5826, Report:
#19605
Posted Date:
May 24 2002
Jobfinders International now Wellington Burke Ltd. ripoff deceipt misrepresentation fraud con artists fraudulent business ripoff late fees rip off scam con artists Woodland Hills California *EDitor's Comment
Jobfinders International (now called Wellington Burke, Ltd.)--
MISREPRESENTATION, DECEPTION and FRAUD!
21800 Oxnard St. Suite 470 Woodland Hills, CA
(818)710-7828
You are an experienced professional who is out of work.
Learning this, I make you an offer.
You give me $5000.,...
Entity
Jobfinders International (now Wellington Burke Ltd.)
Categories: Employment Services
5827, Report:
#21375
Posted Date:
May 23 2002
Inn of the Mountain Gods is a ripoff. Nationwide, USA
Several years ago, my daughter and I drove up from Texas for a nice long weekend, with a room at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, my first time to stay there, and needless to as my last. When we checked in we were met with not so very friendly staff. Ok, I let that slide, on our way do...
Entity
Inn of the Mountain Gods
Categories: Hotel
5828, Report:
#21045
Posted Date:
May 17 2002
Voicestream Wireless ripoff bait & switch incompetent billing & tech support Auburn Washington
Well, lets see... I started out with Voicestream a mere 2 months ago, after spending 3 months on their prepaid plan to establish a credit record with them...
Everything started out fine at first, a fairly good signal, calls always went out and came in without fail... Then mid Apr...
Entity
Voicestream
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
5829, Report:
#20027
Posted Date:
May 02 2002
AutoCarPartsDirect.com (Metro Salvage UK Ltd) Sold me a damaged car engine then changed company name (a legal loophole) to avoid paying a refund of 500 Bolton United Kingdom
I purchased an engine from AutoCarPartsDirect.com for my car. The courier responsible for delivery dropped the engine en route. AutoCarPartsDirect made a claim to get their money back from the courier but still delivered the engine to me. My garage signed for the engine as it was...
Entity
AutoCarPartsDirect.com (Metro Salvage UK Ltd)
Categories: Auto Parts
5830, Report:
#19730
Posted Date:
Apr 28 2002
Al Collins Graphic Design School Its the school of ripoff and scam artists!! Tempe Arizona
I went to Al Collins about 10 years ago. I was fresh out of high school and looking for a college to attend. I came across Al Collins and immediately started looking into it.
I made an appointment to speak to some woman about the school, what kind of technology and kind of degr...
Entity
Al Collins Graphic Design School
Categories: Trade Schools
5831, Report:
#19165
Posted Date:
Apr 20 2002
zwallet.com ripoff New York NY
I'm just adding a more details, from my own experience, to what's been said here already:
In my 3 weeks there,only ONE member, who goes by the name Richard Held, claims to have been paid. The introductory letter I was sent said several members are currently making $3,000 a m...
Entity
zwallet.com
Categories: Employers
5832, Report:
#18541
Posted Date:
Apr 12 2002
Bernard Haldane Lied from the first meeting on, my calls to there 800 # consumer complaint line were ignored. Columbus Ohio
I too was suckered in be Bernard Haldane. My fee was $6,500. They high pressured sold me all the way. In fact they lied about virtually everything they did.
They promised they would look for a job for me.
I asked them if they were head hunters. They said they were mor...
Entity
Bernard Haldane
Categories: Employment Services
5833, Report:
#16722
Posted Date:
Mar 13 2002
HY-VEE FOOD STORE ripoff spoiled outdated food, Moline Illinois
On three separate occasions I have had quality problems with the meat department at this store. Twice the date was good on chicken pieces,but on opening, the meat was well on its way to being spoiled.
The third time the date was purposely concealed under a stick-on tag displaying...
Entity
HY-VEE FOOD STORE
Categories: Grocery Stores
5834, Report:
#16516
Posted Date:
Mar 11 2002
FRESH START BE WARE! LIED TO US AND EVEN THEIR OWN BANK! deceptive company Ft. Worth Texas
My husband and I needed a car badly. We saw and add in the paper for Fresh Start Motors and called them...we spoke with a man named Ben.
He asked us a few questions and called us back to say that we were approved for a car. So, he said to bring a couple of bills in our name and a...
Entity
Fresh Start Motors
Categories: Auto Dealers
5835, Report:
#15672
Posted Date:
Mar 03 2002
BEST BUY? . . . IS A JOKE BECAUSE OF HRS-USA
With ENRON fresh on our minds, I thought Corporate America would be cleaning up its flaky accounting practices. However, at HRS-USA, these practices are the norm when it comes to financing a camcorder at BEST BUY.
It's real simple, they don't send you a bill one month, then hit...
Entity
HRS-USA - BEST BUY
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
5836, Report:
#14997
Posted Date:
Feb 26 2002
Crower Valvetrain Products (titainium retainer) broke and totaled my engine
I recently purchased a set of 16 Crower Titainium Retainers for my 2001 Acura Integra GSR. I had a few other performance modifications and decided to upgrade my Dual Valve Springs and Retainers to a high performance setup.
I did my research and found that Crower products seemed ...
Entity
Crower
Categories: Auto Parts
5837, Report:
#12769
Posted Date:
Feb 18 2002
BERNARD HALDANE ASSOCIATES STRIKES EVEN A SINGLE PARENT!!! - INDIANAPOLIS, IN *UPDATE full refund of $4860.00 ..Thank you!
I would like to start by saying thank you to all the Bernard Haldane Associate's victims who have wrote in prior to my report, especially to the former BHA advisor. Although it makes me realize how much of a mistake I made in trusting this placement firm, it's also refreshing to he...
Entity
Bernard Haldane Associates - Indianapolis
Categories: Employment Services
5838, Report:
#14333
Posted Date:
Feb 17 2002
Firestone ripoff, they will never get another penny out of us!
I must say, when all the furore about Firestone tires came about, we stood by them. For tires, they are excellent. We have Firestone tires on both our truck and our car. No problems. Service was great (albeit a bit slow) and we thought we had a good relationship with them. This ...
Entity
Firestone
Categories: Auto Repair Service
5839, Report:
#14079
Posted Date:
Feb 14 2002
Capital Choice Consumer Credit Scam
Thank God!!!! I am a freshman student in college, and I thought that a credit card for emergency would be helpful. So when Capital Choice sent me a mail, saying that I am guaranteed to a $5,00 credit limit and no 0% A.P.R. I thought that this was an awesome deal. So I wrote my ch...
Entity
Capital Choice Consumer Credit
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
5840, Report:
#14038
Posted Date:
Feb 13 2002
Capital Choice Consumer Credit - NOTICE TO ALL RECIPIENTS OF THIS RIP-OFF
Dear All - Some advice
I work in the direct mail industry, and am familiar with the thousands of credit card offers in existence. First things first:
- If an offer doesnt mention in the letter either VISA or Mastercard etc registered trademarks - IGNORE IT.
- If you didnt app...
Entity
Capital Choice Consumer Credit
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
5841, Report:
#13280
Posted Date:
Feb 04 2002
Ron's Tree Service, Rougemont. North Carolina Gets an :F in Customer Service and Resorts to Verbal Abuse When Asked to Correct Illegal Dumping Practices
I hired Ron Slaughter of Ron's Tree Service of Rougemont, NC, to remove about 35 trees on my property. I had used him before on a small job 3 years ago and was pleased with his expertise. I didn't question his bid and was promised that all debris would be either 1) chipped into mulc...
Entity
Ron's Tree Service
Categories: Landscape Companies
5842, Report:
#13251
Posted Date:
Feb 04 2002
Capitol Choice Ripoff Check NOT IN MAILThanks to the Ripoff Report
I was already approved.
Thanks to this website, I will not be mailing my check for $39.00. It is however, sitting on my coffee table, waiting for a stamp. I have had past credit problems and was hoping for an honest, fresh start. Now I WILL NOT BE FOOLED!! I will help in any wa...
Entity
Capitol Choice Consumer Credit
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
5843, Report:
#12859
Posted Date:
Jan 30 2002
Best Buy Doesn't Honor Warranty
This is a copy of a letter that I have sent to the local television station.
Thank you for taking the time to hear my problem. I appreciate the service that you offer and hopefully, you will be able to help me resolve the issues that I am facing. I am experiencing difficulty wit...
Entity
Best Buy
Categories: Computer Stores
5844, Report:
#12080
Posted Date:
Jan 21 2002
Bernard Haldane Rip Off Con Artists
This morning there is a major news piece in National Post -a Canadian daily, by Peter Kuitenbrouwer. While reading the story it reminded me my own exact experience with BHA in Toronto in 1981. I was fresh out of university and saw the appealing ad in one of the papers. I was called ...
Entity
Bernard Haldane Associates
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education
5845, Report:
#2341
Posted Date:
Dec 27 2001
Ryan Homes aka NVR, Inc. ..... Sells Large on Quality and Service - But Delivers Short.
The prospect of a brand new home entices tens of thousands of people each year. As a new buyer, you have total control. You make all the choices - flooring plans to fixtures, ceramic, hardwood, or carpeting. Most of us revel in the opportunity to make our home exactly the way we wan...
Entity
Ryan Homes
Categories: Builders & Contractors
5846, Report:
#9888
Posted Date:
Dec 23 2001
Faulty Brake Repair, Automotive & Equipment Repair, Bill Gualdoni, Owner, Angels Camp, CA .
In October 2000, I brought my '73 Chevy pickup in to have the rear brakes repaired after I noticed fluid on the inside of the drivers side rear wheel fender.
Several days later I pick it up and paid $610.46 and drove it home. About a week later, I noticed fresh fluid on the insid...
Entity
Automotive & Equipment Repair, Bill Gualdoni, Owner
Categories: Auto Repair Service
5847, Report:
#9418
Posted Date:
Dec 18 2001
Nassau Marriot Resort & Crystal Palace Casino, do they ever respond to complaints? *REBUTTAL they are better than the others
I stayed at the crystal palace marriot in the bahamas during the recent hurricane my rate was supposed to be 165.00 per nightplus 100.00 food and beverage credit- at the front desk they gave me a rate of 108.00 per night plus 100.00 f & b credit. great i signed.because of the hurric...
Entity
Nassau Marriot Resort & Crystal Palace Casino
Categories: Hotel
5848, Report:
#9340
Posted Date:
Dec 15 2001
KFC bad case of food poisoning
Guess what it was last thurs night and we decided to get take out Kfc of course. What a mistake we are now suffering from a bad case of food poisoning.
Im from the uk but i will be doing all I can to cause havoc because my whole family are really suffering now and think its beca...
Entity
K.F.C
Categories: Fast Food Restaurants
5849, Report:
#9122
Posted Date:
Dec 12 2001
Automotive Engine Specialists Bad Repair Rip-off run-around shoddy unprofessional scam
I have an older car, a 1989 Dodge Daytona. I took the car to Automotive Engine Specialists LLC, or AES as they are often called. When I first dropped the car off, they told me it would be about a week, and about $1500. I called later on that week, only to find that they need a fe...
Entity
Automotive Engine Specialists L.L.C.
Categories: Auto Repair Service
5850, Report:
#8740
Posted Date:
Dec 06 2001
Auto-Tech Service Center Inc. Matawan, NJ Rip-off Repair Artist
I wish I had known about this site sooner....
Beware of Jason C. Bohal of Auto-Tech Service Center Inc. in Matawan, NJ. Ripped me off once and tried to do it again. Luckily I caught him.
Used his service center as a commuter lot. Calls me at work one fine day to tell me that m...
Entity
Auto-Tech Service Center Inc.
Categories: Auto Repair Service
