Yes, Mr Ba... And....., I also spoke with him, lovely chap.
Your right about the name, there seems to be a lot of Home Based Business scams out there and this one slots in there almost unnoticed.
Just for the record I am outlining events from my experience and make no attempts to slander any individual. The first thing I found when I called the main 1300 number is that it is answered with a greeting of "Hello, Customer Service" and there is no mention of the actual business name. Secondly I found that whoever I was wanting to speak with is in a meeting 98% of the time and would return my call which would never happen, the other 2% that took my call did so when I was still an unsigned customer. I also found the same with the mobile numbers they provide. At first they took the calls but then let it go to message bank and my calls were very rarely returned. Also when I tried to text them they would never text back, I guess this may be so there is nothing in writing.
The software they are selling is a Horse Racing program that is suppose to give you an advantage over the regular punter. What they are in fact selling you is a re-wrapped version of what other betting institutions offer you FOR FREE! Of course they will sugar coat it with points of difference like the never before offered Hedging Button but again these things have to work to be of any value. I have personally invested in this software and have found all they offer elsewhere for FREE. My salesman contacted me periodically with some great deals and advised me of a franchise or license available at a discounted rate but I needed to purchase it immediately as it will certainly be snapped up by the next caller. This was offered to me at a hugely discounted rate and I was required to supply my credit card details immediately without first viewing the contract.
Whether you decide to buy the software or not, they will then try to sell you their Premium Package where their team of highly trained traders will make prudent yet concise bets on your behalf earning you huge amounts of $$$. I found in the info pack that they sent on this product is printed out of a desk top printer not printed on proper offset letter head and looks like it was knocked out in a hurry by the office boy. It informed me that I could turn a $50 investment into a whopping profit of over $3000 in just one month. This will of course be increased if I have additional funds in my account. But then depending on who you speak with will depend on the profit margin and percentage they offer.... it always changes. I have also purchased this package and found it to be an utter load of rubbish. I lost a lot of money in a very short period of time and I initially thought that they were hopeless at betting, however I have since been informed otherwise. Because of the way the system works you are betting against other punters. This means that one seemingly crazy bet can be picked up by another punter ready to seize the opportunity. So what appears to be bad betting is actually a scam designed to drain your account. In a recent email from Betfair I was informed of the following and I quote...
"We have reason to believe that an arbitrage company may be placing bets through our exchange on your behalf. Please be advised that Betfair do not allow 3rd party access to Betfair accounts - it is against our terms and conditions. All bets on your account must be placed by you, as per the terms and conditions to which you agreed upon during registration.Your Betfair account has been temporarily suspended for your protection."
What this means is that the trading they are doing for you is not consistent with Betfair's terms and conditions. Once this has been picked up by Betfair you account is put on hold and all trading ceases. As AHBB is not allowed to trade on your behalf this makes your investment ONE HUGE LOSS.
During the whole process I had diligently taken detailed notes of phone numbers and names of people I had spoke to at AHBB, a total of 8 in all. Every one of these numbers has been disconnected apart from the 1300 office number.
I personally think there is no need to spend money on something you can get for free. I consider this outfit to be a total scam designed to milk your account and would recommend it to no one.
As per the terms and conditions of this website I have not provided the links of other unfortunate punters but urge any prospective purchaser of this kind of product to carefully search the internet prior to wasting your money.