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This is a Locksmith Scam Alert. Please follow the links below.

It starts with this amusing seemingly intelligent friendly fellow.

Click this link. Please read all of the websites and totally indulge your senses...
http://www.locklicense.com/gradfeedback.html

To find out we need to go to WHO IS?
It takes us to this info HUMMMMMM?

Read this information very carefully...

Registrant:
ESTATE TRANSACTIONS INC.
7760 E. Hwy 69-C5 #390
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
US

Domain Name: LOCKLICENSE.COM

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
ESTATE TRANSACTIONS INC. [protected]@e-psu.com
7760 E. Hwy 69-C5 #390
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
US
[protected] fax: [protected]

Record expires on 01-Oct-2009.
Record created on 01-Oct-2008.
Database last updated on 18-Mar-2009 13:04:15 EDT.

Domain servers in listed order:

NS73.WORLDNIC.COM 205.178.190.37
NS74.WORLDNIC.COM 205.178.144.37

Information Updated: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:18:41 UTC

We still don't know who he is ...Hmm?
We must dig further!

Lets look at the Administrative Contact Information :

ESTATE TRANSACTIONS INC. [protected]@e-psu.com

Other than the name of the company which is ESTATE TRANSACTIONS INC. we find an e-mail address. After the @ signe in the address we find a web site. And let's take a peek a boo...at e-psu.com.

ESTATE TRANSACTIONS INC .[protected]@e-psu.com

http://e-psu.com/

Could this be the University of Phoenix of which my daughter obtained an Associates degree in business and finance Hmm?
No it is NOT.

We still cant find out who this friendly fellow is?
So lets dig a little further and find a surprise at this link below!

http://wthrockmorton.com/2008/06/03/counselorlicensecom-caveat-emptor/

Below is text copied from this website...

The public has a right to be confused about credentials in mental health. With several different mental health professions (psychiatry, psychology, professional counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy, and addictions counseling), it is hard to keep up with the various titles and credentials used by the professions as well as the differences from state to state. In some states (e.g., my former residence, Ohio), one must be credentialed in order to practice, but in others (my current residence, Pennsylvania) one does not need to be licensed to practice professional counseling, marriage and family therapy or social work.

The public can be easily fooled in this environment and even those with some mental health training might think certain credentials will help them gain competitive advantage. Hence, legitimate credentialing bodies have taken steps to alert the public about what appear to be business ventures. For instance, the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) provides this information regarding the American Psychotherapy Association. Sounds official, right? However, these credentials have no legal standing or recognition with any regulatory body.

What prompts this post is the emergence of another such credential with the catchy slogan - Become a licensed counselor! at Counselorlicense.com. At first glance, I thought it might be a parody. Check out this testimonial:

From a job standpoint, I was like a fish out of water. I tried every profession known to man, from office work, to real estate, to nearly every infomercial in existence. I wanted to work for myself, but as a single parent, needed significant income, but could not do extensive travel, as required in sales positions. As a “people person” I loved helping struggling couples and Church members with everything from finances to relationships, and our Pastor suggested I check out PSU. I started in a spare bedroom, and made over $1, 400 the first week, and felt happier helping people than I ever have in my life. I now have my own office, secretary and mini daycare room, and can’t wait to get up in the morning to start my day! Thank you hardly says it…

The phrase “started in a spare bedroom” pointed toward parody to me but I have learned that the American Counseling Association is not amused. David Kaplan, Chief Professional Officer, at the ACA said this in an email about the Phoenix State University “credential.”

You can be assured that ACA, through its Council of Presidents and Region Chairs (COPARC), is working on this issue and taking this credential seriously.

A Whois domain search of the counselorlicense.com reveals the following:

Registrant:
Halstead, Tom
ETI
7760 e SR 69
suite c5-390
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
US

Domain Name: COUNSELORLICENSE.COM

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Halstead, Tom
ETI
7760 e SR 69
suite c5-390
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314, US
[protected] fax: [protected]

Record expires on 04-Apr-2009.
Record created on 04-Apr-2008.

Not surprisingly, Mr. Halstead is the owner of the various proofs of legitimacy he advances to support the pastoral counseling certificate. For instance, the websites of the Pastoral Church of America, the Phoenix State University, and even the accrediting body he says accredits the PSU, the Association of American Trade and Vocational Schools are all owned by Mr. Halstead. Of course, they all point to each other as evidence for their prestige. The AATVS website says it is “the oldest and largest accrediting organization for trade and vocational universities, colleges and schools, and has been accrediting university schools and labs since 1897.” Google it in quotes, however, and only two listings pop up, the website and Phoenix State University.

A call to the number given yields a recording asking the caller to contact PSU via email. So I did and received an automated reply. No answers as yet to my questions about how many students PSU enrolls or how I can contact one of those counselors who started in the spare bedroom. If you go to tomhalstead.com, you will find a web design business. From the looks of all the domains and websites he has, no wonder no one is answering the phone; he probably is very busy.

UPDATE: 6/3/08 - I spoke with James Rough, Executive Director of the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board who informed me that he has asked the Ohio Attorney General’s office to investigate potential consumer fraud by counselorlicense.com. If this office doesn’t have jurisdiction or ability to intervene, then he will write the Arizona and Colorado consumer fraud offices to ask for an investigation. I suspect other state boards will follow suit.

Gregarious
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7 Comments
John Weaver ~ Jun 4, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Kudos for bringing this up, Warren. This is a serious problem. I know a number of biblical counselors in my area who have marketed themselves as psychologists even though their degrees have nothing to do with psychology. A lot of Pentecostal colleges, in particular, are offering these cheap, worthless degrees and passing them off as legit.

This is one ot this fellows web sites!
http://www.counselorlicense.com/

Web site format look familiar? HUMM?

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instructorlicense.com/

This next one is the end of the road !

americanpastoral.org/

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If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck or is quacking like a duck, smells like a duck. Mammy I believe its a DUCK.