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Complaint Review: Paid Response, Inc. - Alberta Internet

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I have been working for this company for several months and everything was going great. Now, I have been waiting for over 2 1/2 months for back pay - this company owes me between $400 and $500, I cannot check the exact amount they owe me because they have switched to a 'new system' and my income from the 'older system' is not available.

I have contacted the general manager on several occasions, and she just tells me they are checking into it and talking to tech support about it. I am tired of waiting for my pay that I am entitled to after getting tons of traffic to their website and additional member signups, and now I get no response from them when I try to contact any department by email.
All I want is the money that I am rightfully entitled to! Please help!!!!!!

Rick
Nashville, Tennessee
U.S.A.

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#16 UPDATE EX-employee responds

In response to Cathy, Paid Response is no longer but your still offered an exciting opportunity

AUTHOR: JoEllen - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Wednesday, September 15, 2004

1. I think most people involved with Paid Response know who I am. If not I am JoEllen a former staff member of Paid Response.

2. Aaron has a "sexual preference"?

3. Lola seems to be right on the money.

4. I am owed over $4000.00 in back wages. I was not an ad typist. I worked directly for Paid Response.

Wow! Lola you must have "Psychic Abilities" It seems that Paid Response is no longer but your still offered an exciting opportunity with a new ad typist company.

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#15 UPDATE Employee

All Facts

AUTHOR: Lola - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Sunday, July 25, 2004

Quote from Cathy:
He has never one time hidden his plans from us where this subject is concerned. We all know, and have known, for sometime the company may be sold or a partner brought in.

No of course not, but "he" is only hiding "his" identity.

Quote from Pamela Kelly:
Then Aaron would have to close my account and sue me for slander...

Slander is spoken, libel is written.

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#14 UPDATE Employee

All Facts

AUTHOR: Lola - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Sunday, July 25, 2004

Quote from Cathy:
He has never one time hidden his plans from us where this subject is concerned. We all know, and have known, for sometime the company may be sold or a partner brought in.

No of course not, but "he" is only hiding "his" identity.

Quote from Pamela Kelly:
Then Aaron would have to close my account and sue me for slander...

Slander is spoken, libel is written.

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#13 UPDATE Employee

All Facts

AUTHOR: Lola - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Sunday, July 25, 2004

Quote from Cathy:
He has never one time hidden his plans from us where this subject is concerned. We all know, and have known, for sometime the company may be sold or a partner brought in.

No of course not, but "he" is only hiding "his" identity.

Quote from Pamela Kelly:
Then Aaron would have to close my account and sue me for slander...

Slander is spoken, libel is written.

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#12 UPDATE Employee

All Facts

AUTHOR: Lola - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Sunday, July 25, 2004

Quote from Cathy:
He has never one time hidden his plans from us where this subject is concerned. We all know, and have known, for sometime the company may be sold or a partner brought in.

No of course not, but "he" is only hiding "his" identity.

Quote from Pamela Kelly:
Then Aaron would have to close my account and sue me for slander...

Slander is spoken, libel is written.

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#11 UPDATE Employee

Fact...Fantasy...Psychic Abilities?

AUTHOR: Cathy - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Sunday, July 18, 2004

Lola,

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No, I'm not an active member of PR, but I'm up to par with the going ons over there.

Are you even a member, non-active or otherwise? Why do you care? You obviously have some vendetta against Paid Response, why don't you just spit it out. Goodness, you are becoming a bore, with this endless ranting!

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Yes, hundreds of posts of 'where's my payment'! Only to be quickly deleted off the message board because it shows how incompetent the company really is.

You know what? Your right! Some of these posts do get deleted. Would you like to know the facts for why this happens? Probably not, but here it is anyway. It has been posted on the message board numerous, numerous times, that if you have an issue with payment to contact the director or staff, via email or the trouble ticket system. That is the only way the problem, if one exists, can be remedied.

If anyone's post gets deleted off the boards, it is only to those that have either repeatedly followed the wrong procedures, or they come in acting like someone is out to cheat them, when nothing could be farther from the truth. If a payment isn't received, file a trouble ticket, the reasons why the payment was not processed get looked into, if a payment is owed then a payment is issued. This is called procedure, come on, try to spell it with me p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e.

As for showing incompetence...well that is displayed by the person handling the situation in an incorrect manner, the one that doesn't follow instructions, and decides to post it there anyway. As for the company, it shows organization. A company that insists its employees follow procedure, just like any well run business, not incompetence.

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I am stating facts. I cannot help it if you don't want to see what's in front of you.

Okay, I agree! You are stating facts, but only the way you see them. Unfortunately, you pick and choose the facts that you post here, which is a far cry from being THE FACTS. Does it not matter to you at all, that there are many very happy members at Paid Response? Intelligent people, that are not foolish enough to work for nothing? The things you are posting here, are insulting to say the very least, and so far removed from factual information, they border on fantasy.

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The company will be "sold" again. Mark my words.

Is this supposed to be a news flash? Psychic ability? What?

No one needs to waste their time marking your words. This is something that every active member of Paid Response knows is a possibility. The owner has made his stance on this very clear, on too many occassions to count. He has never one time hidden his plans from us where this subject is concerned. We all know, and have known, for sometime the company may be sold or a partner brought in. Try predicting something we don't already know next time, okay?

Maybe you need to open your eyes and see what is in black and white on your next lurking session in Paid Response's forum. You know what I mean, linger a while, read the FACTS that are written there. Better yet Tonto, why don't you pick a new horse to ride? This one you insist on running to ground, appears by all factual information, to be dying.

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#10 UPDATE Employee

The Truth Is Out There....The company will be "sold" again.

AUTHOR: Lola - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Saturday, July 17, 2004

No, I'm not an active member of PR, but I'm up to par with the going ons over there. Yes, hundreds of posts of 'where's my payment'! Only to be quickly deleted off the message board because it shows how incompetent the company really is.

I am stating facts. I cannot help it if you don't want to see what's in front of you. I can provide proof and only if you have an open mind, otherwise it would prove worthless. If you don't want to see what's in black and white, no one can say or do anything to change your mind.

The company will be "sold" again. Mark my words.

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#9 UPDATE Employee

The Truth Is Out There....The company will be "sold" again.

AUTHOR: Lola - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Saturday, July 17, 2004

No, I'm not an active member of PR, but I'm up to par with the going ons over there. Yes, hundreds of posts of 'where's my payment'! Only to be quickly deleted off the message board because it shows how incompetent the company really is.

I am stating facts. I cannot help it if you don't want to see what's in front of you. I can provide proof and only if you have an open mind, otherwise it would prove worthless. If you don't want to see what's in black and white, no one can say or do anything to change your mind.

The company will be "sold" again. Mark my words.

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#8 UPDATE Employee

The Truth Is Out There....The company will be "sold" again.

AUTHOR: Lola - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Saturday, July 17, 2004

No, I'm not an active member of PR, but I'm up to par with the going ons over there. Yes, hundreds of posts of 'where's my payment'! Only to be quickly deleted off the message board because it shows how incompetent the company really is.

I am stating facts. I cannot help it if you don't want to see what's in front of you. I can provide proof and only if you have an open mind, otherwise it would prove worthless. If you don't want to see what's in black and white, no one can say or do anything to change your mind.

The company will be "sold" again. Mark my words.

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#7 UPDATE Employee

In Response to Paid Response is a Scam

AUTHOR: Cathy - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, July 15, 2004

A few questions to Cori and Lola:

1.) Are you scared for people to know who you really are, and that is why you have made these allegations in a cowardly fashion?

2.) What does Aaron's sexual preference have to do with anything?

3.) Are you ever going to state facts, or will it always just be speculation?

4.) Since you have yet to state exactly how either of you have been scammed, therefore leading one to believe you have not been scammed, why do you care?

By the way, my name at Paid Response is Wenchie. I am a very active, non-working member. See how easy that is?

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#6 UPDATE Employee

People are getting paid

AUTHOR: Pamela - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, July 15, 2004

It's quite apparent that you're not an active member of PR. You only know me from my two replies here, but not from the hundreds of posts at PR. With that in mind, how could you possibly know if anyone is getting paid or not?

I have been with PR, as stated in my above post, since September of 2002. I do have a grip, and it has been a wild ride. One that, for the most part, I have enjoyed. I paid my fee, no freebies for me. I got the goodies that came with my membership then, now, and all the times in between. If I had not made a dime, I still would have been ahead of the game as far as the money is concerned. But I have made money. More than some and less than others. And I received every dime, except when Val closed up shop and moved on.

Would I still be a member if I was not receiving my pay? Would PR still be in existence if no one was receiving their pay? The world is full of cheaters, and the net seems an ideal place for them to reside. I would venture to guess that every online opp has seen their fair share. Aaron has taken steps to ensure the survival of PR by removing such cheaters. Is that why you're here pitching your lies? Are you disgruntled because you got canned for cheating?

Brownie points? No, I asked and I'm not getting any. As far as Aaron being happy to have loyal members, my guess would be yes. I would love to have loyal members in my membership site (if I had one). It would certainly be better than having members like you, racing off to bash and blow off lies and innuendos on a public board designed for legitimate complaints. I have yet to see a legitimate complaint from you. Nothing but rumors, speculations and personal attacks. You asked if I am afraid to speak the truth. I do speak the truth. The question is, are you afraid to hear it?

The truth is; Paid Response IS a legitimate opportunity to make some extra cash.
The truth is; people ARE making money.
The truth is; people ARE getting paid.
The truth is; only those with questions regarding the legitimacy of their accounts are the ones waiting to be paid.
The truth is; this type of work is NOT a get rich quick type of thing, one has to put forth the effort to see a return.
The truth is; not everyone will make thousands of dollars.
The truth is; Val sold Paid Response to a team of people who then sold it to Aaron (all different people)
The truth is; I receive nothing for posting my comments to this board. Nothing but satisfaction in knowing that those who come here to research Paid Response will actually get a chance to see another side. That they will hopefully get a chance to make an informed decision rather than a biased one.

I don't claim that PR is the perfect job for everyone. Nor do I claim that everyone who joins will make oodles of cash. But I will claim that PR does pay its members who have earned their income legitimately; without means of cheating. I will claim that my initial investment was one of the wisest choices I made, as far as paying for a work at home job goes. To date, PR is the ONLY opp that I have joined that has paid me consistently, and for every penny I have made. (Minus the one time when Val closed up shop)

I also won't hide behind a made-up name. I am PamelaKelly here, and at Paid Response, PK for short. Who are you really, Lola? If you really had an account with Paid Response, what was your ID there?

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#5 UPDATE Employee

Just About Payments

AUTHOR: Nancyj - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Wednesday, July 14, 2004

I will admit that coincidences are strange, but sometimes they are just that! And sometimes they are not.

So until I have more facts I shall refrain from commenting on that subject.

However, I will comment on payments from my own personal experience. A few days ago I started wondering why Aaron was not responding to my emails requesting payment. I went to the forum, saw the post on a change of email address, slapped myself in the head, and sent the request to the 'proper' address.

Payment was received in approximately three hours.

Now, I will not say that I have always received payments from Paid Response in such a timely fashion, most have taken 24 to 48 hours longer or so. But I have always been paid since Aaron took the company over, well before I 'lost' my patience.

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#4 UPDATE Employee

The Only Fraud Here Is Aaron

AUTHOR: Lola - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Sunday, July 11, 2004

Pamela Kelly,

It's a sad, sad fact that you have convinced yourself otherwise. This is your second post at a rebuttal, both of your posts are sappy. Are you getting brownie points for this? Is this making Aaron happy that he has such a loyal member in you or are you really afraid to speak the truth?? Afraid to get deleted?

You sucked up to Val and you are still sucking up to Val. Face it, people aren't getting PAID at PAID RESPONSE!

What goes around, comes around and one day you will see that I'm right and I won't be the one looking like a FOOL!

Get a grip Pamela Kelly, you're in for a hell of a ride!!!!

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#3 UPDATE Employee

Potentail Fraud? nothing but rumors and speculation.

AUTHOR: Pamela Kelly - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Saturday, July 10, 2004

Cori, Lola?? Those aren't even your real names! But if I were to come in here and post nothing but sick rumors, I wouldn't leave my real name either. Then Aaron would have to close my account and sue me for slander, which, I am sure that's exactly what you are trying to avoid.

The only person in this thread with a legitimate reason to post is Rick. He is due money and feels that he has been cheated. You two losers come in and post nothing but rumors and speculation. There will never be a way for those 4 people to prove to you that they are not one in the same. Not online anyway. Heck, all four of them to come into your chat room and you still wouldn't believe it was really them.

This forum is not for lies and false accusations. Nor for rumors and speculation. If you have a legitimate beef with PR or Aaron, post it. Just stick to the facts and leave the rumors at the door.

Rick, I understand your frustration. Waiting and waiting. Chances are they are looking into your account for possible fraud. Whether or not your account stats are fraudulent, I don't know. But that is most likely what they are looking at.

Now, I know that when it's you that has to wait, there are no comforting words. But considering that fraud is why the old PR (and Val) had to shut down, don't you think it wise for the new PR (and Aaron) to check anyone's account that has the slightest hint of fraud? If you are not guilty of fraud, they will see that and your funds will be released to you.

I have been a member of Paid Response since Sept. of 2002. I know members whose accounts were deleted for fraud, as well as others who were investigated, and the funds then paid out. It makes nothing but sense to me to investigate anything that could potentially hurt a company. If it were MY company, I would be all over anything that looked like fraud. Any company, online or off, paying on a commission basis, has the potential for employee fraud.

Still happy with PR,

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#2 UPDATE Employee

The Many Faces Of Paid Response

AUTHOR: Lola - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Monday, July 05, 2004

Where do I begin? The many faces of PR. First Val Dawson supposedly sold PR. I don't believe she sold the company. Aaron Bowering is Val Dawson assuming another personality. He acts very much like Val...I'm sorry a leopard doesn't change its spots overnight!

The time PR was experiencing email problems, so was Clerical Gear. Hmmm...coincidence? I doubt it! When Aaron disappeared from the forum for a while so did Judy-admin from Clerical Gear. They both came back to post in the forum on the same day. Coincidence? I doubt it! When Aaron wanted to sell the company, Judy was asked if she wanted to merge with OrderProcessors.com. Coincidence? I doubt it!

When Aaron decided not to sell, Judy decided not to merge with OP, all this happening on or around the same time. NO coincidence there!

There are people waiting for payments. PR are not members of the Better Internet Bureau like they claim to be. PaidAssigments.com is not a member of Better Internet Bureau like they claim to be. PaidAssigments is owned by Aaron and Judy.

I was going to provide a quote from PaidAssignment website, but they've changed it.

Not all the members are that blind in not seeing what a fraud Aaron/Val/Karen/Judy - or whatever name they go by.

What a complete joke!

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#1 UPDATE Employee

Paid Response IS A Scam!

AUTHOR: Cori - (Canada)

POSTED: Saturday, June 19, 2004

So are her sister companies; Clerical Gear, Work Junkies, Order Processors and lord knows what other companies they've created.

There are multiple names of "owners" of these companies. They include Val, Andrew, Aaron, Catherine, Karen and Missi.

Here's a link you might be interested in; http://www.lulu.com/browse/author_view.php?fAID=38074

This link leads to info about a Canadian author. For those who were around PR during the "Val" days they'll recognize the pic of the girl on this bio. This is the pic Val used in her signature as herself.

And now with this Aaron guy we have 2 pics. In the beginning Aaron told everyone he was gay. Now the story he's telling is that his girlfriend got into an accident and had a miscarriage.

So what happened to him being gay? And, why no mention of this girlfriend previously?

It's one lie after another. He's starting to run scared now because there are a couple key members of Paid Response launching investigations to get to the bottom of the B/S that's been going on over there. Out of protection for those who are doing the investigating I won't name names, but if the lying, cheating idiot of Paid Response was wise he/she would get his/her act together and NOW!

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