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Type of a scam Employment
Scammer's address Garden City, MI 48135, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Type of a scam Employment
My husband was contacted by 2 Women AT a retail store in person for a position with BA renovations located in Garden City, MI
They asked to interview him at a StarBucks where they proceeded to offer him the job on spot without even looking at his resume or his experience. The job was at $90,000.00 a year which included a company vehicle. The communication was with Anna M. and Brittany. - Both never used their last name. They sent my husband a contract which they insisted he must sign from a person email address which is [email protected] They sent him a detailed employment contract which doesn't show the place of work. Just Blank, on Ford Rd, Garden City, MI, 48135- You cannot google them. They have no online presence except for a twitter account and facebook account. Not listed on ScamPulse.com or the state of michigan secretary of state.
Which would be okay i guess if this is a startup. The Anna M. indicates it's a start up
Only problem is their contract states following
**Additional Terms
The $1500 security deposit will be returned after the first probation period as long as the terms of the contract are not broken and theft has not occured
They are asking for a security deposit on the company vehicle upfront.
They are pretty aggressive about offer insisting they have a timeline and other candidates and need a Yes!
I checked the better business website just for clarification to insure am not being scammed and found the following
https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/us/
if you select Michigan and Garden city as field, and in Keyword put RENOVATIONS
there is several stories where individuals have lost money to employment and investment company called BA Renovations.
One lady even lost $9500.00
We have not lost anything but because of similar stories we want others to be aware
We did our due diligence since the job sounded too good to be true. We didn't like the fact that the ScamPulse.com had 3 stories that resembled our story so closely. We don't want anyone else hurt or affected. Please help
Scammer's address Ford Rd
Scammer's email [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Victim Location MI 48212, USA
Total money lost $9,500
Type of a scam Investment
Initial means of contact Not applicable
I recently made some investments with a friend who stated that she and her partner had started a business together. She even offered me two different positions with her business. I started working with her on July 25th, 2016. I have been with them for about 3 weeks and after seeing how they work and how they have brought up the need for investors again, a relative mentioned that it does not seem like my friend and the partner are trustworthy and might be doing a Ponzi scheme. After reading several articles about Ponzi schemes, I am very concerned that I might have unknowingly invested with a bad company. I wanted to reach out to the SEC to see if you could offer any help. I have written a description below of how I was first contacted and what is happening now with the business.
I was contacted by my friend, Anna, back in April of 2016 about investing with her business. I was friends with her in high school and then after graduating 2007 I met up with her a couple of times. We lost touch for a few years. This past April Anna contacted me through Facebook about an investment opportunity. We met up and she told me that she and a business partner, Brittany, buy old homes and renovate homes for clients. They had been doing that since February of 2015. She mentioned that they went over their tax bracket and decided to start taking on investors. She asked if I would like to invest money in her business, BA Renovations for a guaranteed ROI. She gave me two options. One of the options was an ROI of S42,000 with an investment of S3,000 to paid in 6 months, on October 16, 2016. The amount seemed too big to me but she described her business stating that they are opening an office in Garden City, MI on Ford Rd and that the investment would be counted as a private investment on tax papers and I would be noted as a private investor. She also mentioned I should work for her as a Chief Administrator. She later sent me a training packet describing the duties and benefits. The salary would be $95,000. During this first talk in person she had mentioned a mutual acquaintance’s name and that she had offered that person a job as a secretary. I wasn’t fully sure if I should trust Anna so I spoke with that person to see if Anna had in fact talked to her but that person did not take the job. After talking with that person I thought Anna could be trusted. I decided to make this investment with Anna. Anna mentioned that they use Google Wallet for transactions. I was not able to send the $3000 through the credit card I had used to make my account with Google Wallet. I realized this was because my credit card only allows usage of $500 a day. So I made 6 separate payments to her personal email requests from Google Wallet, not specifically to the business. The email she was using for this account was her personal email, not the email used by her business. There was a memo for each request indicating which installment it was. This was one of the descriptions written with the requests, “Sixth installment for investment for ROI through BA Renovations.” I was given invoices for each installment from BA Renovations in Garden City. They also sent me a one page contract to sign with the last 4 digits of my social security number. This contract had Brittany’s full name and phone number and the business’s name, BA Renovations, and a 9 digit number which I took to be the tax ID number for their business. Anna gave me a month to think about the position and told me that the office should be done in June. After a month I told her that I did not think this was a suitable position for me.
After this, I was contacted again by her letting me know that they were renovating a condo for the first time and that there was another investment opportunity. I decided to go ahead with the investment. It was an ROI of $11,000 in six months with an investment of $1000. I once again paid through Google Wallet and was given invoices from Brittany. I believe this is when there was an incorrect amount written on the invoice. It was greater than what I had paid. Brittany didn’t seem to understand what I was saying and when I talked to Anna, Anna said she feels bad she will just put in the amount for me. I said that I would rather just pay that amount so it was accurate. I was told I would be sent an invoice for it. I don’t remember getting it. This time Anna mentioned that I should work for her or with her. She mentioned that I should be partners with her and Brittany. I would be working as an Executive Office Manager and overseeing other employees. That I can try it out for a month and if I don’t like it I can just leave. This first month is for training. She mentioned that once I agreed, we would make an agreement as partners. She sent me an email describing how she and Brittany started out the business and gave more information about the job and that they take home $2800-3200 profit weekly. And that would now be split 3 ways if I joined. She mentioned that they had about 256 employees at the time. She said that she herself had put in S150,000 in the beginning and that Brittany first put in $20,000 and then later S30,000. When asked if I would need to put in money myself as a partner, I was told it would be $5,000 but Anna said I could do $3,000 and that she would be in the other $3,000 for me since she really wanted me to work for her. I told her that after working with her for a month, if I decided to stay I would pay her back. I was not given a contract for the partnership. After looking over the invoice given, I just realized that this invoice just states Garden City, MI at the top and the name BA Renovations is missing. It mentions mine and Anna’s contribution but only Anna’s first name is given.
I was not asked to provide a resume nor was I formally interviewed. I thought that was because we had been friends in high school and also because I would be trying it out for a month. When it was my last day at my previous job, I emailed Anna and let her know that I would be available to work with her whenever they were ready. I got an email saying that I would get more information the next day. I did not get a reply from her for about three weeks. I thought they might have gotten busy. When I texted her near the end of July, I was told that she had not gotten my emails and that she had emailed me 6 times since the last email. She mentioned it might have been because her account got hacked. Around the time I was to start, I was asked to fill out a W-4 and then after that to provide a copy of my social security card and license. I had forgotten to do that and wasn’t asked to provide it again. Also, during this time I received an email through their business email from a man that is their CFO. He mentioned that there was a financial error regarding investors versus profit for the condos and that they were asking people who had already invested to put in more investments so they could start work on the condo. I felt bad and decided to put in a S1000 in cash and when one other person mentioned in the email replied saying that he would be put in another S1000 but did not show up with the cash the next day, they said they would lose the condo. I decided to help out. Anna mentioned I could write a check to her in S1000. I just reread this email and realized it mentions two other condos but from what I am seeing right now we are only working on one condo and I was told that they started working on it this past Friday. We weren’t able to meet up as planned for work because Anna was helping to load the trucks. Yesterday, they mentioned that one of their clients came across two condo opportunities in Detroit and would like for them to work on it. The profit would be in the millions. And they needed more investors. I don’t remember Anna asking me if I know anyone that would like to invest before, but this time she asked if my Dad would be willing to invest. I did not ask my dad and said he could not.
Also, during my first week I only met with them twice because on the other days something always came up. And whenever I ask if the office is completed, I was told it’s almost finished and last week I was told it just finished. We had went to IKEA to see different materials that we would use in design plans for homes. They kept mentioning different things we could buy for the office. But I have not been shown the office yet. We have usually met at Starbucks or one of the houses we were going to make design plans for. For a few days now we have been meeting at Brittany’s apartment near Ford Rd in Garden City however, she will be moving soon to near Anna’s house which is supposedly in Rochester Hills. Every time we have a plan to meet with a contractor or to see finished homes, something comes up. I have only met two other employees who just started. It may be possible that they were asked to invest in the business as well. There is supposed to be an orientation to meet new employees today but I’m not sure if that will happen. We were supposed to meet one of the clients last week but later we were told that he was out of town. Also they were supposed to go to Chicago to meet a client and also they are supposed to go to LA for another client but they never went to Chicago and recently told me they might change that.
I was told a few times that I would be given USBs with more business information but I have only been shown a couple of them. I was told I would be paid biweekly but have not received a paycheck so far. I was told yesterday that I would be paid next week for the 3 weeks that I have been with them.
I had felt a little uneasy about how they were working but I didn’t know the signs of a Ponzi Scheme until I read those articles and spoke with a relative about it. They mentioned they have been doing this for just over a year so I thought everything was not as organized or things came up because the business was new. I am supposed to meet them today for work from 1-7pm if things go as planned. I wasn’t sure if I should quit immediately and whether or not I should deposit any paychecks they give me or keep any of the money if I do receive ROI from the investments. Since I am not sure what is actually being done with investments, I was hoping I could get back what I had given them and make sure they do not use my personal information such as my social security number or account number/credit card number for something illegal. I believe the total amount that I invested is about $9,500.
I was not sure who I should contact so first I filed a complaint with the SEC and spoke with someone on the phone. I was told to first check if the business is licensed or registered with the state of Michigan and found out that they are not licensed. I was then directed to file a complaint with BBB.
I wanted to reach out to BBB for guidance and to see if you could offer any help? I would appreciate any information and help that you could provide me.
Thank you