Instant Marketing Enterprises ripoff consumer rip-off fraud *UPDATE
On June 6-02 I received an email from Duckman@hotmail.com with regards to "Internet Business Opportunity." My wife & I are retired and have been looking for a home business (my wife has M.S.) I went to web site "Instant marketing Empires" which says "How to get 5 money making web sites in the next 20 minutes." cost $49.95U.S./$76.99CDN.
I printed off all the material from this web site I read it all and discussed it with my wife we were impressed. I went back to the site and filled out the application and charged the amount above to my mastercard. After completing the designated areas of the application, I was instructed to download videos of which there were 5 to download. I clicked on the #1 download and I kept getting "web site not responding" I tried several times with no success.
I left the site in frustration "something that was to take 20 minutes, caused me nothing but a big headache." I was not given an access number/or id #/or code# so i could get back in to the site without going through the application again, and getting double charged.
This site offered no business address-phone#-or e-mail support centre to contact????? At this point they have my credit card # and I have no product. I have contacted my credit card company, and they have flagged the this charge when it comes through (at present they have not charged my credit card).
I sent an e-mail to the person who originally sent it ot me (duckman1@hotmail.com) I received mailer-daemon back saying "account inactive". Also I sent an e-mail to rkingfp@aol.com who had also been sent the same invitation, however, to date I have not received a reply back, my final effort was to try the wed site from the hard copies I had printed off-www.optintde.com to my surprise my screen was filled with xxx rated porno sites??? I went back to web site - http://www.optintde.com/e/moneynow/confirmed/page1.htm this is where I was to download the videos? still getting"website not responding" this has to be a real scam,could you please investigate and advise me what other actions I could take. Thank you for your assistance
DR. Ron
Halifax, Nova Scotia
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Instant Marketing Enterprises/I-works/St. George UT
#30
Sat, June 15, 2002
Since my first report of the above company - I contacted my credit card company and a charge was put through by this company on June 7-2002 - in the amount of $78.08U.S. - oringinal cost was $49.95 CDN. (conversion comes to $78.08 CDN) the credit card company has given me a temporary credit, as they are investigating this company. Since my report - I received another e-mail invitation from fastcash@jpmailer.com - they where offering the same product for $39.77???.
On June 14-2002 - received a phone call from (I-works - phone number 1-888-814-0634 -EXT. 342 - contactis one Mr. Cameron Montgomery. I read him the Rip-Off report I had sent to you - the above individual became very "RUDE."
He said that the reason I could not download the downloads - 5 of them - was because I was on AOL????). I said I did not want anything to do with their company, and please credit my credit card in the amount of $78.08.
He said that he did not want to do business with a person like me, and he would send me an e-mail right away with a link to go to get my money back - at this time no e-mail has been received. When I spoke to the above person - the noise in the background sounded like he was in a boiler room atmosphere - or telemarketing centre??? - as previous i still require your assistance in this matter, and others should be warned about this company, and their practices.
Thank you in advance for any assistance you can offer.
anti
nyc,New York,
Check/close your credit card account
#3Consumer Suggestion
Mon, June 10, 2002
Because it is possible they only wanted to get your card number, it would be wise to check your card very often in the next days/weeks. If there is any OTHER unfamiliar charge, immediately CLOSE your credit card account, request another!!!
I would recommend you to fill report/complain with the Federal Trade Comission www.ftc.gov - (you can find many advices how to avoid similar scams on :www.ftc.gov/bcp/menu-internet.htm)
and to report them to the SpamCops: scamcop.net
Ask your bank WHO/what company tried to debit your card.
DO NOT GO again to those sites, it could be a hacker site, infesting your computer.
AVOID ALL sites/offer without phone, address. There is no way to catch a company through a sole e-mail address.