3051, Report:
#10916
Posted Date:
Jan 09 2002
My husband and I were ripped off by Bernard Haldane, but counter-attacked and recovered all but $300. *Consumer Information
My husband can't post our story because he signed the non-disclosure agreement. He really wanted to post, but he wanted the money back even more. But I didn't sign anything! I was at every meeting with him, even though they said not to come.
Our story is the same as everyone e...
Entity
Bernard Haldane Associates
Categories: Corrupt Companies
3052, Report:
#10914
Posted Date:
Jan 07 2002
first financial screwed us too.
on october 10th 2001 we were contacted by a representative of first financial. they offered us an unsecured visa or mastercard to help us rebuild our credit after our bankruptcies. the rep. said there was a one time processing fee of $219.95 we wanted to start rebuilding our credit...
Entity
first financial / ncci processing center
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
3053, Report:
#9180
Posted Date:
Dec 17 2001
Capital Choice Consumer Credit Credit Card Scam
This Just happened recently:
I got a letter in the mail from Capital Choice Consumer Credit, that I was already
approved for a credit card of a 5,000 credit limit, well I got all excited about it and I
sent them a check for $39.00 plus the $4.00 extra for fast delivery to...
Entity
Capital Choice Consumer Credit
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
3054, Report:
#8944
Posted Date:
Dec 10 2001
COMM SOUTH-EZTEL Ripoffs and liars!
I prepaid for a local phone service through COMM SOUTH-EZTEL. I gave them prepayment of $49.00 (basic local service only!) with a money order as requested. My phone was connected within 5 working days as they said, but so far that is all they have lived up to.
The first day t...
Entity
COMM SOUTH-EZTEL
Categories: Telephone Companies
3055, Report:
#8626
Posted Date:
Dec 04 2001
Phillip Morris Company Rip off I Paid money & send miles but no gear
Two months ago I send my order together with a money order of 18 dollars. I also send my miles but 3 weeks ago i received only one items of the three I order.
I have call the company but no answer to my question. The make me wait for over 20 minutes and rdethey just don't want t...
Entity
Phillip Morris
Categories: Tobacco Companies
3056, Report:
#8496
Posted Date:
Dec 03 2001
Phillip Morris Flops With Family Gifts
An order was made clear back in Sept. with the understanding that it would arrive in plenty of time for Christmas. Yet here it is, Christmas just around the corner and the items ordered have still to come. An order was made through Basic at the same time and that order arrived two w...
Entity
Phillip Morris
Categories: Tobacco Companies
3057, Report:
#6259
Posted Date:
Aug 21 2001
Hodges Phillips 66 Service Station, Alton, Illinois rip-off senior citizens *Consumer Suggestion
We took or car to be repaired at this service station. They put it up on a rack and told us it was the rear seal. Bob,the manager told us that with parts and labor,it would cost $204.00. We then let them do this work.
We picked up our car and they chargrd us $74 or $78.00. We sa...
Entity
Hodge Phillips 66 Service Station
Categories: Auto Mechanics
3058, Report:
#6252
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2001
Career Concepts Inc. Phillips Carlyle, Haldane, Employment rip-off Services outlandish promises
Beware of other companies similar to Bernard Haldane. Several years ago a group of Haldane people split off from the corporation to form their own group called Phillips Carlyle International. The only thing that differentiates this group from Bernard Haldane is their name. They m...
Entity
Career Concepts Inc.
Categories: Employment Services
3059, Report:
#4851
Posted Date:
Apr 05 2001
US Auto Exchange Nightmare rip off *CONSUMER ADVISE
In November of 1999, I bought a used Porsche 968 from US Auto Exchange. Before I bought the car, I noted that the sunroof mechanism was broken and they told me they would fix it (they put that on the purchase and sales agreement).
When I picked up the car, it was not fixed. They...
Entity
US Auto Exchange
Categories: Auto Dealers
3060, Report:
#4351
Posted Date:
Feb 02 2001
Marlboro Miles paid in full, still no product - ripoff
Aug. 23, 00 I mailed my miles check and order form for my Marlboro Gear. The check was cashed on 9/5/00. On 11/11/00 I wrote and enclosed a copy of the front and back of the cancelled check, to Phillip Morris U.S.A. 120 Park Ave., NY,NY 10017. I again wrote them on 1/15/01.
...
Entity
Phillip Morris
Categories: Tobacco Companies
3061, Report:
#2375
Posted Date:
Oct 19 2000
America's Service Station Rip-off ..Texas Auto Repair Sting
This is a great article about how they are ripping people off.
By Randall Patterson
America's Service Station claims to be the auto repair exception. So how come the high prices, cheap parts and minimal service warranties?
When embarking on a sting, one wants company. It ca...
Entity
America's Service Station
Categories: Auto Repair Service
3062, Report:
#2892
Posted Date:
Aug 11 2000
Phillips/Carlyle- Career Counseling RIP OFF!!
I decided to use Phillips/Carlyle after listening to how they would help me not make a career change and assist through their many inside contacts.
I met with a career counselor once a week for 8 weeks. (After learning more about my counselor it seems that he had more jobs tha...
Entity
Phillips/Carlyle
Categories: Employment Services
3063, Report:
#2890
Posted Date:
Aug 11 2000
Phillips/Carlyle Career Counseling- Big Waste of $$$
This company may not exactley qualify as a rip off but the service they provide is really nothing more than telling you information you can get out of any career counseling book. They do nothing towards really helping you make a change or really find what you want. I found it to b...
Entity
Phillips Carlyle
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education
3064, Report:
#2749
Posted Date:
Jul 25 2000
Blue Dolphin/Marlin Pools builds unsafe pool - resfuses repair or settlement payment
Hired Blue Dolphin Pools of Savannah, GA. Owned by Phil Smith. Came and installed a pool for me which is unsafe and not up to code as they did not conform to the sidewall support plan filed with the county inspections department's building permit. Filter size too small for pool s...
Entity
Phillip Smith
Categories: Pools & Saunas
3065, Report:
#2048
Posted Date:
Apr 12 2000
V.C. Store & EMAX / ECS PHILLIPS ONSITE Video Computer Store PA sells unavailable in home tech support!
I purchased a complete computer package PC-5195 from this company and they sold me an additional (3) three year in home hardware replacement tech service for $139.00 CP-Z124.
The modem went out after a couple weeks. I began on 1/10/00 trying to get help. spent two days, sat. & su...
Entity
V.C. Store & EMAX / ECS PHILLIPS ONSITE
Categories: TV Advertisements
3066, Report:
#1883
Posted Date:
Mar 30 2000
bad four wheeler
I would like tell you people that I bought a new Polaris four wheeler in sept. Since then I have had nothing but trouble with it. it has been in the repair shop twice before for the same thing. now it is back in there now for a different problem. they told me that parts were a four ...
Entity
Categories: Motorcycles
3067, Report:
#1829
Posted Date:
Mar 28 2000
Bait and Switch
On October 24, 1999 My wife and I stopped to look at a 1999 ford expedition located on the lot of Diamond Motors. They offered us to take it for a test drive which we did only to find the fuel was below empty so we didn't go very far down the road. Not getting a true feeling of the ...
Entity
Diamond Motors
Categories: Auto Dealers
3068, Report:
#1161
Posted Date:
Jan 29 2000
Compaq Computer Rip Off
I sent for my $200.00 rebate from Compaq Systems 2 Rebate Dept#590907CPOl How 2 HQ Com PO Box1670 Coppell,Tx.75019.I then received a post card saying thank you for participating in the promotion for $200 Presario 5440 Series or 5304PC,Purchase Dates:10/1/99-1/29/00 PostmarkDate:2/29...
Entity
Compaq System2 Rebate Dept#59097CPOl
Categories: Computer Dealers