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GemTech, in my experience after receiving an ad on the internet from One Click System https://onlinesuccessmembers.com/login for $69 PH (844)-737-1486 to get training to setup a business I thought I would give it a try. The representative who answered the phone was a polite gentleman who wanted to know my interest in this business. I explained extra income for retirement. He explained that after just a few weeks the money came rolling in adding thousands of dollars of income say $50,000 to 150,000 a year, and work only 2 to 6 hours a week. He explained they would set me up with a website, training and coach me through the process. I would be a drop shipper, and they would set me up with warehouses. Not sure what my role was I requested time to do research on the company when the representative showed me an ad with the BBB showing an A+ rating and other advertisements the company wanted me to see. When I explained I wanted to discuss this venture with my wife he ask who was the decision maker in my family and that ever since Adam and Eve the man was always the provider. I was advised they were professionals and they are at persuasion and deception but continued they had been in business for several years and only 2% of the people applying made it into this company. After being on the phone for over an hour I agreed to pay the $10,000 fee and sign the contract initial, initial, sign. After doing some research and not finding any positive information regarding the company, even the BBB had negative complaints but did not fit the guidelines of the BBB rating system. I also found a notice that my present work required prior approval for outside employment and activities, so I called back later that day to explain I had bad news that since I was a government employee I needed to get prior approval for outside employment. The representative replied they work with government employees all the time with no problems. I also questioned why I was not finding any positive reviews or referrals, only negative experiences. I was told any business has negative reviews using Walmart as an example, but the tone was more defensive. Since I was already scheduled for training and coaching, I decided to see how this plays out since my defense was going nowhere. Finding more negative feedback I decided to report my experience to the local police department who filed an incident report and after doing their own investigation did not recommend doing business with this company being short of calling them fraudulent. I later called the company back to request a refund and cancelation. I was notified there was a 3-day grace period for cancelation and after that funds were dispersed for software to set up this program. I explained that should have been verbally explained during the contract signing rather than initial, initial, sign. I notified them my wife was 100% against this venture and we were not presently speaking. I was notified they did not want to see me lose $10,000 and I was scheduled for training, and coaching they also stated that if I could not make the training or coaching, they needed prior notification to reschedule. When they questioned my approach to this venture, I explained that I was playing offence and defense at the same time trying not to lose $10,000 and turn this into a profitable venture. At this point I have no choice but to let this play out. After the second training session I was notified that they would need copies of my drivers licenses for Shopify who I found out does not need a drivers license maybe a business license and other personal information they already had and the site would be ready in about two weeks. my coach called to see how things were going. I told him my wife was still 100% against this program and if he could not get her on board this venture would be over divorce as I see it is still more expensive than $10,000. I handed my wife the phone who called him a liar and a cheat. The conversation went on for several minutes until the representative finally hung up. The following day I was contacted by upper management who pleaded their case requesting that I continue with the program. When I explained I had emailed a request for a written denial letter even though my grace period had expired. I was told they would not do that that was spelled out in the contract and that nobody held a gun to my head during the signing. I was told that I needed to send them an email stating I would attend the training and coaching sessions, or I would be out $10,000. I agreed. As I arrived home, I was called by another representative who stated my wife was only trying to protect me and women sometimes act like this when they are lift out of the decision-making process and feel lonely or not included. He wanted the chance to explain the program to her and get her approval. I agreed but since we had company would have to call at a more convenient time. When I entered the house, I recognized my wife’s friend who is involved in drop-shipping and other businesses, so I decided to return the call to the company representative. My wife’s friend spoke with the GemTech representative for several minutes maybe over an hour, asking several questions. One that was highlighted is that a drop-shipping venture does not cost $10,000 to get started and it could be done for much less or nothing. After the conversation ended I was told that since they had my $10,000 investment they would likely continue to add charges to continue with the program since sales were not meeting expectations and you find yourself trapped in the situation. I was told my wife’s friend would do a little more research on the company and see what she could find. A while later I received an email with an ad on drop shipping calling it a scam. Other sites on GemTech Pro LLC, When a Business Offer or Coaching is a Scam, Examples of Business Offer Scams and Coaching Scams, Ripoff Report, and Scam Advisor. You be the Judge. I was not given any references outside of this company other than the BBB, which did not meet their guidelines for qualification. They said they were giving back to the community but was more like taking when it comes to getting your money back or even part of your money back.