1981, Report:
#16782
Posted Date:
Mar 14 2002
GGW/M.R.A. Video Girls Gone Wild FRAUDCHISE extraordinaire!!! ripoff Hollywood CaliforniaFOX 6 investigative reporter John Mattes first broke the story how Girls Gone Wild was marketing videos for only $9.99 consumers found the company tacking on huge fees. Thousands of consumers called it a rip-off on ripoffreport. After our story aired an attorney sued calling it deceptive advertising. Video part 1 Video part 2
Well my case is pretty victimless, I just thought I would include my story because numbers count. I ordered some videos (gosh I regret that, they are terrible) I gave my card number for billing. I was told that future shipments would be billed and I said NO, please don't bill me a...
Entity
GGW/M.R.A. Video
Categories: Video Stores
1982, Report:
#14339
Posted Date:
Feb 17 2002
Primerica ..Land of the Morons*UPDATE: Primerica gets a POSITIVE rating from Rip-off Report in customer support & satisfaction. Primerica pledges to resolve complaints from the past, present and in the future, and give 100% commitment to customer service-say Company Executives!
My introduction to Primerica came about in what I now feel was a very sneaky fashion. I was minding my own business at work one day when I was lamenting the fact that I had not joined my company's 401K plan and that I wished I knew more about Mutual Funds, stocks, IRA's, etc, becaus...
Entity
Primerica
Categories: Multi Level Marketing
1983, Report:
#12851
Posted Date:
Feb 06 2002
Dennis Brown of Done Wright Contractor Ozone Park Queens New York is a Rip-off *UPDATE dead beat dad too
Mr. Dennis Brown is a big rip-off. Made a contract for home improvment, took $15,000.00 and left, never answered calls and haven't heard from him since. Found out his S.S. # and reported him to the IRS. Hope he is caught because he has to be stopped from being a fraud. Heard he ...
Entity
Dennis Brown
Categories: Home Improvements
1984, Report:
#13126
Posted Date:
Feb 02 2002
Primerica victimization Ft. Wright Kentucky*UPDATE: Primerica recognized by Rip-off Report a business opportunity well worth considering - it's not for everyone but many representatives make solid commission incomes. Primerica takes appropriate action against representatives conducting themselves improperly, pledges 100% commitment to customer service.
I answered an ad in our local paper for Office Work. That's all it said, with a phone number. I suppose that should have been a giveaway, but I didn't think it through. And, it was a little strange that the person on the other end of the phone said he was screening people for a f...
Entity
Primerica
Categories: Employment Services
1985, Report:
#12219
Posted Date:
Jan 22 2002
PRIMERICA LURES POTENTION CLIENTS FALSELY FT WRIGHT KENTUCKY*UPDATE: Primerica recognized by Rip-off Report a business opportunity well worth considering - it's not for everyone but many representatives make solid commission incomes. Primerica takes appropriate action against representatives conducting themselves improperly, pledges 100% commitment to customer service.
I was also lured into thier spider web by telling me they were like a headhunter and my name was dropped on thier desk. I was told they heard that I would make a great candidate for an executive position. There was no one on one interview, just poor soles trying to find replacements...
Entity
primera
Categories: Financial Services
1986, Report:
#10512
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2002
Gary Don Lupo Con Artist preys on senior citizens, shady business ventures, last seen in San Fernando, California
Watch out for this guy, he befriends senior citizens and then cons them out of their retirement, the research we have done has proved he has been doing this for years, conning at least 1 senior citizen a year for the last 5 years, from California to Texas, my 67 year old father bein...
Entity
Gary Don Lupo
Categories: Liars
1987, Report:
#6401
Posted Date:
Aug 28 2001
poetry.com published poem incorrectly, disallowed access to edit.
I'm the Author of a poem, entitled Petals published in the Natures Echos volume this February, apparently. The copy of the poem was not edited correctly, and numerous attempts to contact poetry.com to correct the formatting before publication were not fruitful. poetry.com locked m...
Entity
Poetry.Com aka International Library of Poetry
Categories: Internet
1988, Report:
#6297
Posted Date:
Aug 22 2001
MRA Video Girls Gone Wild Rip-OffFOX 6 investigative reporter John Mattes first broke the story how Girls Gone Wild was marketing videos for only $9.99 consumers found the company tacking on huge fees. Thousands of consumers called it a rip-off on ripoffreport. After our story aired an attorney sued calling it deceptive advertising. Video part 1 Video part 2
Here is some info on MRA Video (suppliers of the Girls Gone Wild Videos/DVDs.
Various phone numbers they use or have used:
323-549-4308
800-292-3237
323-965-8710 (worked as of today)
310-777-0384
310-777-7530
323-549-4336
800-581-7200
P.O. Boxes:
P.O. Box 9231 Sylmar C...
Entity
Categories: Adult Web Site
1989, Report:
#5735
Posted Date:
Jul 13 2001
Fernando Wright- Building Rehabbing ripoff contractor
I signed a contract with Fernando Wright of 2622 Allston, Louisville, Ky to rehab a property that I own. The contract called for me to pay him half the payment up front and the other half due after completion. I paid him a total of $12,600. He gutted the property and never compl...
Entity
Fernando Wright
Categories: Builders & Contractors
1990, Report:
#5202
Posted Date:
May 21 2001
Alltel, allCrap *UPDATE, if your a victim of Rip-off Cellular phone service contact badbusinessbureau.com
I have had a cellular/digital phone with Alltel (formerly Cellular One) since 1995. I have two seperate lines of service. Service seems to have deteriorated since Alltel took over.
On the phone my wife uses, we have had constant trouble with her not receiving her calls. Either...
Entity
Alltel
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies