A few months ago I signed up with a company called 321annuity. This company promised that they would book me face to face meeting with clients in order to discuss annuity and investment options. They guaranteed that these would be qualified meeting with clients over 50 years old with atleast 50k able to be invested. I paid $1250 for 22 face to face meetings.
I was very skeptical of the company but before signing up I asked to speak to one of the "appointment setters". The man that I spoke to was Jim Reid, he was supposed to be the head guy there, in the business for years, and on the phone was quite charming in his promises of hard work and dedication to service, he even said that he would be the one calling to set my appointments.
As the weeks went on I still had not received one appointment. After a few more days I called in to see what the problem was and I got the usual run around about the economy and times are hard bla bla bla. It was at this point that I found out Jim Reid was not the one even calling for me.
The next week they made an appointment for me. When I showed up to the clients house, the client stated that he told the man on the phone that he was not interested and already had an advisor. I didnt even get in the door.
When I called to complain they fought me all the way stating that it was god appointment and I should have talked my way in. Over the next few week all Jim Reid and his cohorts were able to book for me were "phone call" appointments, where they wanted me to call the client back and ty and finess my way into getting an appointment. When I objected and said that this was not part of the arrangement and I shouldnt be charged for this Jim Reid became furious and began yelling at me about he doesnt need to deal with "bitchy and winey" agents. He claims that his philosophy is that if you throw enough crap against the wall something has to stick.
The bottom line is that I have been trying to call the company to try and get a refund since in 3 months thay had booked me zero face to face appointments. I have sent numerous emails and messages but no one has called me back. I have also filed complaints with the better business bureau in California and also learned that there are 4 other open complaints against Jim Reid and 321annuity (Big Suprise).
If there are any new developments with this company I will be posting them as I go along, but just be aware that his company is a huge rip off, and Jim Reid is nothing more than a thief and a liar.
Vincent
Sicklerville, New Jersey
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