491, Report:
#53205
Posted Date:
Apr 16 2003
Emerge Master Card/Providian Bank rip-offs Columbus Georgia
I do not not have a problem paying what I owe to Providian for my Getsmart account, but I have been victimized by Emerge and I refused to let the company continue to rip me off.
I called the company in December, after receiving my first billing statement from Emerge, to have my b...
Entity
Categories: Credit Reporting Agencies
492, Report:
#52962
Posted Date:
Apr 15 2003
Emerge Mastercard Fraudulent billing. They're trying to extort $159.00 from me! Atlanta Georgia
I had an account with a company called Getsmart Visa. I had a rather high interest rate with them, and I found another card with a better rate, so I paid off my Visa and attempted to cancel it.
The problem was, I had been sold. My Visa card, based in New Jersey, was now a Master...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
493, Report:
#52937
Posted Date:
Apr 15 2003
Providian Financial, Providian Bank And Emerge Master Card Ripoff (Closing Account, High APR and damage to my credit record) Atlanta Georgia
In 1999 I was offered a credit card from Providian (Visa Classic), I accepted it, made payments on time, credit limit was increased several times. It bacame Visa Gold, it's still in good standing and I am making payments in a timely manner.
In 2000 I was offered another card from...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
494, Report:
#52754
Posted Date:
Apr 14 2003
Providian Aka Getsmart Aka Emerge Mastercard ripoff cancelled card for no reason Nationwide Internet
We were trying to build our credit back up after our bankruptcy in early 2000 and was doing this by getting a getsmart card in 2001. My payments were always 1 to 2 weeks early and usually more than the minimum payment due. In October of 2002, we received a letter in the mail on a ...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
495, Report:
#52628
Posted Date:
Apr 12 2003
Emerge Master Card ripoff Atlanta, Georgia
I can see by reading alot of the post that everyone dealing with Emerge Mastercard are in the same situations as I am. No notice on change, outragous finance charges and ridiculous yearly fee for basically abuse! Here is a link for the Better Business Bureau. http://complaints.bbb.o...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
496, Report:
#50163
Posted Date:
Apr 11 2003
Providian/GetSmart/Emerge Emerge Mastercard not informing customers of the change over and then its too late. Columbus Georgia
I am a current cardholder of Emerge Mastercard which originally started off as an Aria visa card (a branch of Providian), then I was informed by them that I would be getting upgraded to a GetSmart visa.
I was always ontime and never missed a payment. I was very satified until I ...
Entity
Categories: Financial Services
497, Report:
#1032438
Posted Date:
Apr 10 2003
PROVIDIAN EMERGE MASTERCARD ripoff ATLANTA Georgia
I HAVE HAD A PROVIDIAN GETSMART VISA FOR 3 YEARS - THEY HAD INCREASED MY CREDIT LINE NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO MY OUTSTANDING PAYMENT HISTORY.
BEING ONLINE ONE DAY I FOUND MY CREDIT LIMIT DECREASED AND PROMPTLY CALLED TO FIND OUT WHY.
I WAS NOW CONSIDERED A CREDIT RISK BY THEI...
Entity
Categories: Financial Services
498, Report:
#51888
Posted Date:
Apr 09 2003
Baptist Health refusing emergency care to the indigent victimized many consumers Montgomery Alabama
I went to Baptist South ER about a month ago to seek emergency care for a breathing problem and severe coughing and was told that unless I paid billing 300.00 dollars right then that I was going to have to leave.
I did pay the money, but uncovered a Discriminatory policy that fl...
Entity
Categories: Hospitals
499, Report:
#52118
Posted Date:
Apr 09 2003
Getsmart Visa Paid for a visa $89, for a $250 limit. Have not received a bill in over a year, Got a letter from Arrow Fnancial Services stating I owe $852.ll consumer fraud ripoff Rhode Island Internet
Applied for the card over the internet. Sumbitted $89.00 for a card with a $250 limit. Have not received a bill in over a year. Last correspondence received stated I would be receiving a new eMerge Mastercard in December of 2002.
Next correspondence received was a past due col...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
500, Report:
#51746
Posted Date:
Apr 05 2003
Providian Aria Getsmart And Emerge Illegal charges, fraudulent late charges kept charging me after I paid in full AND cancelled card
it just goes on and on. . . . victimized many consumers Atlanta - Phone - To People Who Take Payments, But Do Not Have Any Authority To Correct Problems - They Create Problems!!! Georgia - and channeling funds to India
My story is much like those posted on this site. I had an...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services