Contractor 411 review: scam 44

They originally signed me up with the promise of getting a minimum of 3 foreclosures per week to do the property preservation on. These were to start a week after my background check was done, which cost me $99. It has been 4 months since I joined and they have not sent me any property preservation work and the leads that they send are bogus leads that are old and the people don't even want any work done. It is a totall scam and I will be making complaints with the appropriate agencies to get these people stopped.

I have had similar zero service experiences. I am a handyman with a very broad competitive range of service and completely positive 30 year reputation. They took my $99 for a bogus "background investigation". They did send 30 totally non-responsive "leads". I responded promptly to 20 with 2 or 3 follow ups each. Not one ever responded over 3 months of wasting my time. The leads never contained any phone numbers - only e-mail addresses and from my perspective were completely phony.

I have time to bury this scam……..

David Ryan Group

I have had a very different experience with this company. I have been a handyman for this company for almost a year and I have recieved work form them...both residential and bank foreclosures. They don't keep me busy on a full time basis but it has been great filler work for me. I have had experiences with perspective clients not always returning my e-mails, but I don't think that is any fault to the company because some respond and some don't.

Todd Bengle

Do not believe the "handyman" who says he did get business from Contractor411! It is a SCAM. We have only received 4 bogus leads in 3 month. Contractor411 doesn't even send us any leads anymore (not that we want them). Or respond when we email or call to complain. Do not fall for their SCAM!

I have had the same negative experience with Contractor 411. They have taken my $99 dollars with zero leads. I have a Bachelors in Construction Management, and 15 years of experience in remodelling on all levels. I have a restoration company out of southern Indiana, and have had little luck with online refferal 'agencies'. These people are frauds and theives and need to be stopped.

I just started with thecontractor411.com contractor management and I had my first job within two weeks after the background check cleared. If its a scam why have I been working for them for 2 years? I have contracts to prove it and money in the bank. Contact me any time to verify my experience. If you feel uncomfortable with any service just don't do it. No harm no foul.

Matt Green
constructionplus411 at yahoo

see I even added 411 to my email since they are such a steady source of income to me and my family

THESE PEOPLE ARE THE BOTTOM SCUMM EATERS OF THE WORLD WHO PREY ON PEOPLE, FULL OF BS AND SHOULD BE PROSECUTED, BETTER YET LET ONE OF THE TUFF CONTRACTORS WHO THEY RIPPPED OFF GET A HOLD OF THEM AND GIVE THEM A GOOD OLD FASHIONED CRASH COURSE IN BUISNESS ETHICS I BET THEY WOULD LEARN REAL QUICK.THEY GOT MY 99.00 AND KNOW WORK CAME FROM IT, I EVEN ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD PROVIDE THE NAMES OF CONTRACTORS IN MY AREA THEY GOT WORK FOR OF COURSE NO RESPONSE, MAYBE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN IN BUISNESS FOR OVER 27 YRS AND KNOW ALOT OF CONTACTS. I BELONG TO BID CLERK AS WELL AND THEY ARE ON THE LEVEL, I JUST WANTED TO GET MORE LEADS IN OTHER AREAS AND ALL IGOT WAS A LEAD IN THE ###. I CALL THEM CONSTANTLY TO GET MY MONEY BACK AND THATS LIKE PISSING UP A ROPE. HOPE THESE PEOPLE ARE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE, JAILED AND NEVER LET OUT, CALL THE FTC AND REPORT THESE ###, THE MORE COMPLAINTS THE BETTER, ITS REALT SAD WHEN THEY ADVERTISE ON CRAIGS LIST IN RURAL AREAS INSULTING OUR INTELLIGENCE. GET THSE CROOKS NOW AND LOOK OUT FOR FUTURE SCAMS.

Sorry your getting such a bad rap on this site, just want to let you know that we appreciate all the work you have sent our way good luck in getting these whiners off this site . they all outta get off there ### and find work themselves'

Hi guys,

I am from Chicago and have worker with the contractor 411 off and on supplementing my income for 3 years. I don't know what the problem is but its a pretty straight forward deal, you request leads when ur ready and they match u up with the profile info u give em.

I got some pretty sweet bank jobs last month and I never even talked to contractor management about it, it was just me and the bank estimator.

I am only coming back to this site because I am checking on another scammer company and I cant believe anyone even has a problem with the contractor 411.

They are the best lead service I have been a part of over the last 10 years and I have done my research.

Contact me if I can help u out,
Scott Mears
Wheaton, ILL.

I am a contractor in the CLEVELAND area and joined CONTRACTOR 411 with the same negative results. Paid the $99 and for two months have gotten nothing for it. NOT one legitamate lead and not one call from any bank. Absolutely zero with this scam outfit. Contractors depend and live on leads. Just do what you promise. These guys don't do anything for you. If they are so good, why are there so many complaints. There shouldn't be any complaints. I need to put bread on the table for my kids. They are playn' with lives that depend on there service.
Klodetsky@netscape.com

I agree that this company is a total scam. I will be arriving at there door to let them know what I think of them. They took very valuable money at a critical time. They don't even answer the phones. What kind of work ethics do they have. I have not received 1 lead that is real and not one job from them. They will be reported to the better business bureau now, by me. They tols me it was a good fill in company to work for. That I would get 2 to 3 jobs a week. Dam! I should of knowed with there fake website. It's ridicolous. Hammer your company out the door you lousy ###. Yea i'm pissed, you stole my money!

I have to say that I agree it is a scam. I'm sure they take 99 bucks from thousands of hurting contractors. I signed up for this company because of the reo work they promissed. After 2 months nothing. The only thing they do is send these bogus leads with very funny and suspicious looking email address. Dont you think if a homeowner wanted work dont they would at least put there email down. Oh and by the way I have gotten some really strange respones from my emails to the leads. In two months I have never received a phone call or and address or an legitimate return email to set up an appointment. I have gotten a couple email responses back that are very strange. As an example I emailed one of the leads giving my credentials and a week later I get this email saying "sounds good can you start next week" then I send back an email that says "yes, I can start next week but would you like to meet so we can go over your project. Please give me your number or call me so we can set up an appointment" then after I send that there is no other correspondence. these weird emails have happened about 3 times. I think it is there attempt to make it look like it is legitimate.

Dont pay the 99 you will regret it

typo in the first post. I was mad when typing and not typing right. If a homeowner wanted work done they would list there phone number. I have also tried people searches on anywho and not one person showed up. All my job leads said they were within a 30 mile radius. Also, think about the odds here. I have received about 16 job leads and responded to all of them the morning I received them (about 4 leads every monday) I have not been able to speak to one person or corresponded in email to get an appointment set

i just signed up so i will tell you how it goes. Looks likes its more of a scam reading all the other comments

I've heard from lots of other's 411 was in-fact a scam operation.. on the hand, you need to be suspect of anything posted on craigslist. I myself and I think others would agree.. that craigslist should be taken off the internet..it's a housing institution for disreputable businesses and any other occasions you can think of.. (IT'S A FREE SITE !) Anymore questions!

glad our company looked this site up first because like the rest of u 99.00 is alot and besides a background check from our local cops and sherrif is FREE. that was my RED FLAG. thanks for the info

I paid $99.00 for a background check. Never got foreclosure leads, never got a return call, and now that I look back on it the director's name was Thomas Crown. You've all seen the movie about the art thief. Well they got me. Don't let em' get you.

i am from the rochester ny area, payed for this BS and havent recieved nothing, i contacted my bank that they deducted the money from and they are starting a investagation into it

This company feeds on contractors trying to find work, plain and simple. They will send auto emails they will send job emails second they make up jobs lets face it . I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A JOB OR A PERSONAL PHONE CALL FROM A PERSPECTIVE CLIENT . You have to admit it sounded to good from the get go, did it not ? Yes you feel like you got scammed and you did May the lord JESUS CHRIST PUT A HAMMER TO THEM AMEN . Hey those people that sent good emails about the company work for the company, sick right thats right I would bet another 99.00 I am right...God bless all you other work, . forget about this job its over.

Same thing here! We contacted the Attorney General about this scam. Hundreds of so called leads were bogus. Not one so-called customer responded to our emails even when we begged for a response to see if the lead was legit as we were investigating the company. Nothing. And, not one bank foreclosure we were promised. Still working on putting an end to these scammers and won't rest until they are severely punished.

Glad I found these postings 'cause I almost fell for it too.

Im in the Nashville Tn area and have had the same experience.Bogus leads with no jobs to date after 2 months.Not even one call back.We should consider a class action lawsuit.Anyone who would like to participate send me an email. [censor] needs to be cleaned.Michael

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Scam for sure- I talked to Kendra who blows a lot of bull. I didn't pay the fee. First I flew in with Google Earth Street View on their two supposed "brick and mortar" addresses, 8721 Santa Monica Blvd. and 2118 Wilshire Blvd. Both locations are mail drops. I also did a business entity search for the state of CA and found no listing for their supposed company, Contractor Management LLC. It is amazing that individuals chose to bide their time stealing from people.

None of these leads are what you proclaimed we would get from your services. This is a [censor] SCAM where you survive by charging $99.00 for a background check ( that a local law enforcement office does for FREE) & forward garbage leads to justify your existence, the leads are either bogus, false, or very old..., what a pathetic, misleading services this is. 95% of these email addresses are coming from sites with VERY POOR trust or reliability factors.., more then likely generated by your own employees! I am passing on this information to my local BBB & the Indiana Attorney Generals office.

Gregory A Rubeo
The ReNew Services Group
V.P. Financial Operations
6945 Hawthorn Park Dr.
Indianapolis, IN 46220

Company advertises on Craiglist and various other sites stating that after a $99.00 charge to do a background check on you, and that once you pass, you will receive leads from both private and bank sources for contractor and handyman jobs. States it takes about 3 days for this check to be completed (long enough for the charge to clear your bank) and then you will start receiving leads. You do receive leads but you usually never get a response back or they are usually filled long before you have a chance to even respond. If you try to contact the website to find out any information you are sent an auto-reply e-mail referring you back to the FAQ which give you a very, very limited amount of answers. If you call, you will never speak to anyone, just a voice mail stating to leave a message or to contact them via e-mail either to a Sarah White or a JOEL BECKER. Mr. Becker responds with e-mails stating "Hi, feel free to intimidate us" or "Hi, you intimidate me" which leads you right back to the place you started. The BBB has a 2 page list of complaints dating back to January of 2009. Also, if you request a copy of your background check from InquestServices.com, Mr. Becker is the one that e-mails you to tell you to request a copy from Inquest Services. If you do receive a copy of a background check it is not on you, but someone else.DO NOT DO ANY SORT OF TRANSACTION WITH THIS BUSINESS! CHECK THEM OUT WITH THE BBB IF YOU QUESTION THIS AND YOU WILL SEE THIS IS ALL TRUE.

TOTAL SCAM! I too almost fell for this, however, a little gtoogle search provided a wealth of information. I called the number and spoke to a girl named Brooklyn (should be Crooklyn) and she promised the world. I started asking her what type of jobs they were and she was totally not familiar with construction. I then asked her what the deal was with all the complaints and she responded that it was due to the Handymen/Contractors not responding quickly or not posting their profile. She also stated that they were in business for 14 years? yeah.
Any of the positive reviews here are subject to scrutiny. I would bet they are employees trying to back peddle on all the negative reviews. DONT FALL FOR IT!

I also called several times on their toll free number while i needed to sign up, no one responded afterwords I realized that their official timing are Monday to Friday and I was calling on Saturday even though I received a return call on Monday

I would better appreciate both of your concerns, but my point of view is slightly different as every one of us have good or bitter experiences in our lives...so may be there is something that we could negotiate with the right party instead of complaining about them.

SME CONTRACTOR You are an idiot! Of course you will receive a call back when you are "signing up" that's how they get your money. Then wait for the leads to come in and you will find they lead you nowhere. Then try to contact them in the time frame that you specified. You will receive a voicemail ALWAYS that tells you to contact "Sara White". No matter how you spell her name that will generate e-mails stating that she is "unavailable". Then contact "JOEL BECKER" via e-mail and you will receive e-mails that tell you to go to the website's FAQ's part that will also LEAD YOU NOWHERE. Then contact JOEL BECKER via e-mail directly and you will go around and around in circles. THEN request a copy of your background check that you spent money on and you will get another run around the circle moment. If you do receive a copy of the background check IT WON'T BE ON YOU! Now before you post anything else try all of the above and then contact the BBB online and you will see JUST HOW FOOLISH YOU HAVE BEEN POSTING THAT! BY THE WAY I GOT MY MONEY BACK BECAUSE I FILED WITH MY BANK A COMPLAINT AND THE BBB AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MY STATE. IT WASN'T A "BITTER MOMENT IT WAS A SCAM"!

These people thought they had me this morning but thanks to you guys, I was wiser. I just want to say, Thank You! I did send an email to all the sponsers so they would see their name being used to get their clients scammed.

I am truly sorry for the ones of you that got used. It is so sad all the scams that are going on now.

The person called Roxy is who I confronted on the scam and she said the BBB was a scam. I told her they oughtt to be ashame to be so low and I hoped they all ended up in jail. She said I would be 6 ft under. Is that a threat on my life over the phone and over state lines?

Thank you again for posting. It is hard enough out there right now, but we are honest and do not scam.

Ginger

I was contacted by them also. I stated on my Craigslist no emails as they have all been scam contacts and they still contacted. I called and it smelled bad of scam. I even pollitely called them on the possibility and they hung up on me. Got another email and called as I was desperated and hoping it was real. Then I found this site. Luckily I do not have $99. to even give them to even think about it out of desperation. Besides, who pays you more than $100 an hour for 2-3 hour jobs without even asking me for work history references.
How do we stop them from stealing from others.
PS. I wonder if SME is an affiliate of the company to try to prolong their scam?

i just sent them the money last week so ill let everyone on here no how it goes in the next few days. i am hopeful that it isnt a scam

I wsih i would have found this site before I was duped ! I should have stuck with my gut feeling
when they mentioned a $99. background check I knew something was not right !
What comes around goes around !

Chris

This is a problem with all lead genaration companies. They resend old leads, If someone start's the process and quirs they still sell yhe lead, They say it only goes to 3 to 4 contractors that a lie, Most of the companies have several names they use, renovation experts, servicemagic, reliableremodelers, they also have site's where you can post your business which if someone clicks your business and think there going to you there not iy goes to them, very mis leading. Cant understand why the state has not put an end to this, We are required to get a licensed for contract and salesman, so why not them.

Glad I seen this because they just called me too!How can this be legal?pisses me off! People trying to feed there families and you got these d-bags thriving on it! Burn in Hell!

hi, I just got there phone call today. I was really hoping for what they promised .I just got done calling my bank after reading all of these complaints. Turns out, (LUCKY ME ) they couldn't charge me the backround check, because I was already overdrafted, but they did try.They also left me a message to call them back tommorrow at ext. 710(Travis). With that many complaints, I'm sure it's a scam. I just talked to the Bank, BLOCKED them ! and reported them!

lead companies are a bunch of frauds, They main thing is to sign as many contractors as they can. It's all about money to them with no respect to the contractors because there are so many of us that continue to go to them in these hard times and in good times. Service magic is the biggest apple of them all, which uses so many names and also haves free advertizing sites for contractors to list there business which steals you potential client. They will break up a lead from clients to sell it to mulitple contractors, for example ( a customer ask for a basement remodel then they say ok there will be a need for a sheetrock guy, painter, carpenter, flooring, eletrical and so on. add that up times 4 to 10 pople in each trade. As a common practice I asked the client how many people have called them always more then seven. Service magic is a branch off of a much larger company of lending tree and many more companies they own. What each contractor needs to do is complain to the attorney general and state there problem. We are required to get a state licensed in maryland to perform home improvements and a salesmen licensed so how are they above the law. Just keep calling your local goverment and complain because it must be done in large numbers and actions speaks louder then words on this post. I'VE TESTED THE LEADS LEADS COMPANIES
OUT AND THEY FLOODED ME WITH CALL . ONLY THREE TO FOUR CONTRACTORS ONLY THEY STATE, WHAT A BUNCH OF BS.

Hahaha almost got me FILTHY [censor]S! LOL HAHAHA