Paul
Anaheim,#2Consumer Suggestion
Mon, September 20, 2004
All fraud seems to have a few things in common. One of them is the promise of big money for little or no work. And, easy work. In this example, it's $250 to $500 for 2 to 4 hours. What is that, like $100 an hour? Hell, for that wage, the whole country would quit their jobs and do HUD refunds. The next tipoff is some reason that you need to act now. The good jobs are almost all taken. You better hurry if you want to get in on this. The last tipoff is that you always need to pay money. The offer is free, you just need to pay the shipping. Give us your credit card number. Or, you are expected to pay up-front for a supposed job. Somehow, they all have a good reason for you to send money. Many frauds offer a money-back guarantee. If you're not 100% satisfied, you'll get every penny back. Anything that starts out as free is most likely fraud. Just say the word free and watch the suckers gather round. Of course, they still need your credit card number. For "confirmation" purposes. So remember: 1/Big money. Get rich! 2/Big promises! Fame! Success! 3/No work/easy work! You pick the hours! 4/Work right from home! 5/No experience needed! Anyone can do it! 6/Free! 7/Absolute 100% money-back guarantee! 8/Limited time! Act now! Don't miss out! 9/Fee required in advance. 10/Bank or credit numbers needed. 11/You have a bad feeling about the deal. When you see those 11 things all together, it's always fraud. If you see at least 5 of those things together, you are most likely looking at fraud. Write them down. Memorize them. There are a million different frauds going on. But they all have the same things in common. Memorize these signs and you'll never get taken again.
Jenny
Milliken,#3Consumer Comment
Sun, September 19, 2004
I judged this company based on its tactics to get my money from me in the first place. When I came on here and found out the EVERYONE was told that "there is only one postion left in your area", I decided if they have to lie to me to get my money then they are probably lying about everything else to. If they had been honest to begin with hardly anyone on here would have filed a report. Fact is people don't like being lied to and if you do it once well you lost all their trust, and since they have done nothing to regain that trust, since employees who rebut on here, NEVER have anything to say about this tactic, well it seems to me they to know they a fruads.
D
Rainier,#4UPDATE Employee
Fri, September 17, 2004
First of all you can find negative stuff on anything from God to businesses. you can't down grade something you didn't really give a chance then read some bad stuff to turn around and quit no even giving it a chance and call it a fraud. quit judging a book by a cover that others are giving it. I could see if you had tryed it and it being fake and then saying it was a fraud, but most people just want quick easy money and not wanting to put EFFORT into it.
Jenny
Milliken,#5Consumer Comment
Wed, July 28, 2004
I too canceled my check and now they have reported it to a collection agency, who has put it on my credit, claiming that they sent me the material and i did not pay. It also took about 6 or 7 months to do it and they never contacted me in mean time to let me know they still thought i owed them. So keep an eye out on your credit.
Bev
Fayetteville,#6Consumer Comment
Fri, July 23, 2004
I recently saw an ad for a job that sounded ideal for someone like myself. someone with a medical condition that can earn some money from home. I called the number and was told like others, that I would be trained to make money finding and contacting people owed a mortgage refund from HUD. I expressed my skepticism, and was put on hold "to see if any jobs were still available in my area". "Brandy" as she called herself, came back on the line and said there were some jobs left but were filling up fast. I bit, and was charged $98 over the phone, and was told I could check out the company on the "better business bureau" website. "Brandy", gave me the web address, fbaa.com. Obviously not the BBB, so I decided to check further( which I should have done before)and found many Rip-off articles that sounded just like my situation. I did a stop-payment 20 minutes after I made the transaction, but somehow the money was still taken from my account 3 days later. These people need to be stopped in their greasy little tracks!