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Complaint Review: John Beck Mentoring John Beck's Free & Clear LLC Mentoring America LLC - Alameda California
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John Beck Mentoring John Beck's Free & Clear LLC Mentoring America LLC
1024 Regent Street Alameda, 94501-5369 California, U.S.A.
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John Beck Mentoring, John Beck's Free & Clear, Mentoring America Dishonest Unscrupulous Fraudulent Ripoff Scam Alameda California*UPDATE Rip-off Report Investigation: John Beck Pledges To Resolve Complaints. - commitment to 100% customer satisfaction - Consumers can feel confident & secure when doing business with John Beck.
We were ripped off by John Beck Mentoring for $8,499.00.
The charges came about when we purchased the John Beck Real Estate Information that we saw on an infomercial. When we received the packet it stated we needed to call the company within 24 hours. On June 1, 2006, we did and we ended up speaking with Charles (Chaz) Lane. He is apparently a supervisor at the John Beck Mentoring Company. We spoke with Chaz for about 2 hours. He told us about purchasing real estate and having pros work with us, people who have the knowledge that would help us succeed. He told us we had nothing to loose. We would have 3 days to look over the information. He told us to write down ROR right of refusal. We were told we had 3 days to refuse and get our money back and that was AFTER we received the product.
The next morning after the phone call we looked up John Beck Real Estate on the Internet. What a shock!! So many complaints! Most of the complaints were so severe that they were contacting the Better Business Bureau, Utah State Attorney General's Office, FBI, and other legal entities.
On June 2 at 6:03 PM we left a message for Chaz Lane. (800-508-1835 x 246) We stated were exercising our right of refusal and canceling the program. We expected our money to refunded to our credit card. (Note this was about 21 hours after the order). We left another message at 7:00pm. We sent e-mail to Chaz Lane.
On June 3 we sent a registered letter to John Beck. We also spoke with Chaz Lane directly and he stated that he could refund the money that he/we didn't need to go further in the company. We followed this phone call up with an e-mail outlining the phone conversation.
On June 6 the two packages containing (we assume) the Program Materials arrived to our house via FedEx. Our daughter accepted the packages not knowing we had canceled our order. When I got home I took the unopened packages to the nearest FedEx. Office and returned them unopened. These packages were sent with signed receipt requested. I contacted our credit card company and gave them the tracking numbers.
On June 12 at 4:30 pm I received a phone call on my cell phone from Julie Moore (866-373-4363) She was calling for our first mentoring session, we told her we had canceled the program. She stated that she had just gotten her paperwork and there was a note that we had canceled. She apologized for calling.
On June 14 at 4:36 we received a phone call from Brady Williams (800-864- 9688). He was calling to either see if he could sell us more stuff or to see how we were doing with the program. When we told him we had canceled the program he stated that he was unaware that we had canceled and that he'd make sure we would receive our refund.
On July 14 we received our credit card bill for $8,499.00. John Beck is willing to charge our credit card, disregarding the cancellation, and with no regard to the fact that we do not have (nor do we want) the product nor have we received the "mentoring service".
We are pursuing the the charges with our credit card company, the Utah Attorney General's Office. We will join any legal complaint that anyone has going on this unscrupulous businessman.
Guys like this need to be stopped.
John
Camarillo, California
U.S.A.
The charges came about when we purchased the John Beck Real Estate Information that we saw on an infomercial. When we received the packet it stated we needed to call the company within 24 hours. On June 1, 2006, we did and we ended up speaking with Charles (Chaz) Lane. He is apparently a supervisor at the John Beck Mentoring Company. We spoke with Chaz for about 2 hours. He told us about purchasing real estate and having pros work with us, people who have the knowledge that would help us succeed. He told us we had nothing to loose. We would have 3 days to look over the information. He told us to write down ROR right of refusal. We were told we had 3 days to refuse and get our money back and that was AFTER we received the product.
The next morning after the phone call we looked up John Beck Real Estate on the Internet. What a shock!! So many complaints! Most of the complaints were so severe that they were contacting the Better Business Bureau, Utah State Attorney General's Office, FBI, and other legal entities.
On June 2 at 6:03 PM we left a message for Chaz Lane. (800-508-1835 x 246) We stated were exercising our right of refusal and canceling the program. We expected our money to refunded to our credit card. (Note this was about 21 hours after the order). We left another message at 7:00pm. We sent e-mail to Chaz Lane.
On June 3 we sent a registered letter to John Beck. We also spoke with Chaz Lane directly and he stated that he could refund the money that he/we didn't need to go further in the company. We followed this phone call up with an e-mail outlining the phone conversation.
On June 6 the two packages containing (we assume) the Program Materials arrived to our house via FedEx. Our daughter accepted the packages not knowing we had canceled our order. When I got home I took the unopened packages to the nearest FedEx. Office and returned them unopened. These packages were sent with signed receipt requested. I contacted our credit card company and gave them the tracking numbers.
On June 12 at 4:30 pm I received a phone call on my cell phone from Julie Moore (866-373-4363) She was calling for our first mentoring session, we told her we had canceled the program. She stated that she had just gotten her paperwork and there was a note that we had canceled. She apologized for calling.
On June 14 at 4:36 we received a phone call from Brady Williams (800-864- 9688). He was calling to either see if he could sell us more stuff or to see how we were doing with the program. When we told him we had canceled the program he stated that he was unaware that we had canceled and that he'd make sure we would receive our refund.
On July 14 we received our credit card bill for $8,499.00. John Beck is willing to charge our credit card, disregarding the cancellation, and with no regard to the fact that we do not have (nor do we want) the product nor have we received the "mentoring service".
We are pursuing the the charges with our credit card company, the Utah Attorney General's Office. We will join any legal complaint that anyone has going on this unscrupulous businessman.
Guys like this need to be stopped.
John
Camarillo, California
U.S.A.
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Santa Maria,California,
U.S.A.
How to get your money back from John Beck Mentoring of America
#2Consumer Suggestion
Tue, July 18, 2006
John, I too got ripped off the same way by these pieces of gargabe two years ago. But they charged me $7 grand and the guy that called me gave me a fake money back guarantee. If you keep reading other complaints, you will see a wide variation in price for this "mentoring" program. I've see it range from $1,500 to over $15,000. They set the price based solely on the answers you give the sales guy who called you trying to sell it to you. He asked you what your credit looked like, how much money you have, what credit cards you have, ect. They will sell it at whatever price they can, based on how much money or credit line you happen to have. If you would have told him you would only pay $3,000 and not the $8,000 you paid, they would have accepted your offer in a heart beat. I got a refund agreement for the FULL price I paid for the course 2 years ago just today, hand signed by their manager and supervisor!! They have agreed to give me EVERY penny back. And this was two years ago. I kept fighting and filing complaints against them untill they threw in the towel. They say that I was not going to give up so they must have decided to give up the fight. The biggest piece of advice I can give you is NEVER NEVER NEVER give up. File EVERY complaint form against them you can find from searching past post on these guys. Keep your story factual and truthfull. Record any conversations you may have with any of their people on the phone. You want to make a ton of noise. You can also consult with an attorney and have him/her write Mentoring of America a letter demanding your money back. That has been proven here to get their attention and comply. You need to file a complaint against Mentoring of America with the Utah Divison of Consumer Protection. When I filed this complaint, that must have been the final blow that made them give up and comply to my refund request. Fill this form out and sent it out immediately! Click on the link below. Put a tracking number on it when you send it, and follow up with the consumer protection division after you see they have received it. http://consumerprotection.utah.gov/downloads/complaintform.pdf Continue to dispute with your credit card company. Once you reverse the charges and get your money back, I would HIGHLY suggest you close that account. These guys have continued to bill other people on the same account. Keep us posted on the outcome. This will help other people.
