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Recruit Squad International


Country Canada
City Toronto, Ontario
Address 55 Stewart Street
Phone (647) 963 3955
Website http://www.recruitsquad.ca/

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  • Dec 24, 2015

I am the latest victim of Christine Radey, who is currently using the alias Chris or Christine Annrdy. Ms. Radey has a business, Recruit Squad International ("RSI"), which I contend she also uses as a front to carry out her fraudulent activities. At the time, she also had a partner in the business by the name of Marc Doucet. I am currently unaware of his whereabouts, but he is still listed on LinkedIn as a partner in the business. I am not certain of his involvement in this matter, although he did co-sign all of the promissory notes for the funds forwarded. Until recently, Ms. Radey operated out of 55 Stewart Street in Toronto, Ontario. I believe that she is now residing and operating out of 66 Richbell Street in Thornhill, Ontario.

I began to advance monies to RSI in September of 2014 to provide working capital for a project involving Allura International Inc., based out of Vancouver, Canada. The monies were to specifically fund the payroll of a number of information technology contractors. Although I was not privy to the particulars of the contract, Ms. Radey indicated that her client was being charged a $20/hr premium on said contractors. The monies extended were loaned at a rate of interest intended to recover my associated costs with providing the funds (and generally ran between 1% and 6%). Each loan, was made for a period of three months, as they were simply meant to cover the initial investment required to bring the contractors on board and until the client was invoiced and began to pay RSI. However, as per Ms. Radey, as client needs grew, more contractors were needed and additional working capital was required. I thus agreed to advance further funds.

When repayment schedules began to be missed in early 2015, I approached Ms. Radey to inquire on the status of the project. She first indicated that because some contractors had quit, she needed the money being paid by the client to replace contractors. A few weeks later when I inquired again, she indicated that she had made an error in the contract, which stipulated that the hourly contractor premium was to be 20% and not $20/hr; thus putting further pressure on her projected cash-flow. I began to have doubts as to Ms. Radey's business acumen, but continued to support her. I did insist to see a statement of cash flows so that I could understand what was happening. Ms. Radey indicated that she did not have one (something I found rather surprising), but that she would prepare one for me to review. When I inquired again a few weeks later, Ms. Radey indicated that she had prepared a spreadsheet with the information I had asked but had lost the file. However, she assured me that the client was to provide a final cheque and that although the amount would not cover the loans outstanding in their entirety, the debts owed to me would still be honoured. In total, and not including interest, I provided Ms. Radey with $89,200. A few weeks later, and after a promised final cheque never arrived, I inquired again. This is when Ms. Radey now revealed that Allure was no longer in business.

What Ms. Radey failed to point out was that Allura International and all of its subsidiaries had filed for bankruptcy in September of 2012 (Campbell, Saunders - Trustee), nearly two full years before I advanced any funds. When I approached Ms. Radey about this, she indicated that in fact the company was Allure Technical Inc.; however, upon conducting a search on the internet, it appears that no such firm exists in Vancouver (although one does exist in New York City). When asked to provide the name of the executive with whom she was dealing respecting the matter, Ms. Radey never responded.

Given these odd facts, it would appear that the monies forwarded to RSI may never have been used for the purpose for which they were loaned. Through some additional research (undoubtedly research I should have done prior to advancing any funds to Ms. Radey), I found claims from other individuals that say that Ms. Radey has ran this sort of scheme as a scam in the past. Although I cannot attest to the veracity of those claims, I am concerned about the similarities to my particular situation. I have confirmed that Ms. Radey has a prior and recent conviction for fraud over $5,000 and for which she was ordered to pay a fine (Ontario Court of Justice, suspended sentence, January 25, 2013). I am assuming that this fine and any other monies she owes were paid, as I know for a fact that she has not served jail time. Perhaps she used my funds to settle her previous obligations and penalties.

I would appreciate any other information that anyone may have respecting Ms. Radey and her activities. I plan to approach the authorities and to pursue legal action against her.

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  • Dec 25, 2015

possibly hit

Hi there

Please call me to discuss. I may have some information

  • Dec 18, 2015

I am the latest victim of Christine Radey, who is currently using the alias Chris or Christine Annrdy. Ms. Radey has a business, Recruit Squad International ("RSI"), which I contend she also uses as a front to carry out her fraudulent activities. At the time, she also had a partner in the business by the name of Marc Doucet. I am currently unaware of his whereabouts, but he is still listed on LinkedIn as a partner in the business. I am not certain of his involvement in this matter, although he did co-sign all of the promissory notes for the funds forwarded. Until recently, Ms. Radey operated out of 55 Stewart Street in Toronto, Ontario. I believe that she is now residing and operating out of 66 Richbell Street in Thornhill, Ontario.

I began to advance monies to RSI in September of 2014 to provide working capital for a project involving Allura International Inc., based out of Vancouver, Canada. The monies were to specifically fund the payroll of a number of information technology contractors. Although I was not privy to the particulars of the contract, Ms. Radey indicated that her client was being charged a $20/hr premium on said contractors. The monies extended were loaned at a rate of interest intended to recover my associated costs with providing the funds (and generally ran between 1% and 6%). Each loan, was made for a period of three months, as they were simply meant to cover the initial investment required to bring the contractors on board and until the client was invoiced and began to pay RSI. However, as per Ms. Radey, as client needs grew, more contractors were needed and additional working capital was required. I thus agreed to advance further funds.

When repayment schedules began to be missed in early 2015, I approached Ms. Radey to inquire on the status of the project. She first indicated that because some contractors had quit, she needed the money being paid by the client to replace contractors. A few weeks later when I inquired again, she indicated that she had made an error in the contract, which stipulated that the hourly contractor premium was to be 20% and not $20/hr; thus putting further pressure on her projected cash-flow. I began to have doubts as to Ms. Radey's business acumen, but continued to support her. I did insist to see a statement of cash flows so that I could understand what was happening. Ms. Radey indicated that she did not have one (something I found rather surprising), but that she would prepare one for me to review. When I inquired again a few weeks later, Ms. Radey indicated that she had prepared a spreadsheet with the information I had asked but had lost the file. However, she assured me that the client was to provide a final cheque and that although the amount would not cover the loans outstanding in their entirety, the debts owed to me would still be honoured. In total, and not including interest, I provided Ms. Radey with $89,200. A few weeks later, and after a promised final cheque never arrived, I inquired again. This is when Ms. Radey now revealed that Allure was no longer in business.

What Ms. Radey failed to point out was that Allura International and all of its subsidiaries had filed for bankruptcy in September of 2012 (Campbell, Saunders - Trustee), nearly two full years before I advanced any funds. When I approached Ms. Radey about this, she indicated that in fact the company was Allure Technical Inc.; however, upon conducting a search on the internet, it appears that no such firm exists in Vancouver (although one does exist in New York City). When asked to provide the name of the executive with whom she was dealing respecting the matter, Ms. Radey never responded.

Given these odd facts, it would appear that the monies forwarded to RSI may never have been used for the purpose for which they were loaned. Through some additional research (undoubtedly research I should have done prior to advancing any funds to Ms. Radey), I found claims from other individuals that say that Ms. Radey has ran this sort of scheme as a scam in the past. Although I cannot attest to the veracity of those claims, I am concerned about the similarities to my particular situation. I have confirmed that Ms. Radey has a prior and recent conviction for fraud over $5,000 and for which she was ordered to pay a fine (Ontario Court of Justice, suspended sentence, January 25, 2013). I am assuming that this fine and any other monies she owes were paid, as I know for a fact that she has not served jail time. Perhaps she used my funds to settle her previous obligations and penalties.

I would appreciate any other information that anyone may have respecting Ms. Radey and her activities. I plan to approach the authorities and to pursue legal action against her.

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