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  • Report:  #27631

Complaint Review: HotHomepages.com

HotHomepages.com ripoff Using Search Engine Advertising With My Registered Name In Conjunction With Their's the business that doesn't give a dam Orlando Florida

  • Reported By:
    Renton Wa
  • Submitted:
    Thu, August 22, 2002
  • Updated:
    Thu, August 22, 2002
  • HotHomepages.com
    100 South Orange Ave Suite 1000
    Orlando, Florida
    U.S.A.
  • Phone:
    407-872-1951
  • Category:

My friend went into a search engine and saw that HotHomepages was using my registered domain name in conjunction with their's. They added fortuneflows in the middle of their domain name as shown here.

Read below why a phone number or link was removed from this Report

Now just to let you know they legally can do that because I excepted their their agreement policy when I signed up with them in the past. I had problems with dishonesty form the beginning with them and their services for me was poor.

In my opinion I feel what they are doing is very low of mind just to make a buck or two. The sad thing about this is I gave them the legal rights when I went into their services to try them out. I really did not think they would use my domain name for their profit.

They have done nothing illegal at all. I signed their agreement. But what they are doing in my opinion by using my domain name in conjunction with their's for advertising instead of thinking of something else on their own is very low in moral standings, once again in my opinion.

Robert
Renton, Washington

*EDitor's Comment

The reason why have removed links or phone numbers from this report is because people have, in the past, attempted the following, ...all too often.

Posting LINKS

Many times links to unknown web sites will cause your pc to freeze up and /or cause you to get a computer virus, virtually rendering your computer useless. Most of the time, this is the work of a Company or an Individual who has been reported.

Many Government links are no better than the BBB and are just a waste of time, giving you false hope. Many government sites (like the BBB) just collect all information from you, the consumer, but never make that information available, so consumers will NOT be educated as to what exactly they should be looking out for. On the other hand, many government agencies have and do come to the Rip-off Report for information. We have been assisting many government agencies for some time now, including the FBI and Attorney General offices from around the country..

Now that all these Rip-off Reports are out in the open for everyone to see, in a way, this embarrasses these agencies into doing something when they see so many reports on a Company or Individual, because they are now out in the open for all to see. Unfortunately, many (not all) Attorney General Office's and government agencies will not move against a rip-off unless there is going to be some sort of publicity on the rip-off. By reporting your experience on the Rip-off Report, is the next best thing to getting your story on TV or in a newspaper. Most national TV networks and many local TV stations from all around the country come to the Rip-off Report for information they will not get from the BBB, Attorney General office's or any other government agency. Rip-off Report has instigated many local and national stories, resulting in help for victims, in one way or another. Most government agencies will never even bother with rip-offs unless it involves $50,000 or more. Now that the government is cutting back even more dollars for these types of programs, this number will even get higher and we can expect even less to get done, by even less people to work on all these rip-offs.

LAWYERS :

We have also struggled with the following for a long time..
The reason why we delete phone numbers, ..all too often unscrupulous lawyers or individuals posing as lawyers are collecting victims information to only further victimize them. Many times, well-meaning consumers think they are going to collect names and get them to a lawyer who will do something. In every case we have allowed a consumer victim to do this, nothing has ever came of it. Consumers were under the impression that something will be done to get them help. In every case this did nothing but lead the consumer on, further victimizing them, and some consumers were mad at us. We feel it is our responsibility to check the legitimacy of the lawyer before advertising their service on the Rip-off Report.

We will also not allow lawyers to use this web site for free when they will end up taking a large amount of fees, leaving the victim with very little. There are many competent lawyers out there that know how to get the unscrupulous Companies or Individuals who ripped you off, to pay their fees. Those lawyers capable of this can post their numbers after checking with us here at the Rip-off Report.

POSTING YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS:

For similar reasons as mentioned above, we will not allow individuals to post e-mail addresses, so they can be contacted for more info they claim they cannot post. If that person can contact YOU and get the information, so will everyone else be contacting you anyway, and, if it's good enough for them to receive it by contacting you, then you should be able to post that information for everyone to see and know about. And, many times, in an attempt to get your contact information, consumers will leave an email address; this is just a ploy to sell you a product or some other service. Most likely, you will end up on other junk mail lists. ..if they have something to sell, they should place an advertisement showing support to Rip-off Report.com so we can further help consumers.

ADDITIONAL NOTE ...about our advertisers:

As an extra added precaution to our readers, even all our PAID advertisements are checked out to the best of our ability before allowing them to be placed on the Rip-off Report. WE have turned down many advertisers to date. Advertisers on the Rip-off Report know, they are not immune from a Rip-off Report being filed on them. How many times do you see Rip-off companies advertising on TV and in publications when you know there are so many complaints about them!

We welcome your feedback on this subject.
Click on the REBUTTAL BOX below and submit a Consumer Comment so everyone can see.

ED Magedson
EDitor@RipoffReport.com
badbusinessbureau.com
www.ripoffreport.com

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2 Updates & Rebuttals


Hothomepages

#30

Thu, August 22, 2002

I made my apoligies in the rip off report to HotHomepages only because I felt that I may have misunderstood how all this works on the internet and I was threatened to be sued. I have to say it is a real sad thing when another company sends you e-mail calling you a Moron and you need Professional help because you are in disagreement with them even though they were right that I did not understand how this all works with HTML. I feel they were one of the rudest companies I have ever came across on the internet for calling me names. Would you like to be called a Moron and said you need Professional help because you were standing up for what you beleive in ? Yes they gave the money back to me and they did not have to do that by legal rights but the name calling in my opinion was very childish and unprofessional.


HotHomepages

#30

Thu, August 22, 2002

Yes this is true that HotHomepages refunded my moneys and If I am wrong for my statement about HotHomepages I truly apoligize, but Due to ingnorance on my part I thought they were doing wrong. Please disregard my comments about Hothomepages

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