7351, Report:
#5005
Posted Date:
Mar 29 2002
Recreational Factory Warehouse : intentionally deceptive
Interested in purchasing a pool table, I received a mailer that caught my attention. It showed a pool table and underneath read from $1399.00. We live quite a long distance from the store, so I called to make certain they had that particular table at that price. The salesman describ...
Entity
Recreational Factory Warehouse
Categories: Sporting Goods
7352, Report:
#17555
Posted Date:
Mar 25 2002
Jim Coleman Toyota (Gaithersburg, MD) and Toyota Corporation of America ripoff failure to honor original and factory extended warranty on a new Avalon Gaithersberg Maryland
Jim Coleman Toyota claimed owner abuse when I brought in my 2000 Toyota Avalon that was making smoke. This was a $32,000 car with 34,000 miles on it which made it within the original warranty of 36,000 miles and I had an extended 70,000 mile warranty. They claimed that sludge in th...
Entity
Jim Coleman Toyota (Gaithersburg, MD) and Toyota Corporation of America
Categories: Auto Dealer Repairs
7353, Report:
#17383
Posted Date:
Mar 22 2002
Venus Tan ripoff rip-offs Oklahoma City Oklahoma
I had been attending At The Beach for tanning. To maintain my tan, I thought I would get a little closer to my home. I bought 3 tans for $11.75. I stayed in the tanning bed the maximum time of 20 minutes. The next day I was not red or even pink from my visit. I mentioned to the...
Entity
Venus Tan
Categories: Tanning Salons
7354, Report:
#17387
Posted Date:
Mar 22 2002
GE Zurich a deceptive company that returned a broken laptop as repaired then gives you the run around null
My Compaq 1700T laptop lost the modem. It would dial out, but wouldn't handshake or make a connection. Having the GREAT service contract, I contacted the service rep at GE-Zurich (GEPC SUPPORT).
I spent will over an hour on the phone with the tech attempting to FIX the problem. H...
Entity
GE Zurich
Categories: Computer Service & Repair
7355, Report:
#7813
Posted Date:
Mar 20 2002
The Cottmann Transmission Rip Off
On Januaury of this year, I took my 1995 Mercury Sable GS to the cottmann transmission center in Shawnee, KS, due to the fact that some slippage was occuring with that car. I took it in and I talked to the manager Mike Allen, who said that he could get one of his techs to do a diagn...
Entity
Cottmann Transmission
Categories: Auto Repair Service
7356, Report:
#15214
Posted Date:
Mar 14 2002
Bell Ford RIPOFF in Phoenix, AZ has a deceptive window sticker they use to SCAM CAR BUYERS.
My name is Brian Davis, I have been thinking of buying a new Ford F 150 to pull my boat. I take some time to drive over to Bell Ford in Phoenix, AZ and what do I find?
I am sure that we all would agree that the word Assistance means to Help someone. It seems to me, in my opinion...
Entity
Bell Ford
Categories: Auto Dealers
7357, Report:
#6577
Posted Date:
Mar 07 2002
Middle Eastern Travelers have a scene at Cincinnati Airport ..could there be a connection to the attack on the United States
Submitted: 9/11/01
Modified: 9/12/01
The purpose of this report is to provide information, which may be valuable in protecting innocent individuals. This information may or may not have a connection to the commission of crimes. This is also not an attempt to invade any individua...
Entity
Suspicious activity?
Categories: Wanted Criminals
7358, Report:
#16050
Posted Date:
Mar 06 2002
Titanium Blue Credit Card scam. Story.
While I was at college, I recieved a yellow postcard in the mail offering me a credit card guatanteed reguardless of past credit history. I had been searching for a good deal on a card and this one seemed perfect.
I called the phine number on the card and gave them my confirmati...
Entity
Titanium Blue credit card
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
7359, Report:
#15218
Posted Date:
Feb 26 2002
Kingdom Homes Ripoff Scam Belpre Ohio
On nov. 11 2001 me and my wife put a downpayment of $3926.00 to order, the sales Rep. Cheryl Howerton said she needed a down payment to order our home,and stated delivery would take 6 to 8 weeks.
We checked the status in Mid December, and she stated she wasnt sure how busy the f...
Entity
Kingdom Homes Inc (Joe Webb)
Categories: Manufactured Home Dealers
7360, Report:
#14976
Posted Date:
Feb 24 2002
another Furnitureland South rip-off story!
In May of 2001, after talking to some family members, we decided to do business with Furnitureland South due to the fact that their prices were better than we had found locally. We called and spoke to a Carolyn Miller who became our sales representative. Over the course of the nex...
Entity
Furnitureland South
Categories: Furniture & Furnishings