26, Report:
#548421
Posted Date:
Jan 01 2010
John W. Scherer - Video Professor I took VideoProfessor up on a trial offer and was given the run around when I wanted my money back Internet
I ordered a Video Professor computer learning cd on a trial, money back offer. I returned the material within the ten days and they charged my account anyhow. I called them and they said I should have my money within 10 to 15 days.. It is going on 2 months and seve...
Entity
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education
27, Report:
#542281
Posted Date:
Dec 19 2009
Video Professor / Scam Artist No refund after 2 1/2 months, Internet
I ordered the e-bay software with a 14-day trial period and needed more time since I was out of town. Called customer service and was granted 30 more days. I returned the unused program within the 30 days and still cannot get a refund!!! I have called several times...
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
28, Report:
#541260
Posted Date:
Dec 17 2009
Video Professor Refusing to give me a return authorization for a refund Denver, Colorado
I have been trying for several months (prior to my expiration date) to obtain a return authorization and the company just kept extending my return date.
I finally got tired and asked them to just give me an authorization to return the videos and they told me on the September...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
29, Report:
#537997
Posted Date:
Dec 12 2009
Video Professor Founded By John W. Scherer Scammed me and failed to refund my money. Internet
In early October, I ordered tutorial cd's from Video Professor. I received the order well after the expected arrival date. Upon having the cd's in my possession for less than 10 days, 189.95 was withdrawn from my bank account.
I immediately called Video Professor...
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
30, Report:
#467347
Posted Date:
Dec 09 2009
Project Payday Front Company, set up to motivate you to be victimized by scammers Internet
Project Payday provides motivation to mostly, desparate people to become victims of unscrupulous business people. Besides Video Professor, Government Grants is an ongoing ripoff. They help ripoff the poorest of the poor, people living hand to mouth, payday to payday, and barely ge...
Entity
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
31, Report:
#533257
Posted Date:
Dec 04 2009
Video Professor This compant is a RIPOFF!! They have yet to issue my refund and its been 2 months since i returned the product, Internet
I got video professor accidentally, from another offer site. It was for a $1000 IKEA gift card. It was only after I order the Video Professor HTML system, did I realize that I would have to spend more than $1000 on the offers to get the stupid gift car, so I stopped, but it was too ...
Entity
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education
32, Report:
#519683
Posted Date:
Dec 03 2009
Video Professor - QuickBooks Free trial cost me $189.95 plus $19.95 S & H plus I had to pay to ship discs back. Denver, Colorado
Video Professor offers you a Free Trial for 30 days but bills your credit card within 5 days for shipping that was supposed to be $9.95 but I was charged $19.95. Then within 10 days of ordering the Free Trial I was charged $189.95 for the 30 day Free Trial. I called Cust...
Entity
Categories: Computer Classes
33, Report:
#524221
Posted Date:
Nov 20 2009
VIDEO PROFESSOR 30 days later and still haven't gotten my refund lakewood, Colorado
30 business days later...
video professor has not refunded my money and i've been just told it may take up to 15 days more before it's processed.
the problem with that is i've read from many articles that people are still waiting months later to get their refunds..
i reported thi...
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
34, Report:
#523075
Posted Date:
Nov 12 2009
John W. Scherer - Video Professor Scam/Theft Internet
So I ordered the free trial of Video Professor (VP), but get this. I never even received
it! It never came in the mail, and I never even set eyes upon it.
But of course, I got charged $6.95 (twice for some reason) and $189.95
for the CDs. $189.95 for a CD lesson about HTML?! Bi...
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
35, Report:
#522680
Posted Date:
Nov 11 2009
Vidio Professor gave me the best learning experience I have ever had Denver, Colorado
I just got billed $189.00 for the second time for my free cd' from the learning professor. Free costs a lot more now than what it used to.
The customer service representative that I spoke with told me that their policies are clearly stated on their website. I did not go to their we...
Entity
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education
36, Report:
#520069
Posted Date:
Nov 05 2009
Adaptive Tech Co. Video Professor Adaptive Tech Co. Is a Scam, There is no real job offer with this company Internet, Texas
I also recently applied to an Office Clerk Position posted on craigslist.com under listing number 1419171672. They were offering $16 an hour for a position that required experience with the Microsoft Office Suite. Below is the actual reply e-mail from an artificial perso...
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
37, Report:
#519003
Posted Date:
Nov 03 2009
The Video Professor They pay me without my pression it is cost me 189.95 and they only pay me 75.00..it is not fair. Internet
They stolen my debit card.
Entity
Categories: Internet Fraud
38, Report:
#518876
Posted Date:
Nov 03 2009
The Video Professor I ordered the free lesson and agreed to pay postage of 6.95. my account was charged $189.95. by the time I got my visa bill they said my ten days to return it was up. I never agreed to be sent 189.95 Internet
I ordered a free video from Video Professor on the Internet. I gave them my visa number for the $6.95 shipping. Later I found my credit card had, not only been charged the 6.95 but also $189.95. I called and they told me my ten days to send it back was up. I told them I d...
Entity
Categories: Attorney Generals
39, Report:
#518872
Posted Date:
Nov 03 2009
The Video Professor I ordered the free lesson and agreed to pay postage of 6.95. my account was charged $189.95. by the time I got my visa bill they said my ten days to return it was up. I never agreed to be sent 189.95 Internet
I ordered a free video from Video Professor on the Internet. I gave them my visa number for the $6.95 shipping. Later I found my credit card had, not only been charged the 6.95 but also $189.95. I called and they told me my ten days to send it back was up. I told them I d...
Entity
Categories: Attorney Generals, Miscellaneous Companies
40, Report:
#512307
Posted Date:
Oct 20 2009
Video Professor John Scherer Founder/CEO Video Professor processed my credit card 9 days after I received merchandise. They say it will take 30+days to process a refund. Reps and supervisors very rude! Lakewood, Colorado
Video Professor charged my credit card $189.95 9 days after I received the merchandise. Thay have a 10 Day Free Trial. Refused to refund the $189.95 Company offered a free 10 day trial of merchandise. I received the merchandise on the 10th of October. I called Video Professor today ...
Entity
Categories: Tutoring
41, Report:
#502766
Posted Date:
Oct 01 2009
John W. Scherer - Video Professor, Canceling an order is impossible!! Internet
After attempting to place an order, I became wary of the sales person because she had pharses such as you get the first disk for $6.95, the second one is $79.00 (not exact) and if you don't cancel within ten days the thrid one mailed to you for $183+/-. I told her I did ...
Entity
Categories: Computer Classes
42, Report:
#500850
Posted Date:
Oct 01 2009
KICKFLIP INC., Gambit GetGambit.com, KickFlip, Inc., GAMBIT SCAM; BBB rating is an F-DO NOT COMPLETE Offers for Reward points!!! SAN JOSE,, California
DO NOT COMPLETE www.GETGAMBIT.COM aka Gambit rewards points Offers!!!
I, along with NUMEROUS others have repeatedly attempted to complete offers via Face book Mafia Wars ( and other sites) through the GAMBIT rewards system. I have submitted repeated evidence of purchases an...
Entity
Categories: Consumer Services
43, Report:
#502074
Posted Date:
Sep 30 2009
Video Professor, Inc. John W. Scherer Video Professor Industries Is there a class action lawsuit againest the Video Professor?! Internet
Like many who wanted to try this company out, I ordered just the free lessons. To my surprise, I got charged $189.95 for the full lesson. What should have red flagged this for me was the fact that I did not receive a copy of my order enclosed with the product. I got the RMA authoriz...
Entity
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
44, Report:
#349988
Posted Date:
Sep 24 2009
Video Professor Did Not Refund Denver Colorado
Ordered around the end of March. They tried to sell me other things, but I refused - even requested that they cancel my order, but they claimed they couln't at that point. Received the item in the mail nearly a month later. Called to arrange return and refund. Followed their directi...
Entity
Categories: Computer Training & Education
45, Report:
#499690
Posted Date:
Sep 24 2009
VIDEO PROFESSOR I ordered a free disk, paid s&h, and was debited $189.99. Customer service is rude and always gives me the same answer...waited on the 30 days for refund and after 30 days, find myself with no money Internet
I signed up for the free disk trial of videoprofessor.com and was promptly debited $189.99 for the full lessons, which I had not signed up for. After returning the free disk, the customer service rep. told me that I should receive a full refund within 30 business days. After have wa...
Entity
Categories: Computer Classes
46, Report:
#499314
Posted Date:
Sep 23 2009
Video Professor is a Scam Artist! Represented offer at $6.96 - snatched $189.95 from my account! Denver, Colorado
I ordered a CD by phone August 29, 2009 after being told that I would be charged only $6.95 for S & H. The salesman insisted that I accept two more CDs with 30 days to examine them. If I failed to return one of the CDs within 30 days I would be charged $189.95 for the entir...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Office Services
47, Report:
#497731
Posted Date:
Sep 20 2009
John W. Scherer Ceo - Video Professor Customer Service Refund Nightmare Lakewood, Colorado
7/07/9 Ordered7/10/9 Received7/16/9 First call - left message7/17/9 No return call, sent eMail7/21/9 Account Charged $189.957/21/9Called and got through to a live person. Told it would take 3 or 4 days to get a return call from the busy queue, After pointing out that a a 3 to 4 day ...
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
48, Report:
#496680
Posted Date:
Sep 18 2009
John W. Scherer , Video Professor Total scam which preys on the unsophisticated and the elderly Denver, Colorado
This is the smoothest scam I have ever come across. We have all seen the TV ads with the avuncular John Scherer,(sp) assuring you that he knows how frustrating it is not being computer literate, but he is so confident in his product, that for the first order all you have to pa...
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
49, Report:
#496179
Posted Date:
Sep 17 2009
The Video Professor Trusting soul on his adds, deep in your pocket when you order, Internet
i had just bought a new digital camera and thought I should learn more about it's use. I've seen the adds many times ( as we all have ) for free learning cd's from Video Professor. I order online for my FREE cd plus s/h at $6.95, a week later I get this box filled with discs, what a...
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
50, Report:
#494630
Posted Date:
Sep 14 2009
Video Professor, Inc is a RIP OFF!!. Everyone that work there are scam artists.!!!!! denver , Colorado
teri, tustin, CA
I had ordered the photoshop 7.0 online on 6/20/09, i had 7-10 days to call them to cancel and can keep 1 cd and send 2 cds back. called them on the 10th day to cancel but they said that i had called too late. that i was already charged 189.00 ,...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Fraud