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  • Report:  #78209

Complaint Review: Enekes Aka Hot Deals Canada - Milton Ontario

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- Indianapolis, Indiana,
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Enekes Aka Hot Deals Canada
420 Main St. E. Suite 446, Milton, Ontario, L9T 5G3, Canada Milton, L9T 5G3 Ontario, Canada
Phone:
905-277-3603
Web:
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Enekes posted a job classified on careerbuilder.com for tech support. I responded to the job offer and received the email pasted below from Mark Vanab:

Thank you for submitting your resume. Enekes is an Internet Service Provider located in Milton, Ontario, Canada. We have been providing Internet service across Canada for the past 7 years.

Our Tech Support has a limited number of Help Desk Agent openings. After reviewing resumes, we are glad to inform you that your resume has passed our initial screening process. In order for us to complete our final selection, we request you complete the attached questionnaire and send it to us no later than January 28th, 2003

Upon receiving this questionnaire, we can complete our screening process and let you know our decision. We look forward to hearing from you and thank you for your interest in our company.

After returning the questionnaire to a Mr. Mark Varab , I recived a call from Melanie Paquette informing me that I passed the second screening and she had some interview questions to ask me. After I spoke to her, I received an email from her as well. See below:

Dear Ms. X,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected as a Help Desk Agent for Enekes. After reviewing your application and resume, we are very impressed by your qualifications and feel you can be a valuable asset to our organization. We are offering you a position as a Help Desk Agent in our call center. You've the option to re-locate to Canada and work from our facility, or we can set you up to work from your home for our call center. You have to come to Canada for 2 weeks to receive a paid training course. No matter which option you choose, we are required by law to arrange a work permit Visa for you, as you still have to pay the Canadian Federal Tax.

In order for us to continue with our hiring process, we are required to arrange a work permit Visa through Human Resources Development Canada. The processing fee for the Immigration Lawyers is US $575.00 per applicant. In order for us to continue processing your application, you are required to pay a US $75.00 Deposit in order to guarantee your commitment. Enekes will pay the remaining $500.00.

If you are interested in continuing the hiring process with Enekes, please fill out the attached Employment Authorization form and Offer of Employment. In addition, the Lawyers will require a copy of your Passport or Green Card, educational certificates, along with the US $75.00 Deposit payable by

International Money Order to Enekes (an International Money Order could be obtained from any US Post Office). All Deposits can be mailed to the address shown below.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mr. Mark Varab or me at your earliest convenience. If we do not hear from you by February 2nd, 2004, we will assume you are pursuing other opportunities.

Thank you in advance for your time and we anticipate hearing from you.

Yours Sincerely,

Ms. Melanie Paquette

Operations Manager, Enekes

Office: 905-277-3603

Email: [email protected]

Enekes

420 Main Street East, Suite 446

Milton, Ontario, L9T 5G3

Canada

In addition, a job offer was attached: see below

Dear Ms. X,

Congratulations! On behalf of Enekes, a dynamic leader in Internet Service Providing & Web Solutions, I am pleased to confirm our offer of full-time employment as a Help Desk Agent in the Technical Support Department.

Start Date and Salary

Your start date will be April 26th, 2004. Your starting salary will be US $35,000.00 per annum and will be paid every two weeks. As will all new employees, you will be subject to a three-month performance review, starting with your first day of employment. After that, performance and salary reviews will be conducted annually on the common review date.

You will be entitled to 2 weeks vacation per year, in addition to statutory holidays. Vacation leave is accrued on a bi-weekly basis.

Confidentiality Agreement

All Enekes employees are required to keep all Enekes information confidential and not disclose such information, except where expressly authorized by Enekes in writing. We must receive a fully signed copy of this Agreement without alteration before a security badge and computer access accounts can be issued to you.

Orientation

You have been registered in the Enekes orientation program, which takes place on the first Monday of your employment with Enekes. This orientation, which takes place at 420 Main Street East, Milton, Ontario, Canada, runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (lunch is provided). Please sign in at the main reception desk upon arrival.

Condition of Employment

This offer of employment is conditional upon Enekes receiving the following:

1. Confirmation of your ability to work permanently in Canada

For Canadian citizens, please provide your social insurance number. For all others, Enekes will arrange work permit Visa.

2. Confirmation of your education

Please send us one of the following: a copy of your highest degree or diploma/certificate from an accredited university, college or school, a copy of your official transcripts or a letter from the university, college, or school indicating that all degree or diploma/certificate requirements have been met.

3. Enekes's receipt of this offer letter, the confidentiality agreement and relocation agreement (if applicable) all signed by you without alteration.

A response to this offer is requested within one week from the receipt of this letter. If we have not heard from you within that period of time, this offer will become null and void.

Should you have any questions about this offer or this position, please contact our HR Manager,

Mr. Mark Varab at 905-277-3603.

To accept this offer verbally, please send this offer to either Mr. Mark Varab, or myself. In addition, please sign both copies of this letter where indicated and return one fully signed copy.

We are proud of what we have accomplished at Enekes. Our future is bright, and our enthusiasm is contagious. We are confident that you will have every opportunity to develop and thrive in the energizing environment of the Company.

I look forward to welcoming you to the Enekes team and to a rewarding working relationship.

Yours sincerely,

Ms. Melanie Paquette

Operations Manager

Enekes

Encl.

I accept the above offer of employment with Enekes.

Signature Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Date of Birth:

Well, I started doing some research as their website was pretty pathetic for an internet provider and web designer. I did a WHOIS lookup for enekes.ca

[8:16pm]:~> whois enekes.ca

Status: EXIST

Registrar: Tucows.com Co.

Registrar-no: 156

Registrant-no: 850078

Domaine-no: 850078

Subdomain: enekes.ca

Renewal-Date: 2004/11/13

Date-Approved: 2003/11/13

Date-Modified: 2003/11/14

Organization: Michael Randall o/a Enekes

Description: Telecommunications Services

Admin-Name: Michael Randall

Admin-Title:

Admin-Postal: Michael Randall o/a Enekes

165 Dundas St. W.

Mississauga ON L5B2N6 Canada

Admin-Phone: 905-277-8044

Admin-Fax:

Admin-Mailbox: [email protected]

Tech-Name: DollarHost Hostmaster

Tech-Title:

Tech-Postal: In2net Network Inc.

Suite 210 - 3602 Gilmore Way

Burnaby BC V5G 4W9 Canada

Tech-Phone: (604) 608-6868

Tech-Fax: (604) 608-6832

Tech-Mailbox: [email protected]

NS1-Hostname: dns1.dollarhost.com

NS1-Netaddress:

NS2-Hostname: dns2.dollarhost.com

I then tried looking up hdcanada.com. It resolves to a secure Ensim web server GUI for login! No such website. I also did a search for Enekes on http://www.canadianisp.com/ . No such creature existed... Hmmm... I got to thinking, so when I saw DSLReports in a Google search, I went from there and thanks to the unfortunate crap you guys went through, I won't be working for them. Needless to say, I'll be contacting various authorities.

No internet company should try to pull a fast one on us geeks! :-)

Shannon

Indianapolis, Indiana
U.S.A.

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15 Updates & Rebuttals

Shannon

Indianapolis,
Indiana,
U.S.A.
Under another new name!

#2Author of original report

Thu, March 04, 2004

Looks like they're trying a new scam but no website this time. heh. Shannon


Wayne

Oakdale,
Minnesota,
U.S.A.
HOW DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT, FRANK? ..Thankfully, resources like "Rip Off Report" exist

#3Consumer Comment

Mon, March 01, 2004

Chalk up another victim to ENEKES! (what an odd name-that alone should have tipped me off) Their web site sure is professional. Did anyone notice that they spell "Career" incorrectly? I guess those of us who need to work out of our homes (I have a disabled child) get so blind-sided that we fail to see the truth in something so obvious as this scam. I stopped short of sending money but they do have my resume and that's bad enough. Thankfully, resources like "Rip Off Report" exist to quickly expose monsters like this. And yet, after all the testimonies, they still try to inflict their evil; Frank's letter for example. Sorry if I sound naive, but "h*e do you sleep at night, Frank?"


Wayne

Oakdale,
Minnesota,
U.S.A.
HOW DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT, FRANK? ..Thankfully, resources like "Rip Off Report" exist

#4Consumer Comment

Mon, March 01, 2004

Chalk up another victim to ENEKES! (what an odd name-that alone should have tipped me off) Their web site sure is professional. Did anyone notice that they spell "Career" incorrectly? I guess those of us who need to work out of our homes (I have a disabled child) get so blind-sided that we fail to see the truth in something so obvious as this scam. I stopped short of sending money but they do have my resume and that's bad enough. Thankfully, resources like "Rip Off Report" exist to quickly expose monsters like this. And yet, after all the testimonies, they still try to inflict their evil; Frank's letter for example. Sorry if I sound naive, but "h*e do you sleep at night, Frank?"


Wayne

Oakdale,
Minnesota,
U.S.A.
HOW DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT, FRANK? ..Thankfully, resources like "Rip Off Report" exist

#5Consumer Comment

Mon, March 01, 2004

Chalk up another victim to ENEKES! (what an odd name-that alone should have tipped me off) Their web site sure is professional. Did anyone notice that they spell "Career" incorrectly? I guess those of us who need to work out of our homes (I have a disabled child) get so blind-sided that we fail to see the truth in something so obvious as this scam. I stopped short of sending money but they do have my resume and that's bad enough. Thankfully, resources like "Rip Off Report" exist to quickly expose monsters like this. And yet, after all the testimonies, they still try to inflict their evil; Frank's letter for example. Sorry if I sound naive, but "h*e do you sleep at night, Frank?"


Wayne

Oakdale,
Minnesota,
U.S.A.
HOW DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT, FRANK? ..Thankfully, resources like "Rip Off Report" exist

#6Consumer Comment

Mon, March 01, 2004

Chalk up another victim to ENEKES! (what an odd name-that alone should have tipped me off) Their web site sure is professional. Did anyone notice that they spell "Career" incorrectly? I guess those of us who need to work out of our homes (I have a disabled child) get so blind-sided that we fail to see the truth in something so obvious as this scam. I stopped short of sending money but they do have my resume and that's bad enough. Thankfully, resources like "Rip Off Report" exist to quickly expose monsters like this. And yet, after all the testimonies, they still try to inflict their evil; Frank's letter for example. Sorry if I sound naive, but "h*e do you sleep at night, Frank?"


Phadrea

Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma,
U.S.A.
What a Joke, Show us the legitamate aspects of the business

#7Consumer Suggestion

Mon, February 23, 2004

Have you not looked at How many people got screwed over by Enekes/Hot Deals Canada. I agree with the previous comments I don't see how you got a job when plenty of people didn't. I agree this could be a coverup. Show us the legitamate aspects of the business. Show us a copy of your training manual. Show us your office not a Mail Boxes ETC. Put us in contact with an HR manager that will actually talk to us. We want details because I think we all know that they are a joke. The Police and several others have already been contacted. They are in Hot water with everyone who wants to file a class action lawsuit as well as the law.


Sheldon

Glendale,
Arizona,
U.S.A.
Hey Frank In Boston..... Their "address" is a Mail Boxes, Etc. location, for goodness sake.

#8Consumer Comment

Sun, February 22, 2004

How is it that you claim that this "company" hired you after you went there for training when the company DOES NOT EXIST? Their are not a legitimate ISP-no one has ever heard of them and they use another company to host their poorly done website that is rife with errors. Their "address" is a Mail Boxes, Etc. location, for goodness sake. Why don't you post more details about your supposed training and job with them, including just where it is your paychecks are coming from? You are obviously just one of them trying to legitimize your fraudulant actions in order to keep the scam going. Anyone with any sense at all can see it clear as day and can and should use the information on this site to avoid getting ripped off.


Hayes

Burnsville,
Minnesota,
U.S.A.
Thanks to this website, my suspicions were right.

#9Consumer Suggestion

Sun, February 22, 2004

I really wanted to believe that this was a legit operation, but some of the red flags some of the others have mentioned got me to investigating. It seemed strange to me that trying to find "one of the top five ISP's in Canada" would be that hard. When I entered the address of the said company into Business address of the Milton yellow pages online, an excavating company came up. Long story short, I called that company to see if other establishments exisisted wthin that building, and I was told that the building was a PO box store like mailboxes etc. I figured that not to many training centers would be located at a place like that, so I never sent the money. Also, the Asian accented lady who called for the initial phone interview, is the only voice you will hear. She is customer service and HR and interviewer. Thanks to this website, my suspicions were right. I really hope that those who sent in the money to the scam-lady get her good.


Hayes

Burnsville,
Minnesota,
U.S.A.
Thanks to this website, my suspicions were right.

#10Consumer Suggestion

Sun, February 22, 2004

I really wanted to believe that this was a legit operation, but some of the red flags some of the others have mentioned got me to investigating. It seemed strange to me that trying to find "one of the top five ISP's in Canada" would be that hard. When I entered the address of the said company into Business address of the Milton yellow pages online, an excavating company came up. Long story short, I called that company to see if other establishments exisisted wthin that building, and I was told that the building was a PO box store like mailboxes etc. I figured that not to many training centers would be located at a place like that, so I never sent the money. Also, the Asian accented lady who called for the initial phone interview, is the only voice you will hear. She is customer service and HR and interviewer. Thanks to this website, my suspicions were right. I really hope that those who sent in the money to the scam-lady get her good.


Hayes

Burnsville,
Minnesota,
U.S.A.
Thanks to this website, my suspicions were right.

#11Consumer Suggestion

Sun, February 22, 2004

I really wanted to believe that this was a legit operation, but some of the red flags some of the others have mentioned got me to investigating. It seemed strange to me that trying to find "one of the top five ISP's in Canada" would be that hard. When I entered the address of the said company into Business address of the Milton yellow pages online, an excavating company came up. Long story short, I called that company to see if other establishments exisisted wthin that building, and I was told that the building was a PO box store like mailboxes etc. I figured that not to many training centers would be located at a place like that, so I never sent the money. Also, the Asian accented lady who called for the initial phone interview, is the only voice you will hear. She is customer service and HR and interviewer. Thanks to this website, my suspicions were right. I really hope that those who sent in the money to the scam-lady get her good.


Hayes

Burnsville,
Minnesota,
U.S.A.
Thanks to this website, my suspicions were right.

#12Consumer Suggestion

Sun, February 22, 2004

I really wanted to believe that this was a legit operation, but some of the red flags some of the others have mentioned got me to investigating. It seemed strange to me that trying to find "one of the top five ISP's in Canada" would be that hard. When I entered the address of the said company into Business address of the Milton yellow pages online, an excavating company came up. Long story short, I called that company to see if other establishments exisisted wthin that building, and I was told that the building was a PO box store like mailboxes etc. I figured that not to many training centers would be located at a place like that, so I never sent the money. Also, the Asian accented lady who called for the initial phone interview, is the only voice you will hear. She is customer service and HR and interviewer. Thanks to this website, my suspicions were right. I really hope that those who sent in the money to the scam-lady get her good.


Jennifer

Minneapolis,
Minnesota,
U.S.A.
Enekes RipOff--Contact Milton, Ontario Police .. placed an ad in the Minneapolis Star Tribune

#13Consumer Suggestion

Fri, February 13, 2004

This company has placed an ad in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Please search for the Milton, Ontario Chamber of Commerce phone number and call them for information about this company. There is no company listed at the address they have given and the Milton Ontario Police department is investigating this fraud.


Jennifer

Minneapolis,
Minnesota,
U.S.A.
Enekes RipOff--Contact Milton, Ontario Police .. placed an ad in the Minneapolis Star Tribune

#14Consumer Suggestion

Fri, February 13, 2004

This company has placed an ad in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Please search for the Milton, Ontario Chamber of Commerce phone number and call them for information about this company. There is no company listed at the address they have given and the Milton Ontario Police department is investigating this fraud.


Jennifer

Minneapolis,
Minnesota,
U.S.A.
Enekes RipOff--Contact Milton, Ontario Police .. placed an ad in the Minneapolis Star Tribune

#15Consumer Suggestion

Fri, February 13, 2004

This company has placed an ad in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Please search for the Milton, Ontario Chamber of Commerce phone number and call them for information about this company. There is no company listed at the address they have given and the Milton Ontario Police department is investigating this fraud.


Frank

Boston,
Massachusetts,
U.S.A.
Enekes did hire me and I am currently working for them !

#16UPDATE Employee

Tue, February 10, 2004

A friend of mine told me to check out this website , that there was something interesting about the company I'm working for. I have to admit that I was pretty surprised! Enekes also posted an ad for a helpdesk position in the Boston Globe. I did apply for it, and did go through a phone interview. Then I received some docs similar to those reported. I filled out everything and went for training, and I am right now working from home for the past three months! I don't know about Hot Deals Canada, but Enekes gave me what they promised: a JOB! I'm going to forward this link to my manager, I don't think they should let fired employees blackmail them!

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