Got an email:

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"Hello Ron,

I just called and got your voice mail. Wanted to get your most recent info, please submit an updated resume through our site:

http://dukesearch.com/confirm/

We work mainly in the United States and Canada but do make some placements overseas.

I look forward to working with you.

Bob

Robert Murphy
Duke Executive Search
310-597-4461
9107 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
linkedin.com/pub/robert-murphy/55/80b/a4b"

I got a phone call from this guy Robert Murphy, called him back immediately because the number wasn't masked, & got a disconnection message from the phone company, so he's using some sort of gimmick like Sly-Dial to call people & go directly to their voicemail. Supposedly Duke Search is an employment agency/recruitment agency, but I've never gotten any phone calls from them other than the initial one. Legitimate agencies assign someone to you who keeps in contact on a regular basis.

When you go online to search for him, there's very little information available, plus they are completely non-responsive to any phone calls, e-mails, or voicemails. Now I get spammed by him & others in his company through some e-mail marketing firm Net Atlantic, because the e-mails come through that site. All I get from this one is e-mails with links that I have no intention of clicking on because they're routed through that website, & I don't want to give them the idea that my e-mail is nothing more than a dead-end cul-de-sac.

It smells extremely fishy, I think all he really does is scam & spam people, scooping up their e-mail addresses for his marketing website, & re-sells them to other marketers/spammers. One of these days I'm going to go over to his address on Wilshire in BH to see if it's a real office or not, supposedly it's in the building next to Kate Mantilini's which I've been to several times, so I should be able to determine whether it's a shell address or not. I think he uses it to give his company the veneer of respectability, but it's still pretty recognizable as a scam.

I got an email:

Hello Jack,

I just called and got your voice mail. Wanted to get your most recent info, please submit an updated resume through our site:

http://dukesearch.com/confirm/

We work mainly in the United States and Canada but do make some placements overseas.

I look forward to working with you.

Bob

Robert Murphy
Duke Executive Search
310-597-4461
9107 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/robert-murphy/55/80b/a4b

yes, same person, robert murphy from duke search. said my resume matches their info and i've never applied to this company. didn't pick up the phone so he had a voice mail for me but ...nah, not gonna reply . seems like suspicious.

I received the below email in my spam folder...it appears to be some sort of scam as there is no such company at this location. The building is Executive Suites for rent.

I reviewed your resume and believe that you may be a perfect fit for a program to assist you in finding your new position faster. If you'd be interested in learning more please send me the most updated copy of your resume along with the comp plan you'd be looking for in a new role and we can set up a meeting.

Also, what's the best phone number and time to give you a call (760) 947-xxxx?

I look forward to hearing from you.

Terry Johnson
Duke Executive Search
310-597-4461
9107 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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