I'm looking into a complaint that I received from a senior citizen about a company called eMentoring, which looks to be associated with another company called eMillionaire, which in tern appears to be a trade name of a company called ADM Ventures. The company targets vulnerable people, especially seniors, with a variety of pitches to make money, including a work at home pitch. They get authorization to take money out of your bank account, then calamity happens. There had been a variety of complaints on ripoffreport.com, but now there is a page where Ripoffreport essentially says that ADM is their good graces, with a "commitment to total satisfaction." Your guess is as good as mine regarding how ADM convinced Ripoff Report that it is committed to total customer satisfaction. In the past, I have found Ripoff Report more trustworthy than the Better Business Bureau, but this case gives me reason to rethink that supposition. In the meantime, if you are solicited for any work at home program, just say no. Don't give any telemarketer your bank account or credit card number. If any company makes an unauthorized transfer out of your bank account, go to your bank and file a form to have the unauthorized transfer reversed. If you are scammed you can file complaints with the Federal Trade Commision, your state attorney general, and numerous complaint sites online.
If you are a lawyer or other person who is investigating these companies, a good place to start is this bankruptcy court complaint which appears to have been filed by a creditor who allegedly was owed money by these companies.
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