Seeking the help of Blind sleuths and investigators. A friend's niece got an offer from a company called Leader-Board Technologies Inc. But everything about the offer and the company is looking suspicious. I can't tell them to just not accept the offer, and lose a good opportunity if it is genuine. So I am hoping the good folks on Blind can help me do some due diligence on the company and help save someone from either falling victim to a scam or not lose a good offer. Here are the suspicions: 1. The offer letter was sent from emails with domain leader-board.in But there is no website corresponding to that domain at all. The whois records show that the domain is registered only in October 2020. 2. There are no meaningful results for that name in LinkedIn or Google. The one that looked like the same name is a company in Austin, TX that got shutdown. I also searched dnb.com but no luck there either. 3. There is a Leaderboard Branding company at leaderboardbranding.com This offer letter is using the same logo as that branding company, but the two do not seem related at all. 4. There offer letter claims that their office is in iSprout Business Center, Sohini Techpark, Nanakramguda, Hyderabad. I checked iSprout.in's website. It provides co-working spaces and they have an office in that park. They have a lot of logos on their website for who they provide office spaces, but nothing with this company's name. I don't live in Hyderabad. Otherwise, I would have gone and enquired myself. Any other ways one can ascertain the genuineness of this company?
Sure sounds like fraud
I'm unable to see what their game is, though. They are not asking for money or anything.
I'm guessing at some point they'll ask for bank account info to "pay" their employee, or ask for tax info or other private information they can use for identity theft
Sounds like a desi consulting company. They are usually rife with fraud on a good day. Good rule of thumb is when a company name ends with Technolgies Inc and is headquartered in Hyderabad, it's a consulting company. Didn't she go through the interview where she met other employees?
Everything is virtual these days. She had all her interviews over phone. I don't know if it was one or many. What kind of fraud are you referring to here?
You do know how Indian consulting companies work right? They falsify the years of experience and the resume of the candidate. They usually get someone else to interview in place of you in order to get you a job with a client as soon as possible. They have strange ways to cheat in a video interview. Once, at the client, it's sink or swim. They'll take a significant chunk of your pay, withhold visa expenses (very illegal), etc. The business model itself is very suspect. If this girl is a citizen she won't have immigration issues but they'll still make her lie through her teeth.
Same happened with my sister. They asked her to come Vizag and we sent her believing them. After seeing this post, we made her leave the place immediately. But they are still trying to give training and pay her. Although it seems like a scam, but the people are appearing to be genuine ( maybe they're acting) I don't know
Hello Manoj, Don’t try to act smart!! You know everything and sent your sister along with 2 more friends.. They came they enjoyed company and joined us and stayed for 4 days while going they mentioned as Manoj who is working as a software trainee with Accenture Hyderabad said that his father is not keeping well and need to start her sister so soon and we told to leave.. Abs after two days they mentioned they need virtually work as they are 3-2 semesters as college won’t permits it and we told it will be possible we have proofs accordingly. After that they said we are not interested to work as my parents not allowed to work but she kept on posting in LinkedIn for new jobs it means they came to enjoy here for 3 days done with it and got reimbursement for travel enjoyed it.. Finally saying they don’t want and see Manoj P will get to your employer already shared from our side complete info in month of may they will reach you and than will sit and talk who is acting or not don’t worry for that !! Thanks in advance!! Admin,leaderboard
Even I got the same offer recently they didn't care about my qualification and offered double package . Please someone help to understand whether it's fake/real
Hello NcVn12, Can we know on what domain you got offer and are you for internal hire or client hire.. And let us know currently you are working for which company and mention your name in the comment will get back to you with the clear information weather we are legit or not and more over as you got your bgv (Background Verification Done).. Please let us know your clear information on the comments.. Thank you once again!! Admin, Leaderboard
Hey Admin,leaderboard You seem to be going on a posting spree, asking everyone for their details as if to scare them. 1. Welcome to Blind. This is an _anonymous_ network. Know what that means: https://bfy.tw/Qi72 So stop asking people about their personal info. 2. You claim that your company is based in NC and only present virtually in Hyderabad in one comment. In another comment, you said some people have come and spent time in Hyderabad. Another commenter mentioned that their sister was called to Vizag. Can you tell us what the real location of your office is? :-) 3. If you are a genuine company like you claim, how about sharing some real info - website, LinkedIn and a link to dnb.com profile? And I see that you have deleted your LinkedIn company profile (that was created as a user profile). So share some authenticity of your company instead of barking and making empty threats. 4. Oh, and btw, The company Leaderboard in NC is a branding company and is not a tech company. As such they would know a lot about brands, trademarks and have lawyers. I am thinking about sending a copy of your offer letter to them. It would be interesting to see what a branding company would do if someone actually is trying defraud their own brand. Respond with any info and we can then take it to the next level.
They wont reply man. Its just bragging, i will do this and i will do that, there is no legal action he is going to take., He is being wanted by Hyderabad police. Let him come to police station with his so called robin attorney. If somebody knows his location please comment. They are complete fraud.
Listen Karamchan, No one is scared for the posts above 1.we know and admin will get know about that who is posting spree and who is getting scared, yes asking for info to get the genuineness of them and we to know as any one can post anonymously as like you with out any relationship between us as seems to be no work for you rather than posting and responding!! Okay 2. yes that is absolutely correct and we are present in Charlotte,NC with address of old pineville Rd,Charlotte,NC 4546. 3.can we get your LinkedIn profile of yours will send you the invite to you and you can make public and than you can see us presence and all and we are in LinkedIn if you dare please send us your profile will share accordingly as you mentioned as it’s a anonymous network why we have to share the personal info if you want send the invite or mention the profile as you mentioned earlier of yours will send you the invite .. What do you say mr.Karamchan 4.can you send them soon as we are working on it to claim on the things of to get you so soon as we are working once you caught we will all get the details and put you in front for on Face to face and we are putting damage defragmentation lawsuits on your I’d with my attorney get ready
2. About 2, if your office is in Charlotte NC only, why did you talk about interns coming to Hyderabad in one comment and inviting some other people to Vizag as another commenter posted? So you or do you not have presence in Hyderabad and Vizag? I'm not going to give my id to you. You said you will find out my identity, so please go ahead and do that. You still have not revealed your company's website, Linked In profile or anything. I would also love to hear the names of various companies that you have.
Hello Karamchan, Are you there ?? There is no reply from your side waiting for your response on the same!!! Alisa Greg Social accounts manager, Leaderboard
Nice meeting you. I just went back to work. It was fun for a while, but it's getting boring now. I will respond after I receive your legal notices. In the meantime, may be you can get more employees from your company post here. One, each day!
Also, to see there is a social accounts manager for the company. Can you share some links to the social accounts that you manage - on Twitter, LinkedIn, Snap, Tiktok or MySpace, may be? If you can give any proof that you are a genuine company, then you or your company doesn't have to be bothered by this thread.
FWIW, I am trying to find a contact in NC who can go to the address given by you and verify that the office actually exists at 4546 Old Pineville Road, Charlotte, NC 28217. From Google maps, that does not even seeny like a real address. There is no 4546 on that road. May be it's like platform nine and three quarters. I wonder if muggles can see it.
Can we get your contact information so that will send the details accordingly and you can visit us and also we can see you
Check LinkedIn and see how many employees work there
I did. I can't find any. The only one that turns up looks shady af: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leader-board-technologies-inc-b0a3861bb
Hello Karamchan, Can we know the details clearly and post your comments on a note as is your niece is a full time hire or a contractor hire or internship.. As it says she is a internship and she removed from the company on 15 days of joining due to code of conduct as she has done information breach and we sent emails accordingly with her friends she has done the fraudulent activity.. Recommended it’s a fake question for the new hires and provoking the employees accordingly..