I was approached via email about cambridge's Who's Who free networking registry for professionals and executives. I had heard about Cambridge's registry before and thought, it's free, why not? Filled out the information and heard about a month later requesting an interview for the publication. ...
This is a well organized, well scripted, professional scam run by very cold hearted people who target professionals trying to progress on their careers. Their fraudulent appeal is their exclusiveness and they use pressurized sales techniques to get people to agree to their fraudulent services. It ...
In January I accepted an invitation from Cambridge for a membership. This was one of those "You have been selected as a result of your accomplishments, " etc. This also allowed, according to the caller, networking with other professionals in like field. This was considered a plus to me. ...
I received notice of my nomination to be included in the registry a few weeks ago. I filled out the on-line form, and today, at work, received a call from Tina Ruggiero (probably not even her real name). She interviewed me by phone "to complete my biography" for about 15 minutes. When she ...
Fake value offered for marketing. Unauthorized chages on charge card. ...
My situation is very similar to others... I fell for it under the impression that this was a well-known organization like Cambridge (the university) and the national organization I involved with in college ("Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges & University" which recognizes ...