A friend sent this message to me via email: Any comment? Is this a scam?

From: Rakesh Maskara <thomas@fepsearchgroup.com>


Sorry to intrude, but I came across your resume in our database and thought you might be a good person to network with.

I was wondering if you would know anyone that might be interested in the position of a Piping Designer in Louisiana.  My team is conducting a confidential search and we'd prefer to only speak with people that are recommended to us by someone else  in the industry. Based on your work experience, it seemed like you'd probably know a few great people from companies you've worked at in the past.

If you know anyone that might be a fit for this position, please feel free to pass them my information or have them send me a resume.  You can also refer them to our website, which has a detailed list of openings.

Warm Regards,
Thomas Maskara
Asst. VP - Strategic Talent Delivery



F.E.P. Search Group
(USA) 872-213-9843

(CANADA) 416.979.7575 Ext. 278
thomas@fepsearchgroup.com

www.fepsearchgroup.com


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I just reported them to the Federal Trade Commission for spamming me.  When I called to get out of their list, Ashley hung up on me.

Watch out because the same scam you guys got stuck with is now an e-mail scam. They ask you to giveout all of your professional references and then give out your resume. Got one in my mailbox compliments of a job ad I responded to on CraigsList. I am also guessg that they have been switched over to e-mail scamming since bout April 2011, if not earlier, I mean Brenda's comment was in april, and it looks fake as all hell, cause it is fake as hell.

Also watch out for any of this crap posted from the bottom of my e-mail.....

Ashley Prahladan
Sr. Talent Acquisition Executive
FEP Search Group
847-515-9377 - 163
ashley@fepsearchgroup.com
www.fepsearchgroup.com<br />
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They just called me.  Except there was no response after I answered.  I just heard breathing on the other end.  After the second time I said "hello" they hung up.

I've been receiving multiple phone calls, as many as 24 in a single week. They will begin as early as 6:00 a.m. When there was a person on the other end of the line, I told him to stop calling, the frequencey of calls increased at this point.

Top tier recruiting firm - FEP Search Group is no scam - they are just busy and aggressive like any good headhunter. Their jobs are legitimate as anyone can see: www.fepsearchgroup.com

FEP Search Group is a very influential recruiting firm, I don't care what anybody says. I got 2 job offers through them - they certainly connected me with the right opportunities. Sounds like some of the people above are just plain bitter because they didn't get a job.  

Very happy with FEP Search Group.

FEP Search Group is a wonderful recruiting firm. I agree with Sam. So what if some of their people have accents? Are you racist? They helped me get a VP-level job and I couldn't be more appreciative of their work on my behalf.  If they have your phone number, it's because you gave it to them.

I have no clue what all of you people are talking about....I sent my resume to them and they got me 3 interviews in less than 2 weeks. I got a job via FEP Search Group and can actually make my mortgage payments - thanks to them.

FEP Search Group *is* a wonderful staffing firm.

Let the number roll into your voicemail.
Calling from FEP Search Group - THEY _ARE NOT_ A GREAT CO b/c they will keep on talking at you even if you tell them you are uninterested.

Furthermore they are disrespectful of your time. I had a conference call to lead and when I told them I needed to go the rep keeps on talking. All they want to do is get some sales leads. You are best off not answering the phone if this number pops up on caller ID.

got the same call several times ... have a look at this thread :

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-847-544-9501

Great Co

They finally figured out what to do to stop calling us after we emailed them the list of over 60 calls we'd gotten. They were polite about fixing their system in this case, but overall, they seem to mainly be in the the business of annoying people.

We started getting these calls today, they called 3 times as of now and always inquire about having an engineer or whatnot... Could hardly understand since they don't seem to be able to speak common english.

Clearly irritating.

The calls are continuing today -- eight so far today, starting at 6:00 AM. One of the calls was placed to my other line, the one I used to call to complain yesterday. In two of today's calls I heard a person breathing on the other end, then they hung up. So, this is just plain harrasment.  I'm going to see what it would take to file criminal charges. I don't know what kind of scam these guys -- FEP Search Group are running, but this has to stop.

We've been getting these too. Lots of calls. Calls are being made from an unattended calling machine and when we pick up, there's nobody there, and nobody ever does pick up on their end.

we received a call today from a gentleman from 847-544-9501. He claimed he was from Chamber Research and he was building our org chart. he was very angry that we would not give him any names.

The same caller had left me voice mail several days in a row. When I picked up the phone today and told him in the middle of his scripted sales pitch that I am uninterested, he continued on with his sales pitch until I notified him that I need to attend to another caller.

He is likely calling on behalf of a company who has contracted FEP Search Group to recruit employees. He identifies himself as calling from a company called "Sterling Sciences".

The number is associated with the FEP Search Group...a job recruiting agency.  

http://www.fepsearchgroup.com/index.htm.

I just received the same call....and maybe even from the same person....very strange

This appears to be some sort of marketing organization that tries to build out organization templates for resale for marketing purposes to other companies.

They called twice today (2007-10-17). The first time showed up as "out of area", the last time as this number. Both times, the person was a male, with what sounded like an Indian, Pakistani, or other similar type of accent.

He was bold enough to tell me that his company was trying to build an organizational chart of my company "in case his firm did business with my company in the future." They don't need that info unless they are doing business, and even if they do, they still don't need everyone's names, numbers, and titles.

I cannot confirm a company for this phone number. Perhaps it is an outsorced company somehwere overseas? If you know, please tell us about them.

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