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Complaint Review: Consumer Economic Council Inc. vecva.org - Orlando Florida

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  • Consumer Economic Council Inc. vecva.org 1901 West Colonial Drive, Suite 19 Orlando, Florida USA

Consumer Economic Council Inc. vecva.org Victim Economic Council – Victim Advocatesvecva.org These people are supposed to protect consumers against fraud. Instead they ripped me off of $10,000!!!! Orlando Florida

*Author of original report: Terra Brady was my point of contact but Agustino Mireles is the thief!

*UPDATE Employee: Defending MY Good Name

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 I would like to file a complain against The Consumer Economic Council Inc. vecva.org

Specifically, Agustino Mireles and Terra Brady.

I have never met such RUDE AND OBNOXIOUS people in all of my life!!! I DO NOT OR WILL NOT EVER TAKE ANYONE SPEAKING TO ME LIKE THEY DID!!! EVER!!

Ironically, my complaint is that THEY call themselves a "Fraud advocacy group". A group that protects consumers against "fraud" when they, themselves committed "fraud"!

I signed up for a business opportunity through Anthony De Fusco, who has become a part of this group so he could gain credibility. I paid $10,000 as a "start up" to OPEN AN OFFICE...

I was NEVER told about their program until it was time for "training" of which all they did was scream at us. (my husband also)

We were told they wanted OUR fingerprints, background check, copy of ID etc...We were NEVER told ANY of that by MR DE FUSCO so it was quite a surprise to us! We were also told that training would be 30 days, when we were told it would be ONE WEEK! We dealt with Anthony De Fusco the entire time and never had any dealings with these people but when we did, they were RUDE and OBNOXIOUS!!

Anthony (as mentioned above) said it would be a safe way to pay my $10,000 through the VECVA.ORG website as we would be protected through our Credit card and Pay pal.

I paid through the VECVA.ORG website and even put in the memo "TO OPEN AN OFFICE".

Because both my husband and I were so poorly treated by Agustino and Terra, we IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED A REFUND OF OUR $10,000. I did NOT and WOULD NOT do business with these people...they claim the HELP PEOPLE!! BULL!!!!!

I requested a refund and sent an email to Agustino, which HE IGNORED!! I also sent one to Terra and her reply was: (AFTER A 2ND REQUEST)

Joy,

Thank you for submitting the documents requested. An internal investigation will be conducted. You will hear back from us in approximately 14 days with a response to your request.

Terra Brady

407.393.8959

I never heard a word back from them!!! and it has been almost 3 weeks!!! TALK ABOUT FRAUD!!!!

I want for this to stay on their record as being RUDE, OBNOXIOUS AND TRYING TO STEAL MY MONEY...THUS...COMMITTING FRAUD!!!

For an organization that calls themselves a "Victim Economic Council - Victim Advocates" (THIS IS RIGHT OFF THEIR WEBSITE)...

SO IS THIS!! SO WHY ARE THEY TRYING TO STEAL MY MONEY?

(RIGHT OFF OF THEIR SITE)

We are a national Non-profit Organization that is committed to giving confidential help to victims of financial crime, their family, friends and anyone else affected by these economic abuses. You can call us any time after the crime has happened, whether it was yesterday, last week or several years ago.Being victimized and going through the court system can be difficult and confusing. An advocate can give you information about how the system works.

Here is what I want:

I want my $10,000 back IMMEDIATELY! I do have my bank involved and they will do a charge back but they better not try to LIE and dispute my charge back!! IT IS MY MONEY AND THEY DID NOTHING FOR ME EXCEPT MAKE ME EXTREMELY UPSET AND STEAL MY MONEY!!! It is MY money  period!!

I want a formal written apology from them. Personally from Agustino and Terra.

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#2 Author of original report

Terra Brady was my point of contact but Agustino Mireles is the thief!

AUTHOR: Ripoff victim - ()

POSTED: Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Terra, you can send as many rebuttals as you wish but the fact remains the same that your company has taken $10,000 of mine...FLAT OUT STOLEN!!! PERIOD!! I am not 100 sure that you are not involved in this fraud as you were a point of contact. From what I am told, you are really not aware of what is going as the others that work there or are on the board. It is my assumption is that you are innocent but since you work at the Consumer Economic Council Inc. vecva.org and with Agustino Mireles, you too, will be named. I AM THE VICTIM HERE...PERIOD!!!

Since filing my first complaint, I have since found out much more about Agustino Mireles and what he is all about. It seems that the people that work at the Consumer Economic Council Inc. vecva.org are probably not aware of what is going on... it is AGUSTINO MIRELES who is the THIEF!

I am hoping that the people on the board wake up and start an investigation of their own. There are many other people that Agustino Mireles has stolenn money from and it is much more then my amount. I have been made aware that there are other victims and that he will be heading to "help" yet another innocent victim, who is in for a big surprize! Think about it people.WHO CONTROLS THE MONEY??

I was due a refund of $10,000 and have all of the documentation and witnesses that back up my story. The reason I threw Terra Brady under the bus is she is the one who I was dealing with as Mr. Obnoxious Agustino Mireles, would not respone, has never responded or never intended to respond. He sent FALSE documents to PayPal so that he would win the case. I NEVER EVER signed a contract with Consumer Economic Council Inc. vecva.org and therefore should have received 100% of my money back. I signed a contract with Anthony De Fusco, who is the one who told Agustino Mireles to refund my money. Anthony is willing 100% to attest the the fact that  Agustino Mireles said he was GOING TO GIVE A FULL REFUND TO JOY HERRO...but he NEVER DID!!

That money does NOT belong to Consumer Economic Council Inc. vecva.org OR Agustino Mireles PERIOD! I did not do any business with the VECVA.ORG other than use them to pay Anthony De fusco, who by the way, was never given a dime of the money!

I believe that the people that work with Agustino Mireles at the Consumer Economic Council Inc. are either turning a blind eye to what is going on and what Agustino Mireles is doing. He has control of the money and extorts, misuses funds and is just a thief!

Terra can say whatever she wants, but the truth is that Consumer Economic Council Inc. vecva.org has taken money that does NOT belong to them! Even though it is 100% the fault of Agustino Mireles, the employees, as far as I am concerned until proven otherwise, are in it also!

When I sent over a REQUEST FOR REFUND to both Terra Brady and Agustino Mireles but never heard from him..of course! Terra sent an email back that stated: (this was her exact email)

Joy,

Thank you for submitting the documents requested. An internal investigation will be conducted. You will hear back from us in approximately 14 days with a response to your request. 

Terra Brady

407.393.XXX

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy".
Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM HER OR AGUSTINO! WHERE IS MY MONEY??? but he had the balls to send fake documents to Pay Pal, who by the way...THEY DO NOT TAKE ANY MORE ON THEIR WEBSITE!:

Hmmm...funny thing but  Agustino Mireles seems to be living it up in Vegas!

Funny how much I really know!? I know much more about both the situation and Agustino Mireles then I am putting here on RIP OFF REPORT but this needs to be public!!

 

 

 

 

 

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Defending MY Good Name

AUTHOR: Terra - ()

POSTED: Tuesday, October 22, 2013

I have decided that since Mrs. Herro used email correspondence in this report to declare that I was rude and obnoxious to her, I thought I should probably stick to her preference. She is wise in that this will provide a accurate account of my very limited communication and correspondence with her.

Simply going on memory, I believe we had one phone conversation. I was informed that a husband and wife (The Herros') would like some information on our advocacy program and to be provided training material. I made a call to them and provided an over view of what is involved in advocacy and in general, what our standard operating procedures are.

The responsibility of opening an office, would have included supervising a staff that have willfully submitted to a background check and finger prints. For this reason and others, we are proud of our advocates, because they get the results that makes us a well respected organization within this industry. We also have a proven track record of servicing victims of SCAMS.  

I have ommited my email address and phone number from below. Aside from that, this is an "exact duplication" of my response to Joy, concerning  unwillingness to submit to a Nationwide Background Screening or the training required to properly oversee an Advocacy Office.

 

On Jul 24, 2013 6:31 PM, "Terra" <private email> wrote:

Hi Joy,
Let me first say that until last week when I spoke with your husband and Agustino on a conference call, I was not aware of your donation OR interest in directing a branch. At both your husband's and Agustino's request, I forwarded information to the two of you, to assist in helping you learn more about the requirements and our goals.
 
Before that day, I cannot speak of any conversations, transactions or expectations between your husband and Agustino. Only in an effort to assist you in your request, I will be your voice to those within our organization who are working on our Philanthropy Project.
 
If I could respectfully ask you, because I am quite proud of all of the advocates who work tirelessly to help people - and I do not tolerate anyone being mistreated or disrespected can you share with me what on earth you experienced concerning your statement:
 
 "I do not approve of this program OR how we were treated by the people who work there! "
 
Our advocates are required to complete courses through the department of justice on Victim Assistance, Mediation Certification and Identity Theft. Many are interns with a masters and bachelors in criminal justice, some work for the department of children and families, have worked for attorneys general and on and on.
 
We try to house a stellar group of advocates - even with all the credentials they carry, those who do not volunteer are only earning a minimum wage salary. I point these things out so that you understand that we are all here for the LOVE of helping people and righting wrongs. So if something has happened that has caused you to think poorly of us, I respectfully ask that you share with me what it was.
 
Since it is 6pm and the business day is over, I will not be able to do anything for you in the way of getting some answers and connecting you with the Philanthropy Department's Director. But I still thought it very important to respond.
 
Please send me a  copy of the transaction and any documentation you have concerning this donation that your husband made. Please include if you have it the contracts, agreements and or arrangements directly tied to the donation along with the name of the person your husband spoke with at the time that he made the donation.
 
You do not need to send the documents that I sent you in email on Saturday. Those do not apply to this request. That is training material and information on the company. 

Terra 
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy".
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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