Omni Financial Scam Artist's Vero Beach Florida

I worked for OMNI a while ago first as an opener then as a closer. Let me just say most of the people there are hardworking people just looking to support their families, and some, their drug habits. While I was there I saw one girl get fired for bringing a 'joint' with her on a company outing. As a former police officer I must say that working there was a chance to get reacquainted with some old friends. One of the team leaders whom I arrested for DUI and then Violation of probation for that offense, then another gentleman who was, in his words, a former Heroin junkie, the best one is after I left, the Lead Closer was arrested for Sexual Battery and then a 2nd DUI. As a matter of fact the Owner of the company has also been arrested in the past for DUI.

As far as fraud goes, here is how it all works, OMNI gets lists of public records who has tax liens in their name, either state or federal. Openers call them, if there is interest...the opener will 'Pull their file', all their doing actually is yelling T/O for turnover then take the file to closer...who's job it is to seal the deal. The closer will take basic information and send out a packet along with a retainer fee, but, what the closer doesn't tell the client it that the PUD or Production department who actually works on the case will almost always ask for more money, even the PUD department work on commission!!!

Again just my observations but I am much to much of an honest person to work there. Make your own judgments.

Integrity is very important to me. Not the type of thing that you'd expect from a former salesperson; but the Omni is one of but a few companies in this small town where you can actually make money. It's commission based employment. It is true that they have a revolving door of employment; however, high turnover is on the lower levels. Your case is "upstairs" with the people who actually "know" what they're doing (there are no degree requirements and everyone is company trained, some people DO have degrees, though). We minions on the lower levels were never really SURE of what process was being used for the billing of the clients. I was one of the people who was the bait in the bait and switch tactic used; the one who said that they wanted to send you FREE information about your taxes and how we could help. The info WAS free... yeah, there's a red flag.

The "closers" to whom you were switched are fully commissioned, with goals ranging from $10k-$40k+ goals in a MONTH, and they meet them or get fired. I probably personally know the person to whom you talked, and the impression that some of my shift closers gave was that they were actually interested in helping people.... others wanted money for themselves at any cost. My brain tells me that they had to have helped SOME people, and being that some salespeople there have supposedly had DEDUCTIONS from their paycheck if a "deal falls through" because ALL employees who worked the account were held accountable if the retainer had to be returned to the client if they couldn't produce results.

The IRS does not notify a lot of people (from what people told me over the phone) of tax debt and allows it to pile up on the consumer..... so how much are they (the IRS) going to procrastinate when dealing with a company that wants to cost them money? I don't know. Ask yourself: How long can I wait? Is the IRS still threatening you? Are they (Omni) putting an indefinate hold on the file? Or is the IRS to blame for the wait? Are they screwing you or are you impatient?

I parted ways with the company because I could not produce, and because they could not sell me on the product (of course if a lower level minion askes complicated questions about the company they're treated like idiots, they don't need to know and some of the people ARE idiots) My advice would be to research how many other people have problems verses satisfation; that key factor I do not know. And call Omni once a week to bug them. Develop a "friendship" with the individual who is working your account to make yourself a priority IF you decide to stick with them. Also, fyi, their home office is in Colorado.