Executive Women's Association

This company is a complete joke and needs to learn how to treat their members. They are misleading in every way about their member benefits as well as their manipulative way of telemarketing their fees to join! They call and tell you that you or your company has been nominated for an elite award and expect you to pay them (over and above their ridiculous membership fee) for your good work to receive it. They also access your account for payment without permission by stating an email was sent to inform you your renewal will process. No email was sent and when called to protect my account and unauthorized transaction, they lady was RUDE and lacked customer service. The outrageous membership fee is useless to begin with. The only thing the membership gets you is a bunch of calls by what seems to be professional people informing you of how well your company does and the award they want to give, yet they have to ask you what your company does and info about yourself. The only research they do is in telemarketing scams! This is by far the worst company I have ever dealt with and highly warn others to NOT buy into their fraudulent tactics. It is imperative this issue is dealt with on the consumer end as it will not be addressed if calling the disrespectful, misleading, fake, company!

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A lenghty review from me woud only mimic so much posted above, so keeping it short and sweet, let me say that these people are persistent. After evaluating and Googling as so many others above have done, I also asked myself what are these people offering for my money? How is this going to enhance my business marketing? Would I rather spend 800$ on advertising and promoting (which they tried to convince me their network would provide me)...or give my money to somebody for nothing? Maybe I would have received a plaque or certificate that said "S U C K E R" I could have posted on my wall for all my clients to see!

I have continued to receive calls and emails after declining numerous rude solicitations, and finally the last which came today I simply responded:

"After speaking to your reps who have told me more about your organization I have explained to them very politely that I am not interested in your services or in a membership.

I will say this ONLY once. DO NOT continue to solicit me. Any further solicitation will be considered harassment and will be dealt with accordingly.

Sincerely, "

Ladies, be smart - BEWARE!

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Ok, so one of the women (I don't know her name) called me while I was at work. As soon as I answered the phone I knew I was going to be on the phone with her for quite sometime because that's how it was when I foolishly joined the organization. The entire time I was on the phone with her, it sounded as if she was reading off a piece of paper. The conversation was not sincere at all, and also I didn't get a word in edge wise. She told me that I had been nominated for some bullcrap award which I was not notified about ahead of time. Who the hell is nominated for something and they don't know anything about it? And speaking of which, who calls from a restricted number? This organization is supposed to be so "professional" but the way in which they conduct business is anything but that, but I digress...

So as she's talking she said something about the services being free, but she still brought up my debit card number. If the services that come along with this award are free, why am I paying for anything? I'm on a free trial membership so I'm trying to figure out how I got nominated in the first place, and why would I be charged for services that you claimed are free? The whole organization is a big scam! I told her that there was a possibility of me losing my job but she insisted that I pay for services by lowering the amount. After a while, I got tired of hearing her ramble on and tried to speak but she kept talking over me (how "professional" right?) Her whole attitude went from a pushy salesman to down right NASTY. But I got nasty right back with her and hung up the phone. How dare she ask for such a large amount of money, which is NOT listed on the website and then get offended when I opt to leave the organization?! A bunch of BS!

If you're considering this organization, run in the OPPOSITE direction because its nothing but a damn SCAM!!!

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I received the same phone call, word for word today. I'm so glad I found this review before I handed over my credit card! Thanks ladies.

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S-C-A-M

I have spent the last 2 hours trying to return the call to the original person, wondering why I had to pay for a free membership. I too did not find this site till after the phone conversation. In attemts to reach a person to speak to I was treated poorly, yelled at and told all sales are final.
They even insisted I listen to the recorded call where they boast you and "inform you of your reserved spotline in this months issue all sales final and welcomes you to the up load a picture..."
I was offered a 50% credit.

I have 3 business days to cancel any sale. when I threatend to go to my bank I was informed the 50% credit would not go into effect then threatening me not to go to my bank.
Immedietly I went to my bank as I pulled in to the parking lot of the bank i recieved a call form the financial guy stating "he could loose his job" for refunding my money and to not have any hard feelings and keep the organization in a positive light he would refund the money but not to talk to anyone else in finance.

I still went to the bank, unable to stop the payment but report fraud- and was issued a new card within minutes.

that sinking feeling you have- its right- act on it- S-C-A-M

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I received a call yesterday and while I had the lovely lady snake-in-the-grass on the phone, I told her the reviews I am currently reading have suggested NOT.

Told her I was going to skip and then she called me back twice only to have me hang up on her.

A bit desperate?

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I had received a letter in my business mail and for a couple of days did not open the letter. When I did open this letter I read that I would receive a FREE membership for all of my accomplishments in my field. I did not feel right about this letter and decided to Google the company, thankfully I was able to find several scam reviews on this website, that I decided to fill out the card they wanted me to send back into them, that states I do not want further contact from your company, that this is a SCAM. I do not need a membership to an exclusive network of professional women to feel accomplished in my profession, I feel accomplished by serving my clients with my services, that is enough accomplishment to feel validated in my profession.

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They pushed WAAAAAAAY too hard. There was no way I was going to give them $489 on the phone.

I looked up this website as I was listening to them. Very glad to have done so.

Wow.

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Ladies - Thank you - thank you - Thank you! I received my "invitation" in the mail and decided to do some research prior to filling out the online application. I was a little unsure because I had already had a nasty run in with the Cambridge organization who I had to advise to stop calling me or I was going to call the police.

All of these organizations are SCAMS and we would do better with our local Chambers of Commerce, Rotary and other community minded networking that would not only help us - but also those less fortunate in our communities.

God Bless!

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I agree with all previous 54 reviews. Just got the call - if it wasn't for these comments I would have been on the phone for an hour. Very professional until you ask them if there is a fee and tell them your not interested - then they simply hung up.

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All I can say is thank goodness for this website! I just received the call. She was (like everyone else has mentioned) very polite. The interview process I thought made this sound a little more legit and although I expected her to ask me if it was ok to conduct this interview while your at work was odd, I thought why not. After she told me I would be an exceptional member my ego was flaired and the website showing Ivana Trump on the front page sold me. All the way until she said $689 or $489 do now, before she ever sends me a packet in the mail with information, acceptence and seminar descriptions. Everything she promised me to help me connect. I immediatly went into my speech of not being prepared to pay at this time and then the questions of budget came forth. She even said most women pay with personal cards and then get reimbursed from the company. Wow! What a scam and I am thankful I said I would contact her back and then researched the company. The unfortunate thing is when I first researched the company when I received the letter, I failed to put in the word "Scam" so I only got there pretty, well thought out and put together website over and over again.

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I am glad for the info. I was dumb enough to join Cambridge Who's Who. Same scam. Run Ladies, run.

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This is such a scam! As soon as I saw the envelope I knew something was fishy. After a few days of it sitting in the unopened mail bin I opened it up and immediately Googled the organization along with the word "scam". I'm glad I did because I think it's important to always do research before signing up for anything! I have contacted my web-hosting company as that is the only way they could have gotten a hold of my personal information as the principal for my company, they are investigating the matter but did comp me 2 months of web-hosting for the inconvenience (gee, if that's not a confession I don't know what is!)

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So glad I research this before I signed up! Ive been in business for 18 years and I am not a rich person just a hard working one who does not like to throw her money away. Thank you for posting!

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OMG, I am such a total idiot. Don't know why I didn't research this company further than their website. Their website looked good and it looked like a great way to network with other women. I agreed to the $500 membership fee and the one time $190 Profile Fee and I am having huge buyers remorse right now! I filed a complaint with the BBB, they have over 100 complaints against them and the BBB gave them the grade of F. This was a very expensive "Live and Learn" for this small business owner! http://www,Intuitive-Nutrition.com

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What turned me off from this organization was that the interviewer was telling me how accomplished I was. I am a broke first year attorney and I have been in business for 2 months. The reason that women are the target of this scam is because this organization preys on the need of women to feel validated in their profession. I mean if you are a new business owner how in the world can you think that you are going to be highlighted as the woman of the year? The lesson that I learned from this experience is to remain humble and believe in your own abilities. If you believe in yourself, there is no way these folks would have been able to trick you out of your money. This is not a sophistigated scam at all. Who in the world gives 700 dollars to an organization they have never heard of? oi mean, didn't you wonder how they got your name. I sure did and when I asked that question I was told that I was nominated by someone. When I asked who, I was told that they don't keep the name on file. I mean none of what the lady was saying made sense. I told her that I did not want to be part of ab organization that would ask a new business owner for 700 dollars. My advice for anyone is next time somebody wants to charge you 700 dolllars to stroke your ego....tell them your hard work is more than enough for you!! Be Blessed Ladies and Please use your Brains!

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thank you all for posting your experiences because i got the letter in the mail one week ago and i was going to fill it out when my boyfriend saw it he did some research on it and he found this page. thank you!!!

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I too have experienced many of the same situations that all the women here have. Got the card, filled it out thinking I would like to network with like minded females at this point in my career, etc. Got a phone call about a week later and got the whole sales pitch about the organization and its benefits, etc. An interview to see "if I was qualified", which I am thinking everyone is in the end if you are willing to pay.Then I go hit with the $689 / $489 packages! What?! I am thinking I am just supposed to cough up this kind of money it 10 minutes of talking to you? I think not! When I balked the price kept coming down, down, down. That just got my suspicion way up. So I asked for time to think about it and was told that I could not. I would have to resubmit my application at a later time. Whatever! This whole thing may not be a total scam but there is not one shred of documentation that they can do anything for you that justifies the money they ask you to pay up front. Ladies, there are a lot more productive ways to network out there in your local communities. I suggest you do that first!

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Thank you for all who post, and I am truly sorry for those who lost money to this company, I too recieved the invitation at no cost deal...I don't believe in something for nothing theory, look them up and got you guys. My angels.

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I just received "the call". Yes I qualified, Maureen Curley was going to do a "Spotlight Feature" on me and she brought the price down from over $400 to $198/year for the intro price. She said she could not send me any information on their organization because it is geared to whichever package I have chosen to enroll in and I would not have access to their web site until I gave them my money to get a password. Since when do you pay for anything before you know what you are buying? What a scam!

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Unfortunately, I found this page AFTER I had paid these people $308.95! :( Just like everyone else on the reviews, I too was called by a very sweet and "understanding" female named Dana Diagrino who offered such a prestigious sounding honor that I was beside myself! Well, it's impressive how easy it is for one to fall for the pressure of paying up right then and there-thank God I didn't have the entire $700+ that were originally being asked of me and the interesting thing is that Dana never called back. Hmmmm, whol knows. I filed a claim with my bank to see if there was a possibility I could get my money back (I included all the stories here and the BBB's grade of an F), after a months time of waiting I lost. The next time something sounds so absolutely wonderful and awesome, I will make sure to take it with a grain of salt, do my research and avoid such costly mistakes.
I wish people that swindle others would cease to exist.

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What a scam! I was pressured into the $99.00 first year membership and vowed not to renew. They automatically charged my credit card for the renewal and I spent weeks trying to actually talk with someome and when I finally did they informed me that on page 13 of the introductory information I was told it would automatically renew. DON'T JOIN! This organization is a scam!

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How I Fell Prey To A Scam Targeting Professional Women - By Michelle Villalobos

http://michellevillalobos.wordpress.com/2010/08/25/businesswomen-beware-how-i-fell-prey-to-an-ego-boosting-warm-and-fuzzy-national-scam-targeting-professional-executive-entrepreneurial-women-this-is-my-story/

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I just ran back out to the mail box to get the card I filled out... my gut instinct said look them up. I belong to a few Womens groups.... and It looked official.. Im glad I have great gut instincts. And Thanks to everyone who isn't afraid to get involved and post. Good looking out People!

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Yes - like many others, I am glad that we are savvy enough to do our research before jumping on the wagon and feeling honored to be offered membership. I promptly shredded the "complimentary" application.

"I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members." - Groucho Marx

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I am so glad I googled this like many others. I just tore up the application card. I had the same thoughts as someone else, I did not like that all my information was exposed to everyone and not in a sealed envelope when I was getting ready to mail this, so I decided to google NAWP - very happy I did!

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The "director of membership" called me to review my application and went into the $600 vs. $400 sales pitch for membership. After numerous interuptions when I tried to mention the complimentary membership from the application, I finally said, "excuse me, I am still talking, and I'd like to stick with the complimentary membership." She said "very well," and promptly hung up on me.

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Thank you for the reviews on this site! On my "official looking" letter I was told to go t a website to review my profile. I got suspicious when I went to the site and it did not exist. I am tearing up this letter and going on with my day!

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WOW!!! I googled this while I was on the phone with one of their professional sales people... The $489 and $689 deal came up and I said i didn't have it in my budget. I read these reviews while she was giving me her shpeel and hung up on her mid-sentence! DON'T DO THIS!!! It's a total scam

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Totally agree with previous reviews, how stupid I was not doing research on them earlier. Just robbed me off $700 dollars and refused to cancel my application after I wrote and called couple of hours after. They got me in the dental office with my kid, and started conversation about couple of questions regarding my application.Ans Janelle also talke with numbers like six ninety five,so I assumed she'talking about dollars, not hundreds of dollars.Craig was very rude on the phone, not listening and interrupting me.They don't care if you continue with your membership,so it is a SCAM!!!

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I didn't sign up for anything from this association. After reading all the feedback, I realize and agree that this is a SCAM!!! I want to thank all of you for your feedback. It saved me a whole lot of money and family heart ache. I'm glad I researched this before I threw away money I don't have. Again lady's, THANK YOU!!!!

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If I could give below one star I would. They speak fast to get you to sign up and have nothing for you to actually look at to sign up. Then they charge you a ton of money for membership but wait, even if you call the next day to cancel do not think about getting a penny of your money back. This organization is clearly out to make money and not help women. And Craig is the most condescending person I have ever spoken with. I am a Manager and I know that we can bend the rules and do refunds when needed to make a guest happy. That is why there are more women that are unhappy than they are happy.

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