3951, Report:
#15160
Posted Date:
Feb 26 2002
Expan Inc. in Chicago Area RIP-OFF SPEAKER SCAM ..Dynalab SDA 2.8 Signature Reference Speakers...The Rest of the Scam!
I got scammed by Expan Inc. operating out of suburban Chicago.
Was able to get my money back even though I didn't have a receipt. Other people on here seem to be throwing their hands up and accepting the loss, don't!
My Story
How the Scam Works
Chances are that you came acr...
Entity
Expan, Inc
Categories: Stereos
3952, Report:
#14292
Posted Date:
Feb 16 2002
UrbanQ won't send me my Qbate checks
UrbanQ owes me almost $3,500 of rebates from purchases made in June 2001 and up to now they still can't give me even an estimate date when they'll send me my checks. I've sent them numerous emails and even contacted them on the phone once but all they give me are standardized respon...
Entity
UrbanQ
Categories: Clothing Stores
3953, Report:
#13147
Posted Date:
Feb 02 2002
DOGG DIGITAL speakers rip-off in Escondido, California
My brother and I were leaving the Submarina in Escondido, CA when two guys approached us and asked us if we were interested in a Professional Home Theater system.
We dumbly went over to the back of their red suburban and fell into their story about their boss needing them to ge...
Entity
Paul Mark (if that is even his real name)
Categories: Stereos
3954, Report:
#12506
Posted Date:
Jan 26 2002
urbanq.com rip off doesn't send rebate check after all documentation filed
I ordered a pair of boys jnco pants from urbanq.com on May 5, 2001. The price for the pants was 89.99 with a rebate offer of 80.00.
After receiving the merchandise, I filed all the necessary documents to receive the rebate. Months and months went by with no rebate sent or rec...
Entity
urbanq.com
Categories: Corrupt Companies
3955, Report:
#12489
Posted Date:
Jan 26 2002
DO NOT SIT STILL--TACKLE URBANQ AND CLAIM YOUR QBATE
UrbanQ is not honoring its Q-bate promises(read preceding reports on this site.) Take a stand--contact the Better Business Bureau.
http://www.betterbusinessbureau.com.
Even if you are not comfortable complaining, you must do this if you have been burned by urbanQ. Action is yo...
Entity
urbanQ
Categories: On-Line Business
3956, Report:
#5591
Posted Date:
Jan 26 2002
UrbanQ.com - careless? poorly operated? Or totally DISHONEST SCAM. *Consumer Suggestion ..how to file charges *UPDATED info
RALPH LAUREN POLO SWEATER - $149.99
'QBATE' REBATE - $140.00
YOUR FINAL COST - $9.99 - FREE SHIPPING AND HANDLING
I should have paid attention to the early warnings - the first two orders I placed at the UrbanQ.com web site were confirmed by e-mail - but the merchandise and...
Entity
urbanQ.com - Urban Q-bate Processing Center
Categories: On-Line Stores
3957, Report:
#12421
Posted Date:
Jan 24 2002
Ripped off by Urbanq.com failed to deliver rebate checks
Urbanq.com does not send out the rebate checks within the timeline stated on their site. After many email inquiries, they kept on sending you different varieties of standardized excuses. Although I never got the ones that seem common to other consumers claiming no rebate codes on t...
Entity
urbanq.com
Categories: On-Line Stores
3958, Report:
#12343
Posted Date:
Jan 23 2002
No rebate money back for my Futura computer bought at Fry's electronics ripoff
I bought a Futura monitor from Fry's electronics in Burbank on November 23,2001 for $175. There was a $75 rebate promised to be paid back to me if I bought the monitor. I bought the monitor and sent the rebate in the very next day. It is now January 23, 2002 and I have gotten no ...
Entity
Likom USA
Categories: Computer Manufaturers
3959, Report:
#12084
Posted Date:
Jan 21 2002
UrbanQ.com -Failed to receive Q-Bates since due them in 9/01. Lots of excuses
After sending in my rebates back in May and being confirmed in August that my check had been sent, I did not receive anything.
Have contacted UrbanQ every month since October and all kinds of excuses, (batch of checks printed wrong, be patient, checks will be sent as soon as possib...
Entity
UrbanQ.com Qbate
Categories: On-Line Stores
3960, Report:
#5540
Posted Date:
Jan 20 2002
q-bate does not send rebates. rip off .. I ordered the gloves and sent in the rebate to no avail.
Has anyone received a rabate from Qbate? I would like to know what happened to mine?
Click here to read other Rip-off Reports on Qbate & urbanQ
Entity
qbate
Categories: Clothing Stores
3961, Report:
#12014
Posted Date:
Jan 20 2002
QBate Long Long Overdue- They blamed it on their Computer losing info.
On May 21,2001 I ordered a shirt costing $39.99and after the QBate, it was to cost me nothing. When I got the shirt, I was very disappointed- it was thin and made cheap and shoddy. Oh well, when I got my QBate it would be free anyway (or so I thought)
I followed the EXACT instru...
Entity
UrbanQ.com www.urbanQ.com
Categories: Corrupt Companies
3962, Report:
#11885
Posted Date:
Jan 18 2002
Medical Claims Processing Online - PHD rip-offs won't pay up!
Physician's Healthcare and Development refuses to refund my $300. There was an ad in my local newspaper regarding work from home with your computer. I called for details and the sales rep gave me misleading infomation, specifically, I asked if cold sales was required. I was told ...
Entity
Physicians Healthcare Development
Categories: Insurance Companies
3963, Report:
#11562
Posted Date:
Jan 15 2002
UrbanQ -- Just Another CyberRebate Ripoff
I placed three or four orders with UrbanQ.com over the course of a year. The first few orders went fine, but the last one, placed in April 2001, has been nothing but a problem. The rebate check was supposedly sent in mid-June 2001. I never received it.
I wrote to the company a...
Entity
UrbanQ.com
Categories: On-Line Business
3964, Report:
#11565
Posted Date:
Jan 15 2002
DOGG DIGITAL SPEAKERS Dispeakers
Same speakers, same scam. Selling out of a brand new suburban. Claiming to be sent mistakenly as part of a larger order.
Entity
DOGG Digital Speakers
Categories: Stereos
3965, Report:
#11592
Posted Date:
Jan 15 2002
urbanQ ripoffs not paying owed rebates
Same boat here, was owed rebates in August that have not been paid. I got the same Check printing services error over 2 months ago. 2 months is more than long enough to get things straightened out.
File your complaint with the NY Attorney general!
Click on Contact the AG's o...
Entity
urbanQ
Categories: Corrupt Companies
3966, Report:
#11522
Posted Date:
Jan 14 2002
URBANQ is a big rebate rip off. It does not refund Q-bates and keeps giving excuses that it had a check printing problem.
I bought merchandise from URBANQ in APRIL/MAY 2001 and my rebates were due in JULY and since then I have not received any Q-bates. They have been giving me lame excuses that they had check printing problem. They gave more than a couple of dead lines dates on which I would receive my...
Entity
Jitendra
Categories: Computer Manufaturers
3967, Report:
#11465
Posted Date:
Jan 14 2002
Dogg Digital Audio rip-off in Gainesville, Florida
I was coming out of the Circuit City on Tower Road in Gainesville, FL when a friend of mine was called to by a fat, ugly blond kid in his early twenties riding with his girlfriend and a chocolate lab.
He asked if we were interested in buying some speakers. We pulled over to in...
Entity
Dogg Digital
Categories: Stereos
3968, Report:
#11535
Posted Date:
Jan 14 2002
Fry's Electronics in Burbank CA Sells Used/Returns as Brand New
Got a AMD 900 mHz Duron processor that was supposed to be Brand New. The box has a label stating the product was returned by a customer. The unit is DOA and Fry's tells me to take a hike because I got it as a present and do not have a receipt. They are misrepresenting products. ...
Entity
Fry's Electronics
Categories: Audio & Electronic Retail Stores
3969, Report:
#11166
Posted Date:
Jan 10 2002
urbanq practices fraud?
Urbanq owes me $154. since December 2000. They repeatedly said the money will be sent. Now they request money to reprocess! I am considering a class action law suit. Any one interested?
Entity
urbanq.com
Categories: On-Line Business
3970, Report:
#10562
Posted Date:
Jan 09 2002
DOGG DIGITAL RIP-OFF SCHEME... just another shmuck
I had a guy approach my friend and I today (1/3/02) in Carlsbad, CA. (Just north of San Diego) He said his name was Al, and that he worked for a company called Tri-star Productions. There was the number he gave me.
It is a Sprint Vx.-mail, no company phone. He was driving a Whit...
Entity
Dogg Digital
Categories: Stereos
3971, Report:
#10850
Posted Date:
Jan 07 2002
START MART SCAM
I LOOKED IN THE YELLOW PAGES FOR A PLACE TO BUY A STARTER. SMART STARTS ADD BESIDES SELLING THE PART ALSO SAID HOME OF THE FREE INSTALL
I CALLED START MART FOR A PRICE TO INSTALL A NEW STARTER ON MY 1987 SUBURBAN. A YOUNG LADY BY THE NAME OF AMBER, WHO IS NO LONGER THERE, TOLD ...
Entity
START MART
Categories: Auto Repair Service
3972, Report:
#10879
Posted Date:
Jan 07 2002
Ripped off by Urbanq
On 6/6/01, I sent the required information to Urbanq to receive my rebates totaling $319.97. On 9/3/01, the rebates were in processing. I emailed Urbanq on 9/22/01 to ask how much longer and was told that they are currently processing thousands of checks and undergoing major site ...
Entity
Urbanq.com
Categories: Clothing Stores
3973, Report:
#10544
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2002
AT&T all 'round poor handling of customers ripoff.
I have two complaints, one with AT&T wireless and the other with AT&T broadband.
Let's start with the wireless issue. I was an AT&T customer for numerous years in Canada and recently relocated into the U.S. I decided to be loyal to AT&T and stay with their service. Also, I w...
Entity
AT&T Wireless and Alexandria at AT&T Broadband
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
3974, Report:
#10573
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2002
URBANQ RIPOFF They say check is sent but it's been 7 months ago
URBANQ ripped me off too. I ordered two separate orders and sent the rebate materials in and followed all instructions. They accepted the rebate materials as good and stated on their website that my rebate checks were mailed. I have been waiting and writing them. They keep making...
Entity
URBANQ
Categories: Corrupt Companies
3975, Report:
#8896
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2002
Lights, Camera, Rip-off! Beware of the eModel.com and ModelsOnly.com Talent and Model Scout Scam!
Have you heard of the new modeling scam company called Emodel? It's a company where they hire individuals such as myself to become a modeling scout. This company is spreading through out the nation like wild fire. No city or town is safe from this scam.. I want them to be exposed fo...
Entity
EModel.com, Inc./ModelsOnly Cosmetics
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies