FAKE FINANCIAL ADVISORS

It's a common con trick.

Regarding your article on The INSIGHT GROUP...

I invited this mob of shysters into my home thinking they were a financial advisors group.

I picked up that something was wrong when they said I would be driven to some properties. I thought, "Hey, that's what real estate agents do."

They wanted me to sign up for this $200 evaluation where you spend time at their office. [This is where they say they will go through finances and come up with a plan].

I looked briefly at their form and saw the spot for credit card details. I told them I would ring them and make an appointment.

They insisted I sign now even if I have to change my appointment. I refused. The discussion kept going around this point for a further 45 mins.

I started to get upset. They continued on and on laying guilt trips about my financial future.

I said firmly that I was not signing and if they kept pushing me, I may do nothing at all.

One of the them was a trainee. They seemed both so determined to walk out with my signature even after I asked them to leave several times.

They persisted for another 40 minutes or so. I had been told they would be coming for 45 mins to an hour and they stayed for over 2.5 hours.

I looked at the contract for booking the consultation. The back page stated something about being liable to a tribunal hearing if you cancelled the appointment even in the 10 day cooling off period.

What a shonky group of people. I wasted 2.5 hours of my valuable time. I feel a little cheated but I am glad I did not fall for their conniving tricks.

Thank you for your alerts about these shonks.