How do you go about taking the civil service barometer test?

I googled barometer test & this is what came up, .

Print Back Internet / Network Security

1 11/9/06 From: ThinkFirst25 To: All There is a job posting that is illegitimate on careerbuilder.com and maybe

elsewhere.

APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED

Ref ID: 1255403W0

The posting states

90 MINUTE ORIENTATION

Administered By: Law Enforcement Career Development, Inc. No Calls!

Information will be presented in-person only to those able to attend.

At: Holiday Inn

Tuesday, November 7th ONLY!

3:00pm or 6:00pm

I attended a session at 6:00pm. The presenter gave what was called a

barometer test for the civil service exam. This test had ten questions &

is designed for failure to substantiate the need for a correspondence course

for SNTS (State, National, Training, Service:

http://www.lawenforcementcareer.com/snts2b.htm). The fees for coursework

are $150.00 to $895.00 & maybe more.

In the audience of 60 people only one person passed this test by scoring

seven or more correct. He was directed to leave, go home & call

703-724-1850 to apply. The rest of us were duped to believe that we were

not smart enough & needed further educational assistance. It was stated

that SNTS would actually coach a person more effectively to pass the civil

service exam.

At the end of the session he stated that we could either stay to enroll

(pay a fee) or that he'd be available for further enrollment the next

morning 110806 from 8:30 to 9:30am in the restaurant attached to the hotel.

The restaurant being The Hoffman House.

The morning prior to the meeting, I called the above number. The man at the

other end of the line stated that the civil service exam is no longer used &

that while SNTS might be an actual business, what they do may not be legal.

Encouragement to avoid SNTS was given.

The below website is the Federal Office Of Personnel Management & states that the

civil service exam is not used.

http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/infocenter/topquestions.asp#q3

I went to the restaurant at 9:00am to confront the man. There were two

other people at the table & one of them, a lady, had already started a

confrontation about his scam. She & I went to the Hotel Manager & spoke

with him about it. He stated that he would contact local Chamber Of

Commerce & The Better Business Bureau. When I went back to the restaurant

he was gone.

I called the local newspaper to report this because it was sourced in the posting

at careerbuilder. A woman said she would look into it. I called the Chamber Of Commerce

& was directed to the BBB. I called BBB. My statement was recorded & she told me that BBB

was aware of this issue. I also e-mailed Careerbuilder.com to investigate the matter.

I almost lost $600.00 dollars that day. Who knows how many other people paid this man.

ThinkFirst25 2 1/18/07 From: ThinkFirst25 To: All Fortunately careerbuilder removed the posting. However, the website is still active & IC3 did not investigate (Shame on them). Maybe the day will come where someone with influence will be able to do something about this. These frauds should be made to pay for their crimes.