6151, Report:
#24960
Posted Date:
Jul 21 2002
Southern New England Telephone (SNET) Yellow Pages ripoff - Be careful about coupon specials and phone books in your area for advertising!!! fraudulent ripoff business Wethersfield Connecticut
Our business purchased the Yellow Pages ad for 2001, and a special coupon mailer that was guaranteed to be mailed to 15,000 customers in our area.
We, our relatives, nor any neighbors or customers we know of have ever received any coupon mailings nor the phone books.
We call...
Entity
Southern New England Telephone (SNET) Yellow Pages
Categories: Telephone Companies
6152, Report:
#24637
Posted Date:
Jul 19 2002
Just Brakes store #63 and #68 ripoff- I just wanted brake pads not something I didn't need Chandler Arizona
I called store #63 in Glendale, AZ on May 18, 2002 at 330pm. They said to bring the car in that they were not busy. I dropped my care off around 400pm. I returned at 600pm (closing time)to find my car had not been touched, not even a phone call alerting me to the fact. I left wit...
Entity
Just Brakes store #63 and #68
Categories: Auto Repair Service
6153, Report:
#13662
Posted Date:
Jul 18 2002
HHGreg ripped me off - Refund check never arrived!
I took back a television a few days after I bought it (unopened), and they told me I would receive my money back via check in the mail ( 10 to 14 business days). The check never came and ever time I call them I get the run around. The amount is 132 dollars!
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Entity
hhgregg
Categories: TVs & VCRs
6154, Report:
#24505
Posted Date:
Jul 12 2002
Z Systems, EZ Credit Approval ripoff mistreated and ripped off Hacienda Hts California
The company advertised on local television in my state (with a BBB logo on the lower-left-hand corner) promising a computer and free color printer with no credit check.
The company debited my account and promised delivery of the computer systems after 3 consecutive payments and a...
Entity
Z Systems, EZ Credit, Z SYstems LLC, Approvall
Categories: Computer Dealers
6155, Report:
#24417
Posted Date:
Jul 11 2002
International Library of Poetry ripoff consumer fraud false promises
The following is yet another example of someone trying to take advantage of someones creativity.
Here is something that effects me personnally, I contacted Montel Williams Show w/o a response back. The Florida symposium used his name and likeness to further try to secure your go...
Entity
International Library of Poetry
Categories: Con Artists
6156, Report:
#24313
Posted Date:
Jul 10 2002
First Capital Consumer Group fraudulent ripoff business ripoff Ontario
First Capital called me in May 2002 offering me an UNSECURED credit card with a limit of $2000.00. I thought,this is too good to be true, but for some reason I let the sales rep make me believe this was REAL.
She told me all I had to pay was a $199.00 membership fee and I'd rece...
Entity
First Capital Consumer Group
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
6157, Report:
#23790
Posted Date:
Jul 01 2002
First Capital Consumers Group If it sounds to be good to be true, it probably is, especially with First Capital Consumers Group. Consumate liars, cheating people out of their hard-earned $$ Buffalo New York
At the beginning of June 2002, I was contacted by a company called First Capital. They had an amazing credit card offer for me. Now, I had been filling out quite a few credit card applications online, and I had gotten a call from one other company that I turned down because of the...
Entity
First Capital Consumers Group
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
6158, Report:
#18231
Posted Date:
Jun 30 2002
First Capital Consumers Group ripoff ripoff, another NEW Credit Card scam Ontario
I received a call from First Capital saying I had been approved for a Visa or Mastercard. They required $199. About two weeks ago I received my package and no card.
Now it has been a total of five weeks and no card. I called a week ago and a lady told me it should be here any day...
Entity
First Capital Consumers Group
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
6159, Report:
#23123
Posted Date:
Jun 20 2002
PB Direct Girls Gone Wild consumer rip-off fraud Sylmar CaliforniaFOX 6 investigative reporter John Mattes first broke the story how Girls Gone Wild was marketing videos for only $9.99 consumers found the company tacking on huge fees. Thousands of consumers called it a rip-off on ripoffreport. After our story aired an attorney sued calling it deceptive advertising. Video part 1 Video part 2
I order a few trial videos for a one time purchase. They were horrible and we threw them away. Then more started arriving and we did not order any of them. Not able to talk to a human when we called their number. We were put on hold for a long period of time (it's not a 800#) and...
Entity
PB Direct/Girls Gone Wild
Categories: Corrupt Companies
6160, Report:
#22852
Posted Date:
Jun 17 2002
The Money Store dba Homeq ripoff, cheating interest, shady, deceitful, unbelievable hidden charges and fees business that doesn't give a dam scam con artists Oklahoma
The Money Store aka Homeq is the most shady company I have ever had to deal with. They lent us money $15,000 in 1996 (Oct.)and we still (after paying $208.00 per month) owe them approx. $14,000.
Imagine that. On top of that, I called for the pay-off amount and they didn't know. I...
Entity
The Money Store dba Homeq
Categories: Mortgage Companies