TO THE NINES Kenny Davis iamaa Direct Scam Allegations
November 4, 2011
To The Nines shoe MLM scheme, IAMAA Direct and Kenny J. Davis are under fire across the Internet for running a blatant business opportunity scam. To The Nines shoes were sold through a multilevel marketing (aka MLM, Network Marketing or Direct Sales) system.
There have been numerous complaint online claiming To The Nines is a scam. The Better Business Bureau published a scathing review on October 31, 2011.
On November 1, 2011, To The Nines announced it was offering refunds to its independent retail consultants.
Read & Comment here: TO THE NINES Shoes MLM: Scam or No Scam?
Read the letter from the To The Nines management here: TO THE NINES Refund Information
Get the To The Nines Refund Form here: TO THE NINES Refund Form
On Scam.com, stacyjames posted this warning:
To The Nines Scam
Warning to anyone involved in To The Nines, a subsidiary of IAMAA Direct owned by Kenny J. Davis.
I want to warn anyone who is currently involved with To The Nines, I strongly believe that To The Nines is a complete scam. If you are currently a consultant with this company you should run away as fast as you can and do not fall for their stalling tactics any longer. If you are looking to be involved with this company don’t do it for the following reasons:
1. They are asking for a huge investment to buy your way into higher management levels but you don’t receive much for your investment. Most of the money goes directly into Kenny Davis’s own pockets.
2. There are NO shoes! There were initially a very limited amount of shoes listed online but those are all gone now and orders that were placed for new shoes were turned back for lack of payment.
3. No one is getting paid. No commissions have been paid to consultants for months. When asked why all you get are deflections, lies and stall tactics.
4. No marketing materials are given to consultants when they sign up because the printer that has printed them are withholding them because of lack of payment.
5. Kenny J. Davis and Keli Teague the person who is recruiting consultants into the company claim that IAMAA Direct is the parent company to To The Nines. They also claim that IAMAA Direct has been in business for 15 years and is a $6m company. However, after investigating IAMAA direct it has been discovered that IAMAA Direct was just incorporated in May 2011, well after To The Nines was conceived of by Kenny Davis and Nicole Jones.
6. It should be noted that upon learning upon the deceptions by Kenny J. Davis and Keli Teague, Nicole Jones resigned from the company and is not a party to the alleged fraud by Kenny J. Davis and Keli Teague. Nicole Jones has been tirelessly working to try to make things right and I believe she is the only honest person in the whole operation.
7. The company has put forth a "refund process" that appears to do nothing but buy them time (90 days) and absolve them of any liability and protect them from the lawsuits that I am sure will be coming soon.
8. Check with the BBB in Texas (Dallas County) and the Attorney General’s Office. There have been numerous complaints of fraud.
9. This isn’t Kenny Davis’s first time! He has a record of perpetrating similar frauds. http://www.frauddigest.com/fraud.php?ident=947
I have become very concerned that no one knows about this because it is being kept very quiet. I fell for this scam because I checked it all out online and didn’t see any red flags or anything alerting me to the fact that this was a scam. I don’t want anyone else to fall for it and hope that this will protect unsuspecting people from falling for this scam. Although Nicole Jones has separated from the company, the company has not told anyone this and many people do not know that they are involved in a fraud. This is my first time being involved in direct sales and I can tell you it will be my last!
On ScamInformer.com, User467564 wrote:
To The Nines IamaaDirect is all RECRUITING and NO ACTUAL SALES OF SHOES!!! Carrollton, Texas
2nd of Oct, 2011 by User467564
In April, 2011, I wrote a personal check to IAMAA for $5,000 to enroll as a Regional Director with To The Nines. The Marketing and Sales team at IamaaDirect showed me how this wonderful new company was the chance of a lifetime. For my $5,000 enrollment fee, I was promised access to brand name inventory, an e-commerce website, marketing materials, business development training, leadership training and an event advertising package. I was also promised national media lead generation for both customers and new retail consultants.
This new company was moving from “pre-launch” into “launch” with a proven business model, and the opportunity presented to me was supposedly backed by IamaaDirect, a marketing firm with 15 years in direct sales, a solid infrastructure, national distribution, advanced technology, and solid relationships with recognized manufacturers. We were told the ink was drying on a contract for a new reality show called "To The Nines" on The Style Network. We were told that Oprah was going to endorse the business. We were told a lot of things.
Six months into this, we have no business. To The Nines has not fulfilled its end of our agreement. I have no e-commerce web site to earn income from. I have no shoe inventory to sell from. I have lost nearly $1000 in event booking fees for having to cancel due to lack of inventory. The amazing “Unified Fast Start Bonus Plan” that was promised, and would have rewarded me for recruiting, never came to be. I have no income from this business, and I see no way of earning an income for months to come.
Every promise made to me has been broken. We know that IamaaDirect and To The Nines owes money to shoe manufacturers, business partners, consultants, web site developers, etc… They have bounced at least 6 checks over the past 30 days to consultants. No one has shoes to sell, but the company still expects us to RECRUIT, RECRUIT, RECRUIT as they have for the past 6 months. Every thing about this has been focused on RECRUITING, which has generated over $500,000 dollars in revenue. Yet they owe money all around?? They are bouncing checks??? They have no website for us. They have no shoes for us. There has always been just enough of a business front to look attractive enough for recruiting.
That’s it… STAY AWAY FROM TO THE NINES, IAMAADIRECT, AND KENNY DAVIS!
ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE TO THE NINES SHOES MLM INDEPENDENT RETAIL CONSULTANT OPPORTUNITY? HAVE YOU APPLIED FOR A TO THE NINES REFUND? PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS OR EXPERIENCES BELOW.
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TO THE NINES Shoes MLM: Scam or No Scam?
November 4, 2011
To The Nines shoes were sold through a multilevel marketing (aka MLM, Network Marketing or Direct Sales) system. Was the To The Nines shoes MLM a legitimate opportunity or a scam?
There have been numerous complaint online claiming To The Nines is a scam. The Better Business Bureau published a scathing review on October 31, 2011.
On November 1, 2011, To The Nines announced it was offering refunds to its independent retail consultants.
Read the letter from the To The Nines management here: TO THE NINES Refund Information
Get the To The Nines Refund Form here: TO THE NINES Refund Form
Here are some excerpts from the Better Business Bureau report:
“…the BBB warns that a multi-level sales opportunity to sell shoes from a business called To The Nines has failed to provide job seekers with a viable home business.
“In January, To The Nines and its parent company, Iamaa Direct, began recruiting entrepreneurial hopefuls into a multi-level marketing business opportunity which involved the direct selling of designer shoes. However, since September, the BBB has received 34 complaints from across the U.S. alleging that To The Nines and Iamaa Direct charged individuals up to $5,000 in business opportunity fees and failed to deliver any shoes. Both businesses have a BBB Rating of F due to failure to respond to complaints…
“To The Nines first came to the BBB’s attention when the original president, Nicole Jones, approached the BBB with concerns that her business partner, Kenny Davis, was deceiving her and job seekers.
“Specifically, Ms. Jones stated concerns that over $600,000 in consumer’s business opportunity fees appeared to be unaccounted for. Her concerns were amplified by the discovery that Mr. Davis had been convicted of securities fraud in 2003 for his actions relating to Dallas-based Smart-Mart, Inc.
“On September 16, 2011, the BBB received a copy of Ms. Jones’ resignation letter, in which she stated, ‘I cannot be part of a company that I believe is misrepresenting things about our business, is not acting in an ethical and honest way with our representatives or myself, is not willing or able to provide me with accurate financial reports as the President of the company and is being otherwise generally non-responsive to my requests for information.’
“Shortly after, Debra Aaron took over as president of To The Nines. Ms. Aaron was previously the president of Crowd Sourcing International, a multi-level sales company which claimed to pay job seekers for recording the location of automotive license plates. Crowd Sourcing International has a BBB rating of F due to complaints and failure to substantiate claims about the business opportunity…
“Complaint Concerns
“Complaints on To the Nines and Iamaa Direct describe failure to provide ordered shoes in accordance with the business opportunity plan and difficulties receiving refunds.
“One recent complaint from a Florida consumer explained that “They took my entry fee to the company as a regional director of To The Nines, LLC. which was $4,896.00 via wire transfer from my bank to theirs. I was promised my own website with shoes to sell. They took mine and several hundred other consultant fees as well and closed their doors.”
“Complaints are from Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington.
“Between Iamaa Direct and To The Nines, the companies have failed to respond to 28 of the 34 complaints to the BBB. For the BBB Business Review on To the Nines, see http://www.bbb.org/dallas/business-reviews/multi-level-selling-companies/to-the-nines-in-carrollton-tx-90346239 . For the BBB Business Review on IAMAA Direct, see http://www.bbb.org/dallas/business-reviews/business-consultants/iamaa-direct-in-carrollton-tx-90376954 .
“In addition, the BBB has been unsuccessful in contacting Mr. Davis to address the BBB’s concerns regarding the company’s business model.”
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TO THE NINES Refund Form
November 4, 2011
To The Nines Independent Retail Consultants: You may be able to get a refund for your investment in the To The Nines shoes MLM program.
(To The Nines shoes were sold through an ill-fated multilevel marketing (aka MLM, Network Marketing or Direct Sales) system accused of being a downright scam.)
Read the letter from the To The Nines management here: TO THE NINES Refund Information
Download the To The Nines Refund Form below:
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TO THE NINES Refund Information
November 4, 2011
TO THE NINES Refund Information at UnhappyFranchisee.com. To The Nines shoes are sold through a multilevel marketing (aka MLM, Network Marketing or Direct Sales) system.
The To The Nines shoes MLM opportunity has come under fire and accused of fraudulent business dealings and being an MLM scam.
November,1, 2011, the company announced it would be providing refunds to its independent consultants.
Also Read: TO THE NINES Refund Form
The To The Nines Executive Management Team posted this letter on its website:
TO ALL TO THE NINES
Independent Retail Consultants:
November 1, 2011
The past 10 months have been both exciting and challenging. Since the inception of To The Nines we have maintained our position that we were venturing into unchartered waters. Never before had a Direct Sales, Network Marketing or Multi-Level Marketing company taken on the high fashion shoe industry offering name brand high quality manufacturers. We repeatedly made the disclaimer that we will be learning together as we lacked all the necessary understanding regarding the shoe industry. Many of you realized from day one the uniqueness of the opportunity and recognized it was worth taking the risk. As we started, we made it very clear that the initial 10 months of the business would be our Pre-launch phase. This time would be for building a foundation of leaders as well as beginning to understand the process of how to operate regarding inventory, distribution and consumer demand. We made it very clear that everything could and would be subject to change during the initial Pre-launch phase.
iamaaDIRECT seeded the initial cost of To The Nines, with no guarantees, but assumed all liabilities. We assembled an incredible team of employees, providing state of the art branding, materials, technology and facilities.
As many of you may be aware, over the last two months we halted operations to evaluate the future of To The Nines and the cost of operations and inventory requirements. We have explored every possible solution that would be best for both the company and its retail consultants.
After much deliberation and consultation, the ownership partners of To The Nines have elected not to continue forward in the direct sales, network marketing and multi-level marketing industry. Effective immediately To The Nines will no longer continue as an active direct sales or network marketing business. The company will only remain operational to fulfill its past and current financial obligations to employees, retail consultants, and vendors.
The company has implemented a comprehensive refund process for retail consultants that qualify. Please understand that you must follow the refund process exactly in order to be eligible to receive any refund that may be due to you. It is important that you send correspondence according to the directions provided. Any other method of communication requesting a refund will not be acknowledged or processed. The refunds are being processed by an independent accounting firm in the order of acceptance and resolution. To those retail consultants that have already submitted a signed and accepted refund request form you will receive acknowledgment and confirmation of receipt of your request with the validated refund amount. If you have not received an acknowledgment within two weeks then please resubmit the request form prior to the final acceptance date.
All retail consultants that submit a refund request form will receive correspondence with the amount they are eligible to receive back. All To The Nines retail consultants will receive a detailed letter via e-mail and US postal service detailing the refund criteria within the next 7 days.
The final date to return your refund request form has been extended to December 5, 2011. Please see complete details in the forthcoming letter defining the process of submission and qualifications for refund.
We appreciate all of you who worked together with To The Nines during the last 10 months in the pursuit of this unique opportunity. While we are disappointed in the outcome we do appreciate the opportunity we were all afforded to have tried and wish you all the best in future endeavors.
To The Nines
Executive Management Team
Accompanying the letter was this To The Nines Refund Form (PDF): TTN Refund Form 8-25-11.
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