Today I was in Scottsdale for some business. I took some time and visited one of two locations for the grandparents of America website, that includes the banned poster's aviation funding service.

As I suspected, the place was abandoned. A FOR RENT sign was in the window. Lights out. No cars in front of the building. I tried the door. Nobody there. I looked in the windows. No evidence of any business being run inside.

In fairness, their web site only includes a grainy picture of the Scottsdale location, and a note that states it's a "processing center." It states that appointments are not available for that location, and little wonder. There is a small sticker on the window which identifies the location as belonging to "Hempleaf," and there are two parking spaces out front with a stencil spray-painted "HEMPLEAF" in black letters. The sticker on the door has a small image of a marajuana leaf.

Whether they want to call themselves a pilot funding site or just fall back on "grandparents of America," I have zero doubt that this is a scam as it bears all the hallmarks, and I'm posting this to make it clear to anyone who entertains the slightest thought of doing business with them: I've been to their place of business, and they don't exist. Legitimate operators do not do this, especially those considering financing careers to the tune of a hundred thousand dollars a pop. Far from a facility that features a live person to process requests, it's dark, lights out, with a for-rent sign in the window.

"Jrose22" is absolutely, 100%, full of ****.