Pearl Street Scam

Date: Monday, August 13, 2007 7:49 PM

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Several people in places like Detroit, Michigan got suspicious that employment
ads in local newspapers requested that their resumes should be sent to a
location in Dallas, Texas -- on Pearl Street. They got even more suspicious
when none of the applicants got replies.

The job ads are sometimes posted on the Department of Labor Job Bank and
sometimes in newspapers for private companies. NOTE: America's Job Bank
(AJB) is changing names to America's Job Exchange (AJE).

For several months there were discussions on Dice.com and Indeed.com about
this mysterious Dallas address and finally some of the posters figured it all
out. More importantly they cracked the CODE. Continue reading to find out more
about the CODE.

It's worthwhile to read the following threads to see how these clever people
put the puzzle together, but skip those threads until you have some time
because there are lots of comments:

http://seeker.dice.com/olc/thread.jspa?threadID=1606&start=0&tstart=0

http://www.indeed.com/forum/cmp/Team-Exceed/05390c183c137e13777f4b

The first question you might be asking is what is at Pearl Street in Dallas
Texas? The answer: Dept. of Labor ETA, an office that processes Labor
Certifications.

http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/times.cfm
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
700 North Pearl St., Suite 400N
Dallas, Texas 75201
Phone: (214) 237-9111
Fax: (214) 237-9135

Now that you know what is at Pearl Street your next question might be why
resumes are sent there? Allow me to answer that!

One thing that all of the suspicious job ads have in common is that there
is a job code at the end of the ad. There is an excellent blog that details
the entire story. Use this link to go to Carrie's blog:

http://carriesnation.blogspot.com/2007/08/pearl-street-scam.html

These ads are run on websites and newspapers to comply with the Labor
Certification Process for Green Cards to "prove" that there are no
Americans that are qualified and/or willing to take the job (labor
certification isn't needed for H-1B visas since employers don't have to
prove anything to hire them). I have spent countless newsletters explaining
how this scam works so I won't go into detail here.

Here are instructions on how to crack the job code in the ads.

1) The first thing to do is to find some job ads with job codes. Several of
them are provided below. The job code is usually near the end of the job
description.

2) All of these ads have a job code near the end of the description. The
first ad posted by Haliburton has a job code of "D-05221-95808". Be sure to
put "D-" in front of the number if the ad doesn't include it.

3) Once you have the code go to this page to see the status of the Labor
Certification.

http://pds.pbls.doleta.gov/pbls_pds.cfm

4) Plug in the labor code and then click search -- most of the time you can
copy and paste. Be sure to have the code formatted as required or you won't
get any results.

5) In the case of Haliburton the results are as follows:

ETA Case Number: D-05193-13293

Processing Type: TR

Status: IN PROCESS

The status is rather obvious -- in this case it means the labor
certification for a visa is "in process". If you are curious about the
processing type the best place to learn more is here:
http://www.programmersguild.org/rir/

CONCLUSION: These job ads are a complete sham but it's very important to
understand that running ads like this in order to reject qualified
Americans is LEGAL. The DOL has no authority to stop this practice because
of the loopholes in the law; therefore complaining about fraud will do no
good until the laws are changed. That's because there is no fraud!

Sure, you can mail in a resume for one of those job ads but if you are a
U.S. citizen you will be rejected. Actually you will be rejected whoever
you are unless you are the alien who the employer has already chosen to
hire. That's because the certification process is rigged against American
workers. Usually the foreign worker is already on the payroll with an H-1B
visa (that's almost always the case if the processing type is RIR). Either
way the processing type doesn't matter because he employer has no intention
of hiring an American. Running an ad is a mere formality to satisfy the
loopholes in the law.

I included several ads below. By searching Google you will find no shortage
of them, and you can bet that there are similar ads for the other ETA
offices in the U.S. If you see an ad with a job code it's a sham. The types
of jobs listed below run the gamut -- you will see various programming jobs
and even a diesel mechanic. The most disappointing is a page run by the
IEEE (csdl2.computer.org). Of course it's no secret that the IEEE supports
unlimited instant green cards but what the heck are they doing running ads
like that!?

Have fun with this by doing lots of searches, and be sure to document what
you find by saving the web page. By the time you send me a link the page
could be wiped off the internet. I may do followup newsletters if the
sleuths on this list find out more.

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http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/job-JJAUFE8HTJZ-l-Houston-TX-c-Technology

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER II: HALLIBURTON
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Job ID 22138145
Company Name HALLIBURTON
Job Category Technology
Location Houston, TX
Position Type Full-Time, Employee
Salary Unspecified
Experience 1-2 Years Experience
Date Posted July 22, 2007

View HALLIBURTON profile and job listings

Software Developer II. Develop software code for geophysical and geological
interpretation applications on UNIX and Windows NT based platforms, using
JAVA, C++ and Visual C++ programming languages along with COM technology,
X-Motif, and standard development tools such as debuggers, profilers and
graphical interface designers. Using knowledge of Raster Image file
processing, develop graphics viewing applications. Implement the final
design of products using domain experience in geology or geophysics.
Requires a Master's degree in Computer Science and 2 yrs. exp. in the job
offered or 2 yrs. related exp. in Software Development involved in
development and maintenance of geoscience data interpretation software
applications running in a combination of UNIX and Windows environments. 40
hours per week, 9AM to 6PM, M-F. Job Location: Houston, TX 77042. Salary
$76,800 per year. Send resume by fax or mail to: Attention: D-05221-95808.
700 North Pearl St., Suite 510, Dallas, TX 75201. Fax: 214/237-9116.
Reference Job Order Number 500477326. EOE.

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http://www.tiny.cc/startribune

Job Information
Job Title: IT
Employer: CLA Office of Information Technology

Source: Star Tribune Classified Ad
Location: MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Date: 07-22-2007

Job Description
Description: IT Professional Mpls, MN, FT, 40 hrs/wk, 8:00am - 4:30pm.
Rate of pay = $53,000/yr. Provide enhanced IT support for research,
instruction, and administrative needs at university. Work includes
high-level support of software packages used by faculty and students,
including SAS, STATA, GAUSS, SPSS, E-Views, Mathematica, TeX/LATeX, PCTeX,
and Scientific Word / Workplace. Related desktop software, operating
system, and client software support. Assist in coordination of IT projects
with the Office of Information Technology (OIT), including assistance with
IT budgeting and purchasing. Position req. BA or MS Comp Sci, MIS, Stats,
or Informatics. Qualified candidates must have Bachelor's degree, or
equivalent, based on written evaluation of education and experience.
Qualified candidates should have at least 1 year of experience providing IT
support for statistical software packages in an academic / research
setting, including work with SAS, STATA, GAUSS, SPSS, E-Views, Mathematica,
TeX/LaTeX, PCTeX, and Scientific Word/Workplace. Job location is 1400
University Avenue S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55414-2917. Interested candidates
should send reference Job Order #500480356 and ETA Case D-05193-13293 in
their replies. Fax resume to 214-237-9116 or apply by mail to: Attention
D-05193-13293, 700 North Pearl St, Suite 510, Dallas TX 75201.

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http://www.tiny.cc/jobbank122

Job Summary
Company Job ID: 0517988248

Job Title: NETWORK AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATORS

Company: Team Exceed

Location: US - MI, TROY, 48083

AJE Reference Number: 501206826

Job Start/End Date: not provided

Job Type: Regular

Job Classification : Full Time

Hours/Week: 40 hrs/week

Salary Range: $ 68600 - 68600 per year

Education: Bachelors Degree

Required Degree/
Formal Training: 0

Required Licenses/
Certificates : 0

Experience: Mid-Career (2 - 15 years)

Company
Homepage: not provided

Support and develop automatic transmission test applications Operating
Systems Support Computer Network support. Also responsible for providing
technical assistance support and advice to other users. Interpret problems
analyze various problems using automated diagnostic programs and resolve
any difficulties. Additional responsibilities include overseeing the day to
day software and hardware operations and evaluate various programs for
efficiency and problems as well as troubleshoot problems as reported by
users and automated network systems and make repairs or modifications as
necessary. Makes recommendations for modifications and construction for
future components of operating systems and computer network as applicable.
1 Test Development (ADACS) certification; 2 ADACS ADMIN. Course Applicant
Must Reference (05179-88248) in response.

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http://csdl2.computer.org/comp/mags/co/2007/05/r5078.pdf

SR. DEVELOPER. Analyze, develop, program
test, implement, maintain and
modify components such as databases,
extract files, programs and applications,
in conjunction with hardware, using
TIBCO, PERL, EDI in support of HIPAA
applications on UNIX operating systems;
ensure that applications are readily available
to users across multi platform distributed
systems or mainframe environment.
Requires B.S. or foreign equivalent
degree in Computer Science, Engineering
or related field plus 5 yrs progressive
experience or M.S.+ 3yrs experience as a
Programmer/Analyst, Software Engineer
or Software Consultant; Experience must
include Tibco and Tibco components,
EDI, and Tibco with EDI in support of
HIPAA applications. Location: Greenwood
Village, CO. Hrs: 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m.
Salary: $85,000/year. Refer to AJB Job
Order Number 40505548and ETA Case
Number D-05211-61300 and send
resume by fax to 214-237-9116 or mail
North Pearl St., Suite 510, Dallas, TX
75201.

SOFTWARE LOCALIZATION ENGINEER.
Design, develop and implement
localization and testing of client-server
management software applications from
English to French. Perform file processing
of software prior to translation. Develop
and drive solutions for complex
processes, using various imaging tools
and object-oriented design. Setup, configure
and troubleshoot various network
topologies. Requires B.S.C.S. plus 1 year
experience in job offered. In the alternative,
will accept 4 years software engineering
experience, including at least 1
year in localization. Requires French fluency
and working knowledge of Windows,
Linux and NetWare platforms.
South Jordan, Utah. $67,000/year, full
time. Send resumes by fax or mail to:
Attn: D-05195-26078, 700 North Pearl
St., Suite 510, Dallas, Texas 75201. FAX:
214-237-9116. Include AJB No.
40636007 on resume.

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http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?job_did=J3F4P86G8KL0TCRZQJ9&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=69c3bff461a54e74ba0ebced716f7a67-24035019
8-X8-2&ns_siteid=ns_us_g_700_North_Pearl_St._S_

Automotive Diesel Mechanic: $16.49/hr

Description
Automotive Diesel Mechanic: $16.49/hr. Work Schedule: 9:00a.m -5:00 p.m.
Repairs and maintains diesel en-gines used to power tractors, trailers, and
trucks using hand tools and knowledge of diesel mechanics. Diagnose
trouble, disassemble engines, and replace defective parts. To test engine
to assure proper re-pair. 2 yrs. exp. req. Must own standard and metric
wrenches, ratchets, and sockets. Job located in El Paso, Texas. Resumes in
re-sponse to this position must reference AJB# 500487852 and ETA#
D-05116-74993. Resumes may be MAILED TO: 700 North Pearl St., Suite 510,
Dallas, TX 75201 or FAXED TO: (214) 237-9116.

Source - El Paso Times - El Paso, TX

Requirements
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