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Golden Harvest Company, Mark Roberts, rip-off, scam, has not responded to my emails or refund request San Jose ? Pleasanton? Victoria, B.C. ? California ? British Columbia?
Oh, how I wish I had done a search on this company BEFORE handing over $99 !! I would have known better. As with all of the other entries I've read, I was sucked in by their "97% guarantee". This was in July, 2005. I have emailed the "company" (loanagentbiz@yahoo.com ), I have sent them all of the decline letters from all six companies TWICE, and they haven't even bothered to reply.
In all of the entries I've read on this site about this company, only ONE person has received a refund. If I don't receive a reply AND a refund by the end of January, I am going to do whatever I can to not only get my money back, but to do a little advertising of my own...AGAINST this so-called "company". As well as contacting the BBB, my lawyer, and anyone else I can think of to stop this company from ripping people off. In fact, I'll contact my brother, who happens to be an investigative reporter. This is the kind of company he loves to investigate.
If any of you have read any of the other threads on this site about this company, you may have read where Mark stated the following in a rebuttal to another dissatisfied customer:
"We always respond to emails sent to us."
Where are your responses to MY emails, Mark?
"She was sent results by email within 10 days of getting her money order. We are not responsible for email problems on her end."
Mark - San Jose, California
U.S.A.
Again, where are the results of my refund request? I followed every step to the letter ! You got my money back in July, 2005. I sent my first refund request back in August or September, and my second refund request on December 12, 2005, with Delivery Confirmation, so I know it was received by your company.
It's now January 15th, 2006. I'd say the "15-30 days" you state on your website has definitely passed...so why haven't I heard anything back from you?
Oh, and one last thing. I've got an address in Pleasanton, CA, an address in San Jose, CA, and even an address in Victoria, BC in Canada for this "Mark Roberts". Where do you really live, Mark? Where is your "business" located? If your business is so legitimate, you wouldn't be afraid to list an actual, real, physical address where your "employees" do all of their "hard work", AND you would put a phone number and an email address directly on your website where people could contact you ! What's the matter, are you afraid of having to talk to all of the people who you've scammed?
Be a man, Mark. Give your customers contact information (phone number, address, email address) where someone will actually answer the phone, open the mail, and answer the emails !!
Have you heard of a little thing called "karma"? If you don't change your ways soon, your karma is going to kick your butt.
To anyone out there thinking about giving this company your money, DON'T DO IT !! You won't get anything back from them that's worth a dime.
Lisa
Aurora, Colorado
U.S.A.
4 Updates & Rebuttals
Lisa
Aurora,Colorado,
U.S.A.
Haven't heard anything else...
#5Author of original report
Fri, March 03, 2006
Hello again,
Just wanted to let everyone know that 5 business days have elapsed and absolutely NOTHING has happened to me: no further contact from the so-called "lawyer", no one has contacted my bank or my employer, I have received nothing in the mail, no one has knocked on my door to serve me a summons. I won't know for sure if my money is truly refunded until 45 days from the date it was refunded to me (2/10/06), but I think it's pretty safe to say that no one is going to try to sue me for $99. Even if they did, it would be worth it to me because it would cost them time and money and I would laugh so hard at the irony of that !
I plan to copy and paste this update to as many posts as I can to spread the word:
JUST CONTACT YOUR BANK OR CREDIT CARD COMPANY AND DISPUTE THE CHARGE !! HAVE THE FEE REVERSED !!
Obviously Golden Harvest doesn't like that...which tells me it must be the right thing to do !!
Sherri
Piedmont,California,
U.S.A.
LISA, THE THREAT TO ARREST AND/SUE YOU GETS FUNNIER BY THE MOMENT....
#5Consumer Comment
Thu, February 23, 2006
1. The imaginary "Thomas A. Gentry, esq" doesn't seem to exist, according to the State Bar of California. Seems to me that "someone" at Golden Harvest may have committed yet another crime by impersonating an attorney (Officer of the Court), which IS a felony. Whodathunkit? Truth of the matter is, this imaginary attorney seems to have the same writing style as Dave, with the same vivid bullshit crimes he dreams up (writing a post against Golden Harvest can get you arrested for filing a false report against them on ROR..he actually wrote that in another post).
2. Don't worry about getting your plane ticket to California just yet...especially since you have no idea WHERE this imaginary preliminary hearing will be held. At least a city or county would be nice. But considering you can't schedule a preliminary hearing on something not even filed yet.....guess this imaginary attorney isn't very detail oriented. Not to mention that there is another little detail called "venue" that would interrupt your trip to California. Guess the imaginary attorney didn't learn that in imaginary attorney school.
Have fun with this...I know it's not nice to pick on the simple-minded, but with people like this, it can be SO much fun.
Sherri
Piedmont,California,
U.S.A.
LMFAO AT GOLDEN HARVEST....
#5Consumer Comment
Thu, February 23, 2006
That email from their "attorney" made my day...if he's an attorney, I'm an airline pilot. The terminology in the email screams that this "attorney" isn't.
First of all, an attorney is not going to send you an email of that nature..you would get a REAL, hard copy letter on their letterhead. These people are obviously idiots and think that everyone else is an idiot as well.
You got your money back...good for you. Have some fun with these fools...and share with us any further ramblings and rantings. I bet the Attorney General and FTC would be just as amused.
Lisa
Aurora,Colorado,
U.S.A.
Finally a response: THREATENING TO SUE !!!
#5Author of original report
Thu, February 23, 2006
Hi everyone,
GOOD NEWS !!
I finally followed someone's smart advice from a previous post and contacted my credit card company re: Golden Harvest Company. I requested that they investigate the company and they have issued me a refund. All of a sudden, after five months of no replies to any of my refund requests or emails, I get the following THREATENING email from Golden Harvest Company's "attorney":
-----Original Message-----
From: badcreditlender.us
To: CARLOSA
Sent: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 23:24:37 -0800 (PST)
Subject: illegal chargeback
> Hello
>
> A few weeks ago you applied to our clients website
> (www.badcreditloansources.biz)
> for a loan search. About 60 hours later, they
> emailed you results of this loan search. They have
> the time and date stamp on the email proving your
> results were sent. They also have a copy of the
email on file as evidence.
>
> Our client has informed us you are trying to
> dispute the $99 dollar charge for the loan search.
> Since they completed the loan search and emailed you
> the results, you are attempting to commit credit
> card FRAUD. There was never any loan guarantee. This
> illegal action by you is a FELONY in your state and
> carries a minimum fine of $10,000 and six months
> jail time.
>
> Your credit card bank was informed of the impending
> legal action against you and has also started their
> own investigation into your claim for truthfulness.
>
> You are hereby required to appear to a preliminary
> hearing in California on March 28th, 2006. Details
> are being mailed to you and your current employer. If
> you fail to appear to this hearing, an arrest warrant
> for you will be issued in your state.
>
> To avoid further actions from both our law firm and
> your credit card company, we suggest you immediately
> call your credit card bank and CANCEL or reverse
> this false claim against the Golden Harvest Co. for $99.
> The charge appeared on your statement as "lender
> search".
> You have 5 business days to complete this. Upon
> reversal, the hearing mentioned above will also be canceled.
>
> After 5 business days, we will be contacting your
> bank and inquiring if you have completed this
> reversal. IF not, we are proceeding with charges
> against you. Your cost of hiring a lawyer and
> traveling to California will far exceed the $99
> dollar fee you are disputing.
>
> Sincerely,
> Thomas Gentry, esq.
> Attorney at Law
HA !! I emailed them back and told them to go ahead and sue me! I know they are only contacting me because I got smart and called my bank to have the fee reversed. I've got proof of all of my attempts to go through the "proper" channels; it's just too bad they never even bothered to respond. I can't wait until 5 business days have gone by, so I can get a summons to appear in court in California !! Stay tuned for my impending doom...I'm so scared I can hardly stop laughing...
Dave, since you never bothered to reply to my first report, I'm very interested to hear what you have to say now about my update. I'm really looking forward to hearing from you. How very professional of you to respond to people's reports by insulting them and/or making false accusations. I'm sure the company you represent is quite proud to have you as their spokesperson.
If you've been ripped off by this company, call your credit card company and have the company investigated and the fee reversed! WE are not the ones committing fraud by doing so; Golden Harvest is committing fraud by pretending to have a legitimate business!
Good luck to all...I'll let you know when I'm arrested and in jail !
Lisa