851, Report:
#33490
Posted Date:
Oct 26 2002
Sweepstakes Clearinghouse a division of allied marketing group inc ripoff company stole my money and won't give t back as they promised ripoff Dallas Texas
I got a promotion in the mail from this company,and decided to get a computer from them. I did not have the money for it outright so I did the layaway plan they discribed in the letter.
There was an initial payment of $10 which I sent them. The following monthly payments were $35...
Entity
Categories: Consumer Services
852, Report:
#33232
Posted Date:
Oct 23 2002
ZPDI ripoff was billed 30.05 for an 8-minute collect phone call from adjoining state Internet
I opened my local phone bill to find a collect call from my husband who was an hour away from me for 30.05 for 8-minutes. Which is total robbery. I emailed ZPDI and this is the response that I received: Thank you for your inquiry. You have reached ZPDI which
is a billing cleari...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
853, Report:
#32287
Posted Date:
Oct 11 2002
Sweepstakes clearinghouse giveaway Ripoff dishonest promotion of outdated laptop Dallas Texas
They gave me a 400 dollar voucher toward a IBM 380ED laptop worth in their eyes 899.95. In reality, it is worth approximately 450.00, when doing a search on the IBM website and other sites.
This is very sad, to promote a very outdated laptop that has very low features, (48 MB RAM...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
854, Report:
#32229
Posted Date:
Oct 10 2002
SWEEPSTAKES CLEARINGHOUSE Fraudulent Practices Dallas Texas
I have been a customer of this company for several years. In the past service has been prompt and the customer service representatives very helpful In fact, I have bought several items from them in the past with no incidents of displeasure.
Now however, it's a diffent story. I ha...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
855, Report:
#30973
Posted Date:
Sep 24 2002
ILD Teleservices charges for services not authorized Richardson Texas
My August, 2002 phone bill from Verizon showed a charge of $59.84 for a set-up fee for voice mail. We had no idea what this was as we have an answering machine and no need for voicemail. When I called the number listed for ILD Teleservices, I was told the number on the bill was only...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
856, Report:
#28958
Posted Date:
Sep 04 2002
Sweepstakes Clearinghouse ripoff consumer fraud ripoff false promises waste of time Dallas Texas
My husband purchased 2 differant orders from this company,the first order was a set of pots and pans that were not supposed to mar and are now pitted, the second order was for a set of large,[set of four stainless steel]kettles that would never tarnish or discolor, the finish has co...
Entity
Categories: Con Artists
857, Report:
#19863
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2002
sweepstakes clearinghouse ripoff dallas texas
i was getting my daughter a lap top computor sent them a check for 300.00 [i was doing layaway] the chek was cashed on the 19th of april.got anew statement april 29th still says i owe 502.35 the computor was only 499.00 with the voucher
sandy
east liverpool, Ohio
Entity
Categories: Computer Manufactures
858, Report:
#26846
Posted Date:
Aug 13 2002
Sweepstakes Clearinghouse ripoff Dallas Texas
I purchased, last June 11, 2001 (layaway) a computer from Sweepstakes Clearinghouse.
One week ago today the computer died. I called Sweepstakes today and the representative told me my warranty expire June 11, 2002 (two months ago). I inquired why wasn't I given the option to ex...
Entity
Categories: Computer Service & Repair
859, Report:
#25553
Posted Date:
Jul 29 2002
NATIONAL MAGAZINE & CLEARINGHOUSE MAGAZINE are FRAUDULENT, & UNETHICAL ripoffs; Mistreated & billed a 90 YR OLD LADY 215. CLEARWATER, Florida
a 90 year old woman received a bunch of magazines, followed by a threatening collection letter from North Shore Agency, PO Box 89099, Westbury, NY 11590-8909, supposedly with New York City Department of Consumer Affairs License Numbef 808922; for magazine subscriptions she NEVER or...
Entity
Categories: Book Publishers
860, Report:
#24102
Posted Date:
Jul 07 2002
Sweepstakes Clearinghouse is a ripoff. Dallas, Texas
I'm not going to let Sweepstakes Clearinghouse do anything to me, but I have a few words to say about them anyway...
I'm typing this in the heat of the moment, but if it helps an innocent person from getting burned, then it will be worth it. I'm tired of this type of scam. Did I ...
Entity
Categories: Telemarketers