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Wholesale Gifts Direct Reports & Reviews (5)

- Katy, TX, USA
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Received an email with information about a work job offer and was given a form to fill out.

After filling out the form a telephone interview was scheduled and done- interview was not really an interview.

Told that they would speak with supervisor and get back to me.

Received another email detailing the position and the benefits which are too good to be true.

I began asking questions about the person that would be my supervisor and a request to speak to another person doing the same job.

I never received any strait answers but an email noting the they were so busy hiring people that they could not speak to me.

I then received the contract that they wanted signed. ( I have all of the emails and paperwork that was sent to me)

They offered to allow me to work at home, either full or part time or come to San Jose and work in their office.

I asked for their suite number in the building address - 1 Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA 95113 and was told that they were on the 11th floor on both sides of the elevator.

I decided to call the building and found the person who was in charge of leasing, *** ***. She said that the tenant was not familiar to here and that she had gotten two previous about that business one for a job and one about a grant. I told her the location that they had given to me and she went to the 11th floor and found two other business but no Wholesale Gifts Direct. One of the companies checked the website for the server location and found that it orginated in Russia.

I emailed the Gifts Direct contact, Sarah Bolanger, and told her and she said they had previously been in that location but had moved.

I contacted *** who said that she had managed the building for 34 years and they were not there.

I then emailed Sarah and requested a 2017 San Jose Business License and the name of the company owner.

I never heard back from her again.

They offer to employ you for $86,400 full time and $38,400 part time plus bonus with a full benefits package that is 0 cost to you.

They do not ask for money up front and want you to get money from them go out and purchase electronic equipment and other items and then send the products to them. They say they ship them overseas to people who cannot obtain these products. You are bonused if you get the products within the time limit that they give you. Since they do not require any money up front I believe that there must be something illegal going on there. YOu can never get customer service because they are always too busy and will call you back.

I know that Martha Black has contacted the San Jose police and the business counsel because they are using her address illegally.

I found the company on your site with another address in Sonora, Ca but the telephone number is disconnected. You give it a great rating. I do not believe that company is still in business and it is deceiving everyone checking on this group of scammers.

I am currently searching for employment because my company is closing and this is a mean trick.

I would like someone to catch or stop these scammers.

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- Weatherford, TX, USA
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This company contacted me (unsolicited) for a Purchasing Agent position. After reading all the documentation provided and having a 5 minute phone interview, I was told I would be contacted within a week. One week later, I was told I was hired and requested to complete a W4, I9 and direct deposit form and email back to them. I was hesitant to provide so much personal information, but was assured I could work from home, receive $86,400 per year salary, commissions, bonuses and even a great benefit package. After much thought, I completed the documents and returned them via email. I was then contacted and was told for the first 2 weeks (my probationary period) I would need to do all purchasing for them with my own credit cards, so they could see if they could "trust" me, then after the trial period they would provide a company credit card. I was provided their bank information and was told to add it as a payment method to my credit card. Once I confirmed the purchases, I would receive an ACH payment to my card. I was supposed to purchase several thousand dollars worth of gift cards and email them all the activation codes, rather than mailing the cards (in order to save time for an emergency order they had). The main phone number provided is automated with a voice mail box at the end, no live person ever comes on the line, therefore I emailed them and asked for direct dial or cell phone numbers of the persons I would be working with. I told them I would not complete any transactions until I had contact information, as it was only good business and above board to do so. In my last email requesting contact numbers, I said if I do not receive a response, I will take it that they are not a legitimate company and are trying to scam me. I have had no reply in 2 days. My son-in-law did some checking and found out their website was set up by a Russian company and has no actual functionality for a customer to actually place an order. The two people I actually have spoken with directly have strong Chinese accents and are very difficult to understand. It is one of those situations where if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is. I have initiated fraud alerts on my personal finance accounts and retirement accounts. I have changed all of my banking to new accounts, but still have a concern that they have very detailed personal information and could attempt to access personal finances or credit. I would appreciate any assistance in this situation as I am unemployed and cannot afford financial fraud. I also feel it is important to stop them before they continue to prey on other innocent people.

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- Weatherford, TX, USA
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This company contacted me (unsolicited) for a Purchasing Agent position. After reading all the documentation provided and having a 5 minute phone interview, I was told I would be contacted within a week. One week later, I was told I was hired and requested to complete a W4, I9 and direct deposit form and email back to them. I was hesitant to provide so much personal information, but was assured I could work from home, receive $86,400 per year salary, commissions, bonuses and even a great benenfit package. After much thought, I completed the documents and returned them via email. I was then contacted and was told for the first 2 weeks (my probationary period) I would need to do all purchasing for them with my own credit cards, so they could see if they could "trust" me, then after the trial period they would provide a company credit card. I was provided their bank information and was told to add it as a payment method to my credit card. Once I confirmed the purchases, I would receive an ACH payment to my card. I was supposed to purchase several thousand dollars worth of gift cards and email them all the activation codes, rather than mailing the cards (in order to save time for an emergency order they had). The main phone number provided is automated with a voice mail box at the end, no live person ever comes on the line, therefore I emailed them and asked for direct dial or cell phone numbers of the persons I would be working with. I told them I would not complete any transactions until I had contact information, as it was only good business and above board to do so. In my last email requesting contact numbers, I said if I do not receive a response, I will take it that they are not a legitimate company and are trying to scam me. I have had no reply in 2 days. My son-in-law did some checking and found out their website was set up by a Russian company and has no actual functionality for a customer to actually place an order. The two people I actually have spoken with directly have strong Chinese accents and are very difficult to understand. It is one of those situations where if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is. I have initiated fraud alerts on my personal finance accounts and retirement accounts. I have changed all of my banking to new accounts, but still have a concern that they have very detailed personal information and could attempt to access personal finances or credit. I would appreciate any assistance in this situaion as I am unemployed and cannot afford financial fraud. I also feel it is important to stop them before they continue to prey on other innocent people.

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- Sandy, UT, USA
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Don't fall for this Scam...they mostly want to get your information and then steal your identity...be careful

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- Celina, TX, USA
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I received an email to fill out a job application and then a follow up phone interview. It seems this company is giving employment offers for a buyer position on a legitimate looking website however, the address and phone/fax no.s do not seem legitimate and the URL was registered in Russia recently.

I have seen other similar complaints of someone using a different fake gift website that describes this one quite similarly.

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