"Auction Work at Home" any good?

[angeldelfuego]

Well, I have found another one that doesn't make sense to me. Scam? Will the experts please let me know what they think? I don't want to risk the money even though they claim that there is a money-back guarantee.

https://secure4.securesiteorders.com...&subid2=400121

[angeldelfuego]

I answered my own question...

ebay has a discussion board about scams like this
http://forums.ebay.com/db2/forum.jspa?forumID=107


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"Cathy Banks claims to be "the #1 work at home consultant in NorthAmerica". If this is the case, I would have expected a tireless search on the internet of her name to produce some results. The only listings I received were from her advertisment. Other than that, she does not seem to exist.

The advertisement is distributed by a company called Chapa Media Inc. Chapa's terms and disclaimers for their subscribers (Cathy Banks, if that's her real name, is one)completely resolve them of any responsibility regarding the adds that they distribute. This alone should send up a red flag.

The disscussion page from ebay, refered to above, outlines a scam by which unsuspecting persons list items on ebay, using their personal accounts, for third party customers. They are, in fact, paid for these listings to start with. Things, however, quickly turn sour when the items listed are not delivered.

The upshot of this is that the company that pays you $5 per listing receives the "clean money" from the auction, and your credit card, which is listed in your personal ebay account, gets backcharged for the price of the item when the innocent ebayer demands their money back. By the time you try to contact your employer, they are long gone.

I can not say for sure that this is one of those scams, but any company that claims that they can make you rich, regardless of the fact that you have no skills, is yanking your chain big time. Good luck all."

It makes sense now. If it sounds too good to be true... well, you know the rest!

I'm glad this website is here. I thought I was smart, reasonable, and skeptical enough not to fall for these things, but I guess I just don't think with a criminal's mind.

[preciousboo2]

The company Auction Work at Home, is a total scam. I signed up for the company on Sept. 17, 2008, the next day after searching for a phone number to cancel my service with them, I called to cancel to receive my FULL Refund back. I have still NOT received my credit back yet. Every time I call them I get a different answer. I have spoken to the supervisor(manager)Rose several times and she has told me "there has been a delay with the refunds being processed." She stated that "corporate is running behind on the refunds." Now after just speaking to her she is telling me another week(hopefully).

If I don't receive my money by next week, I am going to get in contact with BBB. I have been more than patient.

[justtoomuchtime]

Originally Posted by preciousboo2

The company Auction Work at Home, is a total scam. I signed up for the company on Sept. 17, 2008, the next day after searching for a phone number to cancel my service with them, I called to cancel to receive my FULL Refund back. I have still NOT received my credit back yet. Every time I call them I get a different answer. I have spoken to the supervisor(manager)Rose several times and she has told me "there has been a delay with the refunds being processed." She stated that "corporate is running behind on the refunds." Now after just speaking to her she is telling me another week(hopefully).

If I don't receive my money by next week, I am going to get in contact with BBB. I have been more than patient.

I always tell people that if they don't get their refund credited within 72 hours that they should POSSIBLY try one more time, give it another 72 hours and if not credited by then, immediately start initiating a chargeback.

The problem is that CC issuers handle recurring bills in many different ways. Some have systems in place to automatically block future recurring bills - but the merchants have to opt-in to those systems. In in other instances even if you reverse a recurring bill one month, you'll be hit for it again the next month and have to initiate the entire procedure again.

Check these to sections of
helpwithmybank.gov:

http://www.helpwithmybank.gov/faqs/credit_cards.html

http://www.helpwithmybank.gov/faqs/banking.html