Sara
Phenix City,#2Consumer Suggestion
Mon, November 11, 2002
Let me tell you, if you can afford to throw away $49 to a thief, who claims to be working for a company and has all the answers, for every question, you ask, go right ahead. I have lost around $400 alone, in one year's time, from "too good to be true" scams. The bank sells our account numbers, although they lie and say they don't do so. There is an opt-out form, you may fill out, but usually, they have already sold your account number, before you can get it filled out! Most of these telemarketers are owned by Key Corporation (the 'mother' co.) and range from medical benefit (so called) packages, to credit card benefit (so called) packages. Take it from one, who knows and has been there, and ripped- off, and who is behind in my bills, due to these thefts; it's just another scam, nothing more, nothing less. No, I'm not paranoid; I've just wised up! Get a Caller I.D. and NEVER answer for 'UNAVAILABLE' displays, unless it's a friend, on a Cellular 'Phone. Get a Voice Mail Service, and knock off your Call Waiting Service, when you are on the telephone, so you won't accidentally answer 'the other line.' If you don't have these services, get them from your local 'phone company; believe me, they will save you hundreds of dollars, as they have done so with me. If you don't have a computer, get on one, research this company, read consumer reports. I'll tell you, however, it sounds just like the one, that ripped me off, for a couple of hundred, a year and a half ago: "Lower your interest rate, with 6.7% guaranteed interest and 3 credit cards, totalling $7,500, for only a one time fee of $199.95; no annual fee, no hidden fees; guaranteed 30-day satisfaction or your money back." Believe me, it's all lies, lies, lies, and flat out stealing. You'll NEVER get what they promissed you. This co. probably contacts banks, which you can do, YOURSELF, FOR NOTHING, and puts you on a pre-qualifying mailing list, for credit. Please don't be taken in, by all their fancy lines and guarantees; they are all lies. I'll bet this one is also owned by Key Corporation, who paid the government over $14 Billion in taxes, last April. You'll never get your money back. I've never gotten mine back, and believe I've done multiple reports, not just rebuttals, like this one; I've went to the top (FTT, FTC), but since our government is making so much money off these rip-offs, nothing has been done, except to rob hopeful consumers of their money (like us). Please don't be one of them.