Complaint Review: Universal Advertising - Internet

I saw Universal Advertising in a magazine about starting you own Business. I have been looking for some time, and they had a full page ad.Of course it looked good. Got me thinking, something easy to do, could make money, I was into it. Well, I called in and spoke to Paul Porter. The Big Guy there! I listened to all the BS , they made it look like a doable thing, all I wanted to was add a few bucks to the dinner table. Not out to make a killing, but I lost a whole lost of money. Once I got in I knew it was a scam, that is because once the had my money the forgot about me. You read about this all the time, but never think that it could happen to you. Well it did.I have had this business for 7 months, and have had 1 business interested in working with me, and that lasted about 13 days, once the cards and brochures became a mess, he was sick of it. Sad. Make about $33 altogether. In the beginning, once they had my money, it took almost 2 months to get my displays, 2 of them were damaged. Now I am broke and out. I want my $7,500.00 back. I called and called, no luck. I called NBOB, not a member any longer,,,booted, unfair business practices. BBB, well, again another dead-end. Dont spend your savings; keep in savings no matter how good they make it look. They are total scammers!!! 1-800-731-1311 or email at [email protected]

When I called Paul at Universal Advertising, he made the whole thing seem so good, I guess being the owner that is his job. I need additional income, not much, to add to the family income. And I wanted to get into business for myself. Well that's just what I got. I am on my own. After sending him $4,000 dollars for the entry Level package, (Oh, free stands) and a cheap photo copied set of training materials. I am now the proud owner of a full garage of junk. I have been trying to get this thing to produce for 8 months. I have asked Paul to call me for advise, he says. Go to auto repair places, ask how they distribute business cards, tell them you will do it for them,,,bla bla bla,,,,same answer every time, what was I thinking. My wife is pissed for loosing 4k of our savings. I'm pissed because the garage is full of flimsy displays (free stands) and I still don't have a viable business, Paul lied to me to get my money and wont return calls or emails.

dont feel bad he has done this to a lot of other people. He knows what he did is wrong and will not admit it. I was taken for a litte more than you and i feel like a fool now. I read all these thing on this site and think to myself, how can this be. how can they get away with doing it to everyone. we were all scammed and they have our money and are laughing. i canned the bbb in my state, i also called the AG. getting nothign from either. the bbb is paid off and the AG says tey have bigger fish to fry. i will try my hand at the local news

Mr. Porter, you lied to me. I told you on the phone, I didn't want to buy into a business that requires selling. You told me it was as simple as going from business to business, asking for business cards to display, and charge $25 dollars to the advertising. You didn't tell me how cheap the displays are, and that I have to pay UPS for the delivery of the displays and free stands. I am still missing 4 displays. The 7 I have are in my garage collecting dust, this silly little business profile is packed with lies, as is you business to business Hand book you sent me, that seems like cheap mimeographed copies. Come get these displays and return my $7,000.00 dollars. Your mom would be ashamed of you if she knew what lies you are spreading.

Mr. Porter, you lied to me. I told you on the phone, I didn't want to buy into a business that requires selling. You told me it was as simple as going from business to business, asking for business cards to display, and charge $25 dollars to the advertising. You didn't tell me how cheap the displays are, and that I have to pay UPS for the delivery of the displays and free stands. I am still missing 4 displays. The 7 I have are in my garage collecting dust, this silly little business profile is packed with lies, as is you business to business Hand book you sent me, that seems like cheap mimeographed copies. Come get these displays and return my $7,000.00 dollars. Your mom would be ashamed of you if she knew what lies you are spreading.

These guys will not return your calls until you threaten them with a lawsuit or the BBB. That's what I had to do to get them to speak with me again and even with that I've been pretty much ignored in regards to my demand for a refund. At this point I would settle for a partial but they just won't respond, they say I haven't tried to work the business enough. Well how many months have to go by without any business and what little business I do get deciding after a couple weeks that the displays are worthless.

Yes, the product is very cheap, and clients were not too excited by the mess it created on their floors. Paul Porter talked me into this. I was looking for something simple to make some extra money from home. He told me that this was a simple plan that was totally backed by the organization. I was sold on product placement, marketing assistance, and knowledgeable support. I was also sold on the idea that the organization refills the cards and brochures whenever needed. That is what I was told, so I put out my $11,000+ and trusted in what I was told. Boy was I mislead. Once they had my money nothing came of the business. Nothing. No one wanted me to place my advertising junk in their store. I called in for the marketing assistance I was promised. That cost more $. Can you believe they want more money!!! They I simply asked for support, only email. That is what I was told. I was told to send an email in to a generic email address, [email protected]. That was that. They must check their email once a day because I didn't hear back for about 24 hours on every email The support sucked. The product was cheap, and no one wanted anything to do with me, I was stuck with this stuff. I called in, spoke to Paulspoke to a man names Derrick. I asked for money back. They say that is not possible. I am trying to get rid of this stuff. I am trying to get some money back. The company will not answer my emails anymore. I need to talk to my lawyer. Anyone have any ideas?

I wish I had looked online before plunking down the $12,000 grand on this business. No one wants what you have. Half the time I heard a no the other half I was asked "Why would I get this from you when I can do it cheaper myself?" I can't argue with that, because when I tried saying "I can save you time." I was laughed out of the place. Derrick vanished the instant I signed on so I never heard from him again depsite the numerous e-mails I sent and phone messages I left. After all my calling and e-mailing to these scammers I was finally contacted by Paul (he wouldn't give me his last name) and he told me they could offer me a partial refund. No way I want it all back, it's come down to the fact that if I don't get it I am filing a lawsuit against them and their scam.