The reason I am filing a complaint on your website is: Beaware of TCY Online tutoring scam. This company is based out in India, and they make you sign a one sided contract which clearly says if any future disputes the arbitration will take place in India according to Indian law. According to the franchising standards any company who advertise themselves online as a business has to have a local office in US, this company does not have a real office in US, they may only have a mail box from any UPS store in the state they claim they had registered their business, they are nothing but fraud; they do not offer what they say. And when you get frustrated with their policies they will refer you to the contract you signed. By the time the victim realize, its too late since you cannot go to India for arbitration, and also it is not worth for that victim to fly there it is more expensive travelling and they just have to keep quite and this company just retains their money.
TCY Online target is to get hold of any innocent citizen who is struggling to find a job or looking for a low investment full or part time business to earn extra dollars. Once they find a prospect they follow up very promptly until they get the money, they also offer this to every prospect: We currently have a great deal going on if you sign up before end of this week or month we will reduce your investment into half or you can get paid 100% of the commission for next ninety (90) days.
Be very careful this is nothing but scam, do not drain your hard earned money for such a scam!!!!!!
Safder
Silver Spring,#2Author of original report
Sat, December 12, 2009
YES: I am honest, and that's why I am open in front of everyone. Yes, they do make you sign one sided contract, before you get involved with TCY Online scam, please contact me and I will provide you with all the evidence that proves TCY Online is nothing but Scam!
Location: Yes, they have to be proud of their international location, since once you pay your money its gone. Use your common sense, will you go to India to fight for $2499.00 this company will frustrate you to the extent where you want to withdraw and they retain your money. And if you request them to sell your exclusive territory, they will never do that, again contact me I have all their communication stored with me, I can provide you everything we communicated from the day1. They are making more money selling territories to innocent people, instead of providing online tutoring to students. SCAM SCAM SCAM TCY Online nothing but SCAM SCAM SCAM.
Contract: Yes they did forced me to sign the contract when I was not ready for it. I am very unfortunate that I got trapped with this Scam, and my intention investing my time into this is to save other innocent people's money from this scam. I have all their communication stored with me, please feel free to contact me and I am willing to help you save your hard earned money. TCY Online is nothing but a big scam do not get trapped into this Scam!
US Office: Like I said I thought they might have a mail box in the state where they have registered there company in US. But thank you for clearing my point they don't even have a mail box in US. About the representative in US, again please please contact me I have proof when they will introduce you to their rep in US. The rep in US gets involved only when they have problem with paypal not letting you pay the money, and since they need your money to retain it they will show you how dedicated they are to get your money into their account and once done it's gone, beleive me it's gone. Beaware of this SCAM TCY Online!!!!!
Affiliate Program: They call it a affiliate program. What they mean by the affilaite program is that you have to pay $2499.00 for a 100,000 house hold territory in US. And the price increases as the size of the territory increases. TCY Online support staff in India does not work according to US standards, they are off on their holidays, they get sick for more than 2 weeks and during that time there is zero support. They look for motivated smart affiliates who can afford to pay them there very low entry fee which they will retain it anyways after sometime. Again, I requested to sell my master territory for the whole state of Maryland, and when they started playing games with me yes I did said I will report them not only on Ripp off but also to every state attorney general's office. Which I will for sure do it to save other innocent people's money from this Scam. Also, I did not invested $2499.00 may be I might have kept quite like there other unhappy affilaites did, if I was investing that amount. But actually my amount is much higher since they forced me to buy their master territory for the state of Maryland. How can tcy online offer you free lunch when they themselves are starving for your money. Again my intention doing this is very clear, I really want to save innocent people's money from this TCY Online Scam!
SCAM: When I am saying TCY Online a Scam I really mean it. They were never established in US market since 1998. They are nothing but Scam, I strongly belive in one thing whatever happens, it happens for a reason. I have been choosen by God to save other innocent people's money from this scam. India and America two different world's, two different cultures, tcy online support staff in India does not even know how to communicate with us in a proper manner. Only thing tcy online has acquired significantly is affiliates money nothing else atleast in US market. In education sector there is only online presence they don't even know how to comminicate with US Kids, please try it yourself call them and experience their communication skills. Quality commitment, consistent performance and exemplary work culture all very true this is only to get your money out of your pocket, once they receive your money they start manipulating things in the name of national campaign or your commission structure changes for no reason. They are very good at frustrating their affiliates until they want to quit and tcy online can retain the money. If you ask them what kind of support they provide, nothing you are all by yourself. The only thing they try to do is to get your money again and again in defferent ways. They also recently started blaming their bad business module on US recession and economy. Again, please feel free to contact me I will provide you with all the documents which clearly speaks the truth.
Why will tcy online regret for me being part of their affiliate network, tcy online need to celebrate they got more money in one shot. I was very unfornate to get trapped with this Scam and I am the one who is loosing money, so I have to regret not them. I am sorry, yes they do have to regret because the true side of tcy online is revealed in front of everyone. Again, my sincere advice to all those people who are thinking of joing this scam, please go and donate your money for some good cause atleast they will be thankful to you and pray for you and your family, just don't waste your hard earned money on this scam. Tcy online is honestly nothing but just a big scam scam scam scam and scam!!!!!!!
Please contact me for the proof for whatever I mentioned above. I have everything saved, once again the only motive for me to invest time into this is to save innocent people's money nothing else. I had first hand experience dealing with this evil company and there international affiliates very well, so please don't get trapped into this Scam.
Sincerely,
Your Well Wisher!
TCY
United States of America#3UPDATE Employee
Fri, December 11, 2009
YES, this report is regarding our company, TCY. It is by one of our former affiliates.
Location: YES, we are headquartered in India. Proudly!
Contract: NO, we don't force anyone to sign our contract.
US office: NO, we do not work with mail boxes in the US. We have our representatives in the US in addition to dedicated support staff in India.
Affiliate Program: It is a unique Business Opportunity based on pay-for-performance model. Affiliates are assigned exclusive territories with a very low entry fee. The Company takes care of all academic activities and affiliates market the program in their exclusive territories. We look for motivated and smart affiliates who are willing to grow with us, but as an affiliate, you will have to work and grow your business. There is no free lunch. But if you are not willing to work, you can not threaten us to return the fee or you will report on rip off.
Scam: NO, it is not a scam. TCY, established in 1998 is a highly respected education services company. It has already served over half a million students through its testing and tutoring services so far. The company has acquired significant goodwill in education sector due to its presence, quality commitment, consistent performance and exemplary work culture.
We regret that this person was ever a part of our affiliate network.