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A-Blue Knight Auto Carrier, Inc. A Eastern Connection, Inc. Company is a Scam and will steal your money Syosset, New York
Wow, Scam doesn't even begin to describe this company. The listed owner, Greg Sclafani, and Marguerite Cermola are unlike any business persons, and I use that term sparingly, that I have ever come across. I have talked with Sclafani on several occasions to inquire of the ever extending date to pick up our car only to be met with threats, threats of attorneys, threats of things he is going to do.
Here is the synopsis of their scam. They are a broker for auto transports. Note: They are not a member of the Better Business Bureau. You contract with them to transport a car intrastate or interstate. The assure they can handle the order with no problem by a specific date. Once they receive your contract they immediately withdraw the funds from your account (and as evidenced by court reports even double tap some accounts). When the day comes for them to pick up your car no one shows up. So you call and if you get Marguerite, she is very nice, but comes up with some excuse and transfers you to Greg, who will mislead you on the phone with a false name. Once you begin to inquire Greg gets hostile, barages you with obscentities and then hangs up on you. When you call back he is even worse, stating you are harassing him and his employees (him and Marguerite). What Greg tries to to is get you to get mad and cancel the contract which states that if you cancel, you owe them a 250 dollar administrative which is not refundable. This is how they make their living. Greg relies on intimidation, abusive obscentities, hostility and threatens you with attorneys, simply to get you to cancel the contract. Please type in the web site of A Blue Knight Auto Carriers, INC. on the web and read 100's of complaints of their method of operation. Read further in this report to read a Public Record from the New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo who obtained an order in Feburary of 2010 which orders Greg and Marguerite to pay $60, 000 in restitution and $65,000 in penalties and state costs and and additional $50, 000 to be set aside for restitution to consumers who may come forward in the future..
If this doesn't bring your alertness to a High Level" then read on.
My family contracted with Greg to move a vehicle from one place to another. Greg assured the family member that pick up could be made by June 19, 2010. When they failed to show we placed calls to Greg and Marguerite. Each time they would have an excuse of why they were delayed and Greg would then go into the "Gangster Wannabe" act and start his barage of threats, obscentities, hostilities in every attempt to get us to get family members to cancel the contract. Sorry Greg, we are not cancelling anything. Greg has no problem using these obscentities, hostilities, threats on an 80 year old woman, so don't think for an instant that he will not do the same to you. Greg is a crook. This is already a matter of Public Record" and evidenced in our dealings with him thus far. Read on....
Greg falsely identified himself to me on the phone as "ED". I called to simply inquire about why the date was delayed from the original pick up date of May 19th, which as of June 1st, still had not been picked up. Anyone would call and ask the same thing and a business in "good standing" would not hesitate to explain the delay.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
HB
USAI'm in same situation
#3General Comment
Mon, October 11, 2010
Hello,
I just recently submitted a rip off report about A Blue Knight. I noticed that we seem to have the same situation going on. They have given me the runaround and are now holding on to my refund saying I need to talk to an attorney about it. Same old song and dance.
I just wanted you to know that I in the same situation and look forward to supplying any information regarding my situation with them. I am tired of being bullied by these people who think they can get away with threatening us in order to keep our money.
Can we still contact that Attorney General Andrew M Cuomo? I am wondering if he might want to take this on again.
Please look at my recent post on Oct 8th. I know we aren't supposed to write contact info on here so I'm not sure how I would get in touch with you.
HB
Rob
Boynton Beach,Florida,
USA
Slime Bag
#3Author of original report
Fri, October 08, 2010
It is now October 7th, 2010 and this company still has not refunded the money they stole from our account. Stealing money from an 85 year old woman on Social Security! Marguerite - Greg - You are nothing but thieves. But - You wont be in business forever - Greg, maybe your new boyfriend in the slammer will take really good care of you! Slime Bag!!!!!