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IPA I feel so stupid!!

Oh where do I start...it is all the same. I just want to know how to get them out of the state of Georgia! They pressured us into it and we lost thousands...enough to actually buy a small house. We stopped payment on two checks and now we are getting sued. We tried to make payment arrangements last week but when I recieved a fax of our agreement it stated I would send them 12 post dated checks. When I told her we couldnt do that she started growing horns on the side of her head. I faxed her a letter stating we are seeking legal counsel and that we would not send her 12 checks. She immediately called and laughed in the phone and preceded to mock my letter. When I hung up on her she called back three more times laughing in the phone. My husband was right next to me. The third time I lost it and I yelled in the phone "DO NOT CALL BACK!" She then faxed me a nasty gram, crossing out my name and putting my husbands name...like he didnt know anything about it. ha! It is obvious the company is a sack of crap. How can we shut them down? Terrible economy and they are sucker punching every small business they can slither themsleves into. Probably not...the corporate attorney is the former assistant attorney general in IL. Hmmm what else, they donate to political campaigns...RICO lawsuits.The money they have scammed off of innocent small businesses they have capitalized on and are buying their way to the top! Im still so mad...Today is Thursday and I still cant do my job at the office...this is the fourth day of stewing. All I can do is research this horrible situation.

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Update by Georgiabusiness
Jul 01, 2010 4:18 pm EDT

Dawniette, people that has fallen to this company are using this board to vent and hopefully connect with other people in the same situation. Not to recieve comments from someone that is reading my post with a fine tooth comb and questioning/commenting my actions. Im not on trial here. Just venting.

Update by Georgiabusiness
Jul 01, 2010 4:05 pm EDT

Yeah, I did see that. Such a shame.

Update by Georgiabusiness
Jul 01, 2010 3:57 pm EDT

Ive read your history comments sounds like you are a trouble maker or just a plain bored pessimistic individual. Why dont you google "ipa lawsuits" and read for yourself. Im not going to defend my right as a consumer. By the way, I never said I signed a contract?

Update by Georgiabusiness
Jul 01, 2010 3:45 pm EDT

p.s. Dawniette, legal advice is underway.

Update by Georgiabusiness
Jul 01, 2010 3:44 pm EDT

Dawniette, sounds like you are just starting trouble and blind to the fact that this company is a SCAM. I dont mind paying however Im not sending 12 post dated checks to someone. There is no consumer protection. They could deposit all of them at one time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>next?

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juma habib
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Sep 03, 2011 2:44 pm EDT

INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ZANZIBAR

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CPA_consultant
Puyallup, US
Sep 02, 2010 10:06 pm EDT

Don't be too hard on yourself Georgiabusiness. My client of eight years hired them before I started working for them. They got $27, 000 from my client and got nothing. In 2008 the same client was very concerned with the economy and their business, fell for the high pressure, "guarantee", and promise the moon. IPA was hired before I knew about it. I looked at what IPA was doing. No practical value to the company, the same standarized generic reports. The cash flow analysis report, inventory reporting and cost accounting would have taken at least another office person, distract the company for the day to day that kept alive. Long story short, $100, 000 later from all cash reserves and available line on the credit card, plus $10, 000 post dated checks, when the cash ran out, so did the IPA "consultant". Now IPA is brow beating my client for payment. The client has a daughter in college without the funds to help, and is in near losing their business, business building and real estate, and residence - BANKRUPTCY... IPA did not help at all. In fact, while IPA was there they were distracting people from the productive jobs they are paid to do. Very frustating to me. I have done so much for them for so many years. Great people. Embarressed and apologetic to me for all I have done for them. As an expert with the education, experience and creditials, it is truly a crime what IPA did on every level. Good people across America are being taken by IPA.

Dawniette, you either are out to evoke an emotion, or are incredibly naive. As mentioned above: Google: International Profits Associates. Better, call the number and get a job there, report back. So you know IPA has the largest sexual harassment lawsuit in the history of the EEOC? Do you know John Burgess was fired from George S. May for doing a 16 year old prositute on the conference table according to his testimony and George S. May? Do you know John Burgess was convicted of a felony for taking money from a number of clients? Disbarred from practicing law?

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Jay Rippedoff
Beverly Hills, US
Jul 07, 2010 10:54 pm EDT

Don't forget IPA-HCMM too!

My HCMM IPA complaint:


Telemarketing complaints against HCMM:
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-916-724-2643

SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT HCMM AND IPA! The more information people can find about these companies the better they will be able to make an informed decision when they are presented with a contract.

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elicruise
Savannah, US
Jul 07, 2010 11:42 am EDT
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I worked for them a few years back for three weeks. I was an analyst and was trained to brow beat the client into convincing them that they were incapable of fixing their own business. From the time I wlaked through the door, I was taught to be aggressive. No shaking hands as the experience was to be a serious process to find things wrong that IPA consultants could fix. Part of the process was to call into the corporate HQ multiple times, pretending that the person on the other end was working for me. In actuality the person was brow beating me to keep going for the throat until a consulting deal was done, and a committment by the owner for 100+ hours of consulting at $125 + an hour plus travel and hotel stays. After 3 weeks I realized what a phony company this was and decided it was not for me. To put these prospects in a financial risk situation did not sit well with me.

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foodforthought
Seattle, US
Jul 01, 2010 7:53 pm EDT

what exaclty were you paying them to do?

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WhoCaresAboutYou?
Patchouge, US
Jul 01, 2010 4:25 pm EDT
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But I like IPA brews. They taste delicious

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IPA Fraud alert

Watch out for this company! they are thieves and liars and a large fraud.

they get you to believe that they are going to save your business that does not need saving. I have spoken with other victims of there tactics and the info is always the same. Same words, documents and for as polished as their sales pitch is you would think that they would better there game and come up with something new. Nope same lies and frauds.

DO NOT LET THEM IN YOUR BUSINESS STAY AWAY AND DO NOT BE BULLIED BY THEM.

I'm lucky that I stopped payment on the checks before they tried to cash them. I'm not out the cash. The Illinois AG office has stacks of complaints, Call them and ask for Doloris, [protected] she has the info on the ongoing litigation.

You only need to rip of a few to make much, If I could con people into giving me money for nothing then I would be a fortune 500 co. too!

If you google them, IPA, not much comes up, but if you google International Profit Associates, JACKPOT and the info flows for pages.

the complaints are so much the same that you could copy and past them into a complaint form.

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not for scams
Chandler, US
Feb 22, 2011 9:51 pm EST

Jenny Heafey and her team lie and scam hard working people out of money. BEWARE, they make you sign a contract that says everything they pay you (in a job you work) you have to pay back. Not only do you have to pay for your marketing materials, gas, business expenses, if you can't make ends meet you have to pay back all you income. This business is very shady and mislead workers. Very Sad.

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Mike Lowe
Hayward, US
Jan 14, 2013 8:25 pm EST
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Lets start a sueipa website and sue these ### out of site. Everything starts at the grass route level. Yes I was ripped off for 20 grand. They pay the politicians to look the other way so we have to do this ourselves. Mike Lowe [protected] mikey.lowe@att.net

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EX IPA COM
Buffalo Grove, US
Apr 26, 2011 8:18 pm EDT

You should check out this site ...

www.exipa.com

Like to hear your comments there too.

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Jay Rippedoff
Beverly Hills, US
Jul 12, 2010 11:17 pm EDT

Some more people have run into trouble with HCMM IPA on WhoCallsMe.com:

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/9167242643

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Jay Rippedoff
Beverly Hills, US
Jul 07, 2010 10:39 pm EDT

Not me personally. I know several people who have used them though. Unfortunately, I did not know about IPA/HCMM etc until after they got through with the people I know.

I've been trying to warn people where I can. Most of the IPA names already have people talking about them but not as many people have connected IPA to HCMM like I have. I wish more more people would take up the HCMM/IPA torch. I'm afraid that if they don't, many more people will be taken by these companies.

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Georgiabusiness
Columbus, US
Jul 01, 2010 10:37 pm EDT
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They worked on us for years. We kept saying no and they kept coming back. I can see how everyone fell for it because they move fast to distract you and then you do start feeling as you dont know what you should because you cant keep up with them. Like a carsalesman or a guy with one ball and three cups...he shuffles...and says which cup contains the ball? Hmmmm can you slow down and do it again?
Originally IPA then somehow ABS and someway turned back to IPA/ITA. Did you fall victim as well, Jay?

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Jay Rippedoff
Beverly Hills, US
Jul 01, 2010 9:35 pm EDT

Huntington Copper Moody Maguire (HCMM) got you Georgiabusiness? Or were they going as International Profit Associates (IPA) at the time?

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Georgiabusiness
Columbus, US
Jul 01, 2010 1:51 pm EDT
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The same thing happened to us. We stopped payment on checks and now they are threatning to sue if we dont pay in full today. How did your situation turn out?

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IPA Rip off

IPA is indeed a RIP off not only for the clients they are suppose to represent but also those who serve as Analyst & Consultants. Please be warned that if you get a call to accept a position and think that you will make the money they say you will, RUNNNN as fast as you can. Not only do you have to pay your own expenses, there is no up front money you're ging to receive to travel for this company. Oh yea, they'll tell you about the per deim you'll get however, it will not, I repeat will not cover your expenses. What they so call tell you in the class is BS and actuality it's much different and worst. I've even spoken to a few consultant and heard for a fact how disgusted they were to be representing this firm and like so many others have left in disgust. So just be ware and don't be fooled in thinking that you'll be all you can with IPA. Not only do the RIP the companies off they are suppose to represent, but also the employees that are representing them in the field.

Oh and by the way...they say don't believe what's on the Internet, well you can believ this one. It's a FACT---Disgusted In Chitown.

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Jay Rippedoff
Beverly Hills, US
Jul 12, 2010 11:19 pm EDT

More:
http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/9167242643

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Jay Rippedoff
Beverly Hills, US
Jun 17, 2010 7:09 pm EDT

RUN IS RIGHT! Don't forget HCMM too!

My HCMM IPA complaint:


Telemarketing complaints against HCMM:
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-916-724-2643

Some IPA, HCMM Shills are out there trying to muddy the water but do NOT let them! Do your research and you will see the TRUTH! Most importantly...SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT HCMM AND IPA!

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