I was trying to find contact info for HDI because I had gotten correspondence from them as recently as fall 2011.  I have a dated contract from them 2-20-2010 which is supposedly after they received a judgement in CO.

I did receive an analysis from them and had several people contact me who were interested in my business but never sold my business as no one could secure financing.  

Tried calling you but you were out and the person they forwarded me to had no idea what I was talking about.

Got a call from this number.  Let it go to voice-mail.  Someone named "Jim Kilroy" asked me to call him about whether I would sell my business if the price was right.  Unknown person and ridiculous question!

Answered after 2 rings, got a recording apologizing for calling the wrong number

Left a message on voice mail.  "James Kilroy with "HDI Consulting".  Represent buyers in searches to purchase businesses around the country.  Feel we have a buyer that might be interested in your location in the ______ area.  Wanted to see if it would be something you would consider if the price were right."

Didn't mention what kind of business looking for or why they would be calling at odd hours on personal voice mail instead of at work.  Very strange.  Silly question.  Who wouldn't consider selling something "if the price were right"?  Don't know if a scam or not, but sure has all of the makings of one.

Got a call from this number tonight. The computer generated call stating right away it was a wrong number and asking me to call ---- to be removed from their calling list. This sounds like a scam to get you to call a number where they charge you by the second or some such nonsense. Beware.

Just got a call from this number tonight. Answered on the 1st ring. The computer generated call stating right away it was a wrong number, apologized for the error and asked me to call ---- to be removed from their calling list.

Caller ID:  New Jersey 201-793-0803

Came into work this AM and had a message on my recorder from Jim Kilroy. Wants to know if I'm interested in selling my business for the right price. It was a New Jersey # 908-444-9671. What's up?

Received same voicemail as referenced already, but caller id # was 908-997-0070 & # given in message was 908/444-9671.

HDI Consulting, Arsis Advisory Group, Bridgepoint Business Advisers, and Bizbuy132.com are all part of an integrated scam system, and just part of the many sock puppet business entities created by Ty Tymkovich, Sam Levine, David Silverman, and Justin Davis.  On 12/18/09 the Attorney General of Colorado filed a motion charging them with defrauding over 700 small business across the US over the last 3 years.

If you have done any business with any of these companies or individuals, including Corporate Acquisitions Group and Global Acquisitions, please immediately contact the Colorado AG at 303-866-4500.

Call from Jim Kilroy, asking I w wanted to sell my business, let it go to voice mail, seems pretty silly.

Did anyone notice this post is from HDI? We were scammed $4,400. We want to know if anyone else has had this happen? We would like to talk to about about potential action.

These people are a total scam operation..  also check Corporate Acquisitions Group in Aurora CO. who are the same people who have huge judgements against them.

Ty Tymkovich, Rick Webber, Adam Smith...apparently all the same individual. We were cold called one night with the hot news that a supposed interested buyer wanted to buy our business. Received emails from the above mentioned names. Got real suspicious and traced back the IP #s, all 67.190.89.124

Ty, Rick and Adam, are you the real Slim Shady?

It is a total scam

Total scam.

08/05/2010

DENVER ? Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that an Arapahoe County District Court judge has ordered Tyrone E. Tymkovich (DOB: 12/30/1977) of Aurora to pay $160,000 after he violated a Feb. 18, 2010 order barring him from soliciting businesses as a broker.

According to the contempt judgment, Tymkovich admitted to continuing to solicit businesses using the alias ?Adam Smith? for a New Jersey based company, HDI Consultants.  The contempt judgment permanently bars Tymkovich from continuing any solicitation or sales of his broker services. Tymkovich also admitted to failing to make proper disclosures while acting as a business broker, including that ?the likelihood of (Tymkovich) selling a business is less than one out of a hundred based on past performance? and ?that [Tymkovich?s] company has generated more than $2.8 million in revenue from monies collected for valuations, yet it has earned less than $100,000 from actual sales of businesses.?

The Office of the Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Tymkovich, and Sam Levine (DOB: 2/1/1967) of Castle Rock on suspicion that they, through their two Englewood-based businesses, defrauded more than 700 businesses in Colorado and other states between July 2006 and September 2009. According to the complaint, Tymkovich, Levine or their employees at Englewood-based Corporate Acquisitions Group and Englewood-based Global Acquisitions Group would approach small businesses and inform them that either buyers were interested in acquiring their firms or their businesses could be sold. Tymkovich, Levine and their employees are accused of convincing more than 700 businesses in Colorado and other states to allow them to conduct an appraisal of their business for $5,000. Of the $5,000 Tymkovich and Levine?s businesses collected from their clients, only about $1,000 of the fee was actually devoted to completing the appraisals.

Tymkovich and Levine also are alleged to given the clients a money-back guarantee in the event of no sale occurring. However, Tymkovich and Levine only followed through when a business complained to either the Better Business Bureau or the authorities, according to the complaint.

SCAM! SCAM! SCAM! do not do any business with these people! Especially if Ty Tymkovich is involved. I my opinion.

I also got a phone message from james Kilroy. He used a phone number 908-795-1608.
He also said he had a buyer for my water treatment business.
    All I got was a phone message and have not had a return call since.

NOT CREDIBLE - In my opinion.

Madison, WI - Just got the voice mail at 7:22 from Jim Kilroy of HDI Consulting. Please to see I'm not alone in checking this out online first.

Just received a message on my business answering machine from James Kilroy also ....... they are now hitting Pennsylvania..... number he left was 908-795-1608 ..... glad I googled it.

Received a call after hours from James Kilroy representing HDI Consulting.  Phone # 908-795-1608.
Same story about a party interested in purchasing a business like mine. we operate a small auto repair facility. I will not return the call.

I received a message on my business answering machine to call Jim Kilroy at HDI Consulting, 908-795-1608, as he had a buyer for my business "in the area you are in.....(looking up the area), in Wisconsin".  Thank you all for your posts.  I won't bother to call him back.  The business number is also on the Do Not Call list.

April 15, two days after "Jim Kilroy" called my home #, he left a message at my shop.  Same message about having buyers interested in 'my type of business'.  I am emailing my Chamber of Commerce to get the word out about the scum-scam-bags.

Madison, WI - 7PM voicemail 4/14/2010 - Jim Kilroy from HDI consulting (908) 795-1608. Googled HDI Consulting and found Jim Kilroy's name. This thread saved me from having to pick up the phone. THank you!

Just got a call also from Jim Killroy, the nuber he left was 908-795-1608.  So glad I googled it!! Suffice it to say DO NOT CALL these people!! FYI along with Denise... they are making the rounds in Wisconsin.  Thanks for everyone's comments!!!

Jim Kilroy is calling WI.  Called in last evening, left a # 908-795-1608; HDI Consulting.  Strange how he called my home #, which I used briefly in the beginning before I had a store front, back in 2004.  Knew it was too general:  your type of business in your area.  Sorry to hear so many have been taken.  Thankful for so many posted comments!  Isn't being in business for yourself hard enough without these things !?

I am with the Colorado Attorney General's office.  Please call me at 303-866-5162 if you wish to discuss your experience with HDI Consulting.

If you have signed a contract With HDI/Bizbuy after Feb 18th of 2010 and it did not have any of the following, you need to contact the Colorado Atty. General.  They are REQUIRED BY THE COURT to reveal the following to you or they are in contempt of court:


ORDER ON MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
The Court, having reviewed Plaintiff?s Motion for Preliminary Injunction, orders a preliminary
injunction that enjoins the above-named Defendants, and any other persons under their control,
from further sales of their services; or, in the alternative, requires Defendants to affirmatively
disclose the following:
A. Their lack of prior success in selling business;
B. That the likelihood of Defendants selling a business is less than one out of a
hundred based on past performance;
C. The name of the buyer whenever representing that a buyer is interested in
purchasing this particular business;
D. That they do not guarantee a sale of the business;
E. That they have only sold three of the seven hundred businesses with whom they
have contracted to sell;
F. That the company has generated more than $2.8 million in revenue from monies
collected for valuations, yet it has earned less than $100,000 from actual sales of businesses; and
G. The actual cost of the valuation (currently $750).


If they did not reveal this information to you, You can help stop them.  Please contact the Colorado Atty. General @ 303-866-5162.  Help stop these guys!

I got as far as the webinair several things seemed fishy then I waited.  At the end they Informed me that they wanted my credit card to charge the $3900 appraisal to "only if I was accepted into there program".  If I was to provide my own appraisal I would have to submit it first then they would decide if I was accepted.  SO the information I gave them would be enought to accept me into the program and order the $3900 appraisal but it was not enough to accept me into the program if I was ordering my own.  THE BS meter hit 10.

BLOCKED CALL!

Same story - am a sole proprietor consultant so there isn't much to sell.  Left a different number - 908-329-2097 (Jersey).  Thanks for your posts.  The $4k+ for an appraisal sounds like the target.

Good for you for researching them first. They need to be exposed and pay the consequences.