Regulatory Open Forum

Hi!  I have been in RA for many years.  Recently, I have begun receiving tons of RA related spam from consulting organizations, from headhunters, etc.  Not only do I get e-mail spam, but some company called "Alcoo" (?) just called me on my personal cell phone from a blocked number offering RA consulting services.  My personal cell phone is not online anywhere.

What is the source of this spam, which is all regulatory-related?

Only recently, I started attending RAPS online learning events, mainly as I need to attend some in order to maintain my RAC certification.  I remember a disclaimer stating (I think) that the organization hosting the event receives a list of email addresses of attendees.  I am concerned that this may be the source of all the spam, although I am being contacted by companies that never hosted an event.

Hi!  I have been in RA for many years.  Recently, I have begun receiving tons of RA related spam from consulting organizations, from headhunters, etc.  Not only do I get e-mail spam, but some company called "Alcoo" (?) just called me on my personal cell phone from a blocked number offering RA consulting services.  My personal cell phone is not online anywhere.

What is the source of this spam, which is all regulatory-related?

Only recently, I started attending RAPS online learning events, mainly as I need to attend some in order to maintain my RAC certification.  I remember a disclaimer stating (I think) that the organization hosting the event receives a list of email addresses of attendees.  I am concerned that this may be the source of all the spam, although I am being contacted by companies that never hosted an event.

Hi!  I have been in RA for many years.  Recently, I have begun receiving tons of RA related spam from consulting organizations, from headhunters, etc.  Not only do I get e-mail spam, but some company called "Alcoo" (?) just called me on my personal cell phone from a blocked number offering RA consulting services.  My personal cell phone is not online anywhere.

What is the source of this spam, which is all regulatory-related?

Only recently, I started attending RAPS online learning events, mainly as I need to attend some in order to maintain my RAC certification.  I remember a disclaimer stating (I think) that the organization hosting the event receives a list of email addresses of attendees.  I am concerned that this may be the source of all the spam, although I am being contacted by companies that never hosted an event.

I get a lot of spam but have signed up for a lot of free feeds, since I am solo.

ALKU is one of the most annoying "recruiting" firms. I get at least one call or e-mail each week about how an ALKU representative thought I would be ideal for this role, blah, blah blah.

When you look at their recruiters, they are just out of college, with a history or psychology major, maybe 3 months as a recruiter.  I feel like this is a multi-level marketing scheme. There was a time I spoke with them years ago, but the recruiters have no experience typically in our industry and thus, no idea what RA even does.  Don't be sucked in to contract work with them.

Hi!  I have been in RA for many years.  Recently, I have begun receiving tons of RA related spam from consulting organizations, from headhunters, etc.  Not only do I get e-mail spam, but some company called "Alcoo" (?) just called me on my personal cell phone from a blocked number offering RA consulting services.  My personal cell phone is not online anywhere.

What is the source of this spam, which is all regulatory-related?

Only recently, I started attending RAPS online learning events, mainly as I need to attend some in order to maintain my RAC certification.  I remember a disclaimer stating (I think) that the organization hosting the event receives a list of email addresses of attendees.  I am concerned that this may be the source of all the spam, although I am being contacted by companies that never hosted an event.

I get a lot of spam but have signed up for a lot of free feeds, since I am solo.

ALKU is one of the most annoying "recruiting" firms. I get at least one call or e-mail each week about how an ALKU representative thought I would be ideal for this role, blah, blah blah.

When you look at their recruiters, they are just out of college, with a history or psychology major, maybe 3 months as a recruiter.  I feel like this is a multi-level marketing scheme. There was a time I spoke with them years ago, but the recruiters have no experience typically in our industry and thus, no idea what RA even does.  Don't be sucked in to contract work with them.

Hi!  I have been in RA for many years.  Recently, I have begun receiving tons of RA related spam from consulting organizations, from headhunters, etc.  Not only do I get e-mail spam, but some company called "Alcoo" (?) just called me on my personal cell phone from a blocked number offering RA consulting services.  My personal cell phone is not online anywhere.

What is the source of this spam, which is all regulatory-related?

Only recently, I started attending RAPS online learning events, mainly as I need to attend some in order to maintain my RAC certification.  I remember a disclaimer stating (I think) that the organization hosting the event receives a list of email addresses of attendees.  I am concerned that this may be the source of all the spam, although I am being contacted by companies that never hosted an event.

I get a lot of spam but have signed up for a lot of free feeds, since I am solo.

ALKU is one of the most annoying "recruiting" firms. I get at least one call or e-mail each week about how an ALKU representative thought I would be ideal for this role, blah, blah blah.

When you look at their recruiters, they are just out of college, with a history or psychology major, maybe 3 months as a recruiter.  I feel like this is a multi-level marketing scheme. There was a time I spoke with them years ago, but the recruiters have no experience typically in our industry and thus, no idea what RA even does.  Don't be sucked in to contract work with them.

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Ginger Cantor, MBA, RAC
Founder/Principal Consultant
Centaur Consulting LLC
River Falls, Wisconsin 54022 USA
715-307-1850
centaurconsultingllc@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 26-Jun-2023 19:02
From: Anonymous Member
Subject: RA-related spam

This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous

Hi!  I have been in RA for many years.  Recently, I have begun receiving tons of RA related spam from consulting organizations, from headhunters, etc.  Not only do I get e-mail spam, but some company called "Alcoo" (?) just called me on my personal cell phone from a blocked number offering RA consulting services.  My personal cell phone is not online anywhere.

What is the source of this spam, which is all regulatory-related?

Only recently, I started attending RAPS online learning events, mainly as I need to attend some in order to maintain my RAC certification.  I remember a disclaimer stating (I think) that the organization hosting the event receives a list of email addresses of attendees.  I am concerned that this may be the source of all the spam, although I am being contacted by companies that never hosted an event.