B***S***!

This is a lying, scheming company who is now calling themselves "Employment Recruiting Center."
They will call with a "job offer" or "package that needs to be delivered." They commit FRAUD in claiming to be UPS. I have contacted my local UPS service and they are aware of these fraudulant practices and are seeking to do some damage to these bottom feeders.
I believe they use Voip to keep their number confussing.

Received a message from Krista at Nationwide Courier saying they had a package for my sister to deliver - I believe they are collectors looking for my sister.

Long story short,

I believe these people are creditors trying to track down a family member to serve him papers in a civil lawsuit.

who is to say you dont work for these people to make us feel stupid but, we are smarter than you think... when time has run out on collecting debs and yes, there is a time limit, the original debtors sell to second and third party collectors who try and collect the expired debt... so, should they collect any or all of the debt that is owed, your company gets to pocket the money and it still goes on the persons credit rating... people, dont be fooled when you read they are helpful to some... they are snow jobing you... know your rights, think clearly when talking with them and remember, if you dont know what to say, HANG UP!!!!!  they called you... if you didnt apply with them then why are they calling you and previous jobs dont give out info about past employees because they are not allowed to... remember, you only have the persons word on the other end of the phone as to who they are and sad to say, you can no longer take most people at their word...  THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK OR JUST HANG UP..... the # that called me was 866-210-7674 ext. 7936 said name was Robert and he was with Prime Employment and infor he had came from a past employer... Yea, Right!!!!!

As the saying goes, Ladies & Gents...if we're asking so many questions, then 'there is more than meets the eye'...simply listen to your instincts!
Oh; why the bashing one another...if youre so good at 'I.T.'...then why are you on this site...hmmm?
Ok I'm done with all that bantering and I thought I would cut and paste what was sent to me via email, not phone and add to the Controversy...
Oh fyi; I have my email address on my Craigs list ad, but I'm an Agent! I need to be out there as much as possible!
And I attempted google with no sucess either!


Cut & Pasted:

"The reason that I am emailing you is because I saw that you posted an ad on craigslist and personally, I have found that people who post on craigslist make excellent employees, since they are obviously proficient enough in their basic computer skills.

There are no set hours that you must work; this job requires approximately 20-30 hours a week, but when you choose to do the work is your decision - as long as the job is completed on time, then we will be happy. As for compensation; this job pays $475-$625 a week, depending upon how efficiently you work.

Anyway, I apologize for taking up so much of your time. If this sounds like something that you could do, or you would like a little bit more information, please send me an email at unitedjobplacement@gmail.com, and I'll get back to you ASAP with more information on the job description and how we can proceed from there.

Please do not reply to this email, as I will not receive your reply if you do so. I will only see your email if you send it to unitedjobplacement@gmail.com.

Thanks again for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you."

Stacy Kishling
Senior Executive Assistant
United Job Placement
unitedjobplacement@gmail.com

For Release: 08/19/2009
Court Halts Job Placement Scam at FTC's Request
'Guaranteed' Jobs Never Materialized

A U.S. district court has halted a phony job placement operation that allegedly stole money from job seekers by promising them full-time work, with benefits, that never materialized, the Federal Trade Commission announced today.

The court shut down the job placement operation until a hearing on a preliminary injunction can be held, and froze its assets. According to a complaint filed by the FTC, the scam took out ads in local newspapers around the United States. The ads urged job seekers to call an 800 number, where they got a pitch from telemarketers urging them to provide information about their work histories and to pay a placement fee that ranged from $89 to $195.

The FTC complaint charges that the defendants misled consumers by guaranteeing that they would land jobs making at least $25,000 a year if they paid the placement fee and provided the work history information. Consumers who did this did not get the promised jobs, however. Their repeated efforts to follow up with the defendants or ask for a refund were fruitless.

The Florida-based defendants charged in the case are Career Hotline, Inc., and its principal, Susan Bright, who also does business as Unique Flowers.

The Commission vote authorizing the complaint against the defendants was 4-0. The complaint was filed with the request for a temporary restraining order and entered by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida Tampa Division on August 4, 2009. The court unsealed the complaint and temporary restraining order on August 10, 2009.

The FTC appreciates the assistance of the Pinellas County Office of Justice and Consumer Services, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, and the Office of the Attorney General of Ohio.

NOTE: The Commission authorizes the filing of a complaint when it has “reason to believe” that the law has been or is being violated, and it appears to the Commission that a proceeding is in the public interest. A complaint is not a finding or ruling that the defendants have actually violated the law.

The Federal Trade Commission works for consumers to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish, visit the FTC’s online Complaint Assistant or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 1,500 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. The FTC’s Web site provides free information on a variety of consumer topics.

MEDIA CONTACT:
   Betsy Lordan
   Office of Public Affairs
   202-326-3707
STAFF CONTACT:
   David C. Fix
   Bureau of Consumer Protection
   202-326-3298

   Arturo DeCastro
   Bureau of Consumer Protection
   202-326-2747

(FTC File No. 092-3161)
(Career Hotline NR.wpd)

Sorry, but you are waaaay off base in your comment. First of all, NO ONE calls unsolicited to offer jobs. It is not legal for an employer to disclose employee information or make such a referral. Secondly, someone's reluctance to give personal information over the telephone to a complete stranger is NOT ridiculous, but prudent and appropriately cautious- whether someone has "money problems" or not. One SHOULD be 'scared' to give identifying information over the phone! Have you not heard of IDENTITY THEFT? Have you not heard about the multitude of scams going on out there? It is interesting that you consider yourself so well informed (doing your "homework" to discover that creditors can't lie because it is ILLEGAL... how hilarious) and yet you are apparently incredibly naive about trusting a disembodied voice over a telephone. Now THAT is ridiculous. And just because Marvel Entertainment/Publishing is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, does not mean that someone who claims to be representing a talent agency looking for an animator is legit. The homework you need to focus on now is SPELLING & GRAMMAR, by the way. (benefits, sense... aka stands for 'also known as,' which is a bit redundant, following affiliated... I could go on, but this is not a tutorial forum.
Anyway- some of us who are not working at Wendy's may be having "money problems" (have you read the news lately? we are in a RECESSION), but that has little to do with the fact that giving out personal information over the phone (to a complete stranger, no less)  is ill-advised, if not simply stupid.

I received a call from a male, stating that he was trying to contact a certain person about a "job referral." This person is actually in her late 80's and is DEFINITELY NOT looking for a job. Nor was she looking "about a year ago," which the caller claimed may be the case.
I did not give him a contact number to reach her, obviously. I let him know that I did not believe what he was saying and wanted contact information for him that I might or might not pass on. He became belligerent on the phone, saying, "Why are you making this so complicated?" when I asked him for his web address (since he stated that he was with an agency that made job referrals for "all sorts of national companies" and was an online service. HMMM...
He did not have this person's correct city and state, but tried to get me to disclose this information. He said, "We know she lives in _________, but we just need her contact info to make sure she is not still interested." I let him know that he/they did not know, as his information was wrong. He was definitely trying to run a scam, but was very transparent and amateurish in going about it. Lots of red flags!
The number he called from was: 877-402-0886. If you get a call from this number, do yourself a favor and don't pick up. He was rude, obviously not who he claimed to be, and desperate to get some info.
Hope this helps someone.

This is a credit and collection company. My friend worked for this company.in fact all the good coments on this page are from this company and its employees. this IS NOT a job recruiter. dont let then fool you.If it is for a job they would know where you live and your phone number and would not have to ask for it. Oh and that package is court papers that will be deliverd by someone. you will have to sign for it,thats why they need your address! They also need the last four numbers of your soc.to verify its really who they are looking for.IF this company calls, you must owe sombody money! ps. ask them about the job and were it is,have them give you the address and phone number of the comany and call them,They wont no what your talking about.When they call tell them they have the wrong number and nobody here by that name and its a new phone number

unitedjobs.com is not the same as someone calling and saying they're United Job Placement.  Or UPS.

It's not hard to send someone something in the mail.  No reason to call you and say "Uh, we're retarded and we can't find your street address, what is it again?"  Lame.

And just because it's illegal for creditors to lie to you doesn't mean they don't do it.  

Valid job placement agencies don't call at 7am.

Valid agencies don't give you a false domain name and telling you they're calling from one state but using a phone number (caller ID) from a different state.  

And anyone who asks for you SSN over the phone is either a total idiot or a scam artist.

Tessy Michaels said she got my info from an old employer.  Said she has jobs in my town (one horse town) in bioinformatics (very narrow focus).  I don't think she asked for my mailing addy.  But she did ask if my last 4 SSN was my pin #.  I know better than to give out that info, but of course I agreed before I had time to think about it.  I've been trying to call the number back (800-801-2954 x745) but just get an automated system run around.  Let's see what happens.  And by the way... the website mentioned earlier is for United Jobs, not United Job Placement (neither of which produce a company website when Googled) and the automated system says "Employment Recruiting Center".  Michaels didn't turn up in the directory either.  Be careful.  They probably aren't creditors themselves (third party collections can't lie about who they are or why they're calling thanks to the FDCPA), but are "skip tracing" and then sell the info to the open market.  Then the collectors get the info from them without getting their hands dirty.  It's a nice way around the system.  But hey, if I end up getting a real package with legit job info, then I will add a part two.

called to say they have a package to deliver to me and to call back to make arrangements to have it delivered.

Caller id'd herself as Anne Curtis with United Job Placement, wished to speak with wife's sister, who has never lived in our state or with us. Said she had a package for the sister about job with union wages and benefits, wanted to send it. Wife said she would send the number to sis, then I looked it up...

Gave the number 877 579 7835 x 558001
Caller id said 888 226 3625

Jeremy called stating he is from United Job Placement and has had a family member's application for over 1 year and wanted to see if he is still looking for employment. Asked that the family member call 866-210-7674 x7986.

I Googled both the alleged company name and the number left to call back and could find no trace of either one.

I got a call from united job placeemnts to from this number, I was actually refferd from my temp agency, I got a package a few days later with a list of jobs that were being offered in my area. I eventually got a job from one of thier listings so that was awesome!

My husband took the call.  The guy claimed he was from United Job Placement (although the number goes nowhere and there's no sign of them online) and had a job for my husband.  They knew his current work place and such and claimed they had his most recent resume (which I literally just created for him a month ago and he hasn't sent out because he transferred in-house to another position within his company).  He stupidly gave them his mailing address.  They called back claiming their mail system or carrier (he can't remember now) couldn't find the address so he again stated our exactly residential mailing address.  Now we're just waiting to see what damage he's just done.

i recieved a package from them and it contained several jobs in my area. i was currently employed so i did not apply for any of them

I was contacted by one of their customer service agents.  They were extremely helpful since i had been out of work for awhile.  they found me employment and even contacted me after to make sure everything was going good and i had everything i needed.  I dont know what you people are talking about.

ughhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
i just received a call from 1-800-801-2279, they actually called my cell and then my mom's... i just so happened to be at my mom's and answered... they said they were from "united job placement" and they got my info from a previous employer which they already knew the name of so i thought it was legit... i also have been looking for a job so i wasn't alarmed... they asked for my current address and stupid me, i gave it to them!!! i didn't even think twice and then AFTER i looked it up and found out it's a scam and creditors looking for me... ugggggggggggg!!! they even asked for my last four of my social and i gave it to them!!! i wasn't thinking straight (they called at 7am) please don't let them fool you... now i have to wait and see what kind of mess i got myself into :(

I got a message from Valerie at 866-858-3455 (Ext 984) Who claimed to be from United Job Placement. She said that she had a job referral for me. I ignored the message at first but called back this morning. I just registered for cal jobs (State Run Job Site) and figured it was from there. I had a really strange feeling while at work so I decided to google this "United Job Placement" I already gave her my phone number and name. Which is all they already have. I just know it has something to do with creditors. Thanks for this site! I'll have to be more aware now.

The stories of artful techniques of serving are numerous, of course, and they are discussed among legal scholars and law students. Defendants have been tagged by servers delivering flowers, talking their way into board meetings, even posing as exotic dancers sent to perform at office birthday parties.

Irving Botwinick, who runs Serving by Irving, a New York City process server, says, "In this business, you can legally lie to get to where you want to go as long as you don't break any laws."

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1154/is_n10_v81/ai_14215981/

A man's wife decided to leave him. Even if he couldn't dodge the divorce, he tried to dodge the paperwork. A dance of deception began.

New York State law requires spouses be personally served with documents informing them of divorce proceedings, so the husband avoided the process server hired by his wife's attorney to deliver said documents. He left his house at odd hours, ignored the doorbell, etc.

Service was delayed, but not denied.

Alex Shafran, vice president at Freeport's Tri-State Judicial Services Inc., eventually smoked him out - with a phony phone call. Posing as a neighbor, one of Shafran's servers called the man and told him someone was breaking into his car. The man emerged, and bingo.

Yes, Shafran's representative lied. And yes, it's legal. In fact, it's business-as-usual in process serving, this legal system limbo where people must be personally served with papers they'd like to avoid. All's fair - or almost all - in this rarely examined and largely self-regulated profession.

Process servers - earning as little as $5 per case or as much as $250 an hour in celebrity cases - use hook-or-crook methods to deliver papers for civil suits, foreclosures, divorces, deadbeat spouses and paternity cases. But if the person being served feels tricked, it's because they've been avoiding it, Shafran said. We don't start out trying to trick people.

Although trickery is part of the business, there are rules. A server might deliver papers with a bouquet of flowers, for instance, but can't stick the papers inside the bouquet.

If you hand flowers in one hand and a summons in another, that's not trickery, said Larry Yellon, president of Intercounty Judicial Services in Mineola and chairman of the New York State Professional Process Server Association's education committee. If you try to hide it inside, that's trickery. And that's not legal.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4189/is_20060714/ai_n16543752/

For Release: 08/19/2009
Court Halts Job Placement Scam at FTC's Request
'Guaranteed' Jobs Never Materialized

A U.S. district court has halted a phony job placement operation that allegedly stole money from job seekers by promising them full-time work, with benefits, that never materialized, the Federal Trade Commission announced today.

The court shut down the job placement operation until a hearing on a preliminary injunction can be held, and froze its assets. According to a complaint filed by the FTC, the scam took out ads in local newspapers around the United States. The ads urged job seekers to call an 800 number, where they got a pitch from telemarketers urging them to provide information about their work histories and to pay a placement fee that ranged from $89 to $195.

The FTC complaint charges that the defendants misled consumers by guaranteeing that they would land jobs making at least $25,000 a year if they paid the placement fee and provided the work history information. Consumers who did this did not get the promised jobs, however. Their repeated efforts to follow up with the defendants or ask for a refund were fruitless.

The Florida-based defendants charged in the case are Career Hotline, Inc., and its principal, Susan Bright, who also does business as Unique Flowers.

The Commission vote authorizing the complaint against the defendants was 4-0. The complaint was filed with the request for a temporary restraining order and entered by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida Tampa Division on August 4, 2009. The court unsealed the complaint and temporary restraining order on August 10, 2009.

The FTC appreciates the assistance of the Pinellas County Office of Justice and Consumer Services, the Pinellas County Sheriff?s Office, and the Office of the Attorney General of Ohio.

NOTE: The Commission authorizes the filing of a complaint when it has ?reason to believe? that the law has been or is being violated, and it appears to the Commission that a proceeding is in the public interest. A complaint is not a finding or ruling that the defendants have actually violated the law.

The Federal Trade Commission works for consumers to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish, visit the FTC?s online Complaint Assistant or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 1,500 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. The FTC?s Web site provides free information on a variety of consumer topics.

MEDIA CONTACT:
   Betsy Lordan
   Office of Public Affairs
   202-326-3707
STAFF CONTACT:
   David C. Fix
   Bureau of Consumer Protection
   202-326-3298

   Arturo DeCastro
   Bureau of Consumer Protection
   202-326-2747

(FTC File No. 092-3161)
(Career Hotline NR.wpd)

By the way, here's a little law for you bottom feeding scum...............

15 USC 1692f
§ 808. Unfair practices
A debt collector may not use unfair or unconscionable means to collect or attempt to collect any debt. Without limit- ing the general application of the foregoing, the following conduct is a violation of this section:
§ 808
15 USC 1692f
(1) (2)
(3)
(4) (5)
(6)
The collection of any amount (including any interest, fee, charge, or expense incidental to the principal obli- gation) unless such amount is expressly authorized by the agreement creating the debt or permitted by law.
The acceptance by a debt collector from any person of a check or other payment instrument postdated by more than five days unless such person is notified in writing of the debt collector?s intent to deposit such check or instrument not more than ten nor less than three busi- ness days prior to such deposit.
The solicitation by a debt collector of any postdated check or other postdated payment instrument for the purpose of threatening or instituting criminal prosecu- tion.
Depositing or threatening to deposit any postdated check or other postdated payment instrument prior to the date on such check or instrument.
Causing charges to be made to any person for com- munications by concealment of the true propose of the communication. Such charges include, but are not limited to, collect telephone calls and telegram fees.
Taking or threatening to take any nonjudicial action to effect dispossession or disablement of property if?
(A) there is no present right to possession of the prop- erty claimed as collateral through an enforceable security interest;
(B) there is no present intention to take possession of the property; or
(C) the property is exempt by law from such disposses- sion or disablement.
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(7)    Communicating with a consumer regarding a debt by post card.
(8)    Using any language or symbol, other than the debt col- lector?s address, on any envelope when communicating with a consumer by use of the mails or by telegram, except that a debt collector may use his business name if such name does not indicate that he is in the debt col- lection business.

Make sure you read it and get real familiar with it. Misrepresentation is a violation of the fair credit act and is in FACT not legal. Educate yourselves because it's the best weapon to use against these lowest of the low.

Right. I believe it has to. If practices like this become legal you all better start carrying guns with you. This is just another example of how big business and corporations have taken over our government and usurped our right to freedom from this sort of harassment. Credit collection agencies our the bottom feeders of society and frankly I hope you all get just what's coming to you in the very near future. If you have a package for me I'll have you deliver it about 10 acres in to my propriety at around three in the morning. And by the way, go f%$# yourself.

The callers say they are from United Job Placement and give their web address as: www.unitedjobplacement.com.
Good luck finding that one! Apparently (spelled correctly here- just in case you are spelling-challenged) knowing how to "use Google" doesn't help one find fraudulent websites for companies that DON'T EXIST.
Go figure.

You guys are ridiculous! you are taking advice from people who are having money problems obviously.  why else would they be scared to answer the phone.... and blaming a company trying to bring the economic crisis to an end! If you weren't so scared to actually give the RIGHT info.... you would have gotten the package.  I got a call from United Job placement and I was working at wendy's at the time.... they got me a GREAT job working customer service and I get union wages AND bennifets.  Maybe if you people weren't so paranoid and did your homework you would know that it's ILLEGAL for creditors to lie to you and that there IS a place called united job placement.  www.unitedjob.com    ..... and just because some companies are AFFILIATED aka united jobs, job bank etc and don't have the same name (funny ... Disney owns marvel comics... but since they aren't called disney they must be creditors... makes so much sence...) doesnt make it false.  Maybe it's a good thing that they don't have you folks doing the jobs that they're hiring.....

Angela  extension 934, called for my daughter yesterday. She said there is a package, prepaid and valued at $149 from Macys that is to be delivered for my daughter but they need to know she is at this address before they can deliver it. I live in MN. I told her that she is now living in CA (I lied) and she said "what is her address so we can deliver it?" I asked her why if it is on the delivery truck in MN now, why would they drive all the way to CA to deliver it?
Apparently is is a gift for her but they could deliver it to ME if I know my daughters security number. How stupid could this get??  It sounded so bogus that I kept egging her on. I am pretty sure they are trying to find her to deliver papers or something. My daughter tried calling this number back and it is disconnected....

nope it aint against the law

Yesterday, I received a voicemail msg from "Karen Johnson", saying she had a returned parcel that they need to deliver to me, and when would be a good time.  She left the number 866-506-1142, which she said was her direct line.  Turns out, the number goes to Nationwide Courier Service, but no one ever answers the phone, you just leave your name and number and they're supposed to call you back. I googled Nationwide Courier Service, there is no such company, just many other couriers that offer 'nationwide courier service'.
Today, the same lady called back, this time her name was Karen Smith.  She asked when I'd be home so they could deliver the package.  She said it would be delivered by a guy named Danny driving a white van.  I asked her what company she worked with, she replied we are A1 Courier Service, we work through UPS.  Caller ID said UPS Store. I called the UPS store and asked about all this, the guy had never heard of her or them.  She probably just went to the UPS Store and used one of their phones.