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  • Report:  #49466

Complaint Review: Girls Gone Wild

Girls Gone Wild/GGW Ripoff Scam. They charged our credit card 4 times and didn't send the videos Internet


FOX 6 investigative reporter John Mattes first broke the story how Girls Gone Wild was marketing videos for only $9.99 consumers found the company tacking on huge fees. Thousands of consumers called it a rip-off on ripoffreport. After our story aired an attorney sued calling it deceptive advertising. Video part 1 Video part 2

  • Reported By:
    Tyrone New Mexico
  • Submitted:
    Mon, March 17, 2003
  • Updated:
    Sat, April 05, 2003
  • Girls Gone Wild
    girls gone wild.com
    Nationwide
    U.S.A.
  • Phone:
  • Category:

We ordered the videos online over 2 months ago, and still have not received them till this day. I used my sisters credit card for the purchase and since then they have charged her credit card four times for $24.98 under GGW Video. We are unable to contact them and the website is still up!

Vincent
Tyrone, New Mexico
U.S.A.

2 Updates & Rebuttals


Curtis

Dallas,
Texas,
U.S.A.

GGW owner busted for Kiddie Porn!

#3Consumer Comment

Fri, April 04, 2003

Check out this whole story at thesmokinggun.com.

APRIL 4--The owner of the "Girls Gone Wild" video empire was arrested yesterday on racketeering charges after Florida cops learned that several underage girls were filmed topless and bathing together at a local motel.

Investigators allege that Joseph Francis, 30, and his cohorts filmed the minors last week during spring break festivities in Panama City. According to cops, the "Girls Gone Wild" team brought two of the girls to a motel where they were each paid $100 for undressing, showering together, and masturbating as they sat on the side of the bathtub.

Investigators also allege that Francis offered two of the girls $50 "to touch or play with his p***s," and that he and the "Girls Gone Wild" photographer both knew that the girls were all underage.

Along with arresting Francis and three of the multimillionaire's associates, cops executed search warrants on Francis's condominium and his corporate Lear jet.

Those raids yielded a variety of electronic equipment, cocaine, and evidence of personal use of Ecstasy and pot. Most importantly, cops reported, they found explicit video of the underage girls who had told cops of their March 31 encounter with Francis & Co. In light of these allegations, it makes you wonder whether the previous "Girls Gone Wild" productions (which have raked in nearly $100 million) may also contain kiddie porn.


Ashley

St. Augustine,
Florida,
U.S.A.

Girls gone Wild rip off solution

#3Consumer Suggestion

Wed, April 02, 2003

I ordered girls gone wild videos off the tv commercial and I recieved those videos. When I called and ordered I told the telephone operator that I did not want to recieve any more videos and he told me that I wouldn't.

THis past month I discover on my bank statement that I was billed $24 for a movie I refused. Here a number to call to cancel the videos and get the money back for the videos you have recieved... (323)965-8710

Or when you recieve the unwanted videos send them to this address to recieve a refund... (the refund takes up to 30 days!)
Girls Gone Wild
P.O. Box 9231
Sylmar, CA
91392-9231

Now I am waiting on the movie to come in the mail which can take up to 3 weeks then I have to wait another 30 days to get my refund...

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