Online hosting network (ohn) review: Scam? 225

I just got off the phone with a gentleman by the name of Dustin Prince and I have to agree with the posts on here. I should of Googled the company before I got on the phone but I read enough of the complaints on here to tell him a very emphatic no. When I was asked why not I read some of the points that were made on here. He proceeded to tell me that some people are "lazy & stupidly expect money sent to them in a box"! I was pretty disgusted with his comments and when I tried to speak he kept cutting me off. At that point I told him off and hung up. Thanks to all of you on here.I hope things work out for you!

All of the above happened with me, they reimbursed $180 AUD and I had paid nearly $1000, so I have lost $800 . They never paid me and they still tried to ask me if I would like to buy another site from them which was already made up. Hello this is damn cheeky. The site I created and paid for up to date has had over 9000 hits, yes you guessed it they are making the money on everysite that people paid for even after they have reimbursed you your monies. This company is a fraud and has cheated many people all over the world.

I just received a phonecall from Daniel at OHN. I listened to the audio and then googled the company whilst he was on the phone. I read him the first few complaints and then he still asked me for my middle initial for my credit card. Are these guys for real? Goodluck to everyone trying to recoup their money. It's horrible to know that you've been taken for a ride, but at least your stories are helping so many others avoid the trap.

Omg I am so with you guys! Thank god I've found this site.My name is Emily and I was just freaking out! But now I feel more confident, I know that if we stand tall we might get our money back. I have just changed my credit card number and bloqued any more payments from OHN (if they try to fraud me or whatever) . At least I've only gave them 149. I was so frustrated when I realised how quickly I acted.. Now those scammers have my name! But now my card! But I also had the time to changed my adress and my phone before they cancel my login.. Because I sended them an email! I was very angry, I told them I knew they were scammers that I didnt care about anything they would tell me and that I would tell my bank about them ...I dont know if my login will be working tomorrow, but its a strange coincidence that its not working right after I send my email.They really are good liars, dont get trick by their sweeet voices telling you youll get money! SCAMMERS ARE GOOD AT THIS !REMEMBER 1-They want to make you believe you are making the right choice 2-once they have your confidence all they will do is TAKE YOUR MONEY... 3-if you try to come back and tell them you don't want it anymore, they will tell you stupid stuff like "oh it takes time" or "sorry we can't answer that" ...balhhablahh BLAHHHHHHHH they are [censor]ers trust me ! Making money isn't that easy ;)! I will never get scammed again and I will get my money back.. And if i dont well im glad I didn't give them more then 149$.. Its not a LOT but it's money I didnt have to waist...Were on the same boat! We can get rid of those [censor]!

Anyone with a biz idea on the internet, please, advise me privately at I have to find a way to re-coup my USD 1400 just lost! I am in Canada.

It's me again crying!
Does anybody know of any internet biz that I can participate and make a little money? I don't want to become a millionaire, I just want to pay my bills easily. USD500.00 a month will do.

They already robbed me of USD1, 400 some 4 days ago and they keep calling now for the ads. Thank you guys for the info. At least you saved me from further robbery, as I was ready to go ahea with their training. What I needed was a home biz to make around 1, 000 Dollars a month, but instead I got this s...!

I like the people here have not made any money at all from our?sites, despite our efforts and also with the garantee of OHN, on asking for refund as stated after 90 days, people are only being offered their initial start up ie$188-195 what ever they have charged you the first time, they will try not to pay you what ever else you have outlayed to them iefor email blasts, pop behind advertising, etc with these costs amounting from anywhere between $[protected]+, then possible further $1400+ for further ?advertising, all these amounts vary from person to person it seems nobody is charged the same but what they manage to squeeze out of you on the day, with the so called amount of hits on web sites people have expected to have had at least maybe 4-5 sales out of 1500+visits but alas it does not happen.

Please, I want to know the type of scam in this OHN biz. Is it that they will not pay you after you made some sales or what? Please, clarify to me!

OH My it looks like I came close to be scammed. They didn't get any money out of me.

Is this what they called Affliate? I just happened to see it on www. snopes.com
snopes says it is a scam.

They still call me by not as much as they were. Calling from Texas they were. sometimes.One time recently I answred the phone and pretended to be my daughter and I wasn't home. I asked if I could take a message and he said, we have a free sample of wrinkle eraser for her. AHhh he thought I would bite for that and come on the phone but I didn't. Haven't heard from them since.
Another Carolyn from Canada

Hi judych, it seems there is more to this page eh!Mystery Vipstores crap, American Kiwis and Aussies prepared to throw money away, how sad, when we have been taken for our hard earned money and sometimes money that has not been earned yet.It seems I have now whats called a healthy" PARANOIA", HA!Betrayal and being ripped off hurts and these people need to be held accountable for praying on people trying to get ahead in life and not doing it illegily but in good faith!How sad it seems that everywhere we turn that nowdays all are just trying to squeeze you.72569 full of it, what good is a web address if it has ceased to exist, you wacker!SO HOW CAN YOU SEE, typical seppo!

Hey kiwi72569, how long you been living in the USA, have you got a complaint?or just a curiuos person, also who is WE, as in SO WE CAN SEE?

Sad to read that Yeronga boy has not the heart to pursue his hard earned money as if we do not stand up and be counted how can we stop these people from continuing to grab more unsuspecting people it is people like you Yeronga boy that OHN thrive on as they just made a quick $3000 out of you and you let them get away with it, shame really, I need $3000, can I have some to please!Please call your bank thats all you have to do and they will help you, how hard is it really.

PLEASE SHOW US YOUR WEBSITE ADDRESS SO WE CAN SEE

I live in Canada and I made the same mistake joining this co. Now I want to get out of it... there is no income after 2 plus months.There is no fool like an old fool!

Totally correct. Experienced it myself. Have not got a cent back either. Still didn't cough up the thousands requested

March 1 2011, they just rang me. not going to give them a cent, thanks. they said they have no physical address, however the contact numbers are from australia ED LEVIN [protected] ext 2318 and Australian customer service [protected], ED stated that I would have a free money back guarrentee no questions aske and then wanted money online now. I said that i would investigate him and his company, ring sony and amazon and he said that they are an online comapany and if thats the way i feel we should not do business. Sale technique called take away. [protected] is the line that ed used to contact me.

I got duped by OHN, They got me to sign up and purchase the elite package as well, and in the 'back office', I went through it like i was some kind of executive exploring his new administrative space, with the misplaced belief that I was on my way to becoming an internet mogul. What a Load! I feel like such an [censor] for not goggling the Damn group before handing over my credit card details. I gave up almost AUD$ 3000 to these faceless villains before I realised that it was all to easy. the screwed up thing is that
a company like Amazon allows there predators to attach themselves to them and exists. Is there no authority whom can stop this activity. I cannot even be bothered to try to get a refund (for me, it's still not 90 days yet) from them as I know they will not cohere to that policy. What a waste of money and energy. AVOID OHN! THEY ARE SCAMMERS!

Yeronga Boy, Australia - OHN victim

what goes on here? is this a site for genuine scams? this is a gross invasion of space. ! whoever it is...get your presence out of here ... if you dont have a genuine letter to write.. we dont want to know

Now i am totally convinced its a scam. If they deactivated my website since last week Tuesday, how is the website still generating visitors as per their Accutrack Software? Looking at the daily stats, there are like 60 visitors per day which means the advertising money they lead you to believe has already been spent is all fibs as far as i am concerned. Very dodgey if you ask me! Can anyone shed some light?

Since Friday i have received 28 emails, and 11 phone calls all have been completely ignored by me.

Justine from New Zealand

they are still about! thank God i dont have a credit card, i too got scammed, but only $149 as i DONT have a credit card, only a debit card...i was a little uneasy about the money they wanted($2500), but they are soooooo smooth! decided to google there website, all good?but added scam to the search...and here i am!Raced to the bank and cancelled my account and card, have had multiple phone calls i wont answer ever since...guess they are looking for the money?good luck with that...lol...will let the $149.00 be a valuable lesson for me and hopefully others...

Hi guys just got a call from Justin who asked me to listen to the audio in which i did, then Robb jumped on the phone stating Justin was busy signing up a new client. Robb gave me the run down of the business using Amazon.com 10%, sony.com 25%, real network $20.00 per trail, and unbeatablesale.com 10%, all sounded really good he priced the packages as basic $196.00 NZ, standard $380.00 NZ, and elite $630.00 NZ. When i said i had 5 kids to feed and wouldnt be able to part with that amount of money i got offered $100.00 off the standard and elite and $50.00 off the basic. He then proceeded to tell me he had sent me a email ready to set up my business and asked which credit card i had. Alas alarm bells started to ring i told him i would call him later, and would i be able to get his phone number and a direct line to his phone.

Trusting my gut i googled the site and found you guys. Today my money is safe and i thank you all for that. I hope no one else falls for their schemes.

Justine from New Zealand.

i came across their path while clicking on some freebee stuff.com this afternoon & up from nowhere the Online Hosting Network appeared. Caught me off guard & very vulnerable as I really need some extra income to help w/ the family's finances. I've just came back to work fr 9 mos time off work due to fractured leg enroute to USA on late 2009. Life is tough & we're on negative financially & it's so hard to catch up w/ bills & daily expenses. So, i'm surfing around the net to see of any 'legitimate' home business that i could start. I was sweet talk by a lovely professional lady named Kyle Whitfield (if that's the real name), gave me all her direct contact freecall nos... explained the 3 packages: basis, standard and elite .. I opted to elite as it entails broad scope to get in a good traffic.. i gave all my personal & bank visa card details & it summed up to around US$954 or A$957 as i'll get the right to sell/promote amazon, sony, realnetwork & unbeatable sale.com + they are giving me extra associate program called: green cine (the easy way to rent DVD) on top of that & they'll pay u US$10/hire if people will use my website (?). Fortunately my small community credit union banking has a very good security inplace that our bank need to see us in person to verify who we really are before any transactions specially releasing money to unknown online site is authorised! thank God for that! .. we'll stay w/ them due to security reasons as there are alot of predators/scams out there specially here online. It leaves me questioning & doubting for awhile then i immediately googled it & whalllaa! a number of sites like this popped up & i'm very glad to 'sort of ' able to read & learn all your experiences & for u all to share your experiences are very very important! so, that 'Ms. Kyle Whitfield' will keep calling me & follow up so, my bank can release my hard earned money to these scambag! seriously, how can these people sleep at night knowing that what they're doing is victimising the vulnerable honest people out there who wish to make their lives abit better off! We'll go to our bank to change our account no immediately tomorrow so, that the scambags like them won't make a cent fr us - good honest hardworking people! God is on my side as i prayed for His protections this morning! I'll report these to ACCC asap!
Raccoh in Australia

Hello to all, I would just like to say if any of you have doubts about my sincerity or that I maybe being paid to do this I will gladly Fax a copy of my bank statement outlining how much I outlayed for this SCAM.I can almost say with99% certainty that everyone that has posted their comments here are and have been victims of this group of SCAMMERS, also excellent advice from John.The more people who expose these %#@5%%%'s the better and they obviously do not like it when we call our banks and will try every trick to keep them out of it, SO GOOD LUCK to all as I now know that my BANK is doing right by me, they have picked the wrong person in me as now I will not let up until we all get our money back and they crumble.BANKS STAND UP TO THESE SCAMMERS WE ARE YOUR PEOPLE AND THANKYOU FOR THE GREAT JOB YOUR DOING FOR ALL OF US. Chow for now.

Make sure you also go to the ASIC Scamwatch site and report it to them as well.

Adriana sorry

HI Adrian, dont give up. Go straight to your bank. They will be able to help you asap. Yes my website dissappeared the same night. I got a call from them this morning saying they will refund $3500USD and i said no. Talked to some guy called Bill. He then said his manager will ring me, which he did and i hung up. He then sent me an email saying to give him a call. I replied and said i will only correspond in writing. He replied saying they would prefer that the bank not get involved and will pay me $7500USD out of my $10000USD. I haven't replied. I have forwarded all the emails to my bank. Hope this helps.

Here I am reading about all the people that have signed up for this and I must say that I too have made a dreadfull mistake in having these people talk me into signing up and talk about the money I have given them $9000.00 on my Visa.
I am in the process of tring to get my money back but by all these complaints I have a feeling that I am sucking the hind tit and probably never get it back. I feel like such a fool I should have known better at my age of 61...

High everone, surprise, surprise, my ?website has disappeared off the face of the NETWORKS only 2days after my BANK has started its investigations, also have had 3 phone calls from overseas that I did not and will not answer until I hear from my Bank, go BANK FRAUD SQUAD! My faith in my bank is being restored as I can actually now see something happening, starting to feel better by not just righting off that money and taking positive action that was only a phone call away.Will keep updating as it progresses.

Very grumpy here again be very carefull I have not contacted OHN and am leaving it up to my bank, as much as I can find out nobody has made any MONEY out of their sites, again I ? is it trully your site or can they divert sales or cover them and reap any rewards that you were hoping for?Also beware of Auto Click Profits, Home Web Site Centre, scam, scam, scam, Rapid Income Creator scam.I also amend the name of previous so called Buisiness adviser working for OHN as being Stephen Reyes not Reynes, of Empire State Building in NewYork, beware!.I will not comunicate anymore with any of them.If you truly want to affiliate market build, or have a Website built and and affiliate market yourself as plenty of companies out there that want your exposure they do not charge you as you are free advertising for them anybody who charges is now obviously a scam.PLEASE, PLEASE don't fall for these quick money deals as truly they are the only one's making, it taking our hard earned money or credit, money that we havn't even earned yet!.You can also join ieBook marking sites for free ieBookmark4you.com, Bookmarks.biz, Wowoption.com, Bookmark.com, Appliedstacks.com, then you can send out your promotions via them with your own KEY WORDS which you can Google for your promotions.There is NO QUICK WAY only time and effort and set a budget that is affordable to YOU, again these scammers are the one's making money PREYING on YOU!BEWARE and TAKE CARE! again I will keep you posted on my refund progress through my BANK.

From everything i have read i dont believe so and interestingly i havent seen any reviews that are positive, it all comes down to a big scam. Also interesting that after i spoke to them yesterday to ask for my refund, as of this morning my site has been deactivated. That too me is definitley dodgey. Any legitimate company would not handle the situation this way.

Has anyone actually made any money through their website with Online Hosting Network? I have a website with them and I'm getting very frustrated at not making any money when I have put in so much work & time towards my website. I'm wondering whether I'm wasteing my time and should look elsewhere.
Denise

Very grumpy here in Australia found this website last night far to late, I have spent also $4, 000 Aud with them to find that I cannot access my Admin page at home but can access my?Website, when at work on night shift I can access back office but not my Website strange!After adding an extra page to my site I found that Amazon Widget had been added but on looking at back office could not find codes added in banner section to get rid of it but widget still on site, it made me wonder who actually controls ?my site and are any sales if any are they being diverted somehow.I have tried the tracking and after being garanteed 1, 000 visitors and that yes I could make some reasonable money I have yet to make a sale from any affiliations, I have added and worked on ?my site now since December and now feel like a right royal sucker, I paid with Master card and this morning contacted the Fraud section of my bank Westpac and informed them of this site and these scammers, they are now looking into this and will contact me within 7 working days.Also strange that I received an email today from Stephen Reynes from NewYork to say OHN had contacted him to contact me as a my buisness consultant to assist me to make their guidelines and time frame.I will have no further dealings and will put my faith hopefully with my reputable bank and let them do their investigation as the commonwealth bank did for one of their customers about 235 days ago it took them 2 1/2 months but he got his money back, I will not even bother with OHN but leave to the relevant bank authorities as I am sure this scam has been flagged but they have failed in their duty of care not to stop these transactions happening and to alert their customers which would give them so much more customer support and show they care about their customers.Anyway waiting now patiently and feeling like a complete and utter fool.Fortunately have changed card number so no more can be taken, I will keep you informed of any progress.

I am from New Zealand and i have been ripped off by online hosting network as well. i feel like a total idiot. i paid them $10000 usd and they wouldnt give me money back and its only been three weeks. He tried to give me more free advertising. I have gone to my bank as i paid it through my credit card so am hoping it can be resolved as i feel sick as well just thinking bout it. They seem to be targeting Aus and NZ at the moment. They basically told me all the complaints on this site are false and from competitors trying to rubbish them. Man i hope i get my money back.

I feel like such a fool! I also am a victim of these people who have forwarded my details to 2 additional companies (The Tax Club and Profit Sense Innovations) who also sold me packages that they said I needed to register a company in the US and get marketing for my website and set up business credit to relieve my personal credit card of the debt I have incurred (which is over $12, 000 AUD). I feel sick to my stomach and will be contacting the ACCC in Australia. If anyone has any advice about what I can do legally to get my money back I would be very grateful. Thank you, TM.

I have just had an hour long sales pitch trying to sell me a study course for over $5000 AUS. They promote it as a way to work on line but guarentee nothing except they will take a monthly fee. I am being hounded by Home Website Center, Concept Executions and Automated Home Profits who all seem to be the same company. There are a lot of complaints against them all. Yes, fool that I am, I did sign up for the 10 web sites that is money I dont think I will get any return from. Two other names came up: Pay Pal with mixed results and Yozons Technology. I am glad I decided to check it out and only sorry I didn't do it before I paid anything

The only way you might get your money refunded, in part anyway, is to do the same as others go through your bank or credit card provider, and do what I did.Let the bank know that ohn is a scam and ask the question, why don't the banks refuse payment to ohn when a payment request is made by them?It is my opinion that ohn operates on the idea that whatever salesperson gets the money out of one of us suckers gets the money straight into their account and in that way it makes it nigh on impossible to get a refund because the funds are gone before the bank can do anything about it.
If you were to count the number of complaints and the number of people who have contacted the Arizona BBB, FBI and so forth in the USA and the AFP, ACCC, BANKS and Mastercard/Visa/Diners etc the numbers are out of this world and yet ohn is still in operation and is still scamming and if there is someone out there who knows someone in Law Enforcement then get them on here to tell us how we can cause the immediate demise of scammers like ohn for good.

there must be some recourse for you if the site that you paid for has disappeared.. surely. Have you emailed them on it?
Im just so glad that i didnt get caught up in it all. I had one phone call that lasted for an hour and when i said no that was it. They tried to make me feel guilty and pressure me but i wasnt giving in. REading all these posts have made me realize just how lucky i was that i didnt get involved.
its certainly made me more vigilant. YOu cant trust anyone out there... its very sad.

I did have another call from a person on the mainland australia, but it short shiftend him as well. I will continue to do that.. andi havent clicked onto any sites that are remotely to do with online hosting... They are doing so much damage to sites that may be genuine... anyway, i do hope that you get some resolve out of all of this. If you paid for your site, you are entitled to use it...

I believe that online hosting network is a scam. I paid $377US for a web page and next I was contacted to pay between $2500 to $5000 to go the next step. I told the caller that there was no mention from them previously that I needed to pay more money. I told this caller that I would discuss it with my partner and that I would not commit any more funds without more research. This guy was very pushy and down right rude. He got nothing out of me. I looked them up on the net and found this site and I realised that I was not alone. OHN have been ringing me nearly every day and several times a day but I ignore the calls. The web site I payed for has now disappeared from the internet. I know I will never get my money back and you will never get rich with this scheme but OHN are the ones who get rich at your expense.
Lou - Australia