512-879-2211

I did schedule a phone interview, but 12 hours after I waited by the phone for someone to call, I received an email telling me to call this number for a one-hour interview. I sent a message back saying that the email was half a day late and that the reason I was applying for the job was that I couldn't afford extras, like a one-hour toll call. Is this place a scam? Does anybody know?

I scheduled a phone interview as well and also received the notice 2 hours after the interview was scheduled.
I was attempting to re-schedule but decided to google the number first.  I'm glad I did since your story sounds too close to mine to be just a coincidence.  Did you actually call the number?  
I'm sure this is some kind of scam.  I can't figure it out, but I am not going to put myself in the position to be their next victim.
Best of luck in your job search!

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to post these scams!

Same Deal all, , sounds bogus to me

It starts out as a Craigslist Job posting (in this case for a Security officer aka rent-a-cop) and you reply to the job posting and you get an email from leylajmnz@gmail.com as shown below:

"leylajmnz to me
show details 4:22 AM (15 hours ago)
Thank you for your interest in the Security position we have posted
through Craigslist.  To complete the application process please click
on the link below.

To apply for this job click here http://sparklingemployment.com/?275703

Thank you
Leyla Jimenez"

From there you go to this website that is looking to hook you into going back to school.  After you get through that BS, you get this follow up Email which is not even related to the job posting:

"info@career-network.com to me
show details 4:40 AM (15 hours ago)
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Dear Xxxxxxxx,

Thank you for applying for the Data Entry/Media Writer position. You are currently scheduled on Thursday, February 18, 2010, at 10:15 a.m. Eastern Time for your initial call.

At the time of your call, please be sure that you have access to a quiet room with a computer that is able to access the internet. Then call 512-879-2211 and enter the access code of 889969# You will also need to access to www.internet-companydeintro.com for an accompanying slideshow. Clicking the link to the website in this email will take you to the slideshow. The call will last approximately one hour.

We look forward to the call.

Kevin Davis, Vice President of Marketing
Career-Network"

I went through the exact same thing, but 15 minutes before making the phone call, I decided to google the phone number and Im glad I did it because I could see these other comments. Is this definetely scam? Thanks for posting!

Identity Thieves Prowling for Job Seekers
Fake job ads up 345% as recession creates opportunities for scam artists
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/03/job_scams.html

March 9, 2009

With the unemployment rate rising and living costs going up, more people are looking for new jobs or second jobs. These are ideal conditions, it turns out, if you’re an identity thief.
Job seekers will register with employment agencies, check employment ads, mail out unsolicited resumes, network, post resumes on job search sites and search Craigslist.
In fact, the UK Association for Payment Clearing Services which tracks the prevalence of fake job ads said that fake ads are up 345 percent over the past three years. Unfortunately identity thieves are taking advantage of these uncertain economic times to scam job seekers and gather personal identifying information.
The Identity Theft Resource Center offers these tips:

• Protect your Social Security Number by limiting how many people see it. Never put your SSN on a resume. Let a company ask for it when they consider you a serious applicant. To minimize your risk, you also may want to not list your home address and just put your city and state on the resume.

• Consider opening a separate email account for your job search and keeping your primary email address private. Placing your email address on a resume could open the door to spam and phishing, account verification, and other email scams. (The recent Monster.com breach exposed resumes and email addresses. If you had placed your Social Security number or home email address on your resume, you could have made yourself a target.)

• Check out a company you found on a website carefully before giving them your information, for example Craig’s List. Anyone can create a website, but it doesn’t mean that they are a real company. You can find information on a company through the Better Business Bureau or the State Attorney General where the company is located. You can also Google the business to find out more about them. Most reputable companies will have a significant presence on the Internet, not just a few mentions.

• Avoid any website that requires you to “pre-register” with your SSN, home address or driver’s license number. Also, you should not be required to prepay to view job listings. Both these requirements are strong indicators of a scam.

• Update your computer security prior to emailing resumes and receiving email correspondence. Making sure your computer security is currently updated against viruses, Trojans, and other types of computer malware can help to protect you from any intrusion in an attachment you might receive.

• Make sure the person who contacted you actually works at the listed company and is not someone who has posted a job pretending to be part of a company. Does the URL address include the name of the company? If not, who actually sent it? Call the company involved, and ask for the Human Resources Department. Some companies recommend not responding via email to any person asking for more information, but rather to call the company directly. Rarely does a company hire someone sight unseen.

• Be wary of some common job scams. Avoid any company, especially a foreign company that wants to hire you as a “payment representative “or” accounts receivable clerk.” This scam indicates that you get to keep a percentage of all checks or money orders you place in a bank account for them. Do not open a bank account for a company. You will be the responsible party should any money laundering occur, or if checks bounce. This is called a “money mule scam.”
Another scam is to notify you that you are one of the finalists for a job, and they need your Social Security number to do a background check. If you have not had a face-to-face interview with the company, you should be very skeptical. No one gets a job based on a resume alone.
Finally, watch out for the “work-at home” scams, especially those that ask you to “forward” packages you receive to a third party. That package may contain stolen goods or illegal drugs. There is rarely need to have a private party as a “freight forwarder.”
The safest ways to job search are to use local want ads, visit the unemployment office, use temp employment services, tell friends and family about your search, and network via professional groups and business acquaintances. When contacting a local company you can meet them, see the facilities, and ask acquaintances in that industry about their reputation. Consider not contacting foreign companies, especially those from Nigeria, Russia and third world countries.
Should you decide to use the Internet, ITRC strongly recommends that you read the safety tips on job seeking websites and report any suspicious posting to the website concerned.


Read more: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/03/job_scams.html#ixzz0TGskhzJw

Florida Probes Eight Firms For Alleged Employment Scams
Suspected of exploiting desperate job-seekers
February 17, 2010

The ads make it sound easy; let the advertised firm train and place you in a new job, or set you up in a work-at-home business that will triple your income. It hardly ever works out that way, however.
Now, the State of Florida has issued subpoenas to eight firms suspected of running employment or work-at-home scams.
"Unemployed Floridians are particularly vulnerable to scams that falsely promise quick fixes for people who are jobless," said Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. "With the unemployment rate in Florida at record highs, we need to be vigilant in our efforts against people looking to capitalize on someone else's difficulties."
One of the firms receiving a subpoena is Career Services International, based in Orlando. McCollum's office is investigating allegations that the company misrepresents available services and collects fees for those services, but fails to provide them. Consumers have complained that the quality of service was not what the company had promised and indicated problems with missed deadlines, untrained employees, and lack of advertised expertise.
Federal-State Crackdown
The subpoena is one of a series issued over the past several months targeting employment scams and was announced today to highlight the office's joint enforcement effort with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)and several other states. Seven other Florida companies have also received subpoenas investigating potential violations of Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. Allegations include misleading or deceptive marketing of work-from-home opportunities as well as job placement services and other Internet business ventures.
The other firms under investigation include:

• Coretech Media LLC, doing business as Netcadetpro.com and Net Money Training, located in St. Petersburg; Investigation of unfair and deceptive trade practices related to home business opportunity kits advertised over the internet

• Darling Angel Pin Creations, Inc., located in Brandon; Investigation of unfair and deceptive trade practices involving work at home job opportunity

• GC Displays, Inc., doing business as Atlanticpacificonline.com, located in Clearwater; Investigation of unfair and deceptive trade practices involving job placement services

• Home Biz Ventures, LLC, doing business as Bidfuel.com and Blogtoolkit.com, located in Clearwater; Investigation of unfair and deceptive trade practices involving internet business opportunity which offers on-line membership access to training and products to sell on auction sites

• My Career Corp., Inc., located in Tampa; Investigation of unfair and deceptive trade practices involving job placement services

• Pacific Webworks, Inc., located in Salt Lake City, Utah; Investigation of unfair and deceptive trade practices involving work from home opportunities

• Viable Marketing Corp., located in Seminole; Unauthorized recurring charges associated with negative option "work at home" internet business opportunity

McCollum says consumers should be wary of any company offering employment positions that require little or no education but claim to pay high wages, companies that charge an up-front fee for their services or products, companies that offer "memberships" to internet-based employment opportunities, and any other opportunity that sounds too good to be true.


Read more: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/02 ... l#ixzz0ftMC4KaX

I received the same email verbatum,(accept my interview was at 9:15am 2/18/2010),  and I like a few on here got a funny feeling just before calling. I have been on many Multi-state conf calls over the years, They are usually 888 or 800 #'s. So I googled it and found multiple scam alerts. Thank you to all skeptics out there, if you all had not posted your comments I would be on an hour long waste of time right now. Good luck to all on your job searches.

Thanks for the community! I was just waiting for the set time, so that I could make the phone call to 512-879-2211 start the "interview" (just as I was instructed on an email I got after I applied for the Data Entry/Media Writer position). I thought about stories I heard some years ago about people calling a phone # only to find out on their ph bill that there were reverse charges to overseas phone calls. So, I googled the ph# and found this board.
Thank you!

I also received a "Thank you for scheduling your 1st interview for the DATA ENTRY/MEDIA WRITER position. Your call has been scheduled for: Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010; Time: 7:15 a.m. Pacific Time; Number: 1-512-879-2211; Access Code: 889969#.  We will send you an interview confirmation emakl prior to your interview time".  Anyway a recording from Dave who said he is with the INTERNET COMPANY, and for trouble I was to e-mail traininghelp@internet-company.com - Dave also said their two largest corporate companies are based out of Orlando, Florid and India.  Dave also said everyone should have received a confirmation e-mail, which I did not and that I should hit a link, enter my e-mail address and he would provide me with a start code.

I hung up!

I found a listing for this job on Jobs.com.  I called 512-879-2211 and entered the code it asked me to enter in the email I received.  I then heard music.  This went on for about a minute and I turned to my husband sitting across the room from me and said, "If they continue to keep me on a hold I am just going to hang up."  All of a sudden there was this static on the line and some guy named Dave came on saying that the conference had to be rescheduled and that I would receive an email in the next 24 - 48 hours.  I would definitely say that this is a scam.

yep, this is def a scam

WELL GUYS, I DID IT TOO. I CALLED THE 512-879-2211 NUMBER AND LISTENED TO THEIR 40 MINUTE PRESENTATION. I STOPPED AT THE "SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW FOR DETAILS" SELECTION.  I FOUND THIS INFO AND REALIZED I WANT NO PART OF IT. UNFORTUNATELY, I AM WORRIED NOW THAT #1, AM I GOING TO HAVE A HUGE PHONE BILL AND #2, DID I GIVE THEM ANYTHING THAT THEY CAN USE TO STEAL MY IDENTITY?  YOU GUYS HAVE ANY IDEAS?  IF I HAVE GOTTEN MYSELF INTO A MESS, IS THERE ANY ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE ME AS TO WHAT I SHOULD DO NOW?  THANKS GUYS  (I GUESS I WAS JUST DESPERATE).  P.S. HAVE ANY OF YOU FOUND ANY DECENT LEGITIMATE JOBS ON A WEBSITE THAT I CAN CHECK OUT?

I wished I had seen this before making the call , the same company is now going by JobNet one of those work at home scams. I thought something was odd because they scheduled an interview with me at 11 this morning with me calling, to my surprise it was a recorded message directing me to go to some site (traininghelp@internet.com) well I typed the address in and to my shock all the complaints about this company. I am now worried because I sent them my resume and am freaking out because I am not sure when I filled out the app if anything can be used to steal my ID..What do I do now?
Joanna

hey there is a  web site called simply hire the company is real try it , but don t be redirect stay at that  site

Well, it seems like Dave quit and Rob has taken over.  I succumbed to the second session and Rob talked so fast that he got me totally lost looking for Logos that I just hung up.  I was told to go to traininghelp@internetcompany.com and started reading these letters.  Thank you all for the information.  I am desperate and might consider anything.
Pat