Mason Grace Enterprises

Mason Grace Enterprises solicits individuals claiming earning potential of up to $5000 or more weekly for minimal work from home mailing envelopes or assembling booklets. The company’s solicitation claims for an upfront refundable application fee (ranging from $99 on up) they will provide free circulars envelopes and postage to work from home. We believe the offer for employment is not legitimate. In our experience the only persons that make money from these types of opportunities are the individuals selling the program.

While the company claims to be different from your typical work from home opportunity because they provide a phone number and have a physical address Business Consumer Alliance (“BCA”) found that the address for this company 100 Church Street 8th Floor  Manhattan  NY 10007   is a virtual office location. In addition we could find no evidence of a filing for the company with the New York State Department of State Division of Corporations  State Records . The phone number provided on the company’s website   844-404-2020 is a pre-recorded message that informs participants or potential purchasers that they are not to visit the office location without a firm appointment; they are not to contact the landlord of the building Regus   or any other occupant of the building to inquire about the Mason Grace Enterprises  or you will not be able to participate in the opportunity; a customer service number will be provided along with the shipped materials; and customer service is ONLY available for ACTIVE participants. In addition participants are instructed to include any questions along with the application and payment. At no point in the recording does the company describe the opportunity or specific information about the offer.

We advise against sending money to companies making these kinds of offers.  The companies placing the ads are not hiring anyone.  Their actual business is deceptive advertising designed to entice the public to send fees to get started.  Complaints generally allege that once money is sent respondents do not receive the promised employment.  Some complain that the company does nothing more than advise them to place the same kind of ad in their own local papers.  In other cases customers receive nothing from the company.  Most of these offers are made in conjunction with a money-back guarantee but our experience is that few customers are able to obtain refunds despite the guarantee. Most work-at-home companies advertise in states other than where they are located so as to avoid prosecution. 

For helpful tips and more information on work from home employment opportunities check out BCA’s resource guide: “Work-At-Home Schemes”.