On or about July 5th I received an advertisement in the mail from EMSI that says; "Is the media talking about your company and products?", so I sent them an e-mail asking for more info. About 2 days later I get a call from Steve Friedman, the president of the company. He told me all about the company, what they do, how they do it, etc. And then we talked about the products and business I wanted to do the PR campaign for. He said what I had (my products and business) is perfect for this campaign. He sent me a questionnaire to fill out, so I did, and I listed EVERYTHING about my products and business that I wanted to do the PR on, and I made it VERY clear that this PR campaign was about (and ONLY about) my products and business. Well... After he schmoozed me and lied to me and got me to sign the agreement and send him the $7,445.00, he arranged a conference call about a week later with the EMSI staff. We did the conference call and during that call I was told that the campaign will have a turn in directions, that it will NOT be about my products or business, but rather about "me" and my expertise in my field and that MAYBE I could get my products and busines "mentioned" during the interviews and ad campaigns, but there would be no guarantees. This is NOT what their ad says, it is NOT what I was EVER told before signing the agreement, it says NOWHERE in the agreement nor ANYWHERE that directions can (and will) change, and now they say since I signed the contract (that says "no refunds"), I am stuck having to pay the $7,445.00 for something I do NOT want! Had I have been told BEFORE being lied to and coaxed into signing and paying, I would have NEVER signed up for such a campaign. "I" don't need nor want any PR... My products and business need the PR! This is what they say they do in their ads, in conversations on the phone, in e-mails, and so on, and then they change directions and expect you to still pay for it. This is fraud, false advertising, misleading customers and is an absolute scam and a crime! I have ALL of the e-mail correspondances as well as the original questionnaire they had me fill out and fax to them that CLEARLY says this campaign is about my PRODUCTS and my BUSINESS, not about "me", nor that I "may" get them mentioned in the campaign. Who in their right mind would pay for something they MAY get? I mean, COME_ON! These guys are RIP-OFFS and CROOKS!
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