Problems in » India

Making false allegations

probl — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:05:23 +0000

While working with some people, it is noticed that they are very quick to make allegations of non payment without checking with their bank. Then, after a few hours they apologetically confirm receipt of payment. While their employer may use their services for some time, they do not realise that it affects the long term relationship and that the employer is unlikely to assign any important work to them in future.

Recognizing talent

probl — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:10:10 +0000

No two people are alike, and some individuals are extraordinarily gifted in particular way. In sports, a brilliant sportsperson, who breaks records earns far more than most individuals. Similarly in the legal arena, a top lawyer commands a premium. In engineering, peers and seniors will recognize a brilliant engineer who can come up with optimum solutions.

However, in some industries, people fail to overcome their prejudices and recognize talent openly, as a result of which the industry suffers.

Online business in India

probl — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:55:07 +0000

Starting an online business in India seems to be an attractive proposition superficially but there are several hazards which are never documented anywhere
1. Your emails will be delayed , blocked or disappear without any reason ( mails from useful.in often never reach their destination and incoming mails are intercepted and delayed)
2. If you start a forum, forum posts by other members will be deleted by hacking or using other illegal means to show that you cannot run or start a forum.
3. If you order things online, many of the items will be rigged to cause you an accident or damage working equipment at home.
4. The text in your outgoing emails will be garbled / modified so that the recipient thinks you cannot write in proper English ( also receive emails from others where the text has been obviously altered). Most people do not realised that an email is a packet of data , which can be altered at any stage as it is transmitted over the internet.
5. False rumours are spread about you and your business, by people who specialize in character assasination.

Linkedin.com, Gmail and fake profiles

probl — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:32:32 +0000

Update : The Fake Linkedin profile was finally deleted on July 5, 2011 after filing a consumer complaint with Akosha.com .

As an online publisher, most of the advertising inventory on my websites is sold using advertising networks for the last 5 years and till recently I did not interact directly with any customer for selling advertising. My biggest websites are the work at home websites pcworkathome.in and pcworkathome.net .

Some of my friends persuaded me recently to create a Linkedin profile . Since I have been using the internet extensively for more than 10 years, I have a number of email ids, and as I tried to add a gmail id, I got the message that the id is associated with another Linkedin account. Since I had not authorised anyone to use the id, I logged into the account, checked the profile. I also requested deletion of the account in April 2011, but it is not deleted till date.

The fake profile had been created on August 21, 2006.

What could be the reason a fake profile was created in August 2006?
I had a Google Adsense account since November 2003, but it was only in August 2006 that I encashed the first check from Google Adsense which exceeded than Rs 150000. My bank records show that the Google Adsense cheque encashed in August 2006 was for Rs 176496.67 , in September 2006 for Rs 152120.05 , October 2006 for Rs 192161.65 and similar amounts subsequently. In November 2008, my websites suddenly did not comply with Google’s “webmaster guidelines” and my Adsense account was disabled.

One of the reasons could be to force me to sell my work at home websites. In 2006, the Google Adsense checks were processed at Google Ireland and whenever I make any changes in my website , some of the first visitors are from Ireland as per the web statistics . My websites cater primarily to Asian, US , Canadian visitors, so why are visitors from Ireland monitoring my website closely.

I have business account with Linkedin.com and raised a support request #110621-005718 more than a week ago requesting deletion of the fake profile, but no one from Linkedin.com has bothered to reply . I have nothing to hide and can provide any details required, but no one from Linkedin has contacted me till date. Why is Linkedin.com protecting the fake profile created by a gang of identity thieves ? Linkedin.com claims to have more than 10 million profiles in India (http://press.linkedin.com/834/linkedin-reaches-10-million-members-india), but how many of these are fake profiles created by scammers ?

All the above information is factually correct and can be supported by relevant proof.

Linkedin.com
Hari Krishnan
Country Manager at LinkedIn India,
Location : Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

http://in.linkedin.com/in/harivk

LinkedIn Chief Executive Jeff Weiner

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffweiner08

Handling mistakes

probl — Sat, 14 May 2011 10:58:50 +0000

Everyone makes mistakes, but problems arise in the way they deal with mistakes.

Usually there are 2 ways of dealing with mistakes
Admit your mistake and do whatever you can to compensate the person who has been harmed or adversely affected by this. Take steps to ensure that the mistakes are not repeated in future.
Do not admit your mistake, try to cover up and make more mistakes in the cover up. And some times, there is never an end to the cover up.

Mobile phones

probl — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:49:36 +0000

Most banks and financial institutions want people to use mobile phones for transactions , but mobile phones are extremely unreliable and can be easily hacked.

In the last few months at least 2 Nokia phones including a new Nokia C6 have become dead after receiving a phone call. The Android based Dell XCD 28 is even more unreliable, automatically making calls costing Rs 0.30 on its own.

Dell XCD 28 making calls on its own

I am facing this problem mainly with the one mobile number that is published publicly and it appears that many others are facing the problem.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ai9eR45rbGEGAnS272CW0MUjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20060916172931AAdoApN

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmDrNPxtEJlU5A3bFLaUj.8jzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20091025175138AAmx5lh

KYC verification for Mutual fund investments

probl — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:42:17 +0000

Know Your Customer (KYC) verification for mutual funds has been made mandatory for all investments in mutual funds since January 1, 2011. CVL India has appoint several Point of Service centers like Karvy Computershare to whom the investor is supposed to submit the documents
An investor faces several problems such as.
1. The actual verification process can take up to a month.
2. The data captured by the Point of Service center (in this case M/s Karvy Computershare) may differ from the data you have entered in the form
3. Even if you are a lady who has never married in her life, the KYC acknowledgement letter will incorrectly address you as “Mrs” instead of Miss. Despite making repeated phone calls and sending emails, letters sent by courier and speed post to M/s Karvy Computershare and M/s CVL India, requested them to send a corrected KYC acknowledgement letter, there is no reply after 2 months.

Contact details
Mumbai Karvy Computershare Private Limited
DAS Chambers, Ground Floor,
Opp. BSE & next to Corporation Bank,
Dalal Street, Fort,
Mumbai – 400 023
Contact Person: Mr. Sandeep Bhogle
MFS Direct No.: 022 – 66235353
Fax No.: 022 – 66341966
Email : mumbaimfd@karvy.com , sandeep@karvy.com

(No reply from them at all to emails and letters, phone numbers are perpetually engaged)
CVL India
Registered Office
=======================
Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers,
17th Floor, Dalal Street
Mumbai – 400 001
Phone : 91-22-22721383 (D),
Board : 91-22-22723333 Extn. 5869
Email : cvlhelpdesk@cdslindia.com
Back Office
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I – 202, 2nd Floor (Deck Level)
Tower No.4, Above Belapur Railway Station
CBD Belapur
Navi Mumbai – 400 614
Phone : 91-22-61216908 / 6909/ 6910/ 6911
Email : cvlhelpdesk@cdslindia.com

(More helpful, but these days the numbers are engaged)

Mobile Network connectivity

probl — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:41:30 +0000

Though India has a large mobile network, the connectivity is not very good. This is a message you get when you try to contact a valid mobile number – Sorry the number you are calling is not a valid mobile number.

The video link below shows a valid mobile number called and you can hear the error message.

Mobile network connectivity error message

Shipping times

probl — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:01:39 +0000

One of the biggest deterrent to the growth of ecommerce is the time sellers take to ship orders. Ideally, goods should be shipped 24 to 48 hours after payment is received, but often sellers delay shipping by up to 1 week. Tired of the long delays in receiving the product ordered, many online shoppers think twice before placing their next order online.

Prepaid Airtel Blackberry internet plan

probl — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:59:11 +0000

Though it is listed on their website, I am unable to activate Airtel Prepaid Blackberry Internet services. I have provided the following details as requested by Airtel Blackberry customer support at Bb.Support@airtel.in
1- Customer Name
2- Blackberry Mobile Number
3- Alt. Number
4- Blackberry Model Number
5- PIN Number
6- IMEI Number
7- Circle
8- Plan for activation
9- Error while activating the services,
but still get the error message,
We are unable to process your request. If you are a new Prepaid customer please try again after 24 hours. Postpaid customers can call 121 for activation.
Have been trying for one week now,still unable to activate.