- Report: #576449
Complaint Review: SALESFIRSTCLASS.COM - PHOENIX Arizona
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Anne -
Los Altos, California, United States of America
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SALESFIRSTCLASS.COM
PHOENIX, 87647 Arizona, United States of America
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WWW.SALESFIRSTCLASS.COM
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SALESFIRSTCLASS.COM Sought "donation" for supposedly worthy cause. PHOENIX, Arizona
A young girl came to my door. She was perky, very friendly and very verbal. She said she was a sophomore at Cal State Hayward studying aerospace engineering. Said she has an opportunity to go to Seattle and help restore a P-51 Mustang plane, a 1940s plane. She said her father said he would finance her trip but she would have to earn money to help a less-fortunate student student go, too. She is raising money for a student from Alabama, she said.
She was selling kids' books that [supposedly] would be donated to Oakland Children's Hospital, and [supposedly] $40 of each $55 "donation" I made would be a tax-deductible contribution. How COULD I have been so gullible?!
She said her father, last name Bloom, lived on Oakhurst, 2 streets away from me; her mother and dad are separated. She lives in an apartment with her boyfriend and some other young people. She said her name was Angel Germain. She didn't give me her phone number or address or her father's full name or her mother's full name. She had no paperwork or tax-related ID numbers.
She also offered to do some chore for me in thanks for my helping to support her project.
After she left I took a closer look at the receipt. It says, "This person is self-employed, clearing orders through First Class Sales LL.C., PO Box 87647, Phoenix, AZ 85080. . . . I understand that if order is cancelled for any reason, independent contractor will not receive any contest or trip points. www.salesfirstclass.com" No phone numbers.
When I Googled the website, I got this "Ripoff" site and read a report of an experience quite similar to my own.
I immediately stopped payment on the check I had just written. Costs $30 to do that.
NOW I'm remembering that about a year ago a young man who called himself Bobby came around with a very similar story. He was earning money for a great soccer-game-trip opportunity. Had a parent on a nearby, known street. He offered to come back and do a chore, maybe wash a car. (Angel suggested she could wash a car for us.) And so the scam goes on.
She was selling kids' books that [supposedly] would be donated to Oakland Children's Hospital, and [supposedly] $40 of each $55 "donation" I made would be a tax-deductible contribution. How COULD I have been so gullible?!
She said her father, last name Bloom, lived on Oakhurst, 2 streets away from me; her mother and dad are separated. She lives in an apartment with her boyfriend and some other young people. She said her name was Angel Germain. She didn't give me her phone number or address or her father's full name or her mother's full name. She had no paperwork or tax-related ID numbers.
She also offered to do some chore for me in thanks for my helping to support her project.
After she left I took a closer look at the receipt. It says, "This person is self-employed, clearing orders through First Class Sales LL.C., PO Box 87647, Phoenix, AZ 85080. . . . I understand that if order is cancelled for any reason, independent contractor will not receive any contest or trip points. www.salesfirstclass.com" No phone numbers.
When I Googled the website, I got this "Ripoff" site and read a report of an experience quite similar to my own.
I immediately stopped payment on the check I had just written. Costs $30 to do that.
NOW I'm remembering that about a year ago a young man who called himself Bobby came around with a very similar story. He was earning money for a great soccer-game-trip opportunity. Had a parent on a nearby, known street. He offered to come back and do a chore, maybe wash a car. (Angel suggested she could wash a car for us.) And so the scam goes on.
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Tanner
Lake Mary,Florida,
USA
Made her way to Florida
#2Consumer Comment
Wed, October 06, 2010
The exact same situation happened to me. A very friendly and talkative college-aged girl came to my door selling magazines to finance her drama troops trip to London to perform at Shakespeare's Theater. She also stated that her name was ANGEL GERMAIN, and she lived just a block or so away, and having come to my door on a scooter, her story made sense.
She told me that the magazines I purcahse would go to burn victim's at the Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital, and that her troop would only receive a small portion of the proceeds. Also, she told me she'd be happy to wash my car or take my dog for walks when needed as additionl gratitude for helping her out.
After two weeks had gone by without her depositing the check, I did additional research using the receipt she provided me, which was from WWW.SALESFIRSTCLASS.COM. The website provides no means of contacting the company asside from an email system. I did a simple search using the company name and ANGEL GERMAIN, and found the previous rip-off report.
Personally, unless it's girl scout's selling cookies, I'd tell any and all solicitors to go away. People feeding on the kindness of others are the lowest class of human being.
