day a job is completed, in your bank account. Everything you need is included in the manual.

One Stop Recruitment’s banking details are as follows:
One Stop Recruitment
Account number: 62332998618
Branch: 250655
Bank: FNB
Reference: your e-mail address
Please fax proof of payment to 086 566 5723 or e-mail, once received, your manual will be e-mailed to you. If you do not receive your manual within 1 hour after payment is made, please send me an e-mail.
Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Email Date: 25.04.2013

I stay in South Africa - Port Elizabeth
Can you help me to find out if this is a scam?
Thank you

We've recently seen another example of this coming from South Africa and it's been seen before in other parts of the world. It's a good money making opportunity for those selling the training manuals, but otherwise I'm none the wiser as to how you can earn money or even what the job is. Telling you dramatic tales of how people have earned fantastic sums of money is pointless, if what you are actually expected to do can't be described.

'Data capture' doesn't describe anything. Do you need a gun ? If it's an online task, there are computer programs that have that automated function.

It's less a job offer and more a sales pitch, but if they can't even describe what it is they're selling then I wouldn't be inclined to buy it. The feature of a job offer is that your employer doesn't need payment from you because you'll be providing him/her with something of value in the form of your effort. If the employer doesn't value what you'll be doing, perhaps no one else will.

We are a small English based company

No phone number or address quoted, and contact is using a gmail account.