Jade
Los Angeles,#2Author of original report
Thu, December 04, 2008
Ripoff Report Verified Safe Responded to ad on one of the job sites (can't remember which one) for a work at home data entry position. Always skeptical, I sent an email for more information. I did include a resume, but gave my name, address, and phone number. I received a poorly written response from the email address stated that said my resume was reviewed and I was scheduled for an interview via IM, with instructions to add allegrasdpt to my IM program. She said her name was Allegra Clegg. I did so and interviewed. They asked fairly professional questions, but had a lot of words spelled wrong. To their credit, they did not ask for personal information except your full name and location. After a long wait, I was told I had been offered a position. I was then given the following information: I would be paid $35.00 an hour. I would receive data entry work every morning at 8:00am and it would have to be turned back in at 6:00pm that night. I was told their company, New Professionals International, was responsible for supplying new businesses with computers and I was to record all the transactions in my area. I needed a new laptop, scanner, fax and software. But they would be paying for it because it was their responsibility. At that point, I was asked if I could open an account with Wells Fargo Bank. When I asked why, they said it was for 'company business and petty cash transactions'. I told them I was not comfortable doing this, as I would be responsible for anything that happens in that account. What other options were there? I told them that I would cash it a cashed checks location. I was given a tracking number and directions on what I had to do tomorrow 12/04/08 from my home. And that I was to received the equipment tomorrow and start work. Not one of my concerns was answered. I did not call them a scam, I simply wanted more information about why I needed to open a bank account for them. --- Beware. I do not know the whole workings of this scam, but anyone that asks you to open a bank in your name so they can use it for company and petty cash transactions cannot be up to any good. The hourly amount ($35.00 per hour) is not realistic and they did not tell me how they intended on getting me a new laptop and everything else. Nor did they tell me why my own computer (which is probably better than most new laptops out there) wasn't acceptable. The website that they gave me is incomplete and does not match with the information that they gave me on what the company does. The whois information for the website does not match any addresses that I was given, nor could I find any information with a google search. The one piece of information that I found about a company called New Professionals International was located in Dallas, TX. The whois info for the website is in CA and the company (according to the interviewer) is located in Canada
Jade
Los Angeles,#3Author of original report
Thu, December 04, 2008
Ripoff Report Verified Safe Responded to ad on one of the job sites (can't remember which one) for a work at home data entry position. Always skeptical, I sent an email for more information. I did include a resume, but gave my name, address, and phone number. I received a poorly written response from the email address stated that said my resume was reviewed and I was scheduled for an interview via IM, with instructions to add allegrasdpt to my IM program. She said her name was Allegra Clegg. I did so and interviewed. They asked fairly professional questions, but had a lot of words spelled wrong. To their credit, they did not ask for personal information except your full name and location. After a long wait, I was told I had been offered a position. I was then given the following information: I would be paid $35.00 an hour. I would receive data entry work every morning at 8:00am and it would have to be turned back in at 6:00pm that night. I was told their company, New Professionals International, was responsible for supplying new businesses with computers and I was to record all the transactions in my area. I needed a new laptop, scanner, fax and software. But they would be paying for it because it was their responsibility. At that point, I was asked if I could open an account with Wells Fargo Bank. When I asked why, they said it was for 'company business and petty cash transactions'. I told them I was not comfortable doing this, as I would be responsible for anything that happens in that account. What other options were there? I told them that I would cash it a cashed checks location. I was given a tracking number and directions on what I had to do tomorrow 12/04/08 from my home. And that I was to received the equipment tomorrow and start work. Not one of my concerns was answered. I did not call them a scam, I simply wanted more information about why I needed to open a bank account for them. --- Beware. I do not know the whole workings of this scam, but anyone that asks you to open a bank in your name so they can use it for company and petty cash transactions cannot be up to any good. The hourly amount ($35.00 per hour) is not realistic and they did not tell me how they intended on getting me a new laptop and everything else. Nor did they tell me why my own computer (which is probably better than most new laptops out there) wasn't acceptable. The website that they gave me is incomplete and does not match with the information that they gave me on what the company does. The whois information for the website does not match any addresses that I was given, nor could I find any information with a google search. The one piece of information that I found about a company called New Professionals International was located in Dallas, TX. The whois info for the website is in CA and the company (according to the interviewer) is located in Canada
Jade
Los Angeles,#4Author of original report
Thu, December 04, 2008
Ripoff Report Verified Safe Responded to ad on one of the job sites (can't remember which one) for a work at home data entry position. Always skeptical, I sent an email for more information. I did include a resume, but gave my name, address, and phone number. I received a poorly written response from the email address stated that said my resume was reviewed and I was scheduled for an interview via IM, with instructions to add allegrasdpt to my IM program. She said her name was Allegra Clegg. I did so and interviewed. They asked fairly professional questions, but had a lot of words spelled wrong. To their credit, they did not ask for personal information except your full name and location. After a long wait, I was told I had been offered a position. I was then given the following information: I would be paid $35.00 an hour. I would receive data entry work every morning at 8:00am and it would have to be turned back in at 6:00pm that night. I was told their company, New Professionals International, was responsible for supplying new businesses with computers and I was to record all the transactions in my area. I needed a new laptop, scanner, fax and software. But they would be paying for it because it was their responsibility. At that point, I was asked if I could open an account with Wells Fargo Bank. When I asked why, they said it was for 'company business and petty cash transactions'. I told them I was not comfortable doing this, as I would be responsible for anything that happens in that account. What other options were there? I told them that I would cash it a cashed checks location. I was given a tracking number and directions on what I had to do tomorrow 12/04/08 from my home. And that I was to received the equipment tomorrow and start work. Not one of my concerns was answered. I did not call them a scam, I simply wanted more information about why I needed to open a bank account for them. --- Beware. I do not know the whole workings of this scam, but anyone that asks you to open a bank in your name so they can use it for company and petty cash transactions cannot be up to any good. The hourly amount ($35.00 per hour) is not realistic and they did not tell me how they intended on getting me a new laptop and everything else. Nor did they tell me why my own computer (which is probably better than most new laptops out there) wasn't acceptable. The website that they gave me is incomplete and does not match with the information that they gave me on what the company does. The whois information for the website does not match any addresses that I was given, nor could I find any information with a google search. The one piece of information that I found about a company called New Professionals International was located in Dallas, TX. The whois info for the website is in CA and the company (according to the interviewer) is located in Canada
Jade
Los Angeles,#5Author of original report
Thu, December 04, 2008
Ripoff Report Verified Safe Responded to ad on one of the job sites (can't remember which one) for a work at home data entry position. Always skeptical, I sent an email for more information. I did include a resume, but gave my name, address, and phone number. I received a poorly written response from the email address stated that said my resume was reviewed and I was scheduled for an interview via IM, with instructions to add allegrasdpt to my IM program. She said her name was Allegra Clegg. I did so and interviewed. They asked fairly professional questions, but had a lot of words spelled wrong. To their credit, they did not ask for personal information except your full name and location. After a long wait, I was told I had been offered a position. I was then given the following information: I would be paid $35.00 an hour. I would receive data entry work every morning at 8:00am and it would have to be turned back in at 6:00pm that night. I was told their company, New Professionals International, was responsible for supplying new businesses with computers and I was to record all the transactions in my area. I needed a new laptop, scanner, fax and software. But they would be paying for it because it was their responsibility. At that point, I was asked if I could open an account with Wells Fargo Bank. When I asked why, they said it was for 'company business and petty cash transactions'. I told them I was not comfortable doing this, as I would be responsible for anything that happens in that account. What other options were there? I told them that I would cash it a cashed checks location. I was given a tracking number and directions on what I had to do tomorrow 12/04/08 from my home. And that I was to received the equipment tomorrow and start work. Not one of my concerns was answered. I did not call them a scam, I simply wanted more information about why I needed to open a bank account for them. --- Beware. I do not know the whole workings of this scam, but anyone that asks you to open a bank in your name so they can use it for company and petty cash transactions cannot be up to any good. The hourly amount ($35.00 per hour) is not realistic and they did not tell me how they intended on getting me a new laptop and everything else. Nor did they tell me why my own computer (which is probably better than most new laptops out there) wasn't acceptable. The website that they gave me is incomplete and does not match with the information that they gave me on what the company does. The whois information for the website does not match any addresses that I was given, nor could I find any information with a google search. The one piece of information that I found about a company called New Professionals International was located in Dallas, TX. The whois info for the website is in CA and the company (according to the interviewer) is located in Canada