1, Report:
#1325720
Posted Date:
Aug 31 2016
SMC,Specialty Merchandise Smart Living Company $2695.00 ripoff would not refund money Simi Valley California
This was from 2008 but I have finally had the inclination to tell my story. These people took my $2695.00 and wouldn't let me cancel my order even though I called them the next day to cancel it. They had my credit card number and were home free to rip me off. When I called them they...
Entity
SMC,Specialty Merchandise
Categories: Telemarketers
2, Report:
#23723
Posted Date:
Feb 01 2014
SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corporation ripoff false promises, tricked and lied to us Van Nuys California
When a person first signs up with SMC, the company tries to get you Pumped Up. To enroll they will charge you a fee somewhere in the ballpark of 325.00 - 350.00 dollars. They will let you pay the fee off by month.
When you get everything you need to make your first sell, the...
Entity
SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: TV Advertisements
3, Report:
#960343
Posted Date:
Oct 26 2012
SMC (Specialty Merchandise Corp) Scam, Millions, Own your own business, SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corp. Chatstworth , California
First let me say that I am TOTALLY confused.
In our around 1996 -2000 I was a young teenager in an orphan home. I seen this opportunity and did a lot of investigating a gave it a try. Long story short, within a little over two weeks I had over a MILLION orders. I tried for...
Entity
SMC (Specialty Merchandise Corp)
Categories: Clubs & Organizations
4, Report:
#384213
Posted Date:
Aug 21 2012
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation As Seen On TV - Tom Bosley Spokesperson - Advertising to start your own business with a company that's decades old Van Neys, California
I clicked online the submit button for SMC to send me information about the company. It's been around a long while, and Tom Bosley has been the spokesperson for years. I think the average person would take it in good faith of having followed Tom Bosley's having been spokeperson for ...
Entity
SMC ,Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: On-Line Business
5, Report:
#54890
Posted Date:
Mar 22 2012
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation - Mark Schwartz CEO Investigation regarding SMC consumer fraud ripoff CHATSWOTH California
After careful research and investigation I would recommend that you treat SMC like a modelling agency.
You would never give a modelling agency money just because they promised you that you would be a super star model would you?
The common Model scam arguments for cash upfron...
Entity
Specialty Merchandise Corporation - SMC - Mark Schwartz
Categories: TV Advertisements
6, Report:
#126233
Posted Date:
Feb 02 2012
SMC SPECIALTY Merchandise Corp SMC Fraud Alert Update SMCorp Is So Deceptive It Has Placed Itself On Its Own Fraud Alert Prescribed Merchant List RIPOFF Chatsworth California
I have never seen anything like this before in my life
Have You?
They have placed themselves on their own Fraud Alert list.
I said email 10 of your friends, I take that back Email 100 people before they are a victim of this scam.I just copied this page off of their corporate...
Entity
SMC SPECIALTY Merchandise
Categories: TV Advertisements
7, Report:
#789408
Posted Date:
Nov 08 2011
E-Commerce Exchange, Thomas Bormann Do not have a business with E-Commerce Exchange and particularly with Thomas Bormann, He will empty your bank account overnight Smithtown, New York
This is about an online store (at www.prestigetradeonline.com) that my husband wanted to have to generate some extra income at home. Unfortunately, the website builder and host which happened to be E-Commerce Exchange, not only didnt provide all the brand name merchandises as ...
Entity
E-Commerce Exchange, Thomas Bormann
Categories: Web Hosting
8, Report:
#780323
Posted Date:
Sep 23 2011
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corp. Will not have to pay membership for a year. Fontana, California
I started my membership with SMC, and was making my member payments. Then I moved to another state. Called SMC and made all the changes to my address and payments. They did not change any of my info. So when I went to buy from them again my member ship had been cancled. They c...
Entity
SMC
Categories: Buying Clubs
9, Report:
#743603
Posted Date:
Jun 22 2011
SMC Merchant SMC Merchant Member, SMC, SMC Merchant Membership, SMC Merchants, Specialty Merchandise Corporation, smcorp.com, smcorp, www.smcorp.com credit card fraud, identity theft, specialty merchandise corp, smcorp.com, unauthorized charge Internet *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account that someone wrongfully takes it from you!
SMC Specialty Merchandise called several months ago offering a internet site with a merchandise service for a small one time payment at a time when I was looking for work but after giving them my credit card information they disclosed a monthly membership fee and reserved the right ...
Entity
SMC Merchant
Categories: Telemarketers
10, Report:
#712150
Posted Date:
Mar 31 2011
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation - EMerchant Club SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation Senior citizen scammed out of over $10,000. Van Nuys, California
Specialty Merchandise Corporation and E-MerchantClub cost me over $10,000 over a period of 5 years or so. I had 2 of SMC's websites for about 5 years, but they never made me any money. They cost me $30.00 a month, after paying SMC around $1,200-1,500 each to set them up. When I fina...
Entity
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation - EMerchant Club
Categories: Work at Home Business
11, Report:
#710580
Posted Date:
Mar 26 2011
SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corp. eMerchantClub scammers, rip-offs, frauds Simi Valley, California
We originally got involved with this company in September 2010, purchasing their Gift Card Redemption Website. We quickly realized, you can not make any money with their Gift Card system. When our Coach called, we expressed our concerns and was told that in order to increase our inc...
Entity
SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corp.
Categories: Work at Home Business
12, Report:
#685672
Posted Date:
Jan 23 2011
SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corporation This company is a scam and and they are liars Simi Valley, California
I went to SMC website one day and signed up for selling merchandise from my home. They contacted me and got me into becoming a member. They wanted my credit card information and I gave them a credit card number. They wanted to charge $499 to my credit card but I told then that my cr...
Entity
SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Work at Home
13, Report:
#666488
Posted Date:
Nov 30 2010
SMC SPECIALTY MERCHANDISE CORP. Mark Schwartz - CEO Continued System Downtime, Endless Phone Waiting, Totally Useless e-mail support service Simi Valley, California
I have problems with EMC (Host) locking me out from logging on to the SITE MANAGER system. This problem has been going on for over 3 weeks. The SITE MANAGER system is the only mechanism to making changes to your personal web site.
If you don't make changes or run a prom...
Entity
SMC SPECIALTY MERCHANDISE CORP.
Categories: Questionable Activities
14, Report:
#662626
Posted Date:
Nov 16 2010
SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corp., eMerchantClub who is a web site developer that is either owned by SMC or a direct partner. I sent money to SMC, they used emerchantclub exclusively~I was not offered a choice of web developers Deceptive Advertising, Sales Rep also Business coach=conflict of intrest, Cancelled at 20 days won't return any money $3595 Simi Valley, California
I responded to 4 ads which claimed big earnings at home working part time. No ads said SMC or emc or selling products. I called and the SMC sales rep asked how much I would spend for a business. She wanted $4000 but if I did it within 24 hrs, $3595 will cover all I need.
I was con...
Entity
SMC, Specialty Merchandise Corp.
Categories: On-Line Stores
15, Report:
#656205
Posted Date:
Nov 01 2010
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation Initial $2.95 for start-up kit turned into loosing over $100.00, but NEVER received start-up kit. CHATSWOTH, California
Charged a $2.95 fee for a start-up kit with SMC, on-line. Assumed, my bad, that I would receive the information and then consider if I was interested in being a part of this business.
I NEVER RECEIVED THE START-UP KIT! When I finally noticed what was going on, it was th...
Entity
SMC
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
16, Report:
#628615
Posted Date:
Aug 03 2010
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corp I returned all merchandise before 30days were up. I called them and they received the merchandise. They were to send my check back because I did not keep anything. I received nothing except where t Simi valley, California
I ordered a sample box. SMC was to hold my check until the 30 days were up, then send it back or cash it, depending wheather I kept the merchandise or not. I returned everything and called them in 3 days to verify they received it. They told me they did and would t...
Entity
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corp
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
17, Report:
#602124
Posted Date:
May 11 2010
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation - SMC Gift Card Site: Lies, Run Around Simi Valley California
I signed up with SMC earlier this year with the impression that I would have an internet site with the gift cards as an added bonus. What I got was a run arouond. The first few people I talked to signed me up as a member. A few days later I...
Entity
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: On-Line Stores
18, Report:
#579212
Posted Date:
Mar 08 2010
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation This company does not want you to cancel. Simi Valley, California
I told SMC that I would let others know that I was able to cancel my membership from their company. It was not easy, though. My credit card company went to battle for me. I also had to get a letter from the US Postmaster stating that I never received the package that...
Entity
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Questionable Activities
19, Report:
#531460
Posted Date:
Jan 31 2010
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation SMC is charging me $200 something for the cancellation of my membership which I never used. I called them a lot of times but they just hang up and put me back on waiting. Simi Valley California, Internet
They are charging me huge amount which is $464.40 and when I called them a lot of times for question and cancelation of my membership, they just hang up and never let me finish. I ask them if is it possible to cancel my membership but they told me that I have to give them a $200 som...
Entity
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Work at Home
21, Report:
#557271
Posted Date:
Jan 20 2010
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation - EMerchant Club Company charges my credit card without authourisation. This company is scamming people once you register with your credit card Internet *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account that someone wrongfully takes it from you!
I used to my credit card to check the company's site. It was promised that refund is guaranteed if you are not satisfied. Before I even had the opportunuty to check the stuff sent to me, they went ahead again to charge my credit card $39.95, without authourization. when I called the...
Entity
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation - EMerchant Club
Categories: Home Based Business
22, Report:
#556848
Posted Date:
Jan 19 2010
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation I never received the packet that would explain the company, but I am still being charged. Simi Valley, California
I am being charged by SMC for services I did not get and do not want. I never got the packet from this company which was suppose to explain how I could cancel my membership from them before 30 days. I called them, more than 3 or 4 times, as the 30 days got closer to tell them that I...
Entity
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Infomercial Rip-offs
23, Report:
#550835
Posted Date:
Jan 07 2010
SMC SPECIALTY MERCHANDISE CORPORATION Supposedly have six months to cancel w/full refund!!! They Lie, say that they 'checked their records'! Simi Valley, California
In October I was contacted by SMC after showing an interest. I was told that I had 6 months to change my mind, and receive a full refund of the fees that I had paid. So I agreed, no harm no foul, right?! Wrong! According to them that is NOT what I was told, e...
Entity
SMC SPECIALTY MERCHANDISE CORPORATION
Categories: Home Based Business
24, Report:
#527820
Posted Date:
Nov 24 2009
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation - EMerchant Club SMC Corp Salesman that sold me the website, misled me in what i was getting, cost me thousands of dollars Simi Valley, California
I was interested in making at least 1,000 a month. i heard of SMC, one saleman talked to me for awhile and at the end of that conversation i told him NO i think it would be risky. Then he said HOLD ON and he connected me to someone else and he talked to me for over an hour and someh...
Entity
SMC Specialty Merchandise Corporation - EMerchant Club
Categories: Work at Home Business
25, Report:
#526581
Posted Date:
Nov 21 2009
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation SMC AT ALL ADDRESSESS DECEPTION, GREED, THIEVERY, BAIT & SWITCH, VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 Internet
No Prop 65 warning on product purchased at www.smcorp.com website. Discovered Prop 65 Warning Notice in the packaging of the product. Also, the product is not working. Smc gave me a credit and not a refund and this is without crediting the CA tax paid for this defe...
Entity
SMC - Specialty Merchandise Corporation
Categories: Attorney Generals, Home Based Business