ACCC
acts swiftly - American spruiker under investigation
- 24th May 2004
According to this mornings Sydney Morning Herald,
American get-rich spruiker, Robert G Allen, is being
investigated by the Australian Competition and Consumer
Commission (ACCC).
Last
week Robert G Allen held his first ever seminars in
Australia. The six free seminars, which were presented
in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, drew around 3,000
consumers.
The
sole purpose of the seminars was to sign-up consumers
for a $5,000 four-day seminar to be presented by Allen
in Sydney from July 21 24.
Based
on information obtained from one of the organisers
of the seminar, at least 500 consumers may have signed-up
for Robert G Allens July seminar.
This
mornings report also claims that the President
of the Real Estate Consumer Association, Denise Brailey,
and a reporter from Channel Seven were assaulted
and manhandled by security guards at Robert
G Allens seminar in Sydney last Tuesday evening.
Brailey
had interrupted the seminar to warn those in attendance
not to pay money to Robert G Allen. According to Brailey,
she and the Channel Seven crew were evicted from the
event. A wild chase then took place through the Pitt
Street Mall.
Last
night, Denise Brailey said she planned to organise
a mass consumer demonstration if Robert G Allen ever
returned to hold get-rich seminars Australia. He
should refund the money he received last week,
she said. If he wants to come to Australia he
should empty his wallet not ours.
Links:
Official
websites
ACCC
Real
Estate Institute of Australia
Articles
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