- Report: #659733
Complaint Review: Ambient Planet - New York New York
Reported By:
Martine Carlina -
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Ambient Planet
270 Lafayette Street Suite 1400 New York, 10012 New York, United States of America
Phone:
212-334-5810
Web:
www.ambient-planet.com
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Ambient Planet Colleen McGovern Calculated Fraud New York, New York
Ambient Planet hired me at the end of August to execute a Quizno's campaign. Colleen McGovern wanted me to sign a contract, however I renegotiated terms as theirs were not acceptable.
I began with project 1 in Oakville. The first day my partner was a no show. I did it myself. Then Colleen asked me if I knew anyone. I brought in a partner named Karen. We did two more days of the project and the following Wednesday our cheque arrived.
The following Friday we did a project for Quizno's in Whitby, ON which was a 45 minute drive. We executed beyond expectation and then Colleen asked us to do a project in Hamilton the following week. I agreed, however the distance was close to an hour away and Karen and I agreed with a $25.00 gas stipend.
That was the first week of September. Over two weeks ago I inquired about payment. It took Colleen a week to get back to me. That is where the run around started. I then started researching finding that they have done this many times on the Quizno's promotion. Through craigslist I found two other women in my area who had been taken. One still hadn't been paid since May.
Knowing this, I emailed Colleen and then the typical stories you read on Rip Off Report started to emerge. Each story very similar to the rest. It seems their troubles really started toward the end of August. "London will pay you." "I will look into it." I gave them a deadline of Friday and was told that the time difference wouldn't allow them to get back to me. I then gave a firm deadline of Monday. Colleen told me they would be in touch, however as of noon today here in Toronto, as the business day drew to a close in London, I was certain it wasn't going to happen.
I am filing with the RCMP and am just filling out the form for the Better Business Bureau. I also contacted the Marketing Director of Quizno's here in Toronto and left a voice message. No return call. From what I am researching, Quizno's is aware of these issues and therefore is complicit as we are executing a project that benefits them and therefore they are liable. I am certain this is going to be a fight as I read multiple other complaints all very much the same. Colleen McGovern and Ernie Zambrano are also complicit and are named in multiple complaints. They only run up bills of 300 ish with each party too which seems to make payment insignificant to them.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Martine Carlina
Toronto,Canada
A Call From London
#2Author of original report
Thu, November 11, 2010
I got a call today from London and the parent company of Ambient Planet. The guy that called doesn't want his name publicized and I agreed not to at this point. He did tell me however that I would be paid along with my partner on the Quizno's project, Karin.
Apparently they read the internet and these reports. He said that they would be couriering cheques to New York and then our payment would be sent out to us. I was told to expect payment in full by this time next week.
So, fingers crossed. We will see. I do hope everyone else is getting some action on this front as well.
Martine Carlina
Toronto,Canada
Ambient Planet Website Down
#3Author of original report
Wed, November 10, 2010
This evening after hearing nothing again concerning payment, I went to their website found at www.ambient-planet.com.
It is down. I phoned and the lines are still connected but it is my suspicion that they are trying to fly under the radar. I am putting together a letter for their parent company in London tonight which is found at http://www.initgroup.com/
I'm hoping that we will see some resolution but I do believe that Quizno's is and has been complicit in this fraud as they have had knowledge for sometime. Whatever deal these people have is not our problem as contractors and Quizno's as the third party beneficiary of our services has an obligation to pay us if Ambient Planet won't. That would be the law here in Canada and I do believe in the US. I am not letting this go and will be contacting as many victims of this fraud that I can find until conclusion.
