1, Report:
#34970
Posted Date:
Nov 23 2004
FTC Law Enforcement, Operation No Credit Takes action against These Credit Card Companies: Bay Area Business Council, BABC, Jubilee Financial Services, American Leisure, Credit Card Services, Premier Financial, Pioneer First, Star Credit Services, First Beneficial Credit, American Capitol, Platinum Express, all ripoff companies our day might finally come USA & Canada
FTC's Operation No Credit targets BABC .....
For all those out there that want for the BABC to be punished for their scam, I think our day has finally come. Recently when looking at the FTC.gov site, I stumbled across a press release about Operation No Credit. This law enforcem...
Entity
Categories: Credit Services
2, Report:
#104562
Posted Date:
Aug 21 2004
Bay Area Business Council ripoff Largo Florida
Hi Im a single working mom of three, and someone from BABC called me and i was interested in what she had to offer. Later down the line to make a long story short, I gave her at the end of the conversation my bank information. BABC had gave my account number to another business a lo...
Entity
Categories: Travel Services
3, Report:
#68586
Posted Date:
Oct 09 2003
BABC - Bay Area Business Council ripoff LIES FRAURD DISHONEST NO CONGEST LARGO Florida
THEY OWE ME 199.99$ I WANT IT BACK, IAM ON WORKERS COMP I GOT HURT ON THE JOB. I CANT WORK AGAIN SO I COULD USE MY MONEY BACK.
Connie
SAN FRANCISCO, CaliforniaU.S.A.
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
4, Report:
#30229
Posted Date:
Oct 03 2003
BABC Bay Area Business Council First American Leisure Ripoff Dishonest Fraudulent Consumer fraud ripoff Ripoff deception Belleair Florida
My wife was told that I already had a card and gave them MY Social Security #, Birthdate and A date that I had picked the card. All A LIE !!!
We were charged for the card and I argued them into getting a refund. We were told we would get one and that we just had to fill out a fo...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
5, Report:
#47358
Posted Date:
Feb 28 2003
Babc Bay Area Business Council ripoff thieves Largo Florida
hello, this babc call one day like oct,00,2001 telling me how to get an card and win a free trip to orlando florida for 4 days and 3 nights that's a lie i have been calling and calling sine for 2yr's now. 9010222652 is the purchase id## they got me for $184.90 + $15.00 an mail i als...
Entity
Categories: Liars
6, Report:
#39190
Posted Date:
Dec 26 2002
Bay Area Business Council Ripoff cmpany took my hard earnd money in return for nothing con artist fake ripoff Bellair Florida
I work very hard to earn my money. I was tricked by this people to give them $ 200 of my cheking account for absolutly nothing, the only thing I got from them was a usless package of paper and a soposed Credit card that is acrually a debit card. and a bunch of other stuff that are ...
Entity
Categories: Credit Services
7, Report:
#37405
Posted Date:
Dec 06 2002
Bay Area Business Council ripoff company took hard earned money in return for nothing dirty SOB's Belleair Florida
My money to me is very hard earned. I mailed these people 199.00 of that hard earned money for nothing, then mailed them another 15.00 that they asked for. So basically they have 215.00's of my money that I want back. They mailed me a whole package of stuff. A C.D. to watch. $1...
Entity
Categories: Credit Services
8, Report:
#37049
Posted Date:
Dec 04 2002
Bay Area Business Council BABC ripoff fraud scam business Florida Nationwide
dear sir it has been a 1 year the 27 of december of 2001 sence ive been waiting for my mastercard this the no 6034 1100 0500 0983 mastercard on back it said your permant card will come with terms and conditions and customer service 800-339-1392 to obtain your permanent embossed prep...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
9, Report:
#34292
Posted Date:
Nov 05 2002
bay area business council ripoff artists fraud belleair Florida
bay area business council sent me a package with a cd to a website it never worked and they haven't returned my money back. I try to contact them but the phone is disconnected. please help
Tracy
brooklyn, New York
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
10, Report:
#33127
Posted Date:
Oct 22 2002
Bay Area Business Council dirty ripoff dogs Internet
I put my trust in this company, because I was trying to repair my credit.
They told me I would have a processing fee of $199.00, with $10.00 a month service charge, and I would recieve my card(MasterCard), within 2-4 wks.
After 6 wks I got worried, and checked the tel.#, which...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
11, Report:
#32121
Posted Date:
Oct 09 2002
Bay Area Business Council ripoff tricked and lied to us fraudulent ripoff business Sunrise Florida
Received a call from this company re: Credit repair.
Only have pay $229.00 and also a vacation package. Had asked them several times is this was a actual credit card and they said yes.
Received their package and it was for vacations and would have to put out more money.
They ...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
12, Report:
#31586
Posted Date:
Oct 01 2002
Bay Area Business Council ripoff scam con artists Belleair Florida
September 10, 2002
Florida Attorney General
Economic Crimes Division
110 Southeast, 6th Street
Republic Tower, 10th Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Dear Attorney General
At the urging of Mr. Stan Macklin, of the District of Columbia Consumer Products Division, I am...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
13, Report:
#31563
Posted Date:
Oct 01 2002
Bay Area Business Council Inc ripoff fake credit card scammers Belleair Florida
Was told by thier sales agent I would get a $2000 credit limit on a mastercard. When processing the order I asked for verification that his was a credit card and not a debit card and was assured I would get upto $5000 in several credit cards and they would push to get me up to $1000...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
14, Report:
#31530
Posted Date:
Oct 01 2002
Bay Area Business Council ID#ALCC800-587-4152 ripoff ripoff thieves Largo Florida
I received a phone call informing me that I could receive three major credit cards that total $5000.00. I was given a brief history of the company and the service that they were to provide, but did not perform.
I was asked to give my personal information as well as my checking a...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
15, Report:
#31350
Posted Date:
Sep 28 2002
Bay Area Business Council ripoff Belleair Florida
Recieved Phone call for a credit card with a 2000.00 dollar limit and no interest rate as long as balance is paid and a 10.00 a month payment to establish credit. Card was never sent even after several phone conversations. They took 199.95 from my account plus 3 months of 10.00 paym...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
16, Report:
#30866
Posted Date:
Sep 23 2002
Bay Area Business Council ripoff artists fraud Tampa Florida
Bay Area Business Council are a bunch of frauds, In June I recieved a call explaining that my credit could be restored with this supposed $2000 MasterCard, All I would pay would be a $200 fee to recieve the package (check by phone) so once the $200 dollars was withdrawn I assumed ...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
17, Report:
#30598
Posted Date:
Sep 20 2002
Bay Area Business Council, Inc American Leisure Card consumer fraud ripoff fraudulent rip-off business, victimized many consumers Largo Florida
I was contacted by phone in regards to a Master card offered by Leisure Card. I was told that I would receive my card by courier within 10 business days after my processing fee of $199.90 had been paid. I would recieve a Master card with a $2000 limit with 0% annual rate, and for th...
Entity
Categories: Credit Services
18, Report:
#30595
Posted Date:
Sep 20 2002
Peter J Foreelll ll CEO, R.P. McMurphy Dir. Membership Services of Bay Area Business Council ripoff liars sent me a refund check of $374.00 out of $399.00 check returns Belleair Florida
They called my house and told me about a vacation plan.Asked all kinds of questions. I said I wasn't sure about it.
They took money out of our bank $399.00. they told me they were my husbands credit union.A few days later the money was taken out.That put us in a bind.
We hadto...
Entity
Categories: Telemarketers
19, Report:
#28551
Posted Date:
Aug 30 2002
Bay Area Business Council ripoff Bellair Florida
I got a call from these people in April 2002. They went through their speal and, since I was in the middle of fixing dinner, I said ok and gave them the info they needed. We agreed to have them take the money out of my account in 2 weeks.
When the 2 weeks came up I didn't hav...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
20, Report:
#28295
Posted Date:
Aug 28 2002
BAY AREA BUSINESS COUNCIL fraudulent ripoff business LARGO Florida
Applied for a credit card, asked for a debit card number to prove that I have income in the bank. Then charged my account 199.90 and an additional 10.00 every couple of weeks. I contacted the company at the above number and told them that I did not give them permission to charge m...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
21, Report:
#28035
Posted Date:
Aug 26 2002
Bay Area Business Council, BABC Credit Card Fraud! Dirty SOB's Largo Florida
A year after my bankruptcy I was contacted by this company by the name of Bay Area Business Council or American Leissure Card! They advised that since I needed to rebuild my credit card they were the ones to do it! They advised that it was only a lifetime fee of $199.90 and an add...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
22, Report:
#27695
Posted Date:
Aug 22 2002
Bay Area Business Council, BABC YIPEE! BABC BUST UPDATE!corruption Largo Florida
CHECK IT OUT!!!!!
BABC UPDATE
Federal court keeps telemarketer closed
An order prohibiting Bay Area Business Council from doing business is extended as the FTC seeks refunds for people ripped off in a credit card scheme.
By Times staff writer
St. Petersburg Times
published...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
23, Report:
#23426
Posted Date:
Aug 22 2002
Bay Area Business Council Promised Credit line for fee Taped commitment and not offer dissed by their so called customer service beware of tactics Largo Florida
Re: BABC scam -AKA Bay Area Business Council
I was contacted by a man in may who stated that because of my good credit I had qualified for a credit card with a $4000.00 credit Line. All he needed was a $200.00 fee to get it. I saw an opportunity to consolidate. I said yes...BI...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
24, Report:
#27172
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2002
Bay Area Business Council, BABC BUSTED!! St. Petersburg Times Article Published RIP-OFF REPORT SOURCE OF INFORMATION Largo Florida *EDitor's Comment
The ORIGINAL bust on this SAME company.
FIRST BUST: FBI, postal service raid Largo business
Officials are tight-lipped about the afternoon raid of Bay Area Business Council offices, where items were confiscated and ordered sealed by a court.
By CHRIS TISCH
St. Petersburg ...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
25, Report:
#27285
Posted Date:
Aug 19 2002
BABC Bay area Business Council and Ameican Leisure Card Corp ripoff scam companies that Peter Porcelli owns- BABC and Americam Leisure Card Corp consumer fraud ripoff Tampa Florida
I just want everyone to know that I have obtained enought information to SUE Mr Peter Porcelli.
I have found the following:
All filed Tax forms
All Filed Corporation papers
I now have the Tax ID number for BABC and American Leisure Corp.
I have found 17 companies that Pet...
Entity
Categories: Banks