76, Report:
#1301756
Posted Date:
Apr 25 2016
HomeAdvisor Companies beware! Atlanta Internet
Companies beware:
I signed up on HomeAdvisor. Part of my initial fee was $288 for a year membership to Homeadvisor directories (mandatory).
After a few months of worthless leads (more on that in a moment), I turned off the leads, not understanding that my 'year long subscrip...
Entity
Categories: Internet Fraud
77, Report:
#1299734
Posted Date:
Apr 14 2016
HomeAdvisor Total Scam for Business Owners / Fake Leads!!! Colorado Nationwide
This company is a complete scam!!!!! My husband received a call from a home advisor sales rep while he was out of town on April 8th - he was very reluctant but agreed to give it a try but he told the rep not to activate his account or start the account until Monday when he was ...
Entity
Categories: Advertising Agencies
78, Report:
#1299244
Posted Date:
Apr 12 2016
Timothy Mundy Lee TorroneSierra MundyLealta Construction ServicesTSA Construction Services, Mundy Construction Services Hartland Home Restoration Construction Scam Artist, Convicted Felon, False Identity Springfield Missouri
On Sunday, January 17th we inquired on HomeAdvisor.com for a roofer to replace our roof. Home Advisor claims to screen their vendors before they can advertise. We unfortunately, trusted Home Advisor had done as they said. We were sadly mistaken. Home Advisor paired us with...
Entity
Categories: Roofing Companies
79, Report:
#1288195
Posted Date:
Feb 17 2016
HOME ADVISOR, INC It's a scam don't use them Internet
I realized that Home Advisors lied to me like they did to many other contractors to let me accept their service under high pressured sign up, I was flooded with bogus leads most of them were out of my service area, the leads were so bad I couldn't get in touch with almost any of the...
Entity
Categories: Advertising Agencies
80, Report:
#1286045
Posted Date:
Feb 08 2016
Mark Romine Con-Artist Contractor - Conned me out of money Houston, Seabrook, Deerkpark Texas
Beware of a contractor by the name Mark Romine claiming to be from Southern Integrity Home Improvements. He came into my home and we agreed that he (and his crew) would do tile installation at the price of 3000.00. I gave him half by check and he didnt even give me a contract. O...
Entity
Categories: Builders & Contractors
81, Report:
#1280345
Posted Date:
Jan 15 2016
HOME ADVISOR SCAM..SELLS FAKE LEADS Golden Colorado
I was a contractor who joined Homeadvisor.com and they lied to me to get me to join up, just to charge me over $1500.. Every time I called to ask a question or complained about the no leads they would charge me the next day. I never saw the statements until after I had a charge. The...
Entity
Categories: Home Improvements
82, Report:
#1277919
Posted Date:
Jan 04 2016
HomeAdvisor Inc. HomeAdvisor.com They're a fraud. Their scam artists Golden,CO Colorado
When I contacted Home Advisor for a referal for antenna installation, they gave me the names of several home improvement contractors. When non of them turned out to be any good they asked if they could give a few more. Those names turned out to be the same ones. When They asked...
Entity
Categories: Home Improvements
83, Report:
#1272037
Posted Date:
Dec 04 2015
HomeAdvisor.com Home Advisor or Home advisor.com Home Advisor is a SCAM. Businesses pay for listings, they sensor negative reviews, and terms of service contradict claims. Nationwide
On HomeAdvisor.com you can search for a Trusted Home Improvement Pro. Next there is a quote from a woman that states, Home Advisor is a secure way to find a trusted contractor. THEY ALLOW ME TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE BRINGING SOMEONE INTO YOUR HOME.YET ON Home Advisor'...
Entity
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
84, Report:
#1259612
Posted Date:
Oct 07 2015
William Briscoe HomeAdvisor HomeAdvisor's William Briscoe Business Customer Service Manager Golden Colorado
William Briscoe AKA/Mr. I don't wanna do my job: HomeAdvisor's inept and poorly trained business customer service manager implied recently that he doesn't care about the fact that home-advisor sells defective websites to trusting and well meaning service providers. Mr. Briscoe...
Entity
Categories: Web Hosting
85, Report:
#1252198
Posted Date:
Sep 01 2015
at home advisors @homeadvisors Maghgie Mcdowell and Tracy Ashley has an online company called athomeadvisors.info. Once you fill out the application and get hired that ask for you to pay 35 dollars for a seat for the online call center. Once that's done you fill out payroll info including a picture of your ss card and id. Yolu then receive several emails staing when you start training etc. Once they receive your info its very hared to contact them. They eventuslly send out different emails under alias saying this and that. They took me through a hoop for a whole month please beaware of this company. Charlotte, North Carolina Internet
Entity
Categories: Consumer Services, Work at Home
86, Report:
#1247966
Posted Date:
Aug 12 2015
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HomeAdvisor ServiceMagic Only posts positive reviews; discards negative reviews Internet
I had a terrible experience with a plumber who is listed at HomeAdvisor. I filled out a detailed report of my experience, including all of the relevant information about the transaction.
I checked the HomeAdvisor page for this plumber a few weeks later - to my surprise, my review wa...
Entity
Categories: Consumer Services
87, Report:
#1240616
Posted Date:
Jul 31 2015
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APJ Home Repair Services Nick Forte Ripped me off for $1500(down payment) and did about $5000 in damages to roof and property. Barnesville Pennsylvania
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Last month I bought an old farmhouse in Zion Grove, PA ,out in the middle of nowhere. I decided to post an ad on Craigslist to find a roofer in the area that woul...
Entity
Categories: Home Improvements
88, Report:
#1237201
Posted Date:
Jun 22 2015
Parco Home Improvement Inc. Parisi, John Owner failed to fix windows and honor the Parco Lifetime warranty on labor and materials. Numerous Calls. Valley Stream New York
For more than a year, I have contacted Parco Home Improvement owner, John Parisi and requested his service to repair three home windows- two of them have a broken glass panel and one that got too foggy. These windows have a Parco Lifetime Warranty on labor and materials.
At first Mr...
Entity
Categories: Blinds / Shutters / Window Care
89, Report:
#1235905
Posted Date:
Jun 16 2015
Mowyer Handyman Services Jeffery, Owner Fraud Home Yard Care Mart Texas
Please do not use this company. This company was hired and paid in advance to remove all outside trash from a yard. In addition, this company was paid to cut the yard. After the company received the money, the owner stop accepting my calls, the owner fail to complete the job. ...
Entity
Categories: Cleaning Services
90, Report:
#1227694
Posted Date:
May 08 2015
Home Advisor Service AKA MagicHome AKA Advisor Inc. AKA homeadvisor.com Charged our company for services not agreed upon. Internet
When running a smaill business there are a great many companies that will help you run smoother, meet new potential customers and hopefully grow. We as a company have been around 25 years and have seen it all. There are businesses that we partnered with that have lasted 7-15 years a...
Entity
Categories: hunting
91, Report:
#1197537
Posted Date:
Dec 25 2014
HomeAdvisorPro Service Magic Was trying to cancel account within 3 days, after receiving bogus leads with completely wrong addresses. Tried to cancel via life chat, had to wait 20 min - no one initiated the chat. Had to call 3 times to cancel, finally, after canceling , had an e-mail congratulating me on the opening of the account with them! Had to stop payment on my credit card and now got the letter from them threatening to send my account to collection! Golden Colorado
Was trying to cancel account within 3 days after signing up and recieving bogus leads with completely wrong addresses.
Tried to cancel via live chat - after 20 min waiting no one answered the message. Called 3 times - after 3rd time and a promise to cancel, had an e-mail congratulat...
Entity
Categories: Building Services
92, Report:
#1188350
Posted Date:
Nov 12 2014
Quality Remodeling & Design Worldwide ConstructionDiamond Home BuildersAll Stars Remodeling SCAM Construction Company Targets Seniors, Violates Laws, Does Shoddy Work, Threatens Lien If You Don't Pay Tarzana California
Quality Remodeling & Design (aka Worldwide Construction) contacted me in response to a request I submitted on HomeAdvisor.com for a cost estimate to remodel a small bathroom. A salesman named Dave came to my house and gave me a quote of $5,094. We signed a contract w...
Entity
Categories: Building Services
93, Report:
#992774
Posted Date:
Jul 02 2014
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Giulio Ferrari Fortivus Construction - Firewheel Pools and Outdoor Living This man has never built a pool. He does not use licensed contractors. He stole several thousand dollars. Frisco Texas
November
27, 2012
Better Business Bureau
Attention: Chris Burgess
1601 Elm Street, Suite 3838
Dallas, Texas 75201
Regarding: Owner's Name on Contract: Giulio Ferrari &nbs...
Entity
Categories: Pool Builders
94, Report:
#1158570
Posted Date:
Jun 30 2014
homeadvisorspro.com They were to set up a web site and charge for referral fees for faux painting only. Colorado
Homeadvisors promised us to sent up a web site and provide us referral service for faux painting only. They did not sent up a legimate website for faux painting on the walls or artwork for the walls instead they sent our web site as general contractor and give us referrals on work...
Entity
Categories: Advertising Agencies
95, Report:
#1156041
Posted Date:
Jun 19 2014
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First Strike Handyman Service - Moises Ruiz and Peter Fradulent, Not Licensed, Shady, Liars Brooklyn New York
I had a contracting company previously working on a door installation job for my house. They gave me the measurements for the doors, but by the time the doors arrived from the Home Depot the contracting company dropped out of the job.I contacted Home Advisor via an online inquiry (h...
Entity
Categories: Home Improvements
96, Report:
#1145127
Posted Date:
Jun 11 2014
Affordable Restorations Business performed mold remediation and carpet restoration without a license to do so. Started and never came back Essex Maryland
I want on line to retrieve a business referral from the website Homeadvisor.com. I entered data that I needed a business to come out to my home and remove water from carpet in my basement which flooded. A company called Affordable Restoration was paired with the data that I entered....
Entity
Categories: Emergency Services
97, Report:
#1147055
Posted Date:
May 15 2014
Kevin Watkinson Custom Rebuilders $150 for Quote - Never told until Invoiced High Bridge New Jersey
I was contacted by Kevin Watkinson after putting my information into a site called homeadvisor.com. We needed an estimate to repair a deck at a home we are under contract for. The deck is currently a safety hazard and it is a project that needs to be done right away. It is a gu...
Entity
Categories: Builders & Contractors
98, Report:
#1125001
Posted Date:
Feb 20 2014
Home Advisor HomeAdvisor Service Magic ServiceMagic Stay Away From This rip off scammer WA
People!!! Stay Away from Home Advisor or HomeAdvisor or Service Magic or ServiceMagic!! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!! On your free profile your phone number will be replaced with their phone number! They will send you Used leads!!! Their customer support number doesn't respond!!! If yo...
Entity
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
99, Report:
#1124692
Posted Date:
Feb 19 2014
HOMEADVISOR.COM USED LEADS,SURPRISED CHARGES , CUSTOMER SUPPORT PHONE ON HOLD FOREVER GOLDEN CO
People !!! STAY A WAY FROM HOMEADVISORS !!DO NOT WAISTE YOUR MONEY !!!1) On your free profile your phone number will be replaced with their phone number!2) They will send you Used leads!!!3) Their customer support number doesnt't respond !!!4)You will find surprised charges on your ...
Entity
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
100, Report:
#1105185
Posted Date:
Dec 07 2013
Custom Electronic Systems Custom Designs & Installations ***BAIT AND SWITCH*** SCAM Dallas Texas
I contacted Custom Electronic Systems aka Custom Design & Installation CDI through HomeAdvisor.com for the purpose of re-wiring a home theater system. At that time Mr. Childs (the owner) informed me that he needed to inspect the system prior to issuing a quote. Addit...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics