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IRA PUPKO review: SCAMMING CON-ARTIST 5

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IRA PUPKO OF TEST PREP SERVICES (testprepservices.org) IS A SCAMMING CON-ARTIST RIPPING OFF EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS ALIKE!

TELEMARKETING SCAMMER FOR 20 YEARS!

His BOGUS SAT/ACT product sells for $200! The equivalent can be purchased at Amazon for $10. He has employees harass the same parents non-stop, pretending to be educational advisors and following up on their child´s REQUEST for the product. All lies!

He also does not PAY his agents when they obtain sales. Claiming that they canceled or returned the product which the agent has no way to verify.

STAY AWAY! He is a creep act and I sure would not want him to have access to my children´s information which he purchases via his leads.

Update by WWWDBA
Aug 22, 2010 4:41 pm EDT

Her is IRA PUPKO´S CELL number -- if you want some justice. Also call the San Diego DA.

619.453.5330

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Jordan Thomas
Long Beach, US
Sep 22, 2014 12:26 am EDT

Ira Pupko is a fraud, con artist, complete creep and an absolute NARCISSISTIC SOCIOPATH who cares nothing for how his fraudulent business practices STEAL from others using the guise of his "Educational Advisors" and "Test Prep Services" as a FRONT to basically RIP PEOPLE OFF! He's got a convicted child molester ( Mr. Spencer Perna) working for him as well as all the other unethical low-lifes who can't seem to get a decent job with any semblance of integrity. Hard to believe he is still in business RIPPING PEOPLE OFF, LYING TO THEM THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GET THEIR MONEY BACK IF THEY JUST CANCEL WITHIN 30 DAYS. Hint: His BBQ Sauce Co ( Hog Heaven Sauces) is NOT DOING SO WELL and therefore he's now attempted to recruit back former employees who used to work for this CREEP! There's SO MUCH MORE I could say, but, won't because the gist has already been said. RIPOFF, FRAUDULENT, SOCIOPATH, ZERO INTEGRITY AND A PATHOLOGICAL LIAR WHO MISLEADS HIS CUSTOMERS LEFT AND RIGHT. There...I've spelled it out for you. TPS = TOTAL PATHOLOGICAL SOCIOPATH Translation: Unless you don't mind being a SUCKER and throwing your money away to said person...HANG UP AND IF YOU'VE ALREADY FALLEN PRAY THEN REPORT HIM LIKE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE ALREADY DONE!

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Steven Fogelson
Los Angeles, US
Jul 23, 2014 1:32 pm EDT

Did you people know that this text post comes with a spell ck? If you can buy it online, which i am sure you can buy something like it online. I mean really there should be like 100 SAT test software out there, but if "this same" product can be bought online, Why have you not posted the link on here for proof? Now this Sami Haynes, who are you and why did you post this message. You were not clear on how you were effected by this person or product or company. Did someone put you up to making this post? How do you know this IRA? How do you know about the company or the product? You seem to just be repeating what someone else wrote. And as for selling a $20.00 product for $199, come on what are you crying about? Have you looked on E-bay, they buy off Amazon and up sell it on E-bay for those who are to lazy to shop around. Its called being business smart. But still no one has shown actual proof that the product's sold by this company are the same so called $20 dollar ones on Amazon. Put up the proof or shut up! Have a nice day.

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Sami Haynes
Edgewater, US
Feb 07, 2014 6:06 pm EST

IRA is a pompous ### wipe. Do not work for him or work with him. You will regret it. Test prep services is a joke. But it online for 20.00. Dont be fooled! He also doesnt pay his employees! RUN dont walk!

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patrickdlt
Palmdale, US
Feb 09, 2011 3:12 pm EST

As an employee of TPS I can’t in good conscience allow the statements that have been made by disgruntled past employees to be said without a fair rebuttal.

Ira has worked with me hand in hand since my first day of employment. There is not one thing that is unethical about the company’s business practices. As an employee of TSA I was told from day one that any type of misrepresentation of the company or even considering being rude to a potential client would be grounds for my immediate dismissal.

The comment about reoccurring charges to people’s credit cards is a hoax. Clients are charged a one time fee and that is it. Yes if you check the BBB website the company does have an F rating. If you do the math, over 3 million students have purchased the materials, and 65 complaints have been filed…..that’s a whopping .002%.

Ira has even posted his own personal cell phone, for you to call and speak with him directly.

It’s sad that people, who don’t even have the guts to post their real name, will attack someone’s character and business practices.

Also in further rebuttal to the first post, as an IC I can clearly find out if I am being ripped off...I keep track of all sales. If I was told that a client refused the product I could simply call them myself and find out. Further more TPS doesnt charge their employees for charge backs, they eat the loss themselves.

Lastly the ICs that work for Ira can clearly call themselves "Educational Advisers", we know more about the SAT/ACT tests than most educators working in the field do. We are also trained to help best instruct the parents on when a student should be taking which test and the reasoning behind it. With that any statement saying that TPS rips people off is a total joke. All purchases are made through major credit cards, if your not aware that you can contact your credit card company and dispute a charge and receive a full refund from them shouldn't have a credit card to begin with.

If it was Kerry Hunter that made this original post, please move on life with friend. Your bitterness and hatred will only carry over to your own personal life.

If you wish to contact myself to discuss this, please feel free to do so...patrickdlt@hotmail.com.

Patrick De La Torre

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Ira Pupko
Perris, US
Sep 03, 2010 6:00 pm EDT
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Kerry Hunter is a disgruntled former rep who leans towards, forgive me, the psycho. This industry is prone to such types and sometimes this type of thing is discovered too late. Mr. Hunter was a disgrace when he was here and he is an angry "man". He was abusive and discourteous to customers and was reprimanded twice for this before he was ultimately dismissed. Please do not lend credence to his preposterous posting, it is in bad-faith and insincere. Kerry Hunter was terminated, and PAID IN FULL; our own sales floor implored us to remove him because of his negativity Furthermore, our materials are not available on amazon at ANY price, they are proprietary and, arguably, quite worthy. My phone number, is, in fact, [protected]. You may feel free to call me at anytime, and I'll be happy to speak with you. It's a shame that hard-working, honest people have to defend their integrity when the likes of a Mr. Hunter impugns it, but so be it...no one has said that life is always fair!
I will identify myself in this posting, unlike Kerry Hunter. Kerry, I feel truly sorry for you.
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