Beware Of The CBX Web Designs Employment Scam
If you have received an email claiming to be from an employment agency representing CBX Web Designs LLC containing a job offer as a Client Manager or Account Manager for CBX Web Designs in Harvey, LA..BEWARE! It’s probably a scam. Below is a screenshot of the same website we found on 3 different domains: corfuland4sale.com, corfutravelagents.com, and corfuhomes4sale.com (which gives a warning as unsafe due to an apparent SSL issue). All 3 are existing domains that had been parked and not used for some time until now. The site is also located at twowarpgreen.com which was just registered a few days ago for one year.
Here’s What We Know About The REAL CBX Web Designs
How do we know it’s probably yet another money mule scam? First of all, the REAL CBX Web Designs LLC once had a website in 2003 located at www.cbxwebdesigns.com which no longer exists, but below is an cached image of that website which showed the actual owners personal email address:
We also checked and discovered that the LLC license for CBX Web Designs in the state of Louisiana has been INACTIVE since 2006! See below:
The phone number for the REAL CBX Web Designs consistently shows it to be (504) 669-6340 but you will see on the new website that the phone number shows (504) 302-0778. Also if you google CBX Web Designs you will see there is 2 addresses listed for CBX WebDesigns one located at 320 Appletree Ln, Gretna, LA 70056 and 2532 Vulcan St, Harvey, LA 70058.
Although we couldn’t retrieve a street view of the 320 Appletree Ln address however the earth view appears to be a residence. Below is the google street view of the private residence located at 2532 Vulcan St, Harvey, LA 70058:
Obviously this apparently was just someone who once offered webdesign services in the Harvey Louisiana area working out of their home. Not a large international web development company looking to hire numerous client account managers all over the US offering $3000-$4000 a month salaries with full benefits!
All the business directory listings such as Yelp, Manta, and Yellowpages etc shows listings for both addresses, however you will notice NONE of these listings have been claimed by the actual business itself so as we have seen with MANY of the other businesses scammers has targeted, the information in these business listings is usually always outdated and unverified therefore the information can appear to be legitimate to a potential job seeker when in most cases the business actually no longer exists!
But in any case, the vague information these directories show only makes the REAL business a prime target for scammers as we have seen time and time again.
The fact that the real business website no longer exists and their LLC license is INACTIVE tells us that CBX Web Designs is probably no longer in business and scammers has stolen this business’s identity to operate a money mule employment scam.
How The Scam Works
After sending out the initial “recruitment” email to job seekers with resumes posted on job sites, they follow up with an email written to appear as coming from a legitimate company however, the offer is always too good to be true offering a work from home job with excellent pay, bonuses and a full benefits package including 3 weeks vacation the first year!
They require the “employees” bank account supposedly to deposit the employees paycheck (of course the employee never receives) but actually as they tell you later, a checking account is required so the employee can receive funds from “customer orders” and then send the funds to their “out of country programmers” to begin work on the customers order.
The employee’s task is to withdraw the deposited funds, go to Western Union or Money Gram, document and wire the funds to the programmer in another country which is usually several thousand dollars! However, the funds the scammers deposited in the employees bank account is stolen of course and the “out of country” programmer the employee wired the cash to, is actually the criminals who then vanish, leaving the “employee” holding the bag to repay the stolen funds out of their own pocket or possibly face prosecution once the stolen funds has been traced back to the employees bank account.
What To Do If You Are A Victim
If you have fell victim to an employment scam like this, you need to contact your bank immediately and close your account IF you have provided your account information to the scammers. Next file a police report with your local authorities and then file a complaint with the FBI’s internet crime center at http://www.ic3.gov/
If you provided your personal information like ss # birthdate etc , you need to contact the 3 credit bureaus- TransUnion, Equifax and Experian, and place a fraud alert on your report. These criminals can steal your identity and may try and obtain credit in your name. Doing this will alert you for at least 90 days about any suspicious activity.
In the hands of a thief, just your name, address, Social Security number or date of birth, can be used over and over months- even years down the road to:
Open new lines of credit
Seek medical attention
Drain savings and retirement accounts
Provide an alias when arrested
Get a job or file false tax returns
Get Payday Loans in your name
Obtain service agreements for cellular service or utilities
Obtain Government Documents such as a drivers license or passport
And MORE!
That’s why I highly recommend you get some sort of ongoing identity theft protection such as the services offered through companies like LifeLock-Visit Their Website Here or Identity Force-visit their website here! LifeLock and Identity Force are both reputable companies that monitors your accounts and alerts and protects you from identity theft.
Have you received a suspicious email offering you a “job” with CBX Web Designs in Louisiana or other work at home “client or account manager” or “operator” job that you never applied for? Feel free to copy and paste the email in the comments so we can help alert and prevent others from becoming victims.
WOW, I am so glad I did a google search for Twowarpgreen, for laughs and giggles.
I was sent this email
Good morning Merle Jenkins ,
You receive this job alert about a new opening with a potential employer. Please read the position summary below and reply if interested. If you are no longer seeking for employment, please send us a message with “unsubscribe” to avoid receiving future notifications from us.
A web developer is seeking for several Client Relationship Managers who will be taking care of their expanding client base remotely, from home. Client Relationship Managers will serve as the primary contact for the clients; the focus is on relationship building, understanding client needs and managing the contractual fulfillment of assigned accounts. We believe that it is important to know all aspects of the business, therefore, no previous experience in this industry is necessary: everyone will go through full training with all tools provided.
The successful candidates will be offered a permanent job contract with a starting salary of $45,000 per year plus incentive bonuses along with a full benefits package. There will be opportunities for career growth based on performance and interest, including management opportunities. Only US based candidates will qualify. Out of state applicants will not be accepted or reviewed for the position.
If you are interested and would like to to apply, please respond to this email at your earliest convenience. If you’re available to start within a week, your application will have a priority.
Looking forward to your reply,
Maria Guerrera
Recruiting Manager
Sigma Position Inc., 5327 Buffalo Road, MOUNT AIRY, MD 21771
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and followup job offer from Kevin Green.
I decided to move forward and sent him back my 2 phone numbers and address.
He said that the next step would be to sign and fill out all info that they send me snail mail and send it back.
I even mentioned to him that this sounded too good to be true.
I guess I was right.
Pure evil
So kevin green is a scram ? He called me yesterday from a 502 number
several email exchanges in and i came across your post.thanks and im going to investigate furthur and et back with u!
MY AGREEMENT
© 2016 CBX Web Designs LLC. All information contained in this document is considered confidential and cannot
be disclosed without the prior written permission of an authorized CBX Web Designs representative.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”)
is made and entered as of __ / __ / 2016 (the “Effective Date”) by and between
CBX Web Designs LLC (the “Company”),
having its registered place of business at
2532 Vulcan Street, Harvey, LA 70058
and represented by Christopher Boudy, the CEO,
and the “Employee” (collectively referred to as the “Parties”):
The Parties agree as follows:
1. TERMS & CONDITIONS
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby engages the Employee as
an employee to perform the services of a Client Relationship Manager and the Employee hereby
accepts such engagement.
The Employee’s work hours and compensation shall be calculated basing on the work schedule confirmed
by the Employee (please mark the selected option below):
FULL-TIME
PART-TIME
Full name:
Full address
(Street, City, State & ZIP):
Phone numbers:
Home/Landline:
Cell:
E-mail:
© 2016 CBX Web Designs LLC. All information contained in this document is considered confidential and cannot
be disclosed without the prior written permission of an authorized CBX Web Designs representative.
The Employee’s duties shall include:
– Managing client requests, inquiries and concerns via a secure corporate online ticket system;
– Providing feedback to developers/designers on the services ordered by clients;
– Managing client and team paperwork, updating order statuses and schedules;
– Assisting clients with their orders and handling billing procedures;
– Distributing fees among developers, filling out related financial documentation.
2. EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION/BENEFITS
2.1 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
Full-time Employees have established a total of 40 work hours per week with a fixed schedule of 9am to
5pm local time plus an optional lunch break of 1 hour (Monday to Friday). Any overtime is paid at a rate
of $35.25 per hour. The Company provides the fixed monthly salary of $3760 paid to the Employee in
accordance with the Company’s financial policies. Pay stubs are mailed to the postal address provided by
the Employee with every paycheck made.
2.2 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Part-time Employees have established a total of 30 work hours per week with a fixed schedule of 9am to
3pm local time plus an optional lunch break of 1 hour (Monday to Friday). Any overtime is paid at a rate
of $33.75 per hour. The Company provides the fixed monthly salary of $2700 paid to the Employee in
accordance with the Company’s financial policies. Pay stubs are mailed to the postal address provided by
the Employee with every paycheck made.
2.3 BONUSES AND BENEFITS
A recurrent monthly bonus in the amount of 15% of the Employee’s monthly pay is paid to the Employee
along with the paycheck for an outstanding performance appraised by the assigned supervisor. The
bonus can be cancelled by the Company (specifically, by the Employee’s supervisor), if there are any
client/supervisor complaints based on the demonstrated Employee’s performance/service quality.
After the first 2 (two) months of work, Employees working full-time will acquire benefits, such as a)
joining the Company’s health insurance plan (provided by UnitedHealthCare), b) taking paid 21 days off
per year, and c) participating in the corporate 401k program (optional, provided by Vanguard).
3. EXPENSES
The Company will reimburse the Employee for the reasonable expenses incurred by the Employee in the
performance of his/her duties during the term of this Agreement. Such expenses may include, but are
not limited by bank fees, gas expenses/taxi fares, cell phone bills, etc. Reimbursements will be made in
with the closest paycheck, upon receiving copies of bills verifying the amount and nature of expenses.
4. EMPLOYMENT PERIOD AND TERMINATION
The Employee shall provide services to the Company pursuant to this Agreement for a term of 1 (one)
year beginning from the Effective Date. The Agreement shall be extended by default thereafter, unless
terminated earlier by operation of and in accordance with this Agreement.
Either of the Parties may terminate the Agreement at any time during the employment period upon
providing a prior written notice to the other Party in 10 (ten) business days before the planned
termination date.
© 2016 CBX Web Designs LLC. All information contained in this document is considered confidential and cannot
be disclosed without the prior written permission of an authorized CBX Web Designs representative.
5. CONFLICTING EMPLOYMENT
The Employee agrees that during the time of his/her employment with the Company, he/she will not
accept nor will he/she engage in employment, consulting or other business activity directly related to the
business of the Company.
6. CONFIDENTIALITY
The Employee acknowledges that he/she may have access to the Company’s confidential and proprietary
information. Such confidential information may include, without limitations: i) business and financial
information, ii) business methods and practices, iii) technologies and technological strategies, iv)
marketing strategies and other such information as the Company may designate as confidential
(“Confidential Information”).
The Employee agrees not to disclose to any other person (unless required by the law) or use for personal
gain any Confidential Information at any time during or after the termination of employment, unless the
Company grants express, written consent of such a disclosure. In addition, the Employee will use his/her
best efforts to prevent any such disclosure. Confidential information will not include information that is in
the public domain, unless such information falls there through the Employee’s unauthorized actions.
7. NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES
The Employee agrees that for a period of 1 (one) month following the termination of his/her
employment, he/she will not induce, recruit or solicit any of the Company’s Employees to terminate their
employment or enter into another employment arrangement with a third party.
8. OTHER RULES AND POLICIES
The Employee must provide valid bank account information in order to start working for the Company.
The Employee agrees to abide by any other rules, policies or procedures as communicated by the Company
that are generally applicable to Employees of the Company.
9. CONTINUING OBLIGATIONS
Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement by the Employee for any reason, the provisions of
paragraph 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect following such termination.
10. WAIVER
The failure of either party to enforce any provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver or
limitation of that party’s right to subsequently enforce and compel strict compliance with every provision
of this Agreement.
11. SEVERABILITY
If any part or parts of this Agreement shall be held unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of this
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. If any provision of this Agreement is deemed invalid or
unenforceable by any statute, ordinance or court of competent jurisdiction, and if limiting such provision
would make the provision valid, then such provision shall be deemed to be construed as so limited.
© 2016 CBX Web Designs LLC. All information contained in this document is considered confidential and cannot
be disclosed without the prior written permission of an authorized CBX Web Designs representative.
12. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties and supersedes any prior
understanding or representation of any kind preceding the date of this Agreement. There are no other
promises, conditions, understandings or other agreements, whether oral or written, relating to the subject
matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may be modified in writing and must be signed by both the
Employee and the Company.
13. GOVERNING LAWS
The validity of this Agreement with the Company shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of United States of America and the state of Louisiana in particular.
14. ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS
If any legal action is necessary or brought in any court or arbitration proceeding, to enforce or interpret
the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees, costs, and
necessary expenses, in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled. This provision shall
be construed as applicable to the entire Agreement.
(Employee’s signature) CEO of CBX Web Designs
Christopher Boudy
(Employee’s full name)
EMPLOYEE COMPANY
Thank you for the information. This is basically the same employment agreement these scammers used in all their previous job scams. Now I see they throw in a “confidentiality” line of BS to try and intimidate and silence their victims:
And I find it even more ironic that these criminals have the nerve to include this:
Thieves in a foreign country claiming their bogus employment agreement validity is governed by the laws
of the US and the state of Louisiana! What a joke!
But especially Note # 8:
There is your red flag! NO legitimate company will require their employees to provide their personal bank account information
as a condition of employment or to conduct company business ever!
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”)
is made and entered as of __ / __ / 2016 (the “Effective Date”) by and between
CBX Web Designs LLC (the “Company”),
having its registered place of business at
2532 Vulcan Street, Harvey, LA 70058
and represented by Christopher Boudy, the CEO,
and the “Employee” (collectively referred to as the “Parties”):
Full name:
Full address
(Street, City, State & ZIP):
Phone numbers:
Home/Landline:
Cell:
E-mail:
© 2016 CBX Web Designs LLC. All information contained in this document is considered confidential and cannot
be disclosed without the prior written permission of an authorized CBX Web Designs representative.
The Employee’s duties shall include:
– Managing client requests, inquiries and concerns via a secure corporate online ticket system;
– Providing feedback to developers/designers on the services ordered by clients;
– Managing client and team paperwork, updating order statuses and schedules;
– Assisting clients with their orders and handling billing procedures;
– Distributing fees among developers, filling out related financial documentation.
2. EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION/BENEFITS
2.1 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
Full-time Employees have established a total of 40 work hours per week with a fixed schedule of 9am to
5pm local time plus an optional lunch break of 1 hour (Monday to Friday). Any overtime is paid at a rate
of $35.25 per hour. The Company provides the fixed monthly salary of $3760 paid to the Employee in
accordance with the Company’s financial policies. Pay stubs are mailed to the postal address provided by
the Employee with every paycheck made.
2.2 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Part-time Employees have established a total of 30 work hours per week with a fixed schedule of 9am to
3pm local time plus an optional lunch break of 1 hour (Monday to Friday). Any overtime is paid at a rate
of $33.75 per hour. The Company provides the fixed monthly salary of $2700 paid to the Employee in
accordance with the Company’s financial policies. Pay stubs are mailed to the postal address provided by
the Employee with every paycheck made.
2.3 BONUSES AND BENEFITS
A recurrent monthly bonus in the amount of 15% of the Employee’s monthly pay is paid to the Employee
along with the paycheck for an outstanding performance appraised by the assigned supervisor. The
bonus can be cancelled by the Company (specifically, by the Employee’s supervisor), if there are any
client/supervisor complaints based on the demonstrated Employee’s performance/service quality.
After the first 2 (two) months of work, Employees working full-time will acquire benefits, such as a)
joining the Company’s health insurance plan (provided by UnitedHealthCare), b) taking paid 21 days off
per year, and c) participating in the corporate 401k program (optional, provided by Vanguard).
3. EXPENSES
The Company will reimburse the Employee for the reasonable expenses incurred by the Employee in the
performance of his/her duties during the term of this Agreement. Such expenses may include, but are
not limited by bank fees, gas expenses/taxi fares, cell phone bills, etc. Reimbursements will be made in
with the closest paycheck, upon receiving copies of bills verifying the amount and nature of expenses.
4. EMPLOYMENT PERIOD AND TERMINATION
The Employee shall provide services to the Company pursuant to this Agreement for a term of 1 (one)
year beginning from the Effective Date. The Agreement shall be extended by default thereafter, unless
terminated earlier by operation of and in accordance with this Agreement.
Either of the Parties may terminate the Agreement at any time during the employment period upon
providing a prior written notice to the other Party in 10 (ten) business days before the planned
termination date.
© 2016 CBX Web Designs LLC. All information contained in this document is considered confidential and cannot
be disclosed without the prior written permission of an authorized CBX Web Designs representative.
5. CONFLICTING EMPLOYMENT
The Employee agrees that during the time of his/her employment with the Company, he/she will not
accept nor will he/she engage in employment, consulting or other business activity directly related to the
business of the Company.
6. CONFIDENTIALITY
The Employee acknowledges that he/she may have access to the Company’s confidential and proprietary
information. Such confidential information may include, without limitations: i) business and financial
information, ii) business methods and practices, iii) technologies and technological strategies, iv)
marketing strategies and other such information as the Company may designate as confidential
(“Confidential Information”).
The Employee agrees not to disclose to any other person (unless required by the law) or use for personal
gain any Confidential Information at any time during or after the termination of employment, unless the
Company grants express, written consent of such a disclosure. In addition, the Employee will use his/her
best efforts to prevent any such disclosure. Confidential information will not include information that is in
the public domain, unless such information falls there through the Employee’s unauthorized actions.
7. NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES
The Employee agrees that for a period of 1 (one) month following the termination of his/her
employment, he/she will not induce, recruit or solicit any of the Company’s Employees to terminate their
employment or enter into another employment arrangement with a third party.
8. OTHER RULES AND POLICIES
The Employee must provide valid bank account information in order to start working for the Company.
The Employee agrees to abide by any other rules, policies or procedures as communicated by the Company
that are generally applicable to Employees of the Company.
9. CONTINUING OBLIGATIONS
Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement by the Employee for any reason, the provisions of
paragraph 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect following such termination.
10. WAIVER
The failure of either party to enforce any provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver or
limitation of that party’s right to subsequently enforce and compel strict compliance with every provision
of this Agreement.
11. SEVERABILITY
If any part or parts of this Agreement shall be held unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of this
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. If any provision of this Agreement is deemed invalid or
unenforceable by any statute, ordinance or court of competent jurisdiction, and if limiting such provision
would make the provision valid, then such provision shall be deemed to be construed as so limited.
© 2016 CBX Web Designs LLC. All information contained in this document is considered confidential and cannot
be disclosed without the prior written permission of an authorized CBX Web Designs representative.
12. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties and supersedes any prior
understanding or representation of any kind preceding the date of this Agreement. There are no other
promises, conditions, understandings or other agreements, whether oral or written, relating to the subject
matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may be modified in writing and must be signed by both the
Employee and the Company.
13. GOVERNING LAWS
The validity of this Agreement with the Company shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of United States of America and the state of Louisiana in particular.
14. ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS
If any legal action is necessary or brought in any court or arbitration proceeding, to enforce or interpret
the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees, costs, and
necessary expenses, in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled. This provision shall
be construed as applicable to the entire Agreement.
(Employee’s signature) CEO of CBX Web Designs Christopher Boudy
Thank you for sharing this information.
My husband and I just received the same offer thank you so much!
Kevin Green
To XXXXX Today at 10:57 AM
Hello,
Please check your employment documents attached to this letter.
Print it out, then fill it, then scan it and send back the scan or
picture. Thank you.
Best Regards,
Kevin Green,
CBX Web Designs.
Client Relationship Manager
Kevin Green, careers@twowarpgreen.com