There have been several complaints about this outfit. They seems to require a $49.00 deposit for federal grants totalling $15,000.00. This outfit is a scam and we recommend that people stay away from them.

The company address:
Advantage America
1900 Howell Branch Road
Suite# 4-7
Winter Park, FL 32792
866-503-7345

advantageamericabenefits.com


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Domain Name: ADVANTAGEAMERICABENEFITS.COM
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Name Server: MY.PRIVATEDNS.COM
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Updated Date: 23-aug-2005
Creation Date: 18-aug-2005
Expiration Date: 18-aug-2006


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Domain Name.......... advantageamericabenefits.com
Creation Date........ 2005-08-19
Registration Date.... 2005-08-19
Expiry Date.......... 2006-08-19
Organisation Name.... Advantage America
Organisation Address. British Colonial, 1 Bay Street, suite 303
Organisation Address.
Organisation Address. Nassau
Organisation Address. 00000
Organisation Address. AU
Organisation Address. BAHAMAS

Admin Name........... Donald Nyveen
Admin Address........ British Colonial, 1 Bay Street, suite 303
Admin Address........
Admin Address........ Nassau
Admin Address........ 00000
Admin Address........ AU
Admin Address........ BAHAMAS
Admin Email.......... baypoint@coralwave.com
Admin Phone.......... 242.3737652
Admin Fax............

Tech Name............ Donald Nyveen
Tech Address......... British Colonial, 1 Bay Street, suite 303
Tech Address.........
Tech Address......... Nassau
Tech Address......... 00000
Tech Address......... AU
Tech Address......... BAHAMAS
Tech Email........... baypoint@coralwave.com
Tech Phone........... 242.3737652
Tech Fax.............
Name Server.......... my.privatedns.com
Name Server.......... your.privatedns.com

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"Advantage America" Grant Scam

The victim receives an unsolicited phone call; those with caller ID will see (in this case) “Advantage America” on their screen. The caller informs the victim that, based on his or her tax return, the victim is eligible to receive a government grant of up to $12,500. The victim is instructed to mail a nominal fee (usually $40-$50) to the company, and has lately provided a Winter Park mailing address. The caller also asks for the victim’s checking account and routing number information, and is told that a fee of $299 will be withdrawn after the victim receives their grant. The victim sends the check to the ficticious address, and by the time their check has been returned their bank account has been emptied.

These people are persistent; if the victim wavers, a “manager” gets on the line and tries to close the deal. If a victim shows initial interest but ultimately disconnects, several follow-up calls follow. Wary victims are directed to a website to prove legitimacy (www.advantageamericabenefits.com). This web site has listed addresses that are located in Winter Park, however this "company" does not currently and has never occupied any of these addresses that have been shown on the site.

No victims have been identified in Florida thus far, but if you have been victimized or have any additional information on this scam, please use the following link to contact the The Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC).

http://www.wppd.org/community/news.htm

We continued to see that Advantage America is aggressively calling people and informing people that they qualified for a federal grant of $12,000.00. This boiler room operation is very aggressive.

Advantage America bigtime scam ripoff Florida

Company
Advantage America
Address:
1900 HOWELL BRANCH RD SUITE 4-7
Florida 32792
U.S.A.
Phone Number:
866-503-7345

Con Artists Submitted: 11/27/2005 12:40:13 AM
Modified: 11/27/2005 1:29:00 AM

Advantage America ripoff lying stupid foreigners what a scam Winter Park Florida

Company
Advantage America
Address:
1900 Howell Branch Road Suite # 4-7
Winter Park Florida 32792
U.S.A.
Phone Number:
866-503-7435



http://www.ripoffreport.com/results....=&searchtype=0

We believe this group is out there and is actively recruiting. This is a dangerous one. Sure hope the FBI and other law enforecement agencies rap this one up ASAP.

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I just wanted to thank the people who posted this information. I was just contacted by them and am in a situation that I need massive financial help. It is not my practice to fall for stuff so easily but I was near hopeless when this company called me. After the phone call I realized what had happened and decided to look them up, after finding this website I immediately contacted my bank and made sure that they could take it no further than the telephone call they made to me. Thank you to those who took the time to research and post this information.

I'm in the same situation. I'm a college student so when they called and said that the government had selected me so recieve a $10,000 dollar grant I was like thats cool, i really could use the money. So i continued to talk with them and they said that all they would take would be $50 after the $10,000 had been deposited. Well the money never got deposited and they still took the money out. Now on the 23rd of Nov. they took out $299.95 with out my authorization, and they never mentioned that on the phone. Is there anyway i can get my money back or am i up the creek with no paddle. Any sugesstions would be helpful. Thanks.

I can not believe I was ****ed into this thing. I got a call on a Friday evening from these people. A promise of a Government grant of $12,500. They told me nothing would come out of my account. I still can't believe I gave them my account information. You tell your self it could never happen to you. Then you hear yourself give over everything. At the end of the whole conversation I tried to stop it all. I told them never mind. They had a tape running. Did I understand and agree to the terms. I kept saying NO! I had changed my mind. Then I'm on with a supervisor. I told her NO! I didn't want to continue and didn't want to say yes to their terms on tape. She told me no money would come out of my account. The coupons coupons would pay for everything including the $299.95 and besides I would have an 800 phone number to call to cancell out of the program. I tried that 800 phone number. These peolpe don't know the meaning of NO! I was argued with. I closed my checking account and am going to contact my State Department of Justice Fraud office and file a report with them. Then I'll contact the U.S Dept. of Justice and see if they have anything I can do. Thest people will not take me down. Most of my anger is at myself for getting into something like this. I'm not sure how to put this but, I'm kind of glad to find out i'm not all alone in this.
Thanks for letting me vent. I'll keep you all posted on how I manage to get myself out of this. KATJOLAMKIN

I got the same exact deal, and I'm rather irritated.

I'm out for blood.




Let me know what you find out, and I'll do the same. I'm in the military and currently stationed in Washington, DC.

I just got off the phone with this supposed company. I had a really bad feeling about it and so I told them after reading all of their horrible info on the internet I wasn't interested. He hung up on me! I guess he knew he was busted, I just hope that everyone does the same as me, BEFORE giving the information. I'm on the phone with the bank right now making sure that they can't take any of my money. Of course they come after the people with financial problems because they know we're almost desperate! Well, I'm glad that I found this website. Thanks!!!

Ok! I, stupidly, got into the same mess. Is there anyone out there that has been able to get their money returned? I wish to God I had seen this site in time to stop them from accessing my bank account. I am now $400.00 out. Merry X-mas, huh? Anyway. I do not want to stop until I can take this company down. Has anyone had any luck? What can we do? Where do we go from here? HELP!!!!

Thanks! Dawn (Cantbelievethis)

I am a single mother of two looking to go back to school to finish my nursing degree. I have filled out my student aid information and soon after doing that I start to get these phone calls on my cell phone (caller id only shows 750 as being the number). First I hear a woman say hello and then there is this foreign idiot who can hardly speak English promising a federal grant that I would not have to pay back. Since my sister is a detective/police officer I have heard many stories of these kinds of scams once they start asking you personal information about your bank accounts!!!!!

NEVER NEVER NEVER give out personal information about yourself over the phone. This whole outfit is a scam and I am going to pursue this further with my contacts.

I was called and told by a man named Enrico that because I had paid all my taxes on time, had a clean credit file, and had no criminal record, that the government had picked me out of 5,000 people to recieve a grant of 12,500, all I had to do was verify the information he had in his file, which was my bank account nmber and the name of my bank and he would transfer the money directly into my account. I asked him how he had this information and where he got my phone number. He said he was from the government and he had all the information. I told him to send me the paper work and I would take care of it, he stated he was unbale to do that, he could only directly deposit the money into my account. He told me to state my name and that would verify the account and allow him to deposit the money. I would not do this , he then told me the government was giving me a gift of a 500.00 procery coupon and a chance to join a health insurance plan that would be open to everyone in about 5 months. I would be able to go for a physical and take a friend with me to any doctor of my choice. I could look this over for 30 days and then my account would be debited 299.99 and then 19.95 monthly. Please verify this information and I will debit your account in 2 days for 49.99 for federal document fees. I aked for a phone number to call him back, he refused to give me one until I spoke my name and verified the information. I refused to do this. I told him it was a scam and he put a supervisor on and tried to convienve me, I hung up. He called back the next and threatened me that my bank account information was in a data base and I was vunerable to a lot of problems and they were not responsible for them. I told him the account had been closed. I have rewceived two more calls.

I've read all of these posts... And I am amazed. I am going tonight to my local police department to file a police report on these people. The thing about me is.. I never received a phone call from ANYONE. I happened to look at my bank account online last night and saw that I was $75 in the negative. I then saw this check on there.. It's not from my account. So I opened it up and it was for a check in the amount of $49.95 from Advantage America. I immediately emailed my bank and put a hold on it. I am closing that account out today. I want to thank you guys for posting everything about them. I have printed out this forum along with the check copy from the bank and it will be given to the police. I am so sorry to hear about all of the money that was taken from everyone here. I hope that what I am doing about it, will somehow shut these people down.

I will keep you guys informed on what happens.

Have a blessed day and a very Merry Christmas.

Submitted: 12/9/2005 11:32:20 AM
Modified: 12/9/2005 11:32:00 AM


Advantage America, Mark Sensor ripoff, Promised government grants for being good citizens Winter Park Florida

Company
Advantage America
Address:
1900 Howell Branch Rd Suite 4-7
Winter Park Florida 32792
U.S.A.
Phone Number:
866-503-7345
Fax:


Promised my wife that she was getting a $12500 grant from the government for being a good citizen and just needed the $49.95 application fee for process it. We told them that we did not have the money the said to answere yes to all questions then call back mon-fri and they would hold the order until you had the money. Next day company said it was for coupons and didn't guarentee any money. Once they got your money the they would send you coupons and an application on how to apply for a government grant. When my wife asked about the $49.95 the said that it would be processing through in 2 days and because my wife had said yes to all questions like the guy said to do. They were very rude and foreign and didn't understand what my wife was saying alot of the time. I can't go to the bank and cancel because my bank is in Mississippi and I moved to Virginia because I got hit by hurricane katrina. If there is anything I an do somebody please let me know. I want these guys stopped ASAP. Thank you

Jayson

Jayson
Hampton, Virginia
U.S.A.

http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff167402.htm

This group is extremely active all. The FBI or Secert Service need to pick these guys up ASAP

I wanted to thank everyone for their replies and information. Today I was contacted by Advantage America scammers, and I bought into their deal. However, after having second thoughts late in the day, I looked them up here at scamfraudalert, only to find they are anything but legit. I have moved all of my funds out of my bank account using online banking, and tomorrow I'm going to close my account. Your diligent reporting has saved this poor college kid at least $50 (if not more!), and you have my thanks.

Sincerely,
Ryan in South Bend, IN

Internet Alert: Advantage America Advance Fee Scam

December 12, 2005
Advantage America representatives contact consumers by telephone (both landline and cellular), claiming the individual is qualified to receive a government sponsored grant for a one-time fee of $49.95. The incoming phone number is often programmed to appear local on caller identification systems. After obtaining bank account and social security numbers, the fee is withdrawn, but promised grant moneys are never deposited into the individual’s account. This appears to be another offshore advance fee scam.

The website, http://advantageamericabenefits.com, lists an address in Winter Park, Florida. According to the Better Business Bureau, the address is an empty suite, and all mail is forwarded to a West Indies location on the island of Saint Lucia. The website also contains information regarding discounted medical services.

The Better Business Bureau has received 199 complaints against Advantage America to date. The BBB’s website reports that the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office has issued a Cease & Desist Order against Firstnationalgrant.com, another name used by Advantage America. The Cease & Desist Order lists the following, additional AKAs for
Advantage America
Advantage America Benefits
Advantage America Grant
Advantage Grant
First National Benefits
First Government Grants
First National Health Care
Yitan Financial
First National Government Grants
AIG Limited, Premier Health Benefits
First National Health Care Limited
First National Benefits.

Victims in Washington State should report their experiences to the Office of the Attorney General at www.atg.wa.gov/consumer/complain.shtml, and the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov.

Telemarketers Submitted: 1/20/2006 10:43:17 AM
Modified: 1/20/2006 10:43:00 AM

Advantage America ripoff Advantage America claims they give free govt grants Fraud Winter Park Florida

Company
Advantage America
Address:
advantageamerica.com
Winter Park Florida 32792
U.S.A.
Phone Number:

On a Thursday evening, 19 Jan 2006, I received a call on my cell phone stating that I was eligible to receive a grant of $12,500 and that I would not have to pay it back and the guy, with a very heavy Indian accent, asked me if I was a tax payer and I said yes. He went on to explain why I would be receiving the grant because I pay my taxes and blah, blah, blah. He told me his name was Shaun Cooper and gave me his ID # 1461 and the address of this government company in Winter Park, Fl and the website advantageamerica.com. He asked if I had filed my taxes last year and I said “no' and he asked if I would file and I said “yes, I will.” I was thinking that I could use the money because I am going to school right now and that it would help me so much but then I started wondering if this was legit. He explained that I would not have to pay it back but pay a small, one-time fee of $49.95. It would take 4-5 days for the package to arrive and that it would take 30-45 days for the grant to be wired in my account. The guy was explaining that my check would be transacted in 2-days but that if I was not able to pay the amount of $49.95 I could call the 800-number and work out a payment plan.

He went on to ask me what bank I banked with, my bank information, address and phone number. I told him the name and the city and I went ahead through the process giving him my personal information. I went through this 3-way call and went through a series of recordings to enter my information in an automatic message service. He kept repeating that after I give my info that he would give me an 800 to call and a grant access code and just for getting into this that I would receive a complimentary free trial on a health benefit package as well as some long-distance phone call offer and trial and then I started thinking that I don't want to go through all this just for a grant so I opted out of the offers and then received this 800 number to cancel with a member ID in which he pressed the button to repeat the number. But then I got cut off after I had made the last entry of personal information over the phone into the automated voice message system.

Then I thought cautiously after it all that I should not have given my personal information and to go to my bank and cancel the check I did over the phone and then possibly change my account because now they have my information.

So today, I went to check out the company on the internet and saw that it was listed on the Rip Off Report and read about the various scams that this company has been doing to other people. Now I have put a stop payment on the check and am going to switch accounts so they don't rip me off. I just wish that I had been more cautious about it when I first received the phone call.

Hopefully I have helped others from my experience not to fall for this scam! Please be aware of unidentified phone calls and suspicious offers such as this. Your first instinct is always right!

Marilyn
Lancaster, California
U.S.A.

http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff172516.htm
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff172511.htm

I have recently experienced this scam. i felt so stupid for getting involved, but never the less, it happened. I got the call offering a 12,000 government grant and stupidly agreed. later, i saw that $50 had been taken from my account and i had recieved a letter saying that this company was going to proceed taking $299 a month from my account. After over 2 hours on the phone with these people, i had no solution, the man on the phone gave me a fake number to call and when i tried to call back i got the answering machine. Since i had heard that this company would empty your account, i was scared so i called my bank and froze my account. That is my BEST advice for anyone who is experiencing this, contact your bank, freeze your account and get RIGHT down there and open new accounts, thats what im doing. You go to your bank and close out ALL of your accounts then open new ones, new debit cards, new everything and NEVER l for this scam again!!!!!!!!