Information and Alerts

Alert 1

BBB received a Scam Tracker report about an employment offer from Ellsworth Logistic Services, a multinational logistic company with locations in Canada and USA. The consumers alleged that they received an unsolicited email with a job offer.They never applied for this company for employment. The consumer received the job offer shortly after.The consumers  noticed that the compensation was too good to be true and decided to report to BBB’s Scam Tracker.

BBB also reached out to the business with letters on January 18, 2021 and January 27, 2021 to confirm details about their business location and hiring process. BBB also reached out to the City of Vancouver on January 15, 2021 to verify if there is a business licence connected to the company’s listed address. However, the City does not have any records for this address.

As of February 5, 2021, BBB has not received a response from Ellsworth Logistic Services. The website for the company, http://www.ellsw.com/index.php is still active.

BBB is recommending the following tips to jobseekers who receive unsolicited communication about a job offer from an unknown company:

• Always be wary of work-from-home or secret shopper positions, or any job with a generic title such as caregiver, administrative assistant, or customer service rep. Scammers are notorious for using positions that don't require special training or licensing to attract potential applicants.
• You may be an excellent candidate for the job, but beware of offers made without an interview. A real company will want to talk to a candidate before hiring. 
• Don't fall for an overpayment scam. No legitimate job would ever overpay an employee and ask for money to be wired elsewhere.

Alert 2

On March 16, 20201 BBB contacted Ellsworth Logistic Services with a request for more information about the following claim made on the company’s website http://www.ellsw.com/index.php :

• Path Out of Poverty, our flagship programme, was established in 2010.
• Locations :Greenville, USA , Vancouver, Canada
• Testimonials

BBB requested substantiations on the claims of the Path Out of Poverty, the business locations and the testimonials.

BBB’s Code of Advertising states, in part 1. Basic Principles of the Code :

1.1 The primary responsibility for truthful and non-deceptive advertising rests with the advertiser. Advertisers should be prepared to substantiate any objective claims or offers made before publication or broadcast. Upon request, they should present such substantiation promptly to the advertising medium or BBB.
?1.2 Advertisements which are untrue, misleading, deceptive, fraudulent, falsely disparaging of competitors, or insincere offers to sell, shall not be used.?
1.3 An advertisement as a whole may be misleading by implication, although every sentence separately considered may be literally true.?
1.4 Misrepresentation may result not only from direct statements, but by omitting or obscuring a material fact.?


BB also reached out to Ellsworth Logistic Services with letters on January 18, 2021 and February 5, 2021 to receive substantiations on their claims.
As of April 12, 2021, the BBB has not received any response to the requested information and the website  is still active.