Complaint Review: Leasecomm Corporation

Leasecomm has/is part of a scam network. Leasecomm has affiliates (nationwide?) with lines of communication so as to deceive those who are trying to better themselves into walking into their scam. My case goes:

Sometime around April, 2001, I became involved in what seems to be a genuinely legitimate business, based in Utah. Within a month or so, I received another Utah based business opportunity invititation: then "Galaxy Mall." Hence, I assumed that there was perhaps some sort of affiliation: that I was furthering my venture. Hence, I sunk thousands into some exhorbitantly expensive web sites. In the process, I had to sign some sort of "lease agreement" from "Leasecomm Corp."

Roughly one year later, it was apparent that this "Galaxy Mall" venture was not worth it. Also, I recieved letters in the U.S. Mail implying that I could terminate the whole thing by doing nothing--that my overpriced "commerce" web sites would come down. Such was not the case. I had to go through some sort of procedure to have the sites taken down.

Since then, Leasecomm, which had been helping themselves to $132 per month, continued to do so. Shortly afterward, I had cause to change my bank account because another scam outfit began making unauthorized withdrawals. Subsequent to this, I received a phone call from an outfit which turned out to be Leasecomm. Leasecomm tricked me into giving out check card info. I was shocked when Leasecomm started accessing my new bank account. Hence, I cancelled my check card.

I sent Leasecomm (and their affiliate "Galaxy Mall") a certified letter with a return reciept request (according to the terms on Leasecomm's "agreement." I NEVER RECEIVED the return receipts--from Leasecomm nor "Galaxy Mall." Yet Leasecomm has nerve enough to send me bills in the mail.

Furthermore, the "lease" which I signed in 2001 (which in "non-cancelable") is essentially a make-believe lease: the agreement states that at the end of the lease, I may return all materials, etc. All I can do about this is to send them an emmpty envelope with the attention line: "returned lease materials" (or something to that effect.

Leasecomm really does prey on those who are trying to help themselves via their network of deception!

Ted
West Bend, Wisconsin
U.S.A.