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ACN Complaint - Future Independent Representatives Beware - Fees
Fees - Complaint
BROOKLINE,, NEW HAMPSHIRE -- A friend of mine recently joined ACN. ACN is a form of pyramid scheme/scam (depending how you look at it). After he attended 1 half hour long meeting, was told the history of the company and told how much money he could make(the independent representative told him that he had made $14,000, and that the person that he had signed on under had made $42,000, that very month), he was sold. He was told that there was a one time fee of 498.00, and that he needed to sign over at least three communication services that equaled to a certain amount of ACN points.
He was told that he should find at least 2 more people to join at the $498.00, switch 3 of their services, and then they each find 2 more who switch over 3 services, so on etc. You get paid very small percentages of the communications bills of the people who joined under you, and paid larger percentages for them paying the 498.00 to join. Just sit back and watch it take a life of it's own, see the money roll in. Soon you could be out fishing all the while making money. He did not read the contract, did not check prices on the television, cell phone and home telephone services and did not ask for check stubs proving the stated incomes. 25 days after joining he was told that he had only thirty days to change over his 3 services, that he would forfeit his 498.- if he did not comply.
He soon found that the particular home phone service that suited him did not yet allow him to keep his current in state phone number which led him to have to carry 2 cell phone bills (so as not to lose his home number)that he would change over when the in state numbers became available, he then changed from cable to satellite dish and had to add a temporary secretary service (offered by ACN) for 29.95 per month (to give him his needed points)in place of the home phone. This service tracks all of the IR's that you've found to join and any moneys you have earned. It was then also recommended that he attend several training sessions to learn how to present this fantastic business opportunity to all of his friends, that cost only 10.00 per session. His significant other was angry that he was not told all of this before joining, not to mention the added costs of switching all of their sevices, connection fees etc. She did some checking into ACN and found that there was more. There is a yearly renewal fee of 149.00, there are also fees between 5.00-10.00 for the processing of each monthly check to you (assuming you make any money and of which the contract mentions without listing any amounts. And last but certainly not least it also says in the contract that no IR is to tell a prospective IR how much money that they have made, that there is no guaranty that you will make money, it all depends on how hard you are willing to work to find others to join.
Can you make money with ACN? Anything is possible though not probable. It will take you some time to recoup the 498.00 and the rest of the fees. The fact that they are not honest and up front about their fees, and boast of their incomes after having themselves signed a contract forbidding them to do so. (After much prodding from my friends significant other he finally asked for a copy of the reps paystub who actually did provide it, though it was for the month that he mentioned at the meeting it was not for $14,000.00 but rather $ 7000.00). While I chose to look at it as false representation my friend chose to see it as proof that he was making money with ACN, and if he could do it so could my friend.
He was told that he should find at least 2 more people to join at the $498.00, switch 3 of their services, and then they each find 2 more who switch over 3 services, so on etc. You get paid very small percentages of the communications bills of the people who joined under you, and paid larger percentages for them paying the 498.00 to join. Just sit back and watch it take a life of it's own, see the money roll in. Soon you could be out fishing all the while making money. He did not read the contract, did not check prices on the television, cell phone and home telephone services and did not ask for check stubs proving the stated incomes. 25 days after joining he was told that he had only thirty days to change over his 3 services, that he would forfeit his 498.- if he did not comply.
He soon found that the particular home phone service that suited him did not yet allow him to keep his current in state phone number which led him to have to carry 2 cell phone bills (so as not to lose his home number)that he would change over when the in state numbers became available, he then changed from cable to satellite dish and had to add a temporary secretary service (offered by ACN) for 29.95 per month (to give him his needed points)in place of the home phone. This service tracks all of the IR's that you've found to join and any moneys you have earned. It was then also recommended that he attend several training sessions to learn how to present this fantastic business opportunity to all of his friends, that cost only 10.00 per session. His significant other was angry that he was not told all of this before joining, not to mention the added costs of switching all of their sevices, connection fees etc. She did some checking into ACN and found that there was more. There is a yearly renewal fee of 149.00, there are also fees between 5.00-10.00 for the processing of each monthly check to you (assuming you make any money and of which the contract mentions without listing any amounts. And last but certainly not least it also says in the contract that no IR is to tell a prospective IR how much money that they have made, that there is no guaranty that you will make money, it all depends on how hard you are willing to work to find others to join.
Can you make money with ACN? Anything is possible though not probable. It will take you some time to recoup the 498.00 and the rest of the fees. The fact that they are not honest and up front about their fees, and boast of their incomes after having themselves signed a contract forbidding them to do so. (After much prodding from my friends significant other he finally asked for a copy of the reps paystub who actually did provide it, though it was for the month that he mentioned at the meeting it was not for $14,000.00 but rather $ 7000.00). While I chose to look at it as false representation my friend chose to see it as proof that he was making money with ACN, and if he could do it so could my friend.
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