stechel interiors
Complaint 14066 Details

I applied for a job that was posted on Monster.ca. They had an opening for an office assistant which is the field I am in. I applied and received an email back from the company a.s.a.p. They had said they were going to open an outlet on 11 avenue S.E in Calgary and were looking for someone to run the branch. I researched them online with BBB as well as a few search engines nothing fraudulant had come back so I continued with the process. They had offered $400/ week for 2 hours of work a day for the two weeks of training and then it were to be a starting salary of $22/hour once the outlet opened. I received a money order via canada post. Once I opened it there was a slip of paper stating that this was to be my first assignment. It seemed fishy from the beginning so I took precautions. First I went to the C.I.B.C bank to get the money order certified before I were to enter it into my account. I asked to see the Manager and explained to her how I had assumed it had been fraudulant and would like her help to verify. She tried to call the bank and there was no answer. SO I went to my bank where I lucked out and the District Manager as well as the Branch Manager were there to assist. I had brought copies of all of the emails sent back and forth between the company and I and we had decided to place an automatic 5 day hold on the funds. I asked for a photocopy of the money order and got the names of both managers to protect myself from being charged with fraud or having my account closed. I came home and replied to the company telling them what had happened with the hold knowing that there would be no response....and there wasn't. I received a call this morning from my bank informing me of it being fraudulant and thanking me for bringing it to their attention. Fortunately I was not out any money., nor was my account closed. Although I suffered no monetary damages I had the impression that I would be working and as a single mother am now a few weeks back on a job search. Leaving me without wages for the previous few weeks. So all in all a minimum of $2500 worth of lost wages is what I am out.