I signed up for IT classes at ABCO technology 12-16-07 and paid $6000. My classes were set to begin on 01-14-08. I went to the school on the following day to pick up my class schedule and found students waiting (1 hour) for someone to come and open the classes for them and teach them. I too had to wait almost 1.5 hours before someone showed up to tell me that the class schedule is not ready. Over the 1.5 hour wait I was talking to students and found out that the school is always canceling classes and making promises that they cannot fulfill. For these suspicious reasons, I went back again to the school to pick up my schedule for a second time and even then it was not ready (reason stated - our network system is down) I then decided to cancel my classes on 12-18-07, I did this in the presence of Fathima Sethi (Faculty at ABCO technology). I was provided with a cancellation notice which i signed and dated. The cancellation contract promised to refund the money within 30 days, till today I have not received anything. Over the last 30 days, I contacted the school numerous times via e-mail and telephone but was always told that Lmar Kojani (who recruited me to the school) is out sick, on vacation e.T. C, and that Fathima Sethi (who was present while I canceled) is out of the office or in meetings. I pleaded that someone call me back and give me refund status update. I have never heard from them. Today is 45 days since I canceled and I have not received any money or progress regarding my refund. I finally spoke to Lmar who denies that he was ever out of the office. He also claims that he has not receive any calls or emails from me, though I have proof of my calls and emails to the school attempting to contact him. There are 3 people working in this office Lmar Kojani, Fathima Sethi and a lady who goes by the first name of Ambreen. My understanding is that they have their whole game down on how to scam people off their money, especially when it comes to refunding. They talk about an "Accounting Department" which they have to contact, then they tell me that they have passed on the information and have not heard back from them, also to leave messages for each of them when they sit in the same room and deny that the other is there. I am afraid of going down to the school, as I have read of similar cases, when the student showed up to demand his or her refund, they would call the cops. These guys are professional con artists. I made the mistake of not doing enough research about them.
I have no option but to take legal action against them. Reading reports about them, they have been taken to court before, I am not sure why they are still open.
To who ever is reading this... DO NOT SIGN up with these people, you will regret it.
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