51, Report:
#464503
Posted Date:
Jun 24 2009
Testing Authority Inc conned me into purchasing unnecassery materials and now i can not reach the main office. Norcross Georgia
i saw an ad in the san diego penny saver and decided to call in and learn more about it. i was told that there was in fact a post office hiring in my area, and that if i sent in one hundred and thirty dollars than i would recieve the materials needed to pass the postal exam.
i wa...
Entity
Categories: United States Post Office
52, Report:
#457683
Posted Date:
Jun 02 2009
Testing Authority Rip Off Norcross Georgia
I was in desperate need of a job last summer and I was told to apply to a postal office job.
Being that I needed the job as soon as possible, I went online and searched for different companies that would allow me to receive testing material to study for the postal exam. I read t...
Entity
Categories: United States Post Office
53, Report:
#457609
Posted Date:
Jun 02 2009
US Work Alliance US Postal Exam Duluth Georgia
A year ago I saw their add on an Internet site(careerbuilders.com) and called. Paid for the book $129.95 and received it in the date I was told I was going to, so no problem so far.
The first time I tried to access their web page, it kept giving me an error message, and since it ...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
54, Report:
#456014
Posted Date:
May 28 2009
Covenant Payment Technologies; Exam Services; Access Payment Solutions The Worst Kind of Thief Norcross Georgia
Covenant Payment Technologies, formerly known as Access Payment Solutions, is nothing more than a scam, a sham, or better yet, a flim-flam. I signed on with Access Payment Solutions as an independent sales agent and met the owners Tyler and Stuart Long. Both seemed very down to ea...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing Companies
55, Report:
#454967
Posted Date:
May 25 2009
Testing Attority - testingauthorityinc.com US Postal Exam Winchester Kentucky
I am a single mom of two young kids. Anything to help me and my family mae more money is all I was looking for. I wanted to find a good job and know it was promising. There was a ad in the Winchester Sun stating the post office is hiring starting out $20.00 per hour. I called the nu...
Entity
Categories: Federal Government
56, Report:
#449330
Posted Date:
May 06 2009
Testing Authority - TESTING AUTHORITY - High Hopes, yet what a DISAPPOINTMENT!!!! Internet
I was looking for a career change and I came across an add on line to apply for a position in the Postal industry. The add offered great benefits and promised so many things, so I signed up. I had to get the study material and the study material was being provided by Testing Autho...
Entity
Categories: United States Post Office
57, Report:
#444181
Posted Date:
Apr 16 2009
Testing Authority Inc. Postal Exam Scam Strikes Again ! Internet
My complaint is very much like all the others that I've been reading. I was charged 100.00$ for the study guide plus 30.00$ for tax, S.&H, and a customer care phone #. Well, the materials they sent me were outdated, my local post offices are not hiring, and when I tried to contact ...
Entity
Categories: United States Post Office
58, Report:
#418761
Posted Date:
Mar 25 2009
Netspan Group And Mrs.Matkins Netspangroup are advertising USPS and claim $109.50 for Testing by the Government Tucker Georgia
When I was looking for a career with the Post Office I got on my computer and punched up USPS on a search,then under Post Office jobs I punched up USPS Careers,then 2009 Post Office Jobs,which under USPS a screen
said Apply Today by calling 1-800-910-9941 for the post Office.I cal...
Entity
Categories: United States Postal Service
59, Report:
#411280
Posted Date:
Feb 26 2009
NETSPAN TESTING Netspan Fraudulent Refund Tactics Tucker Georgia
In Dec of 2007 I decided to try out for a post office position, little did I know what i was getting into...
The post office hiring process was slow and it took them almost 8 months before offering me a postal test. I took the test, and was never given any results and led to nume...
Entity
Categories: Government Services
60, Report:
#360612
Posted Date:
Oct 16 2008
Testing Authority, Inc. Duped into purchasing unnecesary and irrelevant materials Atlanta Georgia
Dear Ripoff Report reader;
Below is an email I sent to Testing Authority. A company that ran an add in my local San Diego area newspaper saying that the Post Office was hiring. This by the way was untrue, the closest Post Office jobs that were open at the time were over an hour...
Entity
Categories: Mail Order Services
61, Report:
#284909
Posted Date:
Jun 25 2008
Exam Services 1-8 (US Work Alliance) Norcross, GA Charged me $129 for the Postal Battery Exam Study Guide Norcross Georgia
I called the number and they charged me $129 to my credit card. I have proof of this from my statement. I signed up on the website they gave me: www.workalliance.com for a local postal exam. I waited 5 months for the closing date, and never received any information regarding my ...
Entity
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education
62, Report:
#295779
Posted Date:
Mar 14 2008
US Work Alliance misleading, scamming, ripoff-that's it in a nut shell, they had nothing to do with the US Postal Service and that it was not actually necessary to go through them to take the postal exam. Internet
On 7-25-07 I paid $129.49 to sign up over the phone with the US Work Alliance to take the US postal exam and potentially seek full time regular employment.
I was not aware that they had nothing to do with the US Postal Service and that it was not actually necessary to go throug...
Entity
Categories: Internet Fraud
63, Report:
#310607
Posted Date:
Mar 05 2008
Us Work Alliance I purchased a postal exam booklet from US work alliance; them promising an exam and my money back. Norcross Georgia
I found a hiring ad for postal work on www.usworkalliance.com and I called about the job. They had me purchase an exam book for 129.00; saying that after I take the exam I'll get my money back. When I received the book I got on the website to schedule for an exam stating that I woul...
Entity
Categories: US Postal Service
64, Report:
#314797
Posted Date:
Mar 05 2008
US Work Alliance Made to believe I was actually signing up for a postal exam. Norcross Georgia
I responded to an ad on Feb 4 of 2008 in our local newspaper That reads POST OFFICE NOW HIRING. Average pay $20/hr or $57,000 annually including federal benefits and OT, paid training, vacations-FT/PT. Being the human that I am, I read it as the united states postal service had post...
Entity
Categories: Employment Services
65, Report:
#312462
Posted Date:
Feb 27 2008
[email protected],usworkalliance,postal Exam in local paper,Sentinel Record, postal exam register $129.45 scam Norcross Georgia
took money for study guide and registeration for postal exam....
Curtis
Hot Springs, ArkansasU.S.A.
Entity
Categories: Employment Services
66, Report:
#311565
Posted Date:
Feb 24 2008
UsWorkalliance exam Services At Usworkalliance this company scammed me for 129.45 after telling me i can cancel at anytime just call customer care at 18005841859 after calling this # all i got was a recording for 30 minutes or until i decided to hang up. i also called 18009445421 and spoke to nicki she tells me to call the same # with a recording, then the phone disconnected. then i called back and spoke to michelle id#02340 she lied also Norcross Georgia
I applied for a usps postal battery exam from usworkalliance for 129.50 i spoke to michelle id#02340 at 8009445421 she assured me that i can get a refund of my money if im not satisfied. I called the next day and spoke to nikki she told me that you only get your money if you failed...
Entity
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
67, Report:
#300322
Posted Date:
Feb 16 2008
National Employment Center They tried to charge me $395.00--$495.00 for a Postal Manual & to take an Exam for employment. San Leandro California
Being unemployed & desperately seeking work I had responded to a call I received by this agency. I went to their office & filled out an application & had to pay $10 for a simple test they regarded as a pre-screening.
Once all paperwork was done I was called in to the office for ...
Entity
Categories: Employment Services
68, Report:
#302637
Posted Date:
Jan 23 2008
US WORK ALLIANCE we thought we were sending money for a postal exam to the postal service,but we found out we were wrong. Norcross. Georgia
first of all we thought we were sending money to the postal service,my credit card was used,for my grandson robert ,come to find out ,you need a high school ed.to apply which he does not have,so we just wanted our money back,and they said we have to prove it,
well he moved to las...
Entity
Categories: Employment Services
69, Report:
#284767
Posted Date:
Nov 30 2007
US Work Alliance - USUS Work Alliance SCAM! I bought a study guide thinking it would help me w/ a postal exam and there is no such thing of this company. No numbers or websites work! Norcross Georgia
I bought a kit and was told on the phone that the study guide I had bought would help me pass the exam and get a job with the postal service. They charged my account almost $130.00 and now that I have recieved the kit the phone numbers don't work, nor the web site doesn't work. I wa...
Entity
Categories: Mail Order Services
70, Report:
#281575
Posted Date:
Oct 29 2007
US Work Alliance Charged 99.45 for materials that the USPS offers for free. Modified the check to $129.45. Cannot be contacted, and website is phony. Norcross Georgia
This company is a complete scam, selling free USPS documents for $99+. No physical address, but there is a phone number.
We were offered materials for a postal exam for 99.95. We purchased the materials (which let us know inside that they were available for free from USPS). Wh...
Entity
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education
71, Report:
#188992
Posted Date:
Apr 28 2006
US Work Alliance ripped off, refuses to give back refund, lying to customers, rude people Duluth Georgia
If any of you out there that have seen on the net in the help wanted ads about postal jobs. Get started immediately. Please avoid. They are all scams that just want your money. The US Work alliance charges you $119.45 to send you exam materials in order for you to study for postal j...
Entity
Categories: United States Post Office
72, Report:
#165285
Posted Date:
Nov 20 2005
hiring for postal positions- 8005841775 ripoff want you to pay for postal exam Tennessee
I called this number from this ad:
Hiring For 2005 Postal Positions $18.50 - $59.00 Benefits/ Paid Training/Vacations 1-800-584-1775 Ref #6990
Called the number
1.They said the starting wage would be $8.50-$9.00 an hour,not $18.50. And it would be $59.95 for the exam. I said...
Entity
Categories: Employers
73, Report:
#163238
Posted Date:
Nov 05 2005
Creative Staffing fraudulent job postings Duluth Georgia
This company is a staffing company that is currently calling prospective job seekers from Monster and Hot Job's lookups, recruiting for a company that claims to be associated with the United States Postal Service. Ths company they are recruiting for places job ads in classifieds aro...
Entity
Categories: Employers
74, Report:
#150498
Posted Date:
Jul 20 2005
Exam Prep LLC ripoff fraudulent postal exam prep scheme dishonest billing Antioch Tennessee
I found an ad in the classifieds for a postal job. I called the number and ordered the Postal Exam prep booklet giving them all my information.
I talked to my Mom the next day and she informed me that it does not cost to get a Postal job, and that is probably a scam. So I withd...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
75, Report:
#136260
Posted Date:
Jul 07 2005
Wal-Mart.com USA, LLC WALMART SELLS THE NEW POSTAL EXAM BOOK BUT THE LISTING OF THE PRODUCT IS MISLEADING DECEPTIVE DISHONEST ADVERTISING Brisbane California
I ORDERED THE NEW BOOK FOR THE US POSTAL EXAM TEST BATTERY 473/473 C WHICH ALSO INCLUDES 2 AUDIO CD'S. THIS ITEM WAS ORDERED OVER THE PHONE AND THE REP STATED THAT THE ITEM WAS AVAILABLE JUST AS IT WAS STATED ON THE WEBSITE.
THEY WAITED UNTIL AFTER THEY COLLECTED ALL OF MY INFOR...
Entity
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education