3641, Report:
#27695
Posted Date:
Aug 22 2002
Bay Area Business Council, BABC YIPEE! BABC BUST UPDATE!corruption Largo Florida
CHECK IT OUT!!!!!
BABC UPDATE
Federal court keeps telemarketer closed
An order prohibiting Bay Area Business Council from doing business is extended as the FTC seeks refunds for people ripped off in a credit card scheme.
By Times staff writer
St. Petersburg Times
published...
Entity
Bay Area Business Council, BABC
Categories: Corrupt Companies
3642, Report:
#27541
Posted Date:
Aug 21 2002
WORLDCOM Wireless the business that doesn't give a dam , Garden City New York
I have spent countless hours on phn calls, letters, & faxes for 24 months trying to rectify a bill for a phone I never received! Worldcom will not respond!!!!
In August 2000 I was sold a cell-phone by a telemarketer and called back the next day to cancel the order. I was infor...
Entity
WORLDCOM Wireless
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
3643, Report:
#23636
Posted Date:
Aug 21 2002
Capitol First aka First Capital aka PMS, etc etc etc raudulent ach debit charges! ripoff business from hell miami Florida
Well, I guess you could say welcome to the club!! Capital First thinks they got me too.
I recieved a call from a telemarketer, same as the other stories about this co.Offering me credit cards with high limits and dicounts for everything under the sun. They told me my card would be...
Entity
Capitol First aka First Capital aka PMS, etc..etc..etc..
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
3644, Report:
#27172
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2002
Bay Area Business Council, BABC BUSTED!! St. Petersburg Times Article Published RIP-OFF REPORT SOURCE OF INFORMATION Largo Florida *EDitor's Comment
The ORIGINAL bust on this SAME company.
FIRST BUST: FBI, postal service raid Largo business
Officials are tight-lipped about the afternoon raid of Bay Area Business Council offices, where items were confiscated and ordered sealed by a court.
By CHRIS TISCH
St. Petersburg ...
Entity
Bay Area Business Council, BABC; Peter J. Porcelli Jr., President, Anita Coorey, Compliance Officer
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
3645, Report:
#27371
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2002
NACS National Association Credit Services Preferred Merchants Card is a ripoff misrepresentation of product & thievery St Pete Florida
Last week I was contacted about a Credit Card with a fixed apr of 6.9%apr with a $2500.00 limit. Never was it mentioned that this was a card only to be used for purchases from their merchandise catalog. I was told that a kit would be mailed to me to explain everything I would need...
Entity
NACS National Association Credit Services, Preferred Merchants Card
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
3646, Report:
#27369
Posted Date:
Aug 19 2002
NSS Magazine Service Center Rip Off with unauthorized charges Stamford Connecticut
About three months ago I was working 3rd shift and sleeping during the day. A telemarketer called. Her opening statement was Hello is this Barbara _________? I reply, yes. She then asked, Do you live at _________, in _________, AR -----? I replied, yes.She then proceeded to tell me ...
Entity
NSS Magazine Service Center
Categories: Media
3647, Report:
#27143
Posted Date:
Aug 17 2002
World Com. Sattelite System ripoff telephone scam consumer fraud Houston Texas
Two months ago i was contacted by telemarketer from wcss oferring $50, 750 free minutes, & $.07 min. calls to switch carriers.
I wound up with qwest charging $.16 min, no $50 & no card for 750 free min. & $15.08 in fees to wcss,inc.
Have called numerous times only to be told ...
Entity
World Com. Sattelite System
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
3648, Report:
#27133
Posted Date:
Aug 17 2002
US GUARDIAN Almost ripped me off fraudulent ripoff business
For a few weeks I have been receiving calls from this credit card company....always telling them no but having them hang up on me. But on Aug 14 2002 I stayed on and let the lady say her thing. She told me I had been approved for a Mastercard of $2500 and a Visa for $2000, she ex...
Entity
US GUARDIAN
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
3649, Report:
#1034222
Posted Date:
Aug 17 2002
Capital First, Heartland Insurance some flaming long distance phone service 0% interest Mastercard Phone Telemarketers RIP-OFF SCAM fraudulent business Miami Florida
I got off work this evening, 8/16/02 and at 6:15pm got a call from Capital First. The guy, John, ID# 601, had said I had been pre-approved for a special offer MasterCard with a credit limit of $1500-$2500 with 0% interest for the life of the card all for a mere $29.95 application p...
Entity
Capital First
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
3650, Report:
#13811
Posted Date:
Aug 14 2002
Ramada Plaza Resorts, Unfair Business
I bought a package vacation with this company a year ago via a telemarketer who described me the best vacations I could ever have. But what that telemarketer never told me is that I only have thirty days for a refund, and charged me the complete price to my credit card 698.00 for o...
Entity
Ramada Plaza Resorts
Categories: Cruises