Complaint Review: Maria Duval

At first, I saw an ad in the paper for guaranteed lotto numbers. I figured that with the money back guarantee, there was nothing to lose, so I sent away for Maria Duval's help.

The first letter that I responded to wasn't about lotto numbers - it was about how my life was horrible, etc, and that she could help me... complete with money back guarantee.

Well, shamefully, I was in a very bad place in my life. And so I took the bait - I mean, it was risk free, right? Wrong.

I have sent Maria Duval a total of $435. HORRIBLE, I know, and I am completely ashamed of myself. The thing is, I sent it all in incriments of $35, $37.50, $45, and similar amounts. And I sent them all back-to-back, often getting her next letter before a response to the one before it. There are some letters that I never got responses to at all, but the money orders were cashed, cash taken, checks cashed, and credit cards charged.

I didn't think to make copies of the first couple requests for "divine intervention" that I sent in. I don't keep old bank statements, so I have very little proof left that some of the transactions ever took place. I do have a couple copies, though, and a couple of the processed checks.

The thing is, I have been sending two or three requests for refunds a month for the last couple of months and have recieved no response whatsoever. In fact, I have been getting duplicated "personally written" letters!! I have gotten nearly every letter she has sent me at least twice!

Look, I lost $435 to Maria Duval. It's a hard lesson to learn, especially when you are at your desperate worst. Just because something has a money-back guarentee doesn't mean its real.

Megan
San Luis Obispo, California
U.S.A.