I was on a "conference call service" in December...and the man doing the conference, was right here in Los Angeles....but then I got my phone bill and it is the number listed here....and it is in IOWA!  I thought, oh well, I'll pay the bill.

But THEN I look at THIS months bill and the SAME number is listed and I am being charged for it...and I did NOT make any of THOSE calls!

It was not a company that called ME, but a number I was given to call to listen to this conference!

bonjour pasteur HENECK comment allez-vous ? Et la famille ? C'est M.CHINOT Annuel , moi je vais très bien par la grace de dieu

RE: (712) 432-2356
this number is from a radio in Spanish through your cell phone, I'm sure there will be charges, just block them.
or report them to the do not call website
www.donotcall.org

I responded to a posting on Craigslist for a receptionist and this is what i received:

So that we may answer all of your questions in detail, please join us for an interview.   See below for available dates/times.  Please confirm your attendance by replying to jy@wowway.com with the date & time that you are available to attend the phone interview.  Thank you!

James

Thank you for your interest in our company. I am writing to inform you of our group orientation interview being held this Tuesday & Wednesday. We are hiring people in your area to work from home as affiliates. You will receive full training and support. You will help prescreen applicants, schedule appointments, write ads, coordinate and implement marketing strategies, respond to inbound leads, set up new accounts, & foster team building,  You only need to have a computer with internet and a phone with long distance to be able to do this job from home.

We are having group orientation interviews this Tues 02/24/09 & Wed 02/25/09 at 2:00PM (EST), 7:00PM (EST), or 9:00PM (EST).

LOGGING INTO THE GROUP ORIENTATION INTERVIEW:

(Print this email out and have it available during the interview)

* Dial: 1-712-432-3900
* Access Code: 368576#
* USERNAME/SPONSOR: candislist

Later in the interview, you will be instructed when to enter a user name/sponsor.  At this time, please enter user name/sponsor "candislist".  Please ensure that you have access to a computer during the interview.

Please confirm your attendance by replying to jy@wowway.com with the date & time that you are available to attend the phone interview. If you are absolutely unable to attend the interview at this time, let me know and I will re-schedule you for another date.
We look forward to having you at the interview.
Best Regards,
James Yodock
GDI, Affiliate Network Recruiting Mgr.
jyodock@wowway.com

this is a phone number to an overeaters phone conference meeting...google OA telephone meetings and you will find this nuber on their website as the conference call number

you got a bill for calling the dial in number 712-432-3900, looks like you have called that number & incured the long distance call charge applicable to be paid to your phone carrier as you phone carrier company is the one who bills you not the "Free Conference call" bridge provides who just provides you a bridge system to use for free using which you can hold a conference call with about 250 callers.

If you have not called 712-432-3900 & received a bill from your carrier you have to contact your phone carrier or complain to FCC for the same

Cheers!!!

We got a $40 phone bill for 7124323900 phone number and no one here placed the call !!!???

If anyone knows anythig about these people please let us know.

gk

blixpix@gmail.com

this is what I found out about this #
Type: land line
Provider: great lakes communication corp
Location: lake park,IA

Who is it?

I got the same thing responding to an ad in craig's list

Thank you for your interest in our company. I am writing to inform you of our group orientation interview being held this Thursday & Friday. We are seeking people in your area to work from home as independent affiliates.  No experience is required.  You will receive full training and support. You will help prescreen applicants, schedule appointments, write ads, coordinate and implement marketing strategies, respond to inbound leads, set up new accounts, & foster team building,  You only need to have a computer with internet and a phone with long distance to be able to do this job from home.
We are having group orientation interviews this Thurs 03/26/09 & Fri 03/27/09 @ 2:00PM (EST), 4:00PM (EST), 7:00PM (EST), or 9:00PM (EST).
 
INSTRUCTIONS TO CALL & LOG INTO THE GRP INTERVIEW @ 2:00PM (EST), 7:00PM (EST) or 9:00PM (EST):
(Print this email out and have it available during the interview)

* Dial: 1-712-432-3900
* Access Code: 368576#
*
USERNAME/SPONSOR: tbenitez

INSTRUCTIONS TO CALL & LOG INTO THE GRP INTERVIEW @ 4:00PM (EST) ONLY:
(Print this email out and have it available during the interview)

* Dial: 1-218-339-2500
* Access Code: 505680#
* USERNAME/SPONSOR: tbenitez

Later in the interview, you will be instructed when to enter a user name/sponsor.  At this time, please enter user name/sponsor "tbenitez".  Please ensure that you have access to a computer during the interview.

Please confirm your attendance by replying to this email with the date & time that you are available to attend the phone interview to tbenitez88@yahoo.com.
If you are absolutely unable to attend the interview at this time, let me know and I will re-schedule you for another date.

We look forward to having you at the orientation.

Best Regards,

Theresa Benitez
GDI, Affiliate Network Recruiting Mgr.
tbenitez88@yahoo.co


"To the world you may just be one person, but to one person you might be the world :)"
"Don't be sorry for what you have done but, be sorry for what you haven't done"

I have one too. So is this a legit job or what?

It's NO COST CONFERENCE .com  You call in, pay for the call (long distance if necessary) and everyone is conferenced.  

I use it to market to people not in my area so that we can all talk together

The originator used to be the one that paid for the call.

I got one too, but mine was an email asking me to call.
like jessi asked is it a legal job??

This is the number used by http://www.nocostconference.com/ for free conference calls.

My company uses this service daily and it is nothing to be "leary" of.

While the companies that many of these posters are seeking employment with may be suspect, this number is legit.

I know an AA group that uses that base number to have conference calls for homebound folks who need an AA meeting. The PIN number is completely different than any of the ones on this page here.

While the company someone responded to through an ad in Craigslist might be totally bogus, the phone number itself is just a company that sells easy conference calling. Nothing more, nothing less. Open to both the bogus and the important.

Hope that helps.

It's NO COST CONFERENCE .com  You call in, pay for the call (long distance if necessary) and everyone is conferenced.  

I use it to market to people, and for webinars of guests not in my area so that we can all talk together.

it's a conference call-in number.  I just used it for a webinar I "attended".

Same Thing Here.

Thanks so much for your interest in the position, Brett. You will
find full details and answers to all of your questions in the group phone
interviews that will be held Mon thru Sat at 2pm 7pm and 9pm Eastern time.  I
hope you can make one of these phone interviews.


We are an advertising and marketing agency that is hiring people in your area to
work from home. No sales or cold calling is involved. We are in need of people
who
can simply respond to emails from dozens of people daily who are interested
in our website services. No investment or upfront fees, and our company
pays bonuses weekly! Upon hiring you will receive full training and
support. I am sending this email to provide you the information needed to
attend one of our group phone interviews. These phone interviews are
open and all questions will be answered at that time.  



Please confirm your attendance by sending an email with "RSVP" and the Day and
Time you picked on the subject line only. Example:  Monday, 2p.m.





                         HOW TO LOG ONTO THE GROUP INTERVIEW:




Dial-in Number for phone interview 712-432-3900 Access Code:  368576#
User name:  preesh6



Please ensure that you have access to a computer with the internet during the
interview.

Again, please confirm your attendance for which ever interview you choose
by responding to this email with "RSVP" with the time and day you picked on
the subject line only. Please keep your phones on mute during the phone
interview or be located in a quiet area. Many people will be attending the
call, and this will greatly help reduce background noise.



If you are absolutely unable to attend the interview at this time, please
let me know and I will re-schedule you for another date. Please email me with
any questions you might have at preesh10@charter.net  I look forward to hearing
from you one way or another!
--
Robert Preeshl
http://freedom.ws/preesh6

What exacly did they discuss within the phone call? I had to do an interview with this company today but was unable to make it.  I just wondered what type of individuals they are interested in

I like most of you was leary but I thought what harm could it do to phone in and see what it was about. This organization is completely legit. They're no scam...the phone # is exactly that a phone number with access code that will get you in to listen and partake in a conference call where you can ask questions and see if your the type of person they're looking for...ultimately its your choice. its an opportunity. It wasn't for me but its legit.

I received a similar email & a voice mail message asking me call the same  conference call number & password.

After a little research . . .  

Global Domains International Inc also known as GDI has exclusive license agreement to distribute the dot WS domains (.ws is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Samoa) which is their main offer to customers.

GDI apparently has a Multi Level Marketing Strategy to distribute and market these domains.

I also received a message from these people. It is, indeed, just a conference number and I doubt since they have a forums with all information about the conference system, that it would charge you to call it. However, I will be messaging these people back to ask for more information about the "job" before I do call, just in case. This is the message I received, which is extremely similar to the previous one. If they are having more than one conference call at the same time, it does not seem very business-like at all. I have, however, done business conference calls before for legitimate business.
_______________________
Good evening ...

Thank you for confirming...I have you down to attend tomorrow's call at 9pm EST.

The call coordinator will be Cameron.  He'll take you through the company, job, and pay.  Lisa Watson will then answer any questions you may have.  Have a pen and paper handy to jot down notes and any questions you may have.  If possible be in front of your computer.

The call in number is...

(712)432-3900

Access code...

368576#

Username...

sunset77

I'll follow up with you after the call.

Thank you,
Sommer Kahanek

I just googled GDI (please don't do it, you are only helping them move up in the google search!) and this is what I found after a lenghly website sales pitch:

The opportunity we provide is so affordable ... after the 7 day free trial...the cost is Far LESS than the cost of a pizza!


A Little about the BIG Payplan...

You will receive $1 per month per member in your team (downline). In fact, the matrix can give you an income of $UNLIMITED$ Earnings! per month in residuals.

We have a compensation system that is UNLIMITED WIDTH...and 5 levels deep..

The miracle of our system is that you can build an organization by placing just a few members on your first level to hundreds or more on your first level.......its Unlimited Width!!! This can easily add up to hundreds and thousands of dollars in earnings per month...it is happening right NOW!

It is a true marvel of Downline Building Science! Because you can Move any of your personally sponsored during their free trial period, under another member in your downline!

We welcome you to this business, and urge you to try it. You truly have nothing to lose with the 7 day free trial offer and you stand everything to gain.GDI is doing for their members what online businesses all over the internet should be doing.

Don?t get left behind! This is a brand new offering and the timing couldn?t be better.

******************************************************

So now I have googled the phone number and GDI and see it is a piramid type of scheme...so, don't do it!

I received the same type of email after applying for a position on Craigslist...

*******************************************************

Hello Cherylann!

Thank you very much for your response to my ad. I look forward to the
opportunity to work together as a team!

I am a GDI affiliate and looking to expand my team. I am looking for
more independent contractors, like myself, who want have an amazing
product and also make some extra money. What you will be doing is, in
essence, answering e-mails about the product and services. (No sales
or cold calling!) Upon starting with GDI you will receive full
training and support from your upline (me included) as well as a great
customer service staff at GDI.

Our team will be holding open phone interviews on Monday 12/22 or
Tuesday 12/23.

The calls are at 2 and 9pm EST and you can access the one you would
like to attend by using the below number:

Conference Dial-in Number:     712-432-3900
Access Code:         368576#

(Please let me know if a different day would be more convenient for
you) also please send me an RSVP e-mail with the date and time for the
interview call you will be attending.

PLEASE LOG INTO THE CALL 5-10 MINUTES EARLY TO ENSURE A SPOT AS THE
CALLS ARE FILLING UP SO QUICKLY!!

The call will take about 15-30 minutes and will be open for any and
all questions you may have. Please have access to the Internet and
have this e-mail open during the call as you will be instructed to
access our company site and enter a user name.

********Important User Name: vista74********

Please don't hesitate to e-mail me if you have any questions at all. I
look forward to working with you and hope you have a great day.

Warmly,
Geoff Vanstone
Independent Contractor
Website: www.vista74.ws

************************************************************

I am not sure what is up with this organization, but to see they are gathering large groups together for a conference call is not typical for a real job - and I am sure not risking - whatever the motives are.

Other things to consider before calling:

1.  No company name in email return address (it is a gmail account)
2.  No phone number - but asks to send questions by email.

No company is so big and booming they can hire as many people as they could potentially hire based on their candidate marketing strategies.  Something smells and I aint biting.

so is this number safe to call or will you be charged some crazy amount of money for calling it?

Thanks

I worked for a few legit companies and most of them recruit people by having them call a number where they conduct a conference call to inform people about the company and what is expected of them. This phone number is not the company but a conference call provider they use. One of the more known companies is Workforcelogic by google.

Wow, I'm glad I Googled this number! I am so leery of companies like this (even though there are a few legit work-from-home companies). My email was from GDI as well. Looks like I won't be calling!!

So this definitely is not on the up-and-up?

Here is how they 'hook' you into working for a biz opp, not a JOB at all.

Take a look at this website: http://dream-team.ws/Samples

''We are in need of people who can simply respond to e-mails from DOZENS of people daily who are interested in our web services''


If they only get DOZENS of emails how many people would they need to employ and why wouldnt they call you????