#20
Mon, December 23, 2002
Thanks to this website and those who had provided very useful information to me. RPR agreed to refund me only half of the money in the last phone call I made. Then I sent a certified letter to RPR and requested a full refund on Nov.26th. I also filed complaints in Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, and in BBB NY at the same time. All these efforts worked! After about 10 days I received the first refund of $598. I've just checked my credit card account today and they've refunded me the second half of my money. From my own experience I suggest victims like me never stop taking actions against RPR and also spread out the words so that more people would know the truth about this vacation package.
Debbie
Floral Park,#3Consumer Suggestion
Tue, December 10, 2002
Dear Dejun,
I had a similar problem with Ramada Plaza Resorts and it got resolved and I did get my money back.
Here is to whom you should write .. and also since you are in NYS as I am .... write to the NY State Attorney General
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NYS Office of the
Attorney General Eliot Spitzer - 3rd floor
120 Broadway
NY, NY 10271-0332
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Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Charles H. Bronson, Commissioner
Division of Consumer Services
407 S. Calhoun St.
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0800
1-800-HELP-FLA
www.800helpusa.com
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Ramada Plaza Resorts
2419 E. Commercial Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale FL 33308
telephone: 954-630-9449
Leslie Maynard - Compliance Department Manager
Gina Johns - Admin. Asst. to VP
Mr. Lambert - VP Ramada Plaza Resorts
Mr. Lambert's personal fax: 954-331-4180
#40
Wed, December 04, 2002
Listing your complaint on many Government links sometimes are no better than the BBB and are most likely just a waste of time, giving you false hope. Many government sites (like the BBB) just collect all information from you, the consumer, but never make that information available for all to see, so consumers will NOT be educated as to what exactly they should be looking out for. By these agencies not letting you see these complaints, making them public, you never know how bad the company or individual rip-off really is.
On the other hand, many government agencies have and do come to the Rip-off Report for information. We have been assisting many government agencies for some time now, including the FBI and Attorney General offices from around the country..
Now that all these Rip-off Reports are out in the open for everyone to see, in a way, this embarrasses these agencies into doing something when they see so many reports on a Company or Individual, because they are now out in the open for all to see. Unfortunately, many (not all) Attorney General Office's and government agencies will not move against a rip-off unless you are well connected, or there is going to be some sort of publicity on the rip-off. By reporting your experience on the Rip-off Report, is the next best thing to getting your story on TV or in a newspaper. Most national TV networks and many local TV stations from all around the country also come to the Rip-off Report for information they will not get from the BBB, Attorney General office's or any other government agency.
Rip-off Report has instigated many local and national stories, resulting in help for victims' world wide, in one way or another. Most government agencies will never even bother with rip-offs unless it involves $50,000 or more. Now that government is cutting back even more dollars for these types of programs, this number will even get higher and we can expect even less to get done, by even less people to work on all these rip-offs.
Additionally, by filing a Rip-off Report, you might be contacted by us notifying you to contact a law firm that has shown interested in your case. We get requests now every week; bringing victims together with lawyers willing to sue the company they field a Rip-off Report on.
ED Magedson
[email protected]
Joyce
Liberty,#5Consumer Suggestion
Tue, December 03, 2002
Run, don't walk, to the Internet or the telephone and contact the Florida Attorney General's office and tell them your story. At one time there was an investigation going on against Ramada Plaza Vacations.
Also, look through the Rip-Off Report at Ramada Plaza and you should find the name and address of the owner of RPR. Someone posted his name on the site quite some time ago. Find it and write to him, keeping copies of all your correspondence and forwarding it to the Florida AG if these people try to stonewall you. KEEP ON THEM! Be polite, but let them know you WON'T go away and you're keeping the AG's office informed. Good luck!!!!
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Tue, November 26, 2002
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Tue, November 26, 2002
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Tue, November 26, 2002