Does anyone know how to get their money back from a scam they fell for?

Question

I fell for a scam from Red L. Publishing, an envelope stuffing thing, and they have no real phone number. the number they give you is only an info line. i have their address but no names. everyone beware, they suck, ill never do anything like that again.

Answer 1

Report them to the Better Business Buerau. You can do it right on line. You most likely will not get your money back, but there is a slim chance if they respond to the complaint. Most likely not. I went to the BBB and found a report on the company, the phone number they list there is 1-713-866-4837 I don't know if this is what you have. The BBB has no complaints at this time for this company, but here is what they do have written down for that company.....
This company operates what is called a work at home scheme. We suggest you listen carefully to the entire report to understand what this promotion is. It is important to know that almost all work at home schemes end up with complaints even though they may have none when they first start. They usually go out of business or face government action. Most work at home schemes involve stuffing envelopes, mailing circulars, or sending for information packets from a list of addresses. The promoter may tell you that it is all 'legitimate' or 'approved by the Post Office.' It is not! The promoter may claim you can earn lots of money working from home. They may also state that, due to an increase in the use of home computers and the Internet, this is a 'home based business opportunity.' If it involves stuffing envelopes or mailing circulars, it is a work at home scheme and you will lose your money. No real employer would pay you to sit at home and do these jobs in this era of high tech mass mailing. Since this BBB was founded in 1921, we have never seen any consumer make money at this unless they were running the scheme. You should know that US Postal Inspectors investigate and prosecute people involved in these promotions and you could find yourself the subject of criminal action for mail fraud.

You may go to http://search.bbb.org/ and type in the name of the company to see the full report and I would file a complaint if for nothing else to have others who look it up see that it has hurt someone else. Good luck, I hope you didn't lose too much.

Answer 2

You don't get your money back, you just learn from your mistake and move on like any other person who has fallen for something like that.

Answer 3

I received mailing from them I was about to send them 44.95, so they are a scam!

Answer 4

Turn it in to your D.A. and chalk it up to a learning experience