ANOTHER BANK ISSUES A WARNING TO THEIR CUSTOMERS REGARDING SUNTASIA/STRATEGIA MARKETING'S "Travel Agents Direct" !

The following is from the Associated Credit Union website:

Don't Take The Bait! Watch For E-mail & Phone Scams!

Current Scams

A company called Travel Agents Direct calls members to inform them that they've won free hotel and travel vouchers. They know the credit union's routing number and ask for your checking account number to debit you for just enough to cover mailing you the vouchers!

The company gets information from those who may have purchased products from online marketing companies or infomercials, who pass on the personal information to Travel Agents Direct.

End of Alert.

Like I told you many times before, bank alerts are becoming common for Suntasia/Strategia marketing company. If you want to see the alert for yourself click the link below.

http://www.acuonline.org/home/accounts.accounts_alerts

Suntasia recently changed their corporate name to Strategia Marketing, LLC. Now they have a new website with a different name. The only thing is that it's just a copy of the old one. Take a look.

Suntasia's Website: (former)

http://www.suntasia.com

Strategia's Website: (new)

http://www.strategia.com

The only exception between the two is the different colors on the opening page using black instead of gold but the wording is still the same. If you want to know who runs this crooked empire, click below.

http://www.strategia.com/home.shtml

Remember it is STILL the same people, same scam (gas, grocery and travel vouchers), same products just a different name.

How they get you info !

Your name, address and phone number are obtained through a third party company that they purchase it from. The third party company gets their information by the products you buy, or any other transactions you do that contains your personal information. They DO NOT and are NOT allowed to have or sell your SS#, DOB etc. Once the information is bought by companies like Suntasia, it is put into their dialer system to call you. The dialer clearly labels the list of names that are brand new leads and also how many times that specific list has been called. Unfortunately, this information is only seen by the manager of the room. He or she has access to it from the bridge (the big, high desk overseeing the agents when you enter the room).

Vericheck is a software system connecting Suntasia to all the banks nationwide that confirm whether you have an open checking account or not. Grocery stores, retail stores all use them to scan your checks to make sure your account is legit.

The only information the agent has on their computer at the time when they call you is your name, address and telephone number. That?s it. After they give you their mumbo jumbo script about how you qualified and the ?free? gifts (gas, airline vouchers etc) you?ll be receiving, they tell you it?s a reward for maintaining an active checking and ONLY active checking account holders qualify. They ask you for your bank name and the city you opened it in. The reason is b/c they can obtain your routing number through what else? That?s right Vericheck! It is only then that many are fooled to believe that the agent has your account number as well. The excuse the agent uses is, ?we need you to verify the number to make sure it?s you?, but when you call their bluff they either hang up or put a manager on the phone to push for the sale and get the account. Their tactics are slick even downright insulting.

They usually say that you made a purchase through one of their 400, 1000, 1700 affiliates (pick a number yourself) and that is how your name was entered into their system for this special promotion. ALL A BIG FAT LIE! Like I said before, they bought the names and numbers from another company for anywhere from .20 cents to up to .60 cents per name. Oh and by the way this same information that can be sold to another company by the people who bought them in the first place.

If you make them mad the agent can recycle your name back into the system. B9 is the code for DNC (Do Not Call List) on their system but unfortunately many times it is not used b/c they want to get back at you. The only way to get these people off your phone is by sending them a "certified" CEASE and DESIST letter to their corporate address. Donald Booth is their lawyer and the letter should be addressed to him. When they call again ask them for their FULL name and let them know they need to code your phone call as a B9 (Do Not Call), after you hang up with them.

This company was raided by the feds a couple of years ago. They were there to look at what the agents were saying over the phone with their scripts. This is why management watches the agents to make sure they are not using any other scripts but their own. Sadly many managers turn a blind eye when their top sellers re-word the script to their own liking just to make a sale. I have one of those scripts that are used.

If you visit other sites like google or ripoffreport.com and type in the search box ?Suntasia Marketing? now Strategia you will see there are many, many people out there ticked off just like the rest of you.

Suntasia NOW Strategia

The Florida Attorney Generals Office is conducting an investigation on Suntasia which is now known as "Strategia Marketing". The attorney generals office though is stating on their website that, "The case file cited below relates to a civil -- not a criminal -- investigation. The existence of an investigation does not constitute proof of any violation of law".

Here is the rest of it.

Case Number: L05-3-1172

Subject of investigation:
FTN Promotions, Inc.

Subject's address:
8751 Ulmerton Blvd., Largo, FL 33771

Subject's business:
Inbound/outbound telemarketing sales

Allegation or issue being investigated:

Unfair and deceptive trade practices regarding telemarketing sales and unauthorized debiting of consumer bank and credit accounts.

AG unit handling case:
Economic Crimes Division in Tampa, Florida

If you want to see the information for yourself, just go to the http://myfloridalegal.com/ and type the letters "FTN" in the search.

For those who are not aware how important it is to let people know about these scam artists including those in the media, here are some links on news stories that were done in 2006 on Suntasia Marketing (name changed to Strategia) and the products they promoted like ?Distinct Advantage?, ?Travel Agents Direct?. Just click below and watch a woman in Pennsylvania who was being taken for a ride as well as others they tried to scam.

Consumer Alert: Discount Membership Clubs - KDKA Channel 2

Link:

http://kdka.com/consumer/local_story_265165935.html

?Man Warns About Suspected Phone Solicitation Scam? KETV Channel 7

Link:

http://www.ketv.com/iteam/9727067/detail.html

?Telemarketers Using Costco?s Name to Entice You To Buy? KOMO 4 News in Seattle.

Link:

http://www.kendallwatch.us/community/telemark ... tice-you-to-buy

They have not only been exposed by the media but as many as 8 bank alerts in the last year alone were sent out to warn consumers about this scam not to mention a second State investigation still on going since July of 2006.

If you think if can?t happen to you think again. Remember ALL the products that are marketed and sold come from one place ONLY, SUNTASIA MARKETING (which is now known as Strategia) in Largo, Florida.

Don't be fooled bc they are continuing to promote the same product. They are as follows.

Travel Agents Go Direct or Travel Life Direct
Variety
Credit Life
Freedom Gold
FloridaWay
Freedom Ring Communications
Florida Direct
West gates Resorts

Here is a list of programs they use to promote:

Agents Travel Network
Distinct Advantage   (Changed to Variety)
Prism Communications (Changed to Freedom Ring)
Capitol Vacations
Florida Passport
Travel Agency Network
Teliflex Communications
VersaTalk

Their corporate website is:

http://suntasia.com or http://strategia.com

They are located at:

Suntasia Marketing (Name changed to Strategia)
8751 Ulmerton Road
Largo, FL 33771
Tel#: 727-471-0276 or 1-800-NEW-TEAM

Any questions are welcomed but please read some of the posts in this site so as to not repeat the same information again. My last few posts answer 95% of your questions on who these guys are.

Hope this helps clear things up a bit. Comments welcomed.

Suntasia NOW Strategia

CEASE AND DESIST LETTER !

I know this company very well b/c I use to work for them. Lasted about a year before I found out about their shameful business tactics. Many have got their money back but others were just taken.

If you are tired of the calls, send them a ?certified? Cease and Desist letter (see sample below). Next, contact the Better Business Bureau and file a complaint with them b/c at least it assures you that Suntasia will have to respond. This is another thing they don?t like to do. It forces them to give a response to the BBB and thus give back the money owed if you were ripped off. Also contact your local media (IE new stations) and let them know about these crooks. They were exposed 3 times last year on tv by local news stations around the country.

Finally, whether you do or don?t get a response from Suntasia (now Strategia) contact your local tv news station anyway. Most news channels in your area have a consumer complaint tip hotline. Go on the net and log on to their site. I know this would be a ?juicy? story for them especially during the months of November, February and May b/c of the ratings period. They need unique stories to get their audiences attention.

I also suggest you file a complaint with your state attorney generals office and in Florida as well letting them know the situation. There was an active State investigation which began in June of last year which I believe is still on going.

Below is a sample of the Cease and Desist letter you can use to make them stop calling you.

Your Name
Address
Date

Corporate Lawyer Donald Booth
Suntasia Marketing (Changed to Strategia)
8751 Ulmerton Road,
Largo, FL 33771

Dear Mr. Booth:

I request that you CEASE and DESIST in your efforts to market your products to my phone (insert number(s) here). I am NOT interested in anything your company Suntasia/Strategia has to offer.

Also if you don?t comply with my request I will seek legal action against your company as well as contacting the local media and the Better Business Bureau. It is my personal policy not to deal with marketing companies that solicit over the phone without my consent.

You are hereby instructed to cease and desist any marketing efforts immediately by deleting my name, address and phone number(s) from your dialing system or face legal sanctions under applicable Federal and State law.

GIVE THIS LETTER THE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IT DESERVES (scumbag is optional here)

Cordially

Your name here

End of letter

Note:

Make sure you sign the letter otherwise it is not legal. Also, make sure you certify the letter when you send it. This way you have proof they received it. One last thing, remember to list ALL the phone numbers in your home including cellphones so they don?t have a chance to slip through the cracks and call you.

Suntasia/Strategia

UPDATE: BREAKING NEWS ALERT!

This is to let all of you know that the owners of Suntasia have changed their corporate name to Strategia Marketing, LLC. I just happen to drive by their building on the way to the beach and sure enough there it was. Same colors and logo as the prior name but it is still the same scam.

The company claims they merged with another one but nothing can be farther from the truth. It is same suspects still running the show. The only reason the owners of Suntasia changed their name is bc of all the complaints logged against them. If you look at their Better Business Bureau Report it is full of complaints. Click below.

http://www.bbbwestflorida.org/commonreport.html?bid=11002452

Now they have a clean slate with a new name Strategia bc they are not listed or registered with the Better Business Bureau. Same old scam though, you qualify for free gas and travel vouchers or grocery vouchers and they want you to give up your bank information to bill you whenever they want to.

The only difference in this new company as oppose to the old one is that Bryon Wolf, Roy Eliasson and Fred Wolf are all managers at Strategia which is a limited liability company. Suntasia was a full fledged corporation with a President, Vice President and so on.

You can view the incorporation documents yourself by going to the Florida Department of State Division of Corporations website at:

http://sunbiz.org/corinam.html

Then type in the names of the old and new company ....> Strategia Marketing and Suntasia Properties Inc separately to see the difference.

Don't be fooled bc they are continuing to promote the same product. They are as follows.

Travel Agents Go Direct or Travel Life Direct
Variety
Credit Life
Freedom Gold
FloridaWay
Freedom Ring Communications
Florida Direct
West gates Resorts

Here is a list of programs they use to promote:

Agents Travel Network
Distinct Advantage   (Changed to Variety)
Prism Communications (Changed to Freedom Ring)
Capitol Vacations
Florida Passport
Travel Agency Network
Teliflex Communications
VersaTalk

Remember it's always a different name but the same scam. You'll receive $400 of travel or grocery vouchers along with $100 of gas vouchers in exchange for your bank information. DON'T BE FOOLED! DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION!

If you receive a call from them and want it to stop, just send them a "certified" CEASE and DESIST letter. The calls will stop I promise, otherwise Suntasia/Strategia will be facing a major lawsuit from you and these crooks know it very well.

Hope this helps you understand a little bit better who these clowns are.

Suntasia NOW Strategia

I can't get them to go away!  They just keep calling even after I have repeatedly asked them to stop.  I finally called them back several times in a row to ask them what they want.  They hung up on me.  I figured it couldn't hurt to do to them what they are doing to me.  They apparently didn't like it.

please stop calling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

904-302-5835
I found their information in the phone directory,.
Heres the name of their phone company,.
Its a landline not a celluar phone.
The phone company is.Company level 3 communications llc-fl
Company type-CLEC
jACKSONVILLE.FLORIDA

904-302-5835,CELLULAR PHONE.
JACKSONVILL.FL
THEY CALL THEM SELVES TOTAL CREDIT COMPANY.
HEADQUATERS.
SUNTASIA MARKETING
8751.ROAD LARGO.
LARGO FLORIDA
727-471-0276
727-471-0274
1-800-NEW-TEAM
THEY ARE TELEMARKERS RUNNING SCAMS.
THEY CALL 10 TIMES A DAY,EVERDAY.
WE NEVER HEARD OF THESE PEOPLE.
WE TELL THEM TO STOP CALLING THEY NEVER DO.

they have been calling several times every day but leave no message; caller id says "unknown caller" but another call id site says it is a Jacksonville Fl # - I called it back once and a woman answered Hello, not with the name of a business - I hung up -  

These people are scam artists.. They call all hours & even on Sundays,starting at just before 8am till way after 9pm..
I have stopped answering the phone when they call,but they still continue..

heres information on the company i found on google.com
Rip Off Report:Suntasia Marketing, Travel Agents Direct Suntasia ...
Suntasia Marketing, Travel Agents Direct Suntasia Marketing Must Be Shut Down - I worked there for 3 weeks in May of 2006 - Ripoff Largo Florida.www.ripoffreport.com/view.asp?id=198054 - 25k - Cached - Similar pages
Rip Off Report:Suntasia Marketing, Travel Agents Direct Suntasia ...
Suntasia Marketing, Travel Agents Direct Suntasia Marketing Must Be Shut Down - I worked there for 3 weeks in May of 2006 - Ripoff Largo Florida.www.ripoffreport.com/view.asp?id=198054 - 25k - Cached - Similar pages


suntassia marketing
8751.road largo
largo.florida
727-471-0276
727-471-0274
1-800-new-team

go to google.com
type in the companys name.
suntasia marketing.
their your find them on alot of pages

their corporate address is
suntasia marketing
8751.road largo

they keep on calling us everyday,i told them me amd my husband isnt
intrested,differnet people keep calling,they said they were total
card.but we already have credit cards,why would we want to buy
from scam artist.they are alot of scam artist in florida.
i tell them not to call us any more but they keep on doing it.theres got to be a way to make them stop harassing us.

they keep calling my husband and say their total card,we dont want to buy anoher creit call.they will call everyday and not talk when my
husband answers,but when i answer they talk,its diffrent people,there from florida,they are a scam.

This is Total Card Credit Card Company

Got 2 calls from this caller. The caller left an empty message.