Mark And Rhonda Berglas Of BHR & Associates BEWARE!!!!MASTERS OF DECEPTION!! MARK BERGLAS IS A CON-ARTIST, LIER & A THIEF Irvine California
Mark Berglas and his wife Rhonda have created a debt negotiation scam to get people into business with them by misrepresenting the truth, of the status of their business and what they have to offer in exchange for affiliate fees.
Conference calls at 231-644-8000 pin#765212 are conducted every day to trained people to followup on leads that a client knows nothing about (Mark says the leads have been prequalified and prospect have signed up for debt settlement services), but it turns out not to be true, most of the numbers are no good, and if you do get a client on the phone, they are not in need of the service and have not signed up in advance as Mark claimed registered on his website www.bhrassociates.com or www.thedebtnegotiators.com
Prospective debt negotiators who are hired by conference call with no W9 being requirement, are asked to pay an upfront affiliate fee in exchange for a percent of closed accounts. Fees run from 100-500 with percentages of 10%-50% commissions.
100s of people have participated in BHR & Assoc. debt service business and closed no deals, due to bogus leads. Actually, the only people making money in that company is Mark and Rhonda by charging the affiliate fees.
He promises up to $5000.00 a week in commission in an ad on craiglist that is promoted nationwide. Beware of the debt negotiator/mediator position.
The only thing true about their pitch is that People are in debt and they do need help so, their pitch makes sense, but in reality, they are just motivating people to pay their affiliate fees with zeal and enthusiasm. Don't get suckered, Mark and Rhonda are the only ones making 5000.00 a week from the affiliate fees paid by the people who believe in Mark's promises of the possiblity of making $5000.00 a week.
Anonymous
Dallas, Texas
U.S.A.
4 Updates & Rebuttals
Shayne Stokes
Huntington Beach,California,
USA
SCAM FAKE POOR ATTITUDE STRAIGHT LAME
#5Consumer Comment
Mon, July 06, 2015
This dude is a con-arstist. I take back everything I said he was good but i was wrong he has ripped of many many people and now its time for this class act looser to pay thie price.
Shayne Stokes
Huntington Beach,California,
USA
Had No problems, but GREAT customer service
#5Consumer Comment
Sun, July 05, 2015
I came into the shop looking to buy an used surfboard and I walked out with just what I wanted at an affordable price. The customer servie and help they provided was excellent. Will be returning soon!!
Thanks! Shayne Stokes
Mike
Monmouth,Illinois,
U.S.A.
Yeah,I was close to falling for that........
#5Consumer Comment
Tue, October 28, 2008
What they dont tell you is. Money is made when u get others to join at the various levels.All other stuff is just a bluff to remain legal.As far as gifting it is legal as long as it done right. Thank you ripoff report for saving me on this one.
Timothy
Orlando,Florida,
U.S.A.
The Inside on BHR & Associates
#5UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, October 27, 2008
I too was approached by a BHR Manager and after several weeks of mulling over, I decided to fill out the paperwork and donate my $299 (50%). Things were quite disjointed as Mark would call about filling out forms, etc. His conference calls were designed to explain the business to newcomers from craigslist and do followup calls
by someone to get them to join. It all seemed plausible with the exception of putting money down. Multiple emails per day on what to do. Free leads. After receiving and testing 200-300, I found they were garbage. Bad phone numbers and people that were not in debt (may have actually talked to 10). These could be small businesses, BUT, many wanted to handle the debt themselves. BHR would "negotiate" a settlement. Good plan, but many of the debtors owed money to sub-contractors and suppliers they did business with for years. To settle on 50% of money owned would ruin the relationship, give them a black eye in the area and cause them to lose future work.
Google project: What a waste. Fax pages to companies mostly, offering our services.
Trying to google public records is a waste of time, so you never get to someone that has debt problems. This was labeled as a money maker. Just a farce. No reputable business cares to see unsolicited faxes.
State Managers: This was a brain child. Get those like me to take over and cultivate a state. I was enjoying it and felt good momentum. I was told to hire at least 2 administrators. No one could actually tell me after multiple email and voice mails (Mark stopped answering his phone and it went to voice mail) how to pay for them. I hired an admin who was doing craiglist for me. I sent him a personal check to cover his time, since I am not a smuck. I had developed a business plan, which was requested by Rhonda. I assumed a business of 28 years would have a business plan. I never should have sent the intellectual capital.
Training: Training finally was instituted and was going over quite well. How to open/close accounts, etc. Training also included getting leads at the Circuit Court. These were supposed to be the "hot" leads.
The bottom fell out. All State Managers were removed. New forms were sent out hourly. A new commission form went from 3 levels buy-in, to the last on I saw, $549, period. All classes were canceled due to no participation (gee, no kidding, state managers weren't in place to bring people to the table.)
In two months, I never saw a dime. Mark got into "gifting". Total scam, illegal in most states. Jail time would do him good.