Originally posted by stek
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However I do get quite frustrated with the emails I seem to get a never ending stream of, all claiming to offer this or that amazing role, offered by an Agency with a really flash website (whoever they get to produce the websites, they are quite slick, I have to give them this) but universally they all look rather too good.
What gives it away is a quick Google check on Companies House and they are revealed to be 2 or 3 person companies, who definitely do not have the client list they claim and it's basically fraud. I do not know the numbers of honest contractors that get sucked in by these guys, but I feel sorry for those that do. I know that these agencies operate a common scam (I know it exists, I have been a victim of it myself) is where they offer your CV to a prospective client, the client is really interested and then the agency pulls your CV at the last minute saying that you have dropped out and then they offer 2 cheaper alternatives.
Someone on this stream was building a list of Indian agencies (all have British addresses, but most of the calls come from India), so this is my own contribution to this list
First Tek Inc. (US company)
Test Yantra Software solutions
Infoplus Technologies UK Ltd
Staffing Prime
Smartedge Solutions Ltd
TESTQ Technologies Ltd
Dabster Systems UK Limited
TGC World (claims to have at least 60 multinational clients!)
Square One Resources (not sure about)
NP Tech Solutions Limited
Data Inc UK
I think that is enough for now.....
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