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Home => Fraud
One of the hot topics on our mailing list is fraudulent contracts.
If you take a close look at any of these frauds you will infer that it is no different
from any other scam.
- There is no free lunch. We all have to work hard to earn money. If a consultant
tells you that you can earn big bucks by investing a small amount, forget it.
- Don't get fooled by the half page/one page franchisee advertisements
- Examine the credentials of the consultant. Majority of them have free email ids. Not a good sign.
- Never give upfront money. If the consultant is so confident about the business, let him charge
you a higher commission.
- Take a copy of his passport if necessary and mention the passport number in the agreement you sign.
They will think twice before cheating you.
- Afix photographs of both parties on the agreement.
- A consultant may approach you with contracts. He will tell you that the prospective client expects
certain parameters to be met in a call centre before the client can outsource work. Guess what, this
consultant will offer you to train your staff. Watch out!
How to avoid getting cheated? Simple, use common sense.
Please note, there are good and sincere consultants but they are hard to find.
Also see:
Rude Transport Operators
Transport providers for BPO/IT companies are raking in big bucks in view of the good economy.
However in view of tight deadlines they cause major mayhem on roads [this is the case in Bangalore].
Few BPO companies advertise the phone number and email address at which you can lodge a complaint.
But we think it is an eyewash. Blue Chip companies don't do anything when you lodge a complaint
about rash driving. They just "wash" their hands off by saying "we don't own the vehicle". Unfortunately
all their care is about the "valuation" of the company and ignore genuine complaints when innocent
people are harrassed by the rude transporters.
Please send details of such incidents and we will publicize it on BPOIndia.org
- SRS Travels, Bangalore - On July 4, 2006
their Bus hit a stationary car. The driver accepted the mistake and the SRS officials requested the victim
not to lodge a complaint as they would pay for the damages. Within 24 hours SRS changed its stand. They
told the victim to do whatever he wanted and they would not pay him anything. The IT company which was
renting this vehicle hasn't done much to teach this operator a lesson. SRS apparantely has a "corporate policy"
of paying Rs 500-1000 to the victim irrespective of the damage.
- An employee of HP [Hosur Road Bangalore] hit a pedestrian. The employee was rude and irresponsible in the way
he handled the victim. The victim complained to HP about how their employees are behaving in public. HP doesn't care.
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