http://yourultimateanswer.com/members/grahamer/
POSTED: 18 March 2007
Graham Hamer
Prosperity Automated System (PAS) is variously seen or promoted on the Web via LordAndThomas.com, Truewealth.com and MegawealthPAS.com as well as under its own. At the time of writing this, PAS is not trading while it is under investigation by The Securities and Exchange Commission. However, BEWARE because THEY WILL BE BACK!
I joined PAS on March 11, 2006 paying $3,895.00 USD to Rob Hannley (rob@hannley.com) who claims to be a Christian. In return for this, I was granted the "license" to resell PAS to others (my first sale would also be paid to Rob Hannley on a "two-up" system).
I am NOT naive. I understand how this thing works. The principle is borderline illegal because, in honesty, they have no genuine product to sell. They are simply reselling the program to others.
And this is why they are currently under investigation.
However, what makes PAS a SCAM is that, quite simply, they advertise that their system is HANDS FREE! That, in my view, is very clearly intended to mislead because it is far from hands-free.
What they claim is that, if you spend an additional $190 per month to purchase an "Adpak", it will GUARANTEE your success. So I purchased FIVE Adpaks at a total of $950 and waited ... and waited ... and waited!
On April 12, 2006 I contacted PAS and asked what was happening. They apologised.
and I waited... and waited... etc.
Eventually (after many further emails had been studiously ignored) I managed to get through to the "big cheese",
a gentleman by the name of Bill Osterhout (then using email address ProspNet@aol.com). My email read...
Bill
The issues I have are NOT with the program. I am intelligent
enough to know that, when you join a program like PAS, you
take a risk, and I was prepared to take that risk.
My issue is regards to the Adpacks
When I joined I was, according to your program, entitled to
one Adpack. I immediately purchased 4 more for the sum
of $760
At the same time, and just for a few days, I used Adwords
to draw traffic to the site.
What shocked me was that, when I stopped using Adwords,
no further traffic came to the site (I am referring to actual
opt-ins, but one can assume there is a direct correlation
between traffic and opt-ins)
I wrote to your support on 12th March....
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Hi,
I joined exactly one month ago (11 March).
Included in the cost of joining is the first
AdPack, but I went straight ahead and purchased
FOUR more Ad Packs at a cost of $760
To date, the results have been between ZERO
and DERISORY
I did my own advertising on Google and the
visitors to the gateway page coincide EXACTLY
with the days that I stopped and started those
campaigns. Other than that, there has not been
a single Opt-In
I think, therefore, it's fair to say that you
have had $950 from me for advertising my site,
and have DONE NOTHING.
I'd be greatly obliged if you would return
that money so I can spend it where it will
have an effect.
If you believe it to have been spent, please
JUSTIFY where and how, because $950 goes a
long way when getting site visitors.
Graham Hamer
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I received an apology from Michelle.... "Sir we apologize for
the error with our massive growth there have been a few
areas where over sites can happen we believe this issue will
not happen..."
Along with a promise to get the Adpacks running.
I now look at my site, just four weeks later and see a total
of 26 Opt-Ins and one call-back. This compares with 48
optins during the few days that I was advertising the site
myself on Adwords.
It seems to me that my $200 on Adwords brought twice as
many visitors in a fraction of the time as the $950 worth of
AdPacks.... or do you have a different perspective on it?
The reason I joined PAS was because all your promotions
claim that it is a hands-free method. It is the ONLY reason
I joined.
Sadly that's not true, is it?
If the only way I can get traffic to my pages is to do it myself,
then there's nothing hands-free about it. And THAT is why I
claim that the whole program is substantially NOT as advertised.
I would also like to know what $950 has been spent on because
if all you can achieve is 26 Opt-ins, then it is taking money under
false pretences.
As I said to Michelle in my email above... "I'd be greatly obliged
if you would return that money so I can spend it where it will
have an effect."
Graham Hamer
To cut a very long story short, after further ignoring me (and me applying some considerable pressure), Osterhout eventually paid me back the money I had spent on Adpacks.
However, that still leaves the fact that I had paid Rob Hannley (a theoretical Christian) $3,895.00 USD for something that was clearly not fit for purpose. So I asked PayPal for a refund which they made and then, ten days later, reversed their decision, freezing my account in the process (so don't ever bother asking PayPal for your money back,
they prefer to side with the seller of a scam!)
I am now $3,895.00 USD lighter in my bank, but a lot wiser! I hope you will immediately understand how
it would be VERY unwise to have dealings with PAS...
or individually...
Bill Osterhout 6105 Oxfordshire Ct., Raleigh, NC 27606, (919) 851-8512
known emails: ProspNet@aol.com -
prosperity@truewealth.com
or
Rob Hannley 425-241-7241 or 800-447-1023
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http://www.netmillionairetraining.com/
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http://2prosper.podomatic.com
http://www.yournetbiz.com/
 Prosperity Automated System does NOT deliver what it claims. Promoting PAS stands a better than even chance of putting you in a dank, moldy, rat-infested cell with "bubba" as your cellmate. He might take "real good care of you", but you won't have enough money
left to hire
an expensive, cigar-smoking lawyer. The disinterested court-appointed lawyer will probably tell you take the deal the US Attorney offers!
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