Anonymous User from ROCKVILLE, MD

February 13, 2021 at 12:00 AM

Employment
This company first contacted me via phone and told me that they saw my application (I never applied to a company with that name) and would like me to interview. At first, I thought they were another company I had applied to (and they might have been, under another name), as they mentioned their location being in Northern Virginia, where I had largely been applying to data entry jobs. On the phone call, they mentioned data entry and I thought that was what it was about. I received an email inviting me to a zoom interview, which was followed up by a second pre-interview email reminder. The first email included info about how the interview would supposedly go, saying "During the interview, we will discuss your past work experiences, your career goals and career opportunities with one of our hiring managers." This never happened, as I will explain momentarily. The second email said "Please log on using the Link listed below. Once you've logged into the call, please put your microphone on mute until our Hiring Manager has began the meeting!" We couldn't unmute it ourselves--she muted it on her end and it was stuck like that. During the "interview" call, there were over 100 of us on the Zoom call, and they person we saw basically pitched the company to us in a sales pitch and told us to write notes because we would need it if we had a follow-up interview (which is one on one at a location nearest to us, a half hour before the business actually opens, which I find extremely odd). During the meeting, they told us that the job was marketing and then mentioned the parent company (Cuba Inspires), and used name-dropping to make it sound better than I suspect it is. The person told us that the owner works with clients like The Kardashians to help them obtain travel to Cuba and said that we would potentially meet with celebs and other VIPs like that (this was a big red flag to me). The interviewer stated that the company got started in the UK about 10 yrs ago, but that the US office started in 2020 (LinkedIn claims 2019). She also said that there are offices in Australia, Colombia, Canada, UK, ect, but I found no evidence of this whatsoever. At the end of the call, she told us to expect a follow-up email regarding a second interview, saying that we needed to respond between 3pm and 6pm to secure a spot for the interview. No questions were allowed during the first interview and they never respond to emails regarding questions asked. I strongly suspect this company runs under multiple names and uses the same sketchy hiring practices elsewhere, under other identities. I had also noted this of interest: I searched for this company through OSINT databases and Google and found very little information. The website (http://www.goinspirechange.com) looks extremely fake, like a stock website. The address (8201 Corporate Drive, Suite 250, Hyattsville, MD, 20785) is questionable, as there are reportedly a number of other companies in the same building. According to scam advisers, the company website is hiding their domain info. It describes the owner as being a Silicon valley startup called "Loop, Inc." (aka Loop Now Technologies, Inc), and their website also doesn't exist. They have what appears to be a few fake reviews on Google (the only ones with commentary are negative), and the website Google links to is also fake. The 4 employees listed on LinkedIn for IEA have no background in media relations. All of the emails were signed with "Emma" (which I found on another website talking about a similar scam, same HR name), but none of the LinkedIn employees are named Emma. Clicking 'apply' on any of the posts listed at http://www.goinspirechange.com/opportunities/# goes nowhere. The section called "You Will Be In Charge Of" on LinkedIn doesn't seem to change much, and all of the qualifications are the same no matter what the job is--I find this very suspicious. The parent company for those two companies is "Cuba Inspires." Cuba Inspires' website also does not exist Its pinterest has 5 posts, none of which actually belong to the company Its twitter hasn't been active since 2017 and has almost no postings Its Facebook is a page that Facebook created, not the company's. I am hoping I am wrong about this company but unfortunately, I don't think I am. I think they've avoided detection until now through a combo of non-disparage agreements (which are unethical but not illegal) and changing their name frequently. They may also be a company called the Young Entrepreneurs Academy. I didn't give them any personal information or money, but I'm concerned that others may have.
(202) 701-1545
8201 Corporate Drive Suite 250 Hyattsville N Englewood, MD 20785
Email: [email protected]
www.goinspirechange.com - [domain information]

Anonymous User from Los Angeles, California

October 11, 2023 at 12:46 AM

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July 26, 2023 at 12:37 PM

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July 25, 2023 at 4:59 PM

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July 10, 2023 at 6:45 PM

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March 31, 2023 at 11:23 AM

202-701-7767 reported as a Robocall. Received on March 31, 2023 at 11:03 AM.
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Anonymous User from , CA

July 27, 2022 at 3:07 PM

202-701-1720 reported as a unwanted call. Received on June 13, 2022 at 5:13 PM.
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Anonymous User from Grafton, Vermont

July 21, 2022 at 7:23 AM

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July 15, 2022 at 12:54 PM

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June 22, 2022 at 8:12 PM

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June 17, 2022 at 11:42 PM

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June 13, 2022 at 8:29 PM

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Anonymous User from , MD

February 8, 2017 at 1:49 AM

None reported as a Live Voice. Received on February 7, 2017 at 12:00 AM.
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Caller ID indicated they called from 202-701-7838
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Anonymous User from , DC

February 6, 2017 at 5:44 PM

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Caller ID indicated they called from 202-701-6100
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