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Misrepresented business, not returning phone calls
By: Sep 14, 2013On July 31, 2013 I received a pushy, high pressured phone call from Scott Kaufman, salesman for IBS asking all kinds of personal financial questions like how much debt do I have, how many credit cards, how much credit on them, are they real credit cards, etc. Like a dummy I told him. That was enough info for him to go in for the kill, so to speak, prey on the elderly, the vulnerable people who don't have much money, live on Social Security and are prime targets. I told him it sounded like a scam to me but he kept on talking for over an hour. I finally told him I would do it to get rid of him then I would cancel in the morning as you only had 3 days, (a blind 3 days, cause you didn't know what you were getting into) which I did. I emailed the company as the instructions said to do. I was instructed to wait until contacted. I told the secretary to cancel the appm't with the Orientation Director, Rob Morris and the coach for that day. Well Rob Morris called me anyway and proceeded to talk me back into the program and instructed me to write him an email telling him so. He also gave me his personal office and cell phone numbers and I was told to only call him. I had my 1st coaching session of 1/2 hr and was instructed to sign up with Ebay and Pay Pal. I had trouble so I called Ebay and they said why are you paying these people when we can help you FREE. I called Rob Morris and he was no happy with what I found out and told me well they are just $10/hr Ebay employees and of course they are going to tell you that. We can offer you so much more money to make. LOL, ya right. No money yet. They don't return phone calls and now it's over the 3 days and I can't get out of it even though I have been trying every day since. I have had two or three calls with Mr Morris and he finally said he has other clients besides me and told me our phone calls were recorded. Now he verbally told me at least three times if I wasn't satisfied with the program that he would personally see to it that I would get my money back. Now he says he didn't say that BECAUSE IT WASN'T IN WRITING. He is lying because I have perfect hearing. I told him I am a cancer survivor and I can't take this stress and I am not supposed to be stressed, but they don't care. They already laughed all the way to the bank with the money and everyone else's money that complained about them. These people are SCAMMERS, STAY AWAY! I had to cancel my credit card I gave them because of a strange internet purchase from China on there. I questioned them about that and of course they didn't know anything about that. They are the only ones I gave that credit card to in 5 years and it had a 0 balance when I gave it to them. Very suspicious and the more I explain this the madder I get for being so stupid. I should have just hung up.
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My demands:
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Partial money back
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User Recommendation:
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Stay away
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Resolution:
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Unresolved
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Identity Theft Risk:
- HIGH RISK Click for the explanation.
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Also reported:
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Monetary damages:
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$3,460.36
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Comments:
arnold
Dec 28, 2014 10:37 PM
Well that was the biggest poor me story I have ever heard. I personally have delt with him and said company and actually followed through and did what they said and didn't grow afraid and chicken out. You use cancer survivor as a weakness. I too have had cancer and it gave me strength. You make it sound like he/they forced you to do something. You could've hung up the phone. Said no. Etc. instead you chose to move forward, not follow through and point the finger and whine. Now you have posted something about someone that will never go away that is far from the truth. All because you were afraid and blaming living on ss and being broke and playing a victim. It sounds like you Sandra are the kind of woman who blames everhody else for your problems in life. I bet they refunded you too huh. But you didn't bother to mention that. Poor victim.
arnold
Dec 22, 2013 3:10 AM
Huh, after reading that it doesn't sound like it is a scam at all. It sounds like you chose not to follow through and do what they suggested. Why can't people take responsibility for their own actions and stop playing the victim. Doesn't sound like they put a gun to your head. Could have hung up the phone. It sounds like they did exactly what they said they were going to do. Can't call something a "Scam" if you chose not to follow through. Looking up this company it looks like they have been around for a good while and have helped quite a number of people learn and make some income online. Problem with this world is is nobody can make everybody happy. And when you didn't follow through you have the audacity to go online and post something about someone that can never be removed and call that person a liar/scam, high pressure. I'd be willing to be that company refunded you too huh? They probably did so they wouldn't have to deal with someone who can't take responsibility for what they chose to do.