1, Report:
#129866
Posted Date:
Mar 03 2008
Incentive Reward Center, incentiverewardcenter, Rewards, eMarket Research Group, EMarketResearchGroup, EMarketResearch, Niu Tech LLC, TheUseful.com, TheUseful, Consumer Incentive Promotions, EarnFreeGifts ripoff, scam, false advertising, fraudulent, product testers wanted, free iPod, free PS2, free laptop, free $250 gift certificate, Toys'R'Us, marketing research, no response to emails, inaccurate information, no redemption voucher, GetSpecialGifts Internet
Too bad there is not one location/thread here representing the numerous complaints against this scam. So, I've attempted to compile most information here. Feel free to add on to this post by posting a Consumer Suggestion.
My experience with eMarket Research Group, aka Incentive...
Entity
Incentive Reward Center, incentiverewardcenter, eMarket Research Group, EMarketResearch, Niu Tech
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
2, Report:
#259021
Posted Date:
Jul 06 2007
Ild Teleservice - Theuseful.com ild charged for voicemail for theusefull.com ripoff Internet
i had charges on my frontier phone bill from ild teleservices for voicemail. there were 2 charges, 12.95 each, when i looked back through other phone bills i found i also had 1 charge in april for the same thing. i had never signed up for any voiceamail. i called ild and they said ...
Entity
Ild Teleservice - Theuseful.com
Categories: Voicemail Services
3, Report:
#132518
Posted Date:
Nov 29 2006
Incentive Reward Center - Rewards - EMarket Research Group -Niu Tech - TheUseful, Consumer Incentive Promotions, EarnFreeGifts THESE GUYS SELL YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS! DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY INFORMATION! A LISTING OF A LARGE NUMBER OF THEIR SITES HERE! ripoff, scam, false advertising, fraudulent, product testers wanted Columbia South Carolina
SCAM!! THESE GUYS SELL YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS! DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY INFORMATION! A LISTING OF A LARGE NUMBER OF THEIR SITES HERE! Incentive Reward Center, incentiverewardcenter, Rewards, eMarket Research Group, EMarketResearchGroup, EMarketResearch, Niu Tech LLC, TheUseful.com, TheUsefu...
Entity
EMarket Research - Consumer Incentive Promotions - Product Research
Categories: Corrupt Companies
4, Report:
#214428
Posted Date:
Oct 06 2006
Theuseful.com, Consumerincentivepromotions IPOD VIDEO RIPOFF - BEWARE Delray Beach Florida
Unbelievable. I signed up for this program to get a free IPOD video and had to become a member of 8 different programs. After signing up I checked the status of my gift and it said that 5 of 8 were confirmed. I closed the browsers and went back to work.
A coworker came by an...
Entity
Consumerincentivepromotions
Categories: Corrupt Companies
5, Report:
#189207
Posted Date:
Apr 29 2006
Orbit Vmail - Telecom - theuseful.com I've Been Ripped off!! Every Month I get a service charge to my phone bill Plantation Florida
Hi, im a local resident of New York City who uses verizon online services. Ive been using Verizon online service for a year and a half. Recently on my telephone bill there have been four miscellaneous charges and credits on my bill. From Orbit Vmail charging me $14.95 a month.
So...
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Orbit Vmail - Telecom - theuseful.com
Categories: Voicemail Services
6, Report:
#174109
Posted Date:
Jan 31 2006
NIUTECH - THEUSEFUL.COM Reported free gift as other income IRS 1099-MISC, ripoff Boca Raton Florida
I was to believe after completing the neccessary requirements for the gift, I would be sent a 1099 statement but only for the taxable amount of the gift. The form I signed stated for gifts over $600.00. The laptop sent to me I'm sure is not over $600.00 yet a cost of $750.00 was rep...
Entity
NIUTECH - THEUSEFUL.COM
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
7, Report:
#136976
Posted Date:
Jun 09 2005
Consumer Incentive Promotions, TheUseful.com Continual Evasion of Noting Completion of Promotions, Misinformation, RIPOFF, Deceitful, Scam Delray Beach Florida
On February 9th, 2005 I entered into a contract with Consumerincentivepromotions.com, fulfilling all of the six (6) required offers in the same day to receive a
free Macintosh Mini (a forty gigabyte harddrive). It seemed like a harmless investment, paying a nominal fee to companies...
Entity
Consumer Incentive Promotions
Categories: Corrupt Companies
8, Report:
#140998
Posted Date:
Apr 30 2005
Incentive Rewards Center, Nui Tech Paid off finally BocaBoca Raton Florida
I started this once and the browser crashed so I'll make this short.
Started in early January of 2005 with the Free 40GB Ipod. Fulfilled all my requierments in record time but of course 1 would not clear. Waited and tried to contact them thru the form on the site
http://incent...
Entity
Incentive Rewards Center, Nui Tech
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
9, Report:
#128534
Posted Date:
Feb 22 2005
Incentive Reward Center - Niu Tech - EMarket Research Group - TheUseful.com SCAM ripoff scam dubious guarantees false advertising fraudulent product testers wanted, free iPod, misleading marketing research no response to emails inaccurate information, no redemption voucher Delray Beach Florida
Like so many others I fell for the bait of a free 40GB IPOD if I completed the offers from the list of advertisers. NO PROBLEM RIGHT..... WRONG. Oh, I completed the offers just fine. Spent a little money, but hey... it's for a free IPOD. Initially things seemed on the up and up. ...
Entity
Incentive Reward Center - Niu Tech - EMarket Research Group - TheUseful.com
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
10, Report:
#129970
Posted Date:
Feb 22 2005
Consumer Incentive Promotions, Market Research Site, The Useful.com ripoff! Consumer fraud! Spam generator! Fake give-away of laptop. Delray Beach Florida
Free Sony Vaio laptop, free iPod (among other things), all over eBay and spam. All you have to do is answer a survey, which is a multi-page Yes/No form asking if you want to be on every conceivable spam listing on the Web. Then you are presented with three pages of vendor links wher...
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Consumer Incentive Promotions - Market Research Site - The Useful.com
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
11, Report:
#126103
Posted Date:
Jan 20 2005
EMarket Research Group AKA Incentive Reward Center, Get Special Gifts, Theuseful.com, Earn Free Gifts I am a sucker TOO. Ripoff! Boca Raton Florida
I too have been a victim of this companies scams. Worked to get a computer, completed the requirements etc however I have been checking daily since 11/03/04 and my redeem screen never has shown up. I am now in the process of emailing the customer service of each of the companies th...
Entity
EMarket Research Group - Get Special Gifts - Theuseful.com - Earn Free Gifts
Categories: Corrupt Companies
12, Report:
#125900
Posted Date:
Jan 13 2005
Product Research Panel TheUseful.com Qualified for voucher in October 04. Sent twice, registered. Still does not show on site. No responses AT ALL! Ripoff! Delray Beach Florida
OK. So it is clear that I am not alone. This is a great site. Wish I had found it sooner! OK - I expected that the qualifying would be diffucult, so I was very careful to ensure that I entered everything for each offer exactly the same as my initial registration. This way, hope...
Entity
Product Research Panel - TheUseful.com
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
13, Report:
#126334
Posted Date:
Jan 08 2005
Niu Tech, Emarket Research Group, TheUseful.Com, EarnFreeGifts, Consumer Incentive Promotions Dont answer any communications! Delray Beach Florida
I responded to an email (spam) to get a Free Clever Scooter from emarketresearchgroup.com
October 24 2004, I signed up and completed some of the requirements
October 26 2004, completed all the requirements
November 4, 2004, all offers approved (I have to sign up with 6 off...
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Niu Tech, Emarket Research Group, TheUseful.Com, EarnFreeGifts,Consumer Incentive Promotions
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
14, Report:
#126278
Posted Date:
Jan 07 2005
Niu Tech, Emarket Research Group, TheUseful.Com, EarnFreeGifts, Consumer Incentive Promotions, Incentive Reward Center ripoff scam dubious guarantees false advertising fraudulent product testers wanted free $250 Toys R US Gift Card for being a Panelist misleading marketing research no response to emails inaccurate information no redemption voucher Delray Beach Florida
Incentive Reward Center ripoff scam dubious guarantees false advertising fraudulent product testers wanted free $250 Toys R US Gift Card for being a Panelist,misleading marketing research no response to emails inaccurate information, no redemption voucher
As solicited via my pers...
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Niu Tech, Emarket Research Group, TheUseful.Com, EarnFreeGifts,Consumer Incentive Promotions
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
15, Report:
#121361
Posted Date:
Dec 05 2004
Theuseful Aka Freegiftcard Ripoff appalingly slow delivery Internet
General Background Info:
theuseful.com is one of many many companies offering 'free stuff' in exchange for you signing up to a 3rd-party offer (or more). I have tried dozens of these sites already, and they all operate the same way. Typically it works like this: for a $25 gif...
Entity
Theuseful
Categories: Internet
16, Report:
#118278
Posted Date:
Nov 23 2004
Emarket Research Group, TheUseful.com, NetPrime, Earn-Free-Gifts, Niu Tech LLPEmarket Research Group , Netprime, Earn-Free-Gifts Email Scam Boca Raton / Delray Florida
It appears that Emarket Research Group is one of at least four fictitious names registered in Florida to the following Owner: NIU Tech LLC, 6001 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY, 2ND FLOOR, BOCA RATON, FL 33487. The mailing address is PO Box 7448, Delray, FL 33482. This is current as of the...
Entity
Emarket Research Group, Theuseful.com, Netprime, Earn-Free-Gifts Aka Niu Tech LLP
Categories: Corrupt Companies
17, Report:
#116073
Posted Date:
Nov 20 2004
Www.theuseful.com promises gift card and never sends it. Rip-off! Delray Beach Florida
Just to see if it was legit, I used a junk email address to attempt to get a Red Lobster gift card from theuseful.com. After pages of information, I finally got to the page where you had to sign up for at least one offer before receiving your gift card. Since I was going to sign u...
Entity
The Useful
Categories: Computer Marketing Companies
18, Report:
#118634
Posted Date:
Nov 18 2004
Emarket Research Group and GoDaddy.com rip-off! Delray Beach Florida
I, too, was ripped off by this scam. They say you can get a FREE computer if you complete a survey, but completing the survey requires spending at least $200 on other products. You don't find this out until you have already spent money.
There is no way to contact this company...
Entity
Emarket Research Group - godaddy.com
Categories: Computer Fraud
19, Report:
#117678
Posted Date:
Nov 13 2004
THEUSEFUL.COM RIPOFF NO $50 RED LOBSTER CERTIFICATE FOR SUBSCRIBING TO BMG MUSIC INTERNET
JUST LIKE HONESDALE PA, GOT POP UP AT WORK TO GET FREE $50 CERTIFICATE TO VARIOUS VENDORS, I PICKED RED LOBSTER, AS STATED WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FREE, TOOK THE TIME TO COMPLETE THEIR STUPID SURVEY THEN WAS TOLD HAD TO SIGN UP WITH ONE OF THE VENDORS, ONLY ONE THAT APPEALED TO ME WAS BM...
Entity
THEUSEFUL.COM
Categories: Internet
20, Report:
#115971
Posted Date:
Nov 03 2004
TheUseful.com ripoff false promise of free gift certificate Delray Beach Florida
I (foolishly and against my usual policy) clicked on a flashing banner ad for a free $50.00 gift certificate to Red Lobster. So, I thought this might be legit. It's been more than two months, and I have yet to receive a gift certificate.
After spending more time than I'd like to ...
Entity
TheUseful.com
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
21, Report:
#106393
Posted Date:
Aug 31 2004
Free Gift Card .com - Theuseful.com ripoff dishonest failed to send gift card after completing offer Internet
While on the internet, I got a pop-up from freegiftcard.com. Out of curiosity, I responded and completed their survey and a 'sponsor's' offer. After a month, I E-mailed their customer service to find out when I was going to get my 50.00 gift card to Old Navy.
...
Entity
Free Gift Card .com - Theuseful.com
Categories: On-Line Stores
22, Report:
#98474
Posted Date:
Jul 12 2004
Theuseful.com,yourmp3player.com ripoff spam scam bait & switch CAN-SPAM violators Greenville North Carolina
I wound up at a site operated by the anonymous company theuseful.com. The site was called www.yourmp3player.com and claimed to give away an iPod mini to those that filled out their customer's surveys. After reading their privacy policy which promised that I would not receive any e...
Entity
Theuseful.com
Categories: Computer Fraud
23, Report:
#1032506
Posted Date:
Jun 27 2004
Theuseful.com Bate and swith coupon offer Internet
Offers $50 coupon to answer a long series of offer sign ups. Requires. Requires you to input e-mail and address information.
Then requires you to signup with for other offers to qualify for coupon.
James
Roswell, GeorgiaU.S.A.
Entity
Theuseful.com
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies