Enekes Aka Hot Deals Canada
Early Stage Ripoff, Bless the Internet!

Enekes posted a job classified on careerbuilder.com for tech support. I responded to the job offer and received the email pasted below from Mark Vanab:

Thank you for submitting your resume. Enekes is an Internet Service Provider located in Milton, Ontario, Canada. We have been providing Internet service across Canada for the past 7 years.

Our Tech Support has a limited number of Help Desk Agent openings. After reviewing resumes, we are glad to inform you that your resume has passed our initial screening process. In order for us to complete our final selection, we request you complete the attached questionnaire and send it to us no later than January 28th, 2003

Upon receiving this questionnaire, we can complete our screening process and let you know our decision. We look forward to hearing from you and thank you for your interest in our company.

After returning the questionnaire to a Mr. Mark Varab, I recived a call from Melanie Paquette informing me that I passed the second screening and she had some interview questions to ask me. After I spoke to her, I received an email from her as well. See below:

Dear Ms. X,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected as a Help Desk Agent for Enekes. After reviewing your application and resume, we are very impressed by your qualifications and feel you can be a valuable asset to our organization. We are offering you a position as a Help Desk Agent in our call center. You've the option to re-locate to Canada and work from our facility, or we can set you up to work from your home for our call center. You have to come to Canada for 2 weeks to receive a paid training course. No matter which option you choose, we are required by law to arrange a work permit Visa for you, as you still have to pay the Canadian Federal Tax.

In order for us to continue with our hiring process, we are required to arrange a work permit Visa through Human Resources Development Canada. The processing fee for the Immigration Lawyers is US $575.00 per applicant. In order for us to continue processing your application, you are required to pay a US $75.00 Deposit in order to guarantee your commitment. Enekes will pay the remaining $500.00.

If you are interested in continuing the hiring process with Enekes, 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 Enekes (an International Money Order could be obtained from any US Post Office). All Deposits can be mailed to the address shown below.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mr. Mark Varab or me at your earliest convenience. If we do not hear from you by February 2nd, 2004, we will assume you are pursuing other opportunities.

Thank you in advance for your time and we anticipate hearing from you.

Yours Sincerely,

Ms. Melanie Paquette
Operations Manager, Enekes
Office: 905-277-3603
Email: mpaquette@enekes.ca

Enekes
420 Main Street East, Suite 446
Milton, Ontario, L9T 5G3
Canada

In addition, a job offer was attached: see below

Dear Ms. X,

Congratulations! On behalf of Enekes, a dynamic leader in Internet Service Providing & Web Solutions, 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 April 26th, 2004. Your starting salary will be US $35, 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 Enekes employees are required to keep all Enekes information confidential and not disclose such information, except where expressly authorized by Enekes 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 Enekes orientation program, which takes place on the first Monday of your employment with Enekes. This orientation, which takes place at 420 Main Street East, Milton, 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 Enekes 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, Enekes 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/certificate from an accredited university, college or school, a copy of your official transcripts or a letter from the university, college, or school indicating that all degree or diploma/certificate requirements have been met.

3. Enekes'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. Mark Varab at 905-277-3603.

To accept this offer verbally, please send this offer to either Mr. Mark Varab, 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 Enekes. 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 Enekes team and to a rewarding working relationship.

Yours sincerely,

Ms. Melanie Paquette
Operations Manager
Enekes

Encl.

I accept the above offer of employment with Enekes.

Signature Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Date of Birth:

Well, I started doing some research as their website was pretty pathetic for an internet provider and web designer. I did a WHOIS lookup for enekes.ca

[8:16pm]:~> whois enekes.ca
Status: EXIST
Registrar: Tucows.com Co.
Registrar-no: 156
Registrant-no: 850078
Domaine-no: 850078
Subdomain: enekes.ca
Renewal-Date: 2004/11/13
Date-Approved: 2003/11/13
Date-Modified: 2003/11/14
Organization: Michael Randall o/a Enekes
Description: Telecommunications Services
Admin-Name: Michael Randall
Admin-Title:
Admin-Postal: Michael Randall o/a Enekes
165 Dundas St. W.
Mississauga ON L5B2N6 Canada
Admin-Phone: 905-277-8044
Admin-Fax:
Admin-Mailbox: mrandall@hdcanada.com
Tech-Name: DollarHost Hostmaster
Tech-Title:
Tech-Postal: In2net Network Inc.
Suite 210 - 3602 Gilmore Way
Burnaby BC V5G 4W9 Canada
Tech-Phone: (604) 608-6868
Tech-Fax: (604) 608-6832
Tech-Mailbox: hostmaster@dollarhost.com
NS1-Hostname: dns1.dollarhost.com
NS1-Netaddress:
NS2-Hostname: dns2.dollarhost.com

I then tried looking up hdcanada.com. It resolves to a secure Ensim web server GUI for login! No such website. I also did a search for Enekes on https://www.canadianisp.com/ . No such creature existed... Hmmm... I got to thinking, so when I saw DSLReports in a Google search, I went from there and thanks to the unfortunate crap you guys went through, I won't be working for them. Needless to say, I'll be contacting various authorities.

No internet company should try to pull a fast one on us geeks! :-)

Company: Enekes Aka Hot Deals Canada
Country: Canada
Province: Ontario
City: Milton
Address: 420 Main St. E. Suite 446, Milton, Ontario, L9T 5G3, Canada
Phone: 9052773603

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