Grant Funding Search review: Fraud 334

Read Moderator1876's other comments (click on the name, then click Comments), and see that each angry comment is in defense of one of the free trial scams. To Moderator1876: Sorry that we dare to voice our experiences and opinions and it upsets you so much. Maybe you want to go distribute your products somewhere else, where the masses have fewer rights.

I went and looked at several of these sites, and this one was actually endorsed by some guy that 'reviewed' grant info sites. shill anyone? That's how I got tagged. So not only did I get the 69.95 deducted from my account but I have also received 'memberships' to 2 different 'clubs' hands off of AS WELL. I don't want an instant downline thank you very little. and am in the process of hassling with getting ANOTHER $60 deducted from TWO different companies 30 bucks each. So check your statements, I couldn't contact the company until after the transaction went through b/c the info # to call showed on my account only AFTER posting the debit. I'm gonna get 'em. this is total bull.

Instead of tiering the interweb, maybe there should be more of a regulating agency of some sort to flush out these ###. I would love if someone posted the 'terms of agreement' that you hafta check, I couldn't find one anywhere. anyone help on that?

Alden it is INCREDIBLE that these guys are still operation.
That is why we have to take matters in our own hands.
The world is falling apart, no one cares about the little guy, scammers are rewarded and bailed out. I gave them more than enough time, I took every route available and even my bank would not back me (They had an email record and my language was not good enough for them to back me. I asked for a refund but I did not use the word CANCEL in the email so they took the 69 out so, I just took all my money out of and probably won't be caring about paying back that LOC either ( FUK U WAMU/CHASE). This is war people, we have been targeted by the banksters and scammers and its time to get it back.

I just got an email from grant funding search about requesting a copy of the terms of agreement. and here is what I got back. (autoresponder of course!)

'Thank you for choosing Grant Funding Search for your grant assistance and
we apologize for the inconvenience that you may have experienced from our service.

We would like to help you with your problem. Kindly contact us at our Customer
Service Toll Free Number [protected]).

For your convenience our office hours is from 7:00AM - 5:00PM Mondays to
Fridays, Pacific Standard Time.'

Respectfully Yours,

Grant Funding Search

That is an auto response..its all you get call them relentlessly and clog the phones.

I don't know where this company got my credit card information, but they keep charing my credit card. I called the company to ask them to refund the money they charged my credit card. Basically, they said NO in no uncertain terms. I agreed to their terms - which I didn't. My bank is going after them with my blessings!

Good Luck Mr Liberty but if you do not have proof about canceling in time then your bank with take the money and give them back to them.

WOW, i am sooooo glad that i asked the lady what the company was called and typed it into google! i just squeaked by on this one! close call! i told her what was doing and she seemed to understand when i said, "ok, no, i'm not doing this!" she quickly ended the call. how dare they prey on college students and people in desperate need of money?! wow. thank you all for these comments!

I was doing research on grant funding for a small buisness i might start with no intentions of spending money i dont have. i am out of work as well as my wife is out of work.a guy from the company listed below called me and i told him i would call back if i am interested.then the next day the same man called and my wife answered the phone i wasn't home .he talked her into paying $1.98 and now a week later we have $69.95 withdrawn from our account .we do not have $69.95 to throw away like that with the economy the way it is today. then when i call them back about it they tell me that its a $69.95 charge per month. watch out for these government grant companies they will rob you blind . most of them i talked to cant speak good english and talk so fast you cant catch all they are saying .but i can gaurantee you my wife and i never heard anything about a 7 day free trial or a $69.95 monthly charge for this.i am pissed and i will fight and find away to get my money back. this is the company i talked too so fellow americans beware of these government loan rip off artists, con artists, this is a big fraud on hard working americans and shoud be stopped. COMPANY NAME - GRANT FUNDING SEARCH ADDRESS - 2850 HORIZON RIDGE PARKWAY SUITE 200 HENDERSON, NV 89052 PHONE - [protected] EMAIL -support@grantfundingsearch.com I HOPE EVERYBODY READS THIS AND HELPS TO SHUT THESE PEOPL DOWN BY NOT CALLING THEM PUT THEM OUT OF WORK .

I ordered a grant funding program (free for 7 days) and was charged $69.95 the same day it arrived. I would like to cancel my order and receive ALL my money back. I have had a VERY hard time just getting to the information to contact this company. Even the phone number on the bank statement was incorrect. Thank you Vicki Burk

Hi yes they just solicted me over the phone about an hour ago, and I fell for it because my family is in a state of desperation. I figured at worst I would be out 2 bucks, but to find out they're going to screw me for more than that is unacceptable. seeing as I can't get through to cancel tonight, on Monday morning I'm going to call them to have them stop any automatic payment from them and probably cancel and reorder my card on Tuesday. If anyone could give me any advice before I have to deal with all this crap if theres a better way to deal with it, please contact me at MegaX50@msn.com, or on AIM at Megax50

My name is Patrick Randolph i'm a Private Detective in New Jersey and I am conducting an investigations on Grant Funding Search and I as well ordered the cd and it came, after review of the cd I found the information to be bogus and un-informative to the contrary means of getting a grant. If you wish to inform me greater in dept please contact my office of FTA INVESTIGATIONS, LLC at [protected] or e-mail me at legalpat911@ftainvestigationsllc.org, my website is http://www.ftainvestigationsllc.com. My company is listed with the BBB and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce please feel free to check. I work with a great deal of attorneys that will help in the fight of getting Grant Funding Search removed from the internet. Please feel free to contact my office at any time.

I have also been taken in by this scam. My account was also charged $69.95. I did receive my cd for the $1.98, but now when I try to log onto the website, I have no login. I called my bank and they will investigate, and when I try to find a phone number to call to get this cancelled, there is none to be found. I WANT MY MONEY BACK!

//Lynn

Add me to the list! When I signed up, signed on the website and it kept looping me back to home page so I sent an email to tech support. No response. Just happened to check my acct, and yup $70 was taken. Called them to cancel and first woman stated it was on the website in small print! I read the print before ordering CD! Told her I only received it two days ago. In short, she stated the 7-day trial starts WHEN U PLACE ORDER!?!?! you're kidding right? really? Tried to go back to website...no longer there...placed 2nd call...and told her site wasn't there...2nd rep stated she will refund money in 3-5 business days. Phone# [protected]

Stay tuned..

HOW ON EARTH ARE THESE PEOPLE STILL NOT SHUT DOWN< OUR SYSTEM IS FALLING APART. CRIMINALS ARE REWARDED, THANX FOR THE CHANGE OBAMA...THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE FBI, BBB and everyone else hundreds of times and still allowed to operate...

MY NAME IS NAOMI, THAY GOT MY MONEY TO AND THE CD DOSE NOT WORK ! YOU NEED TO KEEP THOSE PEOPLE FROM TAKING OTHER PEOPLES MONEY I WANT MY MONEY BACK ... NOW!

I also paid the $1.98 for the disc and then was charged 69.95 to my account. I called my bank and let them know that I did not authorize this transaction and they are giving me my money. I also called the grant company and their telemaketers who are located in India. The first woman Sara hung up on me and then I called back and Mika tried to give me a song and dance story that their is fine print. Told her I have donwloaded all information from the site and it is untrue and I will turn it all over the the FBI and BBB, she then told me she will refund my money and take me off the membership list. I asked for the home office number she refused to give it to me I told her so you are allowing me to give the BBB and FBI your name and number she would not respond just that she cannot give me that number.

I had the same thing happen. Call [protected] (The Grant Express). They gave me a confirmation number today and said they will refund my 69.95. They kept saying I agreed and were not going to at first but I told them I would take furter action if my account was not credited back. She put me on hold to speak to her supervisor, at least that is what she said, and when she came back she gave me an authorization code for my refund. We will see what happens.

Don't feel stupid, people! If you're wondering how you could have missed the "Terms and Conditions" statement, here's the explanation. I also signed up for a free CD, only 1.98 for s/h. I never received the CD, but my account was deducted 1.98, plus I had the $69.95 charge, plus other charges for $39.95 and $27.95. I had never heard of the companies that deducted the other amounts. I contacted my bank, had to cancel my card & order a new one. Months later I had another $69.95 charge on my card. I called the bank who told me Grant Funding Search provided them with documentation proving I signed up for a trial offer which I needed to cancel within 7 days, otherwise Grant Funding would charge my account $69.95 per month until I did cancel. The bank gave me the web address, I pulled it up and the site had all the information on the order form page about the trial offer, the $69.95 charge per month, etc. However, I was certain this WAS NOT the website I had placed my order. After a little research, I found this company has SEVERAL different sites with different wording. The site they provided to my bank is one they use as proof you signed up for this offer. The site I placed my order from DOES NOT have a box for you to check which states that by ordering the CD you agree to the terms and conditions. I called my bank again to explain this, but once the company has provided them the information, the bank cannot refile the claim. So basically, this company is providing banks with FRAUDULENT information. The bank then states you must contact the company directly for a refund.

When you call the company, they will not refund your money, stating you agreed to the terms and conditions. Having it in very small print at the bottom of the page does not constitute an agreement, especially since there is nothing on the page about a trial offer, membership, etc. It specifically says you're paying shipping and handling for free software. When you argue this point, they insist you signed an agreement and end the call. It's no wonder everyone is confused. I wonder how many different, separate sites these people have in operation. I also understand they have several "shell" companies that operate using the same method, but have different charges (i.e., $39.95, $29.95), using different company names. I found links upon links upon links!

Someone has to do something about this! When you consider how much money and time they have stolen from consumers, the time and costs involved for the bank investigations and cancellation of credit/debit cards, it has to be an incredible loss to everyone except them. Please report this company to the Nevada State Attorney General's Office, BBB, your Federal and State representatives, etc. Type one letter, copy it and send it off to each of them by email. I'm sure someone has filed a complaint to the NV AG by now.

The Mafia is probably kicking themselves for not thinking of this idea first! Please let me know if you hear any status updates on these criminals.

THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME...CRIME IS REWARDED PEOPLE. WE MIGHT AS WELL ALL GET INTO IT AND START ROBBING EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE. IN THIS NEW WORLD IT IS THE NEW CULTURE> LOOK AT THE BANKS AND THE BAILOUTS. I HAVE HAD ENOUGH AND I AM NOT GONNA TAKE ANYMORE...

TO ANYONE WHO'S BEEN SCAMMED BY GRANT SEARCH FUNDING OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES:

AFTER RESEARCH, BELOW ARE SOME OF THE LINKS INVOLVED IN THIS SCAM, WHICH I AM FORWARDING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, FTC & OTHER AGENCIES:

The web address GRANT SEARCH FUNDING is providing to the banks is:
www.grantfundingsearch.net

This site contains links to related to companies involved in the grant scams:

http://www.grant-funding.org, PLEASE NOTE: AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS WEBPAGE, THE COMPANY HAS A LINK WHICH READS:

Please Donate To Help Keep Grant-Funding.org Running 100% FREE! We Appreciate Your Willingness To Donate! As of right now have reached our donation Quota, We Do not need any more Donations at The Moment. Thank You Stacy Herkert

Haven’t we donated enough already? They’re trying to convince us people are rushing to donate money to this upstanding organization!

The web pages listed below clearly have the word “TRIAL SOFTWARE” throughout the page and information at the bottom about the trial membership and subsequent monthly charges:
https://grantsearch.securemediabox.com/?file=index_v2.html&affiliateid=ROIGFS1&sub_affiliateid=CD53853
https://mysearchforgrants.secureauthority1.com

The web pages below are almost identical as the above, but WITHOUT ANY MENTION OF TRIAL MEMBERSHIPS, MONTHLY CHARGES and no information at the bottom of the page:
https://mysearchforgrants.secureauthority1.com/?affiliateid=2577&cid=1031&sub_affiliateid=CD53853

https://mysearchforgrants.secureauthority1.com/index_v2.html

Below is totally different web page, same or affiliated company, with membership information at the bottom:

https://grantsearch.securemediabox.com

Below is an affiliated company offering free government grants WITHOUT MEMBERSHIP INFORAMATION:

https://ssl.encryptedprocessing.com/~ylzguxyl/index.php?refer=s7&pubid=&subid=&storeId=385?subid=CD53853

Below is another affiliated site, totally different look:

http://www.grantsforall.us/?hop=gribol

Feel free to use this information in any complaint correspondence you forward to agencies.

Nice job, your finally found the crack in the armor.

Grant Funding Search called and woke me up and started with this
Fee Grant Money stuff. I was hesitant to give my credit card number,
and asked if there was a monthly fee and the answer was yes $49.00 per month.
Now I have to hang on the phone because I answered the questions and now from this Website I find it's a Fraud.

This site is a crock as all of you have said. The same thing has just happened to me also. I was charged the $1.99 to get the cd and was then contacted by a rep and asked if I would like to join another program and I said no to cancel my account and they also charged me $69.95 without my permission. I was also charged an overdraft fee from my bank because I didn't know this was being charged to me. This company is the biggest scam I've ever heard of!

I also bought the CD. But after they said they would call I got worried. Canceled my debit. Called and complained untill I got a refund from the manager for the 69.95 after seven days( [protected]. """Watch out theirs another member ship""". '''''''''''''''''Additionally, you will have full access to their proprietary wealth building software during your trial. After your 21 (twenty-one) day trial, you will be billed twenty-nine dollars and ninety-five cents for continued access to the Ideal Wealth Builder Club. If you have any questions pertaining to the Ideal Wealth Builder Club or if for any reason you would like to discontinue your service, contact them directly by calling [protected] ext 1''''''''''''''''.

ssgoldfinger

I fell into this scam also. The ad is so convincing with several "success stories" and even some appearing to be in my area. I called [protected] for a refund of the scammed $69.95. They said it was in the fine print and asked if I read it. I asked for their address as I plan to file a complaint with the US Attorney General's Office. They said they would refund my money, but I'm not holding my breath. Everyone should file an online complaint with the US Attorney General's Office.

I believe I was scammed also, when I noticed two debits from my account of $3.73 and another for $3.77 for some online books I did not order. GFS debited my account for $1.98 shipping and handling charges also, and I did receive the cd within the 7 day trial period. However, when I noticed those two unauthorized charges for some online books I do not need, I called my bank then called GFS immediately. They cancelled my membership and said the incurred charges were non-refundable. What!? I told them I would handle that with my bank. I filed a fraud claim with my bank and they cancelled my card immediately to stop future charges against my account with these ###s. I knew then it was a scam. What company has the balls to charge your credit card without authorization and then tell you it's non-refundable? You do the math. Why is it so difficult to find a LEGITIMATE grant funding website? I thought I did my homework, but I still got suckered. I am sorry for your $75.00 loss, I guess I got off easy. BTW, the bank refunded my money, your bank should do the same if you filed a fraud claim.

My wife fell for this scam as well. We figured it out before they took any money. We canceled our credit card account asap! Thanks for the heads up everyone! They need the law to come down on them hard!

ordered the c.d for $1.98.Was not informed that my 7 day trial immed. on clicking the button.Did not even recieve the c.d until after the 7 day trial period ended.Thought it started when I got the c.d.Tried calling several numbers.No one wants to give me back my money.If this is a government program that is for free grants, why do I have to pay $69.95 a month?

7/10/09

Hate to admit, against my better judgement oreder the $1.98 cd looking for grants for a non-profit I started. Before I knew it they took $69.95 out of my account and then now I see where another $30.00 went to something called wealth builder which I have never heard of and did not request, authorize, etc. I haven't even looked at the cd, all this happened at a time when many other things were going on and I was not on top of the situation like I should have been. what do I do next? I want the $69.95 and $30 back as I only agreed to $1.98.Since I used a debit card this caused me to be overdrawn! NEVER AGAIN

i m from wichita kansas and i too have been scamed i was told to pay shipping on this free grant info, and i was just charged 69.95 5 days later on my debit which i did not athorize what can we do about this im mad as hell and unemployed i didnt have 69-95 to send these creeps and they took it with out my permission what can we do this has got to stop michael in kansas

Oh Boy ...I am very grateful to know I am not the only one.They also have more than one address.One in NV and one in Fla.What are we all going to do?
Brenda Boley Mi.)7/13/2009

RE: GRANT FUNDING SEARCH - "Cancel your subscription by calling toll-free at [protected] " it also gives you an option to mail a cancellation letter but theyll ignore it. I suggest you call cuz itll be quicker. I was tricked as well but I just read the fine print. Its at the bottom of the page when you enter your billing info for the stupid cd. It says about the 7 day trial and that you'll be billed 3 somethin twice during the trial period, then 69.95 after and every month after that if you dont call the toll free number and cancel. Not to mention in the fine print they put write the charges in word form instead of numbers {ex: sixty nine ninety five} to try and be slick. If you click on terms on the bottom there itll show you what they tricked us into doing. I had till the 7th day midnight to cancel and today is the 6th day of my trial so I cancelled. Luckily I avoided the 69.95 charge by 1 day but I cant say the same for everyone else. I blocked my credit card and ordered a new one but if I wouldve never called to cancel, they wouldve sent collections on me and messed up my credit. They have the right too, its in the terms which I agreed to when entering my billing info. They answered the phone and cancelled it without a problem but then they tried and offer me something else but I stopped the lady and told her no thanks. We are sort of at fault for falling for it and yessss.. they are cons and deserve to fry in hell but the charges are not unauthorized, these people arent dumb. They played the law and thats why theyre getting away with it. People today are desperate to make a dollar and will do anything to trick people out of their money. Everything these people did was sneaky but legit because it is documented in the terms.. People pls read carefully before signing up for anything else.. One thing Ive finally learned for sure.. NOTHING IN THIS WORLD IS FOR FREE!

OK everybody.I had the same fraud with grant funding search.On 07/13/09 I received an e-mail from them sayiong I did not qualify for a refund.I put in a complaint with the BBB on the same day.Today I checked my checking acc.Surprise ! I had my refund in my account.So the complaint to the BBB did the trick.I had also told the company in e-mails and in snail mail that I would turn them in to the Attorney Generals office and the governor of their state and all the companies that advertise for them or that they use as ad. in their website .So Give it a try.
Brenda Boley
doppleganger722@yahoo.com

I purchased a "Free" CD on grant funding supposedly from the government and paid the $1.98 shipping. There was an unauthorized withdrawal from my checking account for $69.95 by this company. I told them repeatedly on the phone that I was not interested in purchasing anything. I want this money reimbursed immediately.

You were scammed.

I just found out I've been scammed what a sucker. I hate these ### some body going to really kick the crap out of the freakin ###.

I also got taken in by this I am ashamed to say. I have actually viewed the CD, but their was no link to a list of federal grants, or help and support center! If anyone knows of legal action that can be taken please share it with the public.

I also went on Grant.Gov and ordered the CD for $1.98 and 8 days later they took $69.95 from my account. I never authorized them to take this money. I called the bank and they gave me the number to call. I called on the 9 day and they said they would give me one month free. I said I wanted my money returned and was told they don't do that. I told them I had not even looked at the CD yet and I would return it for a full refund. He informed me that was no refunds given for either. I had to cancel my debit card and get a new one.

Has anyone gotten money back form these people?