"none" <no@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message news:...
>
> Norvergence $150 million mafia-esque scam, Ponzi scheme, run by
> Salzano, convicted, fined by FCC for "Slamming" barred from telcom
> operations. Detailed info included Illegal fraudulent Newark New Jersey
> *UPDATE EX-employee responds ..AGREE AND HERE IS THE TRUTH ..Tom Salzano
> also owns 3rd party benefits consolidator (Comprehensive Benefits).
>
> Company
> Norvergence
> Address:
> 550 Broad Street
> Newark New Jersey 07102
> U.S.A.
> Phone Number:
> 866-848-6678
> Fax:
>
>
> the following is an accurate re****t of what is happening to me the
> re****t was issued by a Telecom Newsletter:
>
> Norvergence a $150,000,000 Million scam:
>
> Their Strategy:
> Suggest that rates are rising and guarantee you a 20% savings on
all
> your telcom bills valid for five years..
>
> Their Plan:
> Review all your bills and see if you "qualify" and propose a
solution.
>
> Their solution:
> A magic Matrix box that does the savings for you.
>
> THE CLOSE:
> You lease the Matrix for 80% of your phone bill for five years.
So,
if
> you spend $1,000 /month then you pay 800/month for five years = $48,000
> Supposedly saving 200/month or 2400 a year.
>
> GOTCHA:
> You lease the Matrix from a bank with a personal guarantee
> You pay for it regardless of what happens to Norvergence.
> But the market value is only 2% of what you are paying for it.
>
> WHAT REALLY HAPPENS:
> Norvergence gets the $48,000 up front from the bank when you sign.
> And then they either pay directly or reimburse you for your phone
> bills
> The Magic box is made by Adtran NYSE:ADTN www.adtran.com
> SOHO costs $300 and regular Matrix costs about $1,400.
> In all but one installation that I have seen, the magic Matrix box
> doesn't do anything.
> I have a SOHO MATRIX here - It's an Adtran 2050, not even
programmed.
>
> CATCH1:
> YOU MUST KEEP YOUR REGULAR LINES and PAY FOR THEM because
Norvergence
> is NOT a registered CLEC, they cannot handle inbound calls.
>
> CATCH22:
> Generally with their unlimited calls - they only pay the bill on
one
> line.
> Unless you read carefully and negotiate in advance.
>
> CATCH33:
> Bills for reimbursement have to be mailed, and constantly checked
up
> on. Various clients have different success with their reimbursements.
One
> has brought the bills in person after several months of delay and still
> wasn't reimbursed.
>
> REALITY CHECK:
>
> WHEN they discontinue business, you're still paying $20,000-60,000
for
> a $300-$1,200 box that does nothing or next to nothing. With your
personal
> guarantee.
>
> "IF" they stay in business AND rates remain the same or go up -
You
> are AHEAD.
> However Rates have gone done 4-8% a year for the past 20 years, a
> major flaw in their scare tactic strategy.
>
> They cannot stay in business unless they continue to sell more
> clients: A classic Ponzi scheme.
>
> EVEN IF they stay in business AND fail to pay your telephone
> providers, you are liable for the payment to the bank for the box, as
well
> as to your various telephone and internet providers.
>
> OWNER****P HISTORY:
>
> "The Chairman and CEO of NorVergence is Peter Salzano. However, he
is
> just a front man for his brother Thomas N. Salzano (Tom Salzano) who is
the
> true decision maker at NorVergence. Tom Salzano was the former CEO of
> Minimum Rate Pricing, Inc. which was fined the highest penalty
> ever by the FCC for Slamming - changing your long distance
> provider without your authorization. The FCC also barred him from
ever
> running a telecommunications company again. So at NorVergence, he is
only
a
> "consultant" and is not in any literature. He is, however, in the same
> building that NorVergence resides at in Newark, New Jersey.
>
> Go to www.fcc.gov and look up "Salzano" or "Minimum Rate
> Pricing". You may also find information on USENET.
>
>
> LAWSUITS:
> Over a dozen I know about, only one is listed on their D&B re****t
> Linked on their website.
>
>
> Personal Interest:
> I am an independent agent: A company like this makes all competing
> phone companies look bad. Also a bit of an activist; It feels wrong that
> businesses are being scammed. Companies with IT departments that know
what
> these boxes do, see right through their scam and show them the door.
They
> prey on smaller businesses who can swallow their hype. And yes I have
lost
> one account to them, but only on line of traffic!
>
>
> Their "Proprietary" Technology
> Sure the boxes are patented, but not by them, by Adtran. The
MATRIX
is
> an Adtran 850 RCU which is a standard T1 integrated internet access
device
> with channel bank and router, retailing for $2,222. I have sold
programmed
> and installed dozens of these. It does not sup****t voip. Voice is
handled
by
> standard channel option cards.
>
> The SOHO is an Adtran 2050, retailing for $599 which is a
firewall,
> gateway, router, and VPN appliance - it does not access the internet or
> handle any voice or voip. I have programmed and installed two of them,
one
> in my home office. In all the Norvergence installations I've seen the
box
is
> doing nothing -at all.
> I have one here that I removed from a client - only one end was
> plugged in!
>
> COMPLAINTS:
> There are several complaints, not resolved yet at the NJ division
of
> consumer affairs.
>
> Steve
> WA****NGTON, District of Columbia
> U.S.A.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> LOOK FOR:
>
> Brett Bene Lives in Hawthorne New Jersey
> Tom Salzano CEO Lives in BLOOMFIELD NEW JERSEY
> Alex Wolf COO lives in NYC whines like a child when under duress
>
> This list may still be valid and poses a threat to them as they
absolutely
> are paranoid of irate customers. Names in bold are the heavies in the
CORP
> NORVERGENCE COR****ATE INTERNAL GROUP MAILING LIST
>
> Gregory.Ondey@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Kamlesh.Patel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
chief engineer at NOC JC NJ
> Robert Del.Terzo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
engineer lackie lives in Fairview New
> Jersey
> Terry.Skemer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
CEO of engineer at NOC panovia, jersey city
> Robert.Collins@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
formerly of... Lives in Clifton NJ
> Donna.Brown@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
office mouth on a stick
> Dan.Hoselton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Dave.Grace@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Richard.Douglas@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Bidisha.Das@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Albert.Morris@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Brett.Beene@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Buisness Mgr.
> Oscar.Delatorre@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
office manager Lives in Teaneck New
Jersey
> Leslie.Fernandopulle@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
installer
> Edwin .Estrada@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
installer
> John.Parker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Denise.Freeman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Robert.Locke@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
data engineer (alcoholic)
> Edward.Cobos@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
voice engineer Meta switch
> Neil.Thomas@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
IT Department
> Daniel.Koto@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Peter.Grimsley@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
dsl installer
> peter.salzano@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
the bastards brother or alias
> thomas.salzano@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
the bastard himself
>
>
>
>
> They owe countless employees thousands for the time and expenses.
>
> Company
> Norvergence
> Address:
> 550 Broad Street
> Newark New Jersey 07102
> U.S.A.
> Phone Number:
> 866-848-6678
>
>
>
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