1, Report:
#111212
Posted Date:
Jan 30 2020
Avant-Garde Marketing Solutions, LLC Bill Gouldd is operating Avant-Garde Marketing Solutions, LLC. He has been already sued by the FTC for operating an illegal pyramid schem called Equinox International, Inc. which between 1993-2000 defrauded thousands out of $300M Las Vegas Nevada
Subject: The return of Bill Gouldd and relevant ponzi-pyramid schemes at the expense of the US taxpayer
To whom it may concern:
I am an ex-Equinox distributor. These are my personal views. If you disagree do not take it personally. My experience with Equinox International, Inc...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
2, Report:
#1485211
Posted Date:
Sep 18 2019
Energy Optimization Services EOS Fake job interview Denver, CO
I smelled pyramid scheme bs from the minute I entered their rented space at the hotel in DTC. I googled the names of those running the presentation Kale Flagg and Mark Oriol and guess what pops up? Two illegal pyramid schemes shut down by the FTC, Trek Alliance and Equinox, both run...
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Categories: JOB Scam
3, Report:
#14076
Posted Date:
Jul 19 2012
TREK ALLIANCE: A NATION WIDE RIPOFF SCAM
I hope you can help me!! In October of 2001, I got involved with Trek Alliance at their Kansas City office, Global Innovations. I now have $5000 on my credit cards because of their deceptive claims and practices. I am 20 years old and I dropped out of college last semester to work t...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
4, Report:
#13272
Posted Date:
Jul 19 2012
Trek Alliance-Don't waste your time on this scam
I was fresh out of college and searching my ass off for my first job. Of course I posted my resume on Monster.com and got a call from Trek Alliance. They had some cover up name like Southern Alliance or something to hide their true identity. Anyways they told me they had a positi...
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Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
5, Report:
#40931
Posted Date:
Jul 19 2012
Trek Alliance Rip-off Finally these bastards are through Houston Texas
It's finally a relief to see that these chucklef***s have been shutdown. Man I'd love to meet the numbnuts that was giving the presentation I attended...I guess I'd have to give a homless guy money cause that's probably where he is.Oh yeah and Levi from Cincinnati, I told you it wo...
Entity
Categories: Multi-Level Marketing
6, Report:
#406243
Posted Date:
May 11 2009
ViaViente INVESTIGATION: ViaViente commitment to 100% customer satisfaction, VaVient implemented strategic changes to insure that the company's customers are satisfied with the product and the company's customer service. ViaViente is an Anti-Oxidant rich blend of natural whole fruit purees that is formulated to support optimum health. *UPDATE: Recognized by Rip-off Report Corporate Advocacy Program as a safe business service ViaViente pledges to always resolve any issues, feel safe, confident & secure when doing business with ViaViente.
Rip-off Report Investigation:Editors UPDATE: Positive Rating and Recognition has been given to ViaViente for its Commitment to Excellence in customer service.Rip-off Reports investigation of ViaViente uncovers an ongoing commitment to total customer satisfaction. This means that cus...
Entity
Categories: Alternative Health
7, Report:
#436424
Posted Date:
Mar 22 2009
Bill Gouldd, Avant-Garde Marketing Solutions, AGMS, Marc Accetta, And Greg Ammerman, Greg Amerman, Gregg Amerman, Gregg Ammerman, Leading Edge Inc., Bill Gouldd is helping to operate Avant-Garde Marketing Solutions, LLC. He has been already sued by the Federal Trade Commission for operating an illegal pyramid scheme called Equinox International, Inc. from Las Vegas, NV which between 1993-2000 defrauded thousands out of $300M. Dallas Texas
Subject: Bill Gouldd, Marc Accetta, and Greg Ammerman (a.k.a. Greg Amerman, Gregg Amerman, Gregg Ammerman) were the people behind Equinox International, Inc. which between 1993-2000 defrauded thousands of 'independent distributors' out of $300M
To whom it may concern:
I am an ...
Entity
Categories: Seminar Programs
8, Report:
#105783
Posted Date:
Jul 03 2008
Liquidity International - Marc Accetta - Future Horizons MLM - Job-Interview Ripoff Scam Glendale California
This is going to sound very familiar to those of you who know the history of Marc Accetta, Equinox, Trek Alliance, etc. or who otherwise been the victim of one of these Multi-Level Markeing traps.
Yesterday, I got a call from a lady named Theresa, who said that she was with a com...
Entity
Categories: Employers
9, Report:
#293232
Posted Date:
Jan 06 2008
Liquidity Internationa/leading Edge/marc Accetta although the products may be decent...the man representing them is not! you know who you are....MARC ACCETTA Austin Texas
Do not do any buisness with Liquidity International!! I certainly would not invest ANY money to go to the boring and non eventfull training held by the Leading Edge. My friends and I went to one of the trainings the summer of '06 and as soon as we were introduced to some of the To...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
10, Report:
#9894
Posted Date:
Jun 20 2007
What Trek Alliance Actually Is... Equinox...Trek Alliance ..same thing? Basically. brainwashing
Equinox...Trek Alliance...same thing? Basically. Trek Alliance was spun off of Equinox in the late ninties. Not only are there literally thousands of personal complaints on the internet about them, but they are marked by the Better Business Breau as an unreliable company that dos...
Entity
Categories: Multi-Level Marketing
11, Report:
#112028
Posted Date:
May 25 2007
ViaViente INVESTIGATION: ViaViente clients, feel safe, confident & secure when doing business with ViaViente. VaVient is committed to 100% customer satisfaction. Commitment to Rip-off Report Corporate Advocacy Business Remediation & Customer Satisfaction Program, ..A program that benefits the consumer, assures them of complete satisfaction & confidence when doing business. *UPDATE: ViaViente FIRST product to receive the coveted Brunswick Labs ORAC Seal of Certification for its Anti-Oxidant content. ViaViente recognized by Rip-off Report as a Verified Safe business.
Rip-off Report Investigation:Editors UPDATE: Positive Rating and Recognition has been given to ViaViente for its Commitment to Excellence in customer service.Rip-off Reports investigation of ViaViente uncovers an ongoing commitment to total customer satisfaction. This means that cus...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
12, Report:
#161459
Posted Date:
Nov 27 2006
Minnesota Premier, Majestic Enterprises, Trek Alliance Narrow Escape Roseville Minnesota
It started with a phone call from Geoff Bebeau. He left a message about possible work and asked me to call back.
I called back.
He wanted to set up an interview. I thought that sounded fine. Then he said it could be as early as that evening.
That seemed very odd. An intervi...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
13, Report:
#23107
Posted Date:
Apr 14 2006
DC Advertising aka Executive Advertising, Direct Link Marketing, JSJ & Associates ripoff ..Don't let their ENERGY and $ potential convince you to join! Quincy Massachusetts
After reading a ripoff report on Bay State Alliance aka Trek Alliance, I decided to warn people about my experience with DC Advertising.
By labeling their companies marketing and advertising firms, one can be deceived. Do NOT be persuaded into interviewing with DC Advertising, ...
Entity
Categories: Sales People
14, Report:
#164698
Posted Date:
Nov 15 2005
Minnesota Premier - Majestic Enterprizes - Trek Alliance ripoff, offer a bogus part time job, won't tell you how they recieved your Number Roseville Minnesota
I recieved a call at 3:45 pm an my cell phone from a guy who said One of his excutives handed him my number. I hung up when he tried to belittle me because I insisted on knowing where he got my number.
I googled Minnesota Premeir, and found the entries here, and I believe They ...
Entity
Categories: Con Artists
15, Report:
#14391
Posted Date:
Oct 12 2005
Trek Alliance-Waste of my time, CREDIT, and money... This scam is SO similar to AMWAY, and their NEW branch, Quixtar, which is another RIP-OFF by the way, even bigger than Trek Alliance
I joined Trek after being tired of working in the retail & restaurant business. I was 19, and living in a small apartment with my fiance. He had a good job, but I had a hard time finding something that fit me. I looked in the ads in the paper, and found one that sounded like this:
...
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Categories: Multi Level Marketing
16, Report:
#143010
Posted Date:
May 17 2005
Trek Alliance, Cascade, Sound Whatever It Is Today Alliance, Rich, Kale, Skip, BRETT HULING, Patti Dishonest, lying, criminals, who will get served when I see them Who knows, Truckee, Vegas, Should Be Prison California
My dealings with TREK where short lived but they still kept trying to reel me in. First, Patti got me on a fake job interview for a sales position. I met Rich and Skip (sorry punks)
My first demo of a water filter actually flooded my buddie's kitchen due to a bad seal (had to pa...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
17, Report:
#26743
Posted Date:
Sep 07 2004
Primerica, and Trek Alliance totally different companies blatanly lying to people insulting my intelligence and screwing themselves local office in Kalamazoo Michigan *EDitor's comment*UPDATE: Primerica recognized by Rip-off Report a business opportunity well worth considering - its not for everyone but many representatives make solid commission incomes. Primerica takes appropriate action against representatives conducting themselves improperly, pledges 100% commitment to customer service.!
EDitor's Comment: Rip-off Report Investigation: Primerica gets a POSITIVE RATING in customer support from Rip-off Report and is fulfilling its commitment to provide excellent customer service. Primerica pledges to resolve complaints and address representative issues. For a long time...
Entity
Categories: Multi-Level Marketing
18, Report:
#11412
Posted Date:
Aug 02 2004
Trek Alliance Ripoff - I have seen the REAL TRUTH with my own eyes.
After reading all these rebuttals, I am completely amazed by what I am hearing from these people who are in Trek Alliance. ...I don't even know where to begin.
The people who are posting rebuttals in here in support of Trek Alliance have to be the most close-minded poeple I ha...
Entity
Categories: Multi-Level Marketing
19, Report:
#15774
Posted Date:
Feb 09 2004
Trek Alliance-Levi From Cincinatti it's me that'll be laughing
Levi, I believe you've got it all wrong. I'll be laughing in a year when I'm on vacation spending my hard earned money that I am gauranteed to earn, while you are spending your 14 hr. days trying to sell worthless products that anyone can buy at wal-mart and trying to sucker anyone...
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Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
20, Report:
#12570
Posted Date:
Feb 01 2004
TREK ALLIANCE= PYRAMID SCAM=NO MORE MONEY= SUCKERED!! aka Poudre Valley Alliance Ft.collins Colorado same Rip-off
WE WENT TO A SUPPOSED JOB INTERVIEW ONLY TO FIND 20 OTHER PEOPLE THERE WHO WERE RECRUITED BY THESE CON ARTISTS!!! AMBER ELLINGER, TULLY, ADAM VAKE, DEMITRI ALL THESE SCAM ARTISTS WORK IN THE FT.COLLINS OFFICE IN COLORADO EXCEPT THERE NAME IS POUDRE VALLEY ALLIANCE.
THESE PEOPL...
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Categories: Drug Manufacturers
21, Report:
#77090
Posted Date:
Jan 15 2004
Majestic Enterprises deceptive interview luring Roseville Minnesota
My son filed his resume with Monster.com. Today he received a very vague call for an interview with Majestic Enterprises. Majestic Enterprises can't be found in the yellow pages. I did find several rip-off reports on the internet. The reports I read claim that Majestic Enterpris...
Entity
Categories: Employers
22, Report:
#65262
Posted Date:
Aug 04 2003
TREK ALLIANCE FTC finally closing the loopholes around the necks of these crooks! Illegal Pyramid Scheme collapses under FTC investigation! Reno Nevada
FTC Press Release. For more information, see the FTC website.
For Release: August 4, 2003
Court Halts Trek Alliance Pyramid Scheme
A federal district court judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting the alleged illegal activities of Trek Alliance, freezing its asse...
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Categories: Home Based Business
23, Report:
#13785
Posted Date:
Jul 10 2003
TREK ALLIANCE, TOOK MY MONEY SCREWING THE PEOPLE OVER
A FRIEND OF MY WANTED TO GET INTO THE COMPANY TREK. SHE TALKED TO ME ABOUT IT, RAVING IT WAS A WONDERFULD COMPANY TO GET INTO, I ALSO TALKED TO HER GRANDMOTHER ABOUT THIS, LISA'S GRANDMOTHER ALSO SAID IT WAS A WONDERFUL CO.
SO TO GET HER STARTED THEY ASKED ME IF I WOULD PUT TH...
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Categories: Consumer Services
24, Report:
#49917
Posted Date:
Jul 08 2003
TREK ALLIANCE owners Selling Trek products NOW after FTC shut them down for FRAUD fraudulent ripoff business Internet
Trek Alliance, the MLM brought to you by Equinox refugees, was shut down by the FTC in December for operating a fraudulent pyramid scheme. The assets of the company were frozen. So how come one of the owners, Kale Flagg, sent out an e-mail to Trek Alliance's mailing list telling t...
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Categories: Multi-Level Marketing
25, Report:
#47355
Posted Date:
Jun 05 2003
Diamond International Aka Trek Alliance Aka Rocky Mountain Alliance Reporting Name Change for Same Outfit - Same pattern as other reports victimized many consumers ripoff Denver Colorado
I received a call from the company stating they saw my resume on the internet and were interested in talking to me. I checked their information on this website and found that they had the same pattern under two previous names. (They still have the same phone number -- new name.) ...
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Categories: Employment Services