This company is emailing businesses in Whiteville, NC claiming to be selling 6"x11" "posters" for the Whiteville High School football season. The subject line is "Dear Chamber Members" to fool people into thinking this a a Columbus Chamber of Commerce and Tourism approved vendor, but they are not. Whiteville High School has not contracted with this company to produce posters and sell ad space on their behalf.
They claim that they can print and mail 4,000 posters with your exclusive ad for just $650 or 16 cents each which is simply not plausible. This is an obvious scam perpetrated by Al Barnum (aka Alphonso Barnum, Alphonso W. Barnum, Alphonso Wade Barnum). He has done this before with other company names like QC Unlimited and ADS Enterprises. I guess that is why he had to create a new company called "New Start Media, LLC)
Here are a list of links, law suits, mug shots and other ripoff report pages related to this scum bag:
- https://sos.iowa.gov/search/business/(S(4qqvvaqz5xh5i355bnftzy55))/summary.aspx?c=u9TPT6_3ypFot_HWQvCkd5B78YrfpK3goLWyDlz91Go1
- http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/QC-Unlimited-ADS-Enterprises/Davenport-Iowa/QC-Unlimited-ADS-Enterprises-Ripoff-dishonest-sales-practices-horrible-customer-service-157037
- http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Milestone-Marketing/Davenport-Iowa-52806/Milestone-Marketing-What-a-scam-using-the-charlotte-chamber-of-commerces-name-Davenport-I-267657
- http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-8th-circuit/1020523.html
- http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCOURTS-ca8-08-02824/content-detail.html
- http://www.iasd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions/307cr587_0308.pdf
- https://twitter.com/nvme4it5) Are all of these mugshots yours?
- http://qctimes.com/alphonso-barnum/image_f98962a4-3d88-5eb9-9ada-b1dc5ba85366.html
- http://mugshots.com/search.html?q=Alphonso%20Barnum
- http://thumbs.mugshots.com/gallery/images/3c/01/Alphonso-Barnum-mugshot-23541066.400x800.jpg
From: New Start <newstartmedia2@gmail.com>
Date: June 16, 2015, 4:44:01 PM EDT
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: Fwd: Dear Chamber Members...
We are currently working to put together the 2015 Whiteville High School Football Schedule Posters for the up coming season....... GO WOLFPACK!!
They are exclusive full color 6" X 11" poster about the size of a half a sheet of paper for the convenience of fitting perfect on refrigerator doors for families. The community will support the team and the advertisers highlighted by the Football schedule for the Wolfpack right in the center. Around the bordering sides of the schedule, we feature 1 to 4 leading area businesses that will benefit from being featured and mailed on up to 4,000 local residences and businesses for the entire football season.
As far as the price is concerned, we have taken the current economy into consideration: A small business card size ad only runs $299.50, which happens to be the most popular size this year. Or you can also go with a double business card size for only $449.50. You can also make a big splash take the whole bottom strip for $649.50! Call and reserve you spot today! Don't forget we are also doing all other area public high schools! 2x2 Business Card $299.50 2x4 Deluxe Business Card $449.50 2x8 Premier Ad (The Entire Bottom) $649.50
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