We were contacted by these clowns when we had an ad out to find sales reps for our business. They were originally asking for a $2000 up front retainer with 10% commission. They said they have 7 sales reps on the west coast servicing accounts like Anthropologie, Marriot, and various clothing/specialty stores.
They sounded professional on the phone and after some back and forth we agreed to a $1000 retainer. Something did seem off with their emails; they seemed to be a bit "pre-written."
I signed their agrrement and asked where to send samples/ their check to, a list of all their reps, and their W9 for me to keep on hand. They asked me to only send 2 sample kits to the address listed, and that their 'bookkeeper' was on maternity leave so they can't get the W9 until she is back.
I googled the address that I was sending samples to and it looked like a mail drop center. More searching led me to this site where I can see a story with the same details from 2012.
Luckliy we did not send any funds to these scumbags. Hopefully others do their due-dilligence prior to sending anything as well.
The contacts we has were Ken and Carole at West Coast Seven. But it looks like they've been pulling this scheme for a while with different aliases. The Tribe, Road Warriors, Michael Steinberg are some of the names that came up.
West Coast Sevens Reviews
We were contacted by these clowns when we had an ad out to find sales reps for our business. They were originally asking for a $2000 up front retainer with 10% commission. They said they have 7 sales reps on the west coast servicing accounts like Anthropologie, Marriot, and various clothing/specialty stores.
They sounded professional on the phone and after some back and forth we agreed to a $1000 retainer. Something did seem off with their emails; they seemed to be a bit "pre-written."
I signed their agrrement and asked where to send samples/ their check to, a list of all their reps, and their W9 for me to keep on hand. They asked me to only send 2 sample kits to the address listed, and that their 'bookkeeper' was on maternity leave so they can't get the W9 until she is back.
I googled the address that I was sending samples to and it looked like a mail drop center. More searching led me to this site where I can see a story with the same details from 2012.
Luckliy we did not send any funds to these scumbags. Hopefully others do their due-dilligence prior to sending anything as well.
The contacts we has were Ken and Carole at West Coast Seven. But it looks like they've been pulling this scheme for a while with different aliases. The Tribe, Road Warriors, Michael Steinberg are some of the names that came up.