I feel so foolish not entering "barcareers.com scam" into a search engine before I picked up the phone to call and inquire because there are 166,000 entries! The closes kept coming "of course you need to do this, you need a job!", and without having time to think or dispute what was going on I found myself authorizing a charge of $149.90 on my debit card to receive an on line bar tending course that I was supposed to be able to complete within 3 to 5 hours and then be ready to be employed. Tons of jobs were supposed to be available in my immediate area here in the Puget Sound and I had promises of desperate employers making my phone ring as soon as the next Monday. Within minutes of creating the transaction I felt uneasy so i googled the above quoted term.
Well... After reading the comments from so many people that barcareers.com is nothing but a scam I called back (within about an hour of ordering) to cancel the transaction. Customer service gave me a "song and dance" about it being difficult to cancel a transaction on the same day, but they would call me back when the cancellation was completed. This made me feel about as assured as the original transaction, so I next called my bank and reported possible fraud and lack of faith for them to keep their word about canceling the transaction. I have a claim number from my bank and they are tracking the situation but have been informed that if they don't voluntarily reverse the charges that it may take a couple of months to straighten this mess out.
I hope my refund comes through like they promised, but reading so many reports about people being ripped off and even charged money without authorization I sincerely have my doubts. It really sounds like this company needs someone, anyone, to say something good about them, even if it's just a prompt refund as promised.
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