Grant Masters review: Unauthorized debit card charge 201

I never gave them permission to take funds from my checking acct. I want them to put it back!

I just discovered a $44 charge to my VISA today. I DID NOT authorize this. Remove the charge IMMEDIATELY or I will be pursuing a dispute claim through my credit card company. Also cancel any account you think I have with you.. I DO NOT want this.

Lisa MacLean
macleanlisa@ymail.com

Grant Master(s) - "Christian" work from home ect...
are all ripoffs! I paid 1.97 sh for software to work from home, decided to cancel my membership BEFORE the 7 day trial period: They did nothing but sell (fraud) my credit card information to a third party or a " shell or dummy" entity.

My bank & my husband had called many times to all of their "help numbers" and got no where, they banged my account under the name Grant masters:

Under pressure Our bank agreed to cancel our card and we will pursue EVERY avenue to stop these theives. I do not care about your bull about suck it up and learn from your loss and let it go: In these hard times, with people out of work and trying to make ends meet these parisites prey on all of us! Sucking up a 1.97 charge is one thing, but to bang someones account AGAIN after they cancel for 40.00 is fraud, plain & simple

Beware of the following: Christian work from home program aka as www.bethsmoney.com, Grant Masters, THEY DO AND WILL share/ sell INFORMATION TO 3rd PARTIES! Blazing keywords.com was actually the company picked up from the Christian work from home plan, and it just goes on and on, they close the websites down and re create! My loss I hope will help someone else...

Dear Gail

The best thing you can do is cancel your card, they will just send your information to a another 3rd party
and the whole things starts over again...would love to
break it off in their a** ...They are just parisites! Sorry about your proble, it really is bad when all you do is try and make ends meet, and get ripped off as well...see my post from today.

checked my bank account and saw two charges 38.98 charged twice today! never heard of this company never ordered anything over the net in my life and dont give my card number out over a cell pohne either but yet somehow they accessed my account...To grant masters and all of it affiliates I sincerely do not know how any of you can sleep at night or live with yourselves but believe me, Karma is a ### and what comes around goes around and I promise to you and all that is holy I will not give up til you are out of business and rotting in hell! Oh by the way my name is KARMA

call this number girl... [protected] I had the same issue today and it took me forever to find the number

I was charged a $30.00 charge on my credit card today and I wasn't even on the internet today. My Credit Card company alerted me with a security alert about this and I will be pursuing a federal charge of theft against this company. I have all the details of this transaction. You will not get away by any means!

I checked my online bank statement yesterday night and found that my account has been charged 38.34 TWICE. I have NO idea who these people are or HOW they got my info. AND IM PISSED. I called the bank first thing this morning because on my online statement it said it was pending, so I thought I could stop the transaction...wrong. The only thing they could do was give my a number to call. I called the number and it said "our business is closed please call back during business hours" My husband just had a motorcycle wreck last week THIS IS THE LAST THING WE NEED. I'm so irrate and I want my money back!

VERY UPSET!

Has anyone else had this problem? and is this the number you were givin...

[protected]?

From: /URL removed/

Customer service for Raven Media or Grant Master, the number is [protected]
Cell phone: [protected] or via email at ryanr@wskc.org

I have discovered two unauthorized pending charges on my Visa Debit card of $38.34 each for a total of $76.68. I have never visited their web site or inquired of their services. I had to do an internet search to find out what they are about and get their phone number and address.
Last month, I had a similiar situatin with "Blazing Keywords", and I feel they are exchanging banking card information which is fraud and highly illegal.
I am a senior citizen and my funds are low because it is nearing the end of the month and even though the charges are pending and not posted, I do not have access to $76.68 of my limited income for my groceries and prescriptions until they are removed. I will be filing fraud charges and contacting an attorney regarding a class action law suit for all the many people this company is ripping off.

I also checked my bank account a couple of days ago and I called my bank, they said after it goes through my account instead of holds they would investigate it so I should get my money back and they will send me a new bank card. I bank with Wachovia.

The amount of 38.34 was taken from my checking without me knowing anything about who grant masters is. I want my money credited back in my account asap. As well as my account cancelled if i have you thanks.

While checking my balance for my prepay debit card i noticed there was a declined charge for ...you guessed it $38.84. I can see from what others have posted that this must be a magic number for these guys. I am going to keep on this one... I cannot stand some of the underhanded practices I see take place in this town.I will post a follow up and hopefully the issue will be resolved. It looks llike a rash fo this

I checked my account about 15 minutes ago and noticed 2 charges of $38.94 each showing on my credit card. Since the charges are pending I have to wait to dispute it.

I have never ever heard of Grant Masters until today when they showed up on my account. I do not need, and never ordered a grant kit. I got to this forum after I googled their name. Just typed in "Grant Master" and they showed up on several scam watch list and complaints board. Does anyone know if there is a class action suit pending? I will LOVE to be a part of it.

This is outrageous. I called one of the customer service numbers posted here and sure enough message said that they were closed. I find it odd that they didn't announce the name of their company like others do.

Don't know who or why they are trying to get money from our account but am goning to find out and turn it over to the Att Gen of Indiana. Also call the bank and cancel withdraw. Then go to the BBB and turn them in. Tom Gerald

Raven Media Scams - 20 Jun 2009

Raven Media
Express Business Funding
Grant Search Assistant
Grant Writer Pro
Grant Master
Easy Google Profit
IWORKS

Proof: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/raven-media/3/977/528

Raven Media, Global Reach International phone number #[protected].

http://www.complaintsboard.com/?search=raven%20media&sort=popularity

Raven has a bunch of websites:
www.36hourfunding.com
www.52homes.net
www.accessyourproduct.com
www.cornerstoneinvestmentguide.com
www.googlefreekit.com
www.grwg.net
www.iweboffers.com
www.notescreatecash.com
www.ravendownloads.com
www.ravenmedia.com
www.ravenmediainc.com
www.ravenoffers.com
www.ravenoffers.net
www.sbafreekit.com
www.tax-lien-riches.com
www.easygoogleprofit.com
www.financialexpress.biz
www.grantsearchpro.com
www.sbafundingexpress.com
www.sbagold.com
www.gsassistant.com

Most of them are privacy protected for the domains but
www.grantsearchpro.com is registered to:
Kyle Berryessa and iworks.com
[protected]
249 East Tabernacle Suite 200
St. George, UT 84770

www.iworks.com is then registered to:
Kyle Berryessa
251 W Hilton Drive Suite 200
St. George, Utah 84770

www.networkagenda.com is registered to:
Duane Fielding
909 W 680 N
St. George, Utah 84770
[protected]

www.officeagenda.com is registered to:
Duane Fielding
162 N. Shadow Point Dr.
St. George, Utah 84770

Grant Masters - Raven Media Scam :

/URL removed/

Company Name: Raven Media
Company Address: 2620 S. Maryland Pkwy. #969
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone Number: [protected]
Type of Entity: Sole Proprietorship
Customer Contact: Lara Clemens, Administrative Assistant
BBB Accreditation Status: This company is not a BBB Accredited Business.
Type of Business: Grant Writers
Web Site Address: www.gsassistant.com

iworks.com
249 East Tabernacle - St. George, UT [protected]

Trouble with Iworks? AKA E-Trends, Netbiz, or Jeremy Johnson
Iworks, Netbiz, PMI, E-Trends are all companies developed by Jeremy Johnson out of St. George Utah, or his associates Ryan Riddle, Bryce Payne and Scott Leavitt.

The intent here is not to throw around accusations about the character of these businesses as being scam artists. However Johnson does have a checkered history with the SEC and in other forums on the web and elsewhere individuals have had criticisms about the businesses listed and ownership. I am hoping there are more people who would be willing to come forward and explain what is going on with them. The facts are due to come out and it will require courage among some to speak the truth. This blog is set up for that reason.

http://iworksscam.blogspot.com/

"The $50, 000 Question: Utah’s attorney general explains campaign donations received from company his office investigated for fraud"

"The fraud counts alleged IWorks telemarketers promised approval for sizeable Small Business Administration (SBA) loans to customers from across the nation. The attorney general’s office made the case that salesmen misrepresented facts and made false guarantees to customers about their eligibility for government grants."

Source: http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/article-6061-news-the-$50000-question-utahrss-attorney-general-explains-campaign-donations-received-from-company-his-office-investigated-for-fraud.html

Iworks - Jeremy Johnson Grant Writer ripoff Fraud False Claims 'Get $100, 000 in two weeks' St George Utah
/URL removed/

"additional charges from any of these entities: 'Network Agenda' ($9.95), 'WWW WEBSAVECLUB COM' ($34.95), 'GMP' (Google Money Profit) ($39.95), & 'WWWMYGRANTSITENET' ($7.95) which, of course is www.mygrantsite.net, & through this (at the bottom of the page), iWorks Inc."

/URL removed/

Iworks St George Utah

Business Contact and Profile for I Works Inc
Name: I Works Inc
Phone: [protected]
Fax: [protected]
Address: 249 E Tabernacle St Ste 200
St George, UT [protected]
Website: www.iworks.com
www.center4grants.colas vegas
www.mygrantsite.net
Original Business Start Date: July 2000
Principal: Mr. Jeremy Johnson, President
Customer Contact: Mr. Ryan Riddle, General Manager - [protected]
TOB Classification: Web Designers, Business Consultants, Financial Aid Organizations, Government Grant Services, Internet Marketers, Online Shopping Sites
BBB Accreditation: I Works Inc is not a BBB Accredited business.
Additional DBA Names: mygrantsite.net
Center4Grants
Net Success Now
Net Success
Incomeworks, LLC
Grant Professor.com
Online Auction Solutions
Internet Economy
Grant Institute
Coaching Office, The
Tax Vantage
Unisource Marketing
GovGrantAdvisor.com
Government Grant Advisor
Grant Professor
Auction University

Additional Locations and Phone Numbers
Additional Addresses
251 Hilton Drive, Suite 200
Saint George, UT 84770

251 Hilton Dr Ste 200
St George, UT 84770

PO Box 1870
St George, UT [protected]

Additional Phone Numbers
Tel: [protected]
Tel: [protected]
Tel: [protected]
Tel: [protected]

Good for you, they did the same thing to me. I have never requested anything from Grant Masters and I to have a 38.34 charge pending. When I called they said it was ordered with the google kit that was ordered. But I never saw anything about a Grant Masters kit, when I purchased the google kit.

Deborah
Texas

I had the same experience except mine I was told that I ordered it when I ordered the google kit. I told them that I had canceled and wanted a refund of the the charges to my account. I also inquired as to the location of the company and I was told that I was calling the Philippines, and that they were a third party company. I then asked where was Grant Masters offices located and I was given an address that sounded fake for UTAH. After researching online I see an address for
Grant Masters/ Raven Media
Phone:
Fax:
2620 S. Maryland Parkway Suite #969
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109
U.S.A.

Grant Masters
10535 lem turner rd. 902
Jacksonville, Florida
United States
Phone: [protected]

Grant Masters
Phoenix, Arizona
United States

Nothing for UTAH!

I called my bank and they were cool about this. I called the number given for this so called company and got a hold of someone...they claimed they didn't have any of my information and that they never did this charge...I am extremely pissed. On top of that, I never ordered anything for a google kit...wtf?!?!?!?!

This company charged my bank account $38.34. I called the company and they told me they don't charge their customers this amount of money and that they didn't have any of my information on file.

i personally had the same happen to me . i would appreciate if someone has a contact or phone number so i can dispute my charge and have it refunded as i did with blazingwords mark.roccograndi.sr@gmail.com

i will also follow up with my attorney to find out to get this off my account. why is there not laws against these fraudulent sites. i am so upset taking hours of my day trying to find out how to stop them . most off us are just searching for sites and then get billed for something u have no clue about like we dont have enough bills to worry about becoming afraid to even go online!

Call [protected] this is the number that I called

This company has gone into my account a number of times. I don't understand why the Utah attorney general's office has not shut them down.

I went in to my bank to get an update of my account and the A- holes took 38.34 out of my account twice in one day at the end of last week. I have never even been to Grant Masters on line or ever. They are not Grant masters they are SCAM Masters!

Because of these scammers I have had to spend all day on the phone with constant recordings and waiting to talk to idiots that cant or dont want to do anything for you. I have never done business over the internet so I want to know how this company can get my card # and debit my account twice in a row on a Friday Morning when I am still in bed. thank god I went to the bank this afternoon. Clearly if the debit was on a friday morning when your in bed what does that tell you?

Not to sure what this company is about. There's a pending charge for $38.34. My bank will dispute this charge. This company need to be shut down forever! This is an unatuhorize charge and I'm very upset about this.

I have the same problem as stated above for the $38.34. I called the number and requested a refund. It has not hit my account yet. I tried to find out how they got my banking information and what was I being charged for. The person just danced around the issue and set it was for some type of membership.

Then today - I found another charge for $54.13 with no phone number. The only information I have is C Sales NT MKT HQ Knoxville TN. I will call the bank in the morning. I am now conerned that I might need to close my bank account that I have maintained since 1986.

Please help.

I have never even heard of this company before and have no idea why they are charging my bank account $38 dollars! I don't even know at all how they got my info but thats just creepy! I got a stop payment and my money back but I had to cancel my card and now have to wait on a new one :(

did you know that the government has a Fraud info # that can be called? If i still had the info from the website who scammed me i would do it! but any one who is able to pin point these jerks stealing from bank accoutns heres the # [protected]

Also here is the website since there's so many scam artists out there, dont just take my word check it out yourself!
http://federalfraud.com/?gclid=CKuVo6n-n5sCFSAhDQod4ngzCg

My daughter ordered the cd, and canceled within the hour, as she did not feel right about it after she had given out my information. Well they ignored the fact that it was canceled, and took $72.00 out of my account, that really only receives my SS. This is really a scam, and I want the money put back. I am not the only one that has been scammed. Libra1636@aol.com/Patricia Gragg