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report scam| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| City | Easton |
| Address | 400 Northampton St |
| Phone | 800-622-4189 |
| Website | http://www.nationalautoacademy.com/ |
Applied for a job listing off of the Dodge /Chrysler /Jeep dealer in Danbury CT. The posting was on Indeed and listed the other 2 dealers in Danbury as well. I was contacted for an interview from a Pennsylvania company saying they were retained to setup the interview . I went to the dealership for the interview and was surprised that there were like 8 other people there as well. Chris interviewed me in about 15 min and told me I got the job and to report for training the next day. Training for these 3 days was unpaid but I was told I had the job. Went to dealer the next day and 5 other people were in the class which surprised me. At the end of day 2 we were all told that we had jobs but needed to pay $699 in order to take the company's product knowledge training for upcoming weeks but we would get the $699 reimbursed after 90 days. We were told the company did so to retain staff. After we gave Chris our info we completed the final day of training and interviewed with the short sales manager LB who said they were just running a background and license check and we could officially start once it came back. After no call the next week, I called the dealer and spoke to LB who informed me the position was filled. Chris did not work for the dealership he was a salesman for the auto academy . Total bait and switch scumbags who take advantage of people who are looking for a job and can't really afford the money. Avoid National Auto, danbury Dodge, danbury Kia and Danbury Hyundai at all costs. Scumbag operation .
I have engaged multiple departments throughout the state of Connecticut regarding this ongoing scam. Please send your account of the situation to the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection as they are currently investigating.
I applied for a job for a cars salesman at Chevy 21 in Bethlehem,PA. I few days I got a call back from a woman named Leah setting me up with a interview . The day comes I go to this interview all went well a woman name Lucia C. Malilo told me to come back the next day for another interview. I came back the next day to find myself with about 15 other people, it wasn't an interview it was a training class. After the class Lucia dismissed a few people because she felt they didn't fit for the job. She told all of us to come back the next day to begin training class. At this point we all were under the assumption that we were hired. Next day we all came in and she explained to us that we needed to pay $699.00 for the training class to be able to work for Chevy 21. I explained to her that money was tight I couldn't just throw it around if I wasn't going to be employed by Chevy 21. She said "don't worry I got your back, put your 2 weeks in at the job you're working now". So at this point I'm feeling very confident, she's basically telling me I'm going to be working at Chevy. Last day of class rolls around and she said "okay all of you guys are hired, tomorrow you all just need to come back for another interview with the general manager. We all came back it wasn't even an interview....... We were all confused and mad because where did are money go? Lucia was not at the dealership, I called national auto academy so many times no on answers or they say they will call me back and never do. Not only did Lucia lie about all of us having a job she also lied about who she really was , she was not part of Chevy 21 she was a recruiter. I seriously got scammed for $700 and lost a full time job like an idiot. I will be contacting a lawyer at this point to take legal action against national auto academy.
This same thing happen to me back in June in Richmond, Va at a Chevy dealership. I still haven't found a way to get back in contact with these people.
Same happened to me man, I knew it was sketchy, im still waiting for a reply.
Samething happened to me in virginia.. something needs to be done about that place...
I was contacted regarding an open position at a Kia dealership. They conducted the preliminary interview and then the subsequent training course over the next three days. On the second day, they said they needed a $699 deposit in order to "show good faith” and that it was refundable upon completion of training and manufacturer certification. I complied, gave the deposit, and completed the course at which point I was told I was hired and received a certificate of completion from the academy. After the last class, I was told that the following Monday I would need to come in to the dealership to do a follow up interview and get my schedule. Monday came, no contact. No big deal, it’s only a couple of days. I spoke with a woman named Katie on that Tuesday and she said she was waiting to hear back from the dealership. Now at this point I was already a bit dismade because I had put in my resignation at my current position in favor of the new position at the dealership upon being told that I was hired and already paid my deposit. I continued trying to reach out to no effect as neither Katie nor the instructor, Mike, answered their phones.
Katie’s number is disconnected and the general number for national auto academy is out of service. I left voicemails, emails and texts and for the past week and change have not received any follow up from anybody. They are absolutely embarrassing in terms of their customer service ethics and now I don’t even see how I could get my deposit back. This is an example of gross incompetence and shows how inept they are when it comes to taking care of people that have their hard earned money to try and begin a new career. To be fair, employment wasn’t "guaranteed” though the instructor assured me that I was hired and would likely be starting the following week after the training course with NAA. I still haven’t heard back and have been screwed out of $700 just so I could not get in contact with any of the clowns that work there. If you are contacted by this company, I strongly urge you to steer clear unless you want to end up frustrated and $700 poorer with nothing to show for it besides a workbook and certificate. Another great part of this is that they promise "lifetime job placement assistance” via their company phone number. How the hell can you help me with job placement if you idiots listed a non working number on your site and other sites such as Facebook and Google? Doesn’t make any sense. Avoid at all costs. Will be looking into options for taking legal action against this excerable company.
I received a call for a job interview at a Honda dealership in Valley Stream Hondafor a sales position with a man named Chris on a monday. I went to the interview thinking that the position was with Honda. At the interview I was told if interested I would come back for training on wednesday for 3 days never revealing that he didn't work for Honda. At the training we were told that it would cost 699.99 for a commitment from us to the dealership.and that Honda would reimburse us in 3 months. It was never disclosed that Chris worked for National Auto Academy and not Honda
This was not revealed until the 3rd day after I paid the 699.00. I did not get the job nor my money back. I wouldn't have minded if this was disclosed up front that the job would not definetely be at Honda or Acura which Honda owns and that they may have to place you antwhere else at some other car dealership that the have an agrrement with.
I called the company and spoke with a Chardonnay who told me they will try and place me but I can't get my money back. If I knew that Chris worked for NAA I would have researched that up front and would never have agreed to the 699.00. A lot of the reviews are similar to my experience. This is a very deceptive practice at least and a scam at best! Obvious to me now is the reason they don't have full disclosure up front is they would'nt be able to sucker enough people!!
I had the worst experience with Samantha Mook, who worked there and claimed to be a recruiter, she stole my money and later opened up some own TTU Recruiting place with her pushover boyfriend to scam for more money
I got a call from a dealership saying that they got my resume and wanted me to come in for an interview. Once I researched the dealership and found out it was legit I went for the interview. I accepted the opportunity to attend an unpaid training. It was there they told me about money to gain certifications with the companies. I thought it was rather odd but brushed it off ( mistake#1). I later discussed the pricing with the teacher and came up with half on the last day of training. we couldn't sign any paperwork until we had give up the money (mistake #2). I have never seen this practice before in any job interview but the promise of a large income and opportunity to change your life sounded good. Unfortunately, if it's too good to be true it usually is. Feeling unease I called the instructor and asked if I would be granted a position immediately after training and Chris promised that I would begin work on Wednesday. When I interviewed with the boss at the Diamond Car Group in Auburn I finally was told that his gentleman had no affiliation with the dealership and was part of an outside group that comes in to train. I wasn't told about this simple fact until well after the third day of training. He also told me that there was no guarantee of the position and that it was up to his discretion if I even had a job. Confused, I wanted to know what exactly had I just paid for?! Feeling entirely scammed I went back to the teacher, Chris and asked for my deposit back since I didn't feel comfortable getting into business with such shady characters. That was when he showed me the paperwork I signed that explicitly declared I signed up to be scammed. (Mistake #3). Thought my wounds could have been avoided I am writing this to ensure someone else who wants to change their situation and provide for themselves and family doesn't get taken for advantage by this company and their counterparts.
National Auto Acdemy SCAM big time $700.00 Scam.
I was told the if I paid the money I would get a job and I woulde be reemburst after 90 days opf employment.
Well no true and I hopr you have enough since to read all the warnings I did not and I thought this person was helping me get a job with the dealership. She told me the Dealership BDC manager at Hyndai City Was a scumbag.
All the time she was thr real scumbag. This Company National Auto Acdemy is a HUGE Scam you will never get a job the girls they have trying to assist you are the worst. They know nothing about helping you get a job but will find every reason not to give you your money back.
I should have read more into this company before I gave them my money. But I will make it my business to write a negitive piece on them eveyday for 700 Day I will be putting them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, snapchat,and any other social media site I can think of and this will go on for 700 days and all my friend and follwer will be trashing your comapny as well.
National Auto Academy is a SCAM Believe it.
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Same happened to me man, I knew it was sketchy, im still waiting for a reply.