1851, Report:
#19650
Posted Date:
Apr 26 2002
Prestige Financial harassment and discrimination to conumers Sandy Utah
I financed a 97 Honda Civic from Prestige Financial in January of 2000. Prestige Financial specializes in poor credit. Due to some poor decisions when I was younger I have very poor credit but have always paid on my cars, on time and more than what the monthly payment should be. ...
Entity
Prestige Financial
Categories: Loans
1852, Report:
#19354
Posted Date:
Apr 23 2002
Devilbiss Air Power Company ripoff the business that doesn't give a dam Customer NON-SERVICE Jackson Tennessee
I purchased one of their air compressors, about 5 years ago.
The $3.00 electical motor brushes took a dump...as they are SUPPOSED TO DO. I contacted all of their Factory Authorized Service Centers...what a JOKE! No help, whatsoever! I decided to call Devibiss, directly to solve ...
Entity
Devilbiss Air Power Company
Categories: Hardware & Tools
1853, Report:
#19331
Posted Date:
Apr 22 2002
Nexel ripoff Sioux Falls South Dakota
I was ripped of by the Nexel company also. I will be suing them if I don't recieve my full refund, I am so glad that I found this website, so that I can have proff in court and witnesses that I am not the only one who has been cheated.
Larry
Fort Valley, Georgia
Entity
Nexel
Categories: Telemarketers
1854, Report:
#19035
Posted Date:
Apr 17 2002
Cross Country Bank ripoff Baca Rotan
This is a case of harassment. I receive calls two or three times a day from these people looking for an individual that does not live at my home. I keep telling these people the person they are seeking does not live here nor do I have a forwarding address or telephone number.
T...
Entity
Cross Country Bank
Categories: Banks
1855, Report:
#18782
Posted Date:
Apr 14 2002
MCI Worldcom A LIER cheated employees and screwed the customers even moremn Garden City New York
One night in mid October, a saleswomen gave me a call to promote
cell phone. I told her I was interested in a family plan. She said she did not have a family plan. But she agreed to give me an
offer: two cell phones for $29.99 a month. I really can't believe
that and accepted the...
Entity
MCI Worldcom
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
1856, Report:
#18528
Posted Date:
Apr 10 2002
Castlebridge Publishing Tried to rip me off, Denver Colorado
Dear Rip-off Report,
I am so thankful that I found your website.
I am a disabled American living on a fixed income and like the old commercial said, The government really fixed it good.
To many people out there $40.00 doesn't sound like much cash. To my wife and I it means ...
Entity
Castlebridge Publishing
Categories: Employers
1857, Report:
#18312
Posted Date:
Apr 06 2002
Mobile Telesys, Inc. Exteremly rude when asked to provide assistance on opration of the phone system. abused & mistreated Chula Vista California
The initial buy was fairly pleasant whe Karla Ramirez was assisting my wife and me. The apparent manager showed up and became some what beligerant to Karla but said nothig to me, she finished the paper work and then he tried to process my check, when that didn't work I was asked fo...
Entity
Mobile Telesys, Inc.
Categories: Sales People
1858, Report:
#17904
Posted Date:
Mar 31 2002
Bernard Haldane, BHA New York Times article on the untrustworthiness of Bernard Haldane con artist fake ripoff San Francisco California
Copyright 2002 New York Times Company This article is reprinted without permission from the New York Times under the fair use doctrine.
When Michael Gonzales, an aerospace engineer in Arlington, Tex., lost his job in October 1999, he turned to Bernard Haldane Associates (news/q...
Entity
Bernard Haldane
Categories: Employers
1859, Report:
#17838
Posted Date:
Mar 29 2002
Pep Boys Looking at the Pep Boys ripoff 'from the inside' out! I was there!!! cheated employees and screwed the customers even more Brandon Florida
I worked for this despicable company and was amazed at the things that I saw. Just for example: One afternoon, the service writer, Larry------- had been drinking (a regular thing for him) and he went to move a Caravan that had just had the brakes done on it,outside. He got in and ...
Entity
Pep Boys
Categories: Auto Repair Service
1860, Report:
#16037
Posted Date:
Mar 27 2002
NADN RIP OFF!!
I have been trying to get my refund from NADN and am very frustrated.I have been calling since January, sending faxes, etc....and kept getting stonewalled, and given different answers by the different persons I spoke to. After many many followup calls I finally was put in touch with...
Entity
NADN
Categories: Income tax
1861, Report:
#17387
Posted Date:
Mar 22 2002
GE Zurich a deceptive company that returned a broken laptop as repaired then gives you the run around null
My Compaq 1700T laptop lost the modem. It would dial out, but wouldn't handshake or make a connection. Having the GREAT service contract, I contacted the service rep at GE-Zurich (GEPC SUPPORT).
I spent will over an hour on the phone with the tech attempting to FIX the problem. H...
Entity
GE Zurich
Categories: Computer Service & Repair
1862, Report:
#17397
Posted Date:
Mar 22 2002
grab.com ripoff/grab.com claims a money back gurarantee if you cancel. cancelled the next day. My credit card was billed for more than the service. fraudulent ripoff business internet internet
This company steals your money and does not honor their refund policy. They charged me more than the stated price and refused to answer 5 e-mails I sent them to clear up the matter.If this is not a rip-off, there is no such thing as a rip-off. Remember..... stay clear of grab.com ...
Entity
grab.com
Categories: Lottery
1863, Report:
#16636
Posted Date:
Mar 13 2002
MATTRESS WAREHOUSE MGR. KEVIN SMITH ripoff tricked and lied to us Stafford Virginia
Don't purchase your mattress from Mattress Warehouse.
My wife and I purchased a king size mattress/box spring(s)
from the Mattress Warehouse in Stafford, Va.
We were promised a saturday morning delivery. By late Sat. morning the manager contacted us to say that he was sorry an...
Entity
MATTRESS WAREHOUSE
Categories: Mattress Stores
1864, Report:
#16554
Posted Date:
Mar 12 2002
Futura ripoff City of Industry California
I purchased a Futura monitor in August 2001, immediately submitted the appropriate rebate claim with all information and the receipt as requested, and have not yet (as of March 2002) received either the rebate or an explanation as to why it has not been sent. The monitor works fine,...
Entity
Futura
Categories: Computer Dealers
1865, Report:
#4627
Posted Date:
Mar 05 2002
Karl Malone Toyota Sandy Utah Bait-and-Switch Ripoff *REBUTTAL employee
It seems like the old bait and switch scam is alive and well with Larry Miller and his good old basketball players. Here's my story about an experience I had about a year ago with the Karl Malone dealership in Sandy, Utah,
I responded to an ad in the Saturday morning Provo/Orem D...
Entity
Karl Malone Toyota
Categories: Auto Dealers
1866, Report:
#15838
Posted Date:
Mar 04 2002
Williams Brothers, div of Brookline Machine Drive shaft Company Rip Off Portland, Maine
Brookline Machine in Portland, Maine made me a new driveshaft for my van when I actually needed only to have mine lengthened. No big deal, twice the money, but hey I need the truck to be right.
After install I had a lot of vibration. Over the course of a year, I changed bearings...
Entity
Williams Brothers, div of Brookline Machine
Categories: Auto Repair Service
1867, Report:
#15742
Posted Date:
Mar 04 2002
Skyboxtv, LLC Satellite Dish Sales unauthorized charge scam
This company Skyboxtv Sales, 4475 Rivergreen parkway suite 100 Duluth, Ga. made unauthorized charge of $189.00 to my credit card and unable to contact via phone or e-mail. Another report has been submitted to your company on 1/24/2002 in reference to their Miami office. SKYBOXTV 44...
Entity
Skyboxtv,LLC
Categories: Satellite Companies
1868, Report:
#14601
Posted Date:
Feb 20 2002
Camel Moving Pacoima, CA - Overcharged Me and Damaged my stuff
(See bottom for my recommendations when using CAMEL)
I moved from the SF Bay Area to Pennsylvania in July of 2001. I was quoted one price $1750; however, I wasn't sure how many items I would have on the actual day of the move. My rep at Camel, Larry, told me that was no problem...
Entity
Camel Moving
Categories: Moving Companies
1869, Report:
#14110
Posted Date:
Feb 14 2002
The Stained Glass People, RIP-OFF Mark & Jay Shirley Livingston Texas
March 2002, We ordered & paid for a stained glass window for our RV at the Affinity Rally in Perry GA. After 11 months it has not been received and they seem to have dissapeared. we have not been able to locate them & we understand they have also taken money from others and not deli...
Entity
Mark & Jay Shirley, The Stained Glass People
Categories: Sales People
1870, Report:
#13457
Posted Date:
Feb 06 2002
Don't Get Ripped Off by Unscrupulous Car Dealers
Most new car dealerships are reputable companies. However, there are always a few looking to break it off in your backside. Educate yourself before you ever set foot on their lot. Know what your bottom line is and DO NOT BUDGE from. If they want to sell a car, they will make the...
Entity
Unscrupulous Car Dealers
Categories: Auto Dealers
1871, Report:
#13306
Posted Date:
Feb 04 2002
MWI SCAM
We ordered September 11 coins from The American Historical Society in October 2001--using an 800 # they provided on TV.
On December 28, our bank account was charged $109.95 for an unauthorized membership for leisure discounts! Called the 800 # on our bank statement--their represe...
Entity
MWI
Categories: Telemarketing Companies
1872, Report:
#13006
Posted Date:
Jan 31 2002
J.D. MARVEL PRODUCTS INC. RIP-OFF MY 84 YEAR OLD MOM
My mother is 84 years old and this co. JD MARVEL Products has ripped her off, she sent them a check # 8343 drawn on US Bank it was written on 11-5-01 and there co., cashed it on 11-16-01 the amount was $17.70 for Slippers,we have tried to call them and there Ph # is ,alawayes busy, ...
Entity
Vivian Laughlin
Categories: Clothing Stores
1873, Report:
#12866
Posted Date:
Jan 30 2002
Cross Country Bank, Special Holiday Increase, Except use these Checks and we will bounce them!!!!
I receceived a letter from Cross Country Bank of a Special Holiday Increase of $500.00 I was a little tight around Christmas and I needed the extra money. Of course I knew out of the $500 they were going to charge me a $100, because I know they are nothing more than a legal loan sha...
Entity
Cross Country Bank
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
1874, Report:
#6434
Posted Date:
Jan 25 2002
SEARS totaled My Van! consumer rip-off *REBUTTAL
On May 1st of 2000, My wife took my Van to SEARS to have one tire replaced. While SEARS had the van on the lift, they allowed an employee to drive a Jeep into the shop. It turns out that the employee did not know how to drive a stick shift, and he lost control of the Jeep, knocking ...
Entity
SEARS
Categories: Auto Repair Service
1875, Report:
#12035
Posted Date:
Jan 20 2002
Voicestream Ripoff - This company is full of useless liars
On Oct 17, 2001, after my one year contract w/ Voicestream was up, I requested a refund of the $250 deposit they required me when I first opened my acct. The criteria for a full refund of the deposit are as follows: (Per Larry a Rep on the Web Correspondence team)account must be in...
Entity
Voicestream Wireless
Categories: Telephone Companies