Beware of telegenisys-jobs.com
Our site is telegenisys.com and we’ve been in business since 1994.
Recently persons unknown to us registered the domain telegenisys-jobs.com and have been directing traffic to our site in connection to craigslist job postings.
We have reported this issue to GoDaddy, Craigslist and law enforcement.
We strongly advise thinking twice before paying out or signing up for a “credit check service” as part of a job offer.
Once again we have the domain telegenisys.com and have no connection to whomever may be behind telegenisys-jobs.com
With some help from the posters below we have been informed that telegenisys-jobs.com is using zendough which is connected to TransUnion and that TransUnion only seems to respond to BBB complaints. We have had nothing to do with TransUnion so we have no experience in this area.
If you want to email us about this the best address is sales@telegenisys.com
Other sites where the same thing seems to have happened:
http://flakelist.org/page/viewpub/tid/1/pid/2636
http://www.xomba.com/id_theft_internet_fraud_heres_peek_mechanics_getting_your_info_111
We have no way of knowing exactly what the intent of the scam is, but it appears to be a money making scheme where they have signed up on an affiliate program with the credit check service and so get paid either by the click through to the credit check service or by the account created from the URLs they give out to the people they deceive. Increasing the costs and reducing the income of the credit check service seems to be the only way to get that company to crack down on their affiliate program members to prevent these schemes.
August 25th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
And to add a note, any company requesting you to provide your own credit check is a scam. Which is why I chose to look around the web site. Thanks for posting this!
August 25th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
I was offered this job today. Is it real? Flag this messageRE: Screening Process Gina SmithWednesday, August 25, 2010 5:18 PMFrom: “carol.smith@telegenisys-jobs.com” Add sender to ContactsTo: “Gina Smith-Ulmer” *** This Job Offer Requires Your Immediate Response***
Congratulations Gina. You have passed the screening process!
After careful evaluation, we at Telegenisys © feel that with your experience you would be a great addition to our Customer Service team and could be a valuable asset to our company’s success as we grow and move towards the future.
The next 3 steps are required by all candidates prior to employment with Telegenisys ©.
1.Three (3) References
1.Two (2) Professional
2.One (1) Personal
•You must provide contact information and your relations.
2.Salary Request
•Telegenisys © compensates each Customer Service Representatives a rate of $15.00 to $17.00 an hour.
3.Soft Credit Verification
•We have chosen Credit Report © as a 3rd Party Company to process your free report. You will not be required to inquire with all three (3) Major Credit Bureaus, only one (1). This is very important, DO NOT EMAIL THE CREDIT REPORT. We only request that you email us the Report # provided (e.g.: 201007299280000), which is a reference to your report and not the actual FICO score. This will not determine if your application is accepted or denied, nor will it affect your credit score. This step is to validate all information to be correct and accurate. You will need to bring a hard copy of your report on the day of your orientation for Monday (August 30, 2010) or Wednesday (September 1, 2010) Again, do not email the actual credit report. (Note: You may cancel your account immediately as soon as you have received your report.)
•Credit Report Link: Click Here
After gathering all the information requested. You will email the following to our HR Director.
1.Your Full Name
2.Phone Number
3.Reference
1.Professional (Name, Phone, Company, Position)
2.Professional (Name, Phone, Company, Position)
3.Personal (Name, Phone, Relations)
4.Report #
5.Salary Request
Email to: Mr. David Foster – David.Foster@Telegenisys-Jobs.com
Heading/Subject: Customer Service Representative
We look forward to meeting you and have a wonderful day.
Carol Smith
HR Administrator
http://www.Telegenisys.com
Note: Telegenisys-Jobs.com is use for internal office purpose only. For Company information log on http://www.Telegenisys.com
August 26th, 2010 at 3:52 am
I send dozens of resumes through emails everyday so when I receive word back from a job I sometimes don’t know which job it is. Telegenisys-jobs.com emailed me that they received my resume for a customer service position located in Chicago. It also had a link to your website and thats when I saw the BEWARE! Are you all hiring in Chicago or is this another scam that the other company is doing? They even gave an address and told me to come in either August 30 or September 1. Please let me know if this is true or not. Thank you in advance.
August 26th, 2010 at 4:55 am
Why do people run scams like this. Times are hard and finding new jobs not easy. I was excited to think that I had orientation on either Monday or Wednesday next week. Guess not.
August 26th, 2010 at 5:26 am
Telegenisys-jobs.com has also involved Zendough by TransUnion as part of this scam geared toward identity theft. STAY AWAY FROM THIS.
August 26th, 2010 at 7:57 am
I got an e-mail regarding a job in Chicago from these folks. Carol sends an e-mail and then asks for information to send to David Foster with a soft credit check through zendough.com. I’m thinking this is who they work for.
August 26th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Are you hiring in South Florida? I got an email from a Emily Parker about that.
August 26th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Sorry to hear about that Connie; I was happy and under the impression that I would have Orientation on Monday or Wednesday as well…guess not too.
People, the teleginisys-jobs ‘thingy” is a SCAM.
August 26th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Thank you for your prompt response to this scam! I may have sent them the credit report reference number if you had not posted the headline on your homepage! Not that the scammers would have gotten anywhere with my credit info, which is why I’m looking for a frickin’ job!
To the legitimate Telegenisys people: If you would like a copy of the emails I received from Carol.Smith@telegenisys-jobs.com for legal purposes, please send me an email and I’ll be happy to forward them to you.
Thanks again for the red alert. I can’t believe I was almost taken in by these crooks!
August 26th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
my god I just finish all the process they were asking for and just notice the beware ..What can I do now? scared
August 26th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Hey guys, I just got the same response to the craigslist ad saying orientaion will be mon or wed….. What scum
August 26th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Dear Maria
We suggest you contact local law enforcement. Here is another good link on how to report Internet related crimes.
http://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/reporting.htm
Telegenisys
August 26th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
There is a listing on Craigslist – Chicago for Telegenisys-jobs.com.
They first send you an email stating that since they were unable to reach you by phone with a job offer, to please send them an email with your name, phone number and the best time to call, which I did.
Their next step is to send an email saying that you ‘passed the screening process!’ and ask you to send them some additional information prior to your appointment on one of two days – neither of which shows a time. But they do want you to go to a TransUnion-related website to send get your credit report ‘to validate all information’. As to what this information is that they want to validate, they don’t say.
However, the site, zendough.inc, is a credit reporting service that allows you access to your credit report for $14.95 a month. The first 7 days is free, but you must cancel during that time in order to not be charged the monthly fee. But scam reports note that zendough is based in India and they will charge you the monthly fee anyway and it may take months to get the money back – if ever. This might all be the purpose, then, to drive people to the site to get that money.
August 27th, 2010 at 1:59 am
Hey guys, this is going on everywhere. Not just CL. It happened to me a month ago on Monster. Ive filed numerous complaints but I found out that its not the credit company that does this. It just some random “fake” company that post ads all over jobs sites like CL, Monster and maybe even CareerBuilders.
Ive gotten a response from freecreditreport.com before and they said the same thing. They have no control of whats going on, all they can do is cancel the account. All we can do is let people know and hopefully they see this before they go on with the process.
August 27th, 2010 at 5:19 am
Thanks for postings.
Once I received a credit request, I went to the Web site and found this beware.
Can’t this be stopped?
August 27th, 2010 at 5:19 am
Thanks for letting us know I just got an email linking me to this website. I already imagined it was fake, any company that asked for a credit report really!!! I usually lie to them when i get an email asking for my credit reference number report i always say i currently have an open account with that credit bureau so I wouldn’t have a reference number how do we go by that and what happens after that nothing they don’t reply back. I get angry every time I get those lame emails and feel like talking shh@t!! to them, but since they got my info I rather stay quiet it’s bad enough that they want your credit reference code and that code is still private like your personal info, unfortunately many people fall for this and that’s why they will keep doing it ;/
This is what I received Aug. 27
*** This Job Offer Requires Your Immediate Response***
Congratulations Brenda. You have passed the screening process!
After careful evaluation, we at Telegenisys © feel that with your experience you would be a great addition to our Customer Service team and could be a valuable asset to our company’s success as we grow and move towards the future.
The next 3 steps are required by all candidates prior to employment with Telegenisys ©.
1.
Three (3) References
1.
Two (2) Professional
2.
One (1) Personal
*
You must provide contact information and your relations.
2.
Salary Request
*
Telegenisys © compensates each Customer Service Representatives a rate of $15.00 to $17.00 an hour.
3.
Soft Credit Verification
*
We have chosen Trans Union © as a 3rd Party Company to process your free report. You will not be required to inquire with all three (3) Major Credit Bureaus, only one (1). This is very important, DO NOT EMAIL THE CREDIT REPORT. We only request that you email us the Report # provided (e.g.: 201007299280000), which is a reference to your report and not the actual FICO score. This will not determine if your application is accepted or denied, nor will it affect your credit score. This step is to validate all information to be correct and accurate. You will need to bring a hard copy of your report on the day of your orientation for Monday (August 30, 2010) or Wednesday (September 1, 2010) Again, do not email the actual credit report. (Note: You may cancel your account immediately as soon as you have received your report.)
*
Trans Union Link: Click Here
After gathering all the information requested. You will email the following to our HR Director.
1.
Your Full Name
2.
Phone Number
3.
Reference
1.
Professional (Name, Phone, Company, Position)
2.
Professional (Name, Phone, Company, Position)
3.
Personal (Name, Phone, Relations)
4.
Report #
5.
Salary Request
Email to: Mr. David Foster – David.Foster@Telegenisys-Jobs.com
Heading/Subject: Customer Service Representative
We look forward to meeting you and have a wonderful day.
Patty Lewis
HR Administrator
http://www.Telegenisys.com
Note: Telegenisys-Jobs.com is use for internal office purpose only. For Company information log on http://www.Telegenisys.com
August 27th, 2010 at 5:31 am
I think we should try and contact many news channels to show this and tell the people it’ FAKE to not beleive in emails asking for a credit report reference number because besides this email I’ve probably received 4 other ones asking for a credit report reference number
August 27th, 2010 at 6:03 am
They almost got me also. I receieved everything all of you received and was excited. What got 1st got me is they said they tried tyo contact me. Assuming they received my resume, I had 2 telephone #’s on there, therefore no one called me. 2nd, they asked me to do credit check but still asked for a ref # even tho I didn’t have to email it. Im like ok. they almost got me. I was bout to do credit check but they immediately asked for my money. I was like forget that, I may not get the job or my money back. I have nooo income coming in and I have 2 children. I couldn’t take that chance. Lastly I saw in top right hand corner a BLOG. Im like what legitimate compant has a blog..then I saw all of your post…I was like WOW, I can’t beleive this. i was kinda hurt because I was looking forward to working with this so called company. I told all of my friends and family because they knew I have not had any luck with jobs calling me for interviews. Now, I have to tell them it was all a scam. : (
August 27th, 2010 at 8:26 am
Unfortunately I fell for this telegenisys-jobs scam. I spent all morning contacting TransUnion and Zendough to put a fraud alert on my credit report. I also contacted True Credit.com to let them know and they will put a fraud alert on my report through all 3 credit reporting agencies. I will call back on Monday or Tuesday to make sure. I just received an email from Zendough with a cancellation reference number, which I hope is legitimate. They agreed to do this when I told them I was filing formal complaints against them with my state attorney general and county district attorney’s office. I also told them I was contacting all of my local media outlets to get the word out. The threat of bad publicity seemed to get their attention.
I have learned my lesson and should have done some in depth research and contacted the real Telegenisys to see if this was really legit, before I fell into this scam.
August 27th, 2010 at 11:55 am
I got the same email and I’m in Phoenix, AZ, so looks like they’re spreading out. Thanks for the info. This is the 4th job scam that has come off of Craigs List. Really research the company or google their information if you get a job offer and there is no phone number or any type of human contact other than email or instant messaging. I had one company last week that conducted the “interview” as a chat and when I started asking questions about when I would meet someone from their company, they got pretty indignant, but they indicated they would ship me a brand new laptop and scanner/printer to work from home. Beware of companies that tell you they are going to ship expensive equipment to your home, and it’s not necessary for them to meet you face to face.
August 31st, 2010 at 9:26 am
I have just got this today.
*** This Job Offer Requires Your Immediate Response***
Congratulations Brenda. You have passed the screening process!
After careful evaluation, we at Telegenisys © feel that with your experience you would be a great addition to our Customer Service team and could be a valuable asset to our company’s success as we grow and move towards the future.
The next 3 steps are required by all candidates prior to employment with Telegenisys ©.
1.
Three (3) References
1.
Two (2) Professional
2.
One (1) Personal
*
You must provide contact information and your relations.
2.
Salary Request
*
Telegenisys © compensates each Customer Service Representatives a rate of $15.00 to $17.00 an hour.
3.
Soft Credit Verification
*
We have chosen Trans Union © as a 3rd Party Company to process your free report. You will not be required to inquire with all three (3) Major Credit Bureaus, only one (1). This is very important, DO NOT EMAIL THE CREDIT REPORT. We only request that you email us the Report # provided (e.g.: 201007299280000), which is a reference to your report and not the actual FICO score. This will not determine if your application is accepted or denied, nor will it affect your credit score. This step is to validate all information to be correct and accurate. You will need to bring a hard copy of your report on the day of your orientation for Monday (August 30, 2010) or Wednesday (September 1, 2010) Again, do not email the actual credit report. (Note: You may cancel your account immediately as soon as you have received your report.)
*
Trans Union Link: Click Here
After gathering all the information requested. You will email the following to our HR Director.
1.
Your Full Name
2.
Phone Number
3.
Reference
1.
Professional (Name, Phone, Company, Position)
2.
Professional (Name, Phone, Company, Position)
3.
Personal (Name, Phone, Relations)
4.
Report #
5.
Salary Request
Email to: Mr. David Foster – David.Foster@Telegenisys-Jobs.com
Heading/Subject: Customer Service Representative
We look forward to meeting you and have a wonderful day.
Patty Lewis
HR Administrator
http://www.Telegenisys.com
Note: Telegenisys-Jobs.com is use for internal office purpose only. For Company information log on http://www.Telegenisys.com
I have just connected with a zendough agent and as soon as I mentioned report number sje asked what for and I told her Telegenisys and she immediately told me to put out an alert on my account and that Telegenisys is a scam. There is an old saying “If something is too good to be true it probably is”
August 31st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
I just called the Zendough.com they were the ones who warned me about it. they said they have nothing to do with it. that is why they are warning me. I placed a fraud alert on my account with them. whew!
August 31st, 2010 at 1:43 pm
I am in Los Angeles and received the above employment offer email this morning. In a previous email, they listed their business address as 448 So. Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013. The orientation was scheduled for 9/1 or 9/2. I decided to do some checking before responding and found out about the scam. It’s such a blow to honest, hard-working folks who are looking for employment!
August 31st, 2010 at 3:17 pm
*** This Job Offer Requires Your Immediate Response***
Congratulations Janita. You have passed the screening process!
After careful evaluation, we at Telegenisys © feel that with your experience you would be a great addition to our Customer Service team and could be a valuable asset to our company’s success as we grow and move towards the future.
The next 3 steps are required by all candidates prior to employment with Telegenisys ©.
Three (3) References
Two (2) Professional
One (1) Personal
You must provide contact information and your relations.
Salary Request
Telegenisys © compensates each Customer Service Representatives a rate of $15.00 to $17.00 an hour.
Soft Credit Verification
We have chosen Trans Union © as a 3rd Party Company to process your free report. You will not be required to inquire with all three (3) Major Credit Bureaus, only one (1). This is very important, DO NOT EMAIL THE CREDIT REPORT. We only request that you email us the Report # provided (e.g.: 201007299280000), which is a reference to your report and not the actual FICO score. This will not determine if your application is accepted or denied, nor will it affect your credit score. This step is to validate all information to be correct and accurate. You will need to bring a hard copy of your report on the day of your orientation for Thursday (September 2, 2010) or Friday (September 3, 2010) Again, do not email the actual credit report. (Note: You may cancel your account immediately as soon as you have received your report.)
Trans Union Link: Click Here
After gathering all the information requested. You will email the following to our HR Director.
Your Full Name
Phone Number
Reference
Professional (Name, Phone, Company, Position)
Professional (Name, Phone, Company, Position)
Personal (Name, Phone, Relations)
Report #
Salary Request
Email to: Mr. David Foster – David.Foster@Telegenisys-Jobs.com
Heading/Subject: Customer Service Representative
We look forward to meeting you and have a wonderful day.
Patty Lewis
HR Administrator
http://www.Telegenisys.com
Note: Telegenisys-Jobs.com is use for internal office purpose only. For Company information Click http://www.Telegenisys.com
August 31st, 2010 at 5:01 pm
-I just called zendough to get my report # and was told by the customer service rep. that they are not, in anyway, connected with telegenisys-jobs.com. The agent said the legitimate company is telegenisys.com not telegenysis-jobs.com. I’m so thankful because they even offer to place a fraud alert on my report since i’ve already submitted my resume to that piece of crap..wheew! thanks to zendough
August 31st, 2010 at 7:57 pm
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September 1st, 2010 at 8:12 am
Godaddy.com has terminated the redirect from telegenisys-jobs.com domain from what we can tell. We are however now aware of another domain being registered (telegenisys.info). Please be warned this is not related in any way to us . We have sent this domain registrar a complaint and will continue to look for domain variations so we can try our best to prevent this scam.
September 1st, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Yeah they tried the same scam on me, as soon as I saw a credit check requirement done through E-mails I knew something was up. Using friends in the FBI to try to get some info on these people. Hopefully some justice can be served especially for people who fell for it.
Without a doubt another online scam, AVOID AT ALL COSTS!
P.S. I sent them an e-mail inviting them to rob me in person since they have my address. They will be greeted by two attack dogs and my trusty shotgun if they should try. Just for thought lol!
September 1st, 2010 at 6:35 pm
According to Zendough, this is a scam. You should file a complaint with the FTC who will followup and add this to law enforcement lists.
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Just another one who almost fell for it! I didn’t use Zendough, but I did get my one free credit report. Had the e-mail all ready for David Foster, but a check in my spirit said, Hold On. That’s when I read alittle more on Telegenisys website and called them. They referred me to the blog! Thank God I didn’t press send on my e-mail!
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Omg i got the same email! Ugh!! I was excited and when i spoke with the represenative at zendough, she told me about it too! I’m so glad i seen this first before i sent that email, i knew it sounded to good to be true!
September 7th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
I am disgusted that I fell for this scam and cannot believe there are scumbags on this earth that get off on this.
September 13th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
Looks like the scam is still going on, I just received and email from hyperqualityusa.com that exactly matches the one above, asking for the same information.
*** This Job Offer Requires Your Immediate Response***
Congratulations Rowan. You have passed the screening process!
After careful evaluation, we at Hyper Quality © feel that with your experience you would be a great addition to our Customer Service team and could be a valuable asset to our company’s success as we grow and move towards the future.
The next 3 steps are required by all candidates prior to employment with Hyper Quality ©.
1.
Three (3) References
1.
Two (2) Professional
2.
One (1) Personal
*
You must provide contact information and your relations.
2.
Salary Request
*
Hyper Quality © compensates each Customer Service Representatives a rate of $15.00 to $18.00 an hour.
3.
Soft Credit Verification
*
We have chosen Trans Union © as a 3rd Party Company to process your free report. You will not be required to inquire with all three (3) Major Credit Bureaus, only one (1). This is very important, DO NOT EMAIL THE CREDIT REPORT. We only request that you email us the Report # provided (e.g.: 201007299280000), which is a reference to your report and not the actual FICO score. This will not determine if your application is accepted or denied, nor will it affect your credit score. This step is to validate all information to be correct and accurate. You will need to bring a hard copy of your report on the day of your orientation for Thursday (September 16, 2010) or Friday (September 17, 2010) Again, do not email the actual credit report. (Note: You may cancel your account immediately as soon as you have received your report.)
*
Trans Union Link: Click Here
After gathering all the information requested. You will email the following to our HR Director.
1.
Your Full Name
2.
Phone Number
3.
Reference
1.
Professional (Name, Phone, Company, Position)
2.
Professional (Name, Phone, Company, Position)
3.
Personal (Name, Phone, Relations)
4.
Report #
5.
Salary Request
Email to: Mr. Michael Buchanan – Michael.Buchanan@HyperQualityUSA.com
Heading/Subject: Customer Service Representative
We look forward to meeting you and have a wonderful day.
Penny Tyler
HR Administrator
http://www.HyperQuality.com
Note: HyperQualityUSA.com is use for internal office purpose only. For Company information Click http://www.HyperQuality.com
September 17th, 2010 at 5:20 am
im curious to know how can they steal your identity? because I have signed up for the free credit check but i didnt send them the report number.