5671, Report:
#5114
Posted Date:
May 10 2001
POETRY. COM aka International Library of Poetry -A MEAN SPIRITED RIP-OFF GOES WORLD-WIDE
Well, Poetry.Com again has duped another person!!
I missed the 20/20 report, damn it all... Luckily someone else in my family had seen it before I sent any money.
Okay, the Up-date is, Poetry.Com and Poets.com have changed the name of the affiliated organisation they are now kn...
Entity
Poetry.com and Poets.Com (aka International Library of Poetry)
Categories: Computer Fraud
5672, Report:
#4915
Posted Date:
Apr 13 2001
*CONSUMER ADVISE Know Your Carpet Dealer ..avoid the most common scams used in selling carpet !
THE SEVEN CARPET TRUTHS
If You Don't Know Carpet, Know Your Carpet Dealer
1. There is no such thing as free labor.
2. There is no such thing as an invisible seam.
3. There is no STAIN PROOF carpet.
4. There are no miracle fibers.
5. There is no such thing as a real ...
Entity
Carpet Dealers Everywhere
Categories: Carpet & Tile Stores
5673, Report:
#4826
Posted Date:
Apr 02 2001
Ripped off by Poetry.com as a semi-finalist I did not win any prize as guaranteed
I was informed by Poetry.com that my poem had made it to the semi-finalist catagory. And as a semi-finalist I was guaranteed to recieve one of the prizes. 1st prize, $1,000.00 dollars, 2nd prize Limited Edition solid silver medal worth $50.00, and 3rd prize a Limited Edition bronze ...
Entity
International Library of Poetry
Categories: Corrupt Companies
5674, Report:
#3150
Posted Date:
Mar 08 2001
Chappy Chappell DEAD BEAT TENANT DEAD BEAT DAD rip-off con artist * Others victimized across the country * Wife Dorothy scam artist too!
DEAD-BEAT TENANT!
DEAD- BEAT DAD!
DEAD-BEAT TENANT!
DEAD-BEAT DAD!
My first meeting with Chappy Chappell was at Denny's in October of 1999. My friend had met Mr. Chappell at Arizona Mills and she thought I might be interested in a business opportunity that Mr. Chappell was ...
Entity
Chappy Chappell
Categories: Con Artists
5675, Report:
#4132
Posted Date:
Jan 05 2001
Dear Mr. Pulte: Pulte Home Builders, Everyone we have talked to in our neighborhood is dissatisfied with your company.
Bill Pulte
Pulte Corporation
33 Bloomfield Hills Parkway, Suite 200
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304-2946
Dear Mr. Pulte:
Based on your brochures and web site information, you appear
to be very interested in customer satisfaction. This is very admirable of a company ...
Entity
Bill Pulte, Pulte Corporation
Categories: Builders & Contractors
5676, Report:
#3485
Posted Date:
Nov 13 2000
Racial Targeting through Finacial Aid abuse of verification TAMS/UNT and Duke University
A Dominican American Student, George Luis Allen, was blocked from registration this semester using verification from Spring of 1999 which was withheld until the money was lost at Duke University. Verification has been used for four years at Texas Academy of Math and Science/Universi...
Entity
Texas Academy of Math and Science/University of North Texas
Categories: Colleges and Universities
5677, Report:
#2375
Posted Date:
Oct 19 2000
America's Service Station Rip-off ..Texas Auto Repair Sting
This is a great article about how they are ripping people off.
By Randall Patterson
America's Service Station claims to be the auto repair exception. So how come the high prices, cheap parts and minimal service warranties?
When embarking on a sting, one wants company. It ca...
Entity
America's Service Station
Categories: Auto Repair Service
5678, Report:
#3318
Posted Date:
Sep 12 2000
CIRCUIT CITY MISLEADING ADVERTISING
I RESPONDED TO AN AD FOR A NEW CELL PHONE & SERVICE. WITH THE PURCHASE I WAS ENTITLED TO A $50.00 MERCHANDISE CARD AND $20.00 IN GAS COUPONS. THE FINE PRINT READ THE $20.00 IN GAS CERTIFICATED WOULD BE RECEIVED INDICATING A DELAY AS IN A REBATE. THE FINE PRINT REGARDING THE MERCH...
Entity
CIRCUIT CITY
Categories: Audio & Electronic Retail Stores
5679, Report:
#2892
Posted Date:
Aug 11 2000
Phillips/Carlyle- Career Counseling RIP OFF!!
I decided to use Phillips/Carlyle after listening to how they would help me not make a career change and assist through their many inside contacts.
I met with a career counselor once a week for 8 weeks. (After learning more about my counselor it seems that he had more jobs tha...
Entity
Phillips/Carlyle
Categories: Employment Services
5680, Report:
#2890
Posted Date:
Aug 11 2000
Phillips/Carlyle Career Counseling- Big Waste of $$$
This company may not exactley qualify as a rip off but the service they provide is really nothing more than telling you information you can get out of any career counseling book. They do nothing towards really helping you make a change or really find what you want. I found it to b...
Entity
Phillips Carlyle
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education