Las Vegas Nevada Actionable Award Program ripoff, Scam Las Vegas Nevada
I too recieve a letter stating that I need to respond to collect $3,341,006.00. I just had to put $20 in the envelope they provided (USAPA PO BOX 880569 BOCA RATON FL 33488-902) and not tell anyone. When I saw that I could put cash in the envelope and that there was no number to reach them, I got online and saw that I was not the only one who needed to collect their $3,341,006.00 in prize money. Thanks to all who put the remarks up on the internet. I think I will keep my 20 dollars thank you.
Robert
Ruckersville, Virginia
U.S.A.
4 Updates & Rebuttals
Steve
Bradenton,Florida,
U.S.A.
Postal Inspectors need to get involved.
#5Consumer Suggestion
Thu, January 19, 2006
This is outright fraud, as there are no prizes actually awarded here.
They are using the U.S.Mail to perpetrate the fraud.
The Postal Inspectors need to get involved, and also the FBI as it is a fraud being committed across state lines.
Take these jerks down. Write letters and let the dust fly!
Robert
Ruckersville,Virginia,
U.S.A.
My 2nd letter came today
#5Author of original report
Thu, January 19, 2006
If I tally up the total prize money from letter one and letter two, I am worth 7.1 Million dollars, I just have to send in my $20SCAM!!!!!!
I got my second letter today proclaiming that I am in the final stage to receive $3,721,262.41 in prize money. The nice thing is that the PRESIDENT signed it this time (did not print he name so no idea who this charlatan is). I can send a check, money order or CASH... Not me!!!
My only hope in posting this is that maybe some one else will get online to check on a suspicious letter they get in the mail and see that this is probably a scam.
I am not so mad at the fact that I am getting this junk in my mail, but more mad that my information was probably sold to this company VIA a third party. I must have signed up for something and not realized that they sold my info (address, name, and whatever info is allowed to be sold without my complete consent).
Here is what the BBB had to say about the LVAAP
http://www.vegas.bbb.org/commonreport.html?compid=66532
Better Business Bureau Serving Southern Nevada
2301 Palomino Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89107
(702) 320-4500
Fax: (702) 320-4560
General Information
Principal : Owner/Manager
Phone Number: (702) 000-0312
BBB Membership: This company is not a member
Type-of-Business Classification: Prize Promotions
Customer Experience
The companys literature states there is $3,604,006 in reported cash and awards from a number of sweepstakes. The company states they will report to the consumer, what part of the prize money they are entitled to, as well as, how to obtain it. However, the consumer must pay a $20 processing fee.
Consumers should read all of the literature from the company before making a decision to purchase the prize information.
Based on a Bureau investigation of this company, we have been unable to ascertain that the firm has a valid business license. IF A CONSUMER DOES BUSINESS WITH AN UNLICENSED FIRM, THEY DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK. Based on BBB files, this company has an unsatisfactory record with the Bureau due to one or more unanswered complaints.
When considering complaint information, please take into account the company's size and volume of transactions, and understand that the nature of complaints and a firm's responses to them are often more important than the number of complaints.
The Bureau processed a total of 83 complaints about this company in the last 36 months, our standard reporting period. Of the total of 83 complaints closed in 36 months, 82 were closed in the last year.
These complaints concerned:
5 Service Issues
70 Delivery Issues
5 Sales Practice Issues
1 Advertising Issues
2 Billing or Collection Issues
They were closed as:
55 No Response
25 Resolved
2 Administratively Closed
1 Unresolved
Additional Information
Additional Doing-Business-As Names: Prize Search Express
Bureau of Public Relations
L V A A P
Las Vegas Actionable Award Program
Las Vegas Nevada Actionable Award Program
LVAAP
Prize World, Incorporated
PWI
Selective Award Citation Organization/America
Marketing Imaging, LLC (L V A A P)
Government Actions
Nevada Revised Statute 598.136 general states that a prize must be given to the recipient without obligation and is to be delivered to the recipient at no expense within 30 days after representation. This Chapter also states that if the letter is a sales promotion then the language of the advertisement must represent such.
Additional File Information
The Bureau has obtained the literature, which the company sends to the public. The literature states, "L.V.A.A.P. is a service offered to our customers that provides information on available sweepstakes that are open to the public for entry. Subscribers are solely responsible for investigating, viewing and complying with any and all rules, restrictions, requirements, or provisions set forth in all sweepstakes. The contents of our newsletters are accurate to the best of our knowledge, and L.V.A.A.P. shall not be liable for errors, omissions, or inaccuracies. Liability for any mistake or typographical error is limited to a full refund of the purchase price of the publication. L.V.A.A.P. has no affiliation with any particular sponsor of any sweepstakes or contest. No such association or affiliation should be inferred or implied."
Report as of 01/19/2006
Copyright 2006 Better Business Bureau of Southern Nevada, Inc.
As a matter of policy, the Better Business Bureau does not endorse any product, service or company. BBB reports generally cover a three-year reporting period, and are provided solely to assist you in exercising your own best judgment. Information contained herein is believed reliable but not guaranteed as to accuracy. Reports are subject to change at any time.
The Better Business Bureau reports on members and non-members. Membership in the BBB is voluntary, and members must meet and maintain BBB standards. If a company is a member of this BBB, it is stated in this report.
Robert
Ruckersville,Virginia,
U.S.A.
My 2nd letter came today
#5Author of original report
Thu, January 19, 2006
If I tally up the total prize money from letter one and letter two, I am worth 7.1 Million dollars, I just have to send in my $20SCAM!!!!!!
I got my second letter today proclaiming that I am in the final stage to receive $3,721,262.41 in prize money. The nice thing is that the PRESIDENT signed it this time (did not print he name so no idea who this charlatan is). I can send a check, money order or CASH... Not me!!!
My only hope in posting this is that maybe some one else will get online to check on a suspicious letter they get in the mail and see that this is probably a scam.
I am not so mad at the fact that I am getting this junk in my mail, but more mad that my information was probably sold to this company VIA a third party. I must have signed up for something and not realized that they sold my info (address, name, and whatever info is allowed to be sold without my complete consent).
Here is what the BBB had to say about the LVAAP
http://www.vegas.bbb.org/commonreport.html?compid=66532
Better Business Bureau Serving Southern Nevada
2301 Palomino Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89107
(702) 320-4500
Fax: (702) 320-4560
General Information
Principal : Owner/Manager
Phone Number: (702) 000-0312
BBB Membership: This company is not a member
Type-of-Business Classification: Prize Promotions
Customer Experience
The companys literature states there is $3,604,006 in reported cash and awards from a number of sweepstakes. The company states they will report to the consumer, what part of the prize money they are entitled to, as well as, how to obtain it. However, the consumer must pay a $20 processing fee.
Consumers should read all of the literature from the company before making a decision to purchase the prize information.
Based on a Bureau investigation of this company, we have been unable to ascertain that the firm has a valid business license. IF A CONSUMER DOES BUSINESS WITH AN UNLICENSED FIRM, THEY DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK. Based on BBB files, this company has an unsatisfactory record with the Bureau due to one or more unanswered complaints.
When considering complaint information, please take into account the company's size and volume of transactions, and understand that the nature of complaints and a firm's responses to them are often more important than the number of complaints.
The Bureau processed a total of 83 complaints about this company in the last 36 months, our standard reporting period. Of the total of 83 complaints closed in 36 months, 82 were closed in the last year.
These complaints concerned:
5 Service Issues
70 Delivery Issues
5 Sales Practice Issues
1 Advertising Issues
2 Billing or Collection Issues
They were closed as:
55 No Response
25 Resolved
2 Administratively Closed
1 Unresolved
Additional Information
Additional Doing-Business-As Names: Prize Search Express
Bureau of Public Relations
L V A A P
Las Vegas Actionable Award Program
Las Vegas Nevada Actionable Award Program
LVAAP
Prize World, Incorporated
PWI
Selective Award Citation Organization/America
Marketing Imaging, LLC (L V A A P)
Government Actions
Nevada Revised Statute 598.136 general states that a prize must be given to the recipient without obligation and is to be delivered to the recipient at no expense within 30 days after representation. This Chapter also states that if the letter is a sales promotion then the language of the advertisement must represent such.
Additional File Information
The Bureau has obtained the literature, which the company sends to the public. The literature states, "L.V.A.A.P. is a service offered to our customers that provides information on available sweepstakes that are open to the public for entry. Subscribers are solely responsible for investigating, viewing and complying with any and all rules, restrictions, requirements, or provisions set forth in all sweepstakes. The contents of our newsletters are accurate to the best of our knowledge, and L.V.A.A.P. shall not be liable for errors, omissions, or inaccuracies. Liability for any mistake or typographical error is limited to a full refund of the purchase price of the publication. L.V.A.A.P. has no affiliation with any particular sponsor of any sweepstakes or contest. No such association or affiliation should be inferred or implied."
Report as of 01/19/2006
Copyright 2006 Better Business Bureau of Southern Nevada, Inc.
As a matter of policy, the Better Business Bureau does not endorse any product, service or company. BBB reports generally cover a three-year reporting period, and are provided solely to assist you in exercising your own best judgment. Information contained herein is believed reliable but not guaranteed as to accuracy. Reports are subject to change at any time.
The Better Business Bureau reports on members and non-members. Membership in the BBB is voluntary, and members must meet and maintain BBB standards. If a company is a member of this BBB, it is stated in this report.
Robert
Ruckersville,Virginia,
U.S.A.
My 2nd letter came today
#5Author of original report
Thu, January 19, 2006
If I tally up the total prize money from letter one and letter two, I am worth 7.1 Million dollars, I just have to send in my $20SCAM!!!!!!
I got my second letter today proclaiming that I am in the final stage to receive $3,721,262.41 in prize money. The nice thing is that the PRESIDENT signed it this time (did not print he name so no idea who this charlatan is). I can send a check, money order or CASH... Not me!!!
My only hope in posting this is that maybe some one else will get online to check on a suspicious letter they get in the mail and see that this is probably a scam.
I am not so mad at the fact that I am getting this junk in my mail, but more mad that my information was probably sold to this company VIA a third party. I must have signed up for something and not realized that they sold my info (address, name, and whatever info is allowed to be sold without my complete consent).
Here is what the BBB had to say about the LVAAP
http://www.vegas.bbb.org/commonreport.html?compid=66532
Better Business Bureau Serving Southern Nevada
2301 Palomino Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89107
(702) 320-4500
Fax: (702) 320-4560
General Information
Principal : Owner/Manager
Phone Number: (702) 000-0312
BBB Membership: This company is not a member
Type-of-Business Classification: Prize Promotions
Customer Experience
The companys literature states there is $3,604,006 in reported cash and awards from a number of sweepstakes. The company states they will report to the consumer, what part of the prize money they are entitled to, as well as, how to obtain it. However, the consumer must pay a $20 processing fee.
Consumers should read all of the literature from the company before making a decision to purchase the prize information.
Based on a Bureau investigation of this company, we have been unable to ascertain that the firm has a valid business license. IF A CONSUMER DOES BUSINESS WITH AN UNLICENSED FIRM, THEY DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK. Based on BBB files, this company has an unsatisfactory record with the Bureau due to one or more unanswered complaints.
When considering complaint information, please take into account the company's size and volume of transactions, and understand that the nature of complaints and a firm's responses to them are often more important than the number of complaints.
The Bureau processed a total of 83 complaints about this company in the last 36 months, our standard reporting period. Of the total of 83 complaints closed in 36 months, 82 were closed in the last year.
These complaints concerned:
5 Service Issues
70 Delivery Issues
5 Sales Practice Issues
1 Advertising Issues
2 Billing or Collection Issues
They were closed as:
55 No Response
25 Resolved
2 Administratively Closed
1 Unresolved
Additional Information
Additional Doing-Business-As Names: Prize Search Express
Bureau of Public Relations
L V A A P
Las Vegas Actionable Award Program
Las Vegas Nevada Actionable Award Program
LVAAP
Prize World, Incorporated
PWI
Selective Award Citation Organization/America
Marketing Imaging, LLC (L V A A P)
Government Actions
Nevada Revised Statute 598.136 general states that a prize must be given to the recipient without obligation and is to be delivered to the recipient at no expense within 30 days after representation. This Chapter also states that if the letter is a sales promotion then the language of the advertisement must represent such.
Additional File Information
The Bureau has obtained the literature, which the company sends to the public. The literature states, "L.V.A.A.P. is a service offered to our customers that provides information on available sweepstakes that are open to the public for entry. Subscribers are solely responsible for investigating, viewing and complying with any and all rules, restrictions, requirements, or provisions set forth in all sweepstakes. The contents of our newsletters are accurate to the best of our knowledge, and L.V.A.A.P. shall not be liable for errors, omissions, or inaccuracies. Liability for any mistake or typographical error is limited to a full refund of the purchase price of the publication. L.V.A.A.P. has no affiliation with any particular sponsor of any sweepstakes or contest. No such association or affiliation should be inferred or implied."
Report as of 01/19/2006
Copyright 2006 Better Business Bureau of Southern Nevada, Inc.
As a matter of policy, the Better Business Bureau does not endorse any product, service or company. BBB reports generally cover a three-year reporting period, and are provided solely to assist you in exercising your own best judgment. Information contained herein is believed reliable but not guaranteed as to accuracy. Reports are subject to change at any time.
The Better Business Bureau reports on members and non-members. Membership in the BBB is voluntary, and members must meet and maintain BBB standards. If a company is a member of this BBB, it is stated in this report.