job offers by Accurum Technologies LLC [Archive]

Frazzle

17 November 2007, 20:19

It's a scam.

a) US companies don't use the term LLC -- that's a British term.

b) Googling for "Accurum Technologies" finds them at http://www.joewein.net/419/jobs-accurum-technologies-llc.htm -- Joe Wein's site is solely there to list known scam sites. Here's what is written there:

We received queries about employment offers by a company called Accurum Technologies LLC. Here is what we found.

A search for the company name finds only two hits on the company's website itself. A search for the phone numbers listed on www.accurumtechnologies.com (1-732-214-8875, 1-732-214-8876) finds them listed by optimaresources.com, a company also claiming to be based in Edison, New Jersey, about which there is a thread on Fraudwatchers.org (see excerpt).

According to visitors of Fraudwatchers.org with personal experience with that other company they were charged between $300 and $4,400 upfront and once they had paid the company showed little interest in them.

A search for text on the accurumtechnologies.com website finds whole paragraphs matching word for word on other websites, for example einfotek.com, an older job site with connections to India. At very least text has been plagiarised from other sites, which is not usually a good sign.

The only other hits are the fake website itself and people asking if it is a scam.

c) Real businesses would not allow the spelling and grammar that is present in the emails from "Accurum".

John Fairheart

17 November 2007, 22:01

a) US companies don't use the term LLC -- that's a British term.

You are thinking "Ltd" (meaning Limited Company) for the UK. LLC is not a British company acronym.

Curious Nelly

22 November 2007, 17:53

John and Nyla, thanks for the posts to clear up the name etc. The ltd and the llc are a little confusing.

Also see: http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11945

javaj2eeguy

24 November 2007, 06:58

Hi meena, i also am working through an H1 here in US and my consultant also charged me 4000 USD plus they take 30% of my commission. I understand most people in india do not have a clear understanding about H1B and compare everything to what they have been used to. The deposit (if they say is refundable) is refundable and is a security for the company so that if the consulatant decides to leave the consultation firm, the company will have some form of financial deposit to cover the cost of the H1 application as many people do that, they get their H1 here and then switch once they come to US. By law no company can force you to work with a company for a fixed period unless u sign a bond and this deposit is just like a bond. U maintain the bond, u get ur refund, u break the bond u loose the refund. This company actually sounds good as they are not charging any fees as such and are only charging 20 % as compared to 30 -40 percent by most companies. It is hard to trust anyone from a far away region but thats how the process works. If u get ur H1 from an IT consulting firm u will have to invest money (nothing is for free in US). only when u can get a direct H1 from a company itself can u save some money on deposit and all but most companies find it easier to contact IT consulting firms as they dont want to go through the hassels of H1B visa and all. Consulting firms whether ending with technologies or business solutions or consultation are all working the same way, just the deposit and commission varies. Understand just because a company asks you for deposit it is not a fraud, this is how it works here.. its much better to call up these companies, understand the policies and if possible have one of ur friend or relative in the US come check the company. I made a mistake to listen to such blogs once and lost a good consultation firm, u dont make the same mistake.

xyz

26 November 2007, 15:07

hi i ve received a mail from accurum technologies stating its foun my crediantials suitable and asked me to forward copies of passport , certificates etc

Nyla

26 November 2007, 20:26

Did you receive an email or a postal mail? How would they know anything about your credentials? What address did the mail come from? If you don't publicly share your resume/credentials or didn't submit a job application, I would be highly suspicious.

Frazzle

29 November 2007, 22:48

Maybe I'm paranoid, but it is extraordinary :o how similar the wording of javaj2eeguy's post in this thread is to the post of oracle9i in another thread. Here's my reply from that thread...

I wish to remind readers of this thread that we have no way of knowing whether any statement written here is true or not. We sometimes find that scammers will come here, pretending to be a legitimate third party, and asserting that the fraudster is in fact legitimate.

Everyone should be very skeptical about EVERY post here (except mine, of course ;) )

In the other thread, oracle9i quoted a Wikipedia article about H1B visas which was most enlightening.

1. You can't change employers. So the reason given for Accurum's security deposit is not valid -- the employee CANNOT change jobs.

2. This article http://nobhillobserver.blogspot.com/...hats-next.html says that all the 2008 fiscal year H1B visas were issued on April 1 2007. If you haven't got an H1B visa already, you won't be working in the USA before Oct 2008.

3. Typical acceptance rates in 2006 were below 25%. i.e. less than 1/4 of people who applied for an H1B visa got one.

4. The high wages offered by Accurum sound suspicious -- one of the criticisms of the H1B visa program is that it is DEPRESSING wages.

5. In 2006, nine Indian firms collectively were issued 19,512 of the 65,000 H1B visas granted, with 5 Indian outsourcing firms the top 5 receivers of H1B visas. Among the top of the list were some of the most well known Indian outsourcing firms: Infosys, Satyam, Tata Consultancy Services, and Wipro.

6. You must have a bachelor's degree equivalent or better to qualify.

mailhyd

1 December 2007, 07:35

Dear Friends,

I too received an job offer from the same company asking to submit my details and scanned copies of testimonials.

After watching the thread, I too in dilema whether the company offers are genuine or fake one. Please any one in there who recruited by this company and currently working in US ???

Please clarify.

FW Admin

1 December 2007, 18:47

I too, would be very interested to hear from anyone that falls within the criteria below:

a) From any verifiable and proven individual who has successfully obtained an immigration visa through work applications with Accurum Technologies or Optima Resources

b) From any verifiable and proven individual who has NOT successfully obtained an immigration visa through work applications with Accurum Technologies or Optima Resources, even after paying fees, and especially those that have not had any fees returned.

Please post your experiences on this forum or, if you feel you prefer anonymity, please submit a Contact Us form with the details.

Please note, only verifiable claims are necessary (i.e. with copies of letters, emails, signed contracts and agreements etc.)

joewein

2 December 2007, 13:38

I would be interested in more information too. I find it very curious that either the same company (same phone numbers!) appears to operate under two different names or (equally curious) the company has changed names.

What good reason could there be for that?

I have received about 60 queries about this company during the last two months, which is quite a large number for a single company.

Unregistered123

7 December 2007, 18:13

Hi Guys,

I too received a email from them. I had some initial chat with them over phone(over telephone number-17323544828 from accurum tech llc) after which I sent my credentials to them. They found it interesting and they request me to pay $3800 to take the process further. Can anybody please guide me as to what can I do with this. Is it really safe to give them the money??? Please guide me 17323544828

Frazzle

7 December 2007, 20:06

It is NEVER safe to send a large sum of money to someone you do not already know well and trust.

From the posts in this thread, it looks like it is extremely unlikely that they can deliver on their promises.

FW Admin

8 December 2007, 05:56

The problem is when it's time to enforce any agreements that have been made with these so-called "employers" that have provided visas on clients' behalf.

As well as being unnecessary (since visa applications for work permits can be made directly via the relevant US embassies), there are many instances where criminals set up companies such as IT consultancies, agencies and other similar businesses, specifically in order to "employ" staff from countries such as India, Pakistan and other South/East Asian countries.

They charge (immorally and, technically, illegally) very high "fees" to cover costs of visa applications when, in fact, the only fees required are those demanded by the US Immigration Services - nothing like the amounts that are required by these so-called "agencies".

In addition, it is mandatory for all applications for working permits for the US to be made IN PERSON; it is also stated that a third party CANNOT make the application on an applicant's behalf (I'm talking about a working permit here - H1x - and not an L1 where an existing executive employee of a company can be proposed by his company for a visa to the US).

There are companies in the US that are, literally, getting away with fraudulent practices simply because the victims of their crimes are not within US boundaries (for instance, those Indian individuals who have paid an extortionate amount of money to obtain these visas, and are still in India awaiting confirmation, or have been rejected and have not received any "refund"). These unfortunate victims are outside of the US legal jurisdiction, and, to add insult to injury, nothing can be done within their own country since no crime has been committed in India.

And there is the crux of the matter. These swindlers (who are often of the same race and creed of their victims) care nothing about screwing the life out of their fellow countrymen, so long as it lines their own pockets. This particular minority of Indian people, who are usually proud and honest, have turned their backs on their heritage and their nation. and have decided that gold and greed are more important to them than their honour and their integrity.

And they get away with it. The law cannot touch them; they are free and clear to continue ripping off their countrymen, their cousins, their own family. They do not care. They are scum of the worst order.

And that, unfortunately, is why we, and other similar organizations, are here; to give a public voice to those that have been swindled, and whom the law cannot or will not protect. We are here to give a public face to the criminals and the scammers that place greed above integrity; that place bling ahead of honour. Because the scammers have no integrity, they have no honour - they are simple crooks, street thieves, who steal from their own, who would sell their own families for a dime. In other words, scum.

And those of you who are reading this, you know who you are, and it's only a matter of time before you are all exposed for the low-life that you are.

What goes around, comes around....

sijuchalil

20 December 2007, 12:11

Hai meena

i also received a same email from accuramtechnologies and now they are demanding for $3800 .please tell me can i trust them .please give me a reply.

FW Admin

20 December 2007, 13:49

sijuchalil: I suggest you read this entire thread again, from start to end. I also suggest you read this page:

http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/view.php?pg=fw_visa_india

and then contact the US embassy in New Delhi or, more pertinently, their VISA fraud department.

They will be able to assist you with your questions.

Are you able to scan the documents that you were sent by Accurum Technologies, and especially those that related to you having to pay a fee of $3800? If so, I would be very interested in looking at those. You may email me the scanned documents as attachments to: http://www.fraudwatchers.org/imsem/em_docus.png - please ensure that the subject line begins with the precise characters: QUER:

As far as whether thery are scammers is concerned, I would be highly suspicious (if not downright skeptical) of their business ethics and moral practices, and I would certainly not pay any $3800 fee unless I had a cast-iron, gold-plated guarantee of services rendered, since I very much doubt I would ever see that (or any result) ever again.

monica2

20 December 2007, 14:22

HI Guys,
My name is Monica ,I am based in chennai,I got an offer from this company and every thing went fine till the payment part,and they said unless and until I pay $2000 immediately ,they will not be able to file my papers with the attorney(francly my bro spoke to his attorney and he said it would take only $180 for filing H1B),my who lives in NJ is the same old post road but a diffrent suite no went to the mentioned address of ACCURUM TECHNOLOGIES and he said he never found a consultancy by that name and also we bought the telephone numbers informations and all the LLC address just to check this LLC but under the list of registered LLC's there he did not find this LLC's registration,and also so far in their mail they have not said you will be paying so much and we will refund you that in this specific time frame,none of the mail reads that and also even in USPS which a postal service web page does not even show this LLC's name,I really feel pity for the poeple who have made payment so far and later when my bro spoke to the indian community people in microsoft he heard that there are groups of north indian people in NJ who do these kind of cheating works.The salary they tell is totally no company would ever give even if you are expereinced,It all peice of crap and all this drama it just for money,But the pitiest state in INdians are cheating indians for money.what a shame for the country.And above all there are no public records with this LLC address,then C the name and fame of this company.

FW Admin

20 December 2007, 14:33

Thank you for your post, monica2, and I'm very glad to see that you, especially, are placed in such a good position (by having a relative in New Jersey, USA) to see how badly these criminals are treating their fellow countryfolk.

As you say, Accurum Technologies has a minimal presence beyond the "sparkling references" of their own advertisements. To date, I have yet to receive even one single genuine, documented success story from anyone who has used their services... go figure.

poirot

20 December 2007, 17:33

For those who wish to contact the U.S. Embassy in India, their web site is: http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov

Here are some general contact details. The complete detail list including email addresses is at the link below: http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/contact_us_2.html
NEW DELHI
U.S. Embassy
Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi - 110021
Tel: 011-2419-8000
Fax: +91-11-2419-0017

To Contact the Consulates:
KOLKATA
Consulate General
5/1, Ho Chi Minh Sarani
Kolkata- 700071
Tel: 033-3984-2400
Fax: +91-33-2282-2335
http://kolkata.usconsulate.gov

CHENNAI
Consulate General
No. 220, Anna Salai
Chennai - 600006
Tel:044-2811-2000
http://chennai.usconsulate.gov

MUMBAI
Consulate General
Lincoln House
78, Bhulabhai Desai Road
Mumbai - 400026
Tel:022-2363-3611
http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov

shyam

26 December 2007, 16:26

job offer by Accurum Technologies, LLC

Sir,
I received an e-mail from the Accurum Technologies, LLC - USA. I want to know the detail of the company. Because the company force me to pay the $3800 in two installment basics. Kindly help me whether it is a fraud company or what.

Thank & Regard

n. shyam sundar

whether this company is geniueor not .

Accurum Technologies LLC

address:
518-7 old post road
suite 142 Edison
NJ 08817 USA

*******
2227 , US highWay -1
#206, north Brunswick
NJ 08902, USA

John Fairheart

26 December 2007, 17:29

job offer by Accurum Technologies, LLC

Sir,
I received an e-mail from the Accurum Technologies, LLC - USA. I want to know the detail of the company. Because the company force me to pay the $3800 in two installment basics. Kindly help me whether it is a fraud company or what.

Thank & Regard

n. shyam sundar

shyam,

Read each post in the thread again, then read each post in THIS thread (http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11945). The READ THIS (http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/view.php?pg=fw_visa_india).

The answers are already there for you to see.

If you send money, you do so at your own risk and against the advice shown in these postings.

Haider Abbas

27 December 2007, 08:52

I am totally agree with Monica's views that such a big and united counry does not have a public records for LLCs how does one be informed about the frauds extending in US. Above all we (Indians) and all other nation's origins are being cheated with such kinds of fraud job offers just for money. Accurum Technologies may have their office & all in US but how could a man is sitting thousands of miles far from there, come to know that the drama to take money is actually genuine or not? Its absolutely a great shame for US and all other developed countries who can't control on such a bludy scammers. Being a tecnology rich state it is a straight challenge from scmmers to these governments to trace them or just have a small water in your hands and wash your mouths. Any concern who demands for money never be a genuine object so please be aware and prevent them from you and your country's innocent peoples.

HI Guys,
My name is Monica ,I am based in chennai,I got an offer from this company and every thing went fine till the payment part,and they said unless and until I pay $2000 immediately ,they will not be able to file my papers with the attorney(francly my bro spoke to his attorney and he said it would take only $180 for filing H1B),my who lives in NJ is the same old post road but a diffrent suite no went to the mentioned address of ACCURUM TECHNOLOGIES and he said he never found a consultancy by that name and also we bought the telephone numbers informations and all the LLC address just to check this LLC but under the list of registered LLC's there he did not find this LLC's registration,and also so far in their mail they have not said you will be paying so much and we will refund you that in this specific time frame,none of the mail reads that and also even in USPS which a postal service web page does not even show this LLC's name,I really feel pity for the poeple who have made payment so far and later when my bro spoke to the indian community people in microsoft he heard that there are groups of north indian people in NJ who do these kind of cheating works.The salary they tell is totally no company would ever give even if you are expereinced,It all peice of crap and all this drama it just for money,But the pitiest state in INdians are cheating indians for money.what a shame for the country.And above all there are no public records with this LLC address,then C the name and fame of this company.

jigna

28 December 2007, 07:15

i ve alreadypay$1900 to accurum...what should i do now??plz help....

FW Admin

28 December 2007, 07:38

jigna: please read this page:

http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/view.php?pg=fw_visa_india

and contact the Visa Fraud department of the US Embassy.

If you have any signed documents from Accurum, that state specifically they will obtain a visa for you, I would be grateful if you can scan these documents and email them as attachments to: http://www.fraudwatchers.org/imsem/em_docus.png - please ensure that the subject line begins with the precise characters QUER:

jigna

2 January 2008, 07:25

no i dont have aby signed docs. from accurum... they gave me the assurance that after paying $1900 they will give me the offer letter.. so i paid, but didnt get any letter from that....

FW Admin

2 January 2008, 17:47

jigna: so you sent them money based upon, what, a verbal assurance? Nothing at all in writing or on paper? Did you actually speak to someone when you were given this assurance personally (face to face)? If so, who and where?

How did you make the payment? Was it by Bank Transfer? If so, do you have any record of this transaction?

If you do not want to divulge any of this in public, you can use our Contact Us form, or send me an email at: http://www.fraudwatchers.org/imsem/em_docus.png - please ensure that the subject line begins with the precise characters QUER:

<EDIT: I would like to know whether you are, based upon your post, actually accusing Accurum Technologies of theft - because, if what you say is true, then they have taken your money and not given you what you paid for - that, to my mind, is theft...

axed

6 January 2008, 23:50

Hi all,
I was always in the doubt about how could such a company exist? I mean, i see lots and lots of my friends taking up the student L visa and go study in US, work really really hard (ten times of load they used to work here), spend an insane amount of money, apply for loan and finally try their asses out to get a job in US soil. Well, now thats hard fought one.
Given this scenario, say there is a person sitting in India who really dont want to take the risk of investing such an heavy amount, study for one/two more lousy years and do part time job and again search for a job under the L quota. Suddenly, one e-mail knocks your door and says you dont have to do any of those things yet it gives you a job, a job that makes you live the 'American dream!!'.
Well that email has to be convincing enough. Sure it is! They have a website which looks pretty genuine. They have telephone numbers and when you call them, they say "he is not feeling well. Can you call after an hour". or "He(Our Rohit Malhotra) is in a meeting. He will be busy for the rest of the day. Shall i assist you?". Well, now the premise is established, as if they are running a real company. It will make you feel that it sure is a real one. You google for "accurum technologies". And our expert of search engine Mr.Google returns me the website www.accurumtechnologies.com as its highest ranked one. I am so excited to see that there really is a company called accurumtechnologies and wont even see what are the other results (fraudwatcher) it fetched. I go click the link and see a genuine looking website and am quite contended and tell to myself that i should get this job badly and become proud around my parents, relatives and my own friends who still are under L visa and having a hazy future about their job prospect in US. So, i reply to them with my resume, they tell me send my offical documents, passport copies, marksheets etc., And i do send them. In turn they say my profile and document is good and ask me for a deposit. Well, my-so-far-dormant-brain quickly lights up, googles again for accurum technologies.
Bam!!! Look at the 3rd, 4th, 5th searches in google!! all telling the same story (of course its fraud).
They faked me! They faked me real good. Their real intention - to squeeze some money from me, wasnt satisfied. Yet, they faked me. Well, am not that dumb, thanks in zillions to fraudwatchers.org and google!!
Guess what am gonna do next? Am gonna keep calling them, make them do their job and am gonna do mine. Yes, am gonna scam the scammers!!
And please, anyone else going to post next, kindly go through the full thread said already. Yes, its slightly hard to digest that the job you just go from the dreamland is scam. Get over it and spread the word. Tomorrow, they may come up with a different name and different website and a whole different way(well, am putting myself in their shoes), but please learn from this experience and stop blaming US or India. Use your head!!
Thanks again fraudwatchers.org especially FW_ADMIN!!

PS: This is my personal experience and i could bet many might have had similar if not the same experience.

John Fairheart

7 January 2008, 00:12

Excellent post axed,

Thanks very much indeed for sharing your thoughts and experiences regarding this "company". I think I can speak for all when I say I'm very glad you did not part with your hard-earned cash!

:thumbup1:

fahapro

7 January 2008, 14:10

Hello everybody,

First, I got a couple of eMails from this so called company "Accurum Technologies" saying that they got my info from a job site and they offer the chance to work in USA and can help with H1b visa. They requested my updated CV.
Being in the hunt for a new job I sent them my CV - and since I am getting tons of spam anyway, so I figured they won't add much to that ;)

Anyways, after that they replied asking for me to call "Rohit Malhotra" @ 732-372-7288 (Mon-Fri; 9.00am- 5:30 pm) EDT/New York Time, Indian Standard Time 7:30 PM To 4:00 AM). I noticed by rereading the eMails that they think I am Indian or living in India so I eMailed them saying that I am neither of that. Instead of a reply I got almost the same eMail asking for a telephone call and some documents.
Well, I have been in contact with many recruiters through out my career, and usually they call you and not the opposite! And getting the same eMail all the time looked fishy, so I turned to the internet and checked their website(s) (they have two almost identical websites .com & .org). The websites look fine except for some language flows and minor differences between them - which should not be the case:
Companies do not maintain multiple websites for the same purpose, they provide the same website with multiple addresses! Finally, I Googled them and arrived here :thumbup:

Second, after reading all the posts here and thanking God for not falling into their traps, many thanks to all who submitted their views, I think what we are doing here a reactive. CAN WE BE MORE PROACTIVE and do something to fight back those thieves?
I am still thinking of a possible way to do that, especially that they are hiding behind some gap in international laws (existing in US and cheating people outside US - so, they are not withing any of those jurisdictions)! :x

Sorry for the long post, but I really think something has to be done ...
At least help spread the word if we cannot fight them back. :oops:

jdbc

7 January 2008, 16:01

Hi All,

Evn i recd an email from Kanika few weeks bck to send my documents..which i sent..and after tht she tld me inorder to file my H1 i have pay thm 4000USD..which she asked me to pay in 2 installments..
i got suspicious and asked her if there is any option where i cud pay her an initial token and pay her rest once i get my H1B but she directly refused...Thanks for these blogs which confirmed me that they were fake...

FW Admin

7 January 2008, 17:39

Thank you, fahapro, for your post. I appreciate that, to an extent, we are all frustrated due to the bizarre legal situations that apply across international borders, but by participating in this discussion, and by publishing the facts about Accurm Technologies and companies like them, they are being archived by search engines for people to research.

Where the law is (understandably) ineffective, the best weapons against would-be thieves are publicity and education. Scammers do not want to be in the limelight; they need to work in the shadows, outside of the public gaze. The more they are highlighted, the more people become aware of them, and without victims, there can be no profit.

Scammers try to slience the source of such publicity; '419' or advance fee fraud criminals state to their victims that they must keep their "transactions" secret in order to avoid loss of inaginary millions. Same with fake lottery scams; the whole thing must be kept secret to prevent "false claims" - absolute rubbish, but unfortunately it is believed every day.

Apart from the concerted attack we experienced three months ago, we too have been approached by the lawyer claiming to be acting on behalf of Accurum Technologies and Optima Resources. This lawyer threatened us with a law suit for libel/defamation if we did not remove all the threads and posts relating to her "clients" - apparently, according to her, five websites had already complied with their demands. We asked for definitive and factual proof of her allegations, and while she "placed us on hold" for 14 days, tried surreptitiously to have our website closed down by the hosters and also tried to have our domain name suspended by our registrars. This having failed miserably, she has since not responded to our further request for the required data or proof. And, as you can see, the threads and posts are all still here.

If you are in such a position of being bullied, intimidated or otherwise threatened, please remember that scammers shun the light; they cannot afford publicity because they cannot afford to be found out. By voicing our concerns as loudly and as clearly as we can, it gets heard by a great many people, and that is what will eventually win this war.

fahapro

7 January 2008, 17:59

Thanks admin,
well you are right about publicity and fraud repulsion. They are always afraid of publicity, they loose their grounds there.
I have been around the internet for more than twelve years, and through out this time I have seen so many kinds of internet and eMail frauds and hoaxes, from chain letters to winning millions and job offers.
It is relatively easy for someone on the net to check Google or any other search engine to verify the source of a certain message or text.
The problem is when they go off internet: phones and postal mail!
I have received some of those as well ...
Maybe this forum is not the best to discuss that but I mentioned it just to let others know and be careful.
Best of luck, and as you said, with continuing activities like this forum, we do a good job in keeping them exposed.

Cheers,
AAA

pmdaboh

9 January 2008, 18:25

FW Admin

9 January 2008, 18:41

Yes pmdaboh that's already been established; it was a mistake that has been explained in previous posts if you'd have bothered to read through the thread. LLC - USA and Canadian terms; Ltd or plc = UK, and some Asian countries.

Doesn't change the facts though.

pmdaboh

10 January 2008, 02:24

FW Admin

12 January 2008, 05:45

No problems; as I mentioned before, it doesn't change the fact that thus far, there have been zero accounts of anyone being successful with anything that Accurum Technologies (or their associate companies Optima Resources and CLD Associates) have offered, apart from having their money successfully extracted from them with no written receipt, contract or other evidence of such an activity.

On the other hand, there have been several instances of individuals who have been almost ruined by the manipulations of these so-called "businesses" who have seemingly cared little, if anything, for the plight of their fellow countrymen... it begs two questions: how sad can one get, and how low can one stoop for the almighty buck?

anonoymus

16 January 2008, 09:11

Ohh God!!! even i can't believe this!!!!!!! ACCURUM TECHNOLOGY...it looked so authentic,but what most stuck me was the existence of different websites leading to the same webpage, one is .com, another .org and yet another .info... i don't want to repeat the whole experience as it is exactly the same as written in the threads but my tons and tons of thanks to all of ur posts and fraudwatcher who have helped me identify these fraudulent persons, swindlers!!!!!!
THANKS A MILLION TONS!! they should be scraped.

Regards.
From,
Kolkata.

Jigar Naik

16 January 2008, 20:01

never ever pay money for getting job.

better inverst ur 3500 $ in stock market, and enjoy the movement.

xxx

H1b seeker

17 January 2008, 17:51

Well tell you my story....

-->Got emaild id on the internet pratik@accurumtechnologies.org on 3rd January..
-->Next day bingo I received a mail to send the details (passport, resume).....
-->The very next day, I replied him to call back on my cell number.
-->6 days later on, I called him on his numbers mentioned... A lady named as Sunita picked up the phone... Explains me everything and tells me NO NEED TO PAY ANYTHING.
-->I finally mail her all the docs
-->Later in the evening time (as per USA time zone), I again called him and confirm that all the docs are sent.
-->The very next day (means today 17th Jan,2008) , I receive a mail from their side. All the things are done. Please call back... (knock knock again I have to calll those guys.. Usually you are called in these kind of situations.) Finally I again call. The same lady named Sunita (Now I doubt if its the same lady named Kanika) picked up the phone. I talked to her and she told me she has got the docs. Now I have to pay 3800 USD in cash (via bank transfer).
They are genuine..(Again a thought came into my mind why they keep pressing the genuine button).. Ok FInalized the things.. made up my mind to do the transfer.
--> Just 1 hour back, try to use GOD "GOOGLE", on the very first page got a beautiful comapny's name "accurum technologies" and going down what I found is this website.........

Thanks to "GOOGLE and all you guys" before I did any mistake.

Anand Trivedi

19 January 2008, 11:37

Well tell you my story....

-->Got emaild id on the internet sumit@accurumtechnologies.org on last Dec 2007..
-->Next day bingo I received a mail to send the details (passport, resume).....to sumit and also checked Accurum technologies site....it's show very very much Authentically...
-->The very next day on dt 19th Jan 2008.. i was received return mail by mr.sumit and as per mail they tell me to contect on monday for brief discussion...i was very happy and get more information from company site...!!..and ready for discussion...

--> Just 1 hour back, try to use GOD "GOOGLE", on the very first page got a beautiful comapny's name "accurum technologies" and going down what I found is this website and ofcouse good review by all GOOD PEOPLES............

--> thanks for GOD and google and fraudwatchers.org.....and ofcourse ...good peoples in earth..like all of you....it will be very very much to SAVE MY LIFE....!!!

i am again and again very much THANKFUL OF this Google...fraudwatch.org and valuable contribution by all the peoples...before make any mistake....!!!!

anand trivedi
Rajkot

Mick

21 January 2008, 22:23

Even i have recieved same email and same phone calls demanding 3800$. Also they said there will be signed documents mentioning the payment and everything.

I have already written email to the US embassy asking them if this company is real or fraud. Since they have an working number it is easy to track them.

If i get any response i will post it here.

GuyFromUSA

23 January 2008, 20:01

Hello,
I am in US but my very close friend in India received email from Accurum. I googled and landed in this website. It was an eye opener and extremely helpful. I told my friend that it is a complete fraud and do not waste your time.
I specially liked FW_Admin's post how all the positive responses about the company came from the same IP address - clear fraud.
The other interesting thing I noted is that they do not communicate anything about this payment of $3800 or whatever in their email - they talk about it only on phone (sounds fishy)

Thank you very much FW_Admin and others for keeping up the good work. I was wondering if there can be any legal action taken against this company through Federal agencies like FBI/FTC/FCC/INS etc.

Daneel

23 January 2008, 20:51

Accurum has some fairly strange marketing methods. They seem to keep asking questions on Yahoo Answers just so they can promote themselves. Most of it has been deleted by Yahoo already but some is available through Google cache:
How can Accurum Technologies help usmake business decisions? (http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:F9AesJQcL3MJ:nz.answers.yahoo.com/question/index%3Fqid%3D20080115210249AAjCprn+site:answers.yahoo.com+a ccurum&hl=sv&ct=clnk&cd=27&gl=se&client=firefox-a)
What documents required for applying job in Accurum Technologies? (http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:mAvadn6wtxEJ:nz.answers.yahoo.com/question/index%3Fqid%3D20080116213740AAKAD3x+site:answers.yahoo.com+a ccurum&hl=sv&ct=clnk&cd=29&gl=se&client=firefox-a)
Accurum Technologies Areas of Expertise Include:? (http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:uqUv70nylZIJ:answers.yahoo.com/question/index%3Fqid%3D20080108025939AAVsKtr+site:answers.yahoo.com+a ccurum&hl=sv&ct=clnk&cd=46&gl=se&client=firefox-a)
What is the Benefits of Working with Accurum Technologies LLC? (http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:XEpSQwDP6OQJ:answers.yahoo.com.au/question/index%3Fqid%3D20080115210506AAPbzAZ+What+is+the+Benefits+of+ Working+with+Accurum+Technologies+LLC&hl=sv&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=se&client=firefox-a)
What documents required for applying job in Accurum Technologies (http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:YTjenutYIE0J:answers.yahoo.com.au/question/index%3Fqid%3D20080116213740AAKAD3x+What+documents+required+ for+applying+job+in+Accurum+Technologies&hl=sv&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=se&client=firefox-a)

They are not being very subtle either, check out this character for example:
http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=AorT8hM5iF7WWzr.s_umxRPU7BR.;_ylv=3?show=XnIwEY jgaa
Here he says he is getting his h1b from them:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Apuw5E8a6HeRzV5lo4_av8bsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=200801220 11006AAyoTpE&show=7#profile-info-L36nxstlaa
Here he promotes them:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvFMFwehKMDspEMbc5HzLQ7sy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=200801152 35819AAvyElq&show=7#profile-info-XJypO3IYaa
Here he has "researched" them:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlJHZPBAA1N8vrI42aIWM5nsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=200801202 22730AAH70j1&show=7#profile-info-OK76m5Ejaa
And here he works for them:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aq_EdefOBz64D.qDNF.34Avsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=200801152 02552AAtSeM5&show=7#profile-info-VmvytRBsaa

:o

And searching for "accurum technologies" turns up tons of blogs with information and wanted ads for the company, like these for example:
http://accurumtechnologiesnewjerseyusa.hipbloggers.com/
http://accurumqualityconsulting.blogspot.com/
http://accurumbusinessconsulting.blogspot.com/
None seem to have much in the way of personalized content.

I would guess it's an attempt to improve the search results. If you Google "Accurum Technologies" the Yahoo Answers pages end up on the first page along with Joe Wein (http://www.joewein.net/419/jobs-accurum-technologies-llc.htm) and FW.

FW Admin

23 January 2008, 21:49

Indeed... a very positive indication that their methods are far from being ethical, professional and even to an extent, legitimate.

We have also been approached by the lawyer allegedly working for these companies, to demand that this and other related threads be removed from our site, upon pain of legal action. Of course, this was typical bullying tactics since, as a lawyer, the legal representative of these companies should have researched the Communications Decency Act a little more thoroughly.

We refused to remove the threads, and will continue to refuse to remove the threads. They will remain here as a beacon to all those that are, or will be, targeted for extortion by these companies. Pertinent information relating to these matters has been passed to the relevant authorities here in the USA, and to the US Embassy in Delhi, India, for their perusal.

Scammers tend to try and remove all traces that sees them in a bad light; what they don't realize is that the truth will always be exposed, and that it cannot be hidden by empty threats.

And that's why we're here :)

Aeval

23 January 2008, 23:57

I was wondering if there can be any legal action taken against this company through Federal agencies like FBI/FTC/FCC/INS etc.

We shall have an answer to this particular question within the next two weeks. :)

John Fairheart

23 January 2008, 23:58

:lol::lol: :P:P

from Chenai, India

29 January 2008, 00:27

Hi, i had received an email from kanika of Accrum a few weeks ago, initally i choose to be away from them as they did not seem to have any personlaised responses for the resume that i had sent them, however i kept getting reminders from them asking me to call them at the earliest to get the deal closed. When i called them today, i got to speak with Miss Neha who later transefred me to Mark. Mark sounded very stubborn and kept repeating the fact that i either apply now or i stand to lose a wonderful oppurtunity, he kept trying to convince me that i would be at loss if i choose to disagree with him. Our conversation lasted for over 30 mins after which i choose to get back to him. post my conversation with him when i googled for Accrum , the first link that i got was of Fraudwatchers and not of the company.

i would like to know if it would be of any harm as i have given them my personal email address and ph number. please advise

FW Admin

29 January 2008, 01:19

Thanks for your post, and it merely reinforces the already recognized view that they are unprofessional and unethical, as well as having questionable motives regarding their alleged "fees".

No, I don't believe they can do much with the details you have given them, providing that you have not told them your personal banking information, nor credit card details, social security number and other such discrete data.

One thing I again observed from your post, and that is the typical pattern they have adopted of getting people to call in to them (which costs them nothing) as opposed to calling out to people (which all legitimate companies will do, and which of course bears an expense). Emails are free, and it makes me wonder whether in fact their operation is one that maintains simply a "front" for the organization, and that outgoing telephone calls are, in fact, barred... makes one wonder, doesn't it, what kind of business that allegedly deals internationally, gets themselves into such a distasteful situation? One can only speculate, but the sum total of conclusions based on the posts here leaves very little outcome selection.