These people are the kings of douchebaggery.
Like many of the others that have posted here, I received a mailing from them stating that I had been nominated for membership. I figured it was worth looking into, so I filled out what they wanted me to fill out. I forgot about it from there, but a couple weeks later I got a call.
I don't remember the guy's name, but he started out very nice and professional. We went through about a 20-minute "interview" process in which he tried to make me feel like I was a CEO. But then, once he "approved" my application, the money talk began.
He was throwing out ridiculous figures ($800, $500, etc.) that were way more than anything I could afford. I was ticked because I realized I had just wasted a bunch of time. I knew at that moment that there was no way I'd be signing up. It was just a matter of how I'd get the guy off the phone. Well, it turned out to be somewhat diffiicult. He wouldn't take 'no' for an answer. He kept offering me discounts while continuing to talk about how great the benefits of membership were.
I kept trying to politely tell him no, but he kept persisting. He never got rude or nasty, but he was VERY persistent. It was ridiculous — to the point where he wasn't even listening to what I was saying. So finally I just hung up on him while he was in the middle of a sentence. He did call back about 30 seconds later and left me a message, but that was it. I never heard from them again.
At the time, I simply thought it was a rip-off rather than a true scam. I figured everything they were offering was legit, but that they weren't exactly up front in terms of the cost. But after reading about everyone else's experiences on here, it's obvious that this is a full-blown scam.
I feel bad for anyone who actually lost money to these turd sacks. Good luck to everyone who's still trying to get their money back. What I don't understand is, how are these crooks still operating? Why haven't they been shut down?
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