Angela
Carrollton,#2Consumer Suggestion
Sun, February 11, 2007
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SCAMMED LIKE I WAS: PLEASE TRY WHAT I DID AND HOPE YOU GET AS FAR AS I DID. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION LISTED HERE ON RIPOFFREPORT.COM. BECAUSE OF THIS I WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE MY $149.00 BACK THAT I DID NOT AUTHORIZE! -FBI: www.ic3.gov to file an online report and contact your local FBI office as well -Florida Attorney General's office: to file an online complaint go to http://myfloridalegal.com/contact.nsf/contact -Florida Better Business Bureau: http://www.bbbwestflorida.org to file a complaint and see the many complaints already on file -US Post Office: If you did get the package from them, you might be able to file a complaint through them also at www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/MailFraudComplaint.htm -Florida Dept. of Consumer Services: http://www.800helpfla.com/ -Hillsborough County Consumer Protection Agency: www.hillsboroughcounty.org OUT OF THE ITEMS ABOVE THESE HELPED ME AND TO BE ABLE TO FILE COMPLAINTS! I WISH WE ALL COULD DO MORE TO TAKE THEM OUT OF BUSINESS. BUT ALTEAST YOU MAY GET YOUR MONEY BACK! I STARTED WITH MY BANK. THEN WENT TO FLORIDA BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THEN I WENT TO FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE. I DID ALL THIS ON LINE AND WAS RESPONDED BACK BY E-MAIL AND RECEIVED LETTERS IN THE MAIL FROM BOTH OF THEM WITH A CHECK OF $149.00. THEY STATE IF I FAX THEM MY OVER DRAFT FEES I MAY GET REIMBURSED ALSO. I'LL LET YOU KNOW. BUT AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR POSTING OF THESE COMPANIES/PEOPLE TO HELP OUT. IN MY CASE, IT HELP. (I STILL DO NOT KNOW HOW THEY GOT MY ACCOUNT?) HOPE THIS HELPS SOME ONE ELSE!
Joe
Here,#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Tue, November 28, 2006
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SENT OUT AN ALERT TO THEIR STUDENTS ABOUT DISTINCT ADVANTAGE AND OTHER PROGRAMS PROMOTED BY SUNTASIA! The following alert is from the UVA website. Scams from new sources: 11/15/06 - Be aware of a phone scam. The caller is claiming that the person has won a gift from their financial institution for being a member or customer in good standing. We know of these calls being placed from the "727" area code. In the past, this group has used the business names of Distinct Advantage, Freedom Gold, and Capital Vacations. Do NOT give your account number, social security number, bank name or any other personal or financial information in response to any unsolicited phone call. End of Alert. This is the 8th warning sent out on this company in the last few months. Six of those alerts cam from banking institutions and the other two are from the Better Business Bureau and UVA. If you want to read the scam alert for yourself from the UVA website, just copy and paste the link below. http://www.wise.virginia.edu/oit/security/scams.html