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On July 2, 2009 the Utah Division of Consumer Protection ("Division") issued an Administrative Citation against Thrive Learning LLC, Infusion Media Inc, Concepts Executions LLC, Six Figure Consulting Corp, Vanuity LLC dba Platinum Training Solutions, The Summit Group of Utah LLC dba Momentum Marketing, Internet Auction Solutions Inc and Accelerated Business Solutions Inc ("Respondents"). The citation states that starting during or before July 2008 Thrive Learning LLC ("Thrive"), along with the other Respondents listed, has been offering a Business Opportunity to consumers. Consumers were solicited and sold materials, education and coaching services for the purposes of enabling the consumers to start their own internet business. The purchase price of the transaction for these consumers exceeded $300 in each case. Consumers were sold online materials and coaching services enabling a consumer to learn about how to sell products over the internet or on eBay. Consumers were provided with access to software that would enable a consumer to build their own customized website to market products and services. Consumers were also provided with ideas and resources on how and where to obtain products to sell, including access to lists of drop shipping companies. Thrive has formally or informally allowed many name and unnamed Respondent marketing companies to sell these products and services with Thrive being responsible for fulfilling the represented products and services to each consumer. Respondent marketing companies were responsible in most cases for all representations made to their respective consumers and were also responsible for collecting payment from each consumer. At all times relevant to these transactions, Respondents were not registered with the Division to offer Business Opportunity sales. These alleged actions are charged as eight (8) counts of violation with a potential maximum fine of $20,000 ($2,500 per count). Respondents also allegedly failed to provide the appropriate disclosure statements prior to transactions. These alleged actions are charged as sixteen (16) counts of violation with a potential maximum fine of $20,000 ($2,500 per count). The Division reserved the right to amend the citation to include unknown consumers who file complaints with their office in the future.
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The thing is to do all of these steps. If you go to Worldwide Brands worldwidebrands.com/wwb/dropshipper.asp Dropshippers: Find a Dropshipper and Drop Ship Products Directly to Your Customers[/url] - they'll tell you all about real dropshippers - who make money on each sale, not by annual fees. I went through all this research (even bought a lifetime subscription to WorldWideBrands) almost a year ago now.
So, do not pay them up front. If a company asks you to pay them upfront then simplay do not associate with them. |
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These scammers like Thrive work like this. A group of telemarketing companies work for them. These telemarketing companies are also called "Sales floors". A telemarketing company calls you, and gives you a rosy story, and lure you into the scam. Once you agree to their terms then they will send you an agreement. They make you sign a contract. This is a fake contract. And they will use it against you. Once they get your signed contract and money, they start playing their usual game. They will then forward you to companies like Thrive. Thrive does the following -
- They give you useless information - They avoid you if you ask them any questions - They send you more scammers at you and take more money from you Their services are fake and their promises are fake. |
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Here are the other names used by ABS -
Infusion Media, Inc Auction Sizzle InternetIncomeInitiative.com Internet Income Initiative Accelerated Business Solutions So watch out from these companies. |
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I found the following information in somebody's blog. These steps might help you.
Here's steps to do in order to get your refund and you need to do all of them: 1. Contact your credit card company and get them to send you a fraud report. Then work with them to do a charge-back. If it's been less than two months, there is a Federal law that makes them do this. You can also file a fraud report with each of the three credit bureaus - for some people, the story ended right there. Charge-backs are what really mess with these sales floors and will ultimately shut them down if there are too many of them. These companies will try to drag this out until you are past the 60 days, so you have to do this first. Looks like you only got scammed a month ago - so file all these above. And you also look to have enough to say that you've been a victim of identity theft. Say these two words to your credit card company and in some instances they reverse any charges immediately, per some reports. 2. Scrape up all your paperwork, especially any contract, and file a report with FBI, FTC, and the Utah Attorney General. Make sure you note whether you were told about the 3-day refund notice. Under Utah State Law, if they didn't tell you and it's on on their website or paperwork, it extends to 90 days when you can ask for a refund and they have to give it to you. You are sending it to the Utah Attorney General office as he's taken considerable donations from these guys and needs to make it right. (Link to an article on this is on the site: "cityweekly.net/utah/article-7772-called-into-question.html".) You should send it by letter, fax, and email (if you are able to scan it and convert it to PDF.) Then call to make sure it arrived. |
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