It's NOT Global Reach Institute calling you!
Complaint
Rene' Miller
Country: United States
Our company is call Global Reach Institute, and we have received numerous complaints of people receiving calls with Global Reach Int on their caller ID> It is not us, we NEVER make unsolicited calls, and don't utilize telemarketing in our organization. The phone number that is making these calls is not associated with us in any way. Our organization is headquartered in Spokane, Washington, not Los Angeles. Please understand we have done everything we can think of to make them stop using this caller ID and making unsolicited calls, however have been told by the phone company, etc, that there is nothing they can do. We are mortified that our good name is being smeared by whomever is making these calls, but please understand that it is NOT Global Reach Institute, just as your identity can be stolen, so can your company ID apparently. We are a humanitarian/educational travel organization that develops educational/humanitarian international programs to help make the world a better place for everybody. The calls you are receiving are not from Global Reach Institute (for International Education).
Comments
Everything I have seen indicates they run out of some house in Las Vegas.
Have you looked at the possibilities of trademark infringement, or is "scam" too different a business from education to prevail?
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Since scammers tend to deliberately choose vague names, whether to hide amoung the names of legitimate companies, or even to borrow their legitimacy, you might be most effective to modify your name to make it clearer what you do, perhaps including "Education" or something similar.
Jay Sherbondy most recently is orchestrating his scams under the guise of "Global Reach International, Ltd.," which he often describes as a huge global company with thousands of employees. Interestingly, this supposedly global organization with "thousands of employees" and a "legal department" operates out of a small house at 9034 W. Rochelle Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89147-7899, phone: 702-877-2420.
In reality, Global Reach was set up in 2004 and amounts to little more than Jay Sherbondy, his associate/girlfriend/partner-in-crime Margaret "Peggy" Smith (the "President and CEO" of Global Reach, who also happens to own and reside in the house on Rochelle Ave.), and whichever website designer he is scamming at the time. The company was set up with everything in Peggy Smith's name. The Rochelle Ave. address is also Jay Sherbondy's current residence, and is located less than 1 mile from his preferred Starbuck's meeting place on Flamingo and Durango.
Peggy Smith lived with her husband in the house on Rochelle until he died a couple of years ago. Jay Sherbondy met Peggy when she was distraught and in therapy over the loss of her husband and quickly set up camp.
In summary, Jay Sherbondy and Margaret "Peggy" Smith operate "Global Reach International, Ltd." out of a small (approximately 1980 sq. ft., 4 bedroom, 3 bath) house at 9034 W. Rochelle Ave. in Las Vegas. We verified with Clark County records that this house is owned by Margaret M. Smith and by the Secretary of State that Global Reach International, Ltd. was started August 14, 2004 and is owned by Peggy Smith (aka Margaret M. Murphy-Smith). See: https://esos.state.nv.us/SOSServices/Anonymou ... x?CorpID=525340
Harry Jay Sherbondy, Jr. does nothing in his own name and just bullys others into leveraging whatever resources they may have into his service or wherever he thinks he can make the fastest buck. He gets very emotionally and verbally abusive whenever people don't spend their money/credit to participate in what he wants. Coerced participation has included: gifting programs, couponing, montisizing, mortgage elimination, AdPac (legit - a very nice man operates this in Las Vegas), private investigation, REIT's (Real Estate Investment Trusts), setup of corporation soles (with bank accounts) - template was stolen. He tries to get others to use their merchant accounts for whatever it is he wants to sell, or has used "authorize.net" in the past. He takes other people's networks, address books, etc., and works them.
Global Reach's fictitious Florida-based "legal department" is, in reality, in the case of a recent contract, a web-based legal service called LegalMatch.com (based in San Francisco). A recent Global Reach contract in our possession is based on a template from LegalMatch.com, and was authored by Dmitry Shubov. The point is Global Reach has no "legal department." Jay Sherbondy also buys travel certificates out of Florida.
Jay Sherbondy and Margaret "Peggy" Smith also operate websites such as "www.blastpak.com", "www.cyberpakoptin.com" and "http://theolegions.spreadtheword.com", and are involved in dozens of so-called internet affiliate marketing programs (the internet version of multi-level marketing) such as "www.immunotec.com/globalreach/page.asp", and "www.goldrushusa.com".
Jay Sherbondy
Margaret "Peggy" Smith
(old photo)
The "worldwide headquarters of Global Reach International, Ltd." - what a joke
9034 Rochelle Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89147
Known phone numbers currently in use by Global Reach International, Ltd.:
702-877-2420 - land line listed under Margaret M. Smith
702-510-3649 - Jay Sherbondy's cell phone
702-349-5763 - Peggy Smith/Global Reach International voice mail
702-809-8557 - Margaret "Peggy" Smith's cell phone
702-889-1580 - fax number
Jay Sherbondy's e-mail address: drhjs52@earthlink.net
Author of Two Dozen Books?
Jay Sherbondy's claims to have published between seven and "over two dozen" books, depending on which of his website posts you are looking at. This is also a lie. Our extensive search yielded only one published book, titled "Addictions," which was self-published with Authorhouse. From the Authorhouse website:
"Since 1997, AuthorHouse, the leading self-publishing company in the world, has helped authors achieve their book publishing goals."
In other words, Jay Sherbondy paid a publishing company in order to get his one book in print. His other works, all unpublished, in some cases amount to little more than pamphlets.
[Results of searches for author "Jay Sherbondy": Amazon.com: 1 book, 0 reviews; Barnes & Noble.com: 1 book, 0 reviews; Bestprices.com: 1 book; UNLV Library: 0 books, Las Vegas Public Library: 0 books, Henderon Public Library: 0 books]
Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
Jay Sherbondy uses the guise of being a Christian to dupe people into believing he is a moral person. He condems the actions of others to give himself an air of moral superiority. Don't fall for it. He lies almost constantly, cheats people out of money, fails to provide payment for services rendered, and fails to deliver services he has been compensated for.
Jay Sherbondy takes other people's real, traumatic life events, puts a spin on them, and regurgitates them as his own. His mother was born in Buffalo, NY, and died in May 2001 while Jay was in prison. His father, a private security guard, who Jay claims had brain surgery, in fact never did. Jay may have grown up in L.A., and his social security number was not issued until 1965. Jay has never performed on stage in his life, including comedy, psychology, or his so-called "Fit for Love" workshops. He mocked a demo tape by reading off cue cards, claiming he is a renowned speaker. Jay even claims to own a dog named Tuffy, which actually belongs to his sister.
Fraudulent Educational Background
As for his education, Jay Sherbondy does not actually have a Ph.D. (in anything). However, we have used the title "Dr." to aid people in locating this document, as this is how he refers to himself. He is often referred to as a "Psychologist" on websites marketing his book, however he does not have a degree in Psychology. We've uncovered information that leads us to believe that Harry Jay Sherbondy, Jr. has no formal college education whatsover, and he may not even have graduated from high school.
Recent Criminal Activity
$1000's in unpaid debts to Phoenix-based website designer
Unpaid debts to Florida-based website designer
$4800 in unperformed marketing services for California real estate owner
$12,000+ in losses and 6 months of lost time for California business owner, via phoney "Contrarian Corporation" scam
More to come - currently under investigation
We have just begun to scratch the surface of Jay Sherbondy's octopus-like dealings. If you feel you have been scammed by Jay Sherbondy / Global Reach International, Ltd. please send an e-mail to stop_jay_sherbondy@hotmail.com. We will investigate it and possibly add it to the list.
Common Lies Told By Harry Jay Sherbondy, Jr.
LIE: My wife and two daughters were killed in a car accident.
FACT: His wife left him and is still living, both of his daughters are still living and in the Las Vegas area.
LIE: I own a villa in Spain (variations include Switzerland, Italy) that I inherited from my wealthy family.
FACT: Jay Sherbondy owns no property, and resides in a small house owned by Margaret M. Smith.
LIE: My family is wealthy, I'm a millionaire, I often live in Europe, I used to own a jet, etc.
FACT: Jay has lived in the Las Vegas area for more than 20 years (6 of them in prison). His father Harry still lives in a manufactured home and works as a security guard. His mother, Josephine Sherbondy, died in May 2001. His family has never had any substantial wealth. He is certainly not a millionaire.
LIE: I work as Chief Human Behavior Specialist for a large, multi-national company called Global Reach International, Ltd.
FACT: Global Reach International, Ltd. is solely operated by Jay Sherbondy and Margaret "Peggy" Smith. There are no employees, no "management team," no "legal department," etc.
Global Reach owns or is buying Mr. Coffee coffee.
FACT: Complete B.S. - Mr.Coffee is owned by Sunbeam Products, Inc.
In a message dated 1/16/2008 10:06:25 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, bill@globalreachinternational.org writes:
My telephone number is not regestered to my company. It is regesterd to someone in CA, It is a cell phone. This is all the information we were able to get. We reported this also. The number you called 973-948-4101 is a working number. Maybe you don't know how to dial a number. We are not calling you, so leave us alone