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  • Report:  #28236

Complaint Review: 1ST AMERICAN LEISURE CARD

1st American Leisure Card Consumer is a ripoff fraud. SUNRISE Florida

  • Reported By:
    FARMERSVILLE OH
  • Submitted:
    Wed, August 28, 2002
  • Updated:
    Wed, October 09, 2002
  • 1ST AMERICAN LEISURE CARD
    6289 SUNRISE BLVD, SUITE 277
    Florida
    U.S.A.
  • Phone:
    954-791-7127
  • Category:

took me for 199.90, have ftc id theft working on this .........

THE 1ST AMERICAN LEISURE CARD COMPANY TOOK $199.90 FROM MY CHECKING ACCOUNT FOR A MASTERCARD AND A PKG KIT WHICH INCLUDED A3 DAY TRIAL PERIOD FROM ePHONE TELECOM, PO BOX 788, HERNDON, VA.20172. THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS 1-866-873-7500, FAX NUMBER IS305-574-3892, AND THEIR WEB SIT IS: unlimited@ephonetelecom.com. VICE PRESIDENT IS ROB CHASE. I WAS QUOTED THAT DURING THIS 3 DAY TRIAL, YOU COULD MAKE AS MANY LONG DISTANCE CALLS AS YOU WANTED AT NO CHARGE AND IF YOU THEN DIDN'T CANCEL YOU RECEIVED AN AUTOMATIC DEBIT FROM YOUR ACCOUNT FOR $54.90.

I CANCELLED THIS AS SOON AS I GOT IT. I NEVER RECEIVED THE MASTERCARD AND WHEN I CALLED, IT WAS A DIFFERENT COMPANY AND THE GUY WOULD NOT TELL ME HIS COMPANY NAME, BUT ASSURED ME THAT I SHOULD RECEIVE MY CARD BY THE END OF THE MONTH. WHEN I DID NOT I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER FOR 1ST AMERICAN LEISURE CARD..NUMBER 1-800-587-5921 AND RECEIVED A RECORDING THAT THAT NUMBER HAD BEEN TEMPORAIRLY SUSPENDED.

I CALLED MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL AND THEY DID NOT DO BUSINESS IN THIS MANNER AND ADVISED ME THAT THEIR FRAUD DEPARTMENT WOULD INVESTIGATE THIS BECAUSE THE1ST AMERICAN LEISURE WAS USING THEIR LOGO AND TO TURN ALL THIS INFORMATION OVER TO THE GOVERNMENT UNDER CONSUMER ID THEFT AND ALSO TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. MY CASE IS STILL UNDER INVESTAGATION BUT, HOPEFULLY THIS NOTICE WILL STOP ANY MORE RIPOFFS BY THESE COMPANIES.
THANKS FOR THE SPACE!

LINDA
FARMERSVILLE, Ohio

1 Updates & Rebuttals


Regina

Cocoa,
Florida,

Got my money back!

#2Consumer Comment

Tue, October 08, 2002

I also fell victim to this scam. I called e-phone and threated to report them for fruad and within 3 days my money was deposited back to my account. I filed a affidavit of unauthorized/improper ACH debit activity form though the bank and also had my $199.90 back from Ameican Liesure[ check was paid to a Northstar Financial ] Make sure you tell the bank you want to close your account, but to leave something in just to keep it open for about a week and for deposits only. Open a new account so they can't take anymore out.

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