Postalgold reclame

* WillFerrell counting the moneyz

Spotted on ComplaintsBoard: "I would like an article to be posted pertaining to the refinery Cash 4 Gold, located in Pompano Beach, Fl. I am a former employee, who would like to alert/warn the public on the scamming process involved with this company. There are many of us who would like to vouch on behalf of this fast growing scam. We would like to get the word out to everyone on this step by step scam which involves so many people in this country and their valuables.

Below I have attached the full details on the scam involving this company. We know this first hand, because this is how we were trained. Please take note of this information and do what you can to get the word out there, especially in a time when the economy has truly affected everyone for the worst. Thank you!

I am a former employee of Cash 4 Gold. I did not know much about the company before being hired. On my first day of being hired, I was taught the "Cash 4 Gold Scam" from beginning to end.

1. The "refiner's pack" that is used for you to put your jewelry is "insured for UP TO 100 dollars, " according to how much they determine from a description from you, the worth of your items to be, NOT an actual fully researched appraisal.

2. We receive your "Refiner's Pack" within 3-4 days, BUT we are instructed to tell you that it takes "7-10 business days, for us to receive your pack, ALTHOUGH many times, your package has already arrived.
(All cash4gold customers who have called customer service to track a package can vouch for this)

3. Your jewelry gets appraised by hand, a magnifying glass, a plastic container, a small weight pad, and a bottle of ORANGISH fluid, which your items are then determined a value for. Not million dollar equipment or specially trained jewelry experts. The company was temporarily closed recently due to health and code violations. I have witness testers being transported to Medical Centers, due to the testing department environment. There is literally a cloud of smoke in the air from acid and other testing material. If you were thinking it was some state-of-the-art testing facility, you thought WRONG.

4. Although the payment (check) for your item is dated within 24 hrs of testing your jewelry, we SOMETIMES DO NOT actually send out the check until up to 3-4 days later. (if you are a customer check the date the check was issued against the stamped date on the envelope.)

5. We do offer a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee or your jewelry returned, BUT THE CATCH IS, that the guarantee is to contact us within 10 DAYS from when your check is DATED. (This begins with the time it took for the accounts payables dept. to ISSUE the check and also including the TRANSIT TIME for you to receive your check in the mail. **** NOTATE THE COMMERCIALS THAT INSINUATE THAT YOU GET YOUR CASH IN 24 HRS.*** If you request (sign) for FAST CASH (direct deposit) you automatically WAIVE your rights to have your items returned, EVEN if you are not satisfied with amount of your deposit.

6. You generally receive your check around the "7th-10th" business day, AND majority of the time Customers are outraged when they lay eyes on the amount of their check. Some Customer's even receive a check for 0.01 cents.

7. There have been times when we have received your package and MISPLACED or LOST it at the facility. We CLAIM to not have received the items and even try to convince you that it was lost in the hands of USPS. At which point we begin an insurance claim process on your package. We ask you to send us an itemized list of the content of the package, trying to be as descriptive as you possible can (if you can remember everything in full detail) and a copy of your state issud ID. We then issue an INSURANCE CLAIM for UP TO 100 dollars. GOD FORBID your items are worth more then a 100 dollars. If you call customer service to check on the status of your shipment, and we actually have not received your package, we inform you of the insurance claim process. For those who know that their items are worth more than a hundred dollars, they become very upset and threaten to take action against the company, at that point we inform the customer that if they knew their items were worth more they should have added additional insurance at the Post Office. BUT unless you are paying to ship your items in a completely different package other then the refiner's kit, you are unable to add insurance to the package.

8. For those who do get in touch with us within the allotted time frame, we already know what you are calling about. Customers want their items returned, because there
check amount is so insultingly LOW. The first thing a Rep will
ask you is "HOW MUCH WERE YOU EXPECTING TO GET BACK?" This way we can know how much to "BONUS" you.

efinition of a BONUS: We issue low checks just to have you call us back if you are smart enough to realize that you just got scammed. For the smart one's we are paid to offer u a bonus up to 3x the original amount of your check and you accept. For ex: Sally Smith receives a check for $27.86 for a Rolex watch(which we don’t issue value for), a class ring, a ring with diamond chips, a pair of earrings with emeralds, as well as a few sterling silver pieces, and maybe a few items that were really of no value. Now Sally Smith calls the cust srvc dept, where she speaks to a rep who seems so concerned and will see if she can do better with the amount by speaking to a "SUPERVISOR". We then place the caller on Mute, and speak to our neighbors or doodle on a sheet, or twiddle with our hair for about 45 seconds, while we are supposedly speaking to our supervisor about Ms. Smith's complaint. We then come back with an offer to "BUMP UP YOUR MELT DATE or any other lies the cust srvc reps can think of, and offer you a total amount of $53.20 which is a little under double the amount of your original check; in which case if you accept, the cust srvc rep makes a 15.00 bonus off of your transaction. If the customer service rep offers you under triple the amount of your orig check, he/she makes 10.oo in bonuses.

9. If you accept the offer, the deal is done, and you are told that the call is recorded (which most of the time, the record button does not work, or the box if full.)It’s just a way to make your feel binded by a verbal contract. IF you do not accept the deal, you have to return your check, and it takes sometimes up to a month to receive your items back after we receive the check.

10. If you only want the items that we do not find of any value back, you have to pay 10.00 shipping and handling fee to have your own items returned, which varies. Although it is listed under the terms and conditions, this charge varies from a 10.00-15.00 charge to NO charge, reason being, UNSURE.

Cash 4 Gold is definitely not a trustworthy or credible company to do business with. You are almost better off taking your items to a local pawn shop or shopping around for other companies. With the economy the way it is, Cash 4 Gold seems to be a way out of financial stress for some, but in actuality becomes a stress of its own. I would advise you to think twice before sending in valuables or items inherited and of sentimental value, its not worth it."

Hyman	vrijdag 5 februari 2010 @ 14:39
	Die Nederlandse versie heb ik het dan over. Wat een ontzettend kak accent heeft die kerel zeg echt een verschrikkelijk irritante reclame. Ik wilde hier een filmpje plaatsen van de reclame in kwestie, maar ze hebben een kapotte link op hun site staan .
Tabloid	vrijdag 5 februari 2010 @ 14:46
	Terechte klacht!
henrydg	vrijdag 5 februari 2010 @ 14:47
	Inderdaad een terechte klacht. Het gaat om dit filmpje : www.postalgold.nl - Zet uw goud om in geld
WhiteTiger1	vrijdag 5 februari 2010 @ 14:52
	vreselijk
shadowflash	vrijdag 5 februari 2010 @ 15:07
	die kerel krijgt van mij de doodstraf net als je dacht van die postkrediet reclames af te zijn ....
TwisterNederland	vrijdag 5 februari 2010 @ 15:11
	je wordt gewoon opgelicht door die lui
dirkjo	vrijdag 5 februari 2010 @ 15:23
	Wat een kut reclame
borned	dinsdag 23 februari 2010 @ 15:21
	Met z'n blije bakkes! wat een tamme kaasvlinder, afschieten die gek
Pantoffelsalade	dinsdag 23 februari 2010 @ 15:29
	jaikes.. echt een verschrikkelijk accent. ik denk dat ze een beetje het "Amerikaanse" willen nadoen. maar het klinkt in elk geval nergens naar
So_Surreal_Baby	dinsdag 23 februari 2010 @ 15:32
	Zeer terechte klacht ! Net zoals die reclame dat je je mobiel kan opsturen en er geld voor terug krijgt, sjanzoo ofzo...
Pantoffelsalade	dinsdag 23 februari 2010 @ 15:38
	quote: Op dinsdag 23 februari 2010 15:32 schreef So_Surreal_Baby het volgende: Zeer terechte klacht ! Net zoals die reclame dat je je mobiel kan opsturen en er geld voor terug krijgt, sjanzoo ofzo... ow jaaa zonzoo! poef en je mobiel is weg
So_Surreal_Baby	dinsdag 23 februari 2010 @ 15:42
	quote: Op dinsdag 23 februari 2010 15:38 schreef Pantoffelsalade het volgende: [..] ow jaaa zonzoo! poef en je mobiel is weg Excuses dat ik het je hielp herinneren
Pantoffelsalade	dinsdag 23 februari 2010 @ 15:45
	quote: Op dinsdag 23 februari 2010 15:42 schreef So_Surreal_Baby het volgende: [..] Excuses dat ik het je hielp herinneren sorry sorry ..
Drinky	dinsdag 23 februari 2010 @ 15:46
	Zonzoo ze bieden 200 voor een iPhone 3GS 32GB Voor die prijs wil ik ze ook wel overkopen met gratis verzendkosten
So_Surreal_Baby	dinsdag 23 februari 2010 @ 15:48
	quote: Op dinsdag 23 februari 2010 15:46 schreef Drinky het volgende: Zonzoo ze bieden 200 voor een iPhone 3GS 32GB Voor die prijs wil ik ze ook wel overkopen met gratis verzendkosten 200 euro _______ ?!?!?!? Dat Zonzoo is eigenlijk een eigen topic waard
WillFerrell	dinsdag 23 februari 2010 @ 15:49
	Dit en Zonzoo.
So_Surreal_Baby	dinsdag 23 februari 2010 @ 15:49
	Ik zie net dat 200 euro het maximale bedrag is wat ze weg geven voor een telefoon. Ik weet alleen niet zeker of het nou een bedrijf met een winstoogmerk is, of dat alles naar een goed doel gaat.
WillFerrell	dinsdag 23 februari 2010 @ 15:51
	quote: Op dinsdag 23 februari 2010 15:49 schreef So_Surreal_Baby het volgende: Ik zie net dat 200 euro het maximale bedrag is wat ze weg geven voor een telefoon. Ik weet alleen niet zeker of het nou een bedrijf met een winstoogmerk is, of dat alles naar een goed doel gaat. Ze sturen het naar een goed doel. SPOILER * WillFerrell counting the moneyz
Pantoffelsalade	dinsdag 23 februari 2010 @ 15:57
	trouwens die amerikaanse postalgold reclame lijkt wel een zolderkamer waar ze aan het werken zijn.
Babovic	donderdag 25 februari 2010 @ 09:05
	Wat een kut reclame zeg. Vraag me echt af of er mensen zijn die zo dom zijn om hun goud op te sturen naar dit soort bedrijfjes.