Complaint Review: McKENZIE SCOTT/ AMERICAS JOB NETWORK - Greenwood Village Colorado
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- McKENZIE SCOTT/ AMERICAS JOB NETWORK 8400 East Prentice Avenue Suite 660 Greenwood Village, Colorado United States of America
- Phone: 800-772-4446
- Web:
- Category: Employment Services
McKENZIE SCOTT/ AMERICAS JOB NETWORK A RIPOFF SCAM *REBUTTAL ..no way affiliated with the firm referenced in this report *EDitor's Comments ..be grateful
*0: McKenzie/Scott & Americas Job Network are in no way affiliated with the firm referenced in this report...Merrill Adams. *EDitor's Comments to this REBUTTAL ..be grateful to us for the clarification
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After responding to a job search ad on the internet, I recieved two brochures in the mail titled "EXECUTIVE JOB SEARCH-$100,000 TO $1,000,000+". The company name, promoting this venture is "McKENZIE SCOTT" and is affiliated, or part of something, called "AMERICA"S JOB NETWORK".
A few days later I recieved a call from one of their sales representatives to set up a meeting. Thinking,"what do I have to lose?", I made an appointment with him. I was skeptical, after the phone call, because he had given me an office number with an area code New York City only supplies for cel phones and pagers. But I was undaunted.
I arrived at his Park Avenue address, which I recognized a leased office space with a communal receptionist, answering whatever line she picks up with that companies name. I proceeded to fill out a questionnaire.
During our meeting, he expounded on the virtues of his firm, and their time tested success rate in placing executives in, "a job market which is generally unknown to the public". His services also included rewriting three different versions of my resume', personal training by a McKENZIE SCOTT instructor, seminars, and unlimited access to their vast knowledge of job searching and salary negotiations.
At this point, I asked him the bottom line. Their fee, "customized for me", was between $7,500 and $10,000. He also told me that part of his job was to screen out "high risk, unqualified people". In other words, people without $7,500 to $10,000.
Then a curious thing happedned. I asked him why his firm was worth that kind of investment. He proceeded to sell me on what his company could do for me, but referred to it three times as MERRILL ADAMS within a ten minute period. At this point I asked him who or what MERRILL ADAMS was. His respose was a nervous, uncomfortable scramble to pass it of as a slip of the toungue, citing that one of his clients was affiliated with MERRILL ADAMS. A slip of the toungue which happened three times in a sales pitch within ten minutes? He continued for a short while and it nearly happened again, but he caught himself and changed it to McKENZIE SCOTT. Naturally, I wrote down MERRILL ADAMS on a sheet of paper to check it out later.
He then said he would give me forty eight hours to think about it and we rescheduled a meeting for that time.
When I returned home, I went on my computer and initiated an internet search for MERRILL ADAMS. The very first listing was a "RIPOFF REPORT" article entitled "MERRILL ADAMS IS NOT WHO THEY REPRSENT THEMSELVES TO BE: HOLD ON TO YOUR MONEY". It was written by a man who lost over $10,000 to a company named MERRILL ADAMS, which performed the very same services as that of the company I interviewed with called McKENZIE SCOTT. Back in July of 2001, when that report came out, however, they were touting jobs for a mere $75,000 to $750,000, and were based in PA rather than Colorado.
I have no proof that these are the same people, but I strongly urge anyone who is appraoched by someone looking to give you a wealthy future for a mere $10,000, to hold on to your money, as the other article suggests.
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McKenzie/Scott & Americas Job Network are in no way affiliated with the firm referenced in this report...Merrill Adams. *EDitor's Comments to this REBUTTAL ..be grateful to us for the clarification
AUTHOR: - ()
SUBMITTED: Sunday, January 06, 2002
They filed the following rebuttal to the above Rip-Off Report:
Their email: mjegan@amjobnet.com
Their name: Mike
Their phone number: 303-846-2853
Their relationship to the company: Advocate
Rebuttal:
Our organization was recently made aware of this negative report posted by a consumer on-line regarding the services of McKenzie/Scott & Americas Job Network. These comments are outrageous and represent an obvious attempt to damage our reputation by the individual who posted the remarks, or by the owner or owners of the "Rip-Off" Report organization.
McKenzie/Scott & Americas Job Network are in no way affiliated with the firm referenced in this report...Merrill Adams.
The individual who posted these remarks is not... nor has ever been a client of our firm.
If he/she has concerns regarding Merrill Adams we suggest he/she take it up with them, or at the very least get the name of the company he/she is complaining about correct.
We have tried to contact you via telephone to discuss resolution of this matter, but have been unable to find a phone number listed on-line.
McKenzie/Scott supports organizations who acts as consumer advocates. Our full-disclosure marketing policies and consumer protection are second to none, and have set the standard for firms operating in the career and staffing industry. However, we will not take responsibility for organizations who are unaffiliated with us, and consumers who have never done business with us.
Our legal counsel had advised us that these comments are defamatory in nature, and also represent tortious interference with our ongoing agreements with both private consumers and corporations. We hereby demand that this report be removed immediately or we will take any legal action.
If you wish to contact me to discuss this I can be reached at (303) 846-2853. Mike, Chief Financial Officer
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EDitor's Comments to the above REBUTTAL:
Mr. Eagan,
While I understand the vigor with which you wish to defend your business, there are several issues you have raised that you should consider rationally. First, your legal counsel has indicated that you have a case of defamation, however, there is no allegation that it is with us. I would check with him/her to get clarification. First, we are protected by the First Amendment, under the freedom of speech and freedom of the press clauses, but next, we are expressly protected under federal statute. Specifically, the Communications Decency Act (CDA) immunizes web sites such as ours for liablility for statements made by others which are posted to the web site.
Our policy is that we do not remove posts made by consumers regarding complaints about businesses. If you disagree with the information in the post, your remedy is to post a rebuttal, which you have done.
The report clearly states that there appears to be misrepresentation and that perhaps the individual who purports to be part of your organization is perhaps the one you should go after. I would think that not only our readers, but also you would want to know about such a scam.
We will not remove the report, because we have the obligation to let others know that if they think they are dealing with McKenzie/Scott, they may not be. I would think you would be grateful to us for the clarification so that your name is not besmirched by fraud. Good luck on your legal actions, which I am sure, after careful consideration, will have nothing to do with us.
EDitor@RipoffReport.com
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