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Concerned Citizen
Country: United States
I wanted to let everyone know that this company is ran and owned from the same owner as Premiere Whos Who and Pinnacle Publishing they charge customers from one company to another. All along the customers believe they are dealing with three different companies when in fact they are dealing with one. Dont let them get you too...

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    Reality check
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    All I see is a bunch of whiners god forbid someone calls their office during business hours with a business proposal. Ashford simply offers a service for people to get a message out or to market themselves on internet radio. They also supply a professional radio host and write a press release for a reasonable fee. Guess what ,people like it or they would not still be doing it. In fact  once they do one show they enjoy so much they end up booking many more. A scam is someone who takes your money and delivers nothing. Ashford Radio sells a service most like it but it is not for everyone. If you can't pay your bills its probaly not for you. If you have some extra money and have something to promote it offers you a professional format and the option to display your radio interview on your website and for people to find it when the do an internet search on you. Ashford also offers professional videos, websites and other services including sending some of their recorded interviews to AM/FM stations through out the country. I am so sick of reading about these whiners who ge upset when someone gives them a sales pitch. Or other people who do 1 radio interview for a few hundred bucks and expect their lives to change..GROW UP. Companies who hire sales reps and charge you for a service does not make them a scam its just a profitable business who employees dozens of people. Just because its not for you doesnt make it wrong.
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      You're a Lying Scumbag replies to Reality check
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      Ashford's radio platform is on BLOGTALKRADIO.COM. Anyone can have a radio show on blog talk for absolutely free. Ashford claims that they have an audience that is over 10 million worldwide, however, you can easily expose their deception by checking the amount of people that logged into the show while you were on and after. BlogTalk is an internet base "Radio show" you can only listen to it on the internet. When someone logs onto the show their IP address is registered. So, you can easily find out how many people were listening by checking how many IP's logged on. Ashford's shows consistently have an average of 1-2% ranking because NO ONE knows they even exist. The only reason the show registers 1-2% is because the scumbags at Ashford have a employee log onto the show and sometimes they will even conduct a fake call in. It is always some dumb Ashford employee who calls in with a ridiculous question.  There PRESS RELEASES filled with grammatical errors are nothing more then a landing page that NO ONE KNOWS EXISTS.  Take a good look at those press releases and come back and tell me a 4th grader could not of created that. The sales people their make all the promises in the world about what kind of promotion they will do for them and how successful their poor customers are going to be.  One of the biggest scumbags in that company is Frank Madden, who's real name is Fran Passarella, who happens to be a two time felon.  He promises his clients that he will create YOUTUBE videos that will get 150,000 views in a month.  Meanwhile, all you have to do is go to their page and check the videos they created from over a year ago and some don't even have 10 views. These guys make guarantees verbally over the phone and then they get you on a audio tape agreeing to come on a fake show, not mentioning the services that were promised verbally. Then their admin department will call you DAY and NIGH to get you to sign a document that says you can't get your money back no matter what. They offer no CONTRACT, NO LITERATURE, NOTHING!    They take advantage of senior citizens and they ALL use aliases on the phone.    They create a simple landing page that costs about $100.00 if that even and charge $7500 and beyond for a simple page with no functionality what so ever.   They charged some poor woman 15,000.00 to put her book on ebooks. She could of went to ebooks herself and did it for a few hundred dollars. These guys are the biggest scum on top of pond scum and I hope someone will find these complaint pages and save their bank accounts. These scam artists need to be reported to the BBB and the DA in NY and the Attorney General. BEWARE OF THESE GUYS!
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        REALITY CHECK replies to You're a Lying Scumbag
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        What did I lie about [***]. I just simply explained what the services really are. It is  an internet radio show hosted by outstanding radio personalities. People are happy to pay to have a platform to get there message out. Ashford Radio NEVER CLAIMED TO HAVE MILLIONS OF LISTENERS. there are millions of listeners on internet radio it is a growing medium. YOU SOUND LIKE SOMEONE WHO GOT BOOTED FROM THE FIRM HAVE FUN ON THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE.
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          You're a LIAR. EXPOSED replies to REALITY CHECK
          Anyone who wants to see it for yourself. Go to their other scam website WWW.ASHFORDWHOSWHO.COM They claim to have over 10 Million listeners worldwide. LOL

          Liars have short legs and always get caught. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!


          I would never take a job where I would have to read a script, period, and I certanly would not work for any company that deliberately misleads and steals from their clients/customers. I hope to hear that all of you Ashford employees will be standing on the unemploymeny line real soon. ;)
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    NoOnesFool
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    I received a poor quality Internet phone call from a well rehearsed salesman .
    The pitch was founded on the underlying concept of a vanity publishing proposition and pretended to take
    The form of an " interview" for selection as a participant. The £2,500 sting came at the end.
    Requests for reflection and further information packs were met with the old " we can rework the numbers"
    nonsense. I can see naive people being taken for a ride with this scam and being soaked for a lot of cash.
    Be critically aware of the underlying psychology used and put the phone down quickly
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      matt replies to NoOnesFool
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      Then it is is not for you. you are so quick to call it a scam I have done 4 shows and agree that there probally isn't a big audience. I have put the shows on my website and emailed the last one out to prospected clients. I enjoyed the service they offered and was never promised anything but the 4 interviews which they delivered. I am far from naive I own a succesful business and I enjoyed doing their show
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        Let's listen to the shows. replies to matt
        Please insert your show here so we can take a look at it. What kind of business do you run? What is your website?
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        Anonymous replies to matt
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        What I don't understand is how those here who have had a *good* experience with Ashford seem to expect the rest of us to accept them as good because of their positive experience.  What is it you don't understand?  It's not rocket science.  Ashford preys of specific individuals and then takes advantage of them.  Yes, they do offer a legitimate service.  Yes, you did have a great experience with them.  Yes, others have too.  But there are many others who have been scammed BIG TIME by them.  They don't target everyone.  They pose as a legitimate business based on people with experiences like you.  Then they target others who are easy prey.

        Go back and read my earlier post.  These charges are REAL charges.  The banks lawyers have been involved and the authorities have been contacted regarding them.  Because you had a great experience, which I'm very happy about, does that mean we should just swallow the tens of thousands of dollars of fraudulant charges they milked over and over and over again.  I guess we're wrong... We should just open our wallet and let them take everything because you had such a wonderful experience.

        Man... It's amazing how naive some people can be.  Just be glad they didn't target you.  And I pitty anyone else who falls prey to these horrible people.
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          Liar replies to Anonymous
          The individual claiming he had a wonderful, successful time with Ashford is one of their scam artist sales people.
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    Scam artist
    Its unbelievable how this company has not yet been closed down, i truly believe in karma and trust me one day the owner of this company will have his day, and i hope its in jail. Not only did he steal peoples money but he treated his employees like [***]! Employees checks never had any funds. He never had the nerve to face anyone cause his [***] tommy would always do his dirty work for him. All i have to say is what comes around goes around and this [***] will one day get his
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    Jim
    I don't know why anyone would buy something over the phone,like radio spot or any advertising without a signed contract.Whenever I need to advertise for my business you an best be sure there was a contract signed by both parties.That is how business is done.If you give someone your credit card over the phone without getting it in writing then you might as well leave your checkbook on your front lawn.Also they are big in who's who which is a social media to connect you with others in your Profession.I personally don't believe in it with all the social medias out there,but then I would have never given money over the phone without investigating it first.I don't want to hear about the pressure of a salesman when all you have to do is say lets talk later or just click.It is the phone and not face to face.They like everyone else are trying to make a living regardless of past things some might have done.Those that think they were scammed know where they need to contact,but don't cry and wallow in self pity because of it.It also tells me maybe you did contact agencies regarding your accusation of an alleged scam and they told you no scam,so you are out of luck.And for the one who spent $80000.00 really wasn't thinking and makes me wonder where your business is today.Good luck everyone and I hope you can recoup your money if it is a scam,but please take time for the valuable lesson you learned.ALWAYS GET IN IN WRITING.
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    dumb ass Jeff and hoe ass maylein
    Its simple....maylein has a masters degree from Boston market..and hoeing with any and everybody.. They are so desperate, they have since relocated to Bohemia, Ny...they continuously put ads on craigs list for customer service reps.. Just apply to the job..and dress very very professional..business suit only..go to the interview with spy audio cameras and videos...That shop makes simple things like glasses, watches tie clips...once hired because hes desperate so you will be hired...record everything...ask to speak to them alone in person and get the fraud on video...thays your evidence..with all the money they scam send a private investigator, or a law enforcement to do the job....remember criminals are dumb....okay guys, former employee and because im not scared of the...my name is Tynesha...Mayelin do something!
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    Gale
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    Looks like many people have been scammed by these "people", including me. I have been reading these posts on and off for a while. I think it is past time that we all stop giving these "people" any more of our valuable time and energy. They are all crooks and will continue to close and reopen scams under different names until karma comes around and bites them on the a**. There is plenty of evidence against them online for anyone to read that is thinking about giving them money. This will be the last time I will be on here because they don't deserve anymore of my precious time. Hope some of you guys feel the same way as well.
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      gale is mayelin replies to Gale
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      Hi Mayelin
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        Until they are behind BARS replies to gale is mayelin
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        EVERYONE we have a job to do...these comments MUST CONTINUE...TO protect future ripoffs!!! To protect the public.
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          Never give up replies to Until they are behind BARS
          Keep the complaints coming in, year after year, forever and forever, because u can see that there are still people dumb enough to fall for their promises of high ratings.

          NO ONE IS LISTENING TO YOUR SHOW, DUMMY!

          no one listens to your show or shows. there are no ratings. that's made up

          YOU SUCKERS!

             see the latest complaint FROm a discover card holder. Burton and gang are at it again. Hey Jeff, did your accountant fund the wrong account? It's payday, u know.
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