Company scammed Washingtonians out of tens of thousands of dollars
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit today against a South Carolina company offering a deceptive online training program that duped Washingtonians into paying $30,000 for an online course. The company, Prehired LLC, issued the following guarantee in its marketing materials: “We guarantee you land a $60k+ job offer (from a tech company YOU choose).”
This guarantee, which was only one of Prehired’s deceptive marketing claims, proved to be a lie — and, consequently, illegal. When students failed to pay on massive debt from the program, Prehired used aggressive collection techniques like lawsuits and forced arbitration to get the money.
The lawsuit, filed in King County Superior Court, asserts Prehired and its owner, Joshua Jordan, violated the state Consumer Protection Act by engaging in deceptive advertising, as well as deceptive collection practices. The lawsuit also asserts Prehired broke the law by operating in the state without a license. Operating a private vocational school in the state without a license makes any contracts for payment unenforceable. In addition to the lawsuit, The Attorney General’s Office also will file a preliminary injunction seeking to immediately stop Jordan and his school from operating in the state while the lawsuit continues.
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