5691, Report:
#2594
Posted Date:
Oct 10 2002
America's Service Station-Follow Up Report
ASS Stated - Houston Press Follow Up 6/29/00
A car repair chain manual reveals secrets to high markups and hefty profits
By Steven Long
Don't just focus on the customer's problem with a car -- Isolate and Upsell. Mark up parts prices nearly 300 percent over costs, and ditch tho...
Entity
Americas Service Station
Categories: Auto Repair Service
5692, Report:
#30730
Posted Date:
Oct 06 2002
Drive Time/Ugly Duckling Using New Name Without Permission Phoenix Arizona
Like millions of Americans, I have always dreamed of owning my own business. Specifically, I wanted a business that offered fair and balanced information to the new and used car consumer.
As an common auto consumer myself, I had always felt there was a tremendous void of reso...
Entity
Ugly Duckling/Drive Time
Categories: Auto Dealers
5693, Report:
#31776
Posted Date:
Oct 04 2002
First Capital Consumers ripoff Makes Empty Promises Ontario Canada
On July 5, 2002 I was contacted by a Steven Miles from First Capital Consumers, stating that I had been approved for 2 credit cards. One with a limit of $2,000 and the other with a limit of $2,500. All I had to pay was the one time activation fee of $199. We set it up to be debit...
Entity
First Capital Consumers
Categories: Credit Services
5694, Report:
#31494
Posted Date:
Sep 30 2002
Sears Gift Services Mystery check cashers
Received Thank-You-Gift-Offer together with my Sears Card billing statement.
There were about 10 different Gifts on that paper and we decided to order an electronic game for $ 7.94
What was really strange was the fact that the consumer could not use his Sears ...
Entity
Sears / Sears Gift Services
Categories: Department & Outlet Stores
5695, Report:
#30635
Posted Date:
Sep 24 2002
Consolidated Media Service Center CLAIMING TO SEND ME FREE WATCH AND MAGAZINES THEN BILLS MY CREDIT CARD ripoff Peoria Illinois
This company, so called Consolidated Media Service Center calls and says they are giving away free watches and magazines, for promotional reasons. They then ask if you have a credit card, Visa, Mastercard, Discovery, etc. and then claim all the gifts are free, you pay nothing.
I...
Entity
Consolidated Media Service Center
Categories: Sales People
5696, Report:
#30439
Posted Date:
Sep 19 2002
Ameritrain ripoff defrauded King of Prussia Pennsylvania
The following letter was sent from my attorney, Alan Docterman, to AmeriTrain's headquarters in King of Prussia, PA and to KeyBank in Boston, MA, on August 21, 2002:
Dear Sir or Madam:
Please be advised that I have been retained to represent Jay S. Figer with regard to his con...
Entity
Ameritrain
Categories: Trade Schools
5697, Report:
#28382
Posted Date:
Sep 17 2002
Ameritrain ripoff Charlotte North Carolina
I cannot believe this is happening just as I thought it would 1 week in a half before I started classes. Something seemed fishy to me but I went on and proceeded with the process because of pressure from people that wanted to see me succeed academically. The only reasoned I procee...
Entity
Ameritrain
Categories: Computer Training & Education
5698, Report:
#30084
Posted Date:
Sep 16 2002
MWI Leisure Advantage ripoff
MWI*Leisure advantage has ripped me off. This company has charged me for services I did not order or even want.
steven
el paso, Texas
Entity
mwi*leisure advantage
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
5699, Report:
#29428
Posted Date:
Sep 09 2002
Options Talent Associates with known scams Orlando Florida
Hollywood, Louie, and the Elite Scandal...
In New York, there's Louie, Steven and the multitude of people she's become friendly with, such as models Karen Elson and Carmen Kass. It's a bit of a juggling act emotionally to try to keep both 'home' fires burning strongly. You get us...
Entity
Options Talent
Categories: Modeling Agencies
5700, Report:
#28739
Posted Date:
Sep 02 2002
Fairbanks Capital Corp the business that doesn't give a dam Jacksonville Florida
They bought my loan from equity credit raised my payments and says i owe some kind of late fee on equity it state i did not pay enough although ive make my
thay buy your loan jack the price of your payments where you can not make payments you try to call and talk with somebody b...
Entity
fairbanks capital corp.
Categories: Mortgage Companies