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Complaint Review: Mike "Zappy" Zapolin: Internet Warrior, LLC - Pompano Beach Florida

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  • Mike "Zappy" Zapolin: Internet Warrior, LLC 2701 Gateway Drive, Suite A Pompano Beach, Florida United States of America

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What ever became of Mike "Zappy" Zapolin the famous Internet Warrior?

He's gone!

I purchased "Zappy's" book, "Internet Warrior" written with Alys R. Yablon in 2009. The subject of the book was How to buy & sell domain names on the Internet.

After reading the book, I paid to join Mr. Zapolin's "Internet Warrior" members group to learn in detail how to value, buy and sell domain names for profit.

Initially, there was someone to answer technical questions not covered in the book or on the website.
Shortly thereafter however (I'd say approx 45 days), no one answered  the customer support number. After days of retrying,  a man finally answered the phone. Although he knew who Mike "Zappy" Zapolin was, he had no idea where he was. He also didn't know anything about the abandonment of the Internet Warrior website (www.internetwarrior.com).

After grilling this gentleman for a while he  told me the Internet Warrior Customer Support number actually rings into a distribution warehouse  for a Pharmaceutical Company. He further explained he worked for the warehouse and was paid to answer the Internet Warrior Support number.

When I asked him for Mr. Zapolon's contact info he gave me a disconnected number. When I called him back (took many calls to get him to answer again) he told me all he could do was pass my contact information on to Mr. Zapolin and Mr. Zapolin would contact me. I thought this bizarre since earlier he had said he did not know anything about Mr. Zapolin's whereabouts.

NEVER did get that call from "Zappy"

Next I tracked "Zappy" through Google. I actually found him and befriended him on both Facebook & LinkedIn.  I messaged him and asked what happened to the website and for my money back. Again, he NEVER replied!

I gave up until today when I saw his name pop up on the Internet.

Now "Zappy" has a company named Internet Real Estate Group (www.internetrealestate.com). He is listed as the CEO of this company on the website. The address of "Zappy's" new company is: 188 Needham Street, Suite 255, Newton, MA 02464.
Mr. Zapolin did not have the professionalism to respond to me after disappearing with my "hard earned" money. I wonder if there are any others out there he ripped off?

Please understand the money in question here is not life altering. However it is the principal of it all. It doesn't take much for a guy to make allot of money if he can find a thousand suckers.

"Zappy" is a smart marketer with lots of testimonials and pictures of him surrounded by celebrities and politicians.

My advice is if you run across him or anything he has to sell be very wary!

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#4 General Comment

I am the one who originally filed this report

AUTHOR: Dave - (Baltimore)

POSTED: Sunday, April 12, 2015

Just a P.S. to my previous rebuttal. The individual who just replied to my original post which by the way was March of 2011 mentions they are an employee of "Zappy.com" I tried going to that website and low and behold it forwards you to the following website: www.browns-botanicals.com

This is a website about Some Cannabis Hemp Oil product. Coincidentally even has a product called:

"Warrior" CBD Oil. Hmmm. That word "Warrior" seems to resonate with products promoted by "Zappy".

Maybe the reason "Zappy" disappeared has something to do with "Cannabis"?

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#3 General Comment

I am the individual who made this report.

AUTHOR: Dave - (Baltimore)

POSTED: Sunday, April 12, 2015

Has it been a year? 2 years? Or maybe more since I posted my complaint regarding the disappearance of Mike "Zappy" Zapolin on the Ripoff report? I can't remember now.

I must say I was shocked to receive an email from the Ripoff Report informing me that Mike "Zappy" Zapolin had responded to my post. Wow! Or did he?

The reply appears to be from an "employee" of Zappy.com and whoever this "employee" is only refers to themselves as "I".

I also don't buy the story that the reason I never received a reply from "Zappy" was because of a "Fulfillment House" issue.

I not only tried contacting "Zappy" via the contact info in the book, but also through the "Members Website".

I also connected with "Zappy" on Facebook and LinkedIn. I sent him messages through these social media portals and never received a response.

Additionally, I left a message at one of his other companies (I mentioned in my post). I also communicated with one of his past business associates. No reply!

As I mentioned in my original post, the amount of my money "Zappy" walked away with was not life Altering. I wasn't going to lose my home over it.

Again, it's about the principal of the matter. It's the realization that if you multiply the amount he charged for (one membership for the Internet Warrior program) X (potentially 1,000's of consumers)...Mike "Zappy" Zapolin probably made tens of $thousands or more.

It's about people like Mike "Zappy" Zapolin who have no integrity. People who are great scammers/marketers. People who setup a promotional website, with persuasive content encouraging fools (like myself...Lesson learned) to send them money. Then they disappear.

What's most infuriating to me after reading the rebuttal to my original post is that after all the attempts I made to reach "Zappy", he had a "employee" respond to my post. I can only assume "Zappy" is just too much of a legend in his own mind to speak to me man to man.

And  to whoever this "employee" is  that responded for "Zappy":

Why don't you know how much "Zappy" was charging for the "Internet Warrior" program? Is it that "Zappy" didn't care enough to tell you?

It's really sad to know the only reason someone from "Zappy's" organization responded to me is because I put my complaint on the Ripoff Report for the world to see. I thank you Ripoff report for the platform.

Bottomline: After 2-3 years with no response from you "Zappy"....You can keep my money.

Just go away!

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#2 UPDATE Employee

RIpoff Report wouldn't let me change things

AUTHOR: Internet warrior - (USA)

POSTED: Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Would like to give money back AND WE WOULD

AUTHOR: Zappy.com - (USA) (THIS WAS CHANGED TO INTERNET WARRIOR. )

Would like to give this person their money back. We had problems with our fulfillment company. We are sorry this happened but would like to make things right.

Please let us know who we can send a check to and how much. Whoever filed out this report, please contact webbrooks@earthlink.net and I will get you taken care of.

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#1 UPDATE Employee

Would like to give money back

AUTHOR: Zappy.com - (USA)

POSTED: Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Zappy.com would like to give this person their money back. We had problems with our fulfillment company. We are sorry this happened but would like to make things right.

Please let us know who we can send a check to and how much.

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