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4th of Nov, 2010 by User394383

Even compared to most job scams, this one seems particularly bad, in that they keep you from finding a job, and you never know why.

Climber.com lets you sign up for something for free.

If you have ever done so (even if it was in 2007), then they give recruiters the ability to send you messages through their site, but you currently do not have the ability to receive the messages, unless you are a paying member. (You have to pay more than $30 per month to be able to receive the messages.)

The recruiters do not seem to know this. One of them (who I had contacted by other means) told me that their "understanding is that they [Climber.com] only charge[s] if you want to assure your resume is highlighted and listed as priority in front of the general resumes".

Of course, once the recruiter contacts you through Climber.com, if you do not respond, then they are likely to assume that you are not interested in the job. If you were not listed on Climber.com, then they would (probably) find you another way (another job board, your own website, networking, etc.) and contact you through regular e-mail or by telephone. However, if they find you on Climber.com first, then they are tricked into contacting you that way, and are likely to assume that there is no reason to contact you any other way.

The only two ways around this seem to be:

a. Make sure that you are not on Climber.com, before any recruiters find you there, at which point it will be too late, or

b. Pay the amount of money demanded by Climber.com to be able to read the messages.

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4944 days ago by ScamVictim

Scam Warning: Terry WHIN-YATES, Royce WHIN-YATES, Michael LEE, Jackie WU and some other Licenced Locksmiths are running illegitimate businesses despite having locksmith licenses. They will rip you off. Mr Prolock aka Mr Locksmith aka AA Automotive Locksmiths is a Licensed Locksmith Company despite maintaing unethical business practices and Terry WHIN-YATES has been granted a license by British Columbia despite a reputation for dishonesty and deceiving the public!

The Company has several names: Mr Prolock aka Mr Locksmith aka AA Automotive Locksmiths are the names of a Company that scams consumers. This is a Licensed Locksmith Company looking for the next mark for it's various scams. DON"T FALL FOR THE MR LOCKSMITH SCAM. It could cost you hundreds to thousands of dollars.

The WHIN-YATES family scam: Mr Locksmith and Terry WHIN-YATES, Royce WHIN-YATES, Jack WHIN-YATES, Brian WHIN-Yates and Robert WHIN-YATES have all been a part of the scam at one time or another. Also Involved are Michael LEE and Jackie WU working as locksmiths. Jenny WU and Ken LAPP and also involved in the business. Read about the Scam Company 24 hr Mr Locksmith's failure to respond to complaints from the Better Business Bureau of Canada:

http://www.bbb.org/mbc/business-reviews/locks-and-locksmiths/mr-prolock-in-burnaby-bc-1208591

File a complaint to the government agency that granted Mr Prolock and owner Terry WHIN-YATES a Licence. Complain to the Registrar of Security Programs and Police Division. The complaint process can be used to report complaints about Locksmith Scams like Mr Locksmith and the business owners.

If you have been scammed by Terry WHIN-YATES please file a complaint so that others don't suffer the same.

To fiile a complaint to the BBB about Terry WHIN-YATES Scam Company with the Business Bureau go here:
https://odr.bbb.org/odrweb/public/complaintlink.aspx

Go here to read about the Complaint Process with the government agency that granted the licensing - How to file a complaint against a Security Licensee or Business:
http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/securityindustry/complaint/index.htm

CONSUMER WARNING: Deceptive and Unethical Locksmiths Operating in Vancouver. You must use good judgement in choosing your locksmith as the government can not protect the public against getting ripped off!

Ken LAPP is President of Standard Marketing and has been working with Terry WHIN-YATES in advertising.
http://www.standardmarketing.ca/

You can Complain to the BBB about Ken LAPP's involvement in promoting a consumer scam at the Better Business Bureau:
https://odr.bbb.org/odrweb/public/complaintlink.aspx