They have given me a great service( great program), this is only a consulting company matching you up with available funding for 2008, this is not a fraud, I have received a great service,(package, costumer service) however this is not a grant, it's more like financial assistance. (they do not have any complaints with the bbb)I got money for my education!

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This company is a fraud. They took $199.00 from my acct and they never provided me with services they promised. Everytime i call them they give me the run around and I've been waiting for almost 1 year. I also filed a complaint with ftc about this company

LINDA I READ THIS BACK IN THE SUMMER WHO EVER WROTE IT IS APART OF alliance benefits. PEOPLE PLEASE DO NOT SEND THEM MONEY IT IS A SCAM, SCAM, SCAM.

WELL I DON'T THINK I'M WRONG WHY DON'T YOU COME TO THE PHONE WHEN I CALL AN AS I CAN SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT AS SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT YOUR COMPANY . GOD SEE AN KNOWS ALL J.ANDREWS

I really think you have made a mistake by targeting our company.  I think you have the wrong company as we do not provide grants.  We simply do research for clients who are seeking financial assistance.  If in fact you are a client I would like you to leave your name and telephone number and we will get back to you to discuss this matter, as it is not fair that you have targeted our company with this negative message.

THEY ARE A SCAM SO MANY NUMBER PLEASE CALL 1-877-382-4357 TO FILE COMPLAINT

It has come to our attention that a few people are uncertain about our service.
In order to make sure that everyone knows what the service is, I have decided to explain it and make it very clear so that there are no uncertainties.
Contact:
Client applies online looking for various kinds of funding.  ie. Housing Purchase / Upgrades, Business Start-Up or Expansion, Education or Family Funding Needs.
Client is called back and offered the service.
Service:
We send client paperwork with series of questions in order to find out which types of funding client may be eligible for.
We then guide client to front door of agencies involved so that client may submit their personal information directly to each agency who offers the specified funding.
If client does not receive funding, client must return to us proof of denial in order to get a refund if need be.
Goal:
The goal is for the client to submit information to each specified agency in order to get as much funding or benefits as possible.
Final Contact:
If you should have any questions about this simple service, you should contact me directly at 877-863-6944.  

Please note that we see no need for any confusion since we do offer a service that can be beneficial to those who follow the guidelines and instructions.  We devote our time and energy to try to help those in need.  We would like to answer any questions you may have.

Sincerely,

Customer Relations Manager
For/ Alliance Reply

THE ONE , please call me at 877-993-6944.If you followed the terms and conditions for a refund, I have no problem giving you a refund.

Call and ask to speak to John Andrews (supervisor)

ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT ALLINACE IS THAT FRAUD,SCAM FRAUD,SCAM THEY HAVE THREE DIFFERENT NUMDER 1877-863-6944,1877-602-2121,1877-609-8833. YOU CAN'T FIND KNOW REAL INFO ON THEM THEY ARE NOT WITH THE BBB. THE PEOPLE THEY GIVE YOU TO CONTACT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THEM I EVEN CALL THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THEM EITHER. ALSO SAID (GOVERNMENT) THAT NO ONE HAVE TO PAY FOR A GRANT. I FINALLY FIND THEY WED SITE ALLBENEFIT.COM. WHEN YOU CALL THEM THEY GIVE YOU THE RUN AROUND. SO PLEASE DON'T GET SCAM BY alliance benefit. SO IF YOU HAVE BEEN SCAM BY alliance benefits PLEASE CALL THIS NUMBER TO FILE A COMPLAINT 1-877-382-4357

It has come to our attention that a few people are uncertain about our service.
In order to make sure that everyone knows what the service is, I have decided to explain it and make it very clear so that there are no uncertainties.
Contact:
Client applies online looking for various kinds of funding.  ie. Housing Purchase / Upgrades, Business Start-Up or Expansion, Education or Family Funding Needs.
Client is called back and offered the service.
Service:
We send client paperwork with series of questions in order to find out which types of funding client may be eligible for.
We then guide client to front door of agencies involved so that client may submit their personal information directly to each agency who offers the specified funding.
If client does not receive funding, client must return to us proof of denial in order to get a refund if need be.
Goal:
The goal is for the client to submit information to each specified agency in order to get as much funding or benefits as possible.
Final Contact:
If you should have any questions about this simple service, you should contact me directly at 877-863-6944.  

Please note that we see no need for any confusion since we do offer a service that can be beneficial to those who follow the guidelines and instructions.  We devote our time and energy to try to help those in need.  We would like to answer any questions you may have.

Sincerely,

Customer Relations Manager
For/ Alliance

i found the web site it's www.allbenefits services.com

call this #file to file complaint 18773824357

please call this #18773824357 to file a complaint on ALLIANCE BENEFITS CONSULTANTS .

THEY GOT ME TO I'M WANTING ON MY PACKAGE HAS OF NOW. WELL IT'S BEEN A MONTH. SO ALL I CAN DO IS PRAY GOD HAS THE FIRST AN LAST SAY.

I was wrong about alliance, they did repay the money but it just took so long and the person in charge was out sick for a week.  What Alliance does is only consult.  You fill out the forms and they will send you leads as to where you apply for grants.  If you do decide to cancel the contract, they will refund your money.  Sorry about the bad report previously.

I had the same problem.Got denial letters from places that they gave me to check.Said they never got them.When I first went for thier line they told me the places they sent me web sites and bussinesses that didn't even apply to what I needed .I needed grant help for an addition as we live in a 2 story house and I have to crawl or sit and go 1 step at a time.I am disabled as I have a spinal cord injury,periphal neuropathy,10 ruptured disc's,a bone spur at the base of my head that is almost completly closed off around cord among many other health problems. They asked me how I thought I would need and I told them at least $30,000.00 and they told me I qualified for at least that much so I sent them the money and it took a month to get the packet.
 When I recieved it it basically berated me,told me I was under educated and had to much unsecurd debt(hospital bills).It had web sites for Pell grant and other collages food stamps many others.I have called them since the second week every week sent the original denials because they didn't help with that.(I was stupid and didn't copy them).They did send another 6 page document all for the other side of the state for brownfield grants and such.They hang up on me or put me on hold and never call back.Tell me that the time is up for refund and I have been fighting with them since last May.(2 weeks after getting it.)THIS IS A SCAM. Don't send them money!!!!!! I could go on and on about this place but hands not working well now.Mark

Excellent post.  Cold calling for money upfront is ALWAYS bound to be a scam.

I hate this group and am fighting a similar fight.  I hope you can get over your losses because I know I am never going to get my money back.  I know my phone number is on there don't answer list because everytime I call there, nobody answers and I never get a call back with in 24 hours like there machine says they will.
Best of luck to you and try not to let this company get you down.  They scammed me good too.
Matt

SCAM......SCAM........SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This company is running a full proof scam.  They got me good.  I was convinced by the caller that she would find me 5000 dollars worth of scholarships and grants.  I recieved the exact information that I received from fasfa and I was not allowed to get my refund.  this company says they will refund you your money if you can generate 3 denial letters.  The problem is......they don't give you enough options to get three letters of denial.  I got one scholarship opportunity that I was not elegible for and a federal pell grant, that I automatically am elegible for through fasfa.  The rest of the information was for applying for a bank loan and child care.  This company is terrible and the people who work for it are unethical and manipulative.  DON'T TRUST THIS CALL.  LET ME BE THE EXAMPLE FOR YOU TO LEARN FROM.  BY YOU NOT CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELIQUENCY OF THIS SCAMMING ORGANIZATION, YOU WILL BE HELPING ME AND EVERYONE THAT HAS BEEN SCAMMED BY THESE PEOPLE, GET BACK AT THEM.  HOPEFULLY THIS HELPS YOU ALL WONDERING ABOUT THIS COMPANY THAT SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

I paid the Money $298.00 on 8/29/2008 and still have not heard a peep from them every time I call they say call back in a week and you will receive a letter in the mail. I feel this FRAUD and I am working with a local firm to find out if this is FRAUD. Please BEWARE.

This so called company has an address in an apartment building (low income looking place) 302A West 12th St. #112 NY,NY 10014.  The name trick people up because there is an insurance company with that same name. I ordered the package as well and tried to cancel the order. I told them that I was not financially able at this time.  They kept blowing up my phone for a month. Two months later, $298.00 was taken from my account anyways. Then the booklet came asking to many personal questions about my life. This threw my whole account off and I've been struggling every since.

Well I have paid the $298, when it came out of my account it did say, Alliance Benefits 8889318787.  They have sent my a questionnaire, which I just completed and will send back.  I guess after that I'll just see what happens.  Hopefully it's not a $298 lesson to learn!  I'll keep you posted.  They say it takes 4-6 weeks to process the questionnaire, so if after six weeks I don't hear anything - you'll all be the first to know.

I recently contracted with Alliance, although I have a different phone number for them.  I was and am extremely disappointed with the service, or lack of, that I have received from them.  They twist their policies to hide their mistakes.  I did not receive my questionare packet within the 20 business days.  They told me it had mailed out on 5-23-08, but was not postmarked until 6-4-08.  They had the audacity to tell me that it sat at the post office for 2 weeks.  What really happened was that they didn't mail it to me until after the second time that I had called.  When I did receive it, the cover letter was addressed to "Dear Client", and the packet had the same questions that I had been filling out for numerous other scholarships and grants.  I was made to believe that the packet would be specific to my needs.  I was even asked if I would like information on housing benefits.  I then decided to cancel, and I am still fighting with them to get my money back.  Their paperwork clearly states that I should receive my money back within 20 days of the receipt of cancellation.  I still haven't gotten it.  They also call the fee a shipping and handling fee, which it is not.  It should be a cancellation fee.  They spent $1.40 to ship me nothing.  They also change the fee at the last minute.

Ok, so I did this as well but not naive enough to send money. I went to the the Better Business Bureau's website and typed in "Alliance Financial". It brings up a few with a similar name." State One Financial" is it's alternate company name. Copy and paste this to your browser, check out the false address comments,complaints, etc. http://search.buffalo.bbb.org/codbrep.html?ID=17003354#Complaints

Please let me know if you found anything out about this company.

Is there anymore information you can offer about the process. Once the $300 is paid you're suppose to receive an application to complete.  What was the name of the company that actually funded you the money?  I understand that Alliance Benefit Consultant is just that - a consultant and they link you to agencies that grant scholarship monies, etc.  When your account was debited what was the name of the draft?  I am interested in moving forward I just want a more detailed testimonial from you.  Thanks!

Im glad you guys posted these messages. The lady I spoke to about this company claimed I could pay the money anytime this month but she demanded my checking account number right now. when i told her i wanted to pay with a credit card, she said i cant pay with a credit card. I need to do more research on this company before I give them my financial information.

I called this number back and asked for an address and they gave me 302 A 12th St, NY, NY 10014 and this was a Cathy Marks who gave me this info.

I just received a call a few minutes ago from Renee Ward calling on behalf of Alliance Benefits Consultants stating that I needed to pay $298 application/processing/one-time fee to receive a free government or private grant that doesn't have to be paid back. If I received less than $5K then I would be reimbursed my money. I asked them to send me the details in writing and they said they couldn't until after they received my money. So I hung up after telling the lady I would research the company and call them back. The only thing I could find on them is this 800 Notes blog. This is definitely a scam. I was looking for funding for my education.