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Marketecture review: SEO Fraud 16

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12:36 pm EDT
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Found this company on a request for quote website. I had numerous qualification calls to ensure he was the correct fit. They took my payment and did practically nothing. They knew since I am many thousand miles a way, given the nature of on the web marketing and advertising, that there was practically nothing I could do. Marketecure (www.marketecure.com) can be a con artist. They under no circumstances tried to resolve and make very good. I have plenty of emails with his admitted non-performance.

Marketecture, Inc.

225 South State Street

Dover, DE 19901

Search Engine Optimization (Seo) is complex. Regardless, he claimed to have built over 182 links inbound for the website I was marketing and advertising. I have all the proof within the world that he did nothing at all, including his own admission. Stay away from www.marketecture.com

Do not purchase into this. Marketecture charged $1000 for month with purpose of ending right after month 1 (right after we discussed for 1 year/$300 a month for 11 months). Complete BS. No one would ever begin a Seo project for one month. They by no means said a word until I disputed. Right after one particular month they fell off the planet, would not respond, and I had no idea that Seo stopped...or if it ever genuinely started. SCAM ARTIST. In case you need a person to write back or call back, choose somebody else. If they did do the work, I will under no circumstances know what it was. Moral of the story, use Safe Pay and filter out these men and women who claim to be professionals.

Update by spencerw
Sep 15, 2010 5:04 pm EDT

I found they have several addresses, there was one in Utah
1323 North Research Way
Bldg K Suite 1100
Orem, Utah 84097

There may be more

Update by spencerw
Dec 23, 2010 6:47 pm EST

Here's the latest about this shady and horrible company. Marketecture is involved in ripping people off and laughing all the way to the bank... Here is a blog their employees have made that make fun of all the people they have stolen from. I cant believe it, it makes me sick.
They make fun of Funny Cancelation Emails and Threatening Emails people send in, all these people want is their money back after being scammed
Look for your self!
http://failblog.marketecturehosting.com/
The sell ecommerce websites, seo, ppc, and social media from what their website says. They are also known as Eharbor, Real Estate Promoter, Direct Home Find, and Direct Commerce Academy.
Just search Direct Commerce Academy and you will see all the complaints

Update by spencerw
Mar 29, 2011 10:40 pm EDT

Whatever Marketecture! Way to shrug off any corporate responsibility and blame the customer. Obviously if there are so many customers with the same issue then you are doing something wrong!

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Christie Cole
Denton, US
Aug 31, 2010 7:22 pm EDT
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I have a charge on my credit card bill and cannot reach anyone to discuss this. I did not agree to any charges and I am disputing them. Who do I need to contact on this. I am very angry, this is fraud! The state on bill is from Utah. Any suggestions?

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Christie Cole
Denton, US
Aug 31, 2010 7:24 pm EDT
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The company name on my bill is Marketecture out of UT for the above complaint

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lushess1
Chicago, US
Oct 30, 2010 6:38 pm EDT

MARKETECT, UT took money from my card! I have no idea of who these peope are, or the reason for them taking my money. I am highly upset! I haeo way of getting in touch with these people. I never even heard of them! I dont even know howthey got my card info. In fact, I was asleep when the transaction took place!

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jackuseto
Arlington, US
Nov 11, 2010 10:02 pm EST

I signed up for this companies information and authorized a $2.97 charge on my Visa card. I received a request for additional information which required my Social Security number. I refused to furnish that number. The next day I ntified them by email to discontinue my account. After receiving more emails from different souces, all of which I notified by return email I was no loner interested, I finally received confirmation of my cancellation. today I noticed a $68.71 sent charge on my Visa. After a number of calls that resulted in my being told they did not charge my account, I reached the right partner, affiliate or associate; all terms they use to disguise themselved; I was told the charge could not be refunded which they say required a telephone call to cancel my account. Funny thing, I received an email acknowleging my cancellation. I'veseen shell games in the past but never got involved until now. I wonder how many other people failed to read the small print because they thought they were dealing with reputeable company. i may be out $68.71 but at least I sleep well.

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T. L.B.
Toronto, CA
Nov 19, 2010 5:27 am EST

Wow Guys! I wish I had a chance to read your coments. Today I got drawn in by the $2.97 scam. All of a sudden I got to updating for $29, then $1 for 10-day-trial which will become $39 monthly. I began to notice serious flaws like when I was asked to subscribe to their Merchant Account services. I called and told their rep that I already have a PayPal account, and was told promptly that PayPal accounts were not Merchant accounts. I began to look much deeper and brothers and sisters this rat smells really stinky.
There are at least 3 companies involved. The lead one seems to be The Direct Commerce Academy, then Marketecture, and Doba.com. All three could be one person or a partnership.
I aim to cancel my trial tomorrow. I'll let you guys know how it goes. I was really planning to work on this, but I know the Universe pays everyone eventually...No one gets away from their just reward. Maybe some of those executives who are now eating out of garbage bins did things like these... Rest well and leave things to the Universe, or better yet comfort yourself with my book: www.cultureartstheatre.com Terry

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Winonam
Kiefer, US
Nov 24, 2010 10:16 am EST

The same thing happened to me, I don't know where the$68.71 debit
from my account came from, then they took $39.95, out 2 days later.
I did not authorize anything to be taken out of my account. I was able
to get a phone # off of the debit charge, from my bank for the $68.71,
and called and they are to refund my account, and gave me a confirmation refund number, but we will wait and see if I receive it.
The phone # is: [protected] or [protected], please call and
request they refund your money. I will let you know if I receive my
refund, and I am going to my bank tomorrow to get the $39.95 reversed.

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victum as well
Phoenix, US
Feb 04, 2011 2:39 am EST
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Well I can only say that my heart truly feels for those people that got ripped off. The fast money of ripping honest people off is truly wrong. I was lucky I didn't lose that much money to them. But it makes it very hard to trust hosting company's and internet people after that.

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Marketecture IS AN HONEST BUSINESS!!!
US
Mar 11, 2011 5:15 pm EST

Marketecture has Terms and Conditions that you must agree to before an account is created for you. They do not buy or redistribute customer's personal information. Information, including billing - must be customer provided. The Terms and Conditions are extremely upfront and only a few sentences long;

By Submitting my information, I agree to the terms and conditions of the offer which include receiving the web builder product for a 10day free trial at no obligation besides the initial $1.00. If at the end of the trial I am happy with my web builder I WILL BE BILLED $39.95 MONTHLY UNLESS CANCELED. For any questions call 866.923.2681.

These terms and conditions ARE NOT placed at the bottom of the page, or in some secret area that would be hard for a customer to access-they are right upfront and in bold lettering. For all of you who are claiming this company to be a scam due to your own negligence about not reading the Terms and Conditions when subscribing to a legitimate service-I would advise you to be more aware and take responsibility of your own actions before accepting terms and conditions, giving out your information and then blaming the company you KNOWINGLY signed up for for providing you a service and expecting you to pay for it.

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Purple family member
Phoenix, US
Mar 29, 2011 11:56 pm EDT

That company is out of Utah they are like most Utah company's they are scams Thats where Hit webdesign was at and they are still in business as Isowebdesign dont be a ###in fool stop cryin and dont deal with Utah. They are all scamers. EXCEPT FOR FIBERNET.COM THEY ARE REAL.

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sickandtiredofit
Bulgra, TR
Nov 02, 2012 9:11 am EDT

Marktecture is very dishonest company, they do no produce results they promised and they don't do refunds. They have the fine print that they don't warn you about that is basically instructions on how they plan to bend you over and ram you up the backside.

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fishandfarm
provo, US
Nov 18, 2012 7:22 pm EST

My mother purchased over 5, 000 worth of garbage from them. A web page, marketing and other. After a week we called to cancel and they said no- the money was spent. BS! We called her credit card told them they didn't do or were doing what they promised and got a refund. IF THEY HAVE YOUR MONEY CALL YOUR CREDIT CARD- THEY USUALLY GET IT BACK IN 24 HOURS!
crooks

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"The Kodiak Man"
Buhl, US
Mar 26, 2013 4:58 pm EDT

My goodness . . . Everyone of the previous posters, almost, are lucky! I got a charge for $4, 500 on my credit card, and unfortunately we were opening and doing a lot of web site business activity, and did not recognize the charge and paid the amount charged to my card. I am ten times as mad at this as I was when I found out I was paying for Internet service download speed that in no way was the company providing. I don't know what or whom to call next on this "fraud!" Is anyone getting any help from anyone or anywhere?

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Tomjonesyjones
Tuscon, US
Jun 09, 2014 8:46 am EDT

You would think after years of complaints the would have gotten better, but nope I'd say they have gotten worse. They took my money and after about 2 phone calls I didn't hear from them again, just got the run around for months. I got so desperate I got my lawyer involved, finally they agreed to refund my money after the threat of legal action. This place is the absolute worst. And can I just say how unclassy it is for an employee to get on here and call everyone liars! This only makes me hate Marketecture more. I wish I would have read this: https://wordpress.com/read/post/id/69394981/3/ before I bought.

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ArizonaLLC
Scottsdale, US
Sep 18, 2014 10:56 am EDT

Marketecture is the worst. Marketecture never returns calls, does not do what they are paid to do, unorganized, uneducated, incompetent and should be out of business. Gia Heller in Arizona believes she is some sort of social media genius uses Marketecture and both are a waste of money and time. Run from these scam companies.

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Los Angeles, US
Feb 22, 2015 4:19 pm EST

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Tony L
London, GB
May 14, 2018 6:14 pm EDT

Barry Plaskow is a fast-talking PROFESSIONAL CON ARTIST AND ONLINE FRAUDSTER.

Several months after purchasing his 'Video Pop Funnels' Platinum (that's with EVERY OTO that he sold with it) the technical support and general support of any kind stopped. They never answer any tixkets - they simply close them without reply.

I was mugged by him for almost £850 for this product that has a major fault that affects the entire product and makes it useless!

I am currently reporting him to the major online fraud sites and to expose him.