Roy Hunter has been scammed

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Roy Hunter has been scammed.

Needless to say I have NO sympathy whatsoever.

Why?

Roy Hunter has been scamming his clients and customer for years by using
fake qualifications, Degrees and PhD's.

For Roy Hunters scam, see http://fakedoctorate.blogspot.co.uk/search?
q=hunter


This is is how Roy Hunter reports the scam that got him.

One good scammer deserves another, and I'm glad he's getting a taste of
his own medicine.


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Internet scams abound; and so do borderline companies that apparently
work within the law but use less than ethical methods of overcharging for
their services.

Just when I thought I was wise enough to avoid them, yesterday one of the
"Who's Who" companies suckered me. (I will not name the company in
public.) They first sent me an email inviting me to submit an application
because of my professional accomplishments. The application itself said:
"There is no cost to be included!" I was advised that a staff member
would call for a short interview.

That interview started on what seemed like a professional note after the
lady assured me that she was not trying to sell me anything...but after
several minutes of flattery, it turned into a high pressure sales pitch
to get my credit card number for a "membership" fee. There was an offer
of two free vouchers for RT airfare good on major airlines, which I
quickly ascertained would be worth more than the membership fee. When I
told her that I wanted to see the membership benefits in writing (either
by email or snail mail), she said that an immediate decision was required
in order to get the discount and other benefits. She caught me at a hotel
just minutes before my wife and I checked out, and I foolishly agreed.

Last night I googled her company on the internet and found NUMEROUS
complaints were filed for their lack of integrity, etc., and that the
airline tickets required expensive rooms at a specified hotel. When I
called them to cancel the transaction, a manager told me: "All sales are
final." Some of the complaints alleged that the company made several
unauthorized additional charges after the initial one. Of course, I
called my credit card bank, and they will stop future charges from this
company.

My advice to others:

1. NEVER make a purchase by phone if you did not initiate the call, even
if they claim to represent a company you have already done business with.
(Several months ago I escaped an identity thief who falsely claimed to
represent the bank that has my account.)

2. Check out a company with the BBB as well as by Google if you have any
concerns about their reputation. The BBB rated this company as strong
financially, but showed dozens of complaints.

3. Watch out for other scams, such as offers from strangers to pay in
advance for group hypnosis sessions. The way that scam works is they send
a fraudulent cashier's check that looks legitimate; and then they ask for
a refund in hopes you will send the refund before the bank bounces the
check

4. A scam similar to #3 goes for mass product sales overseas. In the late
1990's I got burned by one of those...sending over $1000 of products
without ever getting paid.

Hindsight may be a lot more educational than foresight, but it is a lot
more expensive.

Roy Hunter