2576, Report:
#17433
Posted Date:
Mar 23 2002
Good Nite Inn fraud business, paid for 3 nights at motel.com, confirmed booking w/motel. Wanted more $ on arrival, then wouldn't honor booking. San Diego California
My daughter and her 2 (girl) friends decided to go to San Diego for 3 days. I went on the interent at motel.com and booked a decent priced room at Good Nites Inn for 3 days.
On the confirmation letter from motel.com I also called the motel (Good Nites Inn) to comfirm. I tol...
Entity
Categories: Motels
2577, Report:
#9329
Posted Date:
Mar 21 2002
Z-Tel Communications customer service is the worse I've ever encountered
I have been through some hard times this year and twice had my phone shut off this year for non-payment. When my phone was shut off I immediately paid by phone the amount owed to get my phone turned back on.
They assured me that it takes 72 business hours to turn the phone bac...
Entity
Categories: Telephone Companies
2578, Report:
#14959
Posted Date:
Feb 24 2002
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line infuriating and totally ridiculous. . Never Again!
We booked RCCL's November 3-10, 2001 Legend of the Seas eastern Mediterranean cruise, sailing from Barcelona to Florence/Pisa, Rome, Santorini, Ephesus and Athens, primarily because of the exotic eastern Mediterranean locations. We, however, fully understood the change in itinerary ...
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Categories: Boat Cruises
2579, Report:
#13687
Posted Date:
Feb 09 2002
FIRST NATIONAL CREDIT & CAPITAL CHOICE CONSUMER CREDIT
My own stupidity prompted me to fall for this scam twice - let me explain.
Last year around this time I was contacted via telephone about a credit card with a $2500 credit limit. I was hesitant many times when they had called before - but one lazy evening and I decided to give t...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
2580, Report:
#11828
Posted Date:
Jan 17 2002
I was ripped off by Wells Fargo Bank - WHY DO THEY GET AWAY WITH OUR MONEY?
WHERE TO START? I could go on forever about the illicit business practices of Wells Fargo Bank. I have to say one of my biggest concerns is when you put your money in the bank, you can't get it out and that it disappears. BAD BAD BAD. My check is direct deposited at midnight on F...
Entity
Categories: Banks
2581, Report:
#11248
Posted Date:
Jan 11 2002
Midnight Velvet ripoff Monroe WI, account opened fraudulantly in my name.
This company is charging me for an account opened by fraudulantly in my name. I have explained to them that the women had a phone in my name and several other accounts. She also had her electric bill in two different means name, and neither man ever new until it showed up on there...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
2582, Report:
#7920
Posted Date:
Nov 19 2001
WESTERN & LAKE 24HR CURRENCY EXCHANGE. INC employee stole my money!
HELLO MY NAME IS YVONDA SIMMONS I WORK FOR THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPT. I WENT TO THE CURRENCY EXCHANGE ON WESTERN&LAKE CALLED WESTERN AND LAKE 24-HR CURRENCY EXCH.INC. THE ADDRESS IS 149 N WESTERN AVE.CHICAGO IL,60612. I GO THERE SOME TIMES TO CASH MY CHECK.
I WORK THE MIDNIGHT SHI...
Entity
Categories: Cash Services
2583, Report:
#6380
Posted Date:
Aug 27 2001
Century Express -- criminal, inept and dangerous.
In a nut-shell, the price was tripled at the last minute; our belongings were missing for three days, and a little girl was almost killed.
Here's what happened: We found our movers, Century Express, through monstermoving.com. The on-line quote we received was 2500. After a long, ...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
2584, Report:
#6299
Posted Date:
Aug 22 2001
Raylene Van Worth - Psychic Rip-off
I have received two letters from Raylene addressed to my mother. Raylene was up working busily at 5 past midnight, she knows all about my mom, and wants to put together a guide book and forecast for her.
My mother died May 25, 2001. I think Raylene is confusing the word psy...
Entity
Categories: Psychic
2585, Report:
#6151
Posted Date:
Aug 14 2001
West Main Street Apartments, Morgan Properties Management
Here's a copy of the letter I sent to the owner of Morgan Properties, the management firm who looks after the apartment complex- Main Street Apartment, Lansdale, PA
Mr. Mitchell Morgan
Morgan Properties
160 Clubhouse Road
King Of Prussia, PA 19406-3307
Dear Mr. Morgan:
R...
Entity
Categories: Landlords
2586, Report:
#5925
Posted Date:
Jul 27 2001
His & Hers Shine Inc. Mr. Sherman and Ms. Akesha, bait and switch ripoff scam
My 19 year old daughter made a cash(money order) purchase of a 1994 Midnight Blue Honda Accord at a guoted price of $3200.00 on Thurdsay July 19th with the first deposit of $200 being given on Wednesday, July 18th and the contract was written. On Thursday, the contract was marked p...
Entity
Categories: Auto Dealers
2587, Report:
#5036
Posted Date:
Apr 28 2001
Sear's - Incompetence and terrible customer service - Gas Furnace
In the fall of 1999, I ordered a 90% efficient, 100,000 btu gas furnace from Sears. The installation was shoddy and took over 12 hours for what they claimed would take 6 to 8 hours.
The evening after the furnace was installed, I noticed that the furnace would ignite and then i...
Entity
Categories: Consumer Services
2588, Report:
#4270
Posted Date:
Jan 23 2001
Primus Phone Company Crummy phone lines and no customer service
The new phone company has sent solicitations to households for their business with an incentive of $25 free monthly calling card for four months. However, you are conditioned by the following plus very bad quality of long distance, international calls in particular and no policy and...
Entity
Categories: Telephone Companies
2589, Report:
#3888
Posted Date:
Jan 13 2001
PIZZA HUT UNSCRUPULOUS BUSINESS ETHICS - PINAL COUNTY INSPECTOR IGNORES SEVERE HEALTH CODE VIOLATIONS *UPDATE Pizza Hut scrambles to pay back wages owed * EDITORS NOTE
I don't know what day I worked but it was late June early July. My previous job was paying me four dollars an hour under the table so I really needed money. I turned an application into Andrew, and he told me to come in for an interview with Betty the next morning. I already had del...
Entity
Categories: Pizza & Take Out
2590, Report:
#2699
Posted Date:
Jul 19 2000
Travellodge the vacation from hell
I called 1-800-travellodge to find a hotel to stay in during my trip to disneyworld, expecting to find a reasonably nice hotel. The girl on the phone was nice and very helpful, my only regret is that i didnt get her name. She said, although i didnt believe it, that children under 18...
Entity
Categories: Hotel
2591, Report:
#2532
Posted Date:
Jul 05 2000
Transmission Repair Fraud Comitted By Purrfect Auto Service in Las Vegas
On 08 April 2000, the transmission in my 1994 Plymouth Voyager went out. I had it towed to Purrfect Auto Service #26 at 180 N. Nellis Blvd, Las Vegas NV 89110, where I had my Acura Integra repaired about two weeks before. I was given an estimate by telephone of $1300.00 to repair ...
Entity
Categories: Auto Repair Service
2592, Report:
#2358
Posted Date:
May 31 2000
Two Small Men With Big Hearts Moving Co. Ltd. should change their name to Two Small Men With NO HEARTS Moving Co. Ltd.
I had received an estimate over the phone from Two Small Men With Big Hearts Moving Co. Ltd., Countrywide Moving Network, for moving the contents of my home. After giving particulars about my home such as type and size of home, number of bedrooms, appliances and furniture to be mov...
Entity
Categories: Moving & Storage
2593, Report:
#1437
Posted Date:
Feb 29 2000
CD-Rom club ripoff
In December of 1999, I received an offer by mail for MICROSOFT OFFICE 97 PROFESSIONAL free!!! Just pay the postage of $3.00 and join the CD-ROM OF THE MONTH CLUB. Then pay $9.96 per title for six month's worth of cd-roms - 12 total plus $1.50 s/h on each hot cd-rom. Office 97 came w...
Entity
Categories: Software
2594, Report:
#1103
Posted Date:
Jan 10 2000
Film Developing Rip-Off
I was having my winter vacation at Orlando,Florida one week ago and I celebrated my millenium party there and took some great pictures. The next day, I bring my film to a gift shop at downtown orlando to be developed. When I pick it up the next day, I paid them the amount of $25.41 ...
Entity
Categories: Gift Shops
2595, Report:
#603
Posted Date:
Dec 15 1999
Wichita Kansas Elite Transmission Repair Rip-off Artists
Several weeks ago we had some trouble with the transmission in our Ford Bronco II. I called a couple of transmission repair shops to see if they could work on my manual transmission, but they were closed.
I finally called Elite Transmission and they said they could
do the work...
Entity
Categories: Auto Repair Service