Home Income Profit System Review – Is it a Scam?
The Home Income Profit System is a now notorious website that claims to help you make money from home. Their make money kit is often promoted through the use of fake newspaper articles and other unscrupulous means.
You may have seen “news articles” talking about a Kelly Richards (who incidentally lives in your area) and how much money she made working online. If you look at the article more carefully you’ll see that it’s nothing but a farce, closely resembling what real news sites commonly look like.
It comes as no surprise to me that this site is almost a direct copy of previous make money online scams called the BlackBelt Profit System and Home Income Black. This sort of tactic is often used by experienced online scammers…
When the customer complaints start piling up they simply give it a new name, move some graphics around, and start over fresh. This process goes on and on while they continue to generate hundreds of thousands of dollars from unsuspecting customers.
If this seems hard to believe just take a look at the two screen shots from BlackBelt Profit Systems and The Home Income Profit System.
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Update 06/08/10: The Home Income Profit System/Home Income Black website now also uses this look:
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The reason why there’re so many complaints against these types of kits is because the companies running them use very shady billing practices. They offer the program as a Free Trial, charging you only several dollars for S&H, but as soon as they get your credit card details they quickly hit you with a much larger charge.
Take a look at their terms and conditions:
When you submit your order, you agree to pay the shipping and handling fee of $2.97 for your Road Map to Success; please allow up to two weeks for delivery. After your 3-day trial period, you will be charged a ONE TIME fee of $139.95 for the product that will not be billed again for access to all of the features above. Thereafter, a $4.95 fee will serve as a monthly website hosting and maintenance fee until canceled.
They say that it can take up to two weeks to receive your materials, yet they charge you after just 3 days! So basically there’s no chance of you having enough time to review the materials and decide if it’s worth the $139.95 + $4.95 a month. Some people have even reported being charged the $139.95 fee the same day as their order.
The other problem with this type of billing is that many people don’t even read the terms and only find out about the true costs when it’s already too late. In addition, lots of people have reported difficulties reaching customer support in order to cancel the trial or get a refund.
So what do you get with the Home Income Profit System, and can you really make money using it?
Well what you get is several website templates and instructions telling you to promote products from your website. While some marketers do make money promoting products online, you’ll never succeed with the Home Income Profit System and here’s why…
They don’t actually teach you how to do it. The course materials are purposefully incomplete to make it easier for their telemarketers to up-sell you costly coaching and mentoring programs. Moreover, they don’t tell you upfront that you’ll need to spend money on advertising for your website, a tactic that doesn’t always pay for itself and can lead to losses, especially when you’re just learning internet marketing.
This, coupled with the fact that you’re already out over $140 in unexpected charges can be a real blow to most folks.
If these guys really did have a product that could teach you how to make money online then they wouldn’t have to use deceptive billing and false advertising to get customers. A high value product would make them enough money on its own merit and they wouldn’t have to keep changing the name, not to mention they might actually generate testimonials instead of complaints.
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From 142 Reviews
March 13th, 2010 at 8:42 pm (#)
i just about bought into this and i am very upset.
March 15th, 2010 at 5:13 pm (#)
I have learned to check out any reviews or reports available when it comes to online business. I'm thankful I checked this time too. Thanks for the information!
March 16th, 2010 at 10:04 am (#)
They're going to be mad at you for exposing them. but i have to thank you because i almost fell for it Thanks
March 17th, 2010 at 4:20 pm (#)
dear sirs, been looking on the web and if you've bought into a business like this one, and if you decide not open the package and send it all back do they normally refund your money?
March 23rd, 2010 at 11:28 am (#)
When I used the telephone number on the site to cancel, I was informed it was no longer in service. Do you have any suggestions.
March 23rd, 2010 at 11:29 am (#)
Call your credit card company and start a “dispute” Do this ASAP. I don’t know how long you have to do this…maybe 90 days. But don’t just sit back and think you’ve lost your money. I have done this several times with online scammers. The CC company takes it from there, investigates and 9 times out of 10 you will win.
March 23rd, 2010 at 9:00 pm (#)
Has anyone ever gotten a full refund for their money from this?
March 27th, 2010 at 2:18 pm (#)
Yes, this is definitely a scam. I really was going to try this product out(HOME INCOME PROFIT KIT). But, I wanted some answers first before purchasing the product. Thank GOD I called. I wanted to know how long was the trial offer. When I called a representative informed me it was a 3day trial offer. Right away I disputed the length of the trail offer. This representative kept giving me the run around. Then, told me that he could transfer me to the coaching department once I have purchased their product(for further assistance)!!!LOL This company is nothing but a JOKE in my eyes….
March 27th, 2010 at 2:19 pm (#)
I was expecting the introductory rate of $1.99 being charged on my visa, instead I was charged $179.00. I called and found out that they automatically charge the account unless I cancelled it. I told Holly Hutchens to cancel it immediately and demanded a refund. She assured me it was cancelled and a refund check would arrive in the mail in 2 to 3 wks. I asked her to send me an email confirmation of the cancellation. She did. However, I never saw the check and when I tried to call their number 1-877-650-4678, I could never get past the prerecorded msg saying the mail box was full and will not take any msgs. I tried to send them an email, no response there either. How can I get my money back?
March 29th, 2010 at 12:21 pm (#)
this is a scam, i called the phone number first, thank god i didnt give a credit card number, also when i let the operator know that the company he works prior name was , he was thru talking to me, I WONDER WHY? thanks, juanita
March 29th, 2010 at 12:22 pm (#)
Thank you very much, I almost went for the scam. The new channel made it look real. This need to stop. I need to make extra income. Any ideals how I can do this on the internet with getting rip off?
March 29th, 2010 at 6:32 pm (#)
Their website popped up while I was surfing the net. I was almost scammed by Jeff's Internet Millions, and this sounded like the same type of scam. Basically, the scam involves up-selling and selling you more "products" to get your business going. With Jeff's Internet Millions, people had spent from $800 to $1000 and have not made any profit. This Home Internet Profit System sounded too good to be true, and I'm glad I did my research before ordering the kit.
March 30th, 2010 at 8:46 am (#)
Thank you for sharing this information. I've been hoping to try to find a way of making some extra money since my hours got cut at work, and almost fell for this scam. I'm glad I researched it first & hope others will do the same!
March 30th, 2010 at 9:36 am (#)
I ordered this 2 weeks ago and have not received any info as yet, but my card has been charged 139.00 twice. Do not have a contact phone number. Could someone furnish one for these scammers?
March 31st, 2010 at 5:55 pm (#)
Thank you! I almost made the mistake of buying this I'm jobless and need money. but not being scam just make it worse. thank you so much.
April 1st, 2010 at 5:59 pm (#)
Glad that I came across the all above comments before buying this product. Rather I was also wondering, how come any site make you profit like anything w/o any effort...i.e. just by posting links as per Kelly Richards on' http://onlinenews6.com/FINANCE/Local-Report/work-at-home.php'
April 1st, 2010 at 6:00 pm (#)
I'm also glad that I didn't get fooled on 'Fool's Day..LOL
April 3rd, 2010 at 2:34 am (#)
Thanks to all of you for taking your time to post your experience to this scam, Me too I almost fall for it. Furthermore, I research Kelly Richards of Houston, TX through LinkIn, and ask her to respond, yet I found this site first. So,I figured she will be surprised as well, maybe... Thanks again for taking the trouble to post this,,,
April 3rd, 2010 at 7:40 am (#)
I almost tried this because my sister is out of work. It looked to good to be true. I could not find them on the BBB so, of course, that was a red flag. If your business is honest why wouldn't you want it listed with the BBB. I am so glad I saw this review.
April 4th, 2010 at 4:00 pm (#)
Laura Tejirina, The Kelly Richards in the Ad is from Seattle, Wa. not from Texas. Now, do they use the same name but just change the location? What a scam!
April 4th, 2010 at 7:10 pm (#)
I almost fell for it. I'm glad i read this before making a bad decision. I really need to make some cash, I'm gonna view your recommendations. thanks
April 5th, 2010 at 8:17 am (#)
Well I fell victim to this scam, but now I'm going to be a consumer decoy and their worst nightmare. I have had previous experience with scams and in this case I know all the players including the ones providing the bogus certs ie VeriSign, GeoTrust and Truste all of whom will be held accountable in a pending lawsuit. I know all the players in the scam even the previous company. I personally shut down six allied companies so far, but via individual States Attorney Generals and it really worked and I was refunded all my monies!! Stay tune this will be a ride you will want to monitor Das the Scam killer
April 5th, 2010 at 9:38 am (#)
Spoke to Daniel and he will reimburse me in a few days Bank of America will investigate a potential scam here and will pay me the $139.00 they withdrew from my account. Their legal department will then seek reimbursement in 4-5 days via help from the California State Attorney office if the company doesn't respond. Bank of America is very helpful in these scams and I highly recommend them as a bank to do business.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:53 pm (#)
Unfortunate as it is, I fell for this $2.97 crap. But being kind of suspicious, soon after giving them my Visa Debit Card nbr, I went and checked my account. Sure enough, there was an additional $139.95 charged. I immediately contacted my bank, who gave me the number to file a complaint and get payment suspended.
Oh well, live and learn, I guess.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:54 pm (#)
THIS IS DEFINITELY A SCAM...DON'T FALL FOR IT!!! They hook you in with the $2.97 and then slam you right away for the $139.95 that according to their billing department if NON-REFUNDABLE..even if you do not activate your membership on the website.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:02 pm (#)
What if I used one of those prepaid visa cards from circle k to get the kit? will this kit no longer work once they try to bill the card and find out there are no funds in it?
April 5th, 2010 at 7:13 pm (#)
The article I read on the internet was from Online News 6. It said Kelly Richards was from Denham Springs, Louisiana. I live very close to Denham Springs. I looked in the Baton Rouge phone book, which list all of the Denham Springs phone numbers along with the Baton Rouge residents, and found only three people with the last name of Richards. Two of the numbers were no longer in service. I called the remaining number and was told that there was no Kelly Richards from that residence. Is her number unlisted, or do they use a phony name and so called news story and change the location to make you feel like it is someone you almost know?
I'm glad I read your reviews. I was just about to give them my credit card information.
April 6th, 2010 at 9:49 am (#)
I have spoke with the United States Attorney General's Office,they cannot keep robbing people.This is not a turn key program,every step of the way say's if you are unable to do this you can hire someone to do it for you or for more money we will do it for you.I'm unable to download any thing from the website.Half of the program is to download items off of the site,well the site won't let you download anything,there staff say's it's my computer and my computer is in fine working order.The staff is suppose to be there to help you,when the individual realizes that you're fed up with the nonsense of the program they put you on hold,you call back the same person answered the gentleman's name was David lied to me and said to me he never spoke to me I asked him his name he said it was David,I said it was you I was talking to he denies it and starts to to talk over me so nothing can be accomplished on the call.Each time I call there consultants they try to get more money out of you,and then they become quite argumentative. Even my very first consultation was like that,this program is not for newbies with no computer skills as they claim it is,it does nothing but to tell you if you can't accomplish one of there claims to hire someone who can or pay them more to do it.This Is Not A Turn Key Program.....Rich
April 6th, 2010 at 11:42 am (#)
This really is a scam. And it was a definite giveaway when I went to close out of the page and the familiar message popped up saying "Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page? If you do you are choosing not to participate in the FREE trial!" which I have seen on multiple other scam pages. The comments left on the news website are fabricated otherwise why would it say the article was posted today but the comments were from the 1st and (surprise!) no more comments are being accepted. That is just an obvious scam there.
April 6th, 2010 at 3:42 pm (#)
I am so glad I read this thanks for all the information. I guess they have have Kelly Richards in all state and town. the recent ad I saw was Kelly Richards from Brookline, MA a mother of 2 who lost her job and found this web site.
April 6th, 2010 at 11:45 pm (#)
It is so good of every one to post there concerns on this page. Linda, after I read your post I wanted to post and validate what you are saying. I also agree that the comments on the news channel 6 pg were fabricated. Oh by the way, Kelly Richards is from Oregon. ( LOL ) I think somebody got paid to make a copy of a news channel and story. Sorry guys for all those who got money taken from them. I think there should be a law against this kind of thing.
April 7th, 2010 at 11:26 am (#)
I DECIDED TO RESEARCH BEFORE DOING THIS AND THIS INFORMATION HELPED OUT A LOT IN MAKING MY DECISION. THANKS FOR KEEPING ME FROM MAKING A BIG MISTAKE.
April 7th, 2010 at 11:27 am (#)
There is hope! After i seen that the 2.97 and the 139.97 was taken from my checking account, and that was right after hitting the submit button. I called my bank and filed a claim. The next day i called to check on the progress of the claim the banker said she had a number for that sight and she connected them to me and i canceled the membership except for the 2.97 because the info packet was already mailed so he said. I am still waiting to see the reversal of the charges to my account.
April 8th, 2010 at 12:40 pm (#)
News 6 apparently claims Kelly Richards is from Beaver Dam, Wi! She must be a busy lady in so many places at one time, especially with those 2 kids of hers. Oregon, Louisiana, Washington, Massachusetts & Texas, WOW? Where is the real Kelly, that's what i wanna know! What a joke!
April 9th, 2010 at 9:50 pm (#)
Thank you for sharing this scam. I am a stay at home mom looking for other ways to make some extra money working from home. Apparently Kelly Richards is from Foxboro, MA as well.
April 10th, 2010 at 1:33 am (#)
I did it, then found this. I'm a mom of two and REALLY needed the extra cash. I can't wait to see my overdraft fee and start the dispute. This is just what I was afraid of. They ruin it for everyone. Like my mom says, "If it seems too good to be true, IT IS" :(
April 11th, 2010 at 10:50 pm (#)
Thank God, I did my homework and a little investigation on this 'BIG SCAM WEBSITE' I thought it was too good to be true. I can't believe such person or people would take innocent people's money. Like they say what goes around comes around and they will pay when they do get caught. :(
April 12th, 2010 at 7:48 am (#)
WOW, GLAD I SAW THIS I WAS JUST ABOUT TO ORDER THE KIT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS.
April 12th, 2010 at 10:40 am (#)
When I call the Number they act like the never heard of the company and they just have black belt.
April 12th, 2010 at 10:41 am (#)
My question does the package ever show up or is it a online product. some time the scam is not reading the fine print which I did so the only scam i am looking for is does the product ever show up?
April 12th, 2010 at 10:42 am (#)
This new one is worse! All I was aware of spending was the $2.98 but I was billed by 3 or 4 different companies $30 to 40+ on a monthly basis unaware. I backed out immediately when I realized the scam, they want you to pay for the ads you place and hope you make more money that it costs; you’d need at least $2000 and they expect you to lose it. They told me on the phone it’s a learning curve. Google has to be in on it I think! I will never trust them again!
April 12th, 2010 at 4:09 pm (#)
if you notice the comments on their website about how good they are and check them on a different day, it is the same comments from the same people with a different date on them. what a racket. i have tried for several days to get someone to return my calls. I guess that is a joke. I just have to learn the hard way. I never got anything in the mail to even see if I wanted to do this and they had already gotten $129.96 out of my account.
April 13th, 2010 at 1:53 am (#)
I'm creating a system wherein I can ruin the website of these scammers and trace the creators. Believe it or not I'm asking for help from hackers as well. These hackers are really good since they are most wanted by the FBI. But they decided to be good people now (since they already have families of their own-yep they're kinda old but they are really good). Don't worry guys we'll catch them. A little more time and they'll wish they had not thought of this scam stuff. Revenge to the innocent victims!!!
April 13th, 2010 at 9:48 am (#)
@David, I knew this sounded too good to be true so I started doing some research and then I stumbled upon this blog. I found in interesting that the lady in your advertisement was from Indiana when the advertisement I received with the CNN, MSNBD, USA Today, etc stated the woman was from Washington, DC. I am always leary of sites that require you to submit your credit card information to receive information in the mail.
April 13th, 2010 at 11:06 pm (#)
I just ordered this product w/o activating the account and decided to do more research after doing so. Once I got to the activate account page (step 2) the system requested too much personal information which is why I was leery and decided to do more research. I'm glad I did. I called the number listed on the first page and naturally they are closed for the day. I will be calling them in the morning to cancel along with requesting a copy of cancellation to be emailed to me. I usually don't fall or do things like this but when I noticed this Kelly Richards was from Georgia I thought this could be ok. I am now noticing after reading all of your comments that their website reads the IP address from your computer which explains why it states she resides in so many different areas. Don't fall for it!!!!
April 14th, 2010 at 8:23 pm (#)
Kelly Richards is from New Jersey also, she really is busy!
April 15th, 2010 at 10:59 am (#)
This is awful! I'm so very thankful to this blog.... I fell for the stupid scam. But I called and canceled before they charged me for the 139.95 or whatever it was. Now I just hope they don't charge me after they said they wouldn't. Aren't people struggling enough that we don't need things like this to add to it. Thank you everyone for your warnings... I just hope they don't get too many other people.
April 17th, 2010 at 10:25 am (#)
I was gonna do it and my boyfriend kept telling me it was a scam (of course I didn't want to believe him). So i googled it and came to this blog and read everyones responses, thank god I didn't continue on with ordering the trial kit. Oh and by the way the lady in the ad i was reading "was from" Philadelphia! HAHAHA.
April 17th, 2010 at 10:27 am (#)
This is a Scam!!!! Dont do It!!!
April 17th, 2010 at 5:28 pm (#)
To Lynn McMullen ---Here is a working number I used today April 17, @5:19 central standard time,in order to cancel my request for service. 1- 866- 238-1808. Let us pray for some regulatory control of the Internet. Amen......
April 18th, 2010 at 7:49 am (#)
This is awful! I was about to open my purse and order this kit for 2.97 and figured that with all the cash I would make I could pay the $139. Didn't know it was only a 3-day trial. Kelly from Toledo OH made me a believer and I was willing to take the chance. Luckily, I researched a little further to see that Kelly lives in every state! LET'S FIND ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE MONEY.
April 18th, 2010 at 10:12 pm (#)
I posted an ad on Craigslist and then someone emailed me on how to make money and to check the website. I was skeptical. I'm so glad I went with my gut to do some research before I did anything stupid. I would have been had!! Thank you for this blog to share this information.
April 19th, 2010 at 10:08 pm (#)
I let all my 2,000 plus friends and followers on social media know about this scam. You should too! There was an event invite on Facebook and over like 10,000 attendees for the event to this thing. Checked it out and found it to be a scam! Let them know! Tweet it, post it! Don't let your friends and followers fall into this!!!!
April 20th, 2010 at 5:24 pm (#)
Love to read that " Others" have got that "Gut Instinct" as I do, I went and checked out this "Home Income Profit System" as well, and after reading ALL the Great " So Called "Success STORIES at the bottom of the page in fine print it says, QUOTE: These Illustrated "EXAMPLES" are Based LOOSELY off True Stories and have been MODIFIED in MULTIPLE WAYS including but not limited to the story, photo and/or comments THIS IS A "BLOG" and NOT to be taken Literally !!! Pass this on to those NOT reading the Very FINE PRINT !!
April 21st, 2010 at 6:53 pm (#)
I just wasted an hour of my time with my fiance at her bank undoing using her Visa debit card for this little $2.29 charge. I asked her to forward the site info to me BEFORE signing up for this fraud. The toll-free number listed is a working number. I called it, asked for an explanation of their cancellation policy and how long would it take to receive the "kit." After over a half-hour on hold, was transferred to who ended up being Technical Support person who said their phone number has been hijacked by this SCAM and they were in the process of trying to take the site DOWN!!!
DO YOUR RESEARCH ON ANY 'OPPORTUNITY' OUT THERE!!!
April 22nd, 2010 at 4:50 pm (#)
I also signed up for this home profit making system, sent in my credit card number, my mistake, was assuming that only the $2.97 would be charged to my account but within the next couple of days I found out that $139.95 was charged to my account, I called up Jason, whom I got a call first from him asking me all these questions to see if I was fit to do the work and was told I was an excellent candidate for the job, he probably tells everyone this, he could have told me up front about the $139.95 charge but he didn't,I called my credit card company and they told me not to worry, they can do something about the charges and then I am canceling my credit card so no further charges will be put on my card, I believed them at first but then i read all the complaints about this company so now I think it is a scam, they make money by getting people to put their credit card number in their website and then they get charged $2.97 and then $139.95 so they are making their money, I am supposed to be getting a call from the supervisor tonight and I will see what he says if he even calls me, I am still leery about all this.
April 23rd, 2010 at 8:45 am (#)
I to was going to try this kit but when i read your site i found Kelly Richards lives in Lumberton NC as well the 50 other states watch out this is really a scam
April 23rd, 2010 at 9:34 pm (#)
I am so glad everyone posted this I was actually about to use my credit card to purchase this and this would have wiped out my account so i couldn't go visit my boyfriend in another state next week. Thank you so much!
April 25th, 2010 at 9:49 am (#)
who is the women named Kelly Richards..an she is of course from my home town of Jeffersonville Indiana...does she appear with a similar address for who ever opens up this page???
I hate crooks but I do read before I lay my moola down..
April 25th, 2010 at 6:29 pm (#)
These are the terms at the bottom of a website promoting Home Profit Systems. What a joke!
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April 25th, 2010 at 6:30 pm (#)
I wish I had been smart enough to check this site out first. I called today to cancel, the lady told me she would be able to cancel the "one time only $139" and I would only be responsible for the 4.99/month. Told her I did not want any of it, she said it was canceled...will call my CC first thing in the morning and hope to stop the charges....by the way.....my "ad" was for a lady in the town I live in here in New Mexico...
April 25th, 2010 at 8:53 pm (#)
Thank God i did my research! thats all i have to say.. almost used my visa and ordered...
April 26th, 2010 at 6:09 am (#)
Lol How about that! There is a Kelly Richards in my hometown of Smithfield, NC too! I'm an unemployed single mom of 4 so this ad really caught my eye, and I was sooo hoping... but as is always the case with anything that seems too good to be true...
April 26th, 2010 at 2:14 pm (#)
THANK YOU ALL! And THANK GOD for giving me a BRAIN! I was just about to give my CC info,had already submitted all my personal info when that LITTLE BULB on my brain came on and yelled STOPPPPP! So I did what I always do, research research research. I 'm kindda gulable now ever since I've been laid offf and can't find a REAL job like the one I had for 15 years!
So I found this page and guess what that KELLY is from MIAMI too. What strikes me is that apparently there's a CHANNEL 6 in all your states too??? LOL.Well thanx because I was seconds away from being scammed! Someone has to stop them or put out ADVISORIES on the REAL NEWS ON all television stations and warn EVERYONE out there that this kind of scam is happening NOW! A WARNING just like those that advised us not to give out our Social S numbers,or CC numbers ,etc. Thanx again everyone for their posts!
REF: HOME INCOME PROFIT SYSTEM/NEWS ALERT 6
PS& How do they get all those LOGOS like CNN ,PEOPLE,and TIME Magazine without the company's permission???April 27th, 2010 at 8:15 am (#)
WAKE UP PEOPLE JUST BECAUSE CNN, WebTV, News Channel 7, ABC, NBC, CBS, U.S. News or FOX. CNN, WebTV, INTRODUCE YOU TO A WAY TO MAKE MORE MONEY DOES NOT MEAN IT’S LEGIT. DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE, RESEARCH BEFORE OPENING YOUR WALLET. THE WAY THE ECONOMY IS NOW I WOULDN'T TRUST ANYONE.
EVERYBODY IS OUT FOR THAT QUICK DOLLAR. IT'S SAD BUT THIS IS REALITY. YOU WILL FALL VICTIM TO EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE PRESENTED YOUR WAY IF YOU DO NOT RESEARCH IT FIRST. 95% OF EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW I S BULLSHIT. SOME PEOPLE DON'T EVEN THINK BEFORE GIVING OUT THEIR CREDIT CARD INFO OR CHECKING ACCOUNT INFO. THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES IT HAS BEEN SAID DON’T GIVE OUT YOUR PERSONAL INFO OVER THE PHONE OR INTERNET BUT PEOPLE STILL DO IT. YOU’RE HEADING FOR A CLIFF. YOU ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO FALL BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT READING THE WARNING SIGNS.
NUMBER #1 ---IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE IT PROBABLY IS. # 2 ----SALESMAN LIE TO GET A DEAL, THEY HOLD PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU ABOUT SOMETHING COMMON. YOU LAUGH, YOU LIKE THE CONVERSATION AND JUST LIKE A FISH TO BATE THEY REEL YOU AND THROW YOU IN WITH THE REST OF THE FISH. THERE YOU ARE STRUGGLING AND GASPING FOR BREATH, OTHER WORDS YOU’VE PASSED THE TRIAL DAY PERIOD AND THERE IS NO REFUND, NOW YOU HAVE TO CALL YOUR MERCHANT AND FLAG YOUR CREDIT CARD OR HAVE THE CHARGES DISPUTED ETC…… THEY CAN CARE LESS ABOUT YOU ONCE YOU'VE TAKEN THE BATE. IT’S A LOT OF CROOKS WAITING FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE EVERYDAY. PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS!!
April 27th, 2010 at 1:26 pm (#)
This is a call from God. I thank you for posting this. I saw this ad as I was getting ready to purchase the kit on a search engine. The Kelly Richards in my ad was from York city Pa. That is such a shame. Since I have been reading ads like yours I came across some other peoples who have been scammed. Those same people swore by "The Home Based Business" and "Paid Surveys and more". They said that these two online jobs are not only safe but reliable. Combined, you can make the profit (HOME PROFIT INCOME SYSTEM) claims you can make from them. That will be another experiment for me.
April 27th, 2010 at 1:49 pm (#)
I fell for it. But my credit card notified me that I had an unknown charges. Called the merchant's phone number and the call was wired to California. The rep was trying to convince me to stay by offering me a lower one-time fee of $49.99. I told her that it is very deceptive for not telling consumers the upfront charges.
When the consumer goes to the website it says you only pay $2.97 and the $39.99 is scratched out to $0.00. I had to drag the costs out of her. She also told me that I will be billed monthly $4.95 and in order for me to recuperate my fees I had to sell stuff on-line. For all those fees you are paying initially, you get ten single websites and you can only post one product per site.
They also have a Webmall which you could post as many items they have. She promised to send me an email to list what kinds of products they have. Guess what? Never got that email and plus the one-time fee was still charged at $139.95. When you click on the link that they sent you, they ask you for your bank account information, driver's license number, birthday, etc...
Those are too personal information to be handed out. After further investigation I came across this website and see that you all have posted something about this company (that I have a trial period of 3-days). I called the merchant the second time and this time the call was wired to Florida. The rep says that my account is voided and will not be billed for any other charges. The only thing that I lost is the $2.97 shipping fee. That is non-refundable. DO NOT FALL FOR IT (lessons learned)!!!!!!
April 27th, 2010 at 7:13 pm (#)
Looks like Kelly Richards also lives in Waterville, ME. RE: Home Income Profit Systems. I got my credit card bill and called the co. but didn't get through. I then called my visa card co. and they explained that the $2.97 was trial only and after 3 days if not canceled, I would be charged 139. which I did not authorize, however they did read me the terms and agreements from the web site & told me to call the co. and make sure the "account" was canceled. I did leave a msg for the rep who had called me telling him to cancel ASAP. I did see at the bottom of the initial registration page that the co is part of SCM and membership can be canceled w/30 days which may help. Looking up on the BBB website shows the company w/an "F" rating. I'll keep trying......you do so also. My credit card was charged by ICM Websites 877-863-3088 in California.
April 27th, 2010 at 7:54 pm (#)
Wow, am I thankful I did a Google search on this product after reading an article about it on news6alerts.com. I am from CT and read about a woman in New Britain (CT) who bought this program because she was laid off, yada, yada, yada. She swears by this kit, saying she only works 10-13 hours a day and gets to stay home with her 3 kids, making $8795 a month. My initial thought was hey, I could use money like that! I'm trying to raise a 2 year old by myself and work part time making barely enough. The article never said anything about the $139 charge after the 3 day trial which is up before you even get the product. Yet another work from home ploy that sounds too good to be true. A word of advice, if you have to pay someone to work for them, even in s&h fees, then it's definitely a scam. You are supposed to GET paid, NOT pay someone to work for them.
April 27th, 2010 at 8:01 pm (#)
By the way, Kelly Richards is Marie Thompson from New Britain CT in my neck of the woods.
April 28th, 2010 at 7:10 am (#)
I knew this was a scam when all the things on there page like facebook symbol and the veri signetc. was unclickable!! any other site you can click these symbols. Economy sucks why are people scamming people who obviously need money!! So aggravating!
April 28th, 2010 at 7:11 am (#)
and how are these businesses not taken off the internet after all the scam complaints??
April 28th, 2010 at 12:41 pm (#)
I almost fell for this scam too. The add I saw says this Kelly Richards is from Roseville, California.I searched for info on the program and found you and I am glad I did.Thanks for saving me from THIS BIG SCAM. I just want to make some extra money to supplement my income and surely don't have money to give away to these CROOKS!! Thanks to all who have posted comments here. Anonymous, Where did you find info on Richards? Do they have info on other scam artist / accomplices?
April 28th, 2010 at 5:25 pm (#)
OK... I JUST FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL... I SUGGEST WE DO THIS IN EVERY STATE TO GET THEM. NO... I was not a victim...but only because I came across this luckily... I am sure I would have fallen for it. TS
April 28th, 2010 at 9:07 pm (#)
I am soooo thankful for all of you I too fell for it and was charged 9.95 after I submitted my card to the co. I came to this site and immediately canceled my card. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU I pray for all of us that we will be more vigilant before we part with our HARD EARNED MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 29th, 2010 at 2:46 pm (#)
Just got ripped off and I am soooooooooo pissed. Mostly at myself that I was so stupid!! 139.95 -- BOOM GONE just like that!!!
April 29th, 2010 at 4:26 pm (#)
I don't have to repeat the stories here. Glad I did some checking first. Thank you all. My link was an ad in the Hastings, NE Tribune newspaper and lives in Kearney, NE. I will be passing this along to others.
April 30th, 2010 at 6:26 am (#)
Glad i read these reviews to deter me from trying this scam. I do need the money , but don't want the aggravation that this would have brought me. thanks everyone!
May 2nd, 2010 at 5:40 am (#)
Well, I fell for it too! Kicking myself in the ARSE! I ordered before doing my homework (like reading this thread first), so I'm the dumb-arse! I ordered it 5/2/10, and both the shipping charge of $2.97 AND the $139.95 were already marked as "pending" on my debit card when I looked at my account only 10 minutes later. I'm calling my bank 1st thing Monday morning to explain this and beg them to stop this fraudulent transaction. I'd like to see scammers like these go to "Alcatraz", which is closed, which means no food....no water.....no nothing. And if they tried to escape by swimming, they would be shot immediately! That might help stop all these damn internet scams that they make look "so real".
May 2nd, 2010 at 5:49 am (#)
And, to all of you that researched this 1st, you were very smart to do so. We should ALL research this crap in EVERY way before we just "DIVE-OFF" into it. I guarantee you that I have learned my lesson for once and for all. To those of us who fell for it, well, let's try to get our money back.....learn from it and move on. Good Luck everyone!
May 2nd, 2010 at 9:25 am (#)
that is funny about Kelly richards because while I was reading online news article Kelly richards section popped up saying she "Hudson woman makes 5-7k a month working from home" I clicked on it curious and it said she was from Lexington (few towns over).guess she moves to lots of different states. sooo glad I found this page--thank you for saving me a lot of hassle...very sad that they can do this people!!
May 3rd, 2010 at 9:41 am (#)
iam so happy i heard about this bec it sounds very interesting but i know there's a catch some how some way.thanks!
May 3rd, 2010 at 12:06 pm (#)
I bought this program and made money. If you people weren't so lazy and you read the material you would come to find out that the information is helpful, lucrative and easy. I'm not a millionaire - but it's made me some much needed extra cash! Thanks ;)
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:21 pm (#)
WoW, apparently Kelly Richards has cloned herself several hundred times, because the ad I read says that she is from Pontiac Michigan (That's where I live) what a bleepin shame that people have to result to this type of deception to make some money.
May 4th, 2010 at 10:15 pm (#)
Come on people- stop falling for this BS. There is no easy, one-step way to get rich- especially if you have to buy someone else's program. The only way to get rich is to get up and go to work- just like your grand parents did. Start your own business or something and stop working for other people. I sell insurance door-to-door and am able to take care of my family at a comfortable level. Sexy? No but my kids and wife are taken care of.
May 5th, 2010 at 2:26 pm (#)
Wow!!! I am sure glad that my daughter did some research for me and informed me that this is a scam. I am not one to let go of my hard earned money so easy. What is so strange is that I am a Certified Medical Coder and this article appeared in one of the emails that I get for coding. Now that is taking things to the extreme!
Is is so very obvious that there are animals out there who are willing to hurt people when they are down during these trying times. They have no heart nor do they care that they are causing more pain to those that fall for this mess. I assure you that they will be held accountable for the wrong that they are doing.
For those of you that made the grave mistake of falling for this crap, my heart hurts for you and I just hope that in the future that when you receive lies such as the one in the article, that you immediately delete the page.
With the mess that this country is in you would think that people would be more compassionate towards one another. It is obvious that is not the case what so ever and it is so very sad. I wish the best of luck to each one of you that got robbed and I hope that you get your money back at some point.
Ciao!!!May 5th, 2010 at 2:39 pm (#)
Kelly Richards lives in Grand Rapids Michigan and has two kids..
May 5th, 2010 at 5:32 pm (#)
How funny, Kelly Richards just moved to Ocoee, FL. There is even a picture of her and her daughter getting off of a cruise ship as if she is just down the street!
May 5th, 2010 at 6:19 pm (#)
Kelly Richards lives in San Francisco also. has anybody actually received the kit.? can anybody tell me whats this program is about. do we have to sell anything. or advertise some product? how does people make money on this program. I know that they take 139$ from your CC. And if you read it it says on the web page . So it's not like they didn't say anything and charged you. But if its really works thats still not that bad right? So if anybody purchased it, and can tell me what kind of program it is, i will really appreciate it. thanks
May 5th, 2010 at 7:33 pm (#)
Wow, Kelly Richards REALLY moves around, and FAST! She's also living in Sacramento today! Above phone number is not working properly...fast busy signal: 877-863-3088
May 5th, 2010 at 7:48 pm (#)
I was about to fall for this when I decided to read all the comments about it being a scam. Thanks to all the comments I now know to just pass it up.
May 5th, 2010 at 10:14 pm (#)
The 3 'moms' that I saw on 3 different articles stating the same thing are Kim Barnes, Marie Thompson and Kelly Richards all live in Hampton NH and making loads of $$. And on each of the articles although there were several testimonials you are unable to post anything because a note says 'Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.'.
May 6th, 2010 at 2:39 pm (#)
I have to laugh! Kelly Richards also lives in Arlington Heights, IL. How funny! But I'm so glad I did this research before making a stupid decision. Thank you!
May 7th, 2010 at 12:15 am (#)
I got as far as filling out the form before submitting my cc # when i realized to check the consumer report.Just like all the prior post before mine "Thank God" I did not purchase this Digital Garbage.My heart goes out to the Fallen consumers who bought into this scam, a tough lesson to learn. :-(
May 7th, 2010 at 9:08 am (#)
I'm from Texas and it shows that Kelly is from Irving, TX so where ever you live, she's from somewhere close! Imagine that!
May 7th, 2010 at 10:47 am (#)
Kelly Richards also lives in Marlborough, MA! She must have many clones. I do zilch without checking and find that anything that looks to good to be true or to bad to be true, usually is. Beware of ANY email that asks you to send to ALL you know: Usually false!! Intended to jam the network. Money coming your way: Not! I wish there was a way to put an end to these scammers for good! There are to many naive (stupid) people out there who do not deserve to be punished for their inability to discern between reality and fantasy!
May 7th, 2010 at 6:51 pm (#)
This is big scam. I joined this because it had it like cnn was doing a story on a lady from little, ar. That was making 6,500 a month. All you needed to do is pay $2.97 and if you like it pay 139.00. As soon as I put my card information in the screen pop off the screen. I start getting all those scam messages. It charge my card both amount. I dont even have a number because it pop off the screen. I went to bank and close that account.
May 7th, 2010 at 8:15 pm (#)
Thank You Reviewopedia Posters!
May 8th, 2010 at 9:48 am (#)
I already work from home and make a good income.. Was trying to make a better income when I found this one. Not even really sure how I found it. I too realized it was too good to be true and googled it... Thank you so much... Oh Yah. Kelly Richardson also lives in Nebraska.
May 8th, 2010 at 12:45 pm (#)
You are AMAZING! Here I was, feeling that I was the clever sleuth, ferreting out WHEN I could get my $139.95 returned, if indeed I found this business to be a hoax . . . but one call gave me notice that these folks were SLIME! So I searched for an investigative site such as YOURS and . . .You just blew the lid right off them!!! How the heck are they still in business? AND, don't any more of the prospective "business" folks do a little background work like all the rest of us here? GEEZ! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Sharon
May 8th, 2010 at 1:34 pm (#)
Beware you guys, these scam artists are using deceitful tactics. IF anyone can report this site, www.workcenterhome.info, to the ftc it will be great for all of us
May 8th, 2010 at 7:58 pm (#)
I'm from Redgranite so this caught my eye being Kelly said she's from Redgranite WI. Glad I kept looking for the catch, I knew it had to be too good to be true. Thanks
May 9th, 2010 at 10:46 pm (#)
Wow, I almost fell for this too. I am so glad I did my homeowrk & read this site first. And, by the way, Kelly Richards lives in Loveland, OH. There is a picture of her walking by the lake at one of the county parks. Kelly Richards must be like "Main Street" every town has one HA HA HA
May 10th, 2010 at 12:32 am (#)
Well, kelly richards is from maryville, tn her and her two kids! And I am soooo upset this is not true i would love to post websites for 500 a day. something usually sounding too good to be true, most likely is :(
May 14th, 2010 at 10:17 am (#)
Thank goodness I ran across this site. As someone who is unemployed I really need to make money and jobs these days are hard to find. How sad unscrupulous people will take advantage of those in need
May 14th, 2010 at 1:26 pm (#)
My Debit card was declined three times when I bought into this scam but when I went to find out what was wrong in my online account, I saw that I was charged THREE TIMES for the shipping and handling fee but didn't buy anything! I guess it was declined because I didn't have enough for the "whole kit." Yes, my name is Carrie and I was scammed.
May 14th, 2010 at 1:27 pm (#)
Just called and actually talked with someone who said I should be credited all three debits before they post. Thank goodness for my low balance or I would have been charged the whole $139. Next time, research is a MUST before putting my info out there...should've already known that
May 14th, 2010 at 1:39 pm (#)
Thank goodness I decided to research before ordering! As the old saying goes, "Sounds too good to be true? It probably is." What a total scam! Kelly lives in Brookings, SD too. lol
May 14th, 2010 at 1:53 pm (#)
I can't believe they run this information all over the world and con people into thinking that if it is local,by a local news station, then it must be real. Waco, Texas and when I looked for the person online, not a thing shows up. Glad I am a researcher before parting with money. I think the other thing that is so horrible is that people are in an almost desperate state from the economy and are looking for any way to survive. Too bad the follow up article isn't all over the internet that the people were arrested and had to return every penny plus interest!
May 14th, 2010 at 1:53 pm (#)
Well guys Kelly just arrived Puerto Rico!!!!!!! Tropical Island to get a sun tan At least I did my research. What a scammmm!!!!!!!!!!!! Where else is Kelly going after the tropics??
May 14th, 2010 at 4:15 pm (#)
that CAN'T be legal to post that in the terms and conditions that it your trial period starts from the date of order and it takes 2 weeks to get the system to start with. how can that possibly hold up in court against ppl wanting to get their money back?
May 14th, 2010 at 6:32 pm (#)
whenever have you ever heard somebody wants to give you anything for free. Like the dude above said, things that looks to good are often to good to be true. Money can be earned 2 ways, criminality or hard labor work. Im running a company and i getting offers like this daily basis, people who want to sell me stuff and buy this and buy that, you will never be needed to work again and etc. if this system worked why the hell would he / her share it for so low amount of cash? and why not make a outstanding business standalone. Use the logical thinking, when you see something like this. If somebody tells you this will make you're life complete, and you will never need anything again. You can buy it for only 10 dollars? then i would wonder, why would he give me something that precious for 10 dollar worth? if its worth so little that means he maybe trying to scam me... nobody gives anything for free, especially not money.
May 15th, 2010 at 10:06 am (#)
BUYER BEWARE!!!! Having been out of work for over a year now, I stumbled upon the Home Income Profit website. My intuition kept telling me NOT to proceed with the offer; but I did. Once the transaction was completed, I researched the company only to find that Home Income Profit is nothing but a scam. I immediately canceled the transaction, and received a confirmation email from the company. Next, I called my credit card company to see what steps I could take to insure that no other charges were made. The initial $2.97 had already been charged, but no other charges had be assessed at that time. I was advised that I could cancel my credit card, and be issued a new one to avoid further charges to my card, or I could wait to see if I was charged any other fees and dispute those charges. I'm still deciding what to do. My credit card company also gave me a number for Home Income Profit, so that I could call them to confirm my email cancellation. I have spent a lot of time on something that could have been avoided had I only followed my gut. The moral of the story is: "If it looks like a duck, and walks like a duck: it's a duck." In addition, don't be lured in by slick salespeople whether in person, or on the internet!
May 15th, 2010 at 1:21 pm (#)
I live in Lady Lake Florida , about 6 miles north of Leesburg Florida , where Kelly Richards lives that is being promoted by this company http://www.online6reports.com/FINANCE/online-jobs.php I have checked several phone books, and I find no Kelly Richards even listed or anyone that knows her. So I would have to say , yes this is a scam so be careful of what you order and from whom.
May 15th, 2010 at 5:20 pm (#)
I checked this out from an email I received. But I am in a habit of googling EVERYTHING ! for research. These ppl will not stop at anything at all to rip off unsuspecting people, many out of work, desperate for money. These shysters prey on that and should be shot for it ! One tip I have for everyone, minimal as it may sound: If a company does not accept a PAY PAL payment for the "only $2.97 shipping charge" (very few if any do), than you can bet that they "play cards" with your credit card, ie., they will charge YOUR credit card and getting your money back is tuff if not entirely impossible. Sorry for all who fell for it, GOOGLE EVERYTHING FIRST ! Keen Riches
May 16th, 2010 at 4:04 pm (#)
i am so happy that i found out that this is a scam and that this website told me!!! i wasn't doing it but i just wanted 2 make sure it wasn't a scam!!! Thanks Reviewopedia!!!!
May 16th, 2010 at 9:21 pm (#)
OMG i almost fell for this. i thought ot looked to good to be true. Now the Kelly Richards lives in newanan georgia which is 45 minutes from atlanta georgia. Man she lives every where. I wish i had that kind of money to move from state to state and see different parts of the world HAHHAHAHAHA!!!!!
May 16th, 2010 at 10:48 pm (#)
Yep every-one who just about fell for this and did not was a good thing !!!! every-one that did fall for this I feel sorry for you I fell for this same kind of scam a while ago lucky I didn't get charged no more than 2.97 that million dollar man Ha Ha was from Minneapolis, MN this one was from Burnsville, MN right next door to me. Thankx to everyone who writes these reviews..
May 17th, 2010 at 10:56 pm (#)
Almost fall for it too... I need extra cash and i had been contemplating this for a FEW months now... but im glad i found this web page.
May 18th, 2010 at 4:07 pm (#)
Hi, guys!Since the date of the last poster Kelly moved to Toronto, Canada!!! And she changed her name! Now her name is Tatiana Davis and she and her 2 kids happily earn $500 a day(!!!) there. Excellent scam,just perfect. Actually, it may be not a scam. At the bottom it says that this online business is for Herbalife. it's old and well-known MLM company. You indeed can earn something participating, but you need like many years of working and investing BEFORE you earn something, may be. 99% don't earn anything in MLM. It's very hard and expensive. That's the sad truth. But the presentation is terrific.I am wondering:HOW MANY POOR AND DESPERATE SCHMUCKS FELL FOR IT???
May 18th, 2010 at 6:01 pm (#)
I thought it was too good to be true...I put in my info but didn't give my CC thank god!
May 18th, 2010 at 11:26 pm (#)
Kelly Richards lives in Waterville, NY. I just read it on the Profit System website.
May 19th, 2010 at 1:45 am (#)
Thank God I also decided to research!!!! I almost fell for it too. I got 2 different emails about this, and just so everybody is updated, there are 2 other names now: Theresa Boyd and Scott Hunter - They both say they live in the town I'm in or were originally from here (Traverse City,MI). I also called their customer service and the guy said he's never heard of Home Income Black and that they're a web mall online; he also stated that this was interesting and he was going to tell someone else at the company that somehow Home Income Black's credit card/payment form is being routed to their web site (this is what I thought was happening by mistake somehow, but after reading all these comments I now know it really is home income black and it's a huge scam!!!!) So sorry for the people who fell for it!!!!
May 19th, 2010 at 6:36 am (#)
SORRY PEOPLE, KELLY RICHARDS IS RESIDING IN YORK,PA NOW. LOOK FOR HER TO COME TO YOUR AREA SOON!!!!
May 19th, 2010 at 5:51 pm (#)
The person identified - Marie Thompson of Bapchule, AZ - the picture in incorrect, plus I live in Bapchule and I have not heard of a Marie Thompson living in the area. Bapchule is on the Gila River Indian Reservation and the person depicted isn't a part of the Tribe. I though I would look into this and found your site and I am glad to hear other comments that this site is a scam.
May 19th, 2010 at 10:18 pm (#)
I almost put in a Visa card number for this program...thank God I did not. I was searching to find something feasible, to work out of my home. As fast as I almost grabbed the card to set it up, I thought to do some searching regarding the program. Thanks for the article.
May 20th, 2010 at 7:22 am (#)
Just found a advertisement Kelly Richards is in Ponchatoula , Louisiana making over $7,000 with this kit
May 20th, 2010 at 9:22 am (#)
I like to research everything before I buy and once again, I found this to be a scam! Whenever I see a trial period for anything...the red flags pop up.
May 20th, 2010 at 12:48 pm (#)
Xl 106.7 needs to be reported for having them on their website promoting a fake scam. Thank you for being honest.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:14 pm (#)
I am very disappointed I almost gave them my last $3.00
May 20th, 2010 at 4:51 pm (#)
I was one of the stupid ones. I gave my cc # and my husband does not know I did this. Now I'm in trouble. Keep your fingers crossed for me please.
May 20th, 2010 at 6:07 pm (#)
Glad I did some research on Home Income Profit System. This is a scam and your review was spot on. Free trial offer set off alarms with me but Kelly Richards and her two kids are definitely not living in Desert Hot Springs CA. Thank you for the heads up.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:56 am (#)
I'm new at this computer stuff so I called my Pastor who sent me to this page. Thank God for people smarter than me!
May 22nd, 2010 at 7:03 pm (#)
Thank you for this web site. I loved this. i will tell all my friends to check this out. keep up the good work. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
May 22nd, 2010 at 11:20 pm (#)
I got an email tonight promoting this "too good to be true" scam... I researched and found this site and another one declaring it is a scam. Thanks for starting this site to keep us informed...
May 23rd, 2010 at 10:39 am (#)
apparently Kelly is now living in warrensburg, missouri and otterville, missouri at the same time!! its funny to me that i failed to notice the terms and conditions part at the bottom under the story about Kelly and her 2 kids where it says in big bold letters "THE STORY DEPICTED ABOVE IS NOT TO BE TAKEN LITERALLY". hahahahaha. i almost did it. i was tell all of my friends how great it sounded but i should've known. luckily i'm not one to jump into things too quickly. so thanks everybody for letting us know the truth and i'm sorry for those who fell for their BS. the only thing that gets me is my hometown newspaper website is allowing a there to be a link on their home page to go directly to this make believe lady's story and aren't doing anything to get it off there.
May 23rd, 2010 at 8:25 pm (#)
Thank you so much for having this information on the web. I was stupid at two different times and purchased the perfect online business. You would have thought that I would have learned....but oh no, I went and threw away my money. Like 3/4 of the unemployed people, we are all trying to find something that will give us something to hopefully grab onto to survive.
May 24th, 2010 at 8:19 am (#)
I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND IT SAYS KELLY RICHARDS IS FROM TAMPA,WHAT A SCAM!!!
May 24th, 2010 at 3:24 pm (#)
Thank you so much for this site. My family was looking into doing this as a way to make some excess cash, and I am so thankful for this website. It definitely saved us a lot of hassle. Btw - we found Kelly Richards from Boston.
May 25th, 2010 at 9:39 am (#)
I was looking into this program but was uncomfortable with the fact that they wanted to send the product without my being able to access any kind of terms . they made no information available as to what the product is or how it works. Just wanted the credit card info and to ship me the package. THANKS for having the info and warnings posted. Saved me a lot of headaches.
May 25th, 2010 at 5:15 pm (#)
Thank God I did my homework. Automatic Profit System is not only a scam, but a very bad joke. Thanks a Million for this web site. I am not out any money or aggrieved.
May 25th, 2010 at 6:04 pm (#)
Wow reading all these reviews is making me think twice. So here is the new number they are listing as their contact number if you guys are still trying to get a hold of them (888)201-5203 I hope you get your money back and thanks for warning others! ~MizFlew
May 25th, 2010 at 10:16 pm (#)
man this kelly moves around alot now shes in franklin,tn lol...i seen this ad and i figured it was a scam bc if you could really make that kind of money sitting at home everyone would be doing it but i decided to check reviews anyways and of course this is what i came across, everyone saying its a scam..
May 25th, 2010 at 10:58 pm (#)
On "Online 6 news", I first saw an add for a cheap 2 product teeth whitening system. I was unable to find any information on 1 product and a scam report on the 2nd. So I decided to look at this "Home Income" add. A web check of "Home Income Products System" brought me to your site. My add's "Kelly Richards" is supposed to be from Paducah, KY; even though the teaser describes her as "Unemployed Smyrna Mom". FYI: Smyrna is in Tennessee.
May 26th, 2010 at 3:48 am (#)
There are so many well known news logos on the page, such as, MSNBC, abc, and ustoday. I thought, wow, it must be good. As I was filling out my information, I noticed that there was no information about the product. Rule 1, if there is no information about the product and how it would work, then turn away! Do not buy! Why are they supported by MSNBC? The little logo states that it was "as seen on: MSNBC..." Is this legal?
May 26th, 2010 at 11:55 am (#)
Thanks everyone for your reviews it saved me from making a costly mistake. Kelly Richards sure gets around she also lives in California. lol
May 26th, 2010 at 2:24 pm (#)
I signed up for the program. Got to thinking and came across this webpage. Thank God I did. After reading these reviews, canceled quickly. Got my confirmation from a Customer Service Rep. Hopefully, they'll refund my $2.97, but if not, at least I'm not out $150.00 (according to Terms & Conditions). Thanks for all your help.
May 26th, 2010 at 6:44 pm (#)
Thank you for an important article warning unsuspecting 'marks' about this scuzzy 'business' Ya know, if it looks too good to be true...
May 27th, 2010 at 6:46 am (#)
That Kelly Richards is from San Francisco, CA too! lol... Thank you for making this website. God Bless you for saving us from making a horrible mistake
May 27th, 2010 at 8:26 am (#)
I am so stupid to fall for this scam. I sign up and they charged me $2.97 then only I google and found this website. I beat myself up for being so stupid and fall for this. I quickly canceled it and I got a confirmation. I really hope hope they won't charge me the $149.00. Lesson learned. If it is too good to be true it is too good to be true!!
May 27th, 2010 at 8:30 am (#)
By the way Kelly is living in Downingtown, PA now!!
May 27th, 2010 at 8:36 am (#)
I knew it was too good to be true. I'm retired, thought about trying make extra $$ using my computer. Glad I checked it out. Thanks for the work you do, exposing scams.
May 27th, 2010 at 10:39 am (#)
I am glad to see this i was going to order it this Friday. Thanks for the info.
May 27th, 2010 at 4:04 pm (#)
Wow, This Kelly Richards must be a nomad she's now in Jacksonville FL. She's everywhere. I almost had the kit sent out until better sense kicked in and I did a little research
May 28th, 2010 at 8:32 am (#)
What a shame using AS seen on: msnbc, abc, bbc, usa today, and cnn to deceive people! That is what almost got me! How can they get away with this? Well they will have to answer to a HOLY GOD one day! This says SCAM all over it, with just pay for shipping highlighted. Thank the Lord I researched this. If they want money up front, it's a SCAM. And Kelly Richards is from Hammond, LA too.
May 28th, 2010 at 11:09 am (#)
Thanks God for people like you, who make it your business to expose these scum-bags. BIG UP!!
May 28th, 2010 at 12:25 pm (#)
Kelly is from Orlando, FL, she must be really making a TON of money to be able to move around the country like that so often. So pathetic that people try to make bank off of other peoples misfortune, knowing that there are many families out there struggling to get by.
May 28th, 2010 at 3:33 pm (#)
I was one of the stupid ones! I did sign up with HOME INCOME for $2.97 and started studying the week one material. Then I got curious and looked for Kelley’s and Tom J. Childers's page on Twitter and Facebook. When I couldn’t find them I started searching the net for Kelly Richard in Arlington TX and that’s when I found this site. Well, by the time I learned that it was all a SCAM the company that had collected my $2.97 MIKEONLINFRMHMT had SCAM my account for $139.95. I don’t know how long it will take to get this mess cleared up but what ever it is that is more money lost. You can bet from now own I will be look at this site Reviewopedia.com for information before I do anything stupid like that again. Thanks for being here Reviewopedia.com Barbara TX
May 30th, 2010 at 11:24 am (#)
I also almost fell for this scam. Because of the economy I have been out of work for almost 2yrs. It sounded real good until I happened to see the small print about the $139.00 fee. I only saw this small print one time even though I have pulled the site up numerous times. I have been scammed before so I am now a little wary about these sorts of deals. I am so thankful I checked into it before I signed up. We are so lucky to have people like you looking out for those of us you have fallen on hard times. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! Shame on the people taking advantage of others who are down on their luck. Chasity from Georgia
May 31st, 2010 at 1:16 pm (#)
I almost made the mistake myself. It is too good to be true. Now Kelly lives in Woodstock Ga. She moves like lightening.I hope they catch this person soon!
May 31st, 2010 at 9:18 pm (#)
Watch out! There is a "Patricia Feeney" out there too! In the "news" video they say she is from Cherry Hill but the article says she is from Burbank, CA.
May 31st, 2010 at 10:59 pm (#)
I got an email this evening, that looked VERY convincing, and the Blog was supposedly from 'Theresa', from a town VERY close to me. Her story sounded totally sincere, and she was promoting a product called "Home Income Black". But, when I clicked the link, I was taken to "Home Income Profit System" instead. This made me VERY suspicious, and I decided to investigate. I sent an email, supposedly to Theresa, so it will be interesting to see IF she responds. Wish I could find just ONE LEGIT Online Make Money from Home company. SO many Scams out there. I may google her husbands name, and see if a phone number comes up. Thanks Reviewopedia....RJ...Ontario
June 1st, 2010 at 10:00 am (#)
Thank you so much for the information! I almost fell for this scam too! Thank you for those out there who expose scams like this one! I owe you!
June 1st, 2010 at 7:32 pm (#)
Thank you for all of your comments and advice. I'm going back to waitressing! I wouldn't even get cable in my new place before the 3-day trial period began!
P.S. Apparently, Kelly Richards is also from Troy, a real rough city in upstate New York. Lol. I don't think a blond like that would last 2 seconds in Troy. Good luck to you all.
June 3rd, 2010 at 5:01 am (#)
When will these businesses get held responsible and fined as well as jailed and closed down. It's just not right to take advantage of people and steal their hard earned money and get away with it. I see these types of businesses all the time, I always research them before I do anything. If there's one thing I do know it's "if it sounds to good to be true" it is!!!! I live in the Bay Area California and Kelly Richards is apparently about 10 minutes away from me in Walnut Creek California! lol...
June 3rd, 2010 at 8:19 am (#)
Has anyone received a call from someone trying to get them as a business partner in the program?
June 4th, 2010 at 3:37 am (#)
The first thing I noticed is how the logos for CNN, Facebook, etc. were not links. This is always the first sign of a scam. Thank you for confirming my suspicion.
June 4th, 2010 at 7:14 pm (#)
Thanks for your post! I almost fell for it! Like a lot of others when I seen that"kelly" lived in my city I thought I finally found a good work at home job! These people suck! Thanks again!~S
June 4th, 2010 at 10:37 pm (#)
kelly is also in cincinnati ohio! lol i have my bank card out, but im putting it back in my wallet lol thank you everyone. ill be happy to go back to work monday morning. i knew it was too good to be true!
June 5th, 2010 at 3:20 pm (#)
WOW! Kelly is in West Virginia too. Looking for a needed summer job and fell for it. Canceled within hours thanks to you folks. Got the confirmation e-mail. You can cancel at www.icm.cancel if you have not passed your 3 days. However, I am still concerned about the second page that asks you to apply to accept credit cards. It denied that information three times and that was suppose to be 29.99 a month. That is the page that asks for checking account number. I am not sure if canceling the 2.97 a few hours later will take that away or not. I did not post any pages but still...
June 5th, 2010 at 6:51 pm (#)
I had a friend of mine in alaska send me the internet add and when i told her the lady was from my area in florida, my friend told me it had come up with the lady in the ad being from alaska. We both realized that something was wrong and decided to research the company. I can't tell you how much we both appreciate all of your comments. Hopefully they will save other people from making a mistake. Thank you and keep up the good work.
June 6th, 2010 at 3:14 am (#)
Sooo glad I researched this program but I paid $9.99 for my first package and followed directions and watched cd and then listen to the 800 audio and then set my phone appt. After talking to my personal coach (Gary Bailey)888-672-4943 and him asking me if i would like to pay the $149 for the next packet a light went off and I asked if in the future I would be required to purchase more packets, he basically said YES!!! Now get this OMG Mr. Bailey said they work with Herba Life this is the wellness program and after paying the $149 then my packet would arrive and I could get started and plug into the i-office and be set up to make money. O and on top of this the shipping was $9.99 and then I had 14 days and would be billed $39.95 for lifetime member ship, so when the $149 came up I knew this was not right and I question him on this and he tried to turn it around and wanted to sell me the product HerbaLife so I wonder if HerbaLife knows they are using there name and he even brought up a Micheal O Johson / CEO of Disney!!!!! Well say the lease I have to make a trip to the bank and make sure my account is ok and request a new bank card!! I think when scams like these are taking place and the NEWS puts it out in the public without investigation on the company they are airing should be accountable and these scams should not use BIG names to continue scaming people. O and this system use to be called the Black Belt system. I saw 2 ads with two ladies from Morgan Hill, California named Tanya Davis & Kim Barnes and can't find them living in Morgan Hill so I notice they use the same post but change the names, so people yes BIG SCAM "STAY AWAY SAVE UR MONEY"
June 6th, 2010 at 1:14 pm (#)
Several friends of mine from across the country have looked at this ad and noticed that Ms Kelly Richards seems to live EVERYWHERE. The news station addition makes the ad seem real. Thank heavens I didn't fall for this one...But I sure feel sorry for those that did. How can we get this type of theft stopped?
June 6th, 2010 at 7:35 pm (#)
Just got the ad this afternoon. My eyes almost popped out of my head. I can't remember if the woman's name was Kelly Richards again..but it was some woman in Wisconsin this time. Totally fell for the CNN logo and clicked on the link for more info. Then I did a search and found this site. Thank you for saving me from being really stupid.
June 6th, 2010 at 9:18 pm (#)
I saw the ad, almost submitted my credit card info, but after reading the money making claims, smelled a rat! I thought I'd better google the site to see if there were any complaints! GLAD I DID!!!! Apparently, Kelly is living in Missouri City, TX - man, that girl gets around!
June 7th, 2010 at 3:32 pm (#)
OMG!! They say on their website (Home Income Profit System) "backed my MSNBC" or "As seen on MSNBC" which is ironic. I was getting ready to give my credit card information when something told me I better check this place out. I went to MSNBC website and WOW!!!!. I have never seen so many complaints. I sure am glad I followed my gut on this one. Thanks!!!
June 8th, 2010 at 2:52 pm (#)
A TIP TO ALL OF YOU: ALWAYS CHECK BBB.ORG IF YOU WANT TO KNOW IF A BUSINESS IS A SCAM! NEVER EVER FALL FOR THINGS LIKE THIS! IF IT'S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE DON'T TRUST IT!
June 8th, 2010 at 7:23 pm (#)
First of all, never trust a website that gives you an alert prompt when you attempt to leave the page. And secondly, I went directly to CNN's website to look this up, and no articles existed on it. DO YOUR RESEARCH.
June 9th, 2010 at 10:19 am (#)
I began the process of submitting my cc info. I put in my name and card #, but felt uneasy and stopped there. Did I go to far? Do I need to contact my bank that my cc is issued from?
June 9th, 2010 at 10:24 am (#)
THIS IS A SCAM___BEWARE
June 9th, 2010 at 11:24 am (#)
The only way to get profit from this "online gold mines" is to figure out how to catch them with the hand in your pocket and than sue them for damages and take away everything the have stole. until the sure plan of it stay away. Kelly Richards lives in Ridgewood, NJ now!
June 9th, 2010 at 3:48 pm (#)
I am thankful for this site! I almost fell for the ad on my online local newspaper site. Fortunately I checked around. At first glance i didn't come up with the negatives but suspected it may be a scam. How do they continue to get away with it?
June 9th, 2010 at 9:30 pm (#)
Wow, I'm very happy i found this site. I too almost feel for this scam. Kelly Richards lives in Jackson MI according to the web site. I have to say I love Google!!!!!!!!!!!
June 10th, 2010 at 10:17 am (#)
I have read all the complaints. I wish I had checked this website before. A Theresa Boyd from my home town was advertising this website. Fortunately, so far, I have only been charged $2.97, but nowhere on the information I found that it was a 3-day trial or any days trial. Since I had a bad feeling about it, there was no customer service number, I started to look for a phone number to call to cancel and I found your website. Thank you for all this information. Lucky for me, I closed that bank account yesterday, so they will not be successful.
June 10th, 2010 at 5:26 pm (#)
what if you have paid your money
June 11th, 2010 at 8:38 am (#)
First clue...if you make it all the way to the payment page, click the back button in your browser. Any good scam will pop up a window with "Wait! Don't leave now, you'll miss out! We've added additional discounts to your order." or something similar. Legit programs have no reason to pester you with such bogus pop ups. Additionally, if the initial story you're reading has CNN all over it but the web address is something like "www.newschannel7.com" or "dailynews9.com" just get away from it.
I am a security analyst in IT. These type of sites are all over the net. The majority of Americans are hurting for money, so what better way to scam them than by telling them that they'll show you how to start making 150,000 a year doing almost nothing?
Start like any good security plan. Nothing gets in, nothing gets out. From there, research what needs to be open, and if it truly does, open it. Don't trust anybody.
June 11th, 2010 at 9:05 am (#)
I saw the news article too. BY THE WAY, KELLY RICHARDS LIVES IN FOLSOM, PA, just down the road from me (lol). I checked whitepages.com for a Kelly Richards in Folsom. Surprise, surprise, no Kelly Richards in my area. Then I clicked on the link to the Home Income Profit System webpage a few times to see if it looked legit. The funny thing is, every time I went back to that site the domain name would change. A reputable site wouldn’t keep changing their domain name. NOTE TO ALL: Do some research before you decide to give an unknown company your credit card number. If it’s too late and you’ve already given them your money, dispute it with your Bank or Credit Card Company. YOU CAN GET YOUR MONEY BACK.
June 11th, 2010 at 10:18 am (#)
Thanks for you or your company looking out for the people that is only trying to find something honest to do on the side, or full time. I was almost going to send for the kit.
June 11th, 2010 at 1:05 pm (#)
DO NOT FALL FOR THIS PROGRAM! YES IT SOUND WONDERFUL YES IT IS A SCAM. I made the mistake of ordering it on a Friday and called because I read the small print saying that it was only a 3 DAY TRIAL THEN I WOULD BE CHARGED $139.95- hold on a minute here- 3 days are up on SUNDAY- so i called and said how can i cancel it- does Sunday count as a business day- IT SURE DOES- BUT DONT WORRY THEY SAID- YOU CAN CALL MONDAY AND IF YOU WANT TO CANCEL IT WE WILL CANCEL IT- BS! The only way I could take care of them not charging me anymore was to call my bank AND CANCEL MY CARD WHICH I JUST DID- YOU GOT ME FOR $2.95 BUT I WONT BE A SUCKER AGAIN NO WAY- D O N O T G I V E T H E M O N E R E D C E N T!!!!!!!!!!
June 11th, 2010 at 6:11 pm (#)
I have been scammed! I am a mother of two and a student. This website popped up while I was checking my email. It sounded so good because I needed only to pay $2.97 for the Tool Kit and if I like the info, I would pay $79.86. I checked my email the following day, but received no receipt- customer courtesy- I waited for email or even the mail. Nothing came. I went to the website to get thier customer service number; it was not available. Checked my bank account and saw I had been billed both the $2.86 and the $79.86. It was pending on my account, Called my bank to get thier number and my bank did not have it available but, said they had noted the complaint. When I checked my account the following day, the amount was not there anymore and I assumed it was resolved and went ahead studying for my exams. Only for me to discover on tuesday 6/9/2010 that the same company "School Dot" as it appears on my account charged me $79.86 again. The bulb lit up at this point and I checked my last billing, my bank paid them the initial $79.86.
Therefore, all talk and no action will not stop these crooks from scamming other people. Please lets all file our complaints to the "Better Business Bureau" and also to the "State Attorney General's Office". Even if you lost nothing or $2.98; we can all get our money back. I would not mind spending 5years or more on this issue because it always works for me. All we need is take this seriously and report to these agencies and I bet you! Very soon you will receive news that they have been caught. Please dont just come to this site and complain and then leave. Take action! The economy is so bad....Yet there are bastards out there taking advantage of our plight!!! Say no to scam and lets fight back! Just one scape goat will teach others a big lesson.
June 13th, 2010 at 12:17 pm (#)
I'm thinking about starting a business in fraud detection. A quick perusal of the Kelly Whatsherbucket article shows it to be bogus quickly. The writer of the article has trouble with the basics of English grammar. The first time he quotes Ms. Whatsherbucket he forgets to close the quotation--not to mention the grammatical impossibility of the final sentence of the quotation. Click on the Facebook link, and it takes you to the systems home page rather than to Facebook. Legit businesses have sites that work and employ people called editors to make sure the text is correct. If you've ever been duped by this type of thing, I can only say that you should have paid more attention in school. I did pay attention, and I can spot the frauds instantly. It's so easy. If you fell for this, you deserve what happened.
June 13th, 2010 at 12:58 pm (#)
AGAIN, READ THE NEWS ARTICLE. DON'T JUST LOOK AT IT OR SKIM IT. THE ARTICLE IS A MESS. IT WAS WRITTEN BY AN ILLITERATE. AND THE WEBSITE IS TOTALLY BOGUS TOO--ALL LINKS TO THE SAME PAGE. READ PEOPLE READ. FOR CHRIST'S SAKE READ WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU, AND ALL YOUR QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED. READ. IT TAKES A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
June 13th, 2010 at 12:58 pm (#)
I have bought into the scam. I have been charged $$ Does anyone know the # to contact this place to cancel? Or is that not possible or what?
June 17th, 2010 at 5:54 am (#)
@ Susan and all above me... I too took a look at this. But then remember my Dad who passed away 2 mo ago tomorrow always telling me "IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? IT IS!" And he was right everytime! So glad checked out first. And as many commented above me both hubby and myself out of work just trying to survive.
So I looked up a bit more and here is a site talking of it and how they are changing the names and now just very recently adding more charges!~ SO BEWARE AND CHECK YOU ACCTS!
So Here is a link I found and the # I callled it make sure wasn't disconnected before posting, while I did not wait for a operator to come on...since didn't pay anything to them..Would at least try to help Susan who posted above me and all other to get there money back..it is awful!
so the # I called included in the link below was: 877-863-3088 HOPE THAT IS CORRECT? AND it gets you all your hard earned money back! And please always remember that saying.. words to live by after going thru this and wish you all the best. Rae (just trying to help after reading all you stories in my search of legit or not)June 17th, 2010 at 4:21 pm (#)
Thank you so much for posting this. I was just about to grab my credit card when something said check the reviews first. I was going to check ripoffreport but I'm so glad I seen this first. These people have to be stopped and I'm thankful you stopped me. Thank you
June 18th, 2010 at 12:08 am (#)
After i filled out all the information on that website it gave me a pop up about prepaid cards...Should i still check my bank account? The website said it didn't go through but should i check just in case?
June 18th, 2010 at 9:53 am (#)
First off, yes this is a scam but before you go flying off the handle about the sites advertising them and the persons listed as having "profited off of it" not living where they claim, and other companies they try to associate with, their advertising isn't illegal.
1) The ad, they clearly stipulate multiple things in these ads. First this has been advertised on such site/channels/Companies as CNN, MSN, Time, People, etc. they can't say as seen on unless these groups actually talk about them. Second the ad clearly states that the story isn't real, this is stupid fine print for you. They also state, your results will vary, like you won't have any results like advertised. The pictures on the sites are not actual users. They have to state this because if they don't they could be sued for false advertising and it would be easy for their "marks" to get their money back, the way it is now you have to fight and piss and moan to get it, and then you probably still won't.
2) The companies they are advertising on aren't to blame, these companies have advertising departments and policies and when it comes down to it anybody with the cash can advertise on/in any of these sites/channels/magazines, these companies get so many potential advertisers per day that they don't have time to verify that its a scam, and even if they did by the time they discovered it the scam name would have changed and would be trying to buy another ad under the new name.
3) The security companies like VeriSign, GeoTrust, and TrustE are not part of this scam. These companies provide security encryptions for websites and transfers. They don't pick and choose who they run encryptions for because of the fact that all web sites transferring information and data need securities, and that's what these companies provide, they don't do research on the companies they just protect the information transfer, any site using all 3 of these companies though are probably using the lowest functionality, and cheapest services, just so they can use them on their site to make people feel more secure. These security sites are not the BBB and just having their logo on the site doesn't make a company legit, it just means they are secured.
Second, many wonder why these scams don't get shut down. that's simple though, they're not breaking any laws. These a-holes have researched the laws and they know how to protect themselves from fraudulent advertising charges and get themselves associated with legitimate companies without those companies approvals, and they love the fine print. On the other end of the ad, the transaction end as it is, they do provide the service they are promising, ignoring the fact that its less than you get from a book for $50 on how to make money on the web, but there is no law against over charging for lack luster information, and then charging for further information, probably gotten from that $50 book. Also, thought the 2-3 day trial period is shady again they did give it to you, they don't specify that you have the materials during that period, this would be the easiest part of the transaction to get back your money but most likely the most you'll get back in this claim is the S&H because it was to blame for you not having the resources to review. Good luck on getting your money back, these people may be more underhanded than the mafia, but they are breaking far fewer laws.
So in conclusion, yes it is a scam, but no its not illegal.
Here is their current contact information from their terms and conditions provided through a link at the bottom of the ad page, who knows how accurate it is.
Complexity, LLC 1812 West Sunset Blvd #1-138 St. George, UT 84770 Customer Service Phone #888-201-5203 homeincomeprofitsystem@walnutriver.netJune 18th, 2010 at 10:00 pm (#)
I'm so sorry to see how many folks actually fell for this. It did sound like such a good deal, but as I was reading, I thought, wow...this sounds like a catch page, not an article. I then tried clicking on some of the other links on the page and guess what...they are all inactive, I then checked the parent directory of the site and found that there are several versions of the same page and that's it. But, within minutes, I must say, I began thinking that this was actually a brilliant method of marketing, hopefully some of you that got scammed will be able to look at what they did and use it in a positive way to build your online marketing endeavors. Good luck all and ALWAYS do your research.
June 19th, 2010 at 1:16 am (#)
It is a scam!!! Dont get in it. Once you give them your credit card number they will charge it every month even if you cancel. I ended up changing my card numbers to stop this madness. I am surprised these punks are not busted yet.
June 21st, 2010 at 6:57 am (#)
Guess what ?! Kelly Richards just arrived here in Milledgeville Ga but guess what I did ?! I took the fall for it ! I hope they dont try to anymore money from me ! I said I was going to set up another account with the bank I'm with !! So I guess one turn do deserves another ! They got me now it's my turn !!!
June 22nd, 2010 at 12:18 pm (#)
I usually get suckered into stupid things like this and spend weeks trying to get my bank account sorted out, however this time I was smart enough to read the terms and conditions so I knew about the 3 day trial. Within in an hour of signing up and reading some of the material on the "members website" I started trying to call the number that was included in my welcome email, however there was no answer. So I then preceded to send out several emails none of which were answered until the following Monday telling me they were canceling my membership but this morning I checked my bank account and sure enough I have a charge pending for $139.95 I then sent out another email and tried calling for over a half hour before I finally someone answered. The woman who answered the phone informed me I would be getting a refund but it could 5 to 7 business days, I explained I was trying to avoid being charged at all and canceled well within the 3 day trial and was told that I left a message after business hours, I told her I had sent my email well within business hours and I should not be charged at but she continued to argue with me! Unbelievable!! This is a scam!!!!! Don't do it!!! If is sounds to good to be true it is!!!!
June 23rd, 2010 at 1:48 am (#)
I did not know how to rate this since I luckily decided to check out this "too good to be true" work from home thing. Thanks so much to whoever posts this stuff since it saved me from doing something I really did not have the money to do. I did not know about the alternate charges and it is sick that people play off the fact jobs are hard to get still. Thanks again for stopping me from stupid schemes. Don't do it people.
June 23rd, 2010 at 10:41 am (#)
apparently this "Home Income Profit Site" has tapped into Quintessential Careers website and is now sending this offers out through e-mails as a great business opportunity.
June 23rd, 2010 at 1:06 pm (#)
If you arrive at their site from different places and look at the Terms and Conditions you'll see different company names. Here are the ones I've found so far: Fast Net Learning, LLC; Skyview Media, LLC; and Complexity, LLC. This company appears to be legal, but just by the thinnest of margins. Beware!
June 24th, 2010 at 11:18 am (#)
You're all wrong. Kelly Richards lives near South Lake Tahoe, California. Which is nowhere near me but is, coincidentally, not far from the anonymous proxy service I do all my surfing through. It's generally pretty easy to figure out where you are based on your computer's IP address. Try it. Go to http://whatismyipaddress.com/ -- you'll see your IP address right next to a Google map showing you your geographical location.
June 24th, 2010 at 4:46 pm (#)
Absolute scam! The list of lies I was told is so long, I won't even bother writing about them. It should say that most of my experiences are already documented in comments above. But here is a new one. They cannot even send a confirmation of an account cancellation in an email or fax. At first they claimed they had sent it. Then different agents, supervisors and managers mentioned different URLs from which I should have received like www.theinternetprofittreasurechest.com and www.theinternetprofithouse.com etc none of which were from the URL where I received the confirmation of my $2.97 payment. When I explained these are not email IDs, I was told the email ID is theinternetprofittreasure@yahoo.com I asked them if they do not have an official business email and they said this is the email with which they do business. Incidentally a test email to this Id has also bounced!!
June 25th, 2010 at 9:52 am (#)
The Kelly Richards in my article was from Springfield, IL, which makes sense since the article was linked to a careerbuilder.com job posting page. The first red flag is the fact that halfway down the article, they referred to her as Marie, so they obviously just change names and did a poor job of it. I went to another posting page for the same company but in a different city to see if the article (supposedly on la-sentinel.com)would have a different city. Interesting how on BOTH articles the comment section was disabled and all the posters were ever so positive.
I also googled the "Home Profit System" or whatever it's called and I found the same article with a different woman's name and city, but otherwise the SAME article, and I also found this site. Some people are just dirtbags.
June 25th, 2010 at 10:22 am (#)
Scaaaaaaaaammmm!!!!! Can't emphasize enough. Now trying to get my money back - it's probably impossible, but I'll try.
June 30th, 2010 at 12:36 pm (#)
Thank you for posting this up for people, I always check out every business I want to be associated with using the BBB site, if the business has a low score, is not even listed, and is perhaps labeled as something different-NEVER EVER buy into that company.
June 30th, 2010 at 5:35 pm (#)
i cant even log back in to my website ----like it matters anyways - i canceled everything , but still i cant log in at all????????????????this is beyond a scam!!! P.S. by the way my name is really not Dave woods, i picked it up from the site--it was the chosen name for my website,lol (at least i learned something---where to find fake names) i have more names......
July 2nd, 2010 at 5:48 pm (#)
AFTER BROWSING MY EMAIL I CAME ACROSS THIS HOME PROFIT SYSTEM SO I THOUGHT,THINKING IT WAS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE AND IT WAS. SO THEN I WENT AND LOADED MY PREPAID VISA LO AND BEHOLD THEY DONT TAKE PREPAID CARDS O AND Y CAUSE THEY ARE SCAMMERS! THANK GOD I DIDNT TRY TO USE MY REAL CREDIT CARD OR THEY WUD HAVE HAD TO STRAIGHTEN ME 4 REAL I DONT PLAY BOUT MY MONEY!SO PLEASE DONT FALL FOR THIS.
July 5th, 2010 at 8:54 am (#)
Please give me a way to cancel this billing on my credit card and cancel my stupidity for letting them have it, I am so upset and can't find a way to get them to answer the phone or call me back, the lady gave me her name as Theresa at 1-877-232-7318 and they kept me on hold so long I can't pay for the minutes on my phone. PLEASE HELP! Paula
July 6th, 2010 at 1:02 am (#)
Way to be there.It's nice to know someone cares enough to supply the truth about these people.
July 7th, 2010 at 9:04 am (#)
I fell for this stupid scam because I needed extra money....I paid the 2.97 for shipping but on the same day they charged me the 139.00. I tried calling them with the number that was provided but could never get through....i quickly called my bank and canceled my card and my bank reimbursed me but this company is still gonna have to pay for what they did!
July 9th, 2010 at 1:31 pm (#)
I did fall for this, and am pissed off. I am usually very careful with my money. I read and read again, and thought about it again and again before deciding to give my credit card # for $2.97 for the kit they promise (which I never even got that). Then find out several weeks later (when receiving my credit card bill) that I'd been billed for $79 for a membership I had no idea I had signed up for. All my old links I had used several weeks before no longer work. I was told thru the company I could have refunded after 30 days of signing up, but being I never knew I was signing up for anything, the 30 day mark is well past. I got some advice from one comment on another website that I forgot about and should have heeded. If you want to earn money with a legitimate "job", you should not have to pay ANYTHING to do it, therefore anyone who asks for money up front for ANYTHING is not on the up and up. Thanks for posting this news for other people to learn.
July 10th, 2010 at 1:19 am (#)
I reached for my check card and right before saw this. THANK GOODNESS!
July 16th, 2010 at 1:25 pm (#)
Just wanted to add my "ditto" to all the "It's a scam!" comments to help warn others. The featured person in the ad I saw was "from Oklahoma City", coincidentally where I live! I, however, was fortunate enough to be able to get a kind person on the phone who said she cancelled my membership just now. (I unwisely signed up yesterday without reading these comments first.) She did offer me the "3 easy monthly payments of $39.99" first, & then a "$69.99 one-time only fee" if I would stay. She assured me no payments would be taken from my bank. You can be sure I'll let you know if this turns out to also be untrue. Hopefully I'm only out a few dollars.
July 16th, 2010 at 7:27 pm (#)
Just want to know how I can cancel this
July 17th, 2010 at 11:08 am (#)
I was never going to fall for this in the first place, but I decided to look it up just in case it wasn't just another scam. Great article.
July 18th, 2010 at 2:55 pm (#)
Definitely a SCAM... I called my credit card company within 1/2 an hour after falling for this.... they immediately issued me a new number...and advised me to watch my next billing for the $2.97 and any other charges. After printing the Terms from this supposed company, the address listed at the end of the statement is Arhinocorou3, Dasoupoli, Strovolos, P.C. 2025 Nocosia, CYPRUS..... check your phone bill, too... who knows where the telephone number is located. These people are scam scum!
July 18th, 2010 at 10:14 pm (#)
Now Kelly Richards is from Kill Devil Hills, NC....I think they just use cities of potential clients to make their scam look more truthful. Thanks all for your reviews.
July 19th, 2010 at 9:28 pm (#)
HELP!HELP?! I don't know if this is actually a scam and I gave them my card number and everything. And I'm afraid I could possibly be scammed,what should I do? And do you guys have any suggestions of ways to get money back and cancel the membership entirely for good?
July 20th, 2010 at 7:55 am (#)
JUST CALL THIS NUMBER 1-877-232-7318 AND ASK FOR THE SUPERVISOR, TELL THE SUPERVISOR YOUR SITUATION AND THEY WILL GIVE YOU A CONFIRMATION NUMBER AND ALSO SEND YOU A EMAIL CONFIRMATION FOR A REFUND, GLAD TO SAY MY MONEY WAS REFUNDED.
July 21st, 2010 at 2:11 pm (#)
OMG I almost fell for this. I just recently quit my job to be a stay at home Mom but would like to make a little money for things like vacations. I open up my computer and there is this article from LA Sentinel about a women Kelly Richards in Aubrey, TX (close to where I live) and the title of the article is Work at Home Mom Makes $8,795/Month Part-Time. The URL for the page is la-sentinel.com/incomeonline.html?t202id=5183&t202kw= PLEASE people don't fall for this. I am so glad I called my husband before I gave credit card numbers. He told me we just didn't have the money right now. They wanted $2.97 today; $99.95 billed in 5 days; & $49.95 monthly membership. After I got off the phone with my husband I googled Home Income Profit System and that is where I found this article. People do your research before you ever give account numbers and that sort of thing.
July 27th, 2010 at 11:36 am (#)
This is a scam, and I wanted to leave a comment on their site for other people. Of course the comment option always says "Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time." Pretty strange, because all those other people are able to leave their comments all the time. ha! What they also don't mention is that you only have 3 days to review it for free (except for a small shipping fee), then you have to pay $139.95 for the program. After that you pay $39.95 each month for as long as you use their program.
July 28th, 2010 at 10:27 am (#)
Thank you so much for exposing this scam. When a friend sent me the link, I felt in my gut something was wrong with it. Keep up the good work!
July 29th, 2010 at 10:49 am (#)
she lives in Collinsville, Illinois....maybe she made so much money off this she can buy a house in every state!?!? lol don't be a fool.
August 1st, 2010 at 1:59 pm (#)
I just tried to buy this ridiculous program for the special introductory offer of $2.97. My debit card was declined and I wondered why since I had enough money to cover the charge. Something seemed weird so I decided to google Home Income Profit System. To my surprise, I found this page and I am horrified! I fell for it... but what saved me was not having enough in my account for them to charge the $139! I'm disgusted at these people! Thank you to whoever created this page. I was about to try another card which for sure would have gone through.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:16 am (#)
Their fake CNN website. And if you go to the bottom of it, it shows in a Gray box says this is not to be taken Literally!
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:05 pm (#)
I Love You All!! lol I Was So Close To Falling For This Crap But Thanks To You Guys I Didn't :)
August 5th, 2010 at 10:10 am (#)
Kelly Richards is also living in Greeneville, TN. What a flop and I almost fell for this.
August 5th, 2010 at 3:28 pm (#)
OMG!!!! I am soooo glad I found this website. Alls I have is about $150 in my banking account and they would of robbed me of that if it wasn't for this blog. Thank you for this great blog.
August 7th, 2010 at 11:30 am (#)
First red flag in the comments, two worded exactly the same, different names and dates, these guys are good, modest amount of money for part-time work. Made me go back to page and read gray box. THEY COME RIGHT OUT AND TELL YOU IT'S NOT REAL. Times are hard and people know you can make money on the net. They say for a con to work, there has to be greed on the other end, not true, everyone was willing to work for the money. I hate to admit it, but i almost fell for it too. HOW DO WE SHUT THESE PEOPLE DOWN? Kelly Richards is in every state. My sympathy for those who got took and thanks to all who took the time to post THIS SCAM! Once again our mom's were right, "If it seems to good to be true ...."
August 8th, 2010 at 1:25 pm (#)
I was closing the Jobs.com web page, which also seems to be a scam. It popped up when I was assisting my husband with completing an application for a job online. When we weren't getting anywhere with the Jobs.com websearch, we closed it and instantly got the News6 Insider Story with Kelly Richards giving an "interview". My family is desperate for my husband to have a job and so we of course was very interested in this. Although my husband doesn't have the computer skills, I thought that I could do it in the evenings after my work day part time to make the extra money my family needs. I almost did it but decided to Google "Kelly Richards from Tampa, FL" first and found this information. THANK YOU, THANK You, Thank you!!! You kept us from making a very bad mistake. We are already struggling. This is sad that $$$ is taken from people who most desperately need it to survive!!!
August 9th, 2010 at 2:17 am (#)
i am so upset! i didnt do research of this website until after i gave my credit card number. but right away i canceled my "membership". they charged me 2.97 and when i called the operator he spoke broken English and couldn't understand a word! i cant believe i was such a fool. im a college student trying to find employment and earn money to pay for my loans. thank you for this website though!!! saved me hundreds!
August 9th, 2010 at 11:04 pm (#)
Thanks everyone for writing these experiences. You have helped multiple people to not get ripped off. I hope you all get your money back! :-)
August 11th, 2010 at 12:40 pm (#)
Craigslist has become quite a brothel for scam artists! I just got a HIPS invitation... if it looks too good to be true... it probably is. Thanks for this notice.
August 11th, 2010 at 8:44 pm (#)
well kelly just decided to move to peaceful cedar creek. This thing actually works. I have 85k this year thanks to this website! This is the greatest.... This bs is getting annoying i cant believe they try to scam the public. if you go to the supposedly online news 6 it will tell kellys story. then you will see comments under it saying other success stories. You cant comment yourself though. scroll even more down and you will see the truth. comments and story is not to be taken literally.results may vary. Cmon now
August 12th, 2010 at 1:54 am (#)
If you click on the "terms and conditions" on the bottom it quite clearly states: "Additionally, any trials that may or may not be offered with this product are only during the said allotted time of the trial period, which in this case is five days. If you have not cancelled within the trial period, then you agree to pay the activation fee of $139.95 and a monthly reoccurring cost of $39.99 per month for the three month training course. You may cancel at any time by contacting our customer service representatives at (877) 875-6080."
August 12th, 2010 at 7:19 pm (#)
Hi, I found the same scam but using different name. http://www.earningcashhome.info/ Theresa Boyd m Arlington Heights IL ...scam. Out of so many scams in the last few years I know to check reviews. I was not burned this time. The post is great. Just how do we sort out the good opportunities now days so we can make some money! All scam..
August 14th, 2010 at 12:59 pm (#)
Home Income Profit System featuring kelly Richards from Spring Hill FL is a scam. No such person in Spring Hill doing this business. they say fee is 19.95 plus 9.95 which is $29.90 and they charge your card $39.85 Return items and they refund $19.95 on my card $20.00 they made on me, so they think...
August 19th, 2010 at 5:53 am (#)
Kelly Richards lives in Orlando, Fl too HaHa!. Whenever I see these ads, I always do a google search on reviews first. Google search engine can be your friend and enemy.
August 20th, 2010 at 6:54 pm (#)
THANK GOODNESS FOR THIS REVIEW!! I didn't go through with the home income profit system. Scary thing is all i did was type in my information including my phone number...but i didn't click the button to complete the last step, i backspaced all my information and exited the page once i finished reading this article. And 5 minutes later someone calls me about the system from "the company" trying to get me to sign up...i hung up and the same guy called me back 2 minutes later asking me why i changed my mind, and he even raised his voice at me and said "I just want to know WHY YOU DIDN'T COMPLETE THE PROCESS?!?" I replied, "You're just a scam! don't call me back again!" O_O creepy. i just typed it and they got my information! thankfully nothing on my credit card account got charged. THANK GOODNESS I DIDN'T REALLY DO IT! Don't be fooled! ITS A SCAM!! As for the Project Payday... i don't know. I need to do more research... but for now, I will have to continue with the struggle. =/ But the struggle is better then almost losing your money to a scam!
August 22nd, 2010 at 9:53 am (#)
I fell for a prior internet work at home business that was promoted by an Angel Stevens which as we all know now was a scam. After buying the program offered, contracting for a required webhosting svc, I was charged $7K for coaching & mentoring services which ultimately did not assist me through a single transaction that made me any money. In the end, I was out approximately $9K, alot of my time, and was not able to earn one cent!! I learned!!
These are all scams. The offer of the software is cheap enough to suck you in, but the real money these scammers get is from the coaching, mentoring, secret private databases, monthly access fees, and the like. And by the way, once you buy the software, you will be receiving one to two call a day from these mentors trying to convince you that you need this service to be successful. Just buyer beware! These people do not care about your financial situation. They just care about your credit card limit and your available credit. If you look at it logically, you have to ask yourself, "If these people made so much money, and there are millions yet to be made, why offer it to the public? Are strangers really that generous? NOT!!!"August 24th, 2010 at 11:34 am (#)
The very first tipoff here of course is that when I tried to access BOTH their "privacy report" and "terms & conditions" all I got was "page cannot be displayed." Wow, that alone should do it, but you accurately indicated how obtuse so many folks are, when they chase these scams so often, by not trying to read these reports-if they can actually be accessed. Your report was a very good expose. Jack Coughlan
August 24th, 2010 at 8:17 pm (#)
Have any of you given your social security numbers had any consequences because I heard that's an irreversible problem if that is true?
August 25th, 2010 at 8:37 am (#)
Noooo! Kelly Richards lives here in San Diego, CA! At least that's what the scam's newspaper article (that my idiot friend linked me to) said.
I found this site because I was looking for a review exposing this scam. I sent you're review to my idiot friend and told him to send your review to all the people on his mailing list. The very first tipoff was that this goldmine offer falls under the category: IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS. Of course, I always leave the PROBABLY out of this old adage. Thank you for exposing this, and thank you to all the people taking this crooked enterprise to court. Best wishes to all the good folks, who, because of hard times got bamboozled. I hope you all get your $ back!August 25th, 2010 at 7:06 pm (#)
I just wanted to point out that not only will you get charged the $139.95, you will also get charged $39.99 every month after that. Also, it states that by purchasing the product you are given access to online material but nothing will physically be sent to you. They also pretty much tell you that you will not make money from this program. This was forwarded to me by a friend today because she thought it was cool that Kelly Richards was from Jackson, Michigan, lol. Maybe I'm a skeptic but I know better than to give away my credit card info without doing a little research first!
August 26th, 2010 at 6:36 am (#)
Thanks for the info.
I have just stuck out after reading their offer and thinking about buying it but then I think, I just need to read reviews for this on Google then I found your valuable post. I really appreciate your info and details about it. Thanks againAugust 27th, 2010 at 10:10 pm (#)
Yes, they're all scams. Check it out. http://www.7news-daily.com/income_report.html, This website is a fake website. When you click on other tabs, it doesn't appear as a new tab such as Home, Health, and Entertainment. It appears as the Home Income Profits Website. Please, stay away these.
August 28th, 2010 at 3:58 pm (#)
While searching the web, came across site; Home Income Profit System. It sounded factual so asked for more info, and somehow found myself buying the program. Had a person by the name of Micah Telletier first talk to me, asking if I was serious about making money on-line. Told I'd have teachers to talk to (1 on 1) show me how to advance my business once established, which could be in a couple of days, I'd be up & running. This Micah turned me over to his supervisor and owner of the company a Mr.Garrad Carolan. After he explained to me how I'd make money, I was skeptical of the process & decided it was not for me. The day I first inquired for info, I was charged the $2.97 + $39.00.
When I called back to cancel the program, the recording gave me options like #1 to order, #2 when shipped, #3 inquire, #4 talk to teacher, #5 cancel/refund. So when I called, and touched #5 Refund recording stated,"this number not recognized!" That's when it hit me, it's a scam! Called bank and canceled card.August 31st, 2010 at 12:02 pm (#)
I live at the other of the world - Malaysia, to be precise. Despite our differences in cultures and beliefs, we share a common need - money. Money to survive, pay our bills and feed our families. Kelly Richards' (btw, she has now migrated to Oslo) story was too good and inviting to pass. Moreover, I had found the link on Channel 6 (through Google News) which seemed like a legit and respectable portal that would probably not host a link to a scam. I clicked on the link provided to access Home Income Profit System but found that the site had been removed. I then Googled the company and stumbled upon your website. I'm so grateful and relieved that I did after reading all of your experiences with this scam.
Although I pride myself in not easily falling for online scams, this particular proposal to make money from home with minimal start-up funds seemed too attractive to let go. I'm a homemaker who had left my job to spend more time with my kids. Working from home would have been ideal to supplement the family's income and regain some financial freedom. I guess I've learnt my lesson today - that if something appears too good to be true, then it probably is untrue. Thanks for alerting me and thanks for all your posts on this issue.