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Complaint Review: Equinox-Trek Alliance - Salt Lake Utah

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  • Equinox-Trek Alliance Salt Lake, Utah U.S.A.

Equinox redux is Trek Alliance the Rip-off Fraud continues, different name same ripoff game *Fraud Chick ..Bravo! I couldn't have said it better myself

*0: Bravo! I couldn't have said it better myself

*0: G'day Fraud chick!

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I just discovered that Equinox has reared its ugly head in the form of Trek Alliance. These self same people that caused so much stress in my life and with my family when I was brainwashed by the promises of Equinox are now the head of Trek Alliance. I'm past the disgust and loathing mode for these people. As Grinch would say it, "Double loooooaaaathe!"

You see--I'm a college graduate and have worked extremely hard to get where I'm now because of 90% hearing loss in both ears thanks to a defective measles vaccine that I got when I was 2. I pride myself being well informed about the world around me and working as a medical technologist, I had to be on the ball via attending medical workshops and talking with medical equipment company reps.

I was sucked in by a "good" friend of mine--notice the quotation marks--she still believes I could made a go of it if I wasn't hearing impaired. Oooo--new tactic blame it on my hearing loss.

From the get-go: I was pressured and bullied by the Equinox uplinks who are now with Trek Alliance-Mark Accetta, Stacey Osinti, and Armando Avecedo and they PROMISED me that they will help me sell the products BUT I had to plunk $5,000 to show my commitment so I did (still bugs me even NOW) and the minute I did that, they did this song and dance of "You're an independent rep and you're responsible for interpretors and etc." even though they were the ones setting up the meetings and etc. These verbal promises now mean NOTHING--promise to pay for interpretors, TTY phone lines, and etc. I even was screamed at by Stacey when I tried to save front row seats for my deaf friends at a meeting (it was always packed--go figure)and that is when I finally snapped and stormed out of the office.

I had to talk with a lawyer from Disability Law center about them violating ADA law in refusing to pay for these needed items and get a refund on the products that I bought. At first, they refused with a chant of "You're independent rep" until my lawyer got a phone call from their lawyer saying that they will refund my $$ minus 10% fee and for me to sign a agreement that I will not sue in the future.

Well--I refused to sign that paper and demanded that they get rid of the 10% fee--few more squabbling, they refunded the $$ after I sent the products back which was only $2,000 since I managed to sell a few and I did not sign the agreement and bingo--I get this letter about this class action. They're sure sneaky as flea infested rats.

I'm starting to discover that deaf and other disabled people are very vunerable to their pitch of "we're a family and family helps each other to succeed." They ommitted this critical element--"We're the black sheep in the family". I've talked with other deaf people who are in the same situations that I was in and feel for them. All they wanted was to improve their lives and have some $$$ saved--hearing aids, cochlear implants, asisstive devices and etc can be a huge drain on the finances and I consider myself fortunate that I won the battle with my insurance in getting them to pay for cochlear implant.

A big BOO for all of the MLMs and I hope that after this life, they get punished for their greed and like in the greek mythology, never get to quench their thirst since they're chained to a wall so they can't reach this sparkling water foundation in front of them.

Trek Alliance? NOPE, Trek AVARICE!!!

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#2 0

G'day Fraud chick!

AUTHOR: - ()

POSTED: Tuesday, January 08, 2002

They filed the following rebuttal to the above Rip-Off Report:



Their email: trpltJane@aol.com

Their name: Sarcastic Chick



Their relationship to the company: Consumer Suggestion



Rebuttal:

G'day Fraud chick! Thank you for your comments on my report on

Equinox/Trek Alliance! You had to be a fly on the wall when these uplines said the EXACT same things to me and it was a SHAME that I didn't have you to translate the gobbly-g**k for me! I could have SAVED myself from heartaches and messed-up relationships.



I got a joke for ya!



How many MLM CEOs needed to change a light bulb?



NONE! They let their frazzled reps do the dirty work and the frazzled reps don't have time to change a lousy light bulb because they are too busy recruiting their family and friends so the CEOs can fly in their private jet to their private island!



Mmmmmmaaaaahahahahahahahahahahaha!



Ooooo, I see a MLMer with the bad facial tic!



Bwahahaha!

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Bravo! I couldn't have said it better myself

AUTHOR: - ()

POSTED: Thursday, January 03, 2002

They filed the following rebuttal to the above Rip-Off Report:



Their email: TheFraudChick@aol.com

Their name: The Fraud Chick



Their relationship to the company: Consumer Suggestion



Rebuttal:

Bravo! I couldn't have said it better myself. MLM's and illegal pyramids have been pressuring people to turn to their "warm" market for quick sales forever. Isn't "warm market" a touchy feely term for family and friends?



Them:

"Start with your warm market and bring those individuals into the

quickstart program so they can start making big money!"



Reality:

"Go guilt trip and pressure your friends and family into paying big money for a whole bunch of nothing so I can start making some big money!"





Them:

"You are an independent rep we've empowered to reap great financial rewards."



Reality:

"We can't be bothered with lawsuits and tax issues."



Them:

"By paying us $50 you can use our phone service, for $500 you can use and sell our phone service and for $1500 you can join our quickstart program and use our phone service, sell our phone service and start your own 2x2 matrix with a 3 level downline....by starting with your warm market."



Reality:

"Just give us your damned money, all $1,500 of it and then go shake down your family and get us some more."





Well, here we go. Now watch for the Shills who will attack your complaint and my mockery of pyramid scams.



It's fun reading them.



The Fraud Chick

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