It all started when I signed up for a Free Web Store from freestoreclub.com A man named Jeff Albright called and asked why I hadn't done something about the website. (I forget the details) I told him I didn't know I had to do whatever it was. He then proceeded to inquire as to the credit limit on my credit card, and what my balance was. (I wish I had hung up on him at this point) He said he could help me get started using OPM. (other peoples money) He then put his boss on the phone (Mike) somebody who was a fast talker, and had me believing that with the coaching they provide, they'd have me earning big bucks in a short time, and that my payments to my credit card would easily be covered. I was so eager for change, and to get started, I fell for the scam.
I did get 12 weeks of coaching from "Universal Coach" which I have no problem with, except that with a slight hearing impairment (at my age 71), I had trouble understanding a lot of what the coach was telling me. The coaching had nothing at all to do with Freestoreclub. And since, I have found out, a lot of what I did learn, just doesn't work. After the coaching sessions stopped, I thought they'd contact me, but never another word from them. I never tried getting back to them, accepting the fact that I'd been scammed and ashamed to admit it to anybody. The scam cost me $10,100 plus $50.00 a month for 3 years for "Applied Merchant" services. (credit card acceptance, which I'm still paying on and never used).
Then I read the scam reports of several other people who have been ripped off by them, and decided to tell my sad tale also.
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