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Complaint Review: Helping Hands Of Hope Aka US Blind Services Handicapped & Disabled Workshop Inc. BIC Products - Muncie Indiana
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Helping Hands Of Hope Aka US Blind Services Handicapped & Disabled Workshop Inc. BIC Products
5900 W Kilmore Avenue Muncie, 47304 Indiana, U.S.A.
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682-424-8199
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Helping Hands Of Hope - US Blind Services, Handicapped & Disabled Workshop, Inc., BIC Products, Handicapped & Disadvantaged Employment, Handi-Team, LLC Dishonest companies preying on the elderly using abusive and threatening tactics Phoenix, Muncie, Nashville Arizona, Indiana, Tennessee
Beware! One company phoned my 81 year old mother and asked her to buy garbage bags "to help a blind man and his daughter". This one kind -hearted act on my mother's part has lead to an unbelievable web of deceit and scam for the past 18 months and to a conservative estimate of her being scammed of over $10,000. They gained access to her bank account and debited in increasing and regular amounts!
We have closed her bank account, put her on numerous do not call lists, returned products for refund but the nightmare continues!
I would like to see these "businesses" shut down. I shudder to think about the elderly who do not have anyone to advocate for them. I cannot even begin to give a full account of their underhanded practices which have caused both physical and emotional health issues for my mother.
We have gathered as much information as possible and would like to collaborate with others who have had similar experiences with theses agencies. There is power in numbers.
It appears that the call center is based in Phoenix,AZ. The products are shipped from Muncie, IN and the bills come from Nashville,TN with the bank in New York! There is a deliberate attempt to convolute information and a real "innocent ignorance" when you try to talk to anyone.
There is an unending list of phone numbers and names of these "for profit" agencies who try to sell their products under the ruse of "helping" the disabled and disadvantaged. Outrageous amounts are charged for basic products. On one day two(2) withdrawals were made from my mother's account, each in the amount of $829.95! Sorry, way too much to be considered as a "donation", their usual comeback.This is down right stealing.
I want this brazen scam exposed and stopped!
Pat
Greensboro, North Carolina
U.S.A.
We have closed her bank account, put her on numerous do not call lists, returned products for refund but the nightmare continues!
I would like to see these "businesses" shut down. I shudder to think about the elderly who do not have anyone to advocate for them. I cannot even begin to give a full account of their underhanded practices which have caused both physical and emotional health issues for my mother.
We have gathered as much information as possible and would like to collaborate with others who have had similar experiences with theses agencies. There is power in numbers.
It appears that the call center is based in Phoenix,AZ. The products are shipped from Muncie, IN and the bills come from Nashville,TN with the bank in New York! There is a deliberate attempt to convolute information and a real "innocent ignorance" when you try to talk to anyone.
There is an unending list of phone numbers and names of these "for profit" agencies who try to sell their products under the ruse of "helping" the disabled and disadvantaged. Outrageous amounts are charged for basic products. On one day two(2) withdrawals were made from my mother's account, each in the amount of $829.95! Sorry, way too much to be considered as a "donation", their usual comeback.This is down right stealing.
I want this brazen scam exposed and stopped!
Pat
Greensboro, North Carolina
U.S.A.
4 Updates & Rebuttals
MikeWelch
South Range,Wisconsin,
United States of America
After a lot of Googling and Binging
#2Consumer Comment
Thu, April 15, 2010
I did not connect Wade Keniston with the organizations of which you have a complaint. I can see how the similar sounding organization names and abbreviations might be confusing. But if you are going to make such severe accusations, you should be more careful. It does nothing to help with the real complaints you might have against others.
As to his "felony", if you had carefully read the court docket summary for the case number you referenced, you would have seen the notation of "NOTE: DESIGNATED MISDEMEANOR" on 12/22/2005. I doubt a person who had "killed someone with his car and left the scene" as you say would have his charges reduced to a misdemeanor and be sentenced only to probation.
Basically I think you owe Mr. Keniston an apology.
Wade Keniston
phoenix,Arizona,
USA
$829.95 that's crazy Pat. How could they?
#3REBUTTAL Owner of company
Sat, April 10, 2010
Pat the Handi-Team is alot differant than these other groups mentioned here, and I hope we can get things differentiated here.
1. We don't let order's that big go out.
2. We always ask our customers if they are in charge of their finances.
3. We always refund money upon a request with no questions asked.
4. We send a letter out with every product ordered that gives the purchaser the right to cancel the order upon recipt and get a refund if the order has been prepaid for, and keep the merchandise as our free gift. If the order was sent on the honor system from Handi-Team like most orders are and the purchaser is unable to pay because of health or financial difficulties, again we put the customer on our Do Not Call list immediately and let them keep the order as our free gift. We never ask for donations or present ourselves as a charity like these other clowns.
5. I'm unsure who your mother is, but am more than willing to give her a refund for anything from my company which you deem is viable. I don't think she did business but once, or twice for the bumper sticker campaigns we hold to support the disabled that participate in the special olympics every season. We made it up to the Silver Level of sponsorship this year which is great considering the economy.
Please call my office this next week or at your earliest convenience toll free at 1-866-483-2695. I will talk to you in depth about how our company is alot different than these others that you mentioned. We are affiliated with none of them, and are embarrassed by their actions.
Sincerely:
Wade Keniston President of Handi-Team
Robert
Buffalo,New York,
U.S.A.
Greedy Vulture?
#4Consumer Comment
Sun, January 04, 2009
Hey Bolts, Who's the greedy vulture here? Why don't you explain WHY the FTC SUED Helping Hands of Hope earlier in 2008? Take your time. We'll wait.
Bolts55
Phoenix,Arizona,
U.S.A.
power in numbers...?
#5UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, November 17, 2008
pat, you are right there is power in numbers....your grandma's credit card numbers that is !!! you only are worried about the shrinking dollar amount of your inheritance money because of us handicapped/disadvantage....we actually need the money...you just want it for another gucci hand bag or 45th pair of jimmy choo shoes......you selfish vulture !
