RBB ENTERTAINMENT LLC Is RBB Entertainment, Formerly DJ Ronnie B Productions a Scam or Fraud? Is it Ronald BEEM or BEAM? Aurora, Illinois
My Complaint:
I worked as an independent contractor for RONALD B. BEEM, owner of RBB ENTERTAINMENT INCORPORATED, on 10/9/10 in Chambersburg, PA. It was 5 hour wedding reception. He has made numerous promises to pay me, each with the date being pushed back over and over. I have yet to be paid. Now he is not answering his company phone or email.
I also have reason to believe he is the same RONALD B. BEEM that owned DJ RONNIE B PRODUCTIONS. So I doubt Mr. Beem has any intention of paying me. I hope he proves me wrong.
Here's our email correspondence:
(Note: Even though he signs his name as RONALD BEAM in these emails and on his RBB Entertainment website, his name on my contract that he drew, is RONALD BEEM. His name is also listed as RONALD B BEEM on his Corporation File Detail Report with the State of Illinois)
On 8/13/2010 5:29 PM, Anthony Gxxxxxx wrote:
I use a pair of 350 watt active yorkville e10p speakers
dell inspiron laptop
ultimate telelock stands
2 x laser red green lasers
2 revo moonflowers
10 years experience
did 4 weddings in july
this message was remailed to you via: gigs-dz5pb-1894842952@craigslist.org
--- On Tue, 8/17/10, Ronald <ronald@rbbentertainment.com> wrote:
From: Ronald <ronald@rbbentertainment.com>
Subject: Re: 9/10
To: "Anthony Gxxxxxx" <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 4:47 PM
Hi Anthony,
I'd like to go ahead and hire you for this wedding. I've just emailed you a contract for your payment that you can e-sign, on that is the address of the venue. Below is the client's info if you could call the client today or tomorrow to confirm everything. Thanks!
Client: xxxxx xxxxxxxx
Phone: xxx-xxx-xxxx
Ronald Beam
President, RBB Entertainment, LLC
Web: RBBEntertainment.com
Email: info@rbbentertainment.com
Phone: 800-357-5171
On 8/17/2010 3:28 PM, Anthony Gxxxxxx wrote:
Ronald, I would like to find out about your payroll procedures.
Please give me a call at xxx-xxx-xxxx
Thanks, Tony
--- On Tue, 8/17/10, Ronald <ronald@rbbentertainment.com> wrote:
From: Ronald <ronald@rbbentertainment.com>
Subject: Re: 9/10<BR>To: "Anthony Gxxxxxx" <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 8:30 PM
Hi Tony,
We can either pay you with PayPal or by a check. For all new DJs we hire we pay half up front and the remaining balance the Monday following the event provided you receive good reviews from the client.
Ronald Beam
President, RBB Entertainment, LLC
Web: RBBEntertainment.com
Email: info@rbbentertainment.com
Phone: 800-357-5171
On 10/12/2010 7:58 PM, Anthony Gxxxxxx wrote:
I have not received any money from you.
Please pay me through paypal or send a check to
Anthony Gxxxxxx
xxxxx xxxx xxxx xxxxx
xxxxxxxx, xx xxxxx
I have already contacted the customer who was very pleased with my services and informed him of your failure to communicate with me or pay my fee.
I will pursue either you or the client to get my $200.
Please repond to this e-mail immediately.
Wed, 10/13/10, Ronald <ronald@rbbentertainment.com> wrote:
From: Ronald <ronald@rbbentertainment.com>
Subject: Re: 9/10
To: "Anthony Gxxxxxx" <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.com>
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 1:37 AM
Hi Anthony,
Thank you for your service. Everything went well so we will mail out your payment. The client has already paid so no need to ask them for it. Thanks!
Ronald Beam
President, RBB Entertainment, LLC
Web: RBBEntertainment.com
Email: info@rbbentertainment.com
Phone: 800-357-5171
On 10/12/2010 10:49 PM, Anthony Gxxxxxx wrote:
Ronald,
I should expect to see the check by Friday, October 15, if it is mailed immediately.
I am still confused as to why you did not send me half the money by paypal as promised in your e-mail and send the rest the Tuesday after the event.
I am also dismayed by the utter lack of communication you have shown. I also have a DJ business and I check my messages and e-mail several times a day. I don't understand why you aren't able to send the $200 to me via paypal right now.
--- On Wed, 10/13/10, Ronald <ronald@rbbentertainment.com> wrote:
From: Ronald <ronald@rbbentertainment.com>
Subject: Re: 9/10
To: "Anthony Gxxxxxx" <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.com>
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 2:53 AM
We normally do pay via PayPal and do pay half up front. However since we just started using PayPal a few months ago and were sending a lot of money out, they froze our account until they could further verify info which I'm waiting on PayPal to fix. So that's why we will be paying via check instead. Thanks!
Ronald Beam
President, RBB Entertainment, LLC
Web: RBBEntertainment.com
Email: info@rbbentertainment.com
Phone: 800-357-5171
On 10/12/2010 11:30 PM, Anthony Gxxxxxx wrote:
I expect to see my check arrive by Friday, October 15 then. Otherwise I will start small claims proceedings.
--- On Wed, 10/13/10, Ronald <ronald@rbbentertainment.com> wrote:
From: Ronald <ronald@rbbentertainment.com>
Subject: Re: 9/10
To: "Anthony Gxxxxxx" <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.com>
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 3:37 AM
Hi,
There's no need to make threats on taking us to court. Your check will be issued as promised on Friday as this is our pay date for all checks from the week previous. Thanks!
Ronald Beam
President, RBB Entertainment, LLC
Web: RBBEntertainment.com
Email: info@rbbentertainment.com
Phone: 800-357-5171
--- On Wed, 10/13/10, Anthony Gxxxxxx <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.com> wrote:
From: Anthony Gxxxxxx <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.com>
Subject: Re: 9/10
To: "Ronald" <ronald@rbbentertainment.com>
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 4:17 AM
Ronald,
In your previous email below you stated, "For all new DJs we hire we pay half up front and the remaining balance the Monday following the event provided you receive good reviews from the client."
That is the only reason I was expecting payment by today. I am glad we are communicating about the situation and will look forward to receiving your check.
Thanks, Tony.
On 10/19/2010 12:23 PM, Anthony Gxxxxxx wrote:
Ronald,
I have yet to receive payment from your company. I would like some form of comfirmation that you have sent it, as you promised in your previous emails.
Unkind reviews, posted by others, of your current company, RBB Entertainment, and your former company, DJ RonnieB worry me.
Here are the links:
(((link redacted)))
http://www.ripoffreport.com/Search/Body/dj-ronnie.aspx
(((link redacted)))
Tony
--- On Thu, 10/21/10, Ronald <ronald@rbbentertainment.com> wrote:
From: Ronald <ronald@rbbentertainment.com>
Subject: Re: Fw: Re: 9/10 Links to online complaints
To: "Anthony Gxxxxxx" <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.com>
Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 3:10 AM
Hi Tony,
We will get you paid, those links are about another company, I never had anything to do with DJ RonnieB. Thank you.
Ronald Beam
President, RBB Entertainment, LLC
Web: RBBEntertainment.com
Email: info@rbbentertainment.com
Phone: 800-357-5171
-- On Thu, 10/21/10, Anthony Gxxxxxx <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.com> wrote:
From: Anthony Gxxxxxx <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.com>
Subject: Re: Fw: Re: 9/10 Links to online complaints
To: "Ronald" <ronald@rbbentertainment.com>
Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 8:15 AM
Ronald,
The website for dj ronnie productions looks exactly like your rbb entertainment site, has a PO Box at a nearby Post Office in the same general are in illinois and is listed as owned by Ronald Beem on the BBB website.
I have fulfilled my obligations concerning this contract. You have not. Let's get this matter settled and move on to the next job.
4 Updates & Rebuttals
Tony
Columbia,Maryland,
United States of America
Ronald Beem IS a Scam Artist
#5Author of original report
Thu, November 11, 2010
Ronald Beem, here is the email I received from the Client complaining about YOU and your dj service's business practices while praising my job performance:
--- On Thu, 10/21/10, XXXXX XXXXXXX <XXXXXX@XXXXX.com> (THE CLIENT) wrote:
From: XXXXX XXXXXXX <XXXXXX@XXXXX.com> (THE CLIENT)
Subject: Fw: Re: 10/9/10
To: "XXXXXXX@XXXXX.com" <XXXXXXXXX@XXXXX.com> (ANTHONY G)
Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 12:18 PM
This is the email I received back from them this am. Please let me know if you still do not receive pmyt. I was looking on the web last night and others have complained about this company. Also, apparently he used to be DJ Ronnie B but finally got busted for his scams. Apparently his website 'testimonials' are fakes to according to what I read.
-- Sent from my Palm Pr?
From: RBB Entertainment <info@rbbentertainment.com>
Date: Oct 20, 2010 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: 10/9/10
To: XXXXX XXXXXXX <XXXXXX@XXXXX.com>
Hi XXXXX,
Thank you for your feedback about the DJ, I'm happy to hear everything went well. As far as the DJ's pay I'm very sorry he called you up and got you involved, that's not professional of him and I will speak to him about this. Just so you our DJs are paid monthly so he will be getting paid on the 1st. And finally in regards to your concern about our hiring policy, no matter where we hire our DJs from we always do a complete background check and make sure that they are reliable do a great job, I also personally travel to meet all the DJs in person. 95% of our DJs have worked for us at previous events, like any company we do hiring of new DJs all the time, so that is why you were with a DJ that hasn't worked for us before. Thank you again for your feedback and please let me if there's anything else I can help you with.
Ronald Beam
President, RBB Entertainment Inc.
Web: RBBEntertainment.com
Email: info@rbbentertainment.com
Phone: 800-357-5171 Ext 1
On 10/20/2010 7:35 PM, XXXXX XXXXXXX (THE CLIENT) wrote:
Hi,
My name is XXXXX and I went through your service to book a DJ for October 9th. The DJ you guys sent me was wonderful and did an excellent job. However, I hear that your company has failed to do the same. I've gotten word from the DJ that came to our reception, that he has been unable to reach your company for payment. I payed your company $400.00 for a DJ, now he tells me you've failed to pay him the $200.00 that he is owed. Furthermore, I found from him that you found him on Craigslist, which no where on your website do you state that you get your DJ's from craigslist. Had I known this, I would NEVER had given you my business. If I find that the DJ has not been paid by the end of this week, I will report you to the Better Business Bureau and do everything I can to post reviews of how your company operates as many places as I can over the internet. Again, if I do not hear from our DJ that he has been paid by this Friday, October 22nd, I will do what I can to hurt your reputation.
Our DJs name was Anthony GXXXXXX and his email address it XXXXXXXXX@XXXXX.com
Thank you, and I hope this matter is tended to,
XXXXX XXXXXXXX
(The contract was under XXXXXXX X XXXXXXXX).
Sounds like the client had nothing but praise for me and problems with the way your company conducts business. Oh, when did we meet in person? I remember being hired off of Craigslist.
rbb entertainment
United States of Americanonpayment
#5REBUTTAL Owner of company
Wed, November 10, 2010
This DJ is just upset because he wasn't paid due to a client's complaint. As clearly stated in the DJ contract he signed if we receive any complaints the payment will be held back.
CMorel
North LAuderdale,Florida,
USA
RBB Entertainment
#5Consumer Comment
Fri, November 05, 2010
PLEASE contact me....(((Redacted)))
I had a contact with him signed April 24, 2010 for my wedding 10-10-10..
I would love to file against him also...PLS contact me before his new site gets closed down
CLICK here to see why Rip-off Report, as a matter of policy, deleted either a phone number, link or e-mail address from this Report.
HOT DJ
MARION,Iowa,
United States of America
SAME GUY
#5General Comment
Wed, November 03, 2010
ITS THE SAME GUY. DONT WORRY HE'S ABOUT TO BE BUSTED AND HIS WEBSITE SHUT DOWN.