Dear fellow consultants, I would like make aware our trainer community about this fraud and fictious company called 'Graspskills' approaching many senior consultants to provide training but they never pay to trainers. Many corporates and trainers were duped with thier fraud. They charge high amount like $1000 / £1000 to corporates and reduce price but never pay to trainers. More over ask trainers to pay certification fees and travel different location with own expenses. They send a contract saying they will payback total amount. But the fact is they never pay a penny. Be aware of the Graspskills scam.
Currently duping with training offeres.Below are training and certifications offers in Europe, Stockholm, Budapest, NewYork etc., PMP certification PMI certification Scrum / Agail Certification trainings SAFE Certification Trainings etc., Be aware of the scam and be away from the cheating 'Graspskills' training offers..!!
BE CAREFUL not loose any money and time by such duping firms like GRSPSKILLS!! Saving Changes...
Humayun KhanNational ICT R& D FundAuckland, New Zealand, New Zealand
Sep 03, 2017 4:23 AM
Replying to Ronald DeSouza
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Greetings to everyone!
I am in boat with you: I gave the training “Financial Modelling with Excel” Zuerich (Switzerland) in July 2017 for SKOPOZ, who seems to be the new name for GRASPSKILLS.
They contacted me through LinkidIn. I was suspicious initially but then everything looked proper: they sent me a signed contract, they booked a room for the training at hotel IBIS near Zuerich airport and there were 3 participants, two were from reputed international companies.
Although I advised SKOPOZ in postponing the Training until we get some more participants, they wanted to go ahead. Now I understand why: the participants told me that that they had pay immediately. They also experienced similar: until they paid they were repeatedly contacted by phone. Once they paid, they never bothered to reply their queries ...
I took leave from my work and travelled to Zuerich to give the training. I also paid my own hotel ...
During the training, everyday they contacted me repeatedly on the phone to check how the training was going. They even sent me additional material as a support and for distributing to the participants ...
After I sent the invoice they have categorically stopped answering.
I have contacted a debt collector in London (since in the contract they had London address): http://www.expertcollections.co.uk. I shall share my experience. But any success stories so far …?
Regards
Ronald
It is indeed good that someone is taking practical steps. I have also listed a case against them in the action fraud, a UK cyber crime watchdog. I am doing to contact the agency you listed as well. Let us not spare them. Saving Changes...
Thanks so much for this advice!!!! I was contacted last week via LinkedIn, being proposed to do a training, but the contact was very reluctant to indicate who they were representing, until I have insisted, and finally I was told is Skopoz Training company, and then I googled it and ran into your precious feedback. I have refused to run the training. Same as for many of you, they indicated the 30days payment terms, but I only had to agree via the LinkedIn Messenger to their conditions, without an actual contract.
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1 reply by Rajesh Yerunkar
Feb 21, 2018 6:41 AM
Rajesh Yerunkar
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It would be better to post it on most of the social an professional sites, this will help others getting duped by such organizations. Well awareness is always helpful.. Right ???
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Rajesh YerunkarEnjoying Life| In TransitionMumbai, Maharastra, India
Feb 19, 2018 9:55 AM
Replying to Daniela Martea
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Hello everyone,
Thanks so much for this advice!!!! I was contacted last week via LinkedIn, being proposed to do a training, but the contact was very reluctant to indicate who they were representing, until I have insisted, and finally I was told is Skopoz Training company, and then I googled it and ran into your precious feedback. I have refused to run the training. Same as for many of you, they indicated the 30days payment terms, but I only had to agree via the LinkedIn Messenger to their conditions, without an actual contract.
It would be better to post it on most of the social an professional sites, this will help others getting duped by such organizations. Well awareness is always helpful.. Right ??? Saving Changes...
I sent a mail to PMI. This company is not REP. PMI India is not responding to my mail Saving Changes...
Robert LaudensackProject Manager| Independent IT Consultant PM&BAGrancy, Switzerland
To all of you who fell into that trap like me. I had delivered a 2 day training for a very very low price, well I had hoped for more in the future. They never paid...... However, a year later they needed urgently a trainer again. I made them PayPal me the old invoice first. After, I got that payment I did unfortunately became to ill to deliver that new training.... With all those "Indian" companies (sorry to generalize, but even my Indian friends agree) I will only work with PayPal upfront! PS: that is how the Hotels where they hold the training do it! Saving Changes...
Shrikant Dahale23 years of experience in Project Management| Honeywell Automation India LimitdAmaravati, Maharashtra, India
Even I am one of the victim.
I have shared my tweets to bangalore police and commerce minister Srhi suresh prabhu. Saving Changes...
Shrikant Dahale23 years of experience in Project Management| Honeywell Automation India LimitdAmaravati, Maharashtra, India
Please send your complaint through tweets to @sureshpprabhu @PoliceBangalore @BangaloreMirror @ShobhaBJP etc. Also you can see and like my tweets regarding this subject to Mr. SURESH PRABHU Saving Changes...
