Perks Card As a beginning professional, I was flattered that Sony would be interested in me. Ronkonkoma New York

This is the contract breakdown sent to me via email:

Thank you for your time today. Here is the information you requested regarding the Employee Perks Program. Below you will find a complete overview of our conversation, keep this for your records.

Client: SONY Electronics, Inc City, State: Terre Haute, IN Number of Recipients: 1,300

THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES:

* Exclusive “Featured Merchant” listing on the landing page for the client above.

* Announcement to the client above in an introductory newsletter.

* Inclusion in quarterly emails sent to the client above promoting the participating businesses.

* Access to all discounts on our site.

* A link from your detail page on our site to your website.

* Access to our online merchant dashboard*. Participating businesses will pay a fee of $595.00for participation in this program. *Online merchant dashboard has a recurring fee of $13.95 per month that may be cancelled at any time.

As you can see, they wanted me to pay them $595.00 for sending me clients and then a monthly fee of $13.95. I told them I would not mind paying for access to clients through their program if there was a way to see if it worked and if it was legit, but I did noit feel comfortable paying for a program that I have no experience dealing with. The more I resisted, the more she pressed that I could make two payments and kept reiterating, how wonderful it would be to work with Sony employees. Whether they are legit or not, I don't like how they are using Sony to run their scam. I used to work there and don't remember any perks like this. The more insistant she was about me making my decision right then,or I might lose out to another Interior Designer she was interested in, made me realize that it was a scam. No legitimate company would be in such a hurry to sign up a proffessional without checking out their background and qaulifications. Don't fall for this scam no matter how convincing they may sound.