3021, Report:
#16255
Posted Date:
Mar 08 2002
American Phone Services - Elizabeth Lying Telemarketer - claims to represent Verizon - trying to get me to switch long-distance carriers
Received a telemarketing call from American Phone Services (Elizabeth) who claimed that APS had coordinated with Verizon (my long-distance provider) to offer single-billing because in the future my bills would be sent separately. I'm aware of a practice called slamming - changing a...
Entity
American Phone Services
Categories: Telemarketing Companies
3022, Report:
#16289
Posted Date:
Mar 08 2002
Travelers rips off America! Rubin Goes to bat for ENRON...we want to know the connection. New York New York
On January 11, 2002, Robert Rubin, former Treasury Secretary in the Clinton Administration and now Chairman of the executive committee of financial services at Citigroup, called Peter Fisher, with whom he used to work at Treasury, and asked him to extend to ENRON, which was already ...
Entity
Travelers
Categories: Insurance Agencies
3023, Report:
#16012
Posted Date:
Mar 06 2002
Capital First Choice Ripoff I didn't get sucked in because I came here first Thanks
I became highly suspicious of a Capital First Choice mailing for $5,000 in credit when I noticed that there was no phone number anywhere on the document and that the APR designation on the back of the notice was only 6% after a full year of no interest. My credit is not bad, but ce...
Entity
Capital First Choice
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
3024, Report:
#15595
Posted Date:
Mar 02 2002
Photopoint ripoff, explanation from employees
All this griping about Photopoint misses the point..no pun intended. This was a dotcom start up to which a lot of young really talented programmers gave their time and talent, only to lose their jobs when the advertising revenues were not forthcoming. This was, and in fact is (the p...
Entity
PHotopoint
Categories: On-Line Business
3025, Report:
#15514
Posted Date:
Mar 01 2002
first national card got me too
i called the toll free no# 1-800-717-1278. they asked too much personal info. when i said i do not give ss# over the phone they transfered me to a manager. he explained this is the only way we can give you a pin number. then he asked me for my checking account information. i told th...
Entity
First National Credit Card
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
3026, Report:
#6503
Posted Date:
Feb 24 2002
EyeGlass World / Laser Vision Institute - Rip Off Report 09-03-01 Washington Post
Lasik Surgery Sales Tactics Raise Eyebrows
'Patient Counselors' Earn Bonuses for Each Customer
........Special Report.........
Lasik Surgery
E-Mail This Article
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37121-2001Sep3.html
By Marc Borbely
Special to The Was...
Entity
EyeGlass World / Laser Vision Institute
Categories: Eye Care
3027, Report:
#13998
Posted Date:
Feb 13 2002
Capital Choice Consumer Credit are liers and rip-offs!!!!
I had received a phone call from Capital Choice Consumer Credit telling me that I had been approved for $ 5,000.00. That it was approved & waiting for me. At first I thought that I was being suckered again. But the lady was insistent that it was for real. So against my better judgem...
Entity
Capital Choice Consumer Credit
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
3028, Report:
#13594
Posted Date:
Feb 08 2002
GE-Zurich Warranty Mge Inc Extended Warranties - Circuit City
Purchased Extended Warranty from Circuit City for my New Computer two years ago. I have been jerked around for about a year an a half now on a Sound Problem.
After waiting them out they have finnally OK'd my repair two weeks ago. After two week have gone by and now they tell me...
Entity
GE-Zurich Warranty Mge Inc - Circuit City
Categories: Computer Service & Repair
3029, Report:
#11475
Posted Date:
Jan 14 2002
Mickey's used cars Blazing Blazer Rip-off
Three years ago I bought a 91 Blazer. I did not own the car two weeks and the head gasket blew. Withing the next year the crankshaft broke and the engine was replaced. Soon after the security system hooked into the ignition went bad and had to be removed. Not long after the water pu...
Entity
Mickey's used cars
Categories: Auto Dealers
3030, Report:
#10864
Posted Date:
Jan 07 2002
Putnam City Dental Group Oklahoma City pain is in your.... and your pocketbook! ripoffs
In October of 1999 I made an appointment with Putnam City Dental Group, the only dentist office in my area that would let me make payments (turned out to be a high-interest credit account) since I did not have insurance but I was in dire need of a root canal. So I had the root canal...
Entity
Putnam City Dental Group
Categories: Dental Services
