It appears that Global Resource Network assumed its business under a new name, parallel to numerous complaints and a previous derogatory rating with the BBB. (Click Here). There has been a warning issued by the BBB, and a cease and desist order imposed on them by the Attorney Generals office for misleading business practices. State Attorney General Office 1-517-373-7117, Case Number 98-182.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, Global Resource Network Seminar was implicated in the report entitled: Operation "Show Time" Targets Seminars Selling Fraudulent Business Opportunities and Investments FTC, State Law.
It is highly probably that seminar instructors at the Global Resource Network Seminar implied that this was a great and easy home business, with deliberate intent to deceive. They made a lot of money as they held high pressure sles, for more and more expensive products to a trapped captive audience. These materials are sold for cheap or even for FREE: example "How To Get Started Profiting From Notes
Even if you have not opened the box and tried the system, or faulted yourself. Think again. This lucrative business opportunity as depicted by seminar instructors does not exist. A New York Post reporter went in under cover to investigate this home business opportunity. Results: One year and 5 months after the course, the cummulative profit from an entire group of students (some who worked very hard in the business), was less than $1200. The student who made some money, is still about $4,945 (thousands) in the hole all expenses incurred by the cost of labor and time. Source (Washington Post)
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For those who have had a negative experience with Global Resource Network, American Investment Group, Capital Investment Systems, Don Burnham / Discount Buyers Association or Russ Whitney's MPAP / Leasecomm contract, we need your testimony to support a law suit and government investigation. As most do not have the time, to file with the FTC, FBI, CA AG / and legal firms, please forward a note about your experience below, and we will do the legwork for you.
Include the dollar amount you lost and hardship incurred as a result of the financial loss. Please pass the information along to anyone you met at the seminar, and have them do the same.
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