821, Report:
#168673
Posted Date:
Jan 01 2006
Household Bank Formerly Beneficial ripoff, Rapid tax refund, did not recieve tax return money, accused of owing THEM money, is now on my credit report Ontario California
This occured in the early '90's when I was a single mother. Went to H & R block to file taxes and recieve rapid refund. After a couple of weeks I called the bank to see what had happened to the money I was to receive; they informed me that I was the one who owed money to them! After...
Entity
Household Bank Formerly Beneficial
Categories: Banks
822, Report:
#168732
Posted Date:
Dec 20 2005
Gems Within - Diamond Santos ebay ripoff, never sent ring, no reply, no answer Canoga Park California
I won an ebay internet auction for a diamond ring offered by an internet company called Gems Within or gemswithin. The listed asked for prompt payment by check or money order, so I sent a money order within a couple of days of close.
I received an e-mail from the rip-off artis...
Entity
Gems Within - Diamond Santos
Categories: On-Line Business
823, Report:
#168646
Posted Date:
Dec 20 2005
Mohammed Abacha ripoff Nigeria internet
Good Day,
I am Mohammed Abacha. I need your assistance in taking custody of some funds and thereafter invest it into viable business venture in your country in partnership
with me.
Please view these websites and read their content carefully.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/afr...
Entity
Mohammed Abacha
Categories: Con Artists
824, Report:
#165834
Posted Date:
Nov 26 2005
Cingular Wireless - Maxey Systems RIPOFF Billing errors, Bad customer service, Rude employees and No resolution. Atlanta Georgia
I am still unsettled with Cingular Wireless and have turned my bill over to my attorney for handling. After having another wireless phone carrier for over a year with no problems I decided to switch to Cingular Wireless after being told by the representative at my local Cingular dea...
Entity
Cingular Wireless - Maxey Systems
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
825, Report:
#163325
Posted Date:
Nov 04 2005
Affinity 4 over charging long distance phone service, using company as christian ministries ripoff Tahlequah Oklahoma
Recieved phone call end of aug. 2005 from affinity4 long distance phone service stating .03 cents out state and .07 instate no monthly fee and 10 percent would go to your favorite charity.
Recieved billing nov.03,2005 which covered 08/31/05 thru 10/25/05. charged .029 outstate an...
Entity
Affinity 4
Categories: Telephone Companies
826, Report:
#160391
Posted Date:
Oct 11 2005
P.C.D.I. - Professional Career Development Intitute ripoff, dishonest about their programs and does not do what they claim to Norcross Georgia
P.C.D.I. told me that they were acredited and that they would return my lessons back to me within two weeks. I found out after they had over $400.00 of my money and monthes of my time that they were not accredited and That I could not get a job with their degree. They also stated ...
Entity
P.C.D.I. - Professional Career Development Intitute
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education
827, Report:
#159886
Posted Date:
Oct 07 2005
Advantage America SCAM for governent grants, refuses to abide by their own terms Winter Park Florida
I was called on 9/15/05 from this company stating they work with the government to give out grants & that I had been approved for a $12,500.00 grant. I need only pay $49.95 to get it started. That didn't sound too bad.
After listening to their terms, I decided that after the ...
Entity
Advantage America
Categories: Telemarketing Companies
828, Report:
#159318
Posted Date:
Oct 03 2005
Advantage America Federal Grant Ripoff, Company trying to scam me into giving them my personal banking information. Winterpark Florida
I just recieved a call today from a man from a company called Adantage America. He had a thick accent. He stated that they were through the Federal Government and they were giving grants away to the honest taxpayer.
A red flag went up when he said that the of the company was Ad...
Entity
Advantage America
Categories: Corrupt Companies
829, Report:
#158932
Posted Date:
Sep 30 2005
HCI Fed Probe take's Harrison Career Insitutete to Washington, DC - One charge at a time Philadelphia, Allentown, Vineland, Deptford, Delran, Wilimington NJ, PA, DE DC, CA, Nationwide
Hearing on Harrison Career Institute moved to D.C.
Thursday, September 29, 2005
By JEANNE RIDGWAY
Courier-Post Staff
VOORHEES
Witnesses who have been asked to participate in an administrative hearing about Harrison Career Institute now will testify in Washington, D.C. ...
Entity
Harrison Career Institute Aka HCI
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education
830, Report:
#156396
Posted Date:
Sep 08 2005
Smiley Media Spam e-mailer poses as free t-shirt site then takes personal information on a sub-site RIPOFF Internet
The website in question poses as a free t-shirt company. The free t-shirt is sent in exchange for e-mail addresses. The e-mail addresses are used to send spam e-mails.
The site also asks for the home address and phone number of the person receiving the free shirt. After everythi...
Entity
Smiley Media
Categories: Con Artists