51, Report:
#227806
Posted Date:
Dec 29 2006
Pre-Paid Legal - PPL MLM scam Deceptive I was involved 1997-1999 Fraud Ripoff Ada Oklahoma
I have read all this and the hype from some who portray they really are making BIG money. I DO NOT believe anything they say unless I can see the bank statements!
I invested my efforts, time, life, monies and thousands of hours marketing and wanting to make thyis work for me in a...
Entity
Pre-Paid Legal - PPL
Categories: Legal Process Services
52, Report:
#196505
Posted Date:
Dec 03 2006
Time Life Deceptive advertising on TV, had to ask their customer rep 3 times before he would reveal the price Nationwide
Time Life advertised a set of 10 CDs with 150 songs of the 70s on TV, without making it clear what the product would cost. Instead they limited their information to $ 10 for a trial period making it sound like these 10 CDs would cost $ 10,- For the first 500 callers they would w...
Entity
Time Life
Categories: TV Advertisements
53, Report:
#200897
Posted Date:
Jul 13 2006
Time-Life Music Phone Robot won't let you cancel, hanging up produces a 5 CD order Virginia Beach Virginia
I try to order the 2 CD set of Love Songs seen on TV many times. The phone robot answers and collects your Credit Card no.first thing, then the robot trys to sell you a 20 CD order, you have to listen to the whole robot pitch and decline at the end, then it trys to sell you the 10...
Entity
Time-Life Music
Categories: Mail Order Services
54, Report:
#189844
Posted Date:
May 03 2006
CrystalVision Software Services, Micro Star ripoff, Fine print and confusing sales pitch Carlsbad California
I tried CrystalVisions trial offer and found out that their shopping site and once a month disk were both rip-offs. The prices on the sales site were far from being the best around. The downloads on the CD were the same you could find on several download sites.
Unfortunately, I d...
Entity
CrystalVision Software
Categories: Computer Software
55, Report:
#177086
Posted Date:
Feb 23 2006
Time Life ripoff of the 70's misinformation poor service charged almost $300, have no cd's and they have been NO HELP whatsoever Georgetown Ontario
I am very upset. I ordered the Time Life 'Hits of the 70's' and then the very next morning changed my mind. When I called the 1-800 number I was told that it was too late, the order had been shipped, and I would have to wait until it arrived to return it. So it came, and I paid a...
Entity
Time Life
Categories: TV Advertisements
56, Report:
#175094
Posted Date:
Feb 08 2006
WLI Reservations Rewards ripoff Fraudulent Removal of Funds from Bank Account Nationwide *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account!
While checking my account history, I discovered that $9.00 had been removed by reservationrewards. Since I had absolutely no knowledge of this company. When I called their 800 number, they informed me that they had gotten my info from Time Life, after I had ordered a CD from that co...
Entity
WLI Reservations Rewards
Categories: Travel Services
57, Report:
#157945
Posted Date:
Sep 22 2005
First National Benefits ripoff Charlotte North Carolina *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account!
In may of 2005 I was contacted on the phone by a repsentative of first national benefits and was informed that I had been selected to receive a government grant in the amount of 12,500. And all I had to do was review the benefit package for 7days and if I was interested i would be c...
Entity
First National Benefits
Categories: Consumer Services
58, Report:
#152098
Posted Date:
Aug 02 2005
AP9*CONNECTIONS ripoff Nebraska
I ordered a christian cd from Time life and now I am being charged $12.95 a month by a company named ap9 connections I have no idea what and why or who they are. I contacted the 800# on my bank statement and they said I ordered thier service when I ordred my cd, I explained to them ...
Entity
AP9*CONNECTIONS800
Categories: Internet
59, Report:
#151827
Posted Date:
Jul 30 2005
WLI ReservationR - reservationrewards.com - Webloyalty.com - Time Life Use Online Businesses to Rip You Off Norwalk Connecticut
I too found charges last month and this month when I reconciled my account. I did a search and found this site and I decided that I am not taking this!!! We all have the right to let these jerks have it so I am going to tell you what I did in hopes that everyone will do the same.
...
Entity
WLI ReservationR - reservationrewards.com - Webloyalty.com - Time Life
Categories: Computer Fraud
60, Report:
#149376
Posted Date:
Jul 12 2005
Time And Life dishonest sales calls and unauthorized charges to credit cards ripoff Virginia *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account!
I had ordered a gift from Time & Life at Christmas 2004 for my elderly father. In 07/2005, Time & Life made sales call to my father. My father did not authorize any purchase, however debit to my cerdit card was made and an order is due to ship out. They refuse to cancel. How can an ...
Entity
Time And Life
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
61, Report:
#131555
Posted Date:
Feb 16 2005
Simple Escape ripoff Oklahoma oklahoma*EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account!
On january 19,2005 I discovered that this company was debiting my account $14.95 since August 1,2004,I was raving mad. I called them and requested a refund because i had never authorized this deduction or ever profited from the charge and was unaware of the company or what it offere...
Entity
Simple Escape
Categories: Corrupt Companies
62, Report:
#129512
Posted Date:
Jan 31 2005
ATTENTION!911! EMPLOYEE INSIDE INFO TO ALL DEALING W/MWI ESSENTIALS, HOMEWORKS, CONNECTIONS, GALLERIA AKA WEST TELE. CORP ripoff; WEST TELEMARKETING CORP ENFORCES AGENTS TO READ SCRIPTS FAILURE RESULTS IN DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS/ TERMINATION ON THESE MWI ALIASES www.workathomeagent.com RIPOFF OMAHA Nebraska
I HAD BEEN LISTED UNDER WEST TELEMARKETING CORP/WEST TELESERVICE/ WEST TEL/ WEST BUSINESS SERVICES (NEW NAME AS OF 11/2004) AS A SO-CALLED INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR/ SELF-EMPLOYED- ONLY FOR WEST TELEMARKETING'S TAX PURPOSE; SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY TAXES ON ANY OF THEIR WORK AT HOME ...
Entity
MWI ESSENTIALS, HOMEWORKS, CONNECTIONS, GALLERIA, WEST TELE. CORP
Categories: Corrupt Companies
63, Report:
#126514
Posted Date:
Jan 09 2005
Government Grant Information Guide - Common Grant Information Guide ripoff Nationwide
On January 8, 2005 I received a call from a company saying they were Common Grant Information Guide. Stating that my college age daughter had qualified to receive a guaranteed grant for a minimum $8,000.00 to a maximum $25,000.00 The operator stated that we'd qualify because we had...
Entity
Government Grant Information Guide
Categories: Corrupt Companies
64, Report:
#118013
Posted Date:
Nov 15 2004
U TALK UNLIMITED - NET CHECK - CENTURION FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ripoff LAS VEGAS Nevada and Florida
Be aware of the scammers, these greedy people took my money and didn't send me a darn thing. I did not authorize any debits from U Talk Unlimited and they took 149.00 dollars out of my checking acct.
They were supposed to send me gas coupons worth over 200.00 dollars for only sh...
Entity
U TALK UNLIMITED - NET CHECK - CENTURION FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
65, Report:
#113063
Posted Date:
Oct 19 2004
Gotham City Apartments AKA Transworld Roommates AKA ML-1 rips off apartment hunters, uses bait and switch advertising, and hangs up on customers requesting refunds New York New York
As someone who has apartment searched many times in New York City, I thought this was useful information to anyone in an apartment search. It's hard enough to figure out whether you want to deal with a broker, to search through no broker fee ads only to find out there IS a broker f...
Entity
Gotham City Apartments
Categories: Real Estate Services
66, Report:
#110985
Posted Date:
Oct 01 2004
MWI*ESSENTIALS 877-244-8258 Or Membership Works Fraudulent Billing Omaha Nebraska
Literally five minutes before writing this I checked my billing statement online. It showed MWI*ESSENTIALS 877-244-8258 as the description and they charged my account $12.95. I then copied that description and pasted it in Yahoo Search and it led me here, and here I am.
Tomorrow...
Entity
MWI*ESSENTIALS 877-244-8258
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
67, Report:
#95662
Posted Date:
Jun 20 2004
Everest Consumer Services rip-off! Atlanta Georgia
I was contacted by Everest Consumer Services, 235 Peachtree St., Suite 4000, Atlanta, Ga. The was identified as Holly. She stated that I had been approved for a Master Card with no annual fees or restrictions and unsecured with cash advances. She stated that I had been selected from...
Entity
Everest Consumer Services
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
68, Report:
#74174
Posted Date:
Dec 05 2003
MWI CONNECTIONS ripoff MWI CHARGED MY CREDIT CARD AN UNAUTHORIZED CHARGE OMAHA Nebraska
MWI Connections, charged an unauthorized $96.00 to my mastercard account. Somehow they obtained my information because I have never heard of them. It appears they may have gotten my information when I ordered and item from Time Life. I am outraged that people like this are being all...
Entity
MWI CONNECTIONS
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
69, Report:
#59423
Posted Date:
Jun 03 2003
Time-Life ripoff deceitful billing scam for infomercial music cd collection Richmond Virginia
I ordered the Singer and Songwriters cd collection from Time-Life after seeing an informecial 2 years ago. The person who took my order over the phone was totally incompetant and needed to delete my order and start over several times.
The infomecial had stated that you could c...
Entity
Time - Life
Categories: Mail Order Services
70, Report:
#58656
Posted Date:
May 28 2003
NSS Magazine ripoff consumer rip-off fraud Stamford Connecticut
I sat down to balance my checkbook and to my avail there was a $42.00 charge I knew nothing about! So, I called the bank and they told me it was for NSS Magazine and gave me their phone number....I have been calling for a week or better and the number is ALWAYS busy!! After a VERY l...
Entity
NSS Magazine
Categories: Telemarketers
71, Report:
#30594
Posted Date:
Nov 13 2002
United Financial aka Your Benefitz aka ACCP Scam - selling MasterCards, debit your checking a/c, mail out application for debit card. No phone. No promised refunds. Many names. Beware. Total fraud Closter New Jersey
Telemarketers present a pre-approved Mastercard with a one-time, life-time fee rather than annual fees. They will deduct the lifetime fee from your checking account on a set date. It will take about 4-5 weeks to receive your Mastercard.
Follow-up calls clarify that it is not a ...
Entity
United Financial aka Your Benefitz aka ACCP
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
72, Report:
#26626
Posted Date:
Aug 11 2002
Time / Life (AOL) billed me for MORE than what was authorized. consumer rip-off fraud Richmond Virginia
Watched infomercial about the singers and songwriters collection of 11 cd's ... on the infomercial, they stated THREE payments of $29.99. So, I called, I used my mastercard CHECK card (not a credit card)...I clarified everything with the person that answered the toll free number an...
Entity
Time - Life
Categories: TV Advertisements
73, Report:
#8175
Posted Date:
Nov 26 2001
Washington Mutual ripped me off for $25 (the bare minimum) and are absolutely arrogant about it.
I've had trouble with Washington Mutual for about six months. And everytime I complain, they get worse. About six months ago I was utilizing their billpay service, which was very convenient and worked like clockwork.
Then they revamped their website. Nothing but trouble after th...
Entity
Washington Mutual Bank
Categories: Banks