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  • Report:  #1053427

Complaint Review: Work Site Center - Baltimore, Maryland

Reported By:
McSlash - Walnut Creek, California,
Submitted:
Updated:

Work Site Center
210 E. Lexington Street Baltimore,, 21202 Maryland, USA
Phone:
(410) 696-7519
Web:
worksitecenter.com
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My Story is similiar to the others here, I was cold called by this firm that I thought was out of Minnesota but turns out they are in Baltimore, maybe . . .

They had to call me several times and really work me as I rarely send money to someone who calls me. I often purchase things on the internet, or from a catalog but in those instances I have made the call, ususally know the seller, and pay with a credit card for its protections. I just don't trust cold calls.

Work Site Center (which is now apparently Work Info Center, www.worksitecenter.com redirects to www.workinfocenter.com) offered themselves as providers of leads for Construction/Handyman/Landscape/Clean up services, on a Nationwide Basis. They told me the Bulk of the work would be in Foreclosed Properties being put back into the market. WSC had working relationships with Banks all over the country and these banks depended on WSC for the names of local Contractors. (At this point calls to local Banks Real Estate Managers would have the correct course of action). Most of the jobs would be small, $250 to $650, but the Bank would supply all material needed for the work. That should have been another red flag, why would a bank manager order material rather than the Contractor performing the work?

My Business is a small General Contracting Firm, though I tend to land large Site Development Constrcution Management contracts that can last a year to eighteen months or more. I had just completed such a project and the thought of having some small window/door replacement, dry rot repair projects to fill in around the edges seemed smart.

WSC sales agents originally told me that their service was free, they got paid from the Banks, and the only cost was the $99 background check, which would be refunded if I failed the check. That should have been another red flag, if an outside firm performed the background check and I failed, why would the fee be refunded? The check was performed.

Then at some point I noticed on their website that the refundable background check fee was $69 and there was a registration fee of $30, this was explained away as a new trainee sales agent mispeaking. Uh huh . . .

Depite my misgivings I signed up, which was yet another lesson that you need to listen to those little voices in your head, they are there for a reason. I passed the backgrpound check in late February and started receiving leads in Early March. Every week three or four leads. Not one yet on a Foreclosed property, but all private property owners looking for low budget Contractors and even Handymen.

No Phone Numbers, Addresses, or even communities of the projects. Simply email addresses to contact the owner. My tip off of a scam was when I started getting the email postmaster messages of undeliverable email address. I'd say seven out of ten have been undeliverable, and not a response from the ones that got through.

The only name I came away with is [email protected]

On their new Work Info Center website McAfee Site Advisor warns; "found potential suspicious behavior on this site which may pose a security risk. Use with caution".

So they only got me for $99, but that would be handy in my wallet, and the work would have been nice too.

 



2 Updates & Rebuttals

McSlash

Walnut Creek,
California,
Electronic Check

#2Author of original report

Tue, June 25, 2013

When I dealt with them they would not take credit cards only electronic checks or ACH (automatic Check something).

You need to look through your statements for ACHs, but you would need to know the number of the check used. There will not be a hard copy, only electronic records, and I doubt your bank can help, as it wasn't a protected credit card transaction, another red flag for a rip off.


JDF

marietta,
Georgia,
bad company

#3UPDATE EX-employee responds

Mon, June 24, 2013

I was with them too. They sent me stupid stuff. Never heard from them again. i called  to file a dispute with my bank cause i tried to call work site and the number is temp unavailable. my question to you is on your bank statement what name did they use cause i can't find it on mine. therefore i can't file a dispute.. they are a bunch of a**holes. thanks

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