26, Report:
#834674
Posted Date:
Feb 07 2012
Supermedia Guy Sasso and sidekick Ran Credit When Stated They Would Not Internet
Reps from Supermedia came into my store to sell ad space in the Verizon Yellowbook. The rep, Guy Sasso, told me that they will not run my credit. A week later I received a letter from Supermedia that they ran my credit with Experian.
The rep, Guy Sasso, blatantly lied to me. Thi...
Entity
Supermedia
Categories: Computer Marketing Companies
27, Report:
#834069
Posted Date:
Feb 05 2012
Yellow Book Misrepresented, lied about price and service provided Cedar rapids, Iowa
I am a small business owner and was lied to and misled by the yellowbook representative. She told me she bought me the domain that would rank my business on google, but it actually takes you to my top competitor! She then switched the letters to a similar looking domain in the contr...
Entity
Yellow Book
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
28, Report:
#820138
Posted Date:
Jan 11 2012
YellowBook YellowBook USA, YellowBook 360, YellowBook Inc I was told by YellowBook that representatives lie just to get you to sign a contract Cedar Rapids, Iowa
THIEVES ......../WILL TELL YOU ANYTHING JUST TO GET YOU TO SIGN A CONTRACT.Rep comes into the office offering to build us a website. He had a lot of good things to say. So we figured $62 per month we would spend $750 for a website. We sign a contract for one year for a website....
Entity
YellowBook
Categories: Small Business Services
29, Report:
#799231
Posted Date:
Nov 17 2011
LocalOnline Yellowbook Scam, Fraudulent authorization to place advertising Internet
About a year ago I received a call offering to upgrade my current Yellowbook advertising. I was busy, but since I had just renewed my phone book ad I listened to the spiel thinking I'd get a better value for the money I just invested. Even though this company is NOT...
Entity
LocalOnline Yellowbook
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
30, Report:
#791915
Posted Date:
Oct 25 2011
LocalOnline Yellowbook Telephone Advertising Fraud calls you for free ad for 30 days pastes tape recordings together makes you say yes. Mahwah, New Jersey
Today 10-24-11 at 2:00pm I received a bill on invoice # LOYB5005005 with a letter stating that since we want to cancel service we owe $549.95. I called and spoke to a receptionist and to Janet John. Their statement is because we didn't cancel wit...
Entity
LocalOnline Yellowbook
Categories: Computer Marketing Companies
31, Report:
#777811
Posted Date:
Sep 17 2011
yellowbook usa Published incorrect ad, then wanted me to pay for it Uniondale, New York
In spring of 2009, A yellowbook sales rep walked into my office and started his pitch about how great and wonderful Yellowbook is and how they are the biggest in the country and have the highest customer satisfaction etc...etc...etc... as a new business owner I was looking for some ...
Entity
yellowbook usa
Categories: Advertising Agencies
32, Report:
#764541
Posted Date:
Aug 13 2011
D & J Auto Parts, Kumara Jayasuria and Salmini Jayasuria aka Jay Smith and Sally Smith D & J Auto Parts - THIEVES were sued in 2007 after an investigation by the IL State Attorney General and ordered to comply with state law. THEY DON'T LISTEN VERY WELL! Richmond, Indiana
D & J Auto Parts, 1234 S 9th St, Richmond, IN 47374, 765-966-3447, 888-910-2444, 888-910-0777 is a scam business owned by thieves. Yes, it is permissible to call someone who steals money from you a THIEF. According to this article, D & J Auto Parts was fined in 2007, ordered...
Entity
D & J Auto Parts, Kumara Jayasuria and Salmini Jayasuria
Categories: Auto Parts
33, Report:
#737758
Posted Date:
Jun 08 2011
Net Banner Ads netbannerads.com, netphrases.com Purchased search phrases for top listing placement that do not appear on any search engines as stated ,Internet
We purchased 3 phrases to start and were told we can change those phrases if they don't produce. We changed a couple times, then were told we can't change more than 1 time.
Their web states show well over 1000 hits/month, and it does send a cookie to us everytimje somebody enter...
Entity
Net Banner Ads
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
34, Report:
#733639
Posted Date:
May 26 2011
Michael Moncada YELLOWBOOK * Unrealistic Income Expectations, Liar, Scammer, Cheat! Don't trust this Man ! He will ruin your career! Roanoke, Virginia
Michael Moncada will lie to your face about how much income you will make with Yellowbook! Don't listen to this man he will tell you what you wan't to hear about Yellowbook and it's all lies! If you take a job with Yellowbook your making the biggest mistake of your life! ...
Entity
Michael Moncada YELLOWBOOK
Categories: Media
35, Report:
#731730
Posted Date:
May 23 2011
Global Reporting Network United Reporting Network Claimed they need a check for $3.25 for a processing fee for my prize money in the amount of $2,500,000.00. Westminster, Colorado
I got a letter in the mail stating I won a huge amount of money. I sent them a check for the processing fee, figuring if it was a scam the amount was only $3.25, oh well. They gave me an account number and all.
Little did I know that this was a scam! They proceede...
Entity
Global Reporting Network
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
36, Report:
#724052
Posted Date:
Apr 30 2011
Wholesale Escapes Wholesale Travel Connection BEWARE!!!, Fraudulent Claims and Guarantees, Horrible Customer Service Charleston, South Carolina
BEWARE of Wholesale Escapes!!!In January 2011 I attended a sales pitch by WSE. It was presented as a one stop shop for all travel needs. I do not like to spend hours shopping around, so I thought it would be great. I purchased a membership for $4049 that included 6 anytime (Primetim...
Entity
Wholesale Escapes
Categories: Travel Services
37, Report:
#579567
Posted Date:
Feb 28 2011
Portland Systems Steel Buildings Don Canale, Doug Sedivec, Brock Miera Steel Buildings Telephone SCAM Rip Off Beware Contractors Wheat Ridge, Colorado
I was contacted via telephone initially by Portland System's Steel Buildings Mike Schultz approximately August 2009. He said that my company CRC Konstruction & Koncrete Inc was chosen as one of a few to be selected to be Preferred Contractors to sell their steel Buildings. He sa...
Entity
Portland Systems Steel Buildings
Categories: Questionable Activities
38, Report:
#665245
Posted Date:
Nov 24 2010
BLUEYELLOWBOOK.COM OWNER - CPA Internet
I recently have had calls the past two days from people who talk to my receptionist. Since I had a prior part time helper screen all calls, she has also refused any calls coming in to me that have not been for business.
I believe they have bothered two other companies with th...
Entity
BLUEYELLOWBOOK.COM
Categories: Computer Fraud
39, Report:
#587362
Posted Date:
Mar 30 2010
Yellowbook USA Steve Crowl Failure to upkeep their end of AGREEMENT. Meridian, Idaho
Yellowbook USA=Integrity-free, corporate bully. My story.
I'm a small business owner in Boise, Id. My business had been advertising with Yellowbook for a couple of years. Although they had made a few mistakes with our ad, we stuck with them. As the...
Entity
Yellowbook USA
Categories: Advertising Agencies
42, Report:
#511677
Posted Date:
Oct 29 2009
Move4Less move 4 less, call 4 movers Move 4 Less in Las Vegas will screw anyone... customers, employees, and competitors Las Vegas, Nevada
Move 4 Less in Las Vegas will screw anyone... customers, employees, and competitors. I know this as FACT. I am an x-employee with inside knowledge of it all.
On local moves, they dont tell customers that the drive time is doubled or that they have a 300+% markup on all packing mat...
Entity
Move4Less
Categories: Moving & Storage
43, Report:
#392988
Posted Date:
Sep 24 2009
BlueYellowBook Billed a year later for services not authorized SCAM Aventura Florida
On 9/24/08 This company calls my business and says your subscription is up you need to renew or cancel but you must do it today. I asked what ad are you talking about, they proceeded to tell me that we had authorized them to put a web page and a online listing up on the net in the p...
Entity
BlueYellowBook
Categories: Advertising Agencies
44, Report:
#491297
Posted Date:
Sep 07 2009
Yellow Book misrepresenting my business by printing unauthorized ad copy Cedar Rapids, Iowa
I entered into an agreement with yellowbook USA to advertise my business here in San Diego. I supplied the yellowbook USA representative with print ready ad copy, which accurately described my company's services and it's branding, it was reviewed by yellowbook USA months before it w...
Entity
Yellow Book
Categories: Electrical Services
45, Report:
#484907
Posted Date:
Aug 25 2009
Lightfoot Associates Ripped off by this company! Alpharetta, Georgia
Early this year, I bought some email scraper software from a company called Lightfoot Associates. These people do not supply their city, state, or phone number, but I believe they are located in California, because I heard them mention that on their video. I was only allowed to deal...
Entity
Lightfoot Associates
Categories: Computer Software
46, Report:
#476568
Posted Date:
Aug 05 2009
Yellowbook.com Deceptive selling practices King Of Prussia Pennsylvania
I was contacted by Yellowbook.com. During the 1st phone call I asked if I could cancel after the 2 months that I pre-paid for were up and I was told yes I could cancel.
2 months rolls around, not one lead has been generated, so naturally I called to cancel, only to be told that t...
Entity
Yellowbook.com
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
47, Report:
#467178
Posted Date:
Jul 02 2009
YELLOWBOOK CANCELLATION EVEN BY RULES IS IMPOSSIBLE La Grande & Boise Oregon & Idaho
JUNE 9, 2009 -PURCHASE AD FOR YELLOW BOOK - WRoTE CHECK FOR $180
JUNE 10, 2009 -Try calling 800 number on business card and number is disconnected. I'm concerned.
JUNE 11, 2009 -CALL SALESMAN AND CANCEL. He says he will return check cause he hasn't turned it in.
JUNE 11, 2009 - ...
Entity
YELLOWBOOK
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
48, Report:
#440571
Posted Date:
Apr 03 2009
Yellowbook USA Cancellation is impossible...customer for life! King Of Prussia Pennsylvania
RE: Yellowbook, USA
March 31, 2009
Upon completion of our initial contract with Yellowbook in 2003, we had renewed for a couple of years. After several years of no marketing response from the ads we placed, we called our representative to cancel the account.
They instead ...
Entity
Yellowbook USA
Categories: Attorney Generals
49, Report:
#431793
Posted Date:
Mar 07 2009
Blueyellowbook deceptive marketing billed for services not ordered Aventura Florida
This outfit haS REPEATEDLY TRIED TO COLLECT A NON-EXISTING DEBT OF NEARLY $700.00 by phone, and now have sent a bill for that amount PLUS interest and a monthly fee. I will spend more than that on attorneys fees long before I ever give them a cent!
Lets hope all this turns into a...
Entity
Blueyellowbook
Categories: Advertising Agencies
50, Report:
#431712
Posted Date:
Mar 07 2009
Yellow Book USA, Yellowbook.com Hidden Cancellation Fee's the sales rep's don't tell you about Cedar Rapids Iowa
After reacently signing up for YellowBook.com advertising. I quickly learned what a mistake it was.
The local sales reps finaly convinced me to try some advertising with Yellow book after many visits to my office. They told me how easy it would be to cancel my advertising with th...
Entity
Yellow Book USA, Yellowbook.com
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive