Dormant 'Non Trading' Agencies = Scam ?

[tomtomagain]

What exactly is a CV capture scam? I generally want my CV circulated as widely as possible when I'm looking for a new gig, so not sure what the problem is.

A CV capture scam is capturing a CV under false pretences and using it for something other than the purpose you intend.

For example selling it to a fraudster.

Your CV is likely to ( by its very nature ) contain lots of useful and accurate information, for example your contact details. Home address. Maybe a date of birth. Educational details. All great stuff if you want to go on a phishing expedition.

[Project Monkey]

Why would you put your home address and DOB on a contractor CV anyway?

[SueEllen]

Why would you put your home address and DOB on a contractor CV anyway?

DOB doesn't need to be on any CVs regardless of whether you are a contractor, temp, permie or organ grinder.

[Safe Collections]

It is potentially possible the agency in question is non limited (Eg. sole trader or partnership) and they are using the dormant company to "protect" the name/branding.

But in our experience it is usually a bad sign when people are trading via apparently dormant entities.

[cojak]

Not looking for an argument, NLUK but I think the basic legal requirement is to have the Company Registration details 'somewhere' on the website rather than front page specifically. I eventually found BP's but am still looking for Shell's. M&S is to be found on the contacts page. These gigantic corporates have some excuse for not appearing to comply with the fine print of the Companies Acts because their sites are very large. I am sure if I dig deeply enough I will find they comply.

However, when my little business is about to engage with an agency, accountant, client (or heavens forbid) umbrella, I ensure they are registered and viable (apparently) at that time, initially through their website and subsequently through supplementary checks.

Quite right Taita, it can be anywhere on the webpage. But you don't have to wade through the website manually (we are IT contractors after all....)

Just use Google! (Everyone else does).

Enter in Google search registered office site:shell.co.uk and the required webpage (http://www.shell.co.uk/gbr/about-our...onditions.html) will show up in the search.

I've been having a lot of fun lately with this piece of info

[SueEllen]

I've been having a lot of fun lately with this piece of info

You are strange (and that's how I found it.)

[cojak]

You are strange (and that's how I found it.)

I know...

(It's almost as good as popping balloons)