6531, Report:
#19657
Posted Date:
Apr 26 2002
ATT Broadband misleading advertising false promises Dallas Texas
I signed up for bronze digital cable hookup via the internet with 2 televisions to be connected. I got approved and had a scheduled hook up. I called to make sure that the connections for 2 TVs were acceptable and was told that there should not be any problems. The scheduled time...
Entity
ATT Broadband
Categories: Cable TV
6532, Report:
#19217
Posted Date:
Apr 20 2002
Alex Bioku Old e-mail scam is back in full force. This is a warning to all: DON'T GET SUCKED IN! con artist fake ripoff ripoff swindlers internet Internet
Apparently this scam is back in full force. It has been exposed by 60 Minutes and countless news sources in the past, but has been revived. I received the following e-mail, which I have posted in full. I would just like to warn everyone: THIS IS A SCAM. AMAZINGLY, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE...
Entity
Alex Bioku
Categories: On-Line Business
6533, Report:
#19105
Posted Date:
Apr 18 2002
MCI WorldCon You don't have to be a customer to get ripped off by MCI Fraud. Iowa City Iowa
In 1996, my wife and I installed a modem line so she could work from home. March of 2001 we had a DSL line installed and the modem line became redundant. We were considering using the line later as a dedicated work-only line. So we kept the line live, but disconnected it from ou...
Entity
MCI WorldCon
Categories: Telephone Companies
6534, Report:
#19056
Posted Date:
Apr 18 2002
Bernard Haldane and Associates ripoff, deceptive, and misleading Little Rock Arkansas
Haldane has changed advisors 3 times on me, failed to return phone calls, and failed to notify me of changes in personnel. They are supposed to help me for up to 3 years and cannot even keep their end for 4 months.
The unadvertised positions that are supposed to be supplied by t...
Entity
Bernard Haldane and Associates
Categories: Employment Services
6535, Report:
#18660
Posted Date:
Apr 11 2002
LD Calling Plan from US Phones Ripoff Unauthorized Illegal Fraudlent Billing Carlsbad and Newport Beach CA
My credit card is billed an Unauthorized LD Calling Plan Carlsbad CA charge for $48.79. No contact 800 number is given on statement. After finding and calling them , they told me that they were billing on behalf of US Phones of New Port Beach CA.
US Phones refferred me to Me...
Entity
LD Calling Plan from US Phones
Categories: Telemarketing Companies
6536, Report:
#17859
Posted Date:
Mar 30 2002
Capital Choice Consumer Credit Ripoff and False advertising corruption ripped off and scammed Miami Florida
After doing some investigating of my own I came up with another address and even a phone number for this so called Credit company. I will tell you this that last week I received a call from them stating that my card was on the way. Little did they know but the call was recorded. Als...
Entity
Capital Choice Consumer Credit
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
6537, Report:
#17877
Posted Date:
Mar 30 2002
Bernard Haldane Associates snake oil salesman, Manipulation of the truth, deceptive, false promises, ripoff Indianapolis Indiana
My experience with Haldane is eerily similar to those complaints repeated here, particularly with regard to the Indianapolis office, and their VP of Client Services, David Caswell. A snake oil salesman if there ever was one!
I visited Haldane in early October 2001 after having my...
Entity
Bernard Haldane Associates
Categories: Employment Services
6538, Report:
#17780
Posted Date:
Mar 28 2002
AOL/ Talk.com Changed my lon distance without authorization, obtained my credit card info from AOL and billed my credit card after I refused to pay ripoff Clearwater? Internet
Talk America used to be affiliated with AOL, who has since severed all connections.
My long distance service was changed without my knowledge, by Talk America. I never received a bill from them, (I was later infromed that I had been receiving e-bills) until about six months afte...
Entity
AOL/ Talk.com
Categories: Telemarketers
6539, Report:
#17504
Posted Date:
Mar 24 2002
K-Mart ripoff, abused & mistreated,sales Newark California
Ibought my scooter about 6 or 7 months ago, and the first day it was on sale, I went their and it was sold out,so then i decided i would just get a rain check and wait another week or so.
So i went their again, and i asked the same guy i did before where it was and he knew where...
Entity
K-Mart
Categories: Sales People
6540, Report:
#17313
Posted Date:
Mar 21 2002
MSN.COM one more DSL RIPOFF by MSN in AZ: fraudulent business... ripped off and scammed Tempe Internet
My nightmare started at Best Buy in Tucson when I bought a PC with a $400 rebate for buying the PC. I contracted for 3 years to use MSN as an Internet provider in return. I felt that was ok because I needed the service and it might as well be with MSN as anyone else.
The service...
Entity
MSN
Categories: Internet Services