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Complaint Review: The Digital Expo - Internet
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The Digital Expo
thedigitalexpo.com/ Internet, U.S.A.
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The Digital Expo, Thedigitalexpo.com, Scott (the Guy I Talked To At Ex: 207) ripoff, scam, high-pressure sales tactics, rude, dishonest, fraudulent, foreigners, non-american Internet
*Author of original report: Digital Expo is an identity theft scam. They don't actually sell any merchandise.
*Author of original report: Digital Expo is an identity theft scam. They don't actually sell any merchandise.
*Author of original report: Digital Expo is an identity theft scam. They don't actually sell any merchandise.
I attempted to purchase a digital camera from the digital expo because they advertised the cheapest price I could find online for the camera I was interested in. Their website looks legitimate and everything seems to add up. However, they require a phone call to confirm your order.
The guy called me (a foreigner named "scott" at ex: 207) and asked me to return his call to confirm the order, which I did. When I called him back (which was after "store hours" by the way) he answered and said that he was surprised that I hadn't also gotten an extra battery because the one I bought with the camera would only last 15 min. I politely declined to purchase the extra battery at this time and he then became rude while talking to me.
He then told me that the camera I had purchased online was not new; that it was "refurbished" (of course the website says nothing about this while you are actually buying the camera) and said that if I wanted a new camera that there would be an additional fee.
I asked him why this was and said that his website didn't say anything about this, and he told me that the price was "too good to be true" and that if I wanted a new camera I had better pay more.
I again told him that his website said nothing about this and said that I didn't know how the camera could be "refurbished" since it was only released by Olympus 4 months ago. He again demanded very rudely that I pay more so I asked him what the difference between the rufurbished one and the new one was and he hung up on me.
I tried to call them back to no avail. At this point I was pretty freaked out because I realized that a dishonest, scam artist had all my credit card information so I called my credit card company to ask what I should do about it.
Don't buy anything from Digital Expo!! They are a high-pressure sales, fraudulent, dishonest company! The best thing you can do is report them to the better business beaureau, and call the companies whose products they sell (like Olympus, Sony, Cannon, etc.) and tell them how digital expo is giving them a bad name!
So much for a relaxing Christmas...
Nathan
St. Louis, Missouri
U.S.A.
The guy called me (a foreigner named "scott" at ex: 207) and asked me to return his call to confirm the order, which I did. When I called him back (which was after "store hours" by the way) he answered and said that he was surprised that I hadn't also gotten an extra battery because the one I bought with the camera would only last 15 min. I politely declined to purchase the extra battery at this time and he then became rude while talking to me.
He then told me that the camera I had purchased online was not new; that it was "refurbished" (of course the website says nothing about this while you are actually buying the camera) and said that if I wanted a new camera that there would be an additional fee.
I asked him why this was and said that his website didn't say anything about this, and he told me that the price was "too good to be true" and that if I wanted a new camera I had better pay more.
I again told him that his website said nothing about this and said that I didn't know how the camera could be "refurbished" since it was only released by Olympus 4 months ago. He again demanded very rudely that I pay more so I asked him what the difference between the rufurbished one and the new one was and he hung up on me.
I tried to call them back to no avail. At this point I was pretty freaked out because I realized that a dishonest, scam artist had all my credit card information so I called my credit card company to ask what I should do about it.
Don't buy anything from Digital Expo!! They are a high-pressure sales, fraudulent, dishonest company! The best thing you can do is report them to the better business beaureau, and call the companies whose products they sell (like Olympus, Sony, Cannon, etc.) and tell them how digital expo is giving them a bad name!
So much for a relaxing Christmas...
Nathan
St. Louis, Missouri
U.S.A.
3 Updates & Rebuttals
Nathaniel
usaf academy,Colorado,
U.S.A.
Digital Expo is an identity theft scam. They don't actually sell any merchandise.
#2Author of original report
Mon, December 25, 2006
After doing some research, I am convinced that thedigitalexpo.com site is nothing more than an identity theft scam. They don't actually sell anything to anyone. The "scott" guy just gets confirmation via phone that you are who you say you are and that your address and stuff is real and then can use that information to sell to other people or to possibly open up other credit cards using your information and your credit rating. All you need is some basic information and then you can find out anything else you may need by doing a little research online. Of course this is just my opinion, but I would be extremely careful if you have been scammed by this guy. I recommend putting a fraud alert on your name with one of the credit reporting agencies (experian, transunion, etc.). It is a free service and requires that any attempts to open a credit account in your name be confirmed by you first. "Scott" if you are reading this... the police are coming for you *&*&. Learn how to have an honest business or get the he** out of our country.
Nathaniel
usaf academy,Colorado,
U.S.A.
Digital Expo is an identity theft scam. They don't actually sell any merchandise.
#3Author of original report
Mon, December 25, 2006
After doing some research, I am convinced that thedigitalexpo.com site is nothing more than an identity theft scam. They don't actually sell anything to anyone. The "scott" guy just gets confirmation via phone that you are who you say you are and that your address and stuff is real and then can use that information to sell to other people or to possibly open up other credit cards using your information and your credit rating. All you need is some basic information and then you can find out anything else you may need by doing a little research online. Of course this is just my opinion, but I would be extremely careful if you have been scammed by this guy. I recommend putting a fraud alert on your name with one of the credit reporting agencies (experian, transunion, etc.). It is a free service and requires that any attempts to open a credit account in your name be confirmed by you first. "Scott" if you are reading this... the police are coming for you *&*&. Learn how to have an honest business or get the he** out of our country.
Nathaniel
usaf academy,Colorado,
U.S.A.
Digital Expo is an identity theft scam. They don't actually sell any merchandise.
#4Author of original report
Mon, December 25, 2006
After doing some research, I am convinced that thedigitalexpo.com site is nothing more than an identity theft scam. They don't actually sell anything to anyone. The "scott" guy just gets confirmation via phone that you are who you say you are and that your address and stuff is real and then can use that information to sell to other people or to possibly open up other credit cards using your information and your credit rating. All you need is some basic information and then you can find out anything else you may need by doing a little research online. Of course this is just my opinion, but I would be extremely careful if you have been scammed by this guy. I recommend putting a fraud alert on your name with one of the credit reporting agencies (experian, transunion, etc.). It is a free service and requires that any attempts to open a credit account in your name be confirmed by you first. "Scott" if you are reading this... the police are coming for you *&*&. Learn how to have an honest business or get the he** out of our country.
