Around a year and a half ago I decidede to submit an invention to a company I saw a commercial on. They stated that they would help get it patented and out to companies as long as they were interested.
I decided to mail them a few details and see what they said, bingo they said we are hooked, thats a great idea we can help. However we need 910.00 dollars to start all the paperwork, attorney fees, etc. They had names that all checked out and were profesional in every way. So we mailed the money via money order.
We recieved an awesome package in leather bound folders with all kinds of signatures needed and all our info for the invention as well as all the profesional legal documents to cover any one trying to steal the idea.
After that paperwork, they needed another sum of money to start the product drawings, internet set ups, designer fees, and all that mumbo jumbo, this time it was $10,000.00 dollars. So we checked with a family attorney who checked it out and said go for it.
For a year we recieved postcards for shows they were doing with our product there, but we always recieved the postcards a couple days after the supposed show.
My wife started getting suspicious and began making calls to the company, everything checked out once again.
We folded so many press releases, put them in envelopes and mailed them to legitimate companies looking for this specific product. Most were on the east coast, few were local.
We never heard any responses. The company had supposedly set up a web page on there site with our info and designs, we couldn't get access for around a month. My wife complained once again, what do you know wow instant access! The whole thing got us so hiped up and excited looking at all the colored designs we couldn't wait to be millionairs and help those in need with my invention, it was supposed to help people with disabilities and elderly people or kids.
We never got anywhere though, and never heard from them again, in fact they can only talk to us now if we send another $ 10,000.00 dollars, otherwise they can't even find us in there system anymore! But they assured us if we sent the money they would be able to help us out. It's amazing what they can pop up with for a meezly 10 Grand!
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