Complaint Review: International Events

I wish we had investigated Jason Hearne before we hired him to arrange for travel services.  Jason Hearne scammed us out of $8,400 in April 2014.  He sent us emails with what we thought were legitimate travel arrangements and hotel reservations. Once he had our money, our contact with him quickly diminished. He stopped answering the phone, texts, and emails. We even tried knocking on his door.

He does not answer. He does not even sign for certified mail. He hides. Do not give Jason Hearne your money.

If you have a similar experience, please report it to the FBI White Collar Crimes division in Las Vegas (702) 385-1281.

You can also file a complaint with the Nevada Attorney General's office (702) 486-3420.We will never get our money back, but hopefully someone else will be saved by this information.

This notice on Ripoff Reports was sent out to warn the public that there have been multiple complaints against IEP (aka International Events or IEP Group Inc, Las Vegas NV) and that the Attorney General had requested that anyone who had a bad experience with this company to write a letter with the problems experienced.  What matters here is that the public needs to know that numerous companies/customers did not get their products and services that were paid for, many companies for thousands of dollars. Look at International Events BBB rating and this will give you some indication of their reputation. They dropped to an F rating due to customer complaints. You can also look at scambook.com and whoscammedyou.com for other complaints by other companies about their experiences.  One company shows a copy of a letter that was sent out by IEP stating that they would not be honoring some of their reservations due to financial difficulties. Don't take the chance with this company and book through your tradeshow coordinator, hotel directly or a reputable wholesaler. DUE DILIGENCE is extremely important in this situation. IEP at one time was also known as Itravel which also has an F rating. The name was changed, but company is operating the same way.

Original Report:All problems and issues you have experienced with International Events of Las Vegas should be reported to: Attorney General of Nevada, Attn: Karen Plett, 555 E. Washington Avenue Suite 3900, Las Vegas NV 89032 Currently, an investigation has been started and they need your reports in writing.  After this original report was completed, all complaints submitted to the Las Vegas office were being sent to the State Attorney General in Carson City.

This add was placed by an Ex-employee of the company and not by the Attorney Generals Office of the State of Nevada. To date, this company has been in contact with the AG's office and it has not been determined that any fraud has been committed by the company or by Mr. Hearne. If you feel you are entitled to a refund please contact the company direct at 877-944-5623 or the Law Firm of Wallin & Harrison PLC at 480-240-4150.

**All problems and issues you have experienced (whether it be no refunds, no hotel rooms, hotel rooms not paid for, company not returning phone calls or emails, can be any issue you have experienced) with International Events of Las Vegas should be reported to: Attorney General of Nevada, Karen Plett, 555 E. Washington Avenue Suite 3900, Las Vegas NV  89032. The Attorney General is requesting that reports be completed in writing as they will not accept a verbal complaint. The current BBB status of this company has dropped to an F rating and you can view their report through the Better Business Bureau website.