Yet another scam for lead generators - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

PMI · 02-03-2009, 02:20 PM

Hey all,
I know we all get bored of this after awhile, but here is another scam that was posted on Professional Remodeler.
http://www.housingzone.com/proremodeler/blog/1350000335/post/1240039924.html
Just wish someone would make the lead generation business be a little more classy without so much of this going on.
I guess I wouldn’t care as much if I could pay for what is actually done and not be pulled into buying leads and keeping my fingers crossed.

**Ed the Roofer** · 02-03-2009, 05:33 PM

How Tacky.

Ed

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Scam alert - Everycontractor.com

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Here's something you need to know about: Everycontractor.com, an online lead generation site, is calling around to contractors posing as customers to get people to sign up for the site. (h/t to Ed Cholfin of Advanced Kitchens who posted about this on LinkedIn)

Apparently, the way it works is they tell you they need a kitchen, bathroom, etc., remodeled, then once they get you on the phone try to sell you on their referral service. They'll come on your caller ID as 888-326-0653.

I can't speak to the quality of their service, but pulling these kind of tactics to get people to sign up tells me this isn't a company you want to be involved with.

Here are a few remodelers talking about their experiences with the company:
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-326-0653/2
http://www.callercomplaints.com/SearchResult.aspx?Phone=888-326-0653
http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/8883260653

You can find more with a simple Google search.

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at 2/3/2009 1:41:05 PM, everycontractor.com said:
Check out Ripoffreport.com and do a search on everycontractor.com there you will find 40 complaints about this company ,if thats not enough then you deserve what you get.

barack · 02-04-2009, 12:33 PM

Hey Ed, looks like a good post. Thanks. Did you get ripped off with that lead generation scam company, as well?

Kenny K · 02-04-2009, 10:11 PM

stay away form these companies

**Ed the Roofer** · 02-04-2009, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by barack

Hey Ed, looks like a good post. Thanks. Did you get ripped off with that lead generation scam company, as well?

No, not that one, but I have heard enough horror stories on this forum about them that I didn't need to try. I wasted several months worth of dollars with SM though a few years ago.

Ed