773-698-6064

You paid and got scammed!!! You are clearly exhibiting signs of the Stockholm syndrome.
Scholarships search is FREE and the prep software that SEF sells can be bought for less than $50.
You surely are a Ragging idiot ! Please send me a check for $200 and I'll direct you to google  LOL

I got scammed? Haha sounds like you're the idiot that was scammed....Had he not got the point increase I would be reimbursed the whole amount. I read it on my package and email I was sent. So actually you paid 50 and if it didn't work you were stuck with the 50 bucks or whatever amount you're claiming you paid for identical material. When you could have gotten it for free from them had it not worked out. Look who the idiot is now.

And I'll have you for money laundering, racketeering & tax evasion LOL  SCUM BAG. I'm closer & know alot more than you think  ;-)

why do you think there are so many complaints???  Is it due the fact your are calling people on DNC.  
What percentage of the sale price goes to charity???
why is there some similarities with the following

http://www.twincities.com/ci_14748300?nclick_check=1

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/03/test_prep_scam.html

"Many nonprofits have had to do more with less money as donations have fallen and the need for their services has risen in this recession," Swanson added. "People should do their homework before responding to telemarketing solicitation calls so that their donations are used as intended."

According to an October, 2009 report by GuideStar USA, 51 percent of charities that accept public donations saw a decline in donations in the first nine months of 2009 compared with the same period in 2008, and 62 percent reported an increase in demand for their organization's services.

The lawsuit claims the San Diego, California nonprofit corporation calls parents asking them to purchase test preparation software for the SAT and ACT college entrance exams for $165, often calling this amount a "donation" or "contribution." Dream Scholars also is accused of misleading parents into purchasing the software by falsely telling them that their children wanted to purchase the products and that the child's school had sponsored or endorsed the products.

Dream Scholars also enrolls parents who purchase the test preparation materials into a free "30 day trial" of its online scholarship and college entrance test "study desk" databases without adequate notice or permission, for which it charges their credit cards a $55 monthly fee unless they cancel.

In telephone solicitations, written materials, and on its website, Dream Scholars tells parents that money from their purchase will help provide scholarships to underprivileged kids. For example, in written materials, Dream Scholars states:

• "Dream Scholars Foundation mission is to transform the lives of underprivileged high school students through the realization of a college education. Dream Scholars Foundation college scholarships and grants are designed to remove the financial obstacles hindering otherwise qualified and deserving students, transforming their dreams of a higher education into reality."

• "Dream Scholars Foundation is a non-profit organization that depends on private contributions to fund our scholarship programs and our mission. Your purchase will help support hundreds of deserving college-bound students who aspire to learn, grow, and give back."

• "The purpose of Dream Scholars Foundation is to provide financial assistance to underprivileged but academically qualified high school students. This assistance is provided through funds raised from private/corporation donations as well as through other fundraising activities."

In fact, Dream Scholars has not received 501(c)(3) or other tax-exempt status as a charity from the Internal Revenue Service and is not registered to solicit charitable contributions with the Minnesota Attorney General's Office. The company earned revenue of at least $1,575,000 since it was formed in 2008.

Additionally, Dream Scholars admitted that as of November, 2009, it had not awarded any scholarships directly to students and that it made only $23,000 in charitable contributions since its inception.

The lawsuit, filed in Hennepin County District Court, accuses Dream Scholars of consumer and charities fraud and of soliciting charitable contributions in Minnesota without being registered as a charity with the Attorney General's Office.

Swanson's office is investigating other organizations that sell commercial products by using questionable charitable appeals. She issued a Consumer Alert entitled, "Phony Charity or Real One: How to Tell The Difference" to provide guidance to help people differentiate between real charities and scams. The alert notes that:

• Organizations must register with the Minnesota Attorney General's Office before soliciting charitable contributions in Minnesota if they raise or plan to raise more than $25,000 anywhere or have paid staff. Before anyone responds to a telemarketing call for a donation, they should call the Minnesota Attorney General's Office at (651) 296-3353 or (800) 657-3787 to find out if the organization is registered as a charity, or they may look up the organization online at online .

• Under Minnesota law, a charity that places telemarketing calls or sends written solicitations for money is required to: (1) identify itself by name and location; (2) state whether or not contributions to it are tax-deductible; and (3) provide a description of the program for which the solicitation campaign is being carried out.

Read more: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/03 ... l#ixzz1FKaw0ckO
SAME SCAM

"sounded good" is what they want you to hear. The actual quality the CDs is extremely low.  
You're better off with books than the CDs.

Smart Education Foundation,  BBB report says: they Sell School Supplies
http://www.bbb.org/chicago/business-reviews/s ... ago-il-88366616

they are not BBB accredited

Can file a complaint at BBB site

this is such a scam...  My daughter never took the PSAT or SAT or any prep course, I am not sure where they are getting her name, they also said, oh maybe from the FAFSFA?  REally, she is a freshman in high school...

Funny how this phone number is now disconnected.

I have received 3 calls from this number and they were very rude when I said I wasn't interested. Stated that they were interested either

I received a call from this number, asking for my parents by name. I told them that nobody was home and they promptly hung up. I looked up their number on this website and learned that the call is a scam. I then looked back through my Caller ID history, I noticed that they've called almost every day for a while. After that, I called the number back, and as expected, received no answer. What was strange was that the recording on the answering machine claimed that the phone number belonged to a woman called Paula.

Wow sounds like you're having a bad day in the boiler room ... GOOD!

We get calls from this number and do not know why.

oh stfu you dumb employee.  your an idiot and broke for even working there.

Just so you know.  We have your names, addresses, and we write down your credit card information on paper for others to see.  Make nice.

You are being investigated by my attorney for the above statements.  Hoping you acted maliciously.  There will be a PI on your tail bud.  You really don't know very much about being a lead software developer.  I'll tell you that you should never start a fight you can't win.  Please come to our address 3025 Northwestern, Chicago IL 60618.  You Piece of [***].  You know NOTHING.

Did not leave a message, this is the first time they called.

Beware of these guys telephone pitches as the sneak in that the materials comes with a 30 day trial period "automatically" and if you don't call them to cancel at the end of the 30-day period you are charged $54.95 / month until you complain.  They rely on you not remembering this fact, and they wonder why you are upset when the charges come.  

No one should ever have to cancel anything that comes automatically with a purchase, you should have to only opt in to continue receiving services.  These guys don't play that way and while they offer a legitimate, albeit marginal product, their telephone solicitations, and business practices fall in that same category, legitimate, but very marginal and only focused on the company, and not on customer service.

This Christian fellow below is no help either and is a lot of hot air.

Best advise is to stay away from this company, and look for other ways to help your kid.

Yes go look at the web site and poof it is the right number 773 get it together before you bash something you know nothing about