Complaint Review: FloRd Agency (Independent Contractor Services)

On Nov 23, 2009, a young woman came to my door.  She was very pleasant and talked about my dogs, etc. and about how she wanted to start up a recreation type center for the kids in the community.  To help them stay off the streets. She would offer all types of services to them in this recreation center and was looking for a large building.  She was selling magazines to help accomplish this.  For each magazine she sold, she would receive points.  If I bought 3 magazines, the points would double.  If she has 30,000 points, then she would receive a $20,000 "grant" to help with the center.  I ordered only 1 magazine for $55.00 for a 2 year subscription. ($50 for the magazine and $5.00 for shipping and handling).  I paid the full amount of $55.00 by personal check.  I told her that I would not get paid until 11/25/09.  She siaid the check would not go to the bank before then. Overnight, I decided to stop payment on my check because of moving expenses.  I called my bank and they said before doing a stop payment, to call the company to see if they would stop the check and cancel my order.  There was no phone number on the pink copy of my order form that I received from her.  So I went to the internet and entered "flord in delray beach fl".  And what I saw was a shock.  In big red letters it said basically that this is a fraud company!!  So I went to my local bank branch.  They did a fraud hold on my check.  The manager said because the company had all my banking information, that I should close that account and open a new account.  I did this.  It made sense to close the account.  I live in Polk County Florida and will be calling the Sheriff Dept on this to alert them.