**I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE A LOT TO READ, BUT IT COULD SAVE YOU THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS!!**
I hate to admit this, but I am a former employee of Audit Recovery Systems (ARS). When I was first hired by this company I thought I was going to be helping people recover money from scam companies. But it only took a short amount of time for me to discover that I had actually been hired by a SCAM COMPANY. This company contacts mostly the elderly claiming they can recover money for them that has been taken by dishonest listing companies. ARS in fact will get money back on your card, but it will only be a temporary credit. After a couple of weeks, then the credit card company will reverse it. The credit card company will always unfortunately favor these dishonest listing companies, because these companies bring in millions of dollars, and the credit card companies get a percentage of that, so when they give you your money back, they are losing money also. The owners constanly told their employees to not worry about the permanent credits, to just focus on the temporary credits. ANy company that claims they can get money back for you is lying because all they will do is get that temporary credit. ARS gets the temporary credit, then they will charge their 50%, then the credit you had WILL BE reversed and you will be out the 1st amount and then also the 50%. Recently this company was shut down by the department of agriculture for operating illegally without a telemarketing license. Unfortunately for us its only temporary. They have paid their fees and as soon as they get their license will be opening back up. I have heard rumors from an inside source that they might be opening back up under the name AUDIT RECOVERY PROS. But I assure you, they can change their name, they can change location, but if the same creeps are running this company it will ALWAYS BE A SCAM. Barry Rothberg, J Rothberg (ALSO GOES BY A FAKE NAME PAUL SIMON), Alan Niskar, and Wayne Krebs are the owners. Also there is an employee who is the niece of Barry and she goes by miltiple names. Jennifer Veazey, Jennifer Rosenberg, Ilene Rosenberg, Ilene Rothberg, Ilene Veazey. She brings in more money for the company then all the other employees combined. That means she scams more money from people then all the other employees combined. The next few examples are simply to show you what kind of people you would be doing business with. All of the owners do drugs in the office and with some of the employees. J Rothberg (owner) asked some of the employees to break a federal law, and when they refused, he kicked their office door in (putting a hole through the door) coming in screaming and throwing things. Also J has been known to chase a former employee out of the office trying to hit him with a baseball bat.
Working for this company was the biggest mistake of my life! So by writing this I am hoping to right some wrongs. DO NOT WORK WITH THIS COMPANY!!! My best advice to forget about the money you have already lost. Dont take a chance of losing MORE money. Always read things before you sign it, if you have questions get a second opinion from someone you trust and you know cares about you.