Agree with Sport.  Caller only left his first name and a cryptic message about wanting to talk to me about my resume.

Same thing here.  Message from some guy who could barely speak.

Guy just called looking for my husband.  He sounded drunk.  Couldn't compete a sentence if he had to.  Didn't give his name.  Just said he would call my husband's cell number.  What a weirdo!

It's a scam trying to get you to pay thousands for them to 'market' your resume.

Everyone should call Erik and tell him to take a hike.

Website has no data.  Domain is privately registered.  Server is in Phoenix.

He must be scum

We just got a call from this number and my husband being in the military I wasn't going to give him his personal work number, so I screened the call and googled it to find this.. Thankyou all for doing this.  I contacted the guy back and informed him that his number is listed on a scam site and if I ever get a call from this number again I am contacting the police.

hey guys. at first i was also hesitant to entertain their call. fortunately i spoke with them and they were able to help me a big deal. kudos to them! wish this will help.

company legit. spoke with the same guy and was able to answer all of my questions. got a number of info from them

The # is from WIN in Moutain View, CA.  They are looking to sell you on buying thier program to find a job.  They want only $150K and above.  Just tell them you do not make $150K up front & thry will not call you.

Company charges up-front fee for career placement.  FAQ's are smoke & mirrors, a good reputable company will be found on the internet with positive reviews, etc.  Don't be foolish and throw good hard earned money away based on a promise.  There are extremely to many RED FLAGS to list so use your own good judgment.  

FREE services such as monster, CareerBuilder, sixfigures, theladder, indeed, hotjobs, and other available services will help you obtain career placement- these are all way more advanced than an individual or group locating a high end career.

Recruiters, Staffing Agencies, Temp Agencies, get paid when they secure career placement for a client.  This obviously makes much more sense- because these firms are illegitimate.  


http://www.webrandyou.net/

login: win
pw: success

reserve 1:

login: win
pw: b

reserve 2:

login: win
pw: a

people:

Debra Mason - 917-499-8100 (presents herself as Sr. Acct. Executive) very strong minded, and forward.  Excellent skills at selling WIN services.  *beware or be fooled.

Giada Delfino - 646-415-9078 (schedules initial interview-screen session) Nice, pleasant, and convincing.  *does a good job of setting up initial process, *be cautious

http://www.bbb.org/new-york-city/business-rev ... 308/#accrstatus

BBB rating (complaint details are scoped within 36 months, WIN has operated under current name less than 36 months) *Win has complaints listed on BBB

compare accredited vs. rating; WIN is not accredited

*disclaimer; information may or may not be reliable, perform your own research and determine your own opinions or facts. TRUST info at your own risk.

OTHER Sources:

http://www.ripoffreport.com/questionable-activities/executive-options-ho/executive-options-howard-nest-6aee5.htm  ( many more listed but this is one the many complaints

http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=chr-greentr ... andyou.net+scam  ( check out what assumed qualified Executives are saying about this company )

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/6465951660

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-650-396-7042

Note: WIN has several alias or affiliated companies, make sure to do your research.

info on employment scams

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 youâ??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 Craigâ??s List. Anyone can create a website, but it doesnâ??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 â??pre-registerâ? with your SSN, home address or driverâ??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 â??payment representative â??orâ? accounts receivable clerk.â? 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 â??money mule scam.â?

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 â??work-at homeâ? scams, especially those that ask you to â??forwardâ? 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 â??freight forwarder.â?
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

FTC Cracks Down on Jobs Con Artists
Scams prey on Americans left jobless by the recession


By James Limbach
ConsumerAffairs.com
February 18, 2010

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched a new crackdown on con artists who are preying on unemployed Americans.
The fraudsters utilize job-placement and work-at-home scams, promoting empty promises that they can help people get jobs in the federal government, as movie extras, or as mystery shoppers; or make money working from their homes stuffing envelopes or assembling ornaments.
As part of the law enforcement sweep, dubbed "Operation Bottom Dollar," the FTC has filed seven cases against the operators of deceptive and illegal job and moneymaking scams. In addition, the sweep includes 43 criminal actions by the Department of Justice, many involving the substantial assistance of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
The agency also announced partnerships with the online job placement service Monster.com, the search engine Bing and the centralized network of online communities Craigslist to help job seekers recognize job scams so they can avoid being victimized. Monster, Careerbuilder, Bing and Craigslist will display FTC consumer education material to people who are using the companies' Web sites to look for jobs.
"Federal and state law enforcement officials will not tolerate those who take advantage of consumers in times of economic misfortune," said David C. Vladeck, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. "If you falsely advertise that you will connect people with jobs or with opportunities for them to make money working from home, we will shut you down. We will give your assets to the people you scammed, and, when it's appropriate, we'll refer you to criminal authorities for prosecution."
To help consumers avoid being conned by employment scams, the FTC has produced a new consumer education video in English and Spanish.


Read more: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/02/jobs_scams.html#ixzz0gesTr4l6

Got call from "Eric".  Returned call to find out voicemail box is full... really wanted to go down the rabit hole to see where it went and how un-legit they are... Oh well...  

Gotta love scammers, they don't understand how they stick out like a sore thumb to most of us.  Feel sorry for those who get taken for 'the ride'.

650-396-7042 - from a person named Eric.  Recruiter representing a fee-based placement service.  The fee is not from employers but from you.  This is atypical in the recruiting/executive placement industry.  They extracted from me, my email, phone number, base pay and pay range.  Their web site is http://www.webrandyou.net and their invitation-only login is "win" with the password "now".  This was the information given to me on May 13, 2010.

Be cautious.

SOMEONE NAME ERIC HAS BEEN CALLING WITH ID HIS COMPANY. WILL NOT WASTE MONEY CALLING THESE KINDS OF PEOPLE OR COMPANIES.

V. ANTHONY PEP

thank you tim. i also got a call from them this morning. spoke with Jay. im scheduled to talk to their executives tomorrow

hey guys. i beg to disagree. at first i was also hesitant to take the call after searching the number. but when i decided to call back i was able to talk to eric. the call went well and i was scheduled for an appointment call with their executive. got a number of informative stuff from 'em. hope this helps

Yup, got the same message from a guy name Eric.  Doesn't state last name (which most people would) nor the company he represents.  Sounds like a scam.

Person named "Jay" left message on both my home and cell phone yesterday morning. Tone and short statement very unprofessional with remark, "calling you about your resume."

I certainly do not intend to return this voice mail...

It's a scam ... hang up!

Got a call today (March 17, 2010) from 650-396-7042. Caller said his name was Eric and he was calling from WIN. He wanted to setup a call the following day and became quite unprofessional when I stated that I was not in the market. Sounded pretty fishy.

The call is from a Recruiting Firm who would like about $6000 to let you know how to deal with today's job market from their experience.

Careful as you go

Same as Mark... call from Eric. No company...  left the number... voicemail has family noice in background.. does not sound legit

I got a call from WIN as well. They set up follow-up appointment but never called me back.  Pretty Fishy