6771, Report:
#37598
Posted Date:
Dec 09 2002
US Online ripoff - charging $60 termination fee for bad cable reception ripoff Wanatchee Washington
I contracted for cable. I was surprised to learn that some of the main stations were not carried (like Fox News). Others, like TLC had different programming (no Trading Spaces, etc.).
There was a big problem with reception on WB and on MSNBC. MSNBC was not watchable due to static...
Entity
US Online
Categories: Cable Companies
6772, Report:
#37361
Posted Date:
Dec 07 2002
Berger & Company ripoff Edinburgh Nationwide
I also complained to Edinburgh Fair Trading and the DTI after my son ordered a report from Berger on approval. And guess what: the guy that runs it isn't even British, let alone Scottish: He is called Herr Lademacher and he will accept, from now on, juicy Bavarian sausages and Fran...
Entity
Berger & Company
Categories: Telemarketing Companies
6773, Report:
#36770
Posted Date:
Dec 02 2002
McCloskey Isuzu Rip-off failed to disclose finance terms until almost all papers signed deceptive company Colorado Springs Colorado
SUMMARY COMPLAINT:
CAR DEALER FAILS TO FULLY DISLOSE TERMS UNTIL LAST MINUTE
On the evening of November 30, 2002 (Saturday, and end of month -- a perfect time to work with car dealers because they're more motivated) I stopped by McCloskey Isuzu in Colorado Springs to find out m...
Entity
McCloskey Isuzu
Categories: Car Financing
6774, Report:
#36708
Posted Date:
Dec 01 2002
Berger & Company plc ripoff deceptive company slime-ball deceptive company Edinburgh United Kingdom Nationwide
I am a Claims Manager for a large insurance company in Bournemouth. I was seriously deceived by Berger in February of this year when a smooth talking salesperson persuaded me to have a look at a report priced at only 3.45; when I got the cover letter and realised that the report co...
Entity
Berger & Company plc
Categories: Telemarketing Companies
6775, Report:
#36513
Posted Date:
Nov 28 2002
Berger & Company PLC Smokescreen ripoff Edinburgh United Kingdom
Bob from London may well be right when he says that DTI officers are LEGALLY forbidden from discussing any investigation, even with those who complained, but they DO. I responded to an ad in Private Eye (way back) and received the following 2 forwarded e-mails.
From: Slavin An...
Entity
Berger & Company PLC
Categories: Telemarketing Companies
6776, Report:
#36325
Posted Date:
Nov 26 2002
Financial Processing Center aka PMC Credit aka NAC RS aka Card Services promised an unsecured credit card ripoff fraud business St. Pete Florida
with a $2500 limit, and a credit of $200 for the initial processing fee
A representative called offering an unsecured credit card with a $2500 credit line. A deposit of $200 was required to initiate the processing to ensure I had a legitimate checking account. The $200 deposit ...
Entity
Financial Processing Center (aka) PMC Credit (aka) NAC (RS) (aka) Card Services
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
6777, Report:
#34466
Posted Date:
Nov 07 2002
Sprint PCS Misleading Signup/Billing Practices Overland Park Kansas
This is a scheme to defraud the public by telling them one thing and then letting the customer find out it's something else. In April 2002, I bought a Sprint PCS phone at Radio Shack store number 1218, after being pressured time after time to buy one. The wife thought it'd be a good...
Entity
Sprint PCS
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
6778, Report:
#34381
Posted Date:
Nov 06 2002
Etrade, etrade Brokerage, opens a bank account for you without your permission so they can scam more fees from you, they suck! Internet
Etrade opened up a bank account for me without my permission. They sent me an email saying that they had done so as a special offer. Some special offer, they open the account without your permission, hoping that you don't know the terms, since the terms are to be mailed to you after...
Entity
Etrade, etrade Brokerage, Etrade Bank
Categories: Brokerage Companies
6779, Report:
#34021
Posted Date:
Nov 02 2002
Services Unlimited Plus ripoff consumer fraud ripoff Glendale Arizona
4 months ago 2 women came to sell magazines and i bought renewal for Rolling Stone. THe funny thing is that she told me that there was an email adress, so i checked it while she was there...and at the time it worked. So, i figured it was ok.
Then, 4 months later when i never ...
Entity
Services Unlimited Plus
Categories: Media
6780, Report:
#32326
Posted Date:
Oct 30 2002
Wildflowers Trading Company fraudulent noncommunicative ripoff thieves on the Internet
I originally located wildflowerstrading.com by way of eBay. I was looking for Grateful Dead items and while they were running an auction there, they also gave a link to their website so I went to have a look. I eventually ordered $26.15 worth of items, paid by way of paypal as soon ...
Entity
Wildflowers Trading Company
Categories: E-trade