1, Report:
#23723
Posted Date:
Feb 01 2014
SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corporation ripoff false promises, tricked and lied to us Van Nuys California
When a person first signs up with SMC, the company tries to get you Pumped Up. To enroll they will charge you a fee somewhere in the ballpark of 325.00 - 350.00 dollars. They will let you pay the fee off by month.
When you get everything you need to make your first sell, the...
Entity
SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: TV Advertisements
2, Report:
#1026005
Posted Date:
Mar 11 2013
Smart Living Company Specialty Merchandise Corp. False Advertisement, junction city , Kansas
How scandelouse can you be? You give hard working American citizens one of three choices; 1. buyers club where then you have to fill out your information, and its absoloutly free. 2. premier account where you have to fill out your information and...
Entity
Smart Living Company
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
3, Report:
#960343
Posted Date:
Oct 26 2012
SMC (Specialty Merchandise Corp) Scam, Millions, Own your own business, SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corp. Chatstworth , California
First let me say that I am TOTALLY confused.
In our around 1996 -2000 I was a young teenager in an orphan home. I seen this opportunity and did a lot of investigating a gave it a try. Long story short, within a little over two weeks I had over a MILLION orders. I tried for...
Entity
SMC (Specialty Merchandise Corp)
Categories: Clubs & Organizations
4, Report:
#384213
Posted Date:
Aug 21 2012
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation As Seen On TV - Tom Bosley Spokesperson - Advertising to start your own business with a company that's decades old Van Neys, California
I clicked online the submit button for SMC to send me information about the company. It's been around a long while, and Tom Bosley has been the spokesperson for years. I think the average person would take it in good faith of having followed Tom Bosley's having been spokeperson for ...
Entity
SMC ,Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: On-Line Business
5, Report:
#868377
Posted Date:
Apr 14 2012
Specialty Merchandise Corp. Hacked My E-Mail Address and sent E-Mails to everyone on my List. Internet, California
A person by the name of Lance called me trying to get me to join their Organization. I told him I may in the future, but did give him my E-Mail Address. A couple days later they Hacked my E-Mail and sent their Message to everyone on my list as if it were from me. Whywould anyone do ...
Entity
Specialty Merchandise Corp.
Categories: Questionable Activities
6, Report:
#54890
Posted Date:
Mar 22 2012
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation - Mark Schwartz CEO Investigation regarding SMC consumer fraud ripoff CHATSWOTH California
After careful research and investigation I would recommend that you treat SMC like a modelling agency.
You would never give a modelling agency money just because they promised you that you would be a super star model would you?
The common Model scam arguments for cash upfron...
Entity
Specialty Merchandise Corporation - SMC - Mark Schwartz
Categories: TV Advertisements
7, Report:
#842574
Posted Date:
Feb 21 2012
SMC Corp Specialty Merchandise Corp. Lies, misleading info, fraudulent charges, won't refund money Fontana, California
This company has lied to me from the very beginning,is now taking money fraudulently from my bank account,after my membership was cancelled, caused me to incur several NSF fees from my bank after taking money from my account that they were no longer authorized to do so. On their aut...
Entity
SMC Corp
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
8, Report:
#3224
Posted Date:
Feb 03 2012
Specialty Merchandise Corporation SMC hidden cost rip-off *REBUTTAL
If Your thinking of getting involved with the company think again. SMC states on there infomercial that you can start your business for as less as $25.00. Not true, what they dont tell you is that they charge you $299.95 for a membership with them and all the hidden cost's that it w...
Entity
Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Mail Order Services
9, Report:
#126233
Posted Date:
Feb 02 2012
SMC SPECIALTY Merchandise Corp SMC Fraud Alert Update SMCorp Is So Deceptive It Has Placed Itself On Its Own Fraud Alert Prescribed Merchant List RIPOFF Chatsworth California
I have never seen anything like this before in my life
Have You?
They have placed themselves on their own Fraud Alert list.
I said email 10 of your friends, I take that back Email 100 people before they are a victim of this scam.I just copied this page off of their corporate...
Entity
SMC SPECIALTY Merchandise
Categories: TV Advertisements
10, Report:
#780323
Posted Date:
Sep 23 2011
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corp. Will not have to pay membership for a year. Fontana, California
I started my membership with SMC, and was making my member payments. Then I moved to another state. Called SMC and made all the changes to my address and payments. They did not change any of my info. So when I went to buy from them again my member ship had been cancled. They c...
Entity
SMC
Categories: Buying Clubs
11, Report:
#743603
Posted Date:
Jun 22 2011
SMC Merchant SMC Merchant Member, SMC, SMC Merchant Membership, SMC Merchants, Specialty Merchandise Corporation, smcorp.com, smcorp, www.smcorp.com credit card fraud, identity theft, specialty merchandise corp, smcorp.com, unauthorized charge Internet *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account that someone wrongfully takes it from you!
SMC Specialty Merchandise called several months ago offering a internet site with a merchandise service for a small one time payment at a time when I was looking for work but after giving them my credit card information they disclosed a monthly membership fee and reserved the right ...
Entity
SMC Merchant
Categories: Telemarketers
12, Report:
#712150
Posted Date:
Mar 31 2011
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation - EMerchant Club SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation Senior citizen scammed out of over $10,000. Van Nuys, California
Specialty Merchandise Corporation and E-MerchantClub cost me over $10,000 over a period of 5 years or so. I had 2 of SMC's websites for about 5 years, but they never made me any money. They cost me $30.00 a month, after paying SMC around $1,200-1,500 each to set them up. When I fina...
Entity
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation - EMerchant Club
Categories: Work at Home Business
13, Report:
#710580
Posted Date:
Mar 26 2011
SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corp. eMerchantClub scammers, rip-offs, frauds Simi Valley, California
We originally got involved with this company in September 2010, purchasing their Gift Card Redemption Website. We quickly realized, you can not make any money with their Gift Card system. When our Coach called, we expressed our concerns and was told that in order to increase our inc...
Entity
SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corp.
Categories: Work at Home Business
14, Report:
#441727
Posted Date:
Dec 16 2010
Specialty Merchandise Corp. coerced into startup packet,then billed for entire amount Simi Valley California
Around the end of Nov. 2008, i called smc to inquire about their company due to seeing ad by Tom Bosley on
siness oportunity.
Talked to a Mrs Tina Kinn out of Arizona. She talked and chatted awhile and then informed me the free packet did not contain all info i needed to reveiw ...
Entity
Specialty Merchandise Corp.
Categories: Computer Fraud
15, Report:
#666488
Posted Date:
Nov 30 2010
SMC SPECIALTY MERCHANDISE CORP. Mark Schwartz - CEO Continued System Downtime, Endless Phone Waiting, Totally Useless e-mail support service Simi Valley, California
I have problems with EMC (Host) locking me out from logging on to the SITE MANAGER system. This problem has been going on for over 3 weeks. The SITE MANAGER system is the only mechanism to making changes to your personal web site.
If you don't make changes or run a prom...
Entity
SMC SPECIALTY MERCHANDISE CORP.
Categories: Questionable Activities
16, Report:
#662626
Posted Date:
Nov 16 2010
SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corp., eMerchantClub who is a web site developer that is either owned by SMC or a direct partner. I sent money to SMC, they used emerchantclub exclusively~I was not offered a choice of web developers Deceptive Advertising, Sales Rep also Business coach=conflict of intrest, Cancelled at 20 days won't return any money $3595 Simi Valley, California
I responded to 4 ads which claimed big earnings at home working part time. No ads said SMC or emc or selling products. I called and the SMC sales rep asked how much I would spend for a business. She wanted $4000 but if I did it within 24 hrs, $3595 will cover all I need.
I was con...
Entity
SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corp.
Categories: On-Line Stores
17, Report:
#656205
Posted Date:
Nov 01 2010
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation Initial $2.95 for start-up kit turned into loosing over $100.00, but NEVER received start-up kit. CHATSWOTH, California
Charged a $2.95 fee for a start-up kit with SMC, on-line. Assumed, my bad, that I would receive the information and then consider if I was interested in being a part of this business.
I NEVER RECEIVED THE START-UP KIT! When I finally noticed what was going on, it was th...
Entity
SMC
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
18, Report:
#618948
Posted Date:
Oct 22 2010
EMerchantClub , EMC, Specialty Merchandise Corp, SMC make money fast ohh wait it just for smc not u Internet
i sign up for smc two times once i didnt pay it off cancle my card they couldent charch.
few years later i sent out for it pay for 25 a month and call to cancle they call me after i stop payment they ask why i told then program s--k do'nt want they offer me to pay off h...
Entity
EMerchantClub , EMC, Specialty Merchandise Corp, SMC
Categories: Internet Fraud
19, Report:
#628615
Posted Date:
Aug 03 2010
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corp I returned all merchandise before 30days were up. I called them and they received the merchandise. They were to send my check back because I did not keep anything. I received nothing except where t Simi valley, California
I ordered a sample box. SMC was to hold my check until the 30 days were up, then send it back or cash it, depending wheather I kept the merchandise or not. I returned everything and called them in 3 days to verify they received it. They told me they did and would t...
Entity
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corp
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
20, Report:
#615246
Posted Date:
Jun 19 2010
SMC, Specialty Merchandising Corporation, Specialty Merchandise Corp Someone at SMC ripped my CC # and used it to join another work at home company, Internet
I decided to file this report after seeing a link posted for a work at home position.
I clicked on it to find it was from SMC. It reminded me of what happened so I thought I would post my experience here.
You can decide if you want to get involved with a company like this.
I...
Entity
SMC Or Specialty Merchandising Corporation
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
23, Report:
#557271
Posted Date:
Jan 20 2010
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation - EMerchant Club Company charges my credit card without authourisation. This company is scamming people once you register with your credit card Internet *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account that someone wrongfully takes it from you!
I used to my credit card to check the company's site. It was promised that refund is guaranteed if you are not satisfied. Before I even had the opportunuty to check the stuff sent to me, they went ahead again to charge my credit card $39.95, without authourization. when I called the...
Entity
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation - EMerchant Club
Categories: Home Based Business
24, Report:
#550835
Posted Date:
Jan 07 2010
SMC SPECIALTY MERCHANDISE CORPORATION Supposedly have six months to cancel w/full refund!!! They Lie, say that they 'checked their records'! Simi Valley, California
In October I was contacted by SMC after showing an interest. I was told that I had 6 months to change my mind, and receive a full refund of the fees that I had paid. So I agreed, no harm no foul, right?! Wrong! According to them that is NOT what I was told, e...
Entity
SMC SPECIALTY MERCHANDISE CORPORATION
Categories: Home Based Business
25, Report:
#527820
Posted Date:
Nov 24 2009
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation - EMerchant Club SMC Corp Salesman that sold me the website, misled me in what i was getting, cost me thousands of dollars Simi Valley, California
I was interested in making at least 1,000 a month. i heard of SMC, one saleman talked to me for awhile and at the end of that conversation i told him NO i think it would be risky. Then he said HOLD ON and he connected me to someone else and he talked to me for over an hour and someh...
Entity
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation - EMerchant Club
Categories: Work at Home Business