Fake English Company convinced dozens to work remotely for them for as long as 5 months

[AUS-97HORN 11824]

crazy story based out of London, but involving multiple countries..

the TL;DR is a "company" that had daily zoom calls with all its execs and new hires and employees, was pretty much totally fake,  and you wonder, if you worked that long, but didnt get pay, why did you keep working? simple, they were told they were on a 6 months commission only contract.  

And since it was the height of the pandemic, many folks who lost their jobs were desperate and started "working" remotely for the company for months with the promise of future commission checks.

It took BBC News Months to even put together the whole story

[Trey3216 15357]

18 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

crazy story based out of London, but involving multiple countries..

the TL;DR is a "company" that had daily zoom calls with all its execs and new hires and employees, was pretty much totally fake,  and you wonder, if you worked that long, but didnt get pay, why did you keep working? simple, they were told they were on a 6 months commission only contract.  

And since it was the height of the pandemic, many folks who lost their jobs were desperate and started "working" remotely for the company for months with the promise of future commission checks.

It took BBC News Months to even put together the whole story

"WHere's my paycheck, breh?!" 

 

[midtown 3348]

[BabaYaga 15320]

[Elvis 3375]

Was it an elaborate prank?  What does a fake company gain from workers doing fake work?  Where is the money or motive?

[Brothahorn 10087]

but didnt get pay, why did you keep working? simple, they were told they were on a 6 months commission only contract.

[Doc Reeves 6434]

13 minutes ago, Elvis said:

Was it an elaborate prank?  What does a fake company gain from workers doing fake work?  Where is the money or motive?

 

[Dennis Taylor 18874]

24 minutes ago, Elvis said:

Was it an elaborate prank?  What does a fake company gain from workers doing fake work?  Where is the money or motive?

Be on the zoom call tomorrow to find out

[bschoolprof 6272]

1. convince people to "work" for you for free

2. generate zero revenue, because you're a fake company

3. . . .

4. profit

[Nice Guy Eddie 13523]

The story makes it seem that the sales people attempted to sign clients but I assume they all failed to produce any results.

If you could convince people to work for you for free, it would seem that you could also give away the work for free, at least initially. 

crazy story. I bet there are several documentaries in the works that we will see on Netflix in the upcoming years.

[gyroprotagonist 2595]

sorta in the same vein.  good book nonetheless

[utee94 15863]

1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

The story makes it seem that the sales people attempted to sign clients but I assume they all failed to produce any results.

If you could convince people to work for you for free, it would seem that you could also give away the work for free, at least initially. 

crazy story. I bet there are several documentaries in the works that we will see on Netflix in the upcoming years.

It's also possible that some of the clients DID pay money, and the con artist pocketed it, without telling any of the employees.

[Mole 4333]

2 hours ago, bschoolprof said:

1. convince people to "work" for you for free

2. generate zero revenue, because you're a fake company

3. . . .

4. profit

Username checks out.

[RDCanecutter 26474]

These are the fake leads. The Glen Garry fake leads. They're fake gold. And you don't get them. Because giving them to you would be like throwing them away.

[BottleRocket 647]

Meh. I bet most of the employees faked work.

[FartingMonk 3608]

Wait.  So the guy did absolutely nothing wrong when it comes to compensation though right?  The visa thing is a little fucked up but 100 percent commission is what he offered.  100 percent of 0 is 0.

[ABSR 5324]

34 minutes ago, RDCanecutter said:

These are the fake leads. The Glen Garry fake leads. They're fake gold. And you don't get them. Because giving them to you would be like throwing them away.

Fake coffee is for Fake Closers!

[Hook1997 5402]

A few years ago people worked for a landman  broker out in west Texas, some for up to four months without getting paid.  (that’s just stupid also). These people were footing the bill for their own lodging and expenses the whole time without pay.  The guy never paid anyone and took off, I think he just got sentenced to a few years in prison.  

[bernorange 8365]

Were Billy or April involved?

[elfenix 34332]

 

were they working on bladders for oil tankers? maybe ketchup and mustard in the same bottle?

Edited February 22, 2022 by elfenix

[ohchaucer 1443]

 
were they working on bladders for oil tankers? maybe ketchup and mustard in the same bottle?

Your fly’s open.

[CHIEF 5095]

This should be combined with the Kidney Stones thread.

CHIEF