Complaint Review: International Profit Associates

Rip-off Report Investigation:

Editor's UPDATE: Positive Rating and Recognition has been given to IPA International Profit Associates for its Commitment to Excellence in customer service.

Rip-off Report's investigation of IPA uncovers an ongoing commitment to total client satisfaction. This means that clients can expect the company will always work towards finding a mutually satisfactory resolution to any complaints or concerns, more importantly IPA is concerned with the new growth and success of their clients business and, IPA is listening carefully to what its clients are saying. After all, when becoming creative to make things better, making changes for the benefit of the business sometimes comes hard like any good lesson.

One top executive of the company stated to Rip-off Report, that IPA's corporate philosophy is based on the premise that IPA will advance itself through first advancing its clients. Their process starts by identifying what clients want, then reinforcing and continuing with its work, which ultimately leads to Client Company Life Cycle Management - what clients needs as they grow from start-up to maturity continuing through exit strategy and retirement for the business owner.

Rip-off Report has confirmed that IPA's approach to business includes a total corporate quality assessment. The result of which, leads to continual dedication to quality operations, client and employee relations, and innovation management. Rip-off Report was pleased to learn that the company's past and current approach to business is focused on its pledge to total commitment towards client satisfaction.

It is our opinion that large and small business owners can feel confident in the fact that IPA has worked with thousands of businesses in Canada and the United States. They are a full business development company and innovators in their field and have successfully helped thousands of businesses by providing new and innovative ideas and solutions for almost every type of business imaginable.

IPA recognizes that complaints posted on Rip-off Report (true or not) are issues that need to be addressed and if handled correctly can be valuable learning opportunities. With the feedback generated by Rip-off Report's Investigation IPA has made organizational changes allowing their clients a more streamlined approach to problem resolution and a total overall commitment to customer experience.

In summary, after our investigation, which included discussions with IPA Senior Management, Rip-off Report is convinced that the company has been and is committed to quality delivery of services resulting in total client satisfaction.

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NOW TO THE ORIGINAL REPORT THAT WAS FILED
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International Profit Associates Deceptive sales and contracts; heavy-handed techniques; Do not deliver as promised Buffalo Grove Illinois

If you are like me, you may have been sucked in by the pseudo-professionalism of this company. I am just way too trusting, because I am very honest myself.
A not so brief summary of the events which led to my predicament:

A couple of weeks ago, I received a call from some guy from IPA named Mike, I believe. He invited himself over to our home based business and gave me a presentation. He was very good. I think the term used for his technique is low-keyed high pressure. He offered an initial analysis of our small trucking company with five employees for $1200. I was fairly taken in and enthused about the possibilities of greater profits promised. When the real boss (my wife) arrived at home, she nixed the idea completely. She has been in the banking business for 35 years, and smelled a rat.
Mike called back to set up an appointment with the analyst. I brushed him off, saying I was too busy to discuss the matter. He made a few more calls to push me, and I told him we couldn't afford it.
Last Wednesday, April 9, he called again, offering me this analysis for "only" $500, because the analyst was in the area. I was driving at the time and told him to call me in the morning after 8:00am.
Thursday morning at 8:00 am, a man named Colin Moore arrived at my office door in complete business attire. I was still in my morning sweats and working at my computer after dispatching all the drivers. I didn't expect the analyst to show up.
BUT...since he was there - AND - he gave me many assurances that if I was NOT satisfied with the analysis, I would not have to pay. Colin was very good. He brought out a lot of important aspects to improve the ways I could run the business more effectively. In the end, I paid the $500 for his two days and many hours. I thought it was a bargain.
He had me sign and initial several documents which turned out to be contracts for additional services. One document, under the title of one of IPA subsidiaries, "ITA", included an "estimate" for $17,000.
I was bamboozled. When the Boss came home Friday night, she went ballistic - for good reason. Why did I not check out this company with the Better Business Bureau? Why wasn't she included in on the decision? My poor choice almost caused our marriage to implode.
Saturday morning, I tried to contact IPA. No response. No response on their FAX machine. I went on the Internet and looked them up. I found this website (www.ripoffreport.com) replete with similar complaints, and MANY of them in recent weeks. RED FLAGS!!! I went to the BBB website and found IPA to have an "Unsatifactory" rating. More Red Flags! I decided the rescind the" contract" at that point.
Interestingly enough, Colin Moore, the "analyst", did NOT leave a business card or any other contact information. I tried looking him up in the White pages with no success. So I kept trying the corporate offices. Still no success. I was not able to send the letter of termination until early Monday morning.
Early Monday morning, while my wife and I were doing devotions (largely, in my intent, to try to repair the damage done to our relationship by my decisions), we heard a knock at the door. We finished our prayers, and got up to find two men dressed in business suits, and one lady dressed similarly. Their names are: John Schaefer, Ron Waskiewicz, and Antoinette Marshall. I sent them packing, telling them I had terminated the agreement. I also mentioned that I had not even been given the courtesy of getting a contact number from the analyst, Colin Moore. Mr. Schaefer gave me his card as a result.
An hour or so later, I received a FAX from IPA. In that FAX were two invoices: one for $3508.11, the other for $7321.10. I became irate.
I have since that time been very upset. I have called a number of people I know for advice. My wife even has sent some of the documents to a corporate attorney. The prognosis does not look good at this time. We do NOT have the money to pay this. I hoping for some kind of resolution. But if I have to pay any portion of this fraud, I would rather pay an attorney the amount they claim due in my defense than giving it to this Scam organization.
This was lengthy, I know. Sorry about that. But if you spent the time to read about my experience, than I hope your eyes have been open to this.

Dave
Ducor, California
U.S.A.