Nationwide Consulting Services ripoff Guarantees grant and charges you $299 but no info on company Internet
I typed "grants for musicians" in Google. I found a sponsored link titled "mygovernmentresources.com". I visited the site and filled out a bunch of personal info. I was then reached by email a few days later and was told the grant process was on it's way. Today, I was contacted by "Cory Sutton" from phone number (315)220-6670. I was asked many times if I was a U.S. citizen and questioned rigorously what I would use this grant for. I must say, I was convinced. I was told I would be charged $299 for application fees, etc. and my account would be billed. I was assured it had to be legit since it was going through the bank. I, like an idiot, gave my account info, the last four digits of my social, my dl# and d.o.b. After I received a confirmation number. Yes, I'm a starving musician.
Well, when the deed was done and I was able to reach a computer, I typed nationwide consulting services in quotes and only found a report on the company here on rip-off report. The other lady reporting them had a similar experience and I freaked out. I called the bank, closed my account and have been trying to reach "nationwide consulting" at (888)342-7772 and at (315)220-6670. Nobody has picked up at either number and one voice mail was full. I can't believe it happened to me, luckily I was able to catch it in time.
Armando
Miami Beach, Florida
U.S.A.
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Songbird51
Washington,District of Columbia,
U.S.A.
Information on Nationwide Consulting
#2Consumer Comment
Mon, July 23, 2007
Here is the Whois information on Nationwide Consulting:
Whois Record for Nationwideconsulting.org
( Nationwide Consulting )
Front Page Information
Website Title: NATIONWIDECONSULTING.ORG
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AboutUs: Wiki article on Nationwideconsulting.org
SEO Score:
64%
Terms: 257 (Unique: 154, Linked: 12)
Images: 23 (Alt tags missing: 23)
Links: 13 (Internal: 13, Outbound: 0)
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Server Type: Apache/2.0.52 (Red Hat) FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 mod_ssl/2.0.52 OpenSSL/0.9.7j
IP Address: 69.64.54.128
IP Location - Georgia - Atlanta - Interland Inc
Response Code: 200
Blacklist Status: Clear
Domain Status: Registered And Active Website
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Created: 2006-10-27
Expires: 2007-10-27
Whois Server: whois.pir.org
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Registrar History: 1 registrar
IP History: 2 changes on 2 unique name servers over 1 years.
Whois History: 4 records have been archived since 2006-11-07
Reverse IP: 76 other sites hosted on this server.
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Domain ID:D131623092-LROR
Domain Name:NATIONWIDECONSULTING.ORG
Created On:27-Oct-2006 17:00:27 UTC
Last Updated On:16-Mar-2007 17:36:43 UTC
Expiration Date:27-Oct-2007 17:00:27 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:Tucows Inc. (R11-LROR)
Status:OK
Registrant ID:tuAdKQJ38Sk7vdKq
Registrant Name:Arnold Jones
Registrant Organization:NATIONWIDE CONSULTING
Registrant Street1:1148 Pulaski Hwy Suite 469
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Registrant City:Bear
Registrant State/Province:DE
Registrant Postal Code:19701
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.8883427772
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Admin ID:tubZdLlWVxlZ2ehG
Admin Name:Arnold Jones
Admin Organization:NATIONWIDE CONSULTING
Admin Street1:1148 Pulaski Hwy Suite 469
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Admin City:Bear
Admin State/Province:DE
Admin Postal Code:19701
Admin Country:US
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Tech Name:Arnold Jones
Tech Organization:NATIONWIDE CONSULTING
Tech Street1:1148 Pulaski Hwy Suite 469
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Tech City:Bear
Tech State/Province:DE
Tech Postal Code:19701
Tech Country:US
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