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Custom Lifestyle Rewards - Roger D. Bates Easy way to make money on line is a RIP-OFF! Plainfield Illinois
Very well 32 page letter describes in much detail a fun, easy way to make real income on the internet without the headaches and hassles of running your own full-time business.
States that you can make $75,000 to $100,000 a year- or more-on the internet. No products, no emails, no sales letters, no employees, no office, etc. $97 by check or money order only to start. Completely guaranteed.
Sent my registration and check in and heard zero for several weeks. Check cashed but not materials. 30 page letter states categorically that these people answer their own phone. Not once did I talk to a live person. A call to them results in listening to a recorded commercial extolling the wonderful benefits of the program.
Several emails went unanswered. Ditto two snail mail inquires. Material finally arrived. Turns out this is a travel company in England. The "package" includes a pdf of a full color flyer that you print out on your own color printer. You then enclose the flyer in a #10 envelope, post a 39 cents stamp on it and mail it to "local" businesses.
You record the business name, address and name of person (if available) on a form and snail mail form each week to Custom Lifestyle rewards. If any business you have mailed to "bites" by calling toll-free number of sending an e-mail, C.L.R. follows up with them to sell them a "travel package." If business buys the travel package, they are allowed to use their all or part of the free voucher to defray the total costs. Amount of voucher depends upon total amount for travel package.
You are promised a "cut" of the travel package sale if anyone on the list you mail and submit buys.
When one investigates the "travel packages" offered by the company in England, there seems to be nothing special about them at all. My take is that you could book any package they offer at any other travel agency anytime.
Here are the problems: once they have cashed your check, you will never be able to reach anyone in person at this company located in Illinois. They do not answer their phone in person; they do not reply to emails; they do not reply to snail mails.
I included a family member's business name, telephone number and email address on one of the forms I returned to the Illinois company. This person was "bombarded" with telephone calls from the telephone "boiler room" for Custom Lifestyle Rewards. She did not buy and after several weeks, they stopped contacting her.
If any other business on my return forms indicated any interest in the so-called free travel voucher, I have never been informed.
I finally returned the "Easy Start Program" on May 21, 2006 and asked Custom Lifestyle Rewards to issue me a refund as per their "guarantee." I know the materials were received but I have never heard another word...and guess what. I do not expect to.
This is a "scam" pure and simple. If this company does ever have the courtesy to contact me and/or refund my money, I will let you know immediately.