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I signed up for and American Heart Association BLS class on line that looked legitimate. I was told the class was in person, and having taken BLS classes for 20 years I knew what to expect. A few days before the class I was told to bring a device in which to connect with the instructor via ZOOM. This was never mentioned originally. I also received several messages telling me that I was not allowed to reschedule and if I filed a credit card dispute to request a refund for the class that I would incur criminal charges, that my work or school would be notified and I would be placed on a "do not certify" list for the rest of time. All in all, I noticed several red flags. I went to the "class" which was a zoom meeting located in a room of an office building, that had a broken adult mannequin, a baby CPR mannequin and an AED trainer that didn't look anything like a read AED, the "instructor" did not teach anything, I was quizzed on Adult and Baby CPR, we couldn't practice team communication because I was just 1 person, and I was assured by the instructor that I would receive an American Heart Association BLS provider certificate. However, this fraudulent company is not actually associated with the American Heart Association. I would like people to be warned about this. Thanks