6326, Report:
#6288
Posted Date:
Aug 22 2001
Capital Credit Alliance ripoff with nothing listed from the BBB only on Rip-off Report ..Thankful surfer
Hello,
I have received three of these cards in the mail just
this year alone. When I rec'd. the first one I
checked it out at the BBB.com and there home page had
a letter stating that the credit card could only be
used on their products and it does not work like a
regular cre...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
6327, Report:
#5792
Posted Date:
Jul 18 2001
Goodloe Realty Automatic Contract Renewal despite Cancellation, unprofessional & dishonest
Goodloe Realty in Dallas, TX managed my property for 2 years while I lived (and still do) in Sweden. It is known to Goodloe that I live abroad and have all my belongings in storage. During the 2 years we had a good tenant, but decided to sell the property.
Our mistake was to n...
Entity
Categories: Realtors
6328, Report:
#5589
Posted Date:
Jun 29 2001
Dish Network Satellite really dishes it out!! what a rip off scam! ..read the fine print
Our story begins in september,2000.Being enticed with all the ads about the benefits of satellite t.v.,we decided to sign a one year contract with Dish Network.In late Sept.
Our tech. arrived to install our new satellite system. When spring sprang in atlanta,so did the leaves on...
Entity
Categories: Satellite Dish Companies
6329, Report:
#5209
Posted Date:
May 21 2001
MyFamily.com & Ancestry.com--BEWARE billing practices & customer service
BEWARE: DO NOT JUST TELL A PERSON WHO CALLS YOU THAT YOU DO NOT WISH TO RENEW---YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED. THEY WILL BE GLAD TO CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION WHEN YOU CALL TO SAY YOU WANT IT CANCELLED, BUT THEY WILL NOT REFUND ANY MONEY THEY TOOK FROM YOUR CREDIT CARD FOR THIS A...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
6330, Report:
#4414
Posted Date:
Feb 09 2001
First Liberty Financial Gold Card is Not a Credit Card
As noted in the 12/21/00 report about First Liberty Financial, I received an application with a $10,000 credit limit on a Gold Card with 0% interest and a $49 application fee.
If you read the fine print, you'll see that this is not a credit card, but a credit limit with First Lib...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
6331, Report:
#1033631
Posted Date:
Dec 18 2000
inheritance probate loans / Mitchell Feinstein ..full of lies
these people change there company name often so I have listed the lawyer who owns and runs the scam (Mitchell Feinstine)
this guy researches families of those who have died and who is about to inherit money.
If the estate is in probate, the shady company owned by Feinstine
cont...
Entity
Categories: Lawyers
6332, Report:
#3551
Posted Date:
Dec 11 2000
Fitness Advantage Health Club Rip-off
They have you sign a ONE YEAR contract. You pay first and last month up front and then they deduct the balance monthly from your bank account or credit card. That should be 10 payments total. After all they give you ONLY one years membership, and a membership card that EXPIRES in on...
Entity
Categories: Health Spas
6333, Report:
#3957
Posted Date:
Dec 02 2000
Union National Bank *CONSUMER ALERT Rip-off ..NEVER authorize Direct Deposit
Quick warning: NEVER authorize Direct Deposit from First Union.
If you read their authorization form carefully, you will find that it not only authorizes First Union to transfer funds INTO your account, but also to WITHDRAW funds. There is at least one case of First Union illega...
Entity
Categories: Banks
6334, Report:
#3318
Posted Date:
Sep 12 2000
CIRCUIT CITY MISLEADING ADVERTISING
I RESPONDED TO AN AD FOR A NEW CELL PHONE & SERVICE. WITH THE PURCHASE I WAS ENTITLED TO A $50.00 MERCHANDISE CARD AND $20.00 IN GAS COUPONS. THE FINE PRINT READ THE $20.00 IN GAS CERTIFICATED WOULD BE RECEIVED INDICATING A DELAY AS IN A REBATE. THE FINE PRINT REGARDING THE MERCH...
Entity
Categories: Audio & Electronic Retail Stores
6335, Report:
#3016
Posted Date:
Aug 22 2000
Net 1st Visa/MC Ripoff--be careful!
I applied for a Net 1st Visa (they also offer MC) through a special offer that was on a Lotto/Game site that I visited. Not only did they charge my bank account an $89.95 processing fee the day I filled out the application, which was not what the site offered; they then sent me an ...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
6336, Report:
#2861
Posted Date:
Aug 08 2000
HouseHold Retail Services PO Box 703 Wood Dale, IL 60191
To Whom it May Concern: ( Copy of the Letter I sent to Household Bank)
By failing to read the fine print on the advance checks you so sent to me, will cause me to begin payments on my purchases before the contract date of January 2000. Upon receiving the checks I assumed the p...
Entity
Categories: Furniture & Furnishings
6337, Report:
#2739
Posted Date:
Jul 24 2000
Capital Credit, 20331 Irvine Avenue E#, Santa Ana Heights, CA 92707..Capital Ripoff
Today I received an interesting piece of mail offering me 15,000 in credit...for a GOLD CARD. I began to notice that there was no agreement attached with it, explaining such pertinent information such as: Billing Rights, Finance Charges, Optional Payment Protection, State Disclosur...
Entity
Categories: Credit Services
6338, Report:
#2302
Posted Date:
May 22 2000
SONY REBATE RIP-OFF
I bought a Sony computer in December 1999 that offered a $250 rebate. Sony issued the check on 01/20/2000, but it never arrived. The check, now over 90 days old, is void even if I did receive it. Sony states we cannot reissue a check unless we receive back the check sent to you earl...
Entity
Categories: Computer Manufaturers
6339, Report:
#2126
Posted Date:
Apr 21 2000
United Bank in Texas Bank Fraud/Usury consumer rip-off
This is in response to [email protected] (Scott Kilgore), who wrote a report on the United Bank in Texas: Scott, you are not alone.
This type of rip-off occurs every day all over this country. My roommate had a similar situation as a result of the bank paying an overdraft (w...
Entity
Categories: Banks
6340, Report:
#1976
Posted Date:
Apr 05 2000
Harlem Furniture
After delivering only a partial order(the non essentials of a bed room set)more than a week late from the delivery date(keep in mind,in the fine print later,they dont consider a verbal date a promised date).They said it would take another 2 weeks approximate for the rest of the orde...
Entity
Categories: Furniture & Furnishings
6341, Report:
#1947
Posted Date:
Apr 03 2000
Mail Box Etc. rip-off franchisees ....Sweet Deal Between USPS and Mail Boxes Etc. Not So Sweet for Some Store Owners
Mail Box Etc. rip-off franchisees
.... Sweet Deal Between USPS and Mail Boxes Etc.
Not So Sweet for Some Store Owners
Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE) franchised store operators began to receive their U.S. Postal Service Authorized Retail Outlet contract packages from the Postal Service...
Entity
Categories: Franchisors
6342, Report:
#1425
Posted Date:
Feb 28 2000
Federal Express doesn't cover loses
I'm not an experienced shipper. I recently shipped a package with FedEx valued at $1000, but failed to fill in that amount in the 'Total Declared Value' field of the airbill. When the FedEx pickup agent arrived, he was noticeably upset with me for not having an airbill and not ha...
Entity
Categories: Shipping Companies