1571, Report:
#30070
Posted Date:
Sep 16 2002
Bonzi Software ripoff slime-ball San Luis Obispo Internet
They didn't get a chance to rip me off, but they did screw up my Mac and make me spend two hours getting everything right again. I was browsing the Penn State site on Netscape 7 when an alert box came up telling me my internet address was being broadcasted and I should buy their pro...
Entity
Bonzi Software
Categories: Internet Services
1572, Report:
#29712
Posted Date:
Sep 11 2002
MWI Connections ripoff unsolicited bill Connecticut
I found a billing entry in my American Express account for MWI Connections. Neither my wife nor I had made any request for their service. When I called the 800 number listed on the billing entry, the woman indicated they would remove the billing but she would offer no explanation f...
Entity
MWI Connections
Categories: Corrupt Companies
1573, Report:
#25268
Posted Date:
Jul 24 2002
All Tune and Lube {Mandarin} ripoff Jacksonville, Florida
I started out with what I thought was a dead battery.I tow the car to All Tune and Lube. I had Barry Wise and All Tune and Lube replace it. He said I had a bad starter and a bad battery. I replaced the battery my self. A week later my car is dead again.
I put in another new batt...
Entity
All Tune and Lube {Mandarin} Jacksonville, florida
Categories: Auto Repair Service
1574, Report:
#22751
Posted Date:
Jun 15 2002
Audiofile Scam Artists Selling Falsely Advertised Products Austin Texas
I was conned into buying 2 830LR Spe3kers in Austin on Friday Jun.14. They were 2 hispanics FROM SAN MARCOS (SOUND FAMILIAR???), one was unshaven, driving a light colored suv. They like to practice their scam nearby a bank. Luckily I got them to follow me through the bank drive thro...
Entity
Audiofile
Categories: Stereos
1575, Report:
#22336
Posted Date:
Jun 08 2002
amr long distance service ripoff tricked and lied to us rip off scam con artists Irvine California
This company has made charges to my bank card without my permission- twice. After being charged the first time I called the company and was told they were very sorry for the misunderstanding and this service would be canceled and my money returned. I waited and waited and waited and...
Entity
AMR Long Distance Service
Categories: Telephone Companies
1576, Report:
#18564
Posted Date:
Jun 05 2002
Quickwash America poor service, damaging service, bad service Frisco Texas
I paid $15 for a car wash and an additional $4 for a wheel detail on the way to my mothers house in Frisco. Being that this place is a glorified drive through car wash (you don't get out of your car), I didn't notice that the wheels and car was still dirty until I got to my mothers....
Entity
Quickwash America
Categories: Car Washes
1577, Report:
#22102
Posted Date:
Jun 04 2002
Sony Mail in rebate is indeed a ripoff fraud business West Caldwell New Jersey
I bought a Sony camcorder and found that there was a rebate offer. After spending over $2300 on the camera, $100 back would be very nice. I enclosed all the necessary materials, UPC code, printed rebate form, receipt - and have a return receipt from the USPS confirming delivery, a...
Entity
Sony
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
1578, Report:
#21985
Posted Date:
Jun 02 2002
Bernard Haldane Associates oh so smooth ripoff sales pitch Minneapolis Minnesota
June 1, 2002 in a telephone conversation Larry Keim, Executive Vice President of Customer Service at Bernard Haldane Associates told me more than half of the people writing complaints on the Ripoff Report aren't even real clients...never have been.
Well I am here to tell you th...
Entity
Bernard Haldane Associates
Categories: Employment Services
1579, Report:
#20223
Posted Date:
May 05 2002
BUYandHold.com dishonest ripoff - Just try and close your acct after you give them billing info! New York Internet
I was interested in this company's claim that for $20 per month, I could set up a brokerage account that would allow me to invest in the stock market.
I set up a brokerage account with BUYandHOLD.com and to fund my account I allowed the company to take the money for my investmen...
Entity
BUYandHold.com
Categories: Brokerage Companies
1580, Report:
#19920
Posted Date:
Apr 30 2002
Capital Choice Consumer Credit Scam, got me....Hopeful to get $$ back. Miami Florida
They got me too. But I'm hopeful to get my processing fee of 39.00 back. They did an E-Debit from my bank and I plan to go get a refund from the bank, telling them I didnt authorize the withdrawl and close the account.
Barry
Greensboro, North Carolina
Entity
Capital Choice Consumer Credit
Categories: Credit & Debt Services