Roma Computer Solutions (www.romacom.com) RIPPED ME OFF ! *UPDATE ..SWINDLERS ARRESTED !
I attended a Roma Computer Solutions seminar at a local hotel last April. They were selling complete internet e-commerce system. I had a choice of a desktop or laptop computer when signing up for their program. The package consisted of: access to a merchant charge card account (extra fee), web site hosting (extra fee), "web site design" CDs that could be sold for $299.00, some software and a book of information. The deal was set up as a business lease for 39 months. The first payment was all that was needed to get started.
The "web site design" CD was what interested me. They said the CDs had a price of $299.00 printed on them, and suggested that they be sold at that price. Part of the deal was that the seller of the CD (me in this case) would get $5.00 per month from each CD that resulted in the buyer getting a web site hosted. The money was to continue, each month as long as the site was hosted. You can see the $$$$ could add up with this deal. That was what attracted me to deal, and I signed on the line.
Well, that part of the deal never happened. Roma switched to a differedn host and the $5.00 per month kick-back was not offered. Roma said they switched to improve service. My hope for monthly income from this part of the package was gone. To make things worse, Roma is now CHARGING everyone $5.00 per month, to be used in advertising their internet mall site.
My lease was quickly sold to another company and I have to make my monthly payments for something that doesn't generate any income for me. Several letters and phone calls to Rome executives have not gotten me anywhere. They claim they are within the scope of the contract when they dropped the portion of the program I was counting on using. I say it was NOT an inprovement!
I would like to hear from other people that are unhappy with Roma. I would like to get this in court as a class-action matter.
Roma was sharing the expenses in Indianapolis by means of a "joint" seminar with National Grant Seminars. As far as I know, NGS is okay.
Thanks,
Fred G. Sanford (not my real name)
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7 Updates & Rebuttals
Ramiz
Staten Island,New York,
I HAVE BIN RIP OFF MORE THAN THREE THOSAND FROM THAM
#8Consumer Comment
Mon, July 08, 2002
I AM AN OTHER VICTIM OF THE SAME RIP OFF I WOULD ANYTHING JUST TO BRING THIS PEOPLE TO JUSTICE THEY HAVE DOME SOMETHING THAT IS EQUAL TO ANY CRIME I CAN THINK OF.
FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THOSE HOW TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO DO SOMETHING TO THIS CRIMINALS.
Ramiz
Staten Island,New York,
I HAVE BIN RIP OFF MORE THAN THREE THOSAND FROM THAM
#8Consumer Comment
Mon, July 08, 2002
I AM AN OTHER VICTIM OF THE SAME RIP OFF I WOULD ANYTHING JUST TO BRING THIS PEOPLE TO JUSTICE THEY HAVE DOME SOMETHING THAT IS EQUAL TO ANY CRIME I CAN THINK OF.
FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THOSE HOW TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO DO SOMETHING TO THIS CRIMINALS.
Ramiz
Staten Island,New York,
I HAVE BIN RIP OFF MORE THAN THREE THOSAND FROM THAM
#8Consumer Comment
Mon, July 08, 2002
I AM AN OTHER VICTIM OF THE SAME RIP OFF I WOULD ANYTHING JUST TO BRING THIS PEOPLE TO JUSTICE THEY HAVE DOME SOMETHING THAT IS EQUAL TO ANY CRIME I CAN THINK OF.
FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THOSE HOW TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO DO SOMETHING TO THIS CRIMINALS.
Ramiz
Staten Island,New York,
I HAVE BIN RIP OFF MORE THAN THREE THOSAND FROM THAM
#8Consumer Comment
Mon, July 08, 2002
I AM AN OTHER VICTIM OF THE SAME RIP OFF I WOULD ANYTHING JUST TO BRING THIS PEOPLE TO JUSTICE THEY HAVE DOME SOMETHING THAT IS EQUAL TO ANY CRIME I CAN THINK OF.
FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THOSE HOW TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO DO SOMETHING TO THIS CRIMINALS.
Kelvin R.
Clearfield,Utah,
Unsatisfied Customer
#8REBUTTAL Individual responds
Thu, April 18, 2002
It has been over a year and I have yet to receive the accessories to the computer that I leased from ROMA. I have called twice and spoke with a representative from ROMA, who took my information and said it would take six to ten weeks to receive the keyboard which attaches to the computer. First contact was in May of 2001 and the second effort was in February 2002. It has tremendously hinder my efforts to use the computer. I have had to use my home desktop computer to do business. I am being charged for a process that does not help my business effort. What can I do to end this lease and return the property?
January 3, 2002 Update - SWINDLERS ARRESTED !
#80
Tue, January 29, 2002
The headline said "Camarillo swindler settles scam case".
A man who did business as Lease Technologies International and Card Service Tri-Counties was named in a complaint filed in court. People operating other companies such as BizTolls.tv and Use-Store Worldwide were among others charged. Brian Zelier, an executive of Roma Computer Solutions, was also named in the complaint.
Get the whole story from the Ventura County Star - online. CLICK here
Cut the address from this message and paste it into the "GO TO" bar of your internet browser. Make sure you get all of it.
A formal complaint has been filed in court against Roma Computer Solutions. A court appointed "compliance officer" has been working with Roma officials and its customers in an effort to settle the complaints "out of court".
If you think you have been swindled by any of these companies,
PLEASE CONTACT ME. There may be time to have your complaint heard.
Thanks,
fgsanfordus@yahoo.com
UPDATE : ROMA being investigated by California District Attorney's Office !
#80
Sat, May 26, 2001
After posting this report I was contacted by the Ventura County, California, District Attorney's Office. I was told Roma was being investigated by that office. I was also asked to contact the person handling the investigation.
If you would like to file YOUR complaint, please contact me via e-mail and I will give you the name, phone number and e-mail address of the investigator.
If we ban together, we may be able to get some satisfaction from this company.
Thanks,
fgs
fgsanfordus@yahoo.com