I contacted a predecessor company in California to assist with programs they advertised that would earn money. That company, indicated on my bill as "Red Dirt, " collected $2,500 from one credit card for services never adequately performed. I learned that the company had been acquired by Peak Success Group LLC in Utah. Upon contact with Peak Success Group LLC, person on phone offered to deliver on programs offered by first company, but he wanted my credit card number (you know where this is going!) for purposes of identification. Yes, I knew better, but he convinced me he would never charge anything against it. Guess what? Two charges show up; one for $5,000; the second for $4,800. These clowns ended up scamming me for a total of $12,300. When I confronted them by phone, they insisted that they would pay me back. All of this was on my line of credit, so now I owe a lot of money that I can't pay. I basically live hand-to-mouth on my social security, which is why I wanted help in finding enterprises to earn some additional money. I am 85 years old, and I'm embarrassed to say that I got taken like so many other older Americans. I contacted the Utah Consumer Protection office, but they indicated they could not help. They suggested taking Peak Success Group to court, but I live across the country and have no funds to hire an attorney. It takes me a lot of time to pursue these crooks and I'm thinking my next step may be to contact the police in Utah.
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