Complaint Review: Stellarius Logistics LLC

This all started out as possible employment for this company as a project supervisor. After filling out some company papers and a few phone interviews I was suppose to go through some online training for a month with a test given at the end of each week. During this period it was suggested that I do some extra-credit training which involved me having to give them one of my bank account information so they supposedly could deposit some money (500.00 dollars) into it to be used to purchase a internet phone to do the work involved in this extra-credit. The phone numbers I have the two people I've been in contact with, no one never answers the phone, just voice mail box. Nor do I ever get any straight answers from questions that I've asked via email...just alot of general and vague talk. Here is a copy of one of the first emails I received trying to explain what i was suppose to do.....

(Email 1)

Mr. B****,
My name is Frank Edwards, the Senior Assistant of HR Dept and Special Projects supervisor,
I received your file from Ms. Hill this morning and I will be responsible for your training, which starts
on Monday, May-03 and will last until June-01. On June-02 we got the final test scheduled.
Starting Monday over your e-mail I will send the studies, 5 studies per week, one
for every day (usually sent near noon) and a short test every Friday.
Monday noon please expect your first study and all the instructions you may need.
All in all the training is not difficult, so please don't worry and call or e-mail me if you need.
The other important thing is the address I got on your file:
3303 West Weaver Rd., Hampton, VA 23666                          Please let me know if this is the correct one, as it will be used for the salary paycheck,
send me a short note to confirm.

Have a great weekend!

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*** GO N-Y-Knicks [!!!!] Frank A. Edwards, Special Projects - (646) 755-9840
Stellarius Logistics, LLC


(Email 2)

Mr. B****, finally I got the part time project instructions, it will start in few states
incl VA, starting next week. I already put your name on a list together
with 4 more trainees who completed the first two tests as good as you did. So far you are in the top of my list.
Since next Tuesday (05/18) the company will invite you to participate in the Customer support project
which will involve the candidates of our group. All participants will get an iPhone
or Blackberry as the equipment that you will need for this project and our technical department
will authorize an access to our web site with information on latest shipments.
This information will include the time, date and type of shipment, pick up and delivery points, expected time of arrival,
customs clearance status and many more. With access to this information you will be responsible for processing
requests which will come from clients by e-mails or sms. You will have
24 hours to process the information request according to the instructions
which I will provide later. Also, next week you will receive a few extra studies on the security
measures which you will have to take to avoid the leak of information.
Participation in this project will guarantee you a $3,000 paycheck at the end of training,
a better position as soon as you complete both stages of training. The iPhone/Blackberry
is also a bonus to you, you will keep it after the training. The financial dept will send you
a payment of $500 for the phone into your card (VISA, xxxx xxxx xxxx xx00). Please expect
the payment, it will come on Friday or Monday, will appear on your balance as an available
credit.
To avoid any questions or concerns, I don't have any information on your card, neither does our financial dept.
They cooperate with the credit bureau and that bureau provided the information for verification - last two
digits of the number, master or visa and in some cases the name of the bank.
This is all the information that our accountants have. To make a test transfer
they just apply to the credit bureau, they take money from the Stellarius
account and send a transfer through their secured payment systems.
I don't know much details, mostly for security reasons, but I know that such type of information
is closed and no one can have an access to. The payment is sent through
secured pay systems and usually takes 2-3 business days. As soon as you become our employee
you get a separate card for your needs in the name of Stellarius with you as an authorized user.
Until then the financial dept will send a payment to one of your cards. Basically it's the same as paycheck,
the only difference is that it takes less time. As soon as the equipment payment comes,
please buy the phone and get a separate number for this phone so you could use it for business purposes only.
You will use it for the project, on this phone you will receive requests from our clients and through this
phone only you will log in to our web site to access the shipment information. Out of $500 that you will receive please
spend $400 for the equipment (iPhone or Blackberry) and $100 for the operator contract expenses. The operator contract fee
is paid by financial dept every month together with the contract cancellation fee if you need one. Later this week
our technical dept will send you detailed instructions, required software and the access parameters.
For this week the most important thing (besides the training of course) is to receive the
payment for the equipment, buy iPhone or Blackberry, make sure you can surf the Internet
and check your e-mails and be ready to start the project on Tuesday. By that time
you will receive a very detailed instructions and details on the project.
Your name is already on the list. As always don't hesitate to apply to me if you need help.
The project might sound difficult, but all of our departments will provide everything you need,
including detailed instructions, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Besides me, you will
have a phone of technical support who will fix the technical problems that may be.
If any questions, please ask. Please expect further project instructions by the end of this week.


*** GO N-Y-Knicks [!!!!] Frank A. Edwards, Special Projects - (646) 755-9840
Stellarius Logistics, LLC

(Email 3)

William, here is study #4-1 attached for you, please look through.
Let me know if everything is clear so far.
In regards to the upcoming project, I expect to have the detailed instructions later this week, hopefully Friday.
You will have a Blackberry/iPhone with a 24/7 access to our active shipment data. Upon clients request done
through sms or e-mail (to a mailbox set up by our technical dept for your use)
you will have to process those within a certain amount of time. Our technical
dept will explain step-by-step on how those requests should be processed
and will set up an access to the information on each shipment. So you will know
the pick up date and point, delivery date and point, cargo specification, estimated
time of arrival, customs status, payment status, all the information
on each and single contract. That is what the clients will need, as you may receive
requests from the client's suppliers, accountants and all other departments within
the client company. The process time is 24 hrs, that will be more than enough.
Our technical dept are On-line all the time for you, so you could contact
them for support. Please don't worry, I'm also here to help if you need.
I'd also like to remind you that the participation in the project will guarantee
you a $3K paycheck at the end of the training and a possibility to take a highly paid position
in one of our departments as the training is over. There are several Project supervisor openings
in different departments at the moment. The best positions are with HM&OE Dept (Heavy Machinery and Oil Equipment),
their bonuses are higher, but the requirements are high too. The final decision will depend
on your resume, my recommendations, the part-time projects experience. So this
may be very important.

The funds for the equipment you will need will come to one of the cards you have.
You most likely bank with same bank as we do (we work with Bank of America), so
to send the funds for equipment our Financial dept
will apply to the bank and bank could take money from Stellarius account
and wire through their system, we only pay a business fee for that.
The equipment payment will appear on your credit card as an available credit,
which you can spend. So you will just make sure if the payment is there
and when it is, give it one extra day for security clearance
(an insurance contract requirement), after that you can
use it for the equipment. Everything should be easy.
We don't need you to share any account numbers or credit cards, everything done
through bank verification, so it's all safe.
The accountants said they have a verification data for only 1 card:
Card 1: VISA, xxxx xxxx xxxx xx00


Unfortunately our financial dept got a very limited authority here, since
we are controlled by London HQ and yet we cooperate with limited
number of banks here. So the information might by not accurate
or not up to date, still if there is a mis-match, let me know.
Again, you don't need to share any numbers, please don't worry.
Let me know if any questions.
Later this week the technical dept will provide detailed instructions in regards to the phone plan.
All you need to do is choose either iPhone or Blackberry, the instructions will explain which plan
you need for one of those phones. I guess that if you choose iPhone, you will have to stick with AT&T,
for Blackberry our technical dept suggests Verizon. The contract fees are covered
once a month, the cancellation fee is also covered by our side.
Please note that all expenses are covered, not reimbursed, you won't have any type
of out-of-pocket expenses. Your phone will be attached to Stellarius contract with AT&T or Verizon,
you don't need to pay for service, you are only authorized to apply changes if you need.


PS. Sorry I didn't ask if I can call you by your first name. Please feel free to call me Frank.

Thank you,


*** GO N-Y-Knicks [!!!!] Frank A. Edwards, Special Projects - (646) 755-9840
Stellarius Logistics, LLC



(Email 4)

William, did you see a long e-mail I sent along with today studies?
I sent it yesterday as well, please let me know if you saw one.


*** GO N-Y-Knicks [!!!!] Frank A. Edwards, Special Projects - (646) 755-9840
Stellarius Logistics, LLC






William B**** wrote:
> I don't have a clue as to what you are talking about. I sent you an email earlier this week with some questions I needed answered in reference to this upcoming project and you never replied...nor do I use Bank of America! Here are the questions again,.....
>  I have several questions in relation to this email....when money, bank accounts, credit cards and property come into play with a company I'm suppose to be doing work for, I need to know that we have a clear understanding as to what you expect from me, what my responsibilities are, and what your company's policies are to ensure that we are on the same page to prevent any errors or misunderstandings from occurring...
>  1.) You said financial dept. will send me $500.00 to my VISA. What card are you talking about? And to what financial institution are you using for this account?
> 2.) Where am I suppose to get the phone from and from what cellular carrier am I to use? What type of plan do I get for this phone(unlimited everything)? Will I put this phone in my name or the company's name?
> 3.) You said spend $400.00 on the phone and a $100.00 would be for a *operator contract fee...*what is this? Will I pay this $100.00 to someone or is the company taking the $100.00 and paying those fees?
> 4.) What email address am I suppose to be using with this phone for these business activities?
> 5.) You said I would keep the phone after the training. Do you mean I never have to return it? And who will be responsible for the bill each month, during this training and after the project is done?
> 
> 
>
> William R. B****
> (((phone number redacted)))
>
> --- On *Fri, 5/14/10, Frank A. Edwards, Stellarius Logistics /<edwards@stellarius.com>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: Frank A. Edwards, Stellarius Logistics <edwards@stellarius.com>
>     Subject: Part 4-2
>     To: (((email redacted)))
>     Date: Friday, May 14, 2010, 11:30 AM
>
>     Ron, here is the last study for this week and the second Friday test.
>     Please note that you will require the following studies:
>     3-1 (Sent on Monday 05/11)
>     3-2 (Sent on Tuesday 05/12)
>     3-3 (Sent on Wednesday 05/13)
>     4-1 (Sent on Thursday 05/14)
>     4-2 (Sent Today 05/15)
>     If you got all of them, please start the test.
>     I need it completed by Monday (05/17), 12:00 PM EST,
>     the same day please expect next studies from me.
>     Also, please let me know if you checked
>     your card for the equipment transfer. I expect to have
>     the project details today after noon, will call or e-mail you then.
>
>
>     Good luck and have a great weekend!
>     It's my turn to take kid from school so I'm leaving near 2-00 today,
>     but I will check my mailbox later so drop me a line if any questions.
>
>
>     *** GO N-Y-Knicks [!!!!] Frank A. Edwards, Special Projects -
>     (646) 755-9840
>     Stellarius Logistics, LLC

I copied and pasted these few emails to give you an overview to what's been going on, and to show you how any of my attemps to get straight answers were avoided. And I've been checking all over the internet trying to verify if this company even exist but I've been unsuccessful.

I would be really greatful if you can find out anything about these people or this company and get me some feedback asap!!!