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...
Mukul GuptaPM Consultant and Trainer| Shimuk Enterprises Pvt LtdGhaziabad, U.P., India
Hi Sriniavas and other fellow trainers,
There are several of companies doing such unethical business. I am sharing the companies for the interest of other trainers with whom I am facing similar situation of not getting paid for the trainings provided:
*Knowledge Woods Consulting, Noida, India, for whom I provided PMP preparation training for their public batch at Gurugram, India. Their website is www.knowledgewoods.com
*FDB Events Pte Ltd, Singapore / Malaysia for whom I provided corporate training on Contract Management at Maldives. Their website is www.fdb.com.sg
Both these companies have not paid my dues in spite of several reminder emails.
I would like to connect with people who have / are associated with these organizations.
Further it will be in the interest of fellow trainers to have a shared list of such unethical companies
I would also like to have some suggestions for getting the money from such companies without getting involved in legal litigations Saving Changes...
Bernard DardinnePM III| IBM Services Financial Sector LuxembourgJalhay, Belgium
Hello,
Thanks for your chat and for sharing this information. I was contacted last week though Linkedin by someone from India for MS Project training.
His company name was hidden and want to arrange everything by phone. He don't provided me any information on location, version, ... Strange then !
Finally, I received a message from Skopoz and check their credibility on the Net and found your chat ..... Oooooof .
Thanks to all
Bernard Saving Changes...
Michael DelaneyPartner| Delaney Management LLCWest Chester, Pa, United States
I have been a victim of Graspskills. they got complete payment of course fees from me and then didn't even inform me that the august course has been cancelled. besides several followups later they have refused to pay me my money back . they have stopped responding to emails as well as phone numbers are unreachable. Fraud institute Saving Changes...
Hello everybody,
It was a great journey and really rewarding experience having completed my PMP and RMP.
Always valued the act of teaching and just as I was exploring my options in the area I got contacted by graspskills and I can tell you that I could not be more excited. I have been searching for the opportunity and it just fell in my lab. Well, until I have done some research and I found all of this and more on the internet.
I am due to do a training course on risk management next weekend on the 23rd and 24th of November. Their first communication with regards to the payment terms was 60 days. Once I have debated that it was reduced to 30 days and I am just thinking, who does that for a short term consignment project?
Anyways, my guards are all up and I shall let you all know how things turn up and highly appreciated everybody for your feedback.
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1 reply by Ronald DeSouza
Nov 15, 2018 10:41 AM
Ronald DeSouza
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Dear Mahmood
Ask them to PayPal you the money up front. Only then do the training. The hotel seminar rooms where they arrange the training also receive the money up front via Pay Pal!
Please share your experience ..
Saving Changes...
Anton OosthuizenSenior Business Analyst / Project Manager| Self EmployedPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Both domains are hosted by GoDaddy.com. I have alerted them. Saving Changes...
Ronald DeSouzaEducator/Trainer| Schindler ManagementSwitzerland
They hired me in July 2017 in Zürich after contacting me through LinkedIn. Even one of the participants told me that this looks like a SCAM. I did not believe him as I already had a written contract. But after I delivered the training, collected the signatures and feedback of the participants and mailed the same to SKOPOZ (with this they can prove against the participants that the training was delivered ...) they just stoped answering my mails. Not a single dollar from 1250 USD agreed. I spent for the hotel and transportation 500 USD!!! Don't trust thse companies ... Saving Changes...
Ronald DeSouzaEducator/Trainer| Schindler ManagementSwitzerland
Nov 15, 2018 1:15 AM
Replying to Mahmood Jaafar
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Hello everybody,
It was a great journey and really rewarding experience having completed my PMP and RMP.
Always valued the act of teaching and just as I was exploring my options in the area I got contacted by graspskills and I can tell you that I could not be more excited. I have been searching for the opportunity and it just fell in my lab. Well, until I have done some research and I found all of this and more on the internet.
I am due to do a training course on risk management next weekend on the 23rd and 24th of November. Their first communication with regards to the payment terms was 60 days. Once I have debated that it was reduced to 30 days and I am just thinking, who does that for a short term consignment project?
Anyways, my guards are all up and I shall let you all know how things turn up and highly appreciated everybody for your feedback.
Dear Mahmood
Ask them to PayPal you the money up front. Only then do the training. The hotel seminar rooms where they arrange the training also receive the money up front via Pay Pal!
Please share your experience .. Saving Changes...
Humayun KhanNational ICT R& D FundAuckland, New Zealand, New Zealand
Hi all, I am still after them, I can see that one of their offices is based in Bangalore India. Following is the facebook page link of Banglore Police. Please send them individual messages to make sure they can take action against them.
Karthik RamamurthyAuthor, Say YES to Project Success| Founder KeyResultzChennai, Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu, India
@Srinivas: Thanks a million for posting this for the benefit of the community.
The fact that your experience has been corroborated by several others confirms that these two companis are extremely unprofessional and unethical.
I too suffered delayed payments from a company involved in PMP Prep training over a decade back. While it took quite some effort to get my dues, I was able to achieve it by a combination of hard pressure, naming and shaming.
Since then, even at the risk of loss in revenue, I only work with reputed organizations after carrying out research into their background. Saving Changes...
