When she went to the local police, he promised to pay her money back, but he did not. After she contacted the Attorney General, the man again promised her a refund within 30 days, but the AG had no record of whether that payment was made. Neither the AG nor the local police have gotten her money back for her to date. They typically have few assets for the Attorney General to sue over in civil court, and criminal prosecution is at the descretion of the local prosecutor who may prioritize violent crimes and drug prosecution on a day to day basis. But hard sell tactics are not limited to con-men.
Consumers complain of pushy sales from large funeral service companies as well.
The memberships were part of the cost of pre-paid cremation and travel contracts. Within two days of purchase the Mr. Geiser and his wife went to the office and requested cancellation in writing. However, your representative persisted that we would have three days to cancel the whole matter and get all our money fully refunded. After intervention from the Texas Attorney General, SCI refunded the membership fee. Since you were not told that, we are refunding your membership fees.