4976, Report:
#21208
Posted Date:
May 20 2002
Cybersonic ripoff waste of time Carson California
I finally got my toothbrush heads. The thing is, I looked on my credit card bill and I was charged. This is stupid...I shouldn't be charged again. I was charged twice.
Anyhow, I called Cybersonic...and the lady there was very nice. I think they're trying to get their act to...
Entity
Cybersonic
Categories: TV Advertisements
4977, Report:
#20362
Posted Date:
May 09 2002
Bernard Haldane Associates Wichita, Kansas and John Buettner, VP High pressure scam artists con artist fake ripoff Wichita Kansas
Let me tell you about my Bernard Haldane experience. I first got the spam email from my resume posting on monster.com (which, by the way, is a violation of monster.com's Terms of Use).
I responded for the free assessment. I got a call from a lady who told me that the Vice Pre...
Entity
Bernard Haldane Associates
Categories: Employment Services
4978, Report:
#20484
Posted Date:
May 09 2002
Lowe's Home Improvement employee abuse, harassment, threats. Fairview Heights, Illinois
In October, my husband, whom is an employee of Lowe's was abused by another employee. She would also refuse to train him and would say things of a harassing nature to him. He reported this to management who sugar coated the situation and sent him on his way saying they'd take care...
Entity
Lowe's Home Improvement
Categories: Employers
4979, Report:
#20208
Posted Date:
May 05 2002
First Capital Consumers is a ripoff scam. Here is some info to help you get your money back. Toronto,Ontario, Canada & Buffalo, New York.
Like most of you I was contacted and offered a Visa and Mastercard, one with a $2000.00 limit and the other with a $2500.00 limit. They gave me a phone number and pin number and said all I had to pay was a one time processing fee of $99.00 for each card.
I stalled the guy and ...
Entity
First Capital Consumers
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
4980, Report:
#19623
Posted Date:
Apr 26 2002
Citgo Auto Service Willie Williams Charged us for things they didnt even do or buy for my car ripoff business from hell Charlotte North Carolina
I took my Blazer to be fixed at what i thought was a reputable company and they wanted to lie to me and give me the run around. I was without a vehicle for over a week. They charged me $461 bucks for a water pump that they didnt even replace.
They also tried to charge me for othe...
Entity
Citgo Auto Service (Willie Williams)
Categories: Auto Repair Service
4981, Report:
#10128
Posted Date:
Apr 25 2002
American Home Shield - heating repair
I called AHS because my heat wasn't working. They sent a technician from Climatech who spent 45 minutes in my attic, came down and told me he needed to change the thermocouple. He went out to his truck to get the part, went back into the attic for another 45 minutes. He came down...
Entity
Climatech
Categories: Warranty Companies
4982, Report:
#3208
Posted Date:
Apr 25 2002
Attorney Lawrence Bragg and Associate Stephen Roberts M.D. False Advertisement
In October 1992, we hired attorney, Lawrence Bragg and Associate to represent us in a car accident. In the yellow pages, his ad read, Worried about medical care and cost? No recovery, no fee. Lawrence Bragg, then referred us to his associate, Stephen Roberts for medical treatment. ...
Entity
Attorney Lawrence Bragg and Associate Stephen Roberts M.D.
Categories: Lawyers
4983, Report:
#19208
Posted Date:
Apr 20 2002
HWDSTARPIX aka Connie Celentano EBAY SELLER RIPS OFF BUYERS fraudulent ripoff business Ft. Mohave Arizona
On March 12, 2002 I won a photo on Ebay from HWDSTARPIX and I sent them a money order and I never received my photo. BEWARE OF THIS SELLER!!!!!
T.
Marysville, Washington
Entity
HWDSTARPIX aka Connie Celentano
Categories: Corrupt Companies
4984, Report:
#18787
Posted Date:
Apr 14 2002
Premier Health Trends ripoff dishonest fraudulent billing to a gasoline credit card consumer fraud ripoff Omaha Nebraska
I have been slammed in a most egregious manner as a result (says the FTC) of the new federal law, the Gramm, Leach, Bliley Act of July 2001.
On October 10, 2001 I received a piece of junk mail from a company I had never heard of, PremierHealth Trends, P. O. Box 241208, Omaha, NE...
Entity
Premier Health Trends
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
4985, Report:
#18208
Posted Date:
Apr 05 2002
CAPITAL CHOICE CONSUMER CREDIT ripoff thieves Miami Florida
I to was cheated by this same company and found out today when my husband went to the bank and saw where this company had charged us for a phone we never used. They are supposed to refund us. Guess time will tell.
Rae
Jacksboro, Texas
Entity
CAPITAL CHOICE CONSUMER CREDIT
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
4986, Report:
#17891
Posted Date:
Mar 30 2002
HRS-USA AKA Best Buy ripoff fraudulent billing practices and discriminatory, unresponsive customer service abused & mistreated Wilmington Delaware
I am in need of your assistance to resolve a problem regarding the matter with HRS-USA. In good faith, I had entrusted a person to pay off his debt with HRS-USA for the purchase of a computer in August of 2000. When I spoke with primary applicant about this matter on numerous occa...
Entity
HRS-USA
Categories: Corrupt Companies
4987, Report:
#16369
Posted Date:
Mar 09 2002
AAMCO, Kevin Braun, Customer Service Manager ripoff ripoff con-artists took us for all we had Fairview Heights Illinois
I own a 1996, Ford F-150, Eddie Bauer edition pickup truck with a manual transmission it has close to 80,000 miles. March 4,2002, after putting gas in the truck I went to change gears engaging the clutch and it never returned from the floor. I called a couple of places and talked w...
Entity
AAMCO, Kevin Braun, Customer Service Manager
Categories: Auto Repair Service
4988, Report:
#16208
Posted Date:
Mar 07 2002
Cross Country Bank - Relentless scam artists
If you are ever invited to obtain a Cross Country Bank credit card run for your life! These folks are the ultimate scam artists. They hit you with little charges that push you over your credit limit causing an over limit fee and if you are one day late with a payment they slap you...
Entity
Cross Country Bank
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
4989, Report:
#15926
Posted Date:
Mar 05 2002
Les Schwab Tire Center screws up, I lose $695, they tell me 'tuf luck,' goodbye
I ordered premium Centerline custom wheels which cannot be returned after they're made. Two Les Schwab techs went out and took extensive measurements of my car and ordered the wheels after I gave them $695 deposit.
Two months later the wheels arrived and upon trying to mount the...
Entity
Les Schwab Tire Center, Cliff Miller, Manager
Categories: Auto Tire shops
4990, Report:
#15208
Posted Date:
Feb 26 2002
GE CAPITAL AUTO FINANCE RIPOFF
1997....I BOUGHT A 1997 FORD TAURUS.... MY PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN
ON TIME AND CONSISTANT. AS I JUST READ FROM SOMEONE ELSE, THEY
HAVE POSTED MY PAYMENTS TO OTHER ACCOUNTS, CHARGED ME FRIVILIS
LATE CHARGES (THAT WERE UNFOUNDED...
THAT I WILL NOT PAY FOR)n THEY CALL CONSTANTLY, HA...
Entity
GE CAPITAL AUTO FINANCE
Categories: Financial Services
4991, Report:
#14208
Posted Date:
Feb 15 2002
ZOOM COPTERS SOUTHERN WIND LLC DISAPPOINTED CHILDREN RIP-OFF
WELL, I WILL TRY TO MAKE THIS BREIF. THIS THING CALLED A ZOOM COPTER WAS SOLD AT CHRISTMASAT AN AREA MALL. THE PEOPLE THAT WERE DEMONSTRATING IT DID A GREAT JOB OF FOOLING ALOT OF PEOPLE.
I PURCHASED FIVE OF THESE TOY HELICOPTERS FOR MY CHILDREN AND THEIR COUSINS.A FRIEND OF MIN...
Entity
SOUTHERN WIND LLC
Categories: Corrupt Companies
4992, Report:
#14098
Posted Date:
Feb 14 2002
Drop Zone Motor Sports / WEC Air Systems BAD CUST SERC. / Warranty
My ripoff happened in June of 2001. I ordered a set of custom air ride cylinders for my Honda Civic from The Drop Zone Out of CA. They did not have any of the product that I wanted in stock, so they ordered the product from a second vendor named WEC Air Systems. I paid over $3000.00...
Entity
Wally Phillips
Categories: Car Parts & Accessories
4993, Report:
#6161
Posted Date:
Feb 14 2002
PREMIER SAVINGS LOWER INTREST CREDIT CAR DSCAM *UPDATE Thank you Rip-off Report! *REBUTTAL Customer Service responds
CONSUMERS PLEASE BEWARE PREMIER SAVINGS. 13610 N. SCOTTSDALE RD. STE 10, SCOTTSDALE, AZ. THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS 1-800-208-1914. THEY SOLICIT PER TELEMARKETERS PROMISING VERY EASY TO GET REDUCTION OF INTREST RATES ON CREDIT CARDS.
YOUR CHARGE $279.00, YOU GET A PAMPLET TELLING...
Entity
PREMIER SAVINGS
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
4994, Report:
#13208
Posted Date:
Feb 03 2002
gateway rip off Hurley State Bank interest too high
interest rate is too high. i am paying 28% for a gateway computer i did not know that the rate is so high.
is the fair with interest rates falling all over the place, this is not please help with problem.
why pay 2,400.00 for a computer that i thought i was paying 1,700.00do...
Entity
gateway & hurley state bank
Categories: Computer Dealers
4995, Report:
#12830
Posted Date:
Jan 30 2002
Trek Alliance AKA Chesapeake Alliance Glen Burnie Maryland ripoff waste of time
I am 26 and I have been looking for a job for awhile now, and one of the ways I'm looking is by using the internet (specifically Monster.com). One day I received an e-mail message entitled Saw your resume and was encouraged to call the person back and set up a time to meet.
Well...
Entity
Trek Alliance/Chesapeake Alliance
Categories: Manufacturers
4996, Report:
#11208
Posted Date:
Jan 10 2002
Bait and Switch by Verizon Scam
Purchased a prepaid phone box based on advertising of cards that are good for 6 months. Withing 5 months they changed policies and the cards are good for 2 months.
Tried to get them to buy the phone back as I could not use it with other providers and they laughed and told me t...
Entity
Verizon
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
4997, Report:
#11022
Posted Date:
Jan 08 2002
Kazaa File Sharing Software installs an advertising Virus
The Kazaa File Sharing Software installs an advertising Virus that highlights key words in your browser software. It is a simple matter to remove and seems to cause no real harm, but it is annoying. The virus is installed by the Kazaa installation (kmd.exe) when you fail to turn off...
Entity
Kazaa
Categories: Internet Services
4998, Report:
#1430
Posted Date:
Jan 06 2002
CompUSA rip-off *REBUTTAL
Subject: CompUSA Service Night Mare and HP assisted that slowness
You may publish my name, and please add me to your list of people who have been ripped off by CompUSA.
I bought a HP Pavilion 6470Z from CompUSA on 2/13/1999. I purchase a 3 year onsite warranty with the sys...
Entity
CompUSA
Categories: Computer Service & Repair
4999, Report:
#10710
Posted Date:
Jan 06 2002
Health Management Associates, River Oaks Hospital
I had arthroscopic knee surgery in Nov. of 2001, as an outpatient at River Oaks Hospital in Jackson, MS. I was in at 7:00a.m and was finally seen at 8:00. I was out by 1:00 p.m. My bill from them, after my insurance company paid 80% was $1,180.00. This is outrageous!!!
I h...
Entity
River Oaks Hospital
Categories: Hospitals
5000, Report:
#7575
Posted Date:
Jan 04 2002
A-1 Auto Consultants- Rip-off lies Auto loan and lease assumptions
A-1 auto consultants claims to be an auto loan and lease assumption company who first contacted me over the internet claiming I would enter into a hassle free contract to sell my two vehicles. They claim to its would be clients that thier payments are made regardless of the buyers p...
Entity
A-1 Auto Consultants
Categories: Car Financing