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The Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina is warning residents to beware of internet-based work at home offers that are bogus.
According to the BBB, complaints have been filed nationwide against 3HourProfits.com and iJango.
3HourProfits.com of Minnesota charged one Wilson consumer to begin applying their internet marketing concepts and claimed the consumer would start making a profit within the first three hours of work. After paying, the consumer was re-directed to PayDotCom.com to set up an account. The site would not let the consumer log-in to sign up. 3HourProfits.com has yet to respond to the consumer's requests. 3HourProfits.com is also operating under the name of Force One Events, Inc. The company also claims it is "ranked #1 on BBBReviews.org", the Better Business Bureau states the website is in no way associated with the Bureau and neither 3HourProfits.com nor Force One Events is a BBB Accredited Business.
iJango is a multi-level marketing company claiming consumers can join the program for an upfront fee of $50, but recommends buying a package for $149.95 and a monthly maintenance fee of $19.95. The BBB has received more than 3,400 complaints nationwide about this company since August 2009. The site is being marketed on YouTube and Twitter, through spam email and at in-person presentations.
iJango denied any wrongdoing. (See full company statement below.)
"At a time when many people are looking for employment, the internet can be very useful for job searches and applications," said Beverly Baskin, President and CEO of Better Business Bureau serving Eastern North Carolina. "It is important for consumers to remember that not all job offers on the internet can be trusted and online work at home offers may sound like an easy option but they often result in people losing hundreds of dollars."
The BBB also releases monthly consumer alerts. The following local businesses made the BBB's list for September:
Kitchen Gadgetry is based in Cary and claims to be a kitchenware and restaurant equipment distributor on their website. BBB has noticed a pattern of complaints against this business concerning delivery and refund issues. On August 4, 2009 the company was invited to meet with the BBB to discuss ways to correct the underlying cause of the complaints. The company has failed to respond to our request. Due to issues including Kitchen Gadgetry's failure to respond to complaints filed against them and a lack of sufficient background information on this business, this company has an "F" rating with BBB.
The Pharmacy Technician Education & Training Institute is based in Durham and claims to be the "Home Of The Accelerated Pharmacy Tech Course" on their Web site. They offer a Pharmacy Technician certificate in as little as four months, but according to the North Carolina Community College System, Government Boards and Commissions, this firm has refused to complete a preliminary application in order to determine the status of the organization. BBB suggests students make sure the college or university they are enrolling in is accredited from one of the six regional accreditation boards. The U.S. Department of Education has a searchable database of accredited post-secondary schools at: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation.
iJango statement:
"A considerable amount of investor money, computer programming, time, resources and sweat equity has been invested into iJango Network, which is a start-up internet company. We believe the Central Texas Better Business Bureau (BBB) mistakenly mischaracterized the company in a news release and in a reliability report. iJango adamantly denies the allegations.
The company is following a proven network marketing business model based on the success of Excel Communications, which became the 4th largest long distance company in the country. With any start-up there are a few glitches with an initial launch, but there have only been a few complaints filed against the company at the BBB. The company has resolved the complaints and refunded the money to consumers."
-Ed Burbach, Attorney for iJango Network
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By Sydney SEO on 09/23 04:26 AM
The BBB needs to enforce a much tougher stance then what they're currently doing, which is little to nothing unfortunately. Pick up the pace guys SEO Australia
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