Did Optiva Consulting Group or Ladida Technologies Inc. contact you with a job offer that feels too good to be true? Well, I can tell you it is!
Optiva Consulting Group/Ladida Technologies Inc. Review
*This scam used to be called Allenwood Consulting Group. Then they started operating under the name, Optiva Consulting Group. Now, there’s a similar scam called Ladida Technologies Inc. I will make it my mission to continue to frustrate these fraudsters.
This review is largely different than all the other reviews scattered across this site. If you have hovered around this site a little bit, you might have found out that I recently just finished college.
Even though I earn what a lot of people would consider full-time income through my websites, I have a lot of free hours and would like to fill out that space with a decent job.
In order to achieve this, I put out my resume on job listing websites and that’s how Optiva Consulting Group came into the picture.
One thing that jumped out at me was the title. It’s too casual for a formal job offer made by an actual company.
Next thing that stood out was how nothing substantial turned up on Google when I did a search for this company. Only their federal corporate information and directory listings showed up. Not even their website appeared near the first few pages of Google.
At this point, I knew I was not going to take the job but I decided to see it out, so I responded to the email that I was interested.
Here is the follow-up email they sent to me…
Dear Amedu,
Allenwood Consulting Group helps financial and information company management , is engaged in recruiting qualified personnel, the acquisition of specialized equipment, we offer specialists for all sub-systems: counselors, certified project managers, successful implementation of the quality management system and others.
Why do we need Operations Manager?
The fact is Allenwood Consulting Group – the best to date method to provide financial, information and the quality of services that allows to combine efficiency, energy, high professionalism and agility of hundreds of small private enterprises with the power of our employees. Allenwood Consulting Group can actually provide attention to the specific needs of a particular client.
Professional staff is the main value of our company.
Position: Operations Manager
Duties:
– Market monitoring
– Implementation of customer orders
– Gathering information about the client
– Personnel handling (search for qualified staff)
– Incoming outgoing calls, sms
– Work with Word, Excel (reporting)Requirements:
1. Neat appearance, good communication skills.
2. Stress resistance, ability to find easy solutions to difficult problems.
3. Organizational skills that will help successfully plan the day.
4. Knowledge of the PC and basic knowledge at using Microsoft Office.
5. Must be willing to work extra hours when there are operational needs.
6. You must be 18 years or older.
7. Permanent Canadian residency.
8. Computer, mobile phone, internet.Employment Type:
1. Full time: 40 hours per week / Part time: 25 hours per week
2. Home basedSalary: Full time – 1300 CAD per week
Part time – 690 CAD per week
Payment is made fortnightly into your bank accountBenefits:
1. You will get monthly premium for high quality performed work.Working with us, you:
-To engage in interesting work – the introduction of advanced, constantly evolving system of instant customer support.
-Improve your skills, solving a variety of customer service tasks for enterprises of different industries.
-Become a participant of a professional team, specialists in the provision of financial and information services, you will receive support during the development of the profession.Please fill out the Application Form and send me to continue.
Best Regards,
David HurwichALLENWOOD CONSULTING GROUP
Phone: +1 (289) 801-3456
They also attached their job application form to their email:
I filled in my phone number but gave them a wrong address. Then I got this email:
Dear Amedu,
I have attached a Labour Agreement to this letter, which you need to read carefully,
familiarize. If you agree with the terms which are written in our Agreement, you should print it.
Fill in your full name at the top, also put your signature at the bottom.
Then make quality photo or scan and send it to me. You should comply with
the terms of this agreement, in particular, start your working day without delay (at 9 AM),
be in touch with your manager constantly (It’s me David Hurwich), perform all tasks quickly and efficiently.
In case of failure of your duties, your trial period will finish and we will terminate our agreement.Trial period:
Takes 10 days. This time you will perform different kind of tasks.
At this time, we will look how you deal with your work.
Upon completion your trial period, we will analyze all of your
successful and unsuccessful tasks and make a decision to sign
long-term contract with you (it can be 3 to 12 months).During the trial period, you should:
– Neat look (clothes, hairstyle).
– be in touch with your manager (via e-mail) constantly.
I am interested in your success as well as you. I am responsible for you and your success.
– Keep your mobile phone switched on (all the time of your work)
– During the working day, you can not engage in side issues which hinder your work.
– Strictly perform tasks (it will affect the decision about your permanent employment).
– Make a report of each done task.In case of failure of your duties, your trial period will finish and we will terminate our agreement.
We have to know where exactly each our employee lives, it will depend on what tasks you will receive.
You should check your e-mail constantly throughout the day and quickly response my messages,
because I’m your manager and I have a few people in this position and I communicate via e-mail only.
I am your mentor, I am interested in your success as well as you when you go through the trial period.Find the attached file to this letter, print it and fill in the Labour Agreement, send it to me.
When I get all of your information, I will contact you via e-mail.
If you have questions, do not hesitate to ask me. I will answer you.
I filled it in and sent it. Then I got this confirmation email of my “employment”…
Dear Amedu,
Congratulations! You have accepted for a trial period on the Operations Manager position.
We have chosen you out of a certain number of candidates for this position, and we hope that you will not let us down.
You are familiar with your responsibilities and ready to get to work.
You should check your e-mail constantly and respond to my messages quickly.
Just keep your cell phone available to get a call from us at all times.1. We will create a personal Bitcoin wallet for you.
We need it for payment goods and services for our partners, clients who turn to us for help.
We will provide you with corporate money, which you will need to fill up your Bitcoin wallet.
After that you will work with this wallet (it is your personal business wallet).2. To start working with Bitcoin, you need to fill up your wallet. We will give you money via Interac system.
To do this, we need to know:Your Holder name:
Your Bank name:
Your Email address associated with account:After receiving electronic transfer, you will have to fill up your Bitcoin wallet. (DURING AN HOUR AND A HALF)
We will send you 2-3 transactions through Interac system.
Have you ever used electronic transfer (Interac)?
Do you have online banking active?Once you fill up your Bitcoin wallet, you will receive the first order from a customer.
We will provide the contacts of our Partner. From who you will buy goods and services at a lower price.
It is necessary for customers. Use the services of our partners at a lower price, you can only for business purposes.
To confirm your place of work you should send your badge to our partner, where you will buy items.Your duty will be to:
– Contact the customer;
– Take his order;
– Analyze order;
– Find a way favorable delivery;
– Contact the seller (our partner);
– Arrange buy necessary goods and services;
– Report the order value to the customer.3. Then you should pay for client’s order using Bitcoin (only). You should learn about the time of delivery.
After that you will contact with the customer and give him all the details of his order.
(Including delivery time in client’s region).You must ensure all necessary tasks for the client. You should find an individual approach to each customer.
You must maintain good relations with customer. (Even after all orders have been made already).
You should offer new services and products to him.In other words, your position requires you to do everything possible, to make client happy.
For the future, he will work with us and recommend our company to others.Services and goods which you will buy for customers:
Services:
– Custody services;
– Brokerage services;
– Financial consulting;
– Evaluation of the property;
– Leasing services;
– Stock exchange services;
– Rating Services.Goods:
– Robotic equipment;
– Building materials;
– Gas boilers;
– Production machines;
– Billboards.You need to understand your customer, how to do it:
Providing a high level of customer care often requires you to find out what your customers want.
Once you have identified your most valuable customers or best potential customers,
you can target your highest levels of customer care towards them.
You should collect information about your customer.Information about your customer and what he wants is available from many sources, including:
– His order history
– Records of their contacts with our business – phone calls, meetings and so on
– Direct feedback – if you ask them, customers will usually tell you what they want
– Changes in the overall success of specific products or services
– Feedback about your existing range – what it does and does not do
– Inquiries about possible new products or services
– Feedback from your customers about things they buy from other businesses
– Changes in the goods and services your competitors are selling
– Feedback and referrals from other, non-competitive suppliers.It may sound hard, and sometimes it is not clear to you. Do not worry, I’ll be in charge of
you throughout the 2 weeks. I will give detailed instructions step by step. So after the second week,
you will learn this profession, if you will work hard.!You should answer all the questions that I have written in this letter.
!After that, I will send your personal Bitcoin wallet to you.If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask me. I will answer.
The moment they started talking about Bitcoins, I knew for sure that this was a scam.
I got a call from their “manager” and he described the whole scam process to me.
They will send you a lump sum of money to your bank account through Interac e-transfer and you are supposed to withdraw it. They said I should print out the receipt after withdrawing and send it to them. Your next task is to deposit this money in a Bitcoin account that they have created for you.
This is the oldest Bitcoin scam trick in the book. After a few days or weeks, the money that was sent to you via e-transfer will be linked to a suspicious or stolen bank account and the transfer will be reversed.
One of the unique features of Bitcoin is the anonymity that comes with it. After putting the money in the Bitcoin account they created, that’s it. They now have the money while you now have a negative balance in your account of that lump sum they sent to you.
Think about this for a second. There is really no reason why they need to make you deposit money that they sent to you in a Bitcoin wallet unless, of course, they want to scam you.
On the header of the job application form, there is a website. I did some analysis on this website and here’s what I found:
The domain was registered on January 20, 2017 by someone called Naresh Raghubeer. The name and address match the federal corporate information of the company.
Before posting this review, I tried to call the “manager” on the number he called me with and it went straight to voicemail.
After that, I sent an email to the guy that sent me the offer telling him that I will write a review explaining why I think this company is a scam and he had until the end of February 14th to give me a reason not to.
He did not respond. In fact, the manager’s number has now been disconnected.
I wrote this review because I discovered there was nothing about this company on Google and I’m sure they might try to scam a lot of other people.
Optiva Consulting Group is a well-thought out scam and since they look to be a registered company, I am considering reporting them to the authorities.
I sincerely hope you found this review helpful. I couldn’t stand the thought of letting these guys scam people unopposed. I would love for you to leave a comment in the box below if you had a similar experience with this company.
Thank you for posting this! I received an identical e-mail today and though I was sure it was a scam, I was glad to have my suspicions corroborated by someone who actually engaged with the “company”. Hopefully this page will help more people who may not pay as close attention to detail as you.
My pleasure Cynthia!
I received an exact invitation too…txs for the heads up and confirmation. Part of the issue here too, is why is Career Builder not taking proactive approach to not warn their legit contacts about this scam, using their “good” name
To be honest, I don’t think Careerbuilder is aware of this ongoing scam. I also think there are a lot of people using the exact same tactics with other “companies” and it will be extremely difficult for career builder to warn people of every single one of them.
Thanks a lot for posting this, I received the same email yesterday and replied, then got the same reply from that ‘David’ with an application form attached. Thanks God I googled this company before I sending out the form and found your post, it was very much helpful.
My Pleasure Chanel!
Thanks very much for this review. First thing I did was Google this company and then I read your review. It sounded very fishy to me upon receiving their email. I am glad you wrote this. I hope this helps others as well. Your diligence is much appreciated.
You’re most welcome Amanda!
Hi amedu!
Really your writing style is so good. I see very useful post in your blog.
Keep shaeimg …
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this! I too received a job offer from them. I didn’t respond for a couple of days and they have followed up with another email asking me to respond. They said they found my information on Indeed. Very very fishy! I hope you do report them!
Here’s the Job Description I was offered:
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position: Customer Assistant
Hours( Full-Time): 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Salary(Full-Time): $ 850/per week + 5% for every completed order.
Hours(Part-Time): 25/week (flexible working hours)
Salary(Part-Time): $ 430/per week + 5% for every completed order.
Probationary Period: 5 business days; only 5% for every completed order.
During the probation 5 days you will only be getting the commissionable based job. Then you will be getting the 850 CAD (full time) or 430 CAD (part time) salary + 5% for every completed order.
(You’ll have a salary weekly, direct deposit or check.)
Phone Interview: acording to the rules of our company you will have a phone interview after completing the required documents.
Job Type: home based, full-time or part-time. You can easily combine it with any other job you have. You must have access to the internet from your PC/laptop and you can start working with us.
Training: we provide a probationary period with support. All necessary training you will receive from your personal manager.
Important:
Bank account for work: During the probation period you need to use your personal or open a new special one. Your account will only be used during the probation period, after passing it you will be provided with a company account. It is inconvenient to open a new business account for every person that has not yet passed the probation period. Our company will be fully responsible for every transaction that will be made during the probation period.
General Purpose:
Perform clerical tasks related to the efficient maintenance and processing of transactions from customers. To become a Customer Assistant you must have good organizational skills and be able to work under deadline pressure. All of the job that is ahead of you is according Canadian Employment Standards code RSA 2000.
Scheme of Work:
1. Accompany sales: Prepare, verify, and process payments;
2. Verify that transactions comply with financial policies and procedures;
3. Transfer money to headquarters/branch;
4. Keeping accurate records of operations.
What exactly you will have to do:
Receive and transfer transactions from our customers and clients for the services that they purchase at our stores. For the Customer Assistant this means using the online transfer institutions. All necessary information will be given to you after passing the employment election process.
Job activities:
We sometimes have customers that owe us funds and pay us in financial institutes cashable only in the local area.
Since we work all over the world, it is much easier for our customers to transfer money to our Customer Assistant who are in the same area.
After receiving the funds Customer Assistant must record information about the transfer and report. Then send money to one of our branches or agents.
Why do we need Customer Assistants?
1. Reduces % of taxes (avoiding double taxation.);
2. Reduces expenses for offices maintenance (as Customer Assistant is an official company’s representative, so the servicing of offices is not required.);
3. Number of clients has increased (many customers can not make an international money transfer.);
4. Our service has increased (as the international transfer needs about 5 days to reach our official local office and then a couple of days to reach the performers branch. Consequently, it slows down our work significantly. It would be much faster if Customer Assistant receives the money and directs them to the appropriate department/branch.);
5. Improves quality of reporting (each Customer Assistant is responsible for one’s region. That system allows us to quickly and accurately make up all the reports and avoid their mess up.)
Bro, thank you for Your post,
This mofos trying to fool out me, I am very vigilant on this kind of issues.
“U can fool some ppl sometimes BUT U can’ t fool all the people all the time”
Amendu! Thank you for posting this!
An update to the existing scam so others do not get scammed.
They have now changed the name of the company. It is now called Optiva Consulting Group Inc.
Name of the person has changed to Mark Waner. Phone number remains the same.
At least now people search in Google on Company name or Person name it will show up.
Beware !!!
Optiva Consulting Group Inc. is a scam
Mark Waner is a scam
Thank you so much Michelle for sharing this!
Thank you Amedu, The saying goes Fool me once shame on you but fool me twice shame on me. It’s really sad what length dishonest people would go to scam others. Thanks for your information blog, appreciate. God bless you son.
Marie
The pleasure is all mine Marie!
thank you man, just received the mail from them literally 3 min ago, googled the company and found this, so thanks for your help. there should be career builder scam notifier process, this is the 3 scam email I got from someone claiming they got my info from them in the past month.
I can see where you’re coming from but I’m struggling to think of what career builder could possibly do to stop these scams to be honest. Some people leave their resumés open for potential employers to find them and this automatically opens up an opportunity to scams like this.
They call themselves Optiva Consulting Group now.
I received exact same mail with only company name switched.
Thanks I think they are now operating under two names. I placed both in the title.
Was contacted by Mark Werner everything thanks for the heads up man.
Thank you for sharing, I have received an identical email from a company under a different name Ladidia Tech Inc. going into the exact same detail that you have also received.
We have chosen you out of a certain number of candidates for this position, and we hope that you will not let us down.
You are familiar with your responsibilities and ready to get to work.
You should check your e-mail constantly and respond to my messages quickly.
Just keep your cell phone available to get a call from us at all times.
Many organizations are required to produce accounting documents about their activity. Using Bitcoin allows you to offer
the highest level of transparency since you can provide information your members can use to verify your balances and transactions.
Bitcoin is an emerging market of new customers who are searching for ways to spend their bitcoins. Accepting them is a good way
to get new customers and give your business some new visibility. Accepting a new payment method has often shown to be a clever
practice for online businesses.
To start working with Bitcoin, you need to fill up your wallet. We will give you money via Interac system.
To do this, we need to know:
Your Holder name:
Your Bank branch name:
Your Email address associated with account:
Your phone number:
There is no fee to receive bitcoins, and many wallets let you control how large a fee to pay when spending.
Most wallets have reasonable default fees, and higher fees can encourage faster confirmation of your transactions.
Fees are unrelated to the amount transferred, so it’s possible to send 100,000 bitcoins for the same fee it costs to send 1 bitcoin.
After receiving electronic transfer, you will have to fill up your Bitcoin wallet. (DURING AN HOUR AND A HALF)
We will send you 2-3 transactions through Interac system.
Have you ever used electronic transfer (Interac)?
Do you have online banking active?
Your duty will be to:
– Contact the customer;
– Take his order;
– Analyze order;
– Contact the seller (our partner);
– Report the order value to the customer.
After that you will contact with the customer and give him all the details of his order.
(Including delivery time in client’s region).
You must ensure all necessary tasks for the client. You should find an individual approach to each customer.
You should offer new services and products to him.
In other words, your position requires you to do everything possible, to make client happy.
For the future, he will work with us and recommend our company to others.
You need to understand your customer, how to do it:
Providing a high level of customer care often requires you to find out what your customers want.
Once you have identified your most valuable customers or best potential customers,
you can target your highest levels of customer care towards them.
You should collect information about your customer.
Information about your customer and what he wants is available from many sources, including:
– His order history
– Records of their contacts with our business – phone calls, meetings and so on
– Direct feedback – if you ask them, customers will usually tell you what they want
– Changes in the overall success of specific products or services
– Feedback about your existing range – what it does and does not do
– Inquiries about possible new products or services
– Feedback from your customers about things they buy from other businesses
– Feedback and referrals from other, non-competitive suppliers.
It may sound hard, and sometimes it is not clear to you. Do not worry, I’ll be in charge of
you throughout the 10 days. I will give detailed instructions step by step. So after the trial 10 days,
you will learn this profession, if you will work hard.
!You should answer all the questions that I have written in this letter (highlighted in green).
After that, I will send your personal Bitcoin wallet to you.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask me. I will answer.
Virginia Elliott
+1(888)-657-3659
HR manager
Ladida Technologies inc.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention, Courteney. I will update this review to warn people about these fraudsters.
me too. I got the same message.
Hello ApplicantMa.socorro Jastillana!
My name is Virginia Elliott I am a Human Resource Manager at Ladida Technologies inc.
We got your resume from the website: Indeed.
We are looking for responsible and reliable people to expand our personnel in Canada.
Currently we have an open position of Online Service Manager.
Ladida Technology Inc. is a well established company providing a wide-ranging (and growing) portfolio of services.
Clients approach us with many objectives: to evaluate and improve their existing infrastructure, optimise information flow and reduce the hassle of daily activity, outsource their IT support and take advantage of the Internet-based technologies which are transforming the way we all do business.
Employment:
Working hours: Full time (9 AM – 5 PM)/Part time (4-5 hours/per day).
Working days: From Monday to Friday.
Salary: Full-time: 1295 CAD/week; Part-time: 648 CAD/week.
Qualifications:
Living in Canada.
Communication skills, ability to work in team.
Resource Centre.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Organizational skills that will help to plan the day successfully.
Knowledge of the PC and basic knowledge of Microsoft Office.
If you are interested in this position and you are ready to become a successful manager with the opportunity for career growth together with Ladida Technology Inc, please reply this mail and we will begin your employment.
If you are not interested, please let us know also, and we will not bother you again.
Thank you!
To ensure delivery of this email please add [email protected] to your Address Book or Safe List.
Virginia Elliott.
Human Resource Manager.
Ladida Technology Inc.
Received this same mail an hour ago. Thanks for the information.
Thank you for your post. I was recently contacted and as soon as there was no internet presence of the company other than the federal registration I became suspicious, and came across this post. You were very thorough and descriptive.
Be aware.
Got the below mail yesterday. I believe its also a scam. I did responded and was following up till the moment where they mentioned bank details…
DATED – APRIL 26, 2017
Dear Oyin,
My name is Johanna Peters and I would like to welcome you on behalf of WHS Capital AG.
Thank you for registering your interest in the position of Office Clerk.
I am a HR assistant in the company and I received your resume from recruiting agency through.
Having reviewed your resume, we would like to consider you for the superior position of “Operations Support Assistant”.
Based upon your resume, I am confident that you stand a good chance of being hired for this position in our new office.
The new office will be opened in Edmonton (10226 104 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 1B8) on May 11.
In order to progress your application, I have attached a number of documents to this email for you to complete.
Please, fill out the “Employment Application Form” attached, and email or fax it back to me at +1 (888) 371-1594.
information about the company and the position in question can be found in the “Company Profile” and “Position Description” documents.
Your candidacy will be carefully considered by Mr.Tobias Dressler, who is our development manager of The North America’s department.
If we believe you are the right fit for this position, Mr.Dressler will contact you within two days.
I look forward to your reply.
Yours Sincerely,
Johanna Peters
HR assistant
WHS Capital AG
Fax: +1 (888) 371-1594
I responded and completed the form.
Dated APRIL 26, 2017 ( I received this mail in the morning)
Dear Oyin,
Thank you for your filling in an “Employment Application”. At the moment your candidacy is being
considered by Mr.Tobias Dressler, our development manager of The North America’s departments. It can take up some time.
If you are suitable for the position, Mr.Dressler will contact you.
Yours Sincerely,
Johanna Peters
HR assistant
WHS Capital AG
Fax: +1 (888) 371-1594
Responded again and then got a mail from the manager himself. I received a training agreement form which am expected to fill and revert. When i received the first mail ii was happy and looked forward for this opportunity (working with WHS Capital).. Then i paused to read again (after the 2nd mail)…
I was not comfortable with the information and asking to forward a copy of my identity like passport, drivers license. They also stated in the agreement that i can hide the numbers on the ID. Off course, this isn’t professional,
I checked online for their website and found http://whs-capital.com/whatwedomore.php Immediately i knew its fake… Decided to dig further for more information , then i came across your page.
April 26, 2017..
Dear Oyin Oluwayelu,
My name is Tobias Dressler and I am Development Manager of WHS Capital AG.
I am responsible for recruitment for our new offices in Canada and the US.
Having looked over your resume and application form I am pleased to offer
you a training period in our company with an opportunity to become “Alternative Investment’s Support”.
Training period consists of two phases. The first phase of the training period is
confined to 5 days of duration and is located outside of office. It is conducted in lieu of initial interview.
The second phase of the training period is the probationary period inside of office and lasts for 60 days.
During the first stage of the training period you will be required to fulfill several
tasks, which reflect the main duties of Alternative Investment’s Support, namely the
bitcoin investments processing. On completion your performance will be assessed and
you will be invited to an interview in our new office.
After the interview is finalized, probation (60 days) begins.
Your performance during both phases will be compensated,
please find information in the document attached.
The first stage of the training period is an ideal way for us to check how responsible you
are and if you have the skills we desire. Simultaneously, this allows you an opportunity to get
acquainted with some of the duties of Alternative Investment’s Support.
The position is competitive, so the sooner you begin the first stage
of the training period, the more chances you have to be selected for the position.
I would recommend you to begin the training period this week.
You will find full information regarding the first phase of the training period
in the Training Agreement attached.
If you decide to accept this offer, please complete the following:
1. Print, date and sign Training Agreement document.
Afterwards, please, scan and send it to me by email or by fax.
2. Scan and email or fax a copy of your document so we can process and verify your identity.
It can be one of the following documents: driving license, passport or health card.
You can hide the document numbers.
Should you have any questions, please contact me by e-mail.
I am currently in New York working on the development of the company’s new office.
I will be flying to Canada on May 11 and I look forward to meeting you after the first
stage of the training period.
Best regards.
Tobias Dressler
Development Manager
WHS Capital AG
Fax: +1 (888) 371-1594
Attachments area
Omg! I received the exact email about the position from Tobias. I even started the training on monday. The first transaction they sent me didn’t go thru coz my bank blockes it. Then Tobias wrote back and said be ready for work tomorrow morning at 9am. And its been a week now i haven’t heard from him. Now i am freakingggg out coz they have my information. Thanks guys for sharing this. I will look out next time
Unless you gave them your credit card details, you’re alright. They cannot do anything with your bank name and email address.
Thank u.
I would have loved to attach the documents received but i am unable.. Thanks for the page all the same.
My pleasure Oyin! WHS Capital AG is another scam whose website was created on March 20th, 2017. Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much for this info! I was also contacted by this scam and though all my red flags were up, I still went ahead and signed the contract.
It contains what bank I’m with, what email is used for online banking and I even sent a copy of my license (with the ID number blocked out).
I’m worried my info will be used? They have my address and even my signature. Is there any action I can take to prevent potential identity theft?
I think you’re alright. They can’t do anything with your bank name and email address. Your ID number is blocked out, so I can’t see what they could do with that either.
You shouldn’t worry too much about it.
Hi, I got something similar to yours as well. The problem is I signed the contract. Am I still bound to do what they ask or I can just stop talking to them all together? Please help.
You can stop talking to them all together. They are a scam, so their contract cannot be legally binding.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate what you’re doing here. Keep up the good work.
My pleasure!
Hi Amedu,
You are doing a great service to a lot of people who may or might already have fallen victim/s into this scam. I had been a victim myself just recently of this shameful illegal activity of this so-called WHS Capital AG. My son was kind enough to help dig deeper into their operation and this is how I came to know about you.
I went to the bank soon after realizing my mistake, to inform them about what happened to make sure that if and when a reversal transaction was made in the future, the bank would block it immediately and I would be protected. I went through the same exact procedures and requirements that this company asked its applicants to do. My concern now is about the driver’s license info that I have submitted to them that could be used for some unscrupulous activity since this is what they are fond of engaging in.
I am sharing my unpleasant experience so as to warn other people into falling prey to this kind of shameful activity. It is really sad that while most of us try to give our very trust to some people to give them a chance to do something beautiful, however oftentimes, it is misused to do something illegal. Now, after going through this experience, many of the victims will find it difficult to give their trust again in the future, to people or company who/that are legit and have real and noble intentions to help. It is indeed sad and disappointing.
Again, thank you and regards!
Martin
Hey Martin, thanks a lot for sharing your experience here.
To be honest, I think these scams wouldn’t care too much about your driver’s licence info. They only wanted your money, that’s all. So don’t worry too much about it.
I was just contacted this week by Ladida Technology Inc. and they actually have a full website linked to the email. But unfortunately I received pretty much the exact same email form this company and the person who contacted me is Virginia Elliott. Thought it was a great opportunity until I saw the Bitcoin email! This is so terrible and to think how many people are just so desperate for a job they take this chance! Thank You Sooo much for sharing your experience! I wanted to make sure my gut was right and when I saw your story I knew!
Amedu,
Thanks. Just to keep it brief – I got exactly the same email as Courteney Tatham (word-to-word) from Ladida Technology Inc from an email id career[at]ladidatech.com saying I was selected for an online service manager position…. from a lady named Mary Harris about the mid of April…….I tried calling up the number in her signature but it never connects…… Being suspicious of such a strangely worded contract & unreachable phone number, but to not lose a probably legitimate opportunity, I signed the contract and tried starting the training process by opening an entirely new bank account. Since I gave Mary Harris my number, email & bank details there is no further communication.
Ladida’s website lists it as a technology company with branches in Toronto, Montreal & Chicago involved in domain hosting, website development, SEO etc & owned by Edgard Casimir Lalo Sayo
I chanced reading the bitcoin ATM website about this scam doing the rounds & here I am reading similar experiences by other people !!
Btw, Ladida Technology Inc is trying to get people by posting the job ad in monster.ca & making it look like an IT job. I applied for the opening via monster.
Thank you for sharing!
Ladida Technology Inc. actually called me today ! Somebody called Paul Robertson.
I told them my suspicions & asked them to prove they are legitimate by giving me a meeting appointment at the office address listed on their website.
Has anybody received a call from this person so far ?
Thanks for posting your information! I got one of their emails today.
It didn’t pass the “smell test” for me since it was for an “online service manager” when I have no such experience in my resume. Your information seals the deal, Amedu!
Cheers! PKT
Thanks for your email. Had similar experience with so called Invecor. When they requested for my bank details for e-transfer I stopped. They dont need to transfer the money to my account before asking me to transfer same amount to the Bitcoin account when they can do same. SO at that point I stopped and I insisted we have to talk on phone to know more about them. I did some online search about Invecor.org.
Last month got similar mail from Ladida technologies. I am sure, they are same.
Thanks
Invecor? These guys don’t quit, do they?
Jesus Christ these guys never give up! Its funny cuz i also got an email from them looking like this…. ITS FAKE FAKE FAKE i find it funny that it ended up straight in the spam folder. Also does any one of you know about how they send things via sendgrid.net? It seems like they put your email in some database and mess with you. DO NOT FALL IN THEIR TRAPS NEVER ACCEPT TO SEND MONEY FROM YOUR ACCOUNT :
Ladida Technologies is a well established company providing a wide-ranging (and growing) portfolio of services.
Clients approach us with many objectives: to evaluate and improve their existing infrastructure, optimise information flow and reduce the hassle of daily activity, outsource their IT support and take advantage of the Internet-based technologies which are transforming the way we all do business.
My name is Rebecca Quinn am an Human Resource Manager at Ladida Technologies.
We got your resume from the website: INDEED.CA
We are looking for responsible and reliable people to expand our personnel in Canada. Currently we have an open position of an Online Service Manager.
Employment: Full or Part Time Working hours: 40 hours/week or 20 hours/week Salary: 1340 CAD or 670 CAD weekly
Qualifications:
Living in Canada.
Communication skills.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Organizational skills that will help to plan the day successfully .
Knowledge of the PC and basic knowledge of Microsoft Office.
If you are interested in this position and you are ready to become a successful manager with the opportunity for career growth together with Ladida Technologies, please reply this mail and we will begin your employment.
If you are not interested, please let us know also, and we will not bother you again. (SUUUUUUUUUUUUREEEEE FCK OFFF M8)
Thank you!
Rebecca Quinn HR Manager Ladida Technologies 2003-15 Iceboat Terrace, Toronto ON M5V 4A5 [email protected] ladidatech.com (888)-657-3659
I got this email too. How can we stop them? Who can be informed about this.
Unfortunately, I have no idea how they can be stopped
Thanks brother, I wanted to do my due diligence before anything and I’m glad I stumbled upon this.
Thanks again, Cheers
I had an experience like this and I gave them a passport picture and information. I felt uneasy about it so I decided not to go through with it but now worried about my passport info.
I think all they wanted was your money. I wouldn’t worry too much about them having your passport info. However, if you’re so worried about it, you can report to the relevant authorities and work on getting yourself a new passport.
Hi Amedu,
I found your original article on this scam group when it was optiva and allenwood. I was originally contacted by mark waner from optiva. Ive since been contacted by Ladida and a new one, adasco consulting. Figured id give my two cents of an update
Thanks for the info Will!
I’ve just received the same scam from “Daniel Anderson, Adasco Consulting”. Sounded fishy so I started searching the internet. I have to admit, when you see their website, it’s understandable why people get fooled – they have done a “great” job of looking legit.
It’s a good thing we have the internet and people like you to help us stay informed…
Thanks.
Thanks a lot for sharing.
Thank you for this review Amedu! it saved me from making a horrible decision while in a volurnable place in my life. I received a similar email from a company called AIRM consulting. I did respond to the email, and the response back was similar to yours from a Ashley Lawrence who claimed to be their HR. That’s as far as it went thanks to you!
My pleasure Katie! I’m glad you looked them up first before going further.
AGRP Solutions Inc. is a well established company providing a
wide-ranging (and growing) portfolio of services.
We have to provide IT, accounting, tax and financial consulting
services to personal, small and large businesses.
My name is Ashley Lawrence am an HR manager at AGRP Solutions Inc..
We got your resume from the website: INDEED.CA
We are looking for responsible and reliable people to expand our
personnel in Canada. Currently we have an open position of an Online
Service Manager.
Employment: Full or Part Time Working hours: 40 hours/week or 20
hours/week Salary: 1340 CAD or 670 CAD weekly
1. Living in Canada.
2. Communication skills.
3. Ability to communicate effectively.
4. Organizational skills that will help to plan the day successfully .
5. Knowledge of the PC and basic knowledge of Microsoft Office.
If you are interested in this position and you are ready to become a
successful manager with the opportunity for career growth together
with AGRP Solutions Inc., please reply this mail and we will begin
your employment.
If you are not interested, please let us know also, and we will not
bother you again.
Thank you!
Ashley Lawrence HR Manager AGRP Solutions Inc.
2008 – 190 Lees Avenue Ottawa ON K1S 5L5
[email protected] agrpsolutions.com (226)-406-4100
Apparently now this Ashley Lawrence works at AGRP Solutions :))
You know is a scam when they offer ALOOTT of money just to work from home and they give you the job without any interviews or anything:))
Thank you very much Amedu, you review really helped.
My pleasure, Tejas!
Just received this in my gmail:
Daniel Anderson [email protected] via sendgrid.net
12:24 AM (14 hours ago)
to me
Hi be
My name is Daniel Anderson. I am a HR manager at Adasco Consulting. We are searching for responsible and reliable people to expand our personnel in Canada. I am writing you because I found your resume at Indeed resume database. Currently we have an open position of a Online Service Manager. This is a full-time job . If you are interested, then we can proceed to the registration process. Just write me an e-mail. If you are not interested, then please let me know also, and we will not bother you again.
Thank you for confirming what I believed had ‘scam’ written all over it. If it was not already mentioned in comments above, they must operate using the name Adesco as well. Keep doing what you’re doing man, I’m sure there are many people who have not faced financial hardship, directly attributed to this BS because of you.
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words.
I don’t expect this post to be published, but just wanted to
make a minor correction for the comment that still needs to be reviewed by your website. The company I was referring to goes by ‘Adasco Consulting’.
Thank you Amedu for the cool review.
Here’s a fresh sister company:
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AGRP Solutions Inc. is a well established company providing a wide-ranging (and growing) portfolio of services.
My name is Ashley Lawrence am an Human Resource Manager at AGRP Solutions Inc..
We are looking for responsible and reliable people to expand our personnel in Canada. Currently we have an open position of an Online Service Manager.
Employment: Full or Part Time Working hours: 40 hours/week or 20 hours/week Salary: 1340 CAD or 670 CAD weekly
2008 – 190 Lees Avenue Ottawa ON K1S 5L5 [email protected] agrpsolutions.com (226)-406-4100
My goodness I also got scammed by this exact same company! I got too excited and fell into their trap (foolish me!) They made an interac transfer to my bank account, I accepted, and converted the cash into bitcoin using a QR code tey provided. That was yesterday. This morning I felt uneasy about it, went to the address (2008-190 Leeds avenue) and as expected, it was not their office. So I kinda panicked, browsed for articles and stumbled upon this. For my safety I just closed my bank account! There was nothing in my account anyway. I didn’t tell Ashley that I was aware of their scam, I played along and now she wants to send a cheque to me, have it scanned and deposited to my (now closed) bank account.
Same! I just received this same email today! I felt very skeptic at first because I know I didn’t apply to this company. How the hell did they get a hold of my email and personal info? I’m so friggin scared now.
I too just got same email Jose. Asking my bank a/c details.
THANK YOU so much — I received an email from a [DANIEL ANDERSON] from ‘Adasco Consulting’. His email: [email protected] via sendgrid.net. I am looking into logging this with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. He said he found my resume through ‘Indeed Resume Database’. The thing is, the salary is a bit too good to be true. They have a registered office address listed as: 179 Mountshannon, Ottawa, ON K2J 4M9.
I got the same email, those mother fuckers, wasting our time! And I live in US, so they just send it to everyone.
Hi,
I did received the exact email on July31, it tried to call on the given number but no one responded.
It seems something fishy and really hard to believe it is legit. What do you say?
Regards,
Syed
It’s a scam. Plain and simple.
Great post! Thanks
Be aware of this company:
AGRP Solutions Inc
Just got an email from them with exactly same content.
Good luck everyone
Another person got an email from AGRP Solutions Inc.
Thx for your warning.
Should I just ignore their email and blacklist them?
Yup, absolutely!
Please kill this domain:
[email protected]
Is a scam
I Agree!
It is a scam when they offer ALOOTT of money just to work from home and they give you the job without any interviews or anything.
I have received same offer from Ashley Lawrence in AGRP Solutions Inc.
Thank you very much
Thank you very much on making this review i found it just before accepting the money transfer from those assholes
AGRP Solutions Inc. Ashley Lawrance is a scam.
Anyone has tried reporting their scam business to some federal org?
Dear Brian,
AGRP Solutions is glad to welcome you.
You can take more information about company on website.
Website is agrpsolutions.com
We have 3 open vacancies for the position “ONLINE SERVICE MANAGER”.
So we are looking for new employees who wish to work with us.
We need a person who will keep in touch with our customers and clients.
With them you need to build mutual dialogue and to keep working etiquette.
This is home based online position(remote work).
Emрlоymеnt: Full/Pаrt timе:
1.Sаlаry: (Full timе: 1340$/wеек) (Pаrt timе: 670$/wеек)
2.Wоrкing hоurs: 40 hоurs/wеек оr 20 hоurs/wеек
3.Payment going into your bank account weekly directly via Interac e-transfer.
4.Working hours: 9 AM – 5 PM.
If you choose position of Part Time, you need to work at least 4 hours a day, it is advisable to start the morning.
Triаl реriоd: 10 dаys. (8 working days and 2 weekends)
During trial period, you get a salary.(Full Time – 1340$/week ; Part Time – 670$/week)
We request: To be responsible, to do the task in exact dates.
You will get salary every Friday at 6 pm without commission.
Interview: You will get the interview at the office as soon as you pass probation period or you can get interview through a video-conference on Skype.
Requirements:
1.Excellent customer service skills
2.Ability to work well independently and as part of a team
3.Well developed organizational, time management and prioritization skills
4.Proficient user in MS Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Strong typing and data entry skills
5.Excellent communication skills
6. Well developed problem solving skills
Duties:
1.Manage incoming phone call inquiries
2.Prepare, scan and upload all mails into our system
3.Create and mail correspondence to claimants, clients, and service providers
4.Data base file creation
5.Handle all open and closed office filing
6.Preparation of weekly and monthly, reports using Excel and Word
7.Assist with other support functions as required
We’ll provide for you our client database.
After a few successful deals with our customers, we will discuss with you a long-term contract.
I am your personal manager and all questions you can ask for me.
I will be able to answer any questions that you have and will help you in all your beginnings.
Please fill out the Application Form and send me to continue. You don’t need to print the Application Form.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks for making this website. I noticed it too late, and got drawn in by AGRP Solutions. Hopefully, I managed to take action before they can take any of my money. I feel so dumb. The emails are exactly like the ones posted. It has scam written all over it, but I was too optimistic.
I just received an email from this Company, good thing I follow my instinct to check if this is fraud. And yet, I’m right!
Hello Maria Lopez,
AGRP Solutions Inc. is a well established company providing a
wide-ranging (and growing) portfolio of services.
We have to provide IT, accounting, tax and financial consulting
services to personal, small and large businesses.
My name is Ashley Lawrence am an HR manager at AGRP Solutions Inc..
We got your resume from the website: INDEED.CA
We are looking for responsible and reliable people to expand our
personnel in Canada. Currently we have an open position of an Online
Service Manager.
Employment: Full or Part Time Working hours: 40 hours/week or 20
hours/week Salary: 1340 CAD or 670 CAD weekly
1. Living in Canada.
2. Communication skills.
3. Ability to communicate effectively.
4. Organizational skills that will help to plan the day successfully .
5. Knowledge of the PC and basic knowledge of Microsoft Office.
If you are interested in this position and you are ready to become a
successful manager with the opportunity for career growth together
with AGRP Solutions Inc., please reply this mail and we will begin
your employment.
If you are not interested, please let us know also, and we will not
bother you again.
Thank you!
Ashley Lawrence HR Manager AGRP Solutions Inc.
2008 – 190 Lees Avenue Ottawa ON K1S 5L5
[email protected] agrpsolutions.com (226)-406-4100
Oh my! Exactly same letter I received but i have doubts so I bumped on this blog.
Thank God for this review, Amedu!
I received an email from AGRP Solutions, Inc. See below:
Dear Jetson,
AGRP Solutions is glad to welcome you.
You can take more information about company on website.
Website is agrpsolutions.com
We have 3
open vacancies for the position “ONLINE SERVICE MANAGER”.
So we are looking for new employees who wish to work with us.
We need a person who will keep in touch with our customers and clients.
With them you need to build mutual dialogue and to keep working etiquette.
This is home based online position(remote work).
Emрlоymеnt: Full/Pаrt timе:
1.Sаlаry: (Full timе: 1340$/wеек) (Pаrt timе: 670$/wеек)
2.Wоrкing hоurs: 40 hоurs/wеек оr 20 hоurs/wеек
3.Payment going into your bank account weekly directly via Interac e-transfer.
4.Working hours: 9 AM – 5 PM.
If you choose position of Part Time, you need to work at least 4 hours a day, it is advisable to start the morning.
Triаl реriоd: 10 dаys. (8 working days and 2 weekends)
During trial period, you get a salary.(Full Time – 1340$/week ; Part Time – 670$/week)
We request: To be responsible, to do the task in exact dates.
You will get salary every Friday at 6 pm without commission.
Interview: You will get the interview at the office as soon as you pass probation period or you can get interview through a video-conference on Skype.
Requirements:
1.Excellent customer service skills
2.Ability to work well independently and as part of a team
3.Well developed organizational, time management and prioritization skills
4.Proficient user in MS Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Strong typing and data entry skills
5.Excellent communication skills
6. Well developed problem solving skills
Duties:
1.Manage incoming phone call inquiries
2.Prepare, scan and upload all mails into our system
3.Create and mail correspondence to claimants, clients, and service providers
4.Data base file creation
5.Handle all open and closed office filing
6.Preparation of weekly and monthly, reports using Excel and Word
7.Assist with other support functions as required
We’ll provide for you our client database.
After a few successful deals with our customers, we will discuss with you a long-term contract.
I am your personal manager and all questions you can ask for me.
I will be able to answer any questions that you have and will help you in all your beginnings.
Please fill out the Application Form and send me to continue. You don’t need to print the Application Form.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Ashley Lawrence
HR Manager
It’s suspicious that when I tried to check their Company Name in google, there are atleast 3 results. Then I tried looking for more until I came across this website. All your posts above are almost the same with their email to me. I think they just use 1 template to SCAM people. That’s why the rates they offer are too good to be true. I already submitted the Job Application form and Contract form for the Trial period. They haven’t mentioned about the Bitcoin yet and I think they will reply to my email (with attached signed contract) later.
I think the reason why they got my resume is because in Indeed and Careerbuilder, the setting is “anyone can view” my resume. So better to change the settings so they won’t bother us anymore with their bogus schemes. I feel bad for these people. They give false hopes that we can have a decent job and earn more through home-based jobs.
I’m sure all these things they do will surely get back to them not just 10x but 100x. I hope the authorities can eliminate these kind of scams online.
Godbless us!
Beware of this company
AGRP Solutions Inc.
Its a scam
We came upto labour agreement and then i found this.. thank you very much for this..
I have received a similar mail and when I replied with my consent, I got the following reply:
AGRP Solutions is glad to welcome you.
You can take more information about company on website.
Website is agrpsolutions.com
We have 3 open vacancies for the position “ONLINE SERVICE MANAGER”.
So we are looking for new employees who wish to work with us.
We need a person who will keep in touch with our customers and clients.
With them you need to build mutual dialogue and to keep working etiquette.
This is home based online position(remote work).
Emрlоymеnt: Full/Pаrt timе:
1.Sаlаry: (Full timе: 1340$/wеек) (Pаrt timе: 670$/wеек)
2.Wоrкing hоurs: 40 hоurs/wеек оr 20 hоurs/wеек
3.Payment going into your bank account weekly directly via Interac e-transfer.
4.Working hours: 9 AM – 5 PM.
If you choose position of Part Time, you need to work at least 4 hours a day, it is advisable to start the morning.
Triаl реriоd: 10 dаys. (8 working days and 2 weekends)
During trial period, you get a salary.(Full Time – 1340$/week ; Part Time – 670$/week)
We request: To be responsible, to do the task in exact dates.
You will get salary every Friday at 6 pm without commission.
Interview: You will get the interview at the office as soon as you pass probation period or you can get interview through a video-conference on Skype.
Requirements:
1.Excellent customer service skills
2.Ability to work well independently and as part of a team
3.Well developed organizational, time management and prioritization skills
4.Proficient user in MS Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Strong typing and data entry skills
5.Excellent communication skills
6. Well developed problem solving skills
Duties:
1.Manage incoming phone call inquiries
2.Prepare, scan and upload all mails into our system
3.Create and mail correspondence to claimants, clients, and service providers
4.Data base file creation
5.Handle all open and closed office filing
6.Preparation of weekly and monthly, reports using Excel and Word
7.Assist with other support functions as required
We’ll provide for you our client database.
After a few successful deals with our customers, we will discuss with you a long-term contract.
I am your personal manager and all questions you can ask for me.
I will be able to answer any questions that you have and will help you in all your beginnings.
Please fill out the Application Form and send me to continue. You don’t need to print the Application Form.
Hope to hear from you soon.
======================================
2x in one day for me:
Ashley Lawrence at AGRP Solutions Inc. will exact same emails other received and another from
Brian Hansen Canonby Group:
Dear applicant,
I am getting in touch with you in reply to your interest on ZipRecruiter
towards our company CANONBY GROUP and our offer an Executive Service Manager.
Please confirm you’re still interested in applying and you at
this moment reside in Canada. Also please remember that you have to
specify if you’re interested in a part time or full time job.
Looking forward to your prompt feedback. Thanks.
Truly,
Manager Brian Hansen
CANONBY GROUP
Phone: +1 (613) 416-8405
Web: http://www.canonbygroup.com
$850/week + 5%
I played along a bit and then asked how the job description aligns with IT services – aanndd crickets
Hi Coach Were you able to find more information? They just gave me a job offer without even a phone interview. Asked me a question on my application that made me nervous…re: what bank(s) I deal with that might be one of their clients.
Sent it in…just to see where it went…45 minutes later I was hired. But they want me to send a copy of my drivers license or passport for Identification reasons….hmmmmmm
*****************BECAREFUL***************
hey, guys now it’s agrp. they approach me and the first thing I did is to call them and what do you know no answer! it’s fake!!
on their letter, there is approximately 17 spelling errors.
AGRP Solutions is glad to welcome you.
You can take more information about company on website.
Website is agrpsolutions.com
We have 3 open vacancies for the position “ONLINE SERVICE MANAGER”.
So we are looking for new employees who wish to work with us.
We need a person who will keep in touch with our customers and clients.
With them you need to build mutual dialogue and to keep working etiquette.
This is home based online position(remote work).
Emрlоymеnt: Full/Pаrt timе:
1.Sаlаry: (Full timе: 1340$/wеек) (Pаrt timе: 670$/wеек)
2.Wоrкing hоurs: 40 hоurs/wеек оr 20 hоurs/wеек
3.Payment going into your bank account weekly directly via Interac e-transfer.
4.Working hours: 9 AM – 5 PM.
If you choose position of Part Time, you need to work at least 4 hours a day, it is advisable to start the morning.
Triаl реriоd: 10 dаys. (8 working days and 2 weekends)
During trial period, you get a salary.(Full Time – 1340$/week ; Part Time – 670$/week)
We request: To be responsible, to do the task in exact dates.
You will get salary every Friday at 6 pm without commission.
Interview: You will get the interview at the office as soon as you pass probation period or you can get interview through a video-conference on Skype.
Requirements:
1.Excellent customer service skills
2.Ability to work well independently and as part of a team
3.Well developed organizational, time management and prioritization skills
4.Proficient user in MS Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Strong typing and data entry skills
5.Excellent communication skills
6. Well developed problem solving skills
Duties:
1.Manage incoming phone call inquiries
2.Prepare, scan and upload all mails into our system
3.Create and mail correspondence to claimants, clients, and service providers
4.Data base file creation
5.Handle all open and closed office filing
6.Preparation of weekly and monthly, reports using Excel and Word
7.Assist with other support functions as required
We’ll provide for you our client database.
After a few successful deals with our customers, we will discuss with you a long-term contract.
I am your personal manager and all questions you can ask for me.
I will be able to answer any questions that you have and will help you in all your beginnings.
Please fill out the Application Form and send me to continue. You don’t need to print the Application Form.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Ashley Lawrence
HR Manager
AGRP Solutions Inc.
2008 – 190 Lees Avenue
Ottawa ON K1S 5L5
[email protected]
agrpsolutions.com
(226)-406-4100
Thank you for posting this!! I too received information like this, some parts almost word for word for a company called AGRP Solutions Inc. Ashley Lawrence HR Department phone (226) 406-4100, address stated as 2008 190 Lees Avenue, Ottawa, ON. K1S 5L5.
I too was applying for jobs then out of the blue came this email for an “Online Service Manager” which I know I did not apply for. Ashley emailed that she got my resume from Indeed.com which was a site I was using.
I decided to go looking for info about the company and there is a website: agrpsolutions.com but no other info on google. I decided to read this post and found my answer.
The 2 emails sent to me regarding the position are too similar to your post not to be a scam as well.
Just as an FYI, 2 days prior I received an email from a supposed hiring agency called Smart Jobs. I don’t deal with hiring agencies ever and my gut told me something was up at that time.
Thanks again for this post! I will also be making some moves to put a cramp in this fraudulent behaviour.
I too got email from AGRP solution ottawa. Now they asked me info on my bank a/c.
I also got the same emails from Ashley lawrence of AGRP solutions. Even though i had my reservations as mails was sent through Send Grid, we were communicating via email and when Bitcoin was mentioned i know it was definitely a scam. I Ignored them since then and they never email me again.
Thanks for this review ! Got the same an hour ago: The company is now CORSO IT and the HR Manager Rebecca Quinn (like the first post on this page).
The company is also Altamont IT Solutions.
Altamont IT Solutions is glad to welcome you.
You can take more information about company on website : altamont-it.com
We have 3 open vacancies for the position “ONLINE SERVICE MANAGER”.
So we are looking for new employees who wish to work with us.
We need a person who will keep in touch with our customers and clients.
With them you need to build mutual dialogue and to keep working etiquette.
This is home based online position(remote work).
Our office located in 1500 Bathurst St, Suite #700, North York, ON.
Just got this email a day ago –
My name is Monica Martin and I would like to welcome you on behalf of JBMS Capital AG.
Thank you for registering your interest in the position of Office Assistant.
I am an HR assistant and I received your resume from recruiting agency.
Having reviewed your resume, we would like to consider you for the superior position of “Alternative Investment’s Support”.
Due to your resume, I am confident that you stand a good chance of being hired for this position. in our new office.
The new office will be opened in Calgary (888 3 St SW) on October 3.
In order to progress your application, I have attached a number of documents to this email for you to complete.
Please, fill out the “Employment Application Form” attached, and email or fax it back to me at +1 (888) 208-9701.
Information about the company and the position in details can be found in the “Corporate Profile” and “Position Description” documents.
Your candidacy will be carefully considered by Mr.Marcus Adler, who is our development manager of The North America’s department.
If we choose you for this position, Mr.Adler will contact you within two days.
I look forward to your reply.
Yours Sincerely,
Monica Martin
HR assistant
JBMS Capital AG
Fax: +1 (888) 208-9701
My daughter has recieved all the same emails only they called themselves Core Services Inc. in Markham ontario.The problem is she did not catch on until after she deposited a $2,000.00 e-transfer and then deposited it into a bitcoin atm. When she talked to me about it we did some reseach and it turns out the e-transfer was from a different company, so i found the info. On this company and proceeded to call the owner to find out that they had 3 e-mail transfers occur in thier bank account basically this poor woman was robbed, fortunately by advising her immeadiately she was able to get reimbursed by her bank but my daughter now fears that she will have to reimburse this money that she doesn’t have. They do thier homework we checked core services web site and its a legitamate co. The better business bureau gave them an A+ rating, i doubt that core services even know that thier company is being used in a scam, but i plan on calling them tommorrow to advise them. Is there nothing we can do to put this crooks away for good
Guys, I got the same email as most of you today (Oct 12, 2017) through a recruiting agency out in Vancouver called, SIGnature Recruiting. I am guessing they changed their name again?? I am currently job hunting and posted my resume on Indeed…I replied stating I am interested and curious to know more about the job… after sending the email, I felt something was off and started googling them and that AGRP solutions company mentioned at the bottom of the email…they don’t have a website (AGRP)… Do Not trust a company with no online presence… something my “How to write a resume & job hunting workshop” counsellor told us. Luckily, it stuck. Thank you for the post, Amedu. Glad I found it and will just disregard their emails.
Here’s the email:
Hello (My name),
SIGnature Recruiting Inc. is a well established company providing a
wide-ranging (and growing) portfolio of services.
We have to provide IT, accounting, tax and financial consulting
services to personal, small and large businesses.
My name is Anita Stefan HR manager at SIGnature Recruiting Inc.
We got your resume from the website: INDEED.CA
We are looking for responsible and reliable people to expand our
personnel in Canada. Currently we have an open position of an Online
Service Manager.
Employment: Full or Part Time Working hours: 40 hours/week or 20
hours/week Salary: 1340 CAD or 670 CAD weekly
1. Living in Canada.
2. Communication skills.
3. Ability to communicate effectively.
4. Organizational skills that will help to plan the day successfully .
5. Knowledge of the PC and basic knowledge of Microsoft Office.
If you are interested in this position and you are ready to become a
successful manager with the opportunity for career growth together
with AGRP Solutions Inc., please reply this mail and we will begin
your employment.
If you are not interested, please let us know also, and we will not
bother you again.
Thank you!
Anita Stefan HR Manager SIGnature Recruiting Inc.
409 Granville St #460
Vancouver BC V6C 1T2 [email protected]
(604)- 569-1163
Thank you for your review. Note the new company name they use. They forgot to delete “AGRP Solution Inc” in one of the sentences so I googled and got to this review. Please note the new company name SIGnature Recruiting Inc. !!!
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SIGnature Recruiting Inc. is a well established company providing a
wide-ranging (and growing) portfolio of services.
We have to provide IT, accounting, tax and financial consulting
services to personal, small and large businesses.
My name is Anita Stefan HR manager at SIGnature Recruiting Inc.
We got your resume from the website: INDEED.CA
We are looking for responsible and reliable people to expand our
personnel in Canada. Currently we have an open position of an Online
Service Manager.
Employment: Full or Part Time Working hours: 40 hours/week or 20
hours/week Salary: 1340 CAD or 670 CAD weekly
1. Living in Canada.
2. Communication skills.
3. Ability to communicate effectively.
4. Organizational skills that will help to plan the day successfully .
5. Knowledge of the PC and basic knowledge of Microsoft Office.
If you are interested in this position and you are ready to become a
successful manager with the opportunity for career growth together
with AGRP Solutions Inc., please reply this mail and we will begin
your employment.
If you are not interested, please let us know also, and we will not
bother you again.
Thank you!
Anita Stefan HR Manager SIGnature Recruiting Inc.
409 Granville St #460
Vancouver BC V6C 1T2 [email protected]
(604)- 569-1163
I got the same email (directly above) on the same day. Clearly Indeed and these other websites may need some new ways of weeding out scammer like this. I also got one from called WorldNewsMedia. Active website, even with the job posting, but they asked me if I was interested in taking on a manager position after 4 days, all riding on a bitcoin transaction. I also got one from someone claiming to work for Titan Recruitment Solutions out in Vancouver. After contacting the Managing partner, came to confirm that this was a scam as well. All this foolishness makes it hard for REAL employers who are actually looking for qualified candidates to be trusted.
hi hope, please can you post the emails which you were used to be contacted by these guys (both WorldNewsMedia and Titan Recruiting) , I might be in a similar predicament
Same email here, just received it and it felt weird. Thanks everyone for posting, I knew I had to follow my gut!
Hey E Gauthier? what email did the poster use to contact you ?
Wow! I am so glad i found this blog! i got this email today:
WOOD STOCK Inc. is glad to welcome you.
You can take more information about company on website.
Website is http://www.woodstocktradingcompany.com
We have 3 open vacancies for the position “ONLINE SERVICE MANAGER”.
So we are looking for new employees who wish to work with us.
We need a person who will keep in touch with our customers and clients.
With them you need to build mutual dialogue and to keep working etiquette.
This is home based online position(remote work).
Emрlоymеnt: Full/Pаrt timе:
1.Sаlаry: (Full timе: 1340$/wеек) (Pаrt timе: 670$/wеек)
2.Wоrкing hоurs: 40 hоurs/wеек оr 20 hоurs/wеек
3.Payment going into your bank account weekly directly via Interac e-transfer.
4.Working hours: 9 AM – 5 PM.
If you choose position of Part Time, you need to work at least 4 hours a day, it is advisable to start the morning.
Triаl реriоd: 10 dаys. (8 working days and 2 weekends)
During trial period, you get a salary.(Full Time – 1340$/week ; Part Time – 670$/week)
We request: To be responsible, to do the task in exact dates.
You will get salary every Friday at 6 pm without commission.
Interview: You will get the interview at the office as soon as you pass probation period or you can get interview through a video-conference on Skype.
Requirements:
1.Excellent customer service skills
2.Ability to work well independently and as part of a team
3.Well developed organizational, time management and prioritization skills
4.Proficient user in MS Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Strong typing and data entry skills
5.Excellent communication skills
6. Well developed problem solving skills
Duties:
1.Manage incoming phone call inquiries
2.Prepare, scan and upload all mails into our system
3.Create and mail correspondence to claimants, clients, and service providers
4.Data base file creation
5.Handle all open and closed office filing
6.Preparation of weekly and monthly, reports using Excel and Word
7.Assist with other support functions as required
We’ll provide for you our client database.
After a few successful deals with our customers, we will discuss with you a long-term contract.
I am your personal manager and all questions you can ask for me.
I will be able to answer any questions that you have and will help you in all your beginnings.
Please fill out the Application Form and send me to continue. You don’t need to print the Application Form.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Hello Samantha, please what is the ‘from’ email that was used to contact you so we can kill the domain
I am so glad my husband found this blog!
Information of the scam:
Dale Forrest [email protected]
I got this email yesterday:
Jessiman Consulting want to offer you new fresh vacancy №676
Welcome Applicant!
My name is Dale Forrest I am Hiring Manager at Jessiman Consulting.
We receive your resume from the canadian job website.
We are looking for responsible and reliable people to expand our personnel in Canada.
Currently we have an open position of Online Service Manager.
Jessiman Consultings is a well established company providing a wide-ranging (and growing) portfolio of services.
Clients approach us with many objectives: to evaluate and improve their existing infrastructure, optimise information flow and reduce the hassle of daily activity, outsource their IT support and take advantage of the Internet-based technologies which are transforming the way we all do business.
Employment:
• Working hours: Full time (9 AM – 5 PM)/Part time (4-5 hours/per day).
• Working days: From Monday to Friday.
• Salary: Full-time: 1340 CAD/week; Part-time: 670 CAD/week.
Qualifications:
Living in Canada.
Communication skills, ability to work in team.
Resource Centre.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Organizational skills that will help to plan the day successfully.
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office.
If you are interested in this position and you are ready to become a successful manager with the opportunity for career growth together with Jessiman Consulting, please reply this mail and we will begin your employment.
If you are not interested, please let us know also, and we will not bother you again.
Thank you!
To ensure delivery of this email please add [email protected] to your Address Book or Safe List.
Dear _______,
Congratulations! You have accepted for a trial period on the Online Service Manager position.
We have chosen you out of a certain number of candidates for this position, and we hope that you will not let us down.
You are familiar with your responsibilities and ready to get to work.
You should check your e-mail constantly and respond to my messages quickly.
Just keep your cell phone available to get a call from us at all times.
Many organizations are required to produce accounting documents about their activity. Using Bitcoin allows you to offer
the highest level of transparency since you can provide information your members can use to verify your balances and transactions.
Bitcoin is an emerging market of new customers who are searching for ways to spend their bitcoins. Accepting them is a good way
to get new customers and give your business some new visibility. Accepting a new payment method has often shown to be a clever
practice for online businesses.
To start working with Bitcoin, you need to fill up your wallet. We will give you money via Interac system.
To do this, I attached document to this message please fill this in and send back to me.
There is no fee to receive bitcoins, and many wallets let you control how large a fee to pay when spending.
Most wallets have reasonable default fees, and higher fees can encourage faster confirmation of your transactions.
Our company use Bitcoin because it is profitable. Bitcoin is online currency comparable to shares.
After receiving electronic transfer, you will have to fill up your Bitcoin wallet.
We will send you 2-3 transactions through Interac system.
Have you ever used electronic transfer (Interac)?
Do you have online banking active?
Do you have business bank account?
Your duty will be to:
– Contact the customer;
– Take his order;
– Analyze order;
– Report the order value to the customer.
Services and goods which you will buy for customers:
Services:
– Web Design;
– MySQL Database;
– Set up VoIP number;
– Database Servers;
– Stock exchange services;
– Hosting;.
– Virtual private servers
You must ensure all necessary tasks for the client. You should find an individual approach to each customer.
You should offer new services and products to him.
In other words, your position requires you to do everything possible, to make client happy.
For the future, he will work with us and recommend our company to others.
You need to understand your customer, how to do it:
Providing a high level of customer care often requires you to find out what your customers want.
Once you have identified your most valuable customers or best potential customers,
you can target your highest levels of customer care towards them.
You should collect information about your customer.
Information about your customer and what he wants is available from many sources, including:
– His order history
– Records of their contacts with our business – phone calls, meetings and so on
– Direct feedback – if you ask them, customers will usually tell you what they want
– Changes in the overall success of specific products or services
– Feedback about your existing range – what it does and does not do
– Inquiries about possible new products or services
– Feedback from your customers about things they buy from other businesses
– Feedback and referrals from other, non-competitive suppliers.
It may sound hard, and sometimes it is not clear to you. Do not worry, I’ll be in charge of
you throughout the 10 days. I will give detailed instructions step by step. So after the trial 10 days,
you will learn this profession, if you will work hard.
!You should answer all the questions that I have written in this letter (highlighted in green) AND FILL IN ATTACHED DOCUMENT.
After that, I will send your personal Bitcoin wallet to you.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask me. I will answer.
HR manager
Dale Forrest
Jessiman Consulting Inc
The scam continues. Take a look at these emails. It looks too familiar with the ones submitted in earlier years.
Dear Aileen,
Andores Digital is glad to welcome you.
We help enterprises cope with their IT tasks and the stress they cause – allowing them to focus on their core competency and grow their productivity.
This position requires a passion for client/customer satisfaction as well as the desire to continually tackle new challenges. This position often requires the handling of sensitive information with professionalism and integrity. As part of our dynamic environment and team you will feel a strong sense of accomplishment as you develop your technical, interpersonal and administrative skills as well as see your efforts contribute to meeting the needs of our clients. Our supportive, team-oriented, and inclusive approach will motivate you to do your best while also helping others.
We have 3 open vacancies for the position “REMOTE EXECUTIVE MANAGER”.
So we are looking for new employees who wish to work with us.
We are specialized in providing IT resources, expertise and talent to our customers in a timely and cost effective manner.
We need a person who will keep in touch with our customers and clients.
With them you need to build mutual dialogue and to keep working etiquette.
This is home based online position(remote work).
Office location: Suite 1080, 192 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 2C2
Company website : http://www.andores.ca
Emрlоymеnt: Full Time/Pаrt Timе:
1.Sаlаry: FT: 1300 CAD/wееk and PT: 650 CAD/wееk (NET salary)
2.Wоrking hоurs FT:40 hоurs/wеек оr PT:20 hоurs/wееk
3.Payment going into your bank account weekly directly through direct deposit.
4.Working hours: 9 AM – 5 PM. Monday-Friday.
· If you choose Part-Time working hours is flexible. You should work 20 hours per week at any time between 9 am – 5 pm.
· We provide VoIP landline for incoming and outgoing calls from customers and corporate email address.
Triаl Pеriоd: 10 business days.
During trial period, you get a salary.(Full Time – 1300 CAD/week ; Part Time – 650 CAD/week)
We request: To be responsible, to do the task in exact dates.
Each Friday is payment day.
Requirements:
1.ability to interface with clients effectively,
2.ability to work effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced sales environment with multiple priorities,
3.well developed organizational, time management and prioritization skills,
4.proficiency with computers (working knowledge of Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint),
5.managing filing systems and contact databases,
6.providing shared support as required,
7.ability to work well with colleagues at all levels,
8.fluent in English, oral and written,
9.demonstrated experience in customer service and support.
Duties:
1.manage incoming phone call inquiries,
2.manage quality and successful delivery of a large number of simultaneous projects,
3.create and mail correspondence to claimants, clients, and service providers,
4.continuous client communication and contact via telephone and email
5.ensure timely execution of all client requests and instructions
6.preparation of weekly and monthly, reports using Excel and Word
7.assist with other support functions as required
8.generate sales orders and customer invoices, posting sales and credits to accounting system
9.Input orders from the Sales Team into company web-based system for processing and delivery
Benefits:
1.a competitive salary,
2.annual vacation (accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation time in first year),
3.employer-matched pension plan,
4.comprehensive group benefits plan,
5.career development opportunities,
6.annual performance plans,
7.environment where employees are encouraged, supported and recognized.
WE PROVIDE FULL TRAINING TO HELP MAXIMIZE YOUR EARNING POTENTIAL.
I am your personal manager and all questions you can ask for me.
I will be able to answer any questions that you have and will help you in all your beginnings.
If you are interesting in this position, let me know.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thank you!
Dear Aileen,
I think that you can accomplish this position.
I have attached to this letter an agreement for 10 days.
Remote Executive Manager is remote position, you will work from your home. To start working you need PC or laptop and internet.
During the trial period we provide online trainings. We should start as soon as possible. You can put comfortable start date at the employment offer.
You must:
1. Read carefully Employment Offer..
2. Put your name, address and available start date.
3. Put your signature at the bottom.
4. Print or make a quality photo copy of document
5. Send me back by email signed documents
You should comply with the terms of this agreement, in particular, start your working day without delay at 9 AM ,If starting Part-Time position, start time is flexible.
In case of failure of your duties, your trial period will end and we will terminate our agreement.
About your probation period:
You will perform a simple task, so that we can help you and give advice on the example of simple tasks. You’ll be doing it online at your home area and you don’t need to relocate. I will give instructions to you so that you can successfully go through that. During the probation period, you will get a pay. We will pay you 1300 $/week for a Full-Time position and 650 $/week for a Part-Time.
Your responsibility during trial period:
– Be in touch with your manager
– Keep your mobile phone switched on
– During the working hours, you cannot engage in side issues which hinder your work.
– Strictly perform tasks (it will affect the decision about your permanent employment).
– Make a report of each task done.
I am responsible for you, and your success.
You should check your email constantly throughout the day, and quickly respond to my messages.
I am your mentor, I am interested in your success as well as you when you go through the trial period.
So, I i ask you to connect your cell phone to an Internet connection to receive my messages, always and without delays.
To proceed with your registration process, please find the attached file to this letter,
Sign “Employment Offer”, after that send it back to me.
· We conduct phone interview at the start date.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thank you!