I was very skeptical about joining Hot Deals Canada but I was intrigued with hope as well. I however have many useful tips for you to get you $75 that you invested for fees to this Rip off company, and I spent a few nights gathering information about the Foundation of this company which was pretty interesting yet deceitful, But in the end they mailed me a canadian Money order after I threatened them, and sent the Missisauga Police after them.
Here is all it how started. I applied for the job via The Daily Oklahoman, a week later a representative called from Hot Deals Canada for a five minute interview. A few Days later I receive this letter. (There will be more information to read after the letter.) Please be patient as the plot thickens...
August 14, 2003
Phadrea W
Dear Ms. X,
Congratulations! On behalf of HotDealsCanada, a dynamic leader in Internet Service Providing, I am pleased to confirm our offer of full-time employment as a Help Desk Agent in the Technical Support Department.
Start Date and Salary
Your start date will be September 22nd, 2003. Your starting salary will be US $36, 000.00 per annum and will be paid every two weeks. As will all new employees, you will be subject to a three-month performance review, starting with your first day of employment. After that, performance and salary reviews will be conducted annually on the common review date.
You will be entitled to 2 weeks vacation per year, in addition to statutory holidays. Vacation leave is accrued on a bi-weekly basis.
Confidentiality Agreement
All HotDealsCanada employees are required to keep all HotDealsCanada information confidential and not disclose such information, except where expressly authorized by HotDealsCanada in writing. We must receive a fully signed copy of this Agreement without alteration before a security badge and computer access accounts can be issued to you.
Orientation
You have been registered in the HotDealsCanada orientation program, which takes place on the first Monday of your employment with HotDealsCanada. This orientation, which takes place at 5-2325 Hurontario Street, Suite 228, Ontario, Canada, runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (lunch is provided). Please sign in at the main reception desk upon arrival.
Condition of Employment
This offer of employment is conditional upon HotDealsCanada receiving the following:
1. Confirmation of your ability to work permanently in Canada
For Canadian citizens, please provide your social insurance number. For all others, HotDealsCanada will arrange work permit Visa.
2. Confirmation of your education
Please send us one of the following: a copy of your highest degree or diploma from an accredited university of college, a copy of your official transcripts or a letter from the university or college indicating that all degree or diploma requirements have been met.
3. HotDealsCanada's receipt of this offer letter, the confidentiality agreement and relocation agreement (if applicable) all signed by you without alteration.
A response to this offer is requested within one week from the receipt of this letter. If we have not heard from you within that period of time, this offer will become null and void.
Should you have any questions about this offer or this position, please contact our HR Manager,
Mr. John Schroeder at 905-277-8727.
To accept this offer verbally, please send this offer to either Mr. David Schroeder, or myself. In addition, please sign both copies of this letter where indicated and return one fully signed copy.
We are proud of what we have accomplished at HotDealsCanada. Our future is bright, and our enthusiasm is contagious. We are confident that you will have every opportunity to develop and thrive in the energizing environment of the Company.
I look forward to welcoming you to the HotDealsCanada team and to a rewarding working relationship.
Yours sincerely,
Ms. Francine Tremblay
Operations Manager
HotDealsCanada
So I accepted their job and figured $75 is worth a shot to make a decent living so I obtained my passport which I needed anyways and fed exed the documents and the $75 fee.
Here is another note
&-- Original Message &--
From: Francine
To: Phadrea
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 2:30 PM
Subject: Job Offer - HotDealsCanada
If you are interested in continuing the hiring process with HotDealsCanada, please fill out the attached Employment Authorization form and Offer of Employment. In addition, the Lawyers will require a copy of your Passport or Green Card, educational certificates, along with the US $75.00 Deposit payable by International Money Order to HotDealsCanada. All Deposits can be mailed to the address shown below.
For any additional questions or concerns, please contact Mr. David Schroeder or me at your earliest convenience. If we do not hear from you by August 21st, 2003, we will assume you are pursuing other opportunities.
Thank you in advance for your time and we anticipate hearing from you.
Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Francine Tremblay
Operations Manager, HotDealsCanada
Office: 905-277-8727
Email: [email protected]
HotDealsCanada
5-2325 Hurontario St. Suite 228
Mississauga, Ontario, L5A 4K4
Canada
After about a month of waiting I receive this letter approximately one week before Departure...
Sorry for the late reply. Our server has been disrupted by a worm. Despite our continuous efforts to overcome this problem, we are still experiencing serious difficulties. We appreciate your patience, and understanding in this matter.
Regarding the work permit visa, we have already submitted all the documents to Immigration Canada for processing. Our lawyer has notified us that due to the recent SARS outbreak in Toronto and the power outage, there is a backlog in processing the applications at the Immigration center. Therefore there is going to be delays in issuing the work permit Visas. However, we should still be getting the Visas by the first week of October. So we can start the training mid October. We will provide you with accommodation and transportation for the training. We will pre-pay for all those expenses. I'll provide you with the flight and hotel confirmation details by October 6th.
Unfortunately, we cannot do anything about this situation, as it is completely out of our hands. You can start your position as soon as you obtain the Visa. Apologize for the inconveniences. If this process is taking too much time for you, and you have other matters to take care of, then please let me know. I'll arrange to return your deposit fee.
Looking forward to hearing back from you soon.
Francine
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In the middle of this crap I was trying to get them to return one single call or email. Then I receive this letter via email after a few weeks of wondering How many people they ripped off.
&-- Original Message &--
From: Francine
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 12:20 AM
Subject: HotDealsCanada - Update
Dear Sir/Madam,
On behalf of HotDealsCanada, I apologize for our delay in responding to your inquiries. We have been experiencing a high volume of issues from our customers within the Call Center as a result of recent virus attacks to our network servers.
Over eighty-percent of our customers were affected by these attacks, in turn resulting in financial losses beyond our forecasts.
As the new fiscal year draws near, we are confident that these loses will be recovered by allocating funds for increased security measures. Our Management Team has prepared a new fiscal budget for Q1 which has recently been approved by the Board of Directors and investors. However, as a result
of this incident, it was decided that we postpone the start date of our new employees until January 5th 2004.
Our Team understands that this decision may impact your immediate plans, but we hope that you trust us during this difficult period. I can assure you that this time there will be no more delays, as our new Q1 budget focuses on new employee training. Our customer-base is still growing and we want you to
be a part of our growth.
Please let us know if this has affected your decision in any way, specifically if you decide to withdraw for our recruitment process. If you choose to withdraw, we will make arrangements to return you deposit fee.
We anticipate your response and do apologize once again for this unexpected mishap.
Yours truly,
Ms. Francine Tremblay
Operations Manager, HotDealsCanada
I Get a little upset as it has been two months, No calls just these Emails saying that it has been postponed again. So I do my Home work. I will share what I found with you now.
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Anyone Want to know who Hot Deals Canada really is check out this link!!!
https://www.mbe.com/hpgen/CenterPage.asp? strCenterNum=CA0008
Also to note this is where all of us were supposed to train. I learned this from Phonebusters who dealt with internet crime in canada.
Mail Boxes Etc. #0008
2325 HURONTARIO STREET UNIT 5
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO L5A 4K4, CANADA
Tel:905-277-5555
905-277-5560
[email protected]
A receptionist or a Clerk for this office received your package. and the thiefs picked the parcels up here. Nothing more then a postal service.
I wrote an email to Mail Boxes etc. and I was only informed that the client closed service down a week before we were supposedly report to work. Plus if you made any long distance calls and Can do a reverse Phone number look. The number we had been calling is actually based out of Cooksville instead of Missisauga.
Also www.hdcanada.com was actually spnsored by Dollar Host and not by a legitamate ISP (Besides the point weren't they an ISP???)
I also called Human Resources development in Canada and they had no record of me. So now that I gathered my evidence I fought with a constable at the Missisauga Police Fraud Bureau. After Arguing with him for about 30 Minutes. He said he would get the check for me.
2 days later I receive this letter from Hot Deals Canada.
&-- Original Message &--
From: Francine Tremblay
To: Phadrea
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 7:29 AM
Subject: Refund - HotDealsCanada
Dear Ms. Williams,
This is to inform you that a refund has been sent out to the following address:
Phadrea
You should receive it no later than November 6th. If not, please inform us.
Thank You,
Francine Tremblay
Guess what I finally got the money back and I turned them into anyone I could get my grubby hands on. It was the principal of the situation.
P.S. When their website was still working the laced the page with a virus. (Can you believe that crap)
Anyways if you have any questions send me an email. May the force be with you. Put Alerts on your credit report as well!!!
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