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Complaint Review: Direct Home Income Source - Los Angeles California

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  • Reported By: notdaonly1 — philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of America
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  • Direct Home Income Source Los Angeles, California United States of America

Direct Home Income Source Home Income Direct Scam operating out of Panama City Los Angeles, California

*Author of original report: I got my money back in 2 days!!!

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Description of Complaint: On 04/03/2012 I was accessing my email provider  when the advertisement for what looked like a legitimate work at home business came up. They said that it appeared on Cnn and on a talk show even had a video link. They even had testimonials and people posting with checks. Turned out to be all a scam! 

I clicked on the link and after reading the success story was redirected to a website where I was instructed to put in my credit card numbers to access the website portal for the work at home. The total charged was $97.95. I completed the transaction but after doing so received no confirmation of my order or instructions for accessing website. Upon further research I have discovered this company to be fraudulent and there are hundreds of stories out there where they also stole peoples credit information and put fradulent charges on their credit accounts. I immediately called my bank and cancelled my credit card but unfortunately the charge has already gone through and hit my bank account.

I filed complaints with the ftc, bbb, fbi internet crime, and now will have to try to dispute the charge via my bank. Please be careful there are alot of scammers out there. To make matters worse this company is located in the Panama City although the website says they are located in Los Angeles.

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#1 Author of original report

I got my money back in 2 days!!!

AUTHOR: notdaonly1 - (United States of America)

POSTED: Friday, April 06, 2012

Well, I am pleased to report that I got my refund issued to my account today only several days (2) after threatening to go public and expose this Fradulent company for what it is. However, I consider myself very lucky. Considering, the company is an international company, and  I have read alot of horror stories about people who were not so fortunate. It came down to me having to rely on my own tenancity, being very thorough in my research and using that information to dogmatically threaten to expose this company and its practices. 

After having gone through this, I would just advise everyone to please be careful when dealing with any company online. If it sounds to good to be true then it probably is. 

Also, please verify that they have a valid/legitimate United States Address. This is important because If you don't and an issue comes up later, it will be very difficult to get anyone to help you. The Better Business Bureau and the Attorney General's office has been an excellent source of help in the past whenever I had any problems with Business Transactions. In fact I have never had an issue arise where one of these two Agencies didn't help me resolve my complaint without having to go the legal route. 

 However, in this case they could not provide any assistance to me because the Company doesn't technically have a physical address located in the United States even though on their website they list the location as being in Los Angeles, Ca.
 
However you can and should still report this to the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's IC3 complaint center (Internet Crime). There is also another consumer website (International) where you can report International business fraud. It is called the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN). I just filed a complaint a few days ago and I am not sure if they have done anything yet.

However, If you have been victimized by this company though, your first phone call should be to your bank. You need to close out your credit card account, and have a new card issued immediately. This is to prevent any further attempts to steal money from you. Do not listen to your bank when they tell you there is no need to do this as I was told. To me, It is always better to be safe than sorry.

Furthermore, I would abstain from conducting any further business with Companies or individuals online unless you can verify that it is a legitimate company, that they have a good reputation, and /or they have a physical address located in your country of residence or located in a country where there is a Consumer Protection Agency or laws in place to protect consumers.  In this case this company was nothing more than a sham operation that has about a dozen phoney websites set up within the last few months, all linked to some shady operation in Panama designed to steal money from consumers. 

 
 
FYI-Other names that has been linked to this Business:
Elite Web Tutorial
Big Cash Profit Machine 
Home Cash Systems
Home Direct Income Source
Direct Home Income source
Home Profit Web


Good Luck and be safe,

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