326, Report:
#63977
Posted Date:
Jul 17 2003
Video Professor John Scherer Founder CEO ripoff fraud business ripoff thieves As Seen On TV Internet
I saw the add on TV for Video Professor, I was hooked to say the least. When I placed the order back in February I was informed it would take about 6 weeks to get the product and if I liked it my credit card would be charged for $69 dollars and changed.
Six weeks came and went n...
Entity
Categories: Tutoring
327, Report:
#63639
Posted Date:
Jul 15 2003
Video Professor Inc deceptive outrageous ripoff charges victimized many consumers Denver Colorado
Videoprofessor, Inc. ripoff, video professor, deceptive ads, bogus billing, outrageous charges victimized many consumers Denver Colorado .....
Unlike many victims of this fraudulent company who responded to television advertising, I got stung responding to an online ad. The scam ...
Entity
Categories: Tutoring
328, Report:
#60952
Posted Date:
Jun 17 2003
Video Professor You Can Get Your Money Back, Here's How Nationwide Pittsburgh
My husband and I saw the commercials on TV, and called to order.Thanks to the Rip Off reports posted here, I used the available information to take care of the deceptive marketing scam before the goods were shipped.
I called to get the return process going, or it is possible th...
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
329, Report:
#60853
Posted Date:
Jun 16 2003
Video Professor Inc ripoff false promises Denver Colorado
I tried the free trial of video professor, supposedly was going to cost me $6.95 for shipping. I then got billed $69.95 which caused my checking account to be overdraft. I spoke to Elisha at Video Professor and she told me if I got a charge on my checking account Video Professor wou...
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
330, Report:
#59293
Posted Date:
Jun 02 2003
Video Professor/John Scherer(ceo) ripoff Hidden and decepive additional conditions. Blatently misleading advertising. Lakewood Colorado
telemarketing commercial offering ABSOLUTELY FREE Five cd rom computer programs (and a 6th one too if you call right away!) They are over stocked and you pay ONLY SHIPPING AND HANDLING of $6.95!
However, you are told you have an OBLIGATION TO RETURN AT YOUR COST and WITHIN 30 DA...
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
331, Report:
#59211
Posted Date:
Jun 02 2003
VIDEO PROFESSOR Marjor Ripoff - Fraudulent Advertising, Unsolicited Shipments, Unauthorized Charges Denver Colorado
Like so many others, I watched the ads with the personable John Scherer, so warm and friendly, for monts. Finally I decided to go online and order the tutorials for QuickBooks. I know you don't get nuttin' fer nuttin' so wasn't surprised to get the three disks with the instruction...
Entity
Categories: Computer Training & Education
332, Report:
#59021
Posted Date:
May 31 2003
Video Professor ripoff, deceptive, money takers, they don't return your money consumer fraud ripoff Lakewood Colorado
I ordered Access CD's. They came. They didn't work in the computer. I sent them back and called to let them know the CD's were coming back. They gave me a confirmation number. They debited my account within 10 days. They said they had to wait a complete billing cycle to return...
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
333, Report:
#56782
Posted Date:
May 13 2003
Video Professor Bait and Switch rip off They advertise as free then they want to charge you deceptive company Denver Internet
For years I have seen the advertisements by this clown John W. Scherer saying that he Just wants us to get to know his company, so he is willing to send us a 'FREE' lesson.
What he doesn't tell you is that the 'FREE' lesson is included in a 3 CD set and that in order to get the...
Entity
Categories: Computer Training & Education
334, Report:
#56383
Posted Date:
May 10 2003
Video Professor ripoff dirty ripoff liars Denver Colorado
I've been waiting for the Friends 3rd season set dvd, but it's taking forever. One time i's browsing in the internet and there's this Friends dvd FREE i've been waiting. You know the drill... Six products that you have to choose one to get the free dvd, so i chose video professor. ...
Entity
Categories: Video Stores
335, Report:
#56059
Posted Date:
May 07 2003
Video Professor Internet Order Misleading READ, READ, READ everything they send you or get had DEVNER Colorado
I agree almost wholeheartedly with all of the previous entries on Video Professor. I ordered my free lesson in Excel with a mind to beginning a library of such lessons for many of my clients to use. (for free as a part of my customer service) I do computer repairs and this seemed ...
Entity
Categories: Computer Classes
336, Report:
#54112
Posted Date:
Apr 23 2003
Video Professor ripoff They kept billing me for unordered merchandise. I had to cancel my credit card.Denver Colorado
After seeing the advertisement on television many times, I ordered my free CD from Video Professor. The woman taking the order was pushy and wanted me to order more. I made it clear that I only wanted the free CD and would order if I felt that the training CD's were beneficial.
...
Entity
Categories: Computer Training & Education
337, Report:
#54077
Posted Date:
Apr 23 2003
Video Professor Inc Consumer rip-off fraud that says one thing then does the opposite tricked and lied to us Denver Colorado Internet
This Video Professor, John Scherer, gets on TV in a closeup shot, telling consumers: Try my product FREE, only the cost of S/H, $6.95...blah, blah, blah....
So I order the free product which I thought was 1 free lesson, as described. I order Powerpoint for my FREE lesson. The c...
Entity
Categories: Computer Classes
338, Report:
#51894
Posted Date:
Apr 07 2003
Video Professor fraudulant billing practices & deceiving advertising Lakewood Colorado
Bills credit card for unauthorized purchases. Deceiving advertising, promoted at one price charged another. Products are not bad, but business practices are very bad.
George
Englewood, ColoradoU.S.A.
Entity
Categories: Tutoring
339, Report:
#50437
Posted Date:
Mar 25 2003
Video Professor FRAUD! ripped off credit card! they say they will credit your credit card but NEVER do. Never waite, just go to your bank and claim FRAUD! or it will be too late! liars deceptive company Lakewood Colorado
This company claims to send FREE CD computer courses and offers you one free choice they do NOT sent your choice but a stupidly simple one !
Then when you call they tell you IF you will allow the nearly 60.00 charge to go through they will send you the one you asked for in the...
Entity
Categories: TV Advertisements
340, Report:
#49661
Posted Date:
Mar 18 2003
MWI Homeworks video Professor ripoff, dishonest, fraudulent billing associate company via Video Professor connecticut
Membership automatic within specific days after ordering vidio professor training CDs. Billed my MC for $139.00 for a membership kit in home decorating I did not receive.
Other company ripoff through Priceline offer that activates in specific days automaticly. WebResReward (trave...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
341, Report:
#48799
Posted Date:
Mar 13 2003
Video Professor Rip-off I ordered a CD thinking I was just paying the $6.95 My debit card was charged $69.95 Denver Colorado
I ORDERED A CD FROM THE INTERNET. I WAS UNDER THE
IMPRESSION THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE CHARGE ME SHIPPING
AND HANDLING OF $6.95 INSTEAD THEY CHARGED MY DEBIT CARD
$69.95. WHEN I FINALLY GOT A HOLD OF THEM, THEY STATED
THAT THEY SENT ME 3 CD'S AND HAD A TRIAL OF 10...
Entity
Categories: TV Advertisements
342, Report:
#43080
Posted Date:
Jan 28 2003
Magazine Service Center & Video Professor fraudulent charges ripoff business Connecticut
I ordered some cd's from Video Professor and was offered FREE magazines to try out. I was not told that this was a subscribtion and did not authorise Video Professor to subscribe me to any type of recurring charges from a third party. Apparently they (Video Professor) gave my credit...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
343, Report:
#42028
Posted Date:
Jan 19 2003
Video Professor ripoff deceptive company Internet
Subject: Rip off by video professor
I tried to order the video professor (the organizer was to be a free gift) in early Dec of 2002. Jan it was not here .
I called to see what the problem was, and was told that whoever took down the # had possibly made a mistake so I reordered...
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
344, Report:
#32529
Posted Date:
Oct 14 2002
Video Professor dishonest promotions ripoff Ordered one free CD paid shipping sent 3 CD's billed $59.95 if don't return two of these Lakewood Colorado
Ordered one free CD for Windows XP as shown on TV.
Salesperson tried to sell me all kinds of other items and promotions, I said no I didn't want these. Said several times over I wanted only the one free video and would pay shipping charges.
Told him I did not want to return ...
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
345, Report:
#32296
Posted Date:
Oct 11 2002
Video Professor, Inc. ripoff beware of providing credit card or checking account #'s ripoff deception Lakewood Colorado
if ordering tutoring cd's about computers, send only money orders or cashier checks. If they have access to your credit cards or checking accounts, they will send additional items that you did not request, and charges will be made to your account.
I do not normally do business w...
Entity
Categories: Computer Training & Education
346, Report:
#23586
Posted Date:
Aug 23 2002
Video Professor ripoff Non Free Computer Lessons Denver Colorado
I ordered this companies free lesson on how to use the internet. They sent me three CD Rom Disks. Two of them were free, however, in order to complete the entire course you had to use all three disks. The third disk cost $59.95!
To me this was not a free lesson, but a way to...
Entity
Categories: Computer Classes
347, Report:
#2259
Posted Date:
Aug 14 2002
Video Professor-the Company from Hell.
I ordered the Video Professor CD-ROM set via the telephone. I checked it out, then decided it did not meet my needs. So I did like they said and called the toll-free number listed before the ten-day trial was up to get information on where to return the set. I gave my telephone n...
Entity
Categories: Computer Training & Education
348, Report:
#20228
Posted Date:
May 05 2002
video professor sent duplicates and when duplicates return to them would not exchange or refund fraudulent ripoff business television internet
sent duplicates and when notified and duplicates returned to them kept charging my visa and would not exchange duplicates or refund the overcharge
ronald
winchester, Virginia
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
349, Report:
#19694
Posted Date:
Apr 29 2002
Video Professor ripoff mislead with shipping cost then nailed me Lakewood California
I purchases a titorial CD-ROM that was promoted on television as FREE. A one time shipping charge was listed as $6.95. About 3 weeks after I got the CD-ROM, I saw a charge of $59.95 on my credit card statement. I called the video professor. They said that I had to return a seperate ...
Entity
Categories: Tutoring
350, Report:
#17381
Posted Date:
Mar 22 2002
video professor not far to people whochose not use credit card fraudulent ripoff business Lakewood Colorado
I called the consumer affairs department for this video professor for an address. So I could learn to navigate some of the progams I have on my computer.
They gladly gave me an address, but to me that the free offer is only good for use with a credit card. If I wanted to send...
Entity
Categories: Computer Classes