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We received a call from "Vic Fishman" and he told me I had contacted him on his website and we went ahead and talked to him because he did have my phone number.  I don't provide my phone number on the internet unless it's a site that I am interested in.  We have been inquiring about precious metals, so we listened to him.  We liked what he said until he started trying to bash an investment that we are in and told us that he knows Donald Trump personally and had spoken to him on the telephone and Donald gave him information regarding this particular investment.  We definitely did not believe that and decided to check "Vic Fishman" out.  That's when we found this blog by googling his "name".  Thank you for this information.  We didn't believe "Vic", but might have called IMM again to purchase precious metals because we were impressed with the company and the information.  Thank God for the internet.  I am glad we did our "due diligence" in this matter.  There is truly safety in the counsel of many.  Have a great day!

Received a call regarding purchasing silver,

I recieved a call from someone about investing in silver last year.  I was excited, and immediately sent them money.  a couple months later another call needing more money as it was taking off, different name from this person. sent more money.  I didnt hear anything for over a year.  Got another call Brad Sharpe I believe, and when I said sorry I'm looking for a return on my money, he went ballistic.  rudest scam artist alive.  I shoulda learned.

Called by several people with thick new York accents.  Maybe even the same person. Fast smoth talkers.  Wanting to sell Gold or Silver or whatever.  Very pushy.

So basically your just a scumbag as well.  How many people did you screw while learning about this.  The only difference in you and innocent people are that they were trusting, not knowing that scum like you exist who didn't legitimately know you were scamming those people you are now calling stupid.

You are quite the little liar.  There have been several thousand complaints filed against this company and the other name they use which is Worth Bullion.  Marty Sommers or Ian or John or steven or any of the other scum er excuse me scam artists working there, are staying just one foot in front of being caught for the misery and suffering they cause..One day they will be on their faces before God trying to explain themselves.  I pity them then.  Now those of us who have lost our money, are waiting for our opportunity to hopefully recover some of which was stolen from us.

I just got off the phone with Joshua James and he was trying to convince me to buy silver with him and promising me bright future, but want to take 15% fee upfront without any guarantee. I was suspicious and at the end he called me unbearable when i said that i still need to think about. the call was from 954-2418930.

want to invest in silver or gold in the safest possible way?

1- contact no less then 3 companies and ask what percentage they charge above the "spot" price. For those that don't know that is the term used to describe the global price of silver, gold, platinum etc. It's the same in Louisiana as it is in Liberia as it is traded on Global Markets and referrs only to "investment grade" bullion i.e 99.999%.

2- Try to deal with someone local if possible as shipping and insurance charges will eat into your profits.

3- I've seen everything from 1% to 30% above spot from various dealers, so keep in mind that in order to break even you must first overcome the difference between the spot price and what you paid per ounce, which changes minute by minute 24/7.

4- unless you plan on only purchacing "small" ammounts ( general considered under 1000ozs) you should also factor in insurance and storage costs, keeping in mind that safty deposit boxes may sound "safe" and they well may be but they are not insured.

5- IMM always mentions your metals are stored at deleware depositary and is insured by Lloyds of London when in fact , their clearing firm "Worth Bullion" decides where your metals will be stored. Delaware Depository.com is a great place to store bullion but IMM does not make money storing and insuring your bullion, they make money by leveraging your metal and charging you 4 or 5%  or maybe even more Im not exactly sure above prime, up to 5:1 leverage is their goal + financing charges. Factor in the 15% off the top and I'll leave you to do the math as I have no idea what ammount of money your looking to invest.

6- Above all other factors and considerations, like any investment you should be the one to initate contact. People who call you on the phone with the intention of having you send them money play on one of two human emotions 1-FEAR 2-GREED. Investing should be devoid of emotions whether your buying silver or stocks. People who call you have nothing to work with if you are neither AFRAID of losing out on some incredible opportunity or so GREEDY you can be manipulated into thinking if you don't act NOW NOW NOW you will regret it later.

7- Silver is a great investment, if you buy it at a good price and sell it at a better one. It also holds great promise of increasing dramatically over time. Just be careful who you deal with. As a general rule, people who call you because you filled out a form expecting "Information" rarely expect or hope for a telemarketer to call looking for a commission. The funniest thing about IMM is that they say they get paid a salary and that the 15% goes toward storage, insurance, and 5 years of unlimited trading. I've never met a telemarketer in my life(And I've met  thousands) who didn't work on commission. That's what makes selling precious metal  so attractive..the commission!

this is their formula for getting your $$

1- intoduction (often accompanied by a fake interruption by a non existant assistant who they inquire as to where they got your info i.e seminar, radio, TV-none of which they do for advertising-its all internet based and purchaced from lead brokers)

2- build credibility for themself i.e "Ive been in this business for X number of years" as they build rapport with you i.e where you from? montana? I got a brother in montana. do you golf? fish? really, so do I etc.

3-talk about the economy i.e hows the economy out there where you are? etc.

4- discuss supply and demand- usually dissusing the diminishing amount of above ground silver and some examples of the high demand from countries like china technology etc.

5- price- where do you thing the price of silver is going? up. really, then you agree that timing is the key to making money correct?

6- then what they term money in/ money out--this is where they give you various arbitrary examples in which they bought and sold and of course made money for their clients always being sure to mention they never get you out at the absolute top or bottom but that their International research and trading department makes those decisions..which would be kosher if they actually had a research and trading dept.

7- promise to do you a favor such as sending you a special book or cd rom that they normally only send to established clients to make you feel special..spoiler alert..they send that book and cd rom to everyone

8 then if you qualify meaning you got 30K+ they send you a package of generic info thats not worth the paper its printed on

9 the 2nd phone call- thats where they pretentend to be in a rush for one reason or another but just what to get you re excited by telling you that they went through hell and back to get you that book or cd rom

10- THE CLOSE- a.ka as the 3rd phone call  "John, boy am i glad i got a hold of you , i just got out of a redlight meeting with research and trading and the news is BIGGER AND BETTER THEN BOTH OF US EVEN IMAGINED, DO THIS GRAB THE PACKAGE I SENT YOU AND ILL LET YOU IN ON WHAT THEY TOLD US ETC. this is when they go for the jugular. they have an answer for every objection you can think of and by now have put you up against the wall with your own words and commitments. the "good" ones will never hang up before you do because lets face it most objections are just lies in an attempt to get them off your back.

keep in mind your hearing this pitch and giving your objections for the first time- these guys do this all day and know what your going to say to there carefully constructioned questions designed to get you to agree with them.

CLOSING IS AN ART AND THESE GUYS PRACTICE DOING IT DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

If your reading this your probably already familar somewhat with what Ive said above as they have called you

keep in mind just who your dealing with by clicking the below links..

http://www.nfa.futures.org/news/newsRel.asp?ArticleID=2167

http://www.nfa.futures.org/BasicNet/CaseDocument.aspx?seqnum=1137

THEABOVE LINKS LOOK FOR THE NAME JOHN MENUTOUS

HE IS THE CURRENT SALES MANAGER/BRAGGART/MEGLOMANIAC THAT IS BEHIND THE TELEMARKETER YOUR TALKING TO.

HIS PARTNER MARTY SOMMERS HAS HIS NAME ON THE CORP SO AS TO HIDE THE SCUMBAG YOU WOULDN'T SELL A NICKEL TO FOR A DIME IF YOU KNEW WHO HE WAS.

BY HIS OWN ADMISSION HE KNOW LESS ABOUT SILVER THEN MOST OF YOU AND MAKES NO BONES ABOUT WHAT HE'S ABOUT: SALES and my friends, a good salesmen makes you think that all of his ideas are your ideas. its a craft and an art that can be taught and developed. the only thing that matters to john M and to be fair, everyone else who calls you is CLOSING THE DEAL. some are just better at it  then others. its also a numbers game... call enough people and 1 out of 10 will be interested/ out of those that show interest 1out of ten will get "fronted" i.e sent a package because you qualify for both money and interest/ from that group 1 out of ten will send money...thats the game..your job is to give them reasons why you wont/cant/etc and their job(if their polished enough) is to assure you how ridiculous your objections are by overcomming them...and trust me, those of us who have been in this business (who are good at what we do) almost laugh at how few and lame and easy it is to overcome the objections you give..we've heard them time and time again..you may think your excuse is original but trust..its a joke to a truely talanted closer

good luck
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someone so talanted I dont even care what people write, if your reading this you didnt talk to me If you did you would be so assured that you made a trusted friend that I don't even warrant checking out because your so confident that it was you that made all the decisions..in reality I had lead them like a lost puppy down to their bank to have them wire me as much money as they could afford...dont hate the player..hate the game

As one who had the misfortune to work for John Menoutis - narcissistic slimeball - the methods and closes outlined in the post above are the ones he has been using for years to con investors out of their hard earned dollars.

Oh ......... and have you noticed the price bubble has burst on both Gold and Silver??????
Check the prices from a week ago and today.

Hope y'all got out. Good luck. These firms will implode now.
You were warned throughout this blog, right?

NOTE: We have detected multiple fake positive reviews about this phone number as well as lots of nonsense messages all coming from an IP address associated with "International Monetary Metals".

I got the same message on my voicemail, but from Neal, at extension 213.  Sounds like a call center with multiple callers using the same script.  I think more state AGs need to be called into this one to see if they can't be shut down permanent like.

I Invested in silver through these guys  2 yrs ago....very positive and money making investment...If you are an investor you know there is risk in any investment...much happier here than in the stock market or a bank at 0% interest...i recommend this to others... start small and grow from there....thats what I have done.....you need to monitor your progress and be in tune to where your investment is and you need to be ready to make decisions...it has really educated me on the finacial issues in the world....I dont agree with any of the complaints on this site as it appears to me they havent invested here....the IMM group have treated me very well....

I believe I have been scammed by them but it was Martie Summerville who got me.  I still have an acct with them and supposed silver at worth bullion, but cannot access my acct.  On International Monetary Metals the sign in page goes nowhere, hence no access.  Pablo

HUH? Satisfied customers have no reason to look the number up on here. You must be one of the scammers. Apparently you crooks like to post on this site, just look under the "latest news" link on this page for the International Monetary Metals spamming.

https://800notes.com/news/international-monetary-metals

Just another desperate spamming scammer. Hey don't you need to get back to the boiler room now?

I didn't order anything but reg for this stock site....and left my number...These guys are gonna get reported!!!

you are a sad un happy person.......im just an average working guy....happy with my results....i looked on this site because a friend saw it and was concerned for me.....if you dont know what you are talking about then bash some one elses site that deserves it....i know several people who are happy with this company and thier precious metal advisors....

If you are a truly happy customer keep something in mind, Bernie Madoff had happy customers too, for many, many years.

In his own words, " The entire financial system is one giant pyramid scheme.."

Madoff had been a prominent member of the securities industry throughout his career. He served as vice chairman of the NASD, a member of its board of governors, and chairman of its New York region. He was also a member of NASDAQ Stock Market’s board of governors and its executive committee and served as chairman of its trading committee. Madoff founded his investment advisory firm in 1960.

and you trust your hard earned money with an ex-hairdresser from New Jersey who had one of his minions call you from ( what we who used to be in the business called) a "suckers list"?

Truly you've been blessed with ingenius financial insight.

Let me guess, you prayed about your decision and God gave you the greenlight?

Got a call today from Frank Maffo, 888-811-1718 ext. 202, stating the same thing everyone else was saying: that they had a package for me and that the address I sent them was wrong. I signed up for something on Bernie Schaeffer's site. Before you put orders in on his site he gives you a bunch of free offers from his "affiliates" (some of which are legit and some of which aren't). IMM was one of them.

Not only did the dishonesty completely weird me out, but the guy was talking like the phone was wiretapped or something. I thought it was pretty weird, so I googled them and came across this site. Needless to say, they won't be getting my money. Somebody please report them!