26, Report:
#398198
Posted Date:
Dec 05 2008
Universal Gas ElectricUniversal Gas & Electric Lies and Threats Southfield Michigan
My fiancee and I are college students living off campus in a rented house with other students. Last year she had all utilities in her name handled the money collection and payments for the house. A Consumer's Salesman came to our door offering their services, saying we would save ...
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Categories: Utility Companies
27, Report:
#373028
Posted Date:
Sep 15 2008
Universal Gas And Electric Universal Gas and Electric IS the most horrific SCAM you could ever come across Southfield Michigan
Almost a year ago I signed up with Universal Gas and Electric. The salesman did not only exaggerate that I would be saving a lot of money signing with them, I was fully taken advantage of. I had just that week moved into my new home after living in an apartment.
I was used to an a...
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Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
28, Report:
#369918
Posted Date:
Sep 05 2008
Universal Gas & Electric They are claiming I broke the contract and want $250.00. I did not break this contract. My wife and I lost our home to foreclosure Southfield Michigan
We signed with Universal Gas& Electric in 2007. My wife and I have ran a licensed day care from our home for seventeen years but due to Michigan's very poor economy we lost many of the kids in our care and never recovered. We tried to make our mortgage payments even asking several ...
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Categories: Consumer Services
29, Report:
#368611
Posted Date:
Aug 31 2008
Universal Gas And Electric Corporation misleading sales tactics Southfield Michigan
a little over a year ago, my husband and i were approached by an universal salesperson. he said that we would save alot of money by signing with them. we were foolish and believed him. we signed for the home we live in and the vacant rental house we had. he knew it was a rental and ...
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Categories: Utility Companies
30, Report:
#319994
Posted Date:
Aug 30 2008
Universal Gas & Electric Misrepresented Contract at time of signing Southfield Michigan
A representative from Universal Gas & Electric rang my door bell and explaoned to me that I could save money on my gas bill by contracting with their company. I asked him how much and he stated the savings were significant in one year. I also asked him if I could cancel the contract...
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Categories: Bait-and-Switch
31, Report:
#368159
Posted Date:
Aug 29 2008
Universal Gas And Electric Corp misrepresentation of contract violation of full disclosure fraud Southfield Michigan
I was approached by Universal gas salesmen to sign on to thier program to supply gas to my two commercial buildings . I asked if I could switch at anytime , without any penalties . I would never enter into an arrangement I could not get out of , at anytime without penalty . Who am I...
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Categories: Consumer Services
32, Report:
#358105
Posted Date:
Aug 01 2008
Universal Gas And Electric Corporation Price Protection Plus SCAM Southfield Michigan
When a representative from UG&E comes to your door, SLAM IT IN THEIR FACE!
They will try and talk up their company like it is going to save you SOOO much money, when in all actuality, they lie to your face, and get you to sign the contract so you are locked in for FIVE YEARS!! Th...
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Categories: Electrical Services
33, Report:
#357001
Posted Date:
Jul 29 2008
Universal Gas And Electric - AVOID AT ALL COSTS! High Pressure Liars Southfield Michigan
Universal Gas and Electric showed up at my door on April 15 (tax time). They played on the fears of rising gas prices and claimed that with a 20% discount, they would save me lots of money on my natural gas bills over the next five years. I expressed concern over being locked in for...
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Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
34, Report:
#355274
Posted Date:
Jul 24 2008
Universal Gas Bogus Company Univeral Gas & Electric rips off you and the gas company Southfield Michigan
Universal Gas & Electric representatives solicited my neighborhood. They said they could offer substantial savings to my gas bill and asked to see my previous bill from Consumers Energy.
They then said if I was interested in saving money to sign up on the paper they had on the...
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Categories: Consumer Services
35, Report:
#228260
Posted Date:
Jul 04 2008
Universal Gas And Electric Ripoff SCAM deceiving representatives and unhelpful customer service Southfield Michigan
A representative from this company came into our business with information on how to keep our energy and gas bills at a low cost. The representative told me that they would protect us against Consumers Energy raises our bills (rates). He showed me a chart on the increasing rates fro...
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Categories: Electrical Services
36, Report:
#346794
Posted Date:
Jul 02 2008
Universal Gas And Electric Company MADE THE POOR, POORER, AND MORE DESPERATE WITH NO UTILITIES LIARS LIARS LIARS Southfield Michigan
Being a low income family living on $480.00 a month until disability goes through, the thought of saving money on my utilities in the winter was a God send. (So we thought). When we started getting charged $l.04.9 instead of .76 a ft., for gas heat, we were done with. In our case...
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Categories: Utility Companies
37, Report:
#343566
Posted Date:
Jun 25 2008
Universal Gas & ElectricUniversal Energy Group $260 some cancellation fee, I bought a house and moved. In Collections now!! Toronto Ontario Canada
Because there is so much other information, let me provide some reference material to back it all up.
From the State of Michigan, (they have to appy and be approved for thier operations first)
http://efile.mpsc.cis.state.mi.us/efile/docs/15420/0002.pdf
of particular interest ...
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Categories: Bait-and-Switch
38, Report:
#343119
Posted Date:
Jun 23 2008
Universal Gas & Electric How to pay 26% more for Natural Gas Southfield Michigan
I interviewed for a job with the Canada based company, Universal Gas & Electric (UGE) in May of 2008, at their behest.
I was assured that this was a one on one interview, but was actually a cattle call presentation (Lie #1).
Due to deregulation in Michigan, they are able to cha...
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Categories: Utility Companies
39, Report:
#336353
Posted Date:
Jun 04 2008
Universal Gas And Electric Misleading Sales Information, Failure to follow State Guidelines, Double normal rates Southfield Michigan
I entered in to a contract with Universal Gas & Electric. I was mislead as everyone else was about being locked in and saving money. Termination fee is 200 dollars which in the month would pay for itself, because now I'm paying double for my gas. It's clear the representatives pull ...
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Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
40, Report:
#307313
Posted Date:
May 23 2008
Universal Gas & Electric Corp. lied Southfield Michigan
My fiance' was contacted by this company. She was convinced to sign up with this company to keep the utility rates from rising. Our bill has actually risen and now there is an additional charge applied to my account now as DTE is charging $21.77 and the bill itself (for the gas) has...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
41, Report:
#333133
Posted Date:
May 17 2008
Universal Gas & Electric Check Your Gas Bills What A RIP-Off Southfield Michigan
What A Rip-off year half ago try to cancel with Scammer Universal Gas And Electric company because there sales rep made Unauthorized person at my business sign five years contract with them they did not cancel it without cancelation fee. Now since the price of Gas is goen up they a...
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Categories: Door to Door Sales
42, Report:
#330208
Posted Date:
May 12 2008
Universal Gas & Electric I tried to cancel after I had seen how high my bill went up. My bill was due on Feb.2nd,so I call befor that to cancel. I explained that we were seniors and I was disabled and on a lot of medication so therefore we couldnot afford these large bills not to mention iwas not as it had been explained when i signed up in the summer. It was left at that. Southfield Michigan
I was led to believe that my account would be cancelled after my first call. I was hospitalized not long after that and kind of just let it go. when I was released i still wasn't well and was hospitalized again within a couple weeks,this time by ambulance,which I have no memory of. ...
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Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
43, Report:
#331065
Posted Date:
May 07 2008
Universal Gas & Electric Corp Door to door Robbery! Burton/Flint Michigan
These crooks lied and trapped me into a five year contract. I have been trying to cancel them all winter! But they demand a $250 fee for that privlege! Do they expect a bonus for ripping us off? They promised me the lowest heating gas prices and that it would never be more than what...
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Categories: Utility Companies
44, Report:
#323878
Posted Date:
May 03 2008
Universal Gas & Electric high-powered sales pitch warning that DTE will raise rates 250% per CCF 25 Sheppard Ave. West, Ste. 1700, Toronto Ontario
Back in September, 2007 a salesman arrived at my door at about 7:45pm. He told me as a service to consumers, he was ready to sign me up to switch my natural gas supply service to his company (Universal Gas & Electric). He told me that the cost of natural gas was going to sky-rocke...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
45, Report:
#328790
Posted Date:
Apr 25 2008
Universal Gas And Electric lied about the prices of the gas from consumers engery Southfeild, Michigan
I was outside cleaning my yard, last May or June 2007and a man came up my driveway told me that comsumers engery, was gonna raise the gas so that it was unbeliveable, but he could fix it so that my gas didn't raise for 5 years, that got my attention, I am raising my son alone and I...
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Categories: Utility Companies
46, Report:
#324096
Posted Date:
Apr 06 2008
Universal Gas And Electric Corpo overcharged never recieved contract and wants 250.00 check to get out of contract Southfield Michigan
overcharge said it would save money on gas bill did not recieve cotract said would have to pay 250.00 to get out of contract
Chuck
owosso, MichiganU.S.A.
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Categories: Door to Door Sales
47, Report:
#322166
Posted Date:
Mar 30 2008
UNIVERSAL GAS & ELECTRIC THEY DON'T EVEN CHECK ID'S FLINT MICHIGAN
UNIVERSAL GAS AND ELECTRIC HAD ME SIGNED UP FOR A 5YR CONTRACT WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE BILL HOLDER. THEY CLAIM THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY MY SPOUSE AT WHICH TIME I WAS SINGLE!??? THEY CLAIM THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED IN MAY 2007 AND SIGNED BY MY SPOUSE. WELL I DIDN'T GET MARRIED...
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Categories: Utility Companies
48, Report:
#317172
Posted Date:
Mar 30 2008
Universal Gas And Electric Corp Double Charging Southfield Michigan
I have been getting over charged from Universal Gas and Electric. I have been getting charged from them plus the same amount from Dte. I don't feel this is right when they had said it would leave my bills the same amount. Due to this now i'm in shut off from their over-charge.
...
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Categories: Utility Companies
49, Report:
#318874
Posted Date:
Mar 29 2008
Universal Gas And Electric these people scammed me..facing utility shut off cant afford new bills Southfield Michigan
For all the UG&E execs rebuttals saying it's a small increase that will pay off in the long run are LYING TO YOU.
**See my original post on UG&E posted under universal gas & electric.
Heres the TRUTH people.
My Jan 2008 bill while still with DTE is as follows
134 CCF......
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Categories: Utility Companies
50, Report:
#322072
Posted Date:
Mar 29 2008
Universal Gas Corporation Yes I sign up they saiod it would lower my consumer bill come to find up my bill up. Michigan
Yes I am warning people not to sign up with Universal Gas because. They are a rip off they keep scam people and that is not fair. I think ever body should get their money back this is what happen to me a man knock on my door. He told me who he is he told me let me see your bill so. ...
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Categories: Utility Companies