Cathy Banks Review

SAVLEN DEMPSLEY   uk

9:57am on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Thanks for the information, you have changed my mind.

Isaias   Attleboro, MA

11:12am on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 

I have seen bad service but WOW I didnt last 7 hours!! First when you buy the system for $147.00, which by the way if you try to leave the sales page youll get the same system for 97$, the thank you page is a poor html page with a few link that does not look professional at all, second i didn't even receive a welcome email with my user name or nothing. Bad service.

Shelley   South Africa

7:15am on Sunday, November 1st, 2009 

I was also considering joining the auction listing agent website, It's called Home Job Placement. Beware guys this is exactly the same site as the others, like Cathy, Emily,and Angel Stevens, what a load of BS!!!!
Thank goodness I did not join.

Jana   NJ

8:04pm on Sunday, October 25th, 2009 

OH, I want to say one more thing..upon looking at the website..which I am sure is the same as you are speaking of for the online auction..whatever...I noticed that a GREAT deal of the comments posted from people were like...a minute or two from each other like the person pulling the scam was entering in their own comments under assumed names!!WOW, you'd think they'd be smarter than that! Like...wait a day or so!

Jana   NJ

8:00pm on Sunday, October 25th, 2009 

Let me just say that there is another lady offering the same thing a JENNY JOHNSON!!! I always Google for scam alerts when I come across something that is too good to be true. One thing I thought was they were saying to beware of businesses that say you make a million dollars, then they say how u wont get rich but u'll earn $6000 a month..Well that is GREAT MONEY IF YOU ASK ME!!! AND TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE! Thanks for this posting, glad I searched before submitting $195 to jenny or Cathy or whoever the h@!! is posting this scam!

A Ward   DE

8:26am on Friday, October 23rd, 2009

So glad I checked... again before getting involved. I have been approached by so many scams, I almost feel I should become a scam-deterrent consultant. If anyone has been unfortunate enough to charge for such a program on their credit card- report to your credit card ASAP! Many credit cards will help get back money if within a certain time frame. I know my credit card, American Express is excellent in returning money from scams once I provide the information in as detailed letter as possible. So far, with all the scams I've fallen for since knowing this, (some have been almost impossible to detect), I have received 100% of my money back!

Gene   Santa Clara, California

6:12pm on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 

These people should be jailed for life. Thank you Google. I saved $197.00. And thank you guys for the warning.

samson b   CA

8:05pm on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 

Thx Steve for your review site. I received an email from one Jennifer Johnson offering an ebay auction listing agent position in her work at home program. The copywrite in her website reads and sounds like Cathy Bank's (from what I can make out from the review and the thread of messages in this forum)and heeding your caveats, I'm convinced these 2 are pseudonyms of one and the same person (together with other scammer names cited in the message thread). The copy is adequately polished and catchy, I got lured reading it through the end. I'm glad I follow your site and avoid falling for this scam. I commiserate with the victims having been one before and just wish those scammers have their necks wrung out and twisted off. What they're doing is horribly unconscionable, preying on the most vulnerable on these hard times.

Kevin   Hemet

1:56pm on Friday, October 16th, 2009 

Like 15 million others, I'm unemployed right now, so I've been looking for anything I can do to make money. I recently got an email from someone calling themselves Jennifer Johnson, with what I believe is the same work-at-home scam. She calls it an Auction Listing Agent job opportunity, and it even sells for the same $197.00! I'm glad I checked it out first and found this page! Thanks!

Hilton L.   NY, NY

10:09pm on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 

Isn't it ever so obvious that this "Cathy Banks" site is seriously an illegal attempt at getting the unsuspecting consumers money. Think about it: so many people have commented here (including myself) because the "Cathy Banks Auction At Home" site is so cleverly marketed that we think, "maybe this could be it!" However as evidenced on this site 9 out of ten of these comments here validate the fact that no one-but no one should put their credit card or debit card up as a definite losing gamble. Beware-avoid at all costs. Thank you.

Anonymous   Location unknown

9:10pm on Sunday, October 11th, 2009 

I am an up and coming business man of sorts or at least I would like to be. I actually already bought into the auction work at home program and am now fighting with them over the major flaws of their program. I started a business or at least am staring an on line store which I started with the AWH instant business builder. I thought this would be great and would save me at least three weeks since i wouldn't have to make my own instead i could use a template and add what I need from there. To my regret so far the only thing I can do is sell JUNK products on ebay and I personally don't sell JUNK so as you can imagine i'm not making money instead i'm losing close to 300. a month in maintenance fees and other related costs because I refuse to sell dollar store junk at exaggerated prices and they don't even have the particular products I am selling. I shopped around and did a lot of talking and found the appropriate vendors now my problem is I can't get the products on my site. In ending I would just like to say learn from my experience and run the other way if you ever get anything from Auction work at home.

Jennifer   Michigan

4:39am on Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Id like to say this. If you have to pay to work . It has to be a scam. If they need you that bad you should be able to start up for free. If this was such a good program i am certain my friends would be doing it by now. Or Oprah would be discussing it on her show with Cathy Banks AKA Angela Stevens AKA Julie AKA Swiper. "NO SWIPING"

David   Louisville, Kentucky

9:15am on Thursday, September 24th, 2009 

Hey All!

Thank you for the great detective work.

I am going to do an "experiment" with these scam artists (Ms, Emily Taylor) while protecting myself and my funds.

Will let you know the results.

Peace

Joy   N.Hollywood,CA

3:52am on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 

It looks like who ever 'created' this scam is using a modern trick: Women-Names!! Here you have it: the "Program" can be acquired from one of these: Cathy Banks, Angela Stevens, Linda Pierce, and Emily Thomas,!! This gives the 'feeling' or the 'impression' that you have the guarantee of a legitimate, compassionate 'mother' [usually of three...], who will not rip you off...
This type of deceptive methods are used now-days for products like weight loss [the stay at home mom, who 'discovered' by chance the miraculous product...] or cosmetics [same 'accidental' but oh, so fortunate event that made her look years younger and now you can too.] These 'next-door' women can NOT lie... [No: it's the men or groups behind them to do it...] Thanks for this info!

Edward   Laconia

12:23pm on Sunday, September 20th, 2009 

I got this ad in my email yesterday, so I checked out the link and read most of it. I almost thought it was worth it, but I wasn't born yesterday. I figured I'd give it a day and check it out again. Both days said there were only 3 positions available, and would count down if the page was refreshed. I figured that my first action should be to google the name of the "program" (Auction Listing Agent Certification Program), and came here. After reading a few comments, and noticing that there were 360+ comments (none positive) I figured I was right and it's a big hoax/scam. I don't believe in getting something for nothing although I'd LOVE to find a stay at home job, I don't believe I'll be stupid to get it. The best way to get ahead will always be work hard and earn it fair and square.

j cole   memphis

9:46am on Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 

i got the email labor day weekend..and i pretty much knew is was bs.. but did the search and found out i was right and even worse than i thought.. this 'person' needs to be in JAIL

Kathy   Florida

11:41am on Sunday, September 6th, 2009 

I too have been looking for a Work at Home program and when I received Emily Thomas Auctions from Home, I though her name sounded familiar. I was scammed by Angela Stevens et al including Emily Thomas for Rebates Program but I caught on quickly when I couldn't get into the site for forms and kept calling without any help, they kept referring me to someone else. I demanded my money back since it was only the first day and I called my credit card company as well. I did get my $197 refund to my credit card after 3 subsequent calls. This time I google everytime I get one of these and thank you for being there to prevent another $97 mistake.
There are some honest people out there and just have to keep looking to find them.

james   India

7:19am on Monday, August 31st, 2009 

I spend 197$ into it. I get no password, no Login nothing. My money is gone forever. Now I am thinking of filing a complaint against them with http://www.ftc.gov

Joy   Sacramento, CA

11:57am on Friday, August 28th, 2009 

Thank you for saving my $147.00 and now I am patting my back for the time I took to Google it.

Thank you again for the help and insight you provided.

Kimberley   San Diego CA

5:28pm on Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 

Wow - my brother, who is a successful businessman, asked me to look into this as I'm currently disabled and can't get a job and also can't get disability. I don't have $100 to eat, let alone throw down the toilet, having to be angry all of the time trying to track down an unethical owner of a "so called" good deal....As I say to everyone - if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Make sure to ALWAYS read the fine print - I did and then I came here. Thank you to everyone; I actually read ALL of the nasty feedback and you saved me some wasted energy!

Melissa   North Carolina

12:36pm on Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 

I always check to see if there's postings like this one on any online work being offered, it's paid off many times over. Thank you for your research and putting this information out there for people like me checking to see if these offers are scams.

If it seems to good to be true.. it usually is! Peace

Steven   California

4:26pm on Monday, August 24th, 2009 

Wow! I am sorry there are people who are so under the gun as to actually think that the majority of these "deals" are legitimate. Even if you're down on your luck (I was layed off work 7 weeks ago), remember the golden rule, if it sounds too good to be true, IT IS! There is too much information out there for those who choose to do their own due diligence. I am always on the lookout for financial opportunities, you must keep you eyes open for the scams. Bottom line: scammers who prey on the weak should be removed on sight!

john   va

1:39pm on Monday, August 24th, 2009 

i like so many others has chosen to double check with google before i make a major decision before joining this program. Thank Jesus!

Eva S.   Washington

9:26am on Monday, August 24th, 2009 

Thank you for the comments that prevented me for being a victim. It infuriates me that people like that are taking advantage of everyone hurting by this economy.

Teresa   Indiana

11:17am on Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

I am glad that I decided to check things out and found this website....Thanks...my money can be spent in better ways than letting someone rip me off...

Halona   Florida

7:54am on Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 

I was also scammed because I failed to do enough research. I purchased the so called Cathy Banks Auction Work at Home program for $99 thinking that it might help my situation. I never got started with the program there was always some technicality. I contacted Customer Support on several occasions. They responded promptly only to lead me in circles and getting no further than where I started. I was reading the comments of victims like myself and I can bear witness to that. Yes there are hidden charges to this program - you find that out after enrolling. I called Auction Work at Home Technical Support at: 1-800-715-1074 who also directed me in circles - the individual who answered the phone spoke with a foreign accent. When I checked my credit card transactions I was billed for an oversees call to that number. I have since canceled my account with them and requested a refund because I was not able to use the program and my 30 days was not up as mentioned in their contract. So far I have not received a refund - I was told by customer service that they couldn't locate my account.

Dawn   Southwest Florida

5:43pm on Friday, August 21st, 2009 

Thank you for the heads up! I really thought that this program sounded good, but am really glad I did a search "Auction Listing Employment Scam?". Thank you again for saving me $197. of much needed cash.

Daniel   PA

8:14am on Friday, August 21st, 2009 

But they said: "Iron Clad money back Guarantee!"

Theresa   Mississippi

4:03am on Thursday, August 20th, 2009 

I am so glad that I Googled this program. It was really beginning to sound really good. Thanks for all the information.

An   COlorado Springs

5:58pm on Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 

If you try to close the 1st Window, it offers the price for $99 . Load of SH!# here. Keep away :-) Work at McD / Taco Bell

Linda Ori   Utah

1:25pm on Sunday, August 16th, 2009 

I'm so glad something told me to check Emily Thomas out before I actually signed up for her program. I lost my job in May and have been searching for alternative employment, and this sounded pretty good. But the fact that it was a 'hurry up' offer, as it was 'going to close within 4 minutes' set off my alarms. Three days later, I was checking it out again, and still there are 3 positions available - SCAM!!

It never entered my mind that my credit card would be charged additional fees without my knowledge - boy, am I stupid! Thank you for opening my eyes. This just saved me alot of grief, and money!

Shawn Jacob   Indiana

2:00pm on Saturday, August 15th, 2009 

I got scammed. How the hell do I get my money back. Ive called the number umpteen times. its a bunch of poop.

norma   CA.

5:42pm on Thursday, August 13th, 2009 

When people ask you for money to do a job, that right there should wake you up!!! Don't be stupid.
I read Cathy Banks "Auction Work at Home twice.
Both times I did not have money to try her program. That right there was telling me something. It's a scam and I am telling everyone,
"Don't Do It". You will be sorry!!

George Rivera   Bronx, NY

5:24pm on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 

Almost fell for this crap! glad i googled!!!

Erika Styles   baltimore

10:15am on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 

I almost fell for this site just now, and I am so glad I googled it before I got involved. I don't know why people are so heartless, that they don't care who they scam. I mean some people are struggling so much just to make ends meet, and these people are just suck the last drop out of you.

Tim   Santa cruz

4:49pm on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 

Thanks for posting this. I am disabled and living off of SS. It is offensive to me that this rip off prays off of peoples desperation. They even ask "Are you homeless? Are you Disabled? I was fairly sure this was a scam as I have seen my share. I was a computer tech for 20 years. However, my step father got the same email. I told him it was most likely a scam but I would check it out. I am sure no real Cathy exists. I am glad I have the full scoop to give him. I am sorry to those who lost money. I wish the Govt would work more swiftly to prosecute such scams, but as of today, Aug the 11th, 2009 -- The Scam continues full throttle. So again thanks for posting this. It was at the top of Google when I searched. Good Job!

ERSF   California

4:24pm on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 

I am glad I googled Cathy Banks. Thank you all for the info. It really is still full of sharks out there, I wonder why they're allowed to do this, without being stopped, one thing is for sure, these people need to repent, be born again and allow God for them to become God' useful instruments. Otherwise they're going to Hell!!!
These kind of people have no respect for life whatsoever. Does anyone have Cathy's personal email I would like to send her all of this entries.

TERRY   MICHIGAN

10:13am on Monday, August 10th, 2009 

I HAVE TO REITERATE ON MY EARLIER COMMENT.THE DIFFERENT PRICE ON CONTRACT DID NOT MINUS THE ORIGINAL$147.00 PROGRAM .THAT WAS NOT GOING TO BE USED BY ME.THE 6900 DOLLAR PROGRAM IS SEPARATE FROM THE $147 PROGRAM AND A BIGGER PROMISE OF LIES IN MY OPINION. ALSO WHEN I ASKED TO CANCEL (AFTER SATISFYING ALL CONDITIONS OF REFUSAL OF SERVICES NOT RENDERED IN SO CALLED CONTRACT ) BRIAN MCQUAY TOLD ME THAT I COULD NOT GET MONEY RETURNED EVEN THOUGH I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT BY THE CONTRACT TO REFUSE ANY SERVICE,AND SAID THAT MONEY WOULD BE PUT IN ESCROW AND WOULD NEED LAWYER TO GET IT BACK!!!!ALSO CALLED ME NAMES!!!I DID GET CREDIT CARD COMPANY FRAUD DIV. TO CANCEL CARDS AND THEY NOW CANNOT CHARGE MY CARD,SO HOPEFULLY NOW I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THESE RIPOFFS! AM ALSO GOING TO BE WORKING WITH F.B.I. AND BBB IN UTAH TO HAVE THESE PEOPLE LOOKED INTO FURTHER!!!!

TERRY   MICHIGAN

1:09pm on Saturday, August 8th, 2009 

If YOU CALL THE NUMBER 1-877-317-0196 AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE OF AUCTION WORK AT HOME SITE AFTER PURCHASING THE $147 FOR FREE 30 MINUTE CONSULTATION
THEY DIRECT YOU TO BRYCE MCBRIDE WHO DIRECTS YOU TO BRIAN MCQUAY WHO THEN ASKS FOR CREDIT CARD LIMITS THEY SAY ONE PRICE AND GET YOUR CARD INFO
SEND YOU A CONTRACT WITH ANOTHER PRICE WITH ADDED CHARGES. $6900 IN MY CASE .GIVE YOU 3 DAYS TO CANCEL.I CANCELED IN 3 MINUTES! THEY REFUSED TO HONER MY DECISION!CALLED CHASE BANK AND THEY SAID
EVEN THOUGH CHARGE NOT POSTED TO MY BANK I COULD NOT FIGHT THIS TILL IT IS ,I FROZE MY CARD AND WILL WAIT TILL IT IS POSTED.CHASE SAID THEY WILL HELP , BUT IT LOOKS LIKE I WILL BE OUT $6900

Ruby   Georgia

9:24am on Saturday, August 8th, 2009 

waoo thanks, so much for this site, I can use this 147. for something else

James   United States

4:42pm on Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 

What a bunch of spin, do not buy this it is a scam there is no program for listing and you are left holding the bag. You are directed to other site to sign up to sell their products.

Shanon   CO

7:17pm on Friday, July 31st, 2009 

I'm so glad that I googled Cathy Banks before falling for her auction work at home scam. I am getting ready to have my second child and was looking for a way to stay at home with my children. Thank God I didn't was my money on this!

KC   Missouri

3:51pm on Friday, July 31st, 2009 

Thanks for providing this information. I get so many of these emails about working from home and this one sounded pretty good. I always Google to make sure these are real and so far they have all turned out to be scams....makes you wonder if you can trust anybody on the internet with these working from home schemes.

Mike   Chandler,AZ

1:15pm on Friday, July 31st, 2009 

I appreciate this venting web site. Unfortunately I also fell victim to this scam. The price had been reduced to $147.00. What a nimrod I was...
It took the company approx. 5 mins to get into my acct. and I am still trying to get my money back after 3 wks. DON'T DO THIS SCAM...PLEASE...FOR YOUR SAKE...
If you want your refund back, they forget to tell you that it will take 12 business days. Then when you call at the end of that period, they tell you that there is another problem and it will be another 8 - 10 business days. They will send you an e-mail that says they have transferred your refund request to an outside service company.
So far I have called them 6 times and get nowhere.
Next step after this blog is Better Business Bureau (though they are useless), then to AZ and UT Attorney General's Offices. You get better response from them.

CA   CA

12:55am on Thursday, July 30th, 2009 

My Mother is new to the internet and received one of these emails. I'm so glad that she decided to call me before giving out her CC info. The email she received was listed under Emily Thomas. I was able to find a decent amount of info on BBB.org. the link is below. There are multiple business listings, phone numbers and one of the addresses is actually for a UPS store in Ohio! Needless to say the BBB gave the business an 'F' rating. Check out the link and I'm sure you will recognize one of the alternate business names that this person has used. You will have to search the BBB as I'm unable to paste it properly.

Derek   Texas

8:48pm on Monday, July 27th, 2009 

I too was taken by Cathy Banks' "story", and as many of us have already so liberally spoken was taken by the deception. Although I also noticed so many grammatical errors in her blog, I figured maybe this is a real person that had real problems, and found a real solution - wanting to honestly share some hope with others experiencing the same. No such thing. It's a sad shame there are wolves out here looking to prey on the hopelessness of the hungry lambs. Yes, we are all in tough economic situations looking for a better solution to gas, shortage of income, and family cohesiveness. A legitimate "Work-at-Home" business would be a great means to find that sanctity. But unfortunately, a lot of homework and investigating HAS TO BE DONE FIRST!!!!

Rich   MD

4:22pm on Monday, July 27th, 2009 

I received this email and to hook u when you sign off they offer it for 99.00 so you know its a scam just to get your money.

Timo   California

8:09pm on Sunday, July 26th, 2009 

It was just to good to be true. I am so glad I didnt purchase it, and so very happy I found this site.

stella   gilroy, ca

7:54pm on Sunday, July 26th, 2009 

Very sad, people taking advantage...I too was almost taken in...and found this web site...tks...please list any legitimate home base business if possible..tks

Dave   Arizona

4:39pm on Sunday, July 26th, 2009 

Thanks everbody for yor post... I allmost fell for this, then decided to check it out first.Glad I did. I guess I'm another sad story of the bad times. Got laid off in March after 30years and now I can't get work ...To old to work, and way to young to retire, I was hopeful this might be the answer. These people that have all these work at home jobs like this should have to go thru some sort of regulating body first and prove themselfs for being a legitimate company , then they should have to post a heffty bond before they can send one E-mail or post a site like this. Mabe that would get rid of about 98% of them. Thanks again .

Jeff   The Rock. MI

7:21pm on Saturday, July 25th, 2009 

Am also glad I googled !! I really don't think Cathy or Emily exist !! Probably a couple of internet geeks are stealing from ppl. Sad and they should be punished . America Lets Roll !!

Lana   Utah

2:54pm on Saturday, July 25th, 2009 

Oh i thank all of these postings i am so glad i had no money on my credit card when i got Cathy Banks e-mail it sounded so great for this single mother of three (unemployed) that i was going to sign up soon as i could manage the money! Thank you all for diverting a financial tragedy i cant afford an extra 5$ let alone afford to get ripped off for 197$. Why are these scam artists so convincing to those of us who are in such need for financial security?

Zach   Missouru

11:16am on Friday, July 24th, 2009 

I fell for this and now I need to Know how to get my money back, or what I can do to stop this. Any Help?

K Ryamhcap   NJ

7:04am on Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 

She has reduced the price to $141. So if you are interested in paying for less to be scammed now is your chance. I think the rule is that if you have to pay to get a job, then something is wrong. Otherwise they would just deduct it from your earning.

I don't mind paying for legitimate training, but this is designed to separate you from you money and they more they get, the more they promise, the less they deliver.

Carol   Texas

9:33am on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Just wanted to let everyone know, that I did submit the information of Cathy Banks' AuctionWorkAtHome to the BBB. I, too, was looking for work from home, and almost fell for it, am so glad you have this site to refer to it. I wanted to check out the bbb (Better Business Bureau to make sure this company really existed first before shelling out the money, so I had to look for the company again to get the information to give to bbb, and accidentally found this website, which was a blessing to me to find all your scam letters. It is also hard for me to think that out of 99 comments, that only 1 was positive.

Pam   Winnipeg

4:49pm on Monday, July 20th, 2009 

Man this sounded so good on the sales page. You know the saying "if it sounds too good to be true it probably is". I have learned the hard way (yes I've been scammed) to not join anything without finding and reading reviews. The alarm went off for me when the site mentioned you must join right away - they are only accepting "X" amount of members. That kind of sales pitch always makes me suspicious. What kind of horrible person would you have to be to take advantage of people's need and desire to find a work at home opportunity. Unfortunately there seems to be a lot of those kinds of horrible people around. Anyway I like all of you will keep looking for something legit and hopefully profitable.

Latoya   virginia

11:13pm on Thursday, July 16th, 2009 

Hello everyone, i'm glad this site exists so that i'm able to research all work at home offers during my quest for a work at home job. I new that cathy banks was a scam because i noticed so many words that were spelled wrong, thats normally one of the many signs of a internet scam. So please take note. If there are any legit job offers that are out there please list them. THANK YOU and GOOD LUCK!!!!

Cindy   San Diego, CA

5:50pm on Thursday, July 16th, 2009 

Why don't all of you report this company ("Work At Home Recruiters", Cathy Banks, Emily Thomas, etc. to the Better Business Bureau? That's where I went first to see if anyone had made a complaint. There was nothing listed. Maybe we should start a file on these people. NSA Technologies, LLC (evidently legit) has been behind quite a few scams on the internet. I was one of the lucky ones. I investigated before I "clicked".

Janeice   Cleveland Oh

12:15pm on Thursday, July 16th, 2009 

Thanks you guys I was just about to buy the system im so glad i googled it

Ang L   M.C.,IN

11:27pm on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 

At first I was asking myself why would people still be giving this woman a star? Then finished reading everyone's comments,started putting in my comment,one star is for Dreadful! I'm SOOOOOO glad I looked her name up. I hope someone puts a Stop to her Insane method!

CJ   Florida

5:33pm on Monday, July 13th, 2009 

I've signed up for this (Emily)course and have gone through all of the tutorials which had an exuberant amount of useful information. I can only rate this a 3 at this time due to some errors that I'm getting when I'm verifying my listing. With that said, I've gotten immediate responses from the Customer Service Dept. in regards to the technical error and they continue to try and figure out what's going on. Yes, the add is a somewhat misleading but the good thing is that you actually have the ability to make more then the meager $13 per listing that they reference. They use this number as an average. They also don't tell you that there's a monthly 39.95 a month wholesaler fee, but I don't know any drop shipper that doesn't charge you a fee. So far, the program seems legit but once I get really going, I will keep you posted...I would not count them out as of yet.

Mike Thumm   Ft Myers Fla.

3:34pm on Monday, July 13th, 2009 

Wow am i glad i googled this site before bending to the countless scams on the internet. Her site seemed legit enough but had a bad feeling after reading how much money can be made. If thousands of people were making such good money then why shouldn't it be millions!! Because of sites like this where you can get legitimate info about these scams and stray before you pay.
Credit card inserting back into wallet now, thanks guys for saving me money, time and a lot of extra gray hairs..

nae   napa

1:38am on Monday, July 13th, 2009 

I THINK THAT ANGELA STEVENS IS THE SAME PERSON, THEY USE VERY WHOLESOME NAMES. (NOT GOOD), CATHY BANKS, AND EMILY THOMAS. PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE AHEAD AND TAKEN THE DEAL SAID THEY COULD NEVER GET THE WORK AND NEVER A REFUND. JUST A MESSAGE, AND NO RETURN CALLS, THEY ARE RAKING IN THE MONEY AND THEN OFF TO SOME PLACE ELSE TO CHEAT...

Laura   Canada

2:08pm on Friday, July 10th, 2009 

I Fell for it.
The Emily Thomas auction listing program.
I paid for the program and i gave my credit card information to them.I am almost finished with the tutorials,There is some good tricks to become a good seller on e-bay...but Ebay for idiots books would teach me the same and more for less than 97$.
Now i think i will buy the ''how to stay away from scams for idiots... because i knew it was too good to be true and i did it anyway!
This woman called me and gave me a work interview on the phone since the company will not work with just anybody! It seemed so professional...but than they asked me my credit card limits... how many credit cards i have...my income...i asked why they needed this..she answered that she wanted me to become one of their success stories and that she would be the consultant following the big and wonderful changes in my life...my way through debt free, retirement and financial independence...
Than she wanted to know how many credit cards my husband has... and his limits...and so on...Why? i don't know and i won't know...
I will call my credit card company today and cancel everything.
Through her tutorials links, i was also stupid enough to enroll in some other programs to help me succeed...i was so into it...
I hope i was the last fool...

Richard Vandagriff   Salem, OR

3:07pm on Thursday, July 9th, 2009 

Will----here is another great SCAM out of Utah--
I think all the Scam programs people use Utah as there home state-----there's alot of them-----

Nancy   Indianapolis

2:06pm on Saturday, July 4th, 2009 

Not only does the Auction Work from Home nail you for their business, you get turned over to Thrive or the JP Library to "learn" how to place a proper listing. So far $4,000 and counting. The one item sold was out of my house, they suggested "Free Shipping". Item sold for $4.00 and shipped for $4.95! Plus wholesale companies they hook you up with are not wholesale priced, they are 30% to 40% higher than true wholesale. Wholesaler charges monthly fee and fee for each drop ship. Great way to burn your money up!!!

carlos   ohio

10:32pm on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

how come is it that only 3 people have good things to say about cathy's program?

Michelle   North Carolina

12:33pm on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 

O Boy! I sure am glad that I thought to Google. I've always thought that things like this was to good to be true. Well it is!

Moe Smith   Ca

2:44am on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 

Omg, I am so frustrated and disappointed that these damn scams exist!!! I have spent countless research hours on the net to find that right gig. But over and over again my search becomes my dreadful reality that it's a scam. If anyone is actually doing a successful program, making money, please be a dear and drop us a line of direction. I am grateful for the people who take the time to inform us of the FREE information that this/that one is not the one. Well back to research for me. Thank you!

john   florida

9:29pm on Monday, June 29th, 2009 

This is an offer for 3 more work from home scams. Each program wants at least $300 up front and promises the world. Listen to your mom, if it is to good to be true.

Jay   Wash DC

9:10pm on Monday, June 29th, 2009 

I like many others need to earn income like yesterday...there are so many BS claims and scams on line...I have a nu name 4 the Internet...
"SCAMNET"...thanks for your site & reviews of these CROOKS...BUYER B WARE !

vickie   ky

9:24pm on Sunday, June 28th, 2009 

Did i get caught! I am so depressed and the economy has got us down like everybody else. I fell for the damn scam; paid $97 and have been going through the lessons daily. I knew something was askew but when careerbuilder.com has it listed, it's gotta be good, right? BS! Something kept gnawing at me and I was at lesson 7. I googled some things tonight and found this sight. Thanks a million. I called my credit card company and they have cancelled my card so that no charges can be added and will be sending me some forms to file. I will be calling tomorrow (Monday), since no one answers tonight! We'll see what happens! Too good to be true! What are good, honest, "wanting to work" people supposed to do in this economy?

S. Brown   Orange County, CA

8:38pm on Saturday, June 27th, 2009 

My account is SO drained that this program looked like my miracle come true. I thought this program was going to be my way out of debt and on to a better life.

Good thing I didn't have the cash to put down right away.
Good thing that I found this site before blowing cash that needs to be put to better use elsewhere.

I'm SO dissappointed and still in NEED of a better way to make money from home.

Tam   australia

9:36am on Friday, June 26th, 2009 

Thank you all for the warning I just can't afford to get scammed again

Simon   Australia

3:59am on Friday, June 26th, 2009 

Its so very great I have read you all. I nearly had my credit card out and almost got shafted by this, Thank you all for the information and its comforting to know the truth is just a click away.

kari   atlanta

1:11pm on Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 

I had my credit card out of my wallet...so glad I decided to google this. What a relief!

Memphis   IdahoFalls, ID

12:26pm on Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 

Everyone on these boards who wants to pay $97 dollars for a JOB get a freaking life. You never pay money for a job. But it does take money to make money. These businesses are created as a lead source for companies offering mentoring. They actually help people and they helped me out as well.

John D.   Sellersville, PA

12:21pm on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 

Like many of the folks who have left a review here... I was between a rock and a hard place having lost my job. What is really disappointing is that I came by the Emily Thomas Auction Listing Agent job listing through CareerBuilder.com which I though made it sound like it was the real deal... and I was all set to send in my $97.00 when for some reason... I decided to google Emily Thomas and see what I got... given that she claimed to be the world's leading and biggest name in the "work at home" industry.I found almost nothing... which made me very skeptical and as I scrolled down through the list generated by Google I found the name Kathy Banks... and ended up here at this site. It took the wind out of my sales as I read all the reviews... but also made me glad I had made the effort to check out who Emily Thomas was. I can only hope that everyone who follows after me and finds the Emily Thomas website does what I did... and learns the truth... that this is one well crafted scam... and don't even think of opening your wallet as I was about to do. Thanks to all of you who came before me and posted here.

David   Atlanta

2:16pm on Monday, June 22nd, 2009 

Banks and her lackeys are up to no good again!!
It's a SCAM. Avoid her like the plague!

David   Atlanta

2:14pm on Monday, June 22nd, 2009 

I am a retired Government employee looking for something interesting to do while making some decent money at the same time, when I spotted this Cathy Banks ad. It sounded great until I did a little investigatory work conducted on my behalf by a Justice Department attorney. The program is a scam, just like I first suspected, and for all the same reasons all persons have written on this site. From what I understand, Banks and her lackeys are being investigated by a couple of Federal agencies, two being the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department. This is a superb site doing wonderful work to protect consumers subject to scams like the one Banks and her sinister cabal of thieves are perpetrating. Don't fork out a dime to her. Let the authorities do their work on her.

Laurel   New Orleans

12:05pm on Monday, June 22nd, 2009 

I get multiple emails from Emily Thomas every day. If you look at the actual email address, it is a different one every time.

Patricia Cox   Weatherford, TX

4:55pm on Sunday, June 21st, 2009 

I purchased that product Cathy claimed was easy and I went to all the sites that was shown and got no where, they seem to be closed on week ends , but yet in the information guide they say they are there to help you get started, ya right!
I called customer service right away and canceled my order.

Genna   Carrollton Tx

1:33pm on Friday, June 19th, 2009 

Hello,
Thank you for whomever put up this blog. Cathy Banks, Angela Stevens, Linda Pierce, and Emily Thomas, same scam, same story. It's amazing these work at home opportunities. If you've seen over 20 of them like I have, you start to see some similarities. Like their stories start out the same and other nonsense. Thanks to this site and scams.com I'm on the alert, and keeping my credit card in my wallet till I read the fine fine print. Thanks for google!

anonymous   pgh pa

7:38pm on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 

all these people who are ripping people off need to be punished.

Leah Neumann   TN

6:39pm on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 

I just received the Emily Thomas Auction Listing Agent Certification Program.My husband and I thought it looked good.We almost went for it and then I found this site. Thank you all for your comments. It helped me save my 97.00. Why are some people so ruthless.

kmcgill   new jersey

11:11am on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 

I too just received this email from Emily Banks and its a scam...

Linda   California

11:57pm on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 

This company is a total scam. I am filing a report with the FTC. I was told it takes 10 days for a refund.

Kathy   Wa

5:53pm on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 

I sit here with tears of desperation in my eyes. I got laid off, and have a three year old to care for. I too am glad I researched this "offer". The b@#$! is going by Emily Thomas now and is charging 97.00. I almost fell for it.

Steve   Hemet, CA

1:24pm on Saturday, June 13th, 2009 

I am SO grateful I found this site and all your comments. I lost my job two weeks ago and have been looking at work-from-home sites. This was actually sounded like it might be legitimate and I was actually considering sinking my first money into one of these. So glad I found this review and all your comments. Really frustrating that there are so many people out there ready to utilize the current economic situation to rip off people trying to LEGITIMATELY make a living. God bless all of your efforts!!

Alicia   Virginia

12:29pm on Saturday, June 13th, 2009 

Thanks for the heads up people. I got the same e-mail and i was about to pay them but something told me to look into it because it just looked to good to be true. And i am so glad that i did and realize that i shouldn't just throw my money away to just anyone. Thanks for the insight.

Phil   Tucson, AZ

10:28am on Friday, June 12th, 2009 

I just received an e-mail from an emily thomas, who is advertising her auction listing program, and who I guess is the same person as sweet Cathy "the b****" Banks. Man this chaps my hide. I figured I'd check it out further before I made any decisions under pressure, and am I ever glad I did. Follow these rules: 1. If it looks to good to be true, it is. 2. If they contact you be warry. 3. If they need money from you to get you started, be warry. Thanks Steve, for this sight.

janet   san diego

12:47pm on Thursday, June 11th, 2009 

This is really scary that so many people, myself included, are so desperate that this type of scam can sound like an answer to your prayers. I doubt if there is a real "Cathy Banks" at all.

Andy Sherman   Plano TX

9:46am on Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Well....I feel good thanks to the great world of information dissipated over through Google and how all experiences are shared through the internet. Bless the soul who created this blog and thank you Steve. Good set of discussions. I am not falling for these type of scams any way. But I Wonder if there is really any legitimate way one can earn money out of the internet?

steve   wilm de

12:10pm on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

thank you all for informing me about this scam. if not for you. I would have also been scammed!

Red Robin   Pocomoke City, MD

9:59am on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 

I almost got scammed but thanks to the Universe putting a "Google" thought in my head I found this site. I think something should be done about this Cathy Banks and her associates. People are so desperate right now with this economy that they want to believe and they also can't understand that someone would want to rip them off like this. Who would you contact to report her? I will be checking it out and will come back and let people know as they might want to file a complaint also. I wish everyone the best of luck with getting the money back that they lost and thank you for this site Steve but I think we are all a bit gun shy at this point. :~(

Jennifer   CT

8:00am on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 

I never heard of Cathe Banks, but I have recieved more than one email from Emily Thomas - recruiter for work-at-home job opportunities. The second time I received this proposal I recognized that it has become more sophisticated in it's marketing message then the first email I recived several months ago. I am grateful that I decide to Google info on this "job opportunity" and found this site. My instincts warned me that if it sounds too good to be true, then it's a scam...and apparently that's exactly what is is. SHAME, SHAME, SHAME on whoever is cooking this up. What can we do help stop these types of scams?

Asieduah   Toronto, Canada

1:44am on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 

Wow thank you guys for this post because I was going another item I called the # on the the website and the phone rang forever and I thought to myself this don't sound good then a man's voice saying to leave a MSG or call back again. From them I said no they even had another popout to over me the program for only $$99 at this point am saying I better grab it before its too later, I waited and gave it a thought over and over. Why I finally choose not to buy this auction work at home with cathy was that the first time I was on the site said there was only three possisions left and two weeks after I went on the site again it was still saying hurry only three possions left. That was when I said this a SCAM

Lorry   pa

9:24am on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 

I've been searching for a work at home program and the email was from career builder. I opened it was searching and this ad sounded so good so I checked it out it was for Work At Home Recruiters and they had openings in my area for auction listing agents, Emily Thomas, was gonna show me how easy it is to make money listing items on ebay for various companies. The disclaimer at the bottom of the page said they had no affiliation or permission to use the logos of the companies they had listed on the site. hmmm! so I googled the company, listing agents, and Emily Thomas and I ended up here. So glad I didn't waste my money.

Gwen Tobin   Decatur, Ga

9:23am on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 

I ordered the Cathy Banks program for $99 special then I couldn't log on with the username and password they gave me. I am going to try to cancel everything now thanks to your website!

Look2x   losangels

2:12am on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 

i'm almost try it cause i need the job so bad, but lucky that i found this first.. thanks for the help.. i'm relieve that i don't try it on..