8851, Report:
#27930
Posted Date:
Aug 25 2002
BEST BUY.COM bogus $100 mail-in rebate ripoff for notebook computers Internet
I was interested in purchasing a laptop and after conducting research on computers in various stores I found out about rebates through Best Buy and a certain manufacturer. I purchased a laptop computer through BestBuy.com since they did not have the model in store.
The Best Buy r...
Entity
Categories: Computer Fraud
8852, Report:
#27864
Posted Date:
Aug 24 2002
Circuit City ripoff warranty misrepresentation lied breach computer ripoff Chicago Illinois
Circuit City sold me an extended warranty for my laptop that cost me $369. After the manufacturers warranty expired my laptop needed repair. The warranty specifically states, Just call 1 (800)555-4615 and we'll direct you to an authorized service provider from an extensive network. ...
Entity
Categories: Computer Service & Repair
8853, Report:
#27591
Posted Date:
Aug 22 2002
Workstations is a ripoff business from hell that screws consumers. los anglaes, California
i bought a notebook computer and personal check cleared and no comp for 3months and will not answer phone ....
ye si bought a notbook computer from workstations and they wanted a payment so we sent a presonal check and it cleared and they called saying the laptop would arive in 3...
Entity
Categories: Computer Manufactures
8854, Report:
#27307
Posted Date:
Aug 19 2002
MWI Essentials ripoff - fraudulent billing fraudulent ripoff business Omaha - Houston Texas
I have never before heard of or contacted this company by any method. They fraudently charged my checking account for nothing. watch your checking account Bank Statement.
George
Bay Center, Washington
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
8855, Report:
#27305
Posted Date:
Aug 19 2002
MWI MemberWorks Privacy Plus MWI Essentials Connections Homeswork shamefully hired fmr Atty General Frank Kelley, Mr. Sell-Out, to mask unethical practices Stamford Connecticut
Isn't it amazing that this firm has the gall to assemble a self-serving sell-out Consumer Advisory Board to 'guide their company'.
The team consists of Patricia Royer, fmr Atty General Frank Kelley (Hall of Shame candidate), Mary Heslin, Nicholas Willard, Dianne Goss and Robert...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
8856, Report:
#27095
Posted Date:
Aug 16 2002
MWI ESSENTIALS ripoff TOOK TWO PAYMENTS OUT OF MY BANK ACCOUNT WITHOUT ME KNOWING OR SIGNING UP FOR ANYTHING. ripoff thieves HOUSTON Texas
I have no idea how this company got any information to my bank account but they took two monthly payments for something I never asked for.
I finally realized this when I was going over my monthly statements, I looked back and they had taken a payment the month before. I immedi...
Entity
Categories: Telemarketers
8857, Report:
#26680
Posted Date:
Aug 16 2002
COMP USA rebate ripoff INDIANAPOLIS Indiana
rI was looking to purchase a Toshiba laptop, retail price $1299. I asked if it would be on sale any time soon. The sales associate told me that at the time they could match a $ 150 rebate that Best Buy was offering. He said that this rebate would be in the form of an instant, in ...
Entity
Categories: Computer Dealers
8858, Report:
#26891
Posted Date:
Aug 14 2002
comp usa victor aguilar mat scott Untrained technicial lied. Rude, unprofessional, uneducated manager Victor Aguilar. Untrained Fountain Valley California
Called the Fountain Valley Comp USA and spoke to a technicial (his words not mine)about a laptop.
Mat stated he would put it in the back room to pick up the next day. His words they would hold for 24 hours. Drove 50 miles to pick up computer the next day.
Arrived and ask for...
Entity
Categories: Computer Stores
8859, Report:
#26807
Posted Date:
Aug 13 2002
Staples/The Business Depot ripoff product misrepresentation and unethical sale Framingham Massachusetts
In December 2001 I ordered a new Toshiba laptop from a Staples store in Windsor, Ontario (Canada) in order to start a new business.
Two weeks after the computer was promised it finally arrived and was handed over in an open box, with the explanation that they had checked it tho...
Entity
Categories: Office Suppliers & Stationers
8860, Report:
#26797
Posted Date:
Aug 13 2002
MWI Essentials, MWI Connections, MWI Homeworks, fraudulent billing consumer rip-off fraud. victimized many consumers Connecticut
I never authorized any charges from this company. They said it was done 2 years ago in August of 2000.
Funny thing is, I had a different credit card number then and a different address. I did not update either information with them, so how did they get the information?
When ...
Entity
Categories: Telemarketers