- Report: #843800
Complaint Review: Albert Aiello CPA RE - Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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Manny -
Hanover, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Albert Aiello CPA RE
7722 Orpheus Place Philadelphia, 19153 Pennsylvania, United States of America
Phone:
215-271-1998
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Albert Aiello, CPA, RE Fraudulently used my debit card info in his possession to draw money out of my Massachusetts BOA bank account intentionally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Al Aiello CPA stole $595.00 from my bank account. On Jan 03, 2011 I ordered his LLC course using my debit card. The course was delivered via internet download within a week. However, Al Aiello and or his staff used my debit card info fraudulently on Jan 24, 2011 and debited my bank account once again on Jan 24, 2011 for another $595.00 - 21 days later after my order was processed, paid and delivered. This was no accident because nothing was delivered as in the first instance.
I only discovered this double charge on October 2011 when I was getting my records ready for Taxes.
I immediately called his office and got Janine Pratt his secretary. I faxed her my bank statement showing very clearly the 2 charges of $595.00 each which she saw and agreed that it was charged twice. I sent her several emails and phone calls requesting for refund of this additional wrong charge.
She gave me 3 reasons why she could not refund me my money:
(1) It is over 60 days and we only refund within 60 days. This is not a refund issue..... This is larceny
(2) We no longer use the merchant Cyber Source who possibly stole the money out of your account.
(3) Al Aiello never writes checks. Hence sorry we cannot refund you.
I sent a Certified Demand Letter to Al Aiello with a copy to the Attorney General in PA. Al Aiello certified letter was returned by the Post Office to me after 30 days for failure to collect after 3 attempts by the Post Office. I spoke with my Bank (BOA) to reverse the charge. They said that all disputes must be filed within 60 days as per their rules. They said it is clear fraud but their rules will not permit action after 60 days. They asked me to report the matter to the local police in PA, which I am working on.
Al Aiello did not make a mistake in charging my bank account twice because he only delivered once. He has my bank statement showing the proof that he blatantly collected twice under the same following description on my Bank Statement: ISUAL AIELLO 2152711998 .
Al Aiello clearly stole the money out of my bank account and is refusing to refund. Was this an isolated incident? Perhaps not!!! Al Aiello is a fraud who sells 3rd rate LLC formation materials and Tax Evasion techniques at webinars of REIA which techniques if used could land one in JAIL.
Al Aiello could have paid me my money and ended this but he is convinced that since he lives in PA and I live in MA, he can get away with my money by not responding to my phone calls, emails and certified letter. He is therefore hiding behind all these stupid excuses. Thank GOD for the power of the internet where we can expose fraud to protect other consumer victims. If any of you readers have had dealings with Al Aiello, please check your records to see if you were a victim of this master fraud monster. It does not matter when you discover fraud. The owners of the stolen money/property are entitled to get their property back whenever fraud is discovered. There is no time limit as long as you can prove the fraud. This fraud is clearly evidenced by my bank statement in black & white.
REIA members please do not get sucked into dealing with Al Aiello. Legal Zoom, Robert Shapiro and other sites can provide you quality LLC and other legal docs for a fraction.
Finally, Al Aiello who claims he is a super CPA should well know that he as the Principal is always responsible for the actions of his agents and employees. Get me back my $595 NOW.
I only discovered this double charge on October 2011 when I was getting my records ready for Taxes.
I immediately called his office and got Janine Pratt his secretary. I faxed her my bank statement showing very clearly the 2 charges of $595.00 each which she saw and agreed that it was charged twice. I sent her several emails and phone calls requesting for refund of this additional wrong charge.
She gave me 3 reasons why she could not refund me my money:
(1) It is over 60 days and we only refund within 60 days. This is not a refund issue..... This is larceny
(2) We no longer use the merchant Cyber Source who possibly stole the money out of your account.
(3) Al Aiello never writes checks. Hence sorry we cannot refund you.
I sent a Certified Demand Letter to Al Aiello with a copy to the Attorney General in PA. Al Aiello certified letter was returned by the Post Office to me after 30 days for failure to collect after 3 attempts by the Post Office. I spoke with my Bank (BOA) to reverse the charge. They said that all disputes must be filed within 60 days as per their rules. They said it is clear fraud but their rules will not permit action after 60 days. They asked me to report the matter to the local police in PA, which I am working on.
Al Aiello did not make a mistake in charging my bank account twice because he only delivered once. He has my bank statement showing the proof that he blatantly collected twice under the same following description on my Bank Statement: ISUAL AIELLO 2152711998 .
Al Aiello clearly stole the money out of my bank account and is refusing to refund. Was this an isolated incident? Perhaps not!!! Al Aiello is a fraud who sells 3rd rate LLC formation materials and Tax Evasion techniques at webinars of REIA which techniques if used could land one in JAIL.
Al Aiello could have paid me my money and ended this but he is convinced that since he lives in PA and I live in MA, he can get away with my money by not responding to my phone calls, emails and certified letter. He is therefore hiding behind all these stupid excuses. Thank GOD for the power of the internet where we can expose fraud to protect other consumer victims. If any of you readers have had dealings with Al Aiello, please check your records to see if you were a victim of this master fraud monster. It does not matter when you discover fraud. The owners of the stolen money/property are entitled to get their property back whenever fraud is discovered. There is no time limit as long as you can prove the fraud. This fraud is clearly evidenced by my bank statement in black & white.
REIA members please do not get sucked into dealing with Al Aiello. Legal Zoom, Robert Shapiro and other sites can provide you quality LLC and other legal docs for a fraction.
Finally, Al Aiello who claims he is a super CPA should well know that he as the Principal is always responsible for the actions of his agents and employees. Get me back my $595 NOW.
4 Updates & Rebuttals
Ron Overholt
Gladwyne,Pennsylvania,
USA
Do The Right Thing Al !
#2Consumer Comment
Sat, December 10, 2016
I was just getting ready to order Al's Renaissance Goldmine of Tax Strategies for $897. After reading this complaint I will never order anything from Al Aiello. To use the "cop-out" that Cyber Source, who acted on behalf of his company as a third party billing servicer, was responsible for double billing shows a complete lack of integrity and honesty on his part. If I order his Tax product and find that I have been billed twice its obvious that Al will do the same thing with me.! He should have refunded the money to and then gone after Cyber Source instead of taking the easy way out. Cyber Source was acting on your behalf Al and that makes YOU responsible for their Conduct! So in the long run you screwed this guy out of $595 but lost my sale OF $897 and who knows how many other orders. I was also scheduled to listen to your webinar tomorrow on llc's but not now.
gabcpa916
Alexandria,Virginia,
Your staff has this individual's contact info
#3Consumer Comment
Thu, September 11, 2014
I am also a CPA, and I read this post with interest. The individual who stated he was defrauded called the offices of Al Aiello and the staff member agreed there was a double charge on the account. At that point, if the office was reputable as stated in the rebuttal post, then the funds would have simply been refunded. Saying that the post was anonymous is intellectually dishonest since the information of who this individual is, appears to be known by the offices (he talked to Janine Pratt, his secretary). While, Mr. Aiello may have earned a CPA at one time or another, if he is engaged in selling products to real estate investors, he probably doesn't hold a current CPA license and as such should not hold himself out to be a CPA (some states laws differ on this). Regardless, he doesn't seem to uphold the ethical code of the AICPA or the PICPA.
Customer
Mashpee,Massachusetts,
Very Happy Customer
#4Consumer Comment
Mon, October 07, 2013
I have purchased several products from Al Aiello and I have never had an isuse with fraudulent charges. Both Al Aiello and Jeanette Pratt have always responded to me promptly and have always been very professional. I also know several other people who have purchased his products and I have never heard any complaints.
I highly recommend Al Aiello and his products.
Albert Aiello
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,
Albert Aiello
#5REBUTTAL Individual responds
Thu, September 26, 2013
I remember what most likely happen but do not have a name. This goes back over 5 years ago when we were using a nasty merchant account provider called Cyber Source who doubled charged this person and would not refund him because this person was too late to tell them. We did terminate with Cyber Source and never got paid anything from this. The other thing is that this person is anonymous with no name and contact info. If I could contact this person I would give them a full refund (even though we got nothing), if of course they would retract this false statement. I have been in business many years and have a superb reputation of high ethics and integrity with many many satisfied customers.
Sincerely,
Albert Aiello
