Is This A Scam?

Heat84 · 2025-02-12T19:54:22+00:00

Yesterday I got a call from a guy with a thick Indian accent and an American Name(Charles Parker) from a staffing agency named Arete Technologies. Then almost an hour later I talked with a woman with a thick Indian accent and an American name(Jane Morgan). It's a North Carolina phone number(according to caller ID). It wasn't really until today that I thought it was weird that they had thick Indian accents and full American names. The job is a warehouse job at Iron Mountain. I looked for the job on Iron Mountain's job website and I think I found it. But the job description is different than the job description the person I talked to gave and the one in the email they gave me, so maybe it isn't the same job. I called Iron Mountain and asked them if it was legit and I talked to another guy with a thick Indian accent🙄😳. I don't remember what he said his name was, but I was put on hold for a few minutes while he "checked his resources" and he gave me a phone number to call(1-800-367-5650). When I call it on my cell phone, it hangs up immediately. On a landline there's just dead air. What kind of fake phone number doesn't even work?😕 Here's the email that the first guy I talked to sent me. He asked me respond to the email confirming acceptance of the job offer and to attach my résumé. I did. Other than the last 4 digits of my social security number, I don't think he asked me for any sensitive information: Hello Alan <last name redacted>, I hope this message finds you well! My name is Charles Parker, and I'm excited to inform you about a job opportunity with our client in West Palm Beach Florida 33404. They are currently seeking a Warehouse Laborer/ Heavy Industrial. If you're interested in exploring this opportunity, please feel free to email me at charlesp@aretetechnologiesinc.com or call me at +1 (919) 447-1299, Ext. 402 Title: Warehouse Laborer/ Heavy Industrial Location: 2001 Australian Avenue, West Palm Beach Florida 33404 Duration: 2+ Months (Initially) Work shift: 07:30 AM - 04:00 PM Pay Rate: $16.71/Hr. Description: · Record Center Specialists have to kneel, squat, reach, and bend forward frequently throughout their shifts. · Their primary tasks include the moving, arranging, lifting and loading of storage boxes, bins and totes. · Boxes, bins and totes range in weight from 24lbs to over 100lbs. · Employees move boxes manually and via hand carts. · Protective footwear is required and shall meet ASTM F2413-11 “Standard Specification for Performance Requirements for Protective ( Safety) Toe Cap Footwear” and have a slip-resistant rating designated as “Better or Best” Normal Work Schedule: · 5 days a week, 9 hours a day including 30-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks. Description of position and job requirements: · Employees process orders and move boxes of files, books, binders, backup tapes and other materials. · The work is very physical requiring the manual lifting, carrying, and moving/arranging of boxes while standing, stooping, crawling, kneeling and twisting. · Employees must be able to lift and carry boxes ranging in weight from 10-100lbs on a regular basis, without assistance. · Employees must be able to load and safely operate hand trucks and pallet jacks while walking on uneven and concrete surfaces. Essential Functions: · Walk, stand, kneel, squat, stoop and bend for extended periods of time · Work without assistance in order to grip, lift, push, pull, and carry boxes including up and down inclines, stairs, and over changes in walking surface/elevation · Read and write English · Lift and move boxes, read labels, and process incoming and outgoing orders. · Use the proprietary computer system to track orders and determine the location of boxes · Operate hand held scanner · Climb and balance on ladders · Lift and carry boxes weighing up to 100 lbs. without assistance for prolonged periods · Employee must be able to load, operate and move hand carts, pallet jacks and various other material handling aids · Load and shrink wrap pallets at ground level, or on carts · Load boxes onto pallets and load pallets onto trucks manually and with material handling aids Best Regards, Charles Parker Recruitment Consultant *National MBE Certified Enterprise* Description: Description: Description: Description: cid:image003.jpg@01D9C577.E71DF2E0 *An E-Verfied Company* Address: 647 Peach Orchard Place, Cary, NC, 27519, USA Contact No: +1 (919) 447 1299 Ext: - 402 E-mail ID: Charlesp@aretetechnologiesinc.com Website: www.aretetechnologiesinc.com *Arete Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer* CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: If you are not the intended recipient of this transmission, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy the information without making any copy or distribution thereof. Information contained in this transmission, including any attachments, is intended only for the named addressee (and other authorized distributees) and may contain Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) information or Privacy Act Data. Any unauthorized review, use, or distribution is prohibited. if(window.hljsLoader && !document.currentScript.parentNode.hasAttribute('data-s9e-livepreview-onupdate')) { window.hljsLoader.highlightBlocks(document.currentScript.parentNode); } These are in the e-mail: When he told me to wait for the woman, He sent me an e-mail with this in it. Apparently RTR means right to represent: Hello Alan! I got your RTR confirmation email. Thanks for your cooperation in filling your job application. I am submitting your job application to my Manager Jane Morgan. She is the one who will submit your job application to Hiring Manager. She will take your 3-4 minutes approximately and will cross verify if I shared accurate details with you regarding this job opportunity. I am sharing basic details she will cross verify with you- 1- Project duration, Hourly rate, Shift timings . 2- You are fine with roles and responsibilities mentioned in the job description. 3- Availability to start the job. 4- Availability for interview. 5- Your work authorization. 6- You are fine with background check and drug screen once the job will be offered to you. Please make sure you will take her call in the first attempt as this call is very important. She will call you within an hour from mainline 919-447-1299 Once she will cross verify these details, your job application will be submitted to the Hiring Manager and the next step will be an onsite or telephonic interview with the Hiring Manager regarding that we will be calling you in the next 1-2 business days. Thank you and Have a great day ahead! if(window.hljsLoader && !document.currentScript.parentNode.hasAttribute('data-s9e-livepreview-onupdate')) { window.hljsLoader.highlightBlocks(document.currentScript.parentNode); } I know there are foreigners with an American first name, but I've never heard of one with both. I guess I should say American/cockney name instead of just American. The first guy I talked to said an in person interview wasn't necessary. That seems suspicious. I looked up the staffing company, but I don't think I saw anything about staffing on it's website. I think they sent me an email before they called me, but I didn't see it because it was in the spam folder. I had to look in there for the other emails they sent me. I guess the emails being in the spam folder should've been a clue, but the emails don't have the characteristics of most spam emails that I've seen. The email is a real looking email as opposed to xbdfufgig@ffhn.com. It probably is a scam, so I'm mostly asking what the scam is. Were they trying to get sensitive information from my reśumé? There isn't any. I know Iron Mountain is a real company and the location apparently exists. Riviera Beach is right next to West Palm Beach, so it is in West Palm Beach metropolitan-wise. So I don't think that's suspicious. I found this on the BBB scamtracker website after I was done typing this and made a report myself: https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/lookupscam/923844 So what's the scam? Even if it is a scam, what about what happened with the person I talked to from Iron Mountain? Coincidence?

broknsymetry

Blackbird Efficiency should demand we focus on upgrading rather than downsizing.

Heat84

broknsymetry They went to a randomization system in 2011: https://www.aarp.org/social-security/faq/how-are-numbers-assigned/
Of course that won't help people born before that unless they change theirs.

vaxvms

Heat84 fwiw: I got a new phone number not too long ago. I'm still dealing with issues caused by that. I shudder to think what kind of sh*t WILL happen with a new Social Security number being issued.

I also question the validity of the convention of what you found. The first 3 digits are for a region, not a particular state. The second 2 are not for DOB.

https://www.ssa.gov/history/ssn/geocard.html

Somewhat-Reticent

Heat84 If I opt out, the employer probably

Assumptions sure can be enticing.

vaxvms

Somewhat-Reticent Assume nothing.

Heat84

Here's a clip from a LifeLock infomercial. A guy explains the convention for the first 5 numbers. But he doesn't explain specifically how 1971 converts to 44😕🙄.

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