Occupational Advancement Centers, Employment Guide ripoff scam fraudulant business claims to be U.S.P.S. Go to USPS directly for free not these people's crap! Nashville Tennessee Internet
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR HELP ON GETTING A JOB WITH THE U.S.P.S.: *DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER OR ANY NUMBER THAT ISNT U.S.P.S. THEMSELVES!*
U.S.P.S. will gladly send you the study booklet, test exam, AND everything else that it takes to get a job with them for FREE! These "Occupational advancment" people on the other hand, will charge you OVER 100 DOLLARS and send you the same stuff, and not only that, but if you fail the test, they CLAIM to give you a refund, but they wont. Just try calling the refund number they give you! Good luck!
There is no way to get your money back and there is no return address on the envelope they send you your stuff in! When my boyfriend called, they told him they were WITH u.s.p.s. and that the info they send would only cost him $8.00. Then he got his bank statement and they took out well over $100.00!!
Tried going to the bank and having it looked into and the address and number for the people that took the money and heres what happend:
Occupational advancement lied and said that the electronic check transfer was agreed on, that NO signature was needed, and NO info was needed, and NO copy. BULL!
So I called them, and when I called their story changed a little. Here's as it goes:
"Hello thank you for calling Occupational advances, I'm operator number 1 can I please have your name?" I ask "are you guys WITH u.s.p.s?" This time she says "no we are o.a." and so I say "well when my boyfriend called you guys claimed to be u.s.p.s." She says "well we send out information on u.s.p.s. and its jobs." I say "oh I see, well that's great, what do I receive from you guys?" She says "a study book, a test exam, and a list of places to take the test." I say (here's where it gets funny) "gee that's odd, I already got all of that info for free from u.s.p.s. themselves." Then she says (AND REMEMBER THIS!) "well we offer more info than they do. u.s.p.s wont send as much info and that's why we charge a *SMALL* FEE." Then I say "but I already got info from them and I also got info from you and it's all the exact same stuff only you took money out of our bank account in ungodly numbers and u.s.p.s. didn't!" THEN heres what she has to say "well that's odd because I heard u.s.p.s. doesn't offer info on how to get jobs from them and the booklets we send out... this is the first i heard of them doing that!" -DID SHE JUST NOT SAY TO ME THAT "WE OFFER MORE INFO THAN THEY DO?!" gave yourself away , didnt ya?!
Then finally I say, "so what's the EXACT price you guys charge for this crap?" She says "ONE HUNDRED AND 8 DOLLARS". *gack*!!!! And I say "well how come when we called before it was only 8?" then I say "I tell you why, because you people are running a scam, and maybe you should stop because your really starting to piss some people off!!!"
Then, boy what a suprise, I was hung up on.
LIKE I SAID PEOPLE, WANT A U.S.P.S. JOB? GO TO THE NEAREST U.S.P.S. OFFICE & OR THEIR WEBSITE, YOU GET ALL THE SAME INFO FOR FREE! DO NOT FALL FOR THESE PEOPLE'S CRAP!
p.s. the ad this company has in in the Employment guide and on Employmentguide.com be weary!
Molly & bill
kernersville, North Carolina
U.S.A.
3 Updates & Rebuttals
Tim
Valparaiso,Indiana,
U.S.A.
These scams deserve more than a disclaimer
#4Consumer Comment
Thu, October 09, 2003
Brenda... I don't really see much culpability on the part of your company in this issue, but there are ways that you can help the people who use your services to avoid this kind of problem.
Most newspapers have a rule that advertisers in the help-wanted section must offer bona-fide employment, and NOT publications on how to get jobs, bogus MLM opportunities, or anything that you have to pay for. I recognize your desire to accomodate as much advertising as possible, but for the benefit of the people who take advantage of these ads it would behoove you to set up a different section for these types of advertisers. I definitely wouldn't go so far as to say you are perpetrating a rip-off by allowing this company to advertise as though it has real jobs to offer, but this company (and countless others like it) take in the cash but rarely ever get someone a real job. If you care about protecting consumers, ditch the victim blaming and do something a little more proactive than a disclaimer.
BTW... ED, Where's the BBB tag after Brenda's rebuttal?
Molly & Bill
Kernersville,North Carolina,
U.S.A.
READ THE WHOLE THING
#4Consumer Comment
Wed, October 08, 2003
in NOWHERE in that report did i call YOU "employment guide" people the rip-off artists! i put your name in there to warn people because thats where the ad is found.
IF YOU HAD THE WHOLE THING CLEARLY you would have seen this. and by the way, how exactly am i supposed to "investigate" these people if you wont give out any information and neither will they???!!! when you call those people they USED to claim they were with u.s.p.s. and a legitimate company and ALSO claim to give a refund, SO DONT REPLY TO THIS POST AS IF ***I*** did something wrong. i find it funny how you guys seem to be defending these people, while instead, you should be the ones investigating the companies that put ads in your magazine! but then again, they pay you money to keep your mouths shut:)
its alright.
we WILL get our money back, oh and p.s. just because you have some "disclaimer" in the back of the magazine doesnt mean your totally invisible to any legal situations.
hey, exactly how much money can i pay you so i can run my own scam through your magazine? since the economy is all bad now-a-days thanks to bushs' fake "economy" crisis, maybe ill just have to go around cheating people like all you guys do, eh? *hence the sarcasm*
have a nice day and dont bother with your half-brained rebuttal because me and everyone else with a brain knows i am right and you guys arent:)
Brenda
Greensboro,North Carolina,
U.S.A.
The Employment Guide are not researched or qualified and are presumed to be reputable
#4Consumer Suggestion
Wed, October 08, 2003
The Companies Advertised in the Business Opportunities Section of The Employment Guide are not researched or qualified and are presumed to be reputable. It is always wise to check out any company that you may not be familiar with before using their services. We at The Employment Guide welcome any comments or conserns in regards to Companies that run in our publication. We are, however; not responsible for the conduct displayed by companies that choose to run in The Employment Guide. If anyone has a question on a company please contact your better business bureau. It is interesting to me that you would trust a company with your social security number or your banking account number with out doing your "homework" on a particular business. Then after getting the reality of your situation you take the time to complain about a way a company treats you when in fact if you would of taken some time to investigate first then all of this would be avoided. I am sorry that you had a bad experience with the company that you contacted. But.. once again The Employment Guide clearly in each and every publication gives the above disclosure. Sometimes you should think to yourselves. "If it looks to good to be true, then maybe it is".
Thanks,