Hartley Hunt Recruitment Agency

Type of a scam Employment

I have received emails the last three mornings from Hartley Hunt Recruitment Agency, supposably out of Vancouver. They say they found my resume online (may be true as I have put it on a couple of the job websites such as Glass door and Indeed) and that they want to high me right away, sight unseen, for a part time (25 hrs a week) position at $1100/wk. Working from home. Or $5000 a month for working in the office.

I’ve googled the name, it doesn’t come up. I’ve searched the ScamPulse.com of BC, not finding it. I found a list of companies who renewed their business licenses in Vancouver on line, it’s not there. Canada411 has nothing on it except that the number is provided by Fibernet.

I was able to take the email address and using the last part find a very professional looking website hheagency.ca online that gave me a business address. 400, 602 W Hastings St in Vancouver. So I googled that. That address takes me to Reliance Properties and it says the suite is available in May. I then emailed the property manager asking if Hartley Hunt was a tenant in that suite. Received an email back about an hour or so later saying that the suite was currently under construction and that no one under that name had been a tenant.

I have been sent a contract, that I haven’t filled out, haven’t sent any information. The contract itself has some very odd wording in it. I’ve asked to meet with a representative face to face, been told that happens after the 10 day intern/probation period. Asked where the office is in Calgary, no answer to that.

There is just no presence for this company and I feel that someone that hasn’t been diligent in their research may be taken advantage of by this company.

Type of a scam Employment

I was emailed by someone named Phyllis Washington, who works for Hartley Hunt Recruitment Agency. They offered my an online position as a Human Resource Specialist. I’ve never applied to this recruitment agency. I don’t know where they obtained my resume from. I have applied with recruitment agencies before and this seemed very out of the ordinary. After being skeptical, and getting a second opinion about the emails they sent, I decided it would be best if I didn’t provide them with any information. They emailed me back, in near desperation, reminding me about the job offer. This seemed to solidify my apprehensions about this company. If I don’t email back wanting the job position.. than why would they desperately email me again, reminding me of the position? I feel as though this company is a scam and the next "requirement" would be my Bank Information and SIN number.