Complaint Review: NCompass International Inc

Raymond Johnson did inform NCompassonline that the check was never recieved and Scott Schaeffer even acknowledged via voice mail on 04/27/2010 that they did not pay Raymond Johnson and Raymond Johnson did not cash a check from NCompassonline International, Inc. NCompassonline International, Inc never provided Raymond Johnson with a police report to fill out for the check NCompassonline International, Inc forged as they were the ones that forged the signature on the check. NCompassonline International, Inc continues to disrespect their independent contractors and they are not a reputable company.  The charges accessed to the NCompassonline International, Inc and Research In Motion: Blackberry account are justified. NCompassonline International, Inc and Research In Motion: Blackberry have acknowledged the debt for 31,700.00 and they have not paid and they are in material breach.

NCompassonline is lying completely. Scott Schaefer claimed the check cleared at a wells fargo bank when the victim does not even bank at Wells Fargo bank. NCompassonline and Blackberry have a history of disrespecting their works and not paying them. This time they have clearly broken the law. It is interesting how the crooks from NCompassonline International, Inc have clearly tried to tell lies against a former contractor and how they have stupped to the level of lying to try to get out of paying through filing rebuttals that are false. The truth is that they did forge a signature on the check sent to Raymond Johnson and they have broken the law.

It is unfortunate that Mr. Johnson has used this site to spread false accusations.  Mr. Johnson has attempted time and again to extort money from our company claiming that we owe him unsubstantiated amounts of money.  The vague allegations set forth in his post are completely false. He is not a victim, as he claims, nor does NCompass International, Inc. (or any party associated with this program) owe him money. Here are the facts:

We retained Mr. Johnson as a brand ambassador for a one-day event. He signed a contract that specified he would work several hours for a flat fee.  He worked from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. on February 23, 2010 for $200.00 (or $50.00 per hour).  The contract clearly states that compensation will be paid within 30-45 days.  In compliance with this contract term, NCompass mailed a check for $200.00 to Mr. Johnson on April 8, 2010 to the address he provided us (and later confirmed was correct). 

The $200.00 check was cashed.   The signature on the back of the check matches Mr. Johnsons signature as it appears on the contract.

Mr. Johnson subsequently sent us a demand letter and invoice for $600.00. Mr. Johnson admitted that he was retained for a flat fee of $200.00, but was now claiming late fees.  He provided no legal basis for late fees, or for tripling the amount originally owed. Part of his claim for late fees included past due dates of May 27, 2009 and October 1, 2009.  As NCompass did not retain Mr. Johnson until February of 2010, these dates make absolutely no sense. We responded to Mr. Johnsons claim by informing him that we would not pay the amount demanded as he had been paid in full according to the terms of the contract.

Mr. Johnson never claimed that he did not receive the check, or deny that he had cashed it. However, in an abundance of caution, we sent Mr. Johnson a bank form used to report lost/stolen checks and requested that, if he had not received a check, that he complete it.  Mr. Johnson never responded, nor did he complete the form.

We were then contacted by a collection agency retained by Mr. Johnson, claiming that we owed $32,820.88, with no explanation as to how that amount had been calculated.  We provided the collection agency with a copy of the relevant documents and an explanation of the true facts.  After reviewing the documents, they determined the claim had no merit and immediately dropped the matter. But this was not the end.

We were then contacted by a law firm that Mr. Johnson had retained to collect on the alleged debt. We responded with the relevant documents and an explanation of the true facts. Recognizing that they had been misled by Mr. Johnson and that the claim had no merit, they immediately withdrew their demand.

Apparently collection agents are easy to find, because we were then contacted by another agency on Mr. Johnsons behalf. The claim had changed to $31,700.00, with no explanation of how this was calculated.  We responded again with an explanation of facts. Recognizing that the claim had no merit,  they also dropped the matter.

We have recently been contacted by a fourth agency concerning the debt owed to Mr. Johnson!  We will provide this agency with the facts, and fully expect that they will agree that Mr. Johnsons claim has no merit.

In his post, Mr. Johnson now falsely claims that we defrauded the bank by forging his signature on the check and cashing it ourselves.  This is the first time Mr. Johnson has stated that he did not receive the check and cash it himself, and we dispute this allegation.  We gave Mr. Johnson the chance to make a lost or stolen check claim to the bank (as stated above), he ignored us.  

We are an ethical company who employs thousands of brand ambassadors each year for a variety of marketing programs.  We enjoy a positive working relationship with our independent contractors, many of whom work with us on program after program.  We have worked hard to develop these business relationships, and are committed to maintaining them.  In this regard, we will continue to defend our reputation against Mr. Johnsons false claims.