Stores Online Scam

August 10, 2009

To Whom It May Concern,

In December of 2007 I was invited to an internet money making seminar put on by Storesonline. I was told how I could get rich selling products on my own personal websites. I then was told for $20 I could attend an all day workshop where I would learn more about doing business on the internet and would have the opportunity to purchase as many as 6 websites.

At the all day seminar the Storesonline staff was very convincing, they offered success stories of people who had websites set up through them and reassured us it was very easy to get started and we would make money in no time. They said the storesonline staff would offer any help we needed and would answer any questions we had in setting up the websites. When it came time to buy the websites I explicitly stated I only wanted three websites to start off with. The salesman used high pressure sales tactics and stated I would do much better with 6 websites, so I purchased 6 sites for a total of $6000.

I was then invited back for a half day seminar where they walked us through the process of setting up our websites and how to advertise our websites how to get the best results on search engines and how to do business on Ebay. For $1000 I bought more software that was supposed to help me get my websites noticed and help bring in the profits. I have since decided this was another money making scheme .

A few weeks later I was contacted by Professional Marketing International. For $6000 they would help me set up my websites, they offered to get the dropshippers for me if I provided them with a product I wanted to sell, I would have access to an internet coach that would help get my websites up and running by working together through conference calls once a week and I would have access to online internet classes that would make my websites successful. The salesman said we were one of the chosen few selected to be offered this special deal and since it sounded good I decided to sign up for the service .

After a while things did not work out, the conference calls fell through, the internet classes were a flop and I still had no action on my websites. I contacted the salesman to get a refund. He said he would send me a form to fill out and would refund me half my money. I promptly did as he said had have yet to receive one penny in refund money .

And finally I was contacted by The Tax Club. For around $2000 they would help get my company started. They would establish my company as an S corporation, Get me squared away with the state as far as taxes are concered and every year they would do my business taxes and personal taxes. This sounded like a good idea so I would not have to do it. Once again I was offered conference calls with coaches that would inform me on how to do business in the internet world. I had a few of these conversations but once again they wanted more and more money for more and more services .

I am convinced that this trio is in business together. They use deceptive business practices and in fact are scamming the good hardworking people of the United States of America of which we happen to be. Once they get your money they offer no real services. All together these three companies have over $12000 of my hard earned money and I have nothing to show for it.

Sincerely

Donna Staley