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- Additional Info:As of July 27, 2018: Consumer who had contacted the BBB alleged being a victim of an employment scam after accepting a job offer from "CIW LLC" and receiving a cheque from "Silver Maple Ventures Inc" which was confirmed to be counterfeit. According to the consumer the cheque was mailed from an Ontario address by a person called "Thornadales" and the contact person at "CIW LLC" was called "Benjamin Nick" using the email
Upon contacting Silver Maple Ventures Inc, the company advised the BBB that they are not affiliated with "CIW LLC" or any of its employees. According to the company, they keep a record of all outgoing cheques and can confirm that no cheques were written for the purposes described in the above consumer experience. Silver Maple Ventures Inc also informed that in recent weeks their financial institution has informed them on fraudulent cheques that were attempted to be cashed. To resolve the issue, the company informed that they closed and opened a new account.
In receiving a cheque and asked to send money back, this is a common warning sign that the employment opportunity is not authentic. Many legitimate company names are used by unauthorized people offering non-existent jobs.
According to Public Safety Canada, counterfeit cheques schemes always use the same basic scenario: the fraudsters send counterfeit cheques to potential victims and con them into depositing it in their bank account. The fraudsters then ask that part of the money be returned in cash or by wire transfer. By the time a victim learns from the bank that the cheque is bogus, it's too late. To see the Public Safety Canada public advisory, please click here
Each bank has different processing time frames to confirm if a deposited cheque has cleared. According to Canadian Banker Association, this process can take a few days but, for most cheques, the bank makes the funds available to the customer right away. Most people don't realize that until the cheque has been cleared, the bank is advancing them the money. In case of bogus cheques if the victims spent the money, they become responsible for the loss.
To review the Bank of Canada Counterfeit Prevention information, please click here
To see RCMP recommendations on what to do if you think you have a counterfeit bank note, please click here
Business Details
- Local BBB:
- BBB of Mainland British Columbia
- BBB File Opened:
- 3/11/2017
- Business Started:
- 18/10/2013
- Business Incorporated:
- 29/11/2013
- Type of Entity:
- Corporation
- Alternate Names:
- Silver Maple Ventures Inc
- Business Management:
- Peter-Paul Van Hoeken, Co-Founder
- Anthony Couture, Chief Compliance Officer
- Nickel Lauren, Director
- Sean Burke, Director
- Jillian Earthy, Director
Additional Contact Information
- Principal Contacts
- Peter-Paul Van Hoeken, Co-Founder
- Customer Contacts
- Peter-Paul Van Hoeken, Co-Founder
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- Business Categories
- Crowdfunding, Management Consultant
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