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Please report upfront fee scammers to Attorney General ..... there's power in numbers
There's power in numbers and if you have been fleeced by an upfront fee company then please, please, please report it to the attorney general of the state in which the company is located.
Looks like Florida is starting to shut down some upfront fee companies, but until they are ALL shut down, this scam will continue.
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
ATTORNEY GENERAL: INJUNCTION SOUGHT AGAINST TWO TIMESHARE RESALE COMPANIES
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that his office has filed a lawsuit
and has requested an emergency injunction against two related South Florida timeshare resale marketing
companies. Universal Marketing Solutions, Creative Vacation Solutions, and owner/manager Jennifer Kirk
allegedly collected over $4 million in marketing fees on a monthly basis, but rarely if ever marketed, advertised,
or facilitated sales for the timeshare owners who had contracts with the companies. The injunction requests the
companies’ cease doing any timeshare business while the lawsuit is pending.
An investigation conducted by the Attorney General’s Economic Crimes Division indicated that Kirk and her
companies were charging marketing fees as high as $2,500 for timeshare resale advertising services.
The companies were soliciting hundreds of consumers nationwide via the internet and though aggressive
telemarketing calls, allegedly making empty promises and false misrepresentations that they would actively
match timeshare sellers with prospective buyers. According to the lawsuit, when prospective buyers contact the
companies to purchase a timeshare, no attempt would be made by the companies to match those prospective
buyers with sellers who had contracted with the companies, thus making the advertising and marketing claims a
complete sham.
To solicit more customers, the companies allegedly boasted of their “superior marketing tools,” including
marketing events, presentations and seminars. Kirk and her companies allegedly claimed they could
“definitely” sell timeshares within a certain period of time and that they had buyers waiting with approved
financing to buy the consumers’ timeshare. Consumers were also verbally assured contract terms during
telemarketing calls, but were furnished contracts with entirely different terms regarding the resale services.
Additionally, the companies would allegedly charge consumers’ credit cards or cash consumers’ checks without
and/or before obtaining a signed written contract from the consumer delineating all the terms and conditions of
the services to be provided.
Consumers who complained to the Attorney General’s Office reported that the companies have not performed
the promised services and that they were unable to contact the companies or get refunds. The Attorney
General's Office believes that there could a total of more than 400 victims affected by the two companies'
deceptive practices, and has been receiving approximately 10 complaints per day against these companies. The
lawsuit seeks an injunction prohibiting the defendants from engaging in any timeshare resale business while the
litigation is pending. The lawsuit also requests full restitution on behalf of all victimized consumers, civil
penalties, and reimbursement for fees and costs related to the investigation.
Consumers may file a complaint about Universal Marketing Solutions or Creative Vacation Solutions by
visiting the Attorney General’s website at http://www.myfloridalegal.com or by calling the fraud hotline at 1-
866-966-7226.
A copy of a consumer affidavit form and instructions is available online at:
http://myfloridalegal.com/webfiles.nsf/WF/KGRG-7XBT2F/$file/TimeshareAffidavit.p df
A copy of the lawsuit is available online at:
http://myfloridalegal.com/webfiles.nsf/WF/MRAY-7XENWJ/$file/ComplaintForInjuncti veRelief.pdf
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Last edited by jayjay on Nov 03, 2009 08:41 AM
APEX LLC - for you that say they are honest..please read on!
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009 4:14:00 PM Time share repurchaser settles with Vt. BY NICK REES
Sorrell MONTPELIER, Vt. (Legal Newsline) - A Nevada-based time share repurchaser has agreed to pay more than $120,000 in restitution and penalties to settle claims it violated Vermont law.
Apex Professionals, LLC, will pay more than $64,000 to 15 Vermont consumers and $65,000 in penalties and costs to the state over the alleged violations.
"If out-of-state companies offering an economic benefit to consumers in Vermont violate the state's consumer laws, they can expect strong enforcement and serious consequences," state Attorney General William Sorrell said.
Apex representatives began soliciting Vermont consumers in the spring of 2009 to transfer ownership of their unused timeshares to allow the original owners to be relieved of timeshare maintenance fees, taxes and other costs.
The Apex representatives met with consumers in March at the Courtyard Burlington Harbor in Burlington and in March and May at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Montpelier. The meetings were advertised in postcards mailed by Apex that stated, "Don't play the waiting game in this economy! If you accept our offer we will put your timeshare into closing immediately."
Consumers who went to the meetings with Apex went with the understanding that Apex would offer them money in exchange for their timeshares. Apex instead charged them a fee of several thousand dollars to transfer ownership of their timeshares, Sorrell said.
Apex representatives then told consumers that the several thousand dollar payment could be offset by filing for a federal income tax deduction for investment losses on their timeshare, the value of which was claimed to be equal to or greater than their payment to Apex. Sorrell says this claim was not true as consumers had purchased the timeshares for personal, not investment, purposes, which made them ineligible for a tax deduction.
Filed Under: State AGs
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Jennifer C.
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Jennifer C.
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KC
Last edited by ken1193 on Dec 17, 2009 04:29 AM
List of US State Attorneys General and contact info ....
List of US State Attorneys general and contact info ....
Alabama:
Attorney Generals Website - http://www.ago.state.al.us/contact.cfm
Phone number to AG: 334-242-7300
Mailing Address: Office of the Attorney General 500 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36130
Consumer Affairs #: 1-800-392-5658
Online Consumer Complaint Form: http://www.ago.state.al.us/consumer_complaint.cfm
Alaska
Website: http://www.law.state.ak.us/
Phone #: 907-465-2133
Mailing Address: Attorney General Daniel S. Sullivan P.O. Box 110300 Juneau, AK 99811-0300
direct email: attorney.general@alaska.gov
consumer protection site/division: http://www.law.state.ak.us/departmen....html#commerce
online consumer complaint information: http://www.law.state.ak.us/departmen...complaint.html
Arizona
Website: http://www.azag.gov/
email: aginfo@azag.gov
Phone: 800.352.8431
Mailing Address: 1275 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007
Consumer Protection Division: http://www.azag.gov/consumer/
online complaint form: http://www.azag.gov/consumer/OnlineInstructionsEng.html
Arkansas
Website: http://www.ag.state.ar.us/
email: not listed
Phone Number: 1-800-482-8982
Mailing Address: 323 Center Street, Suite 200 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Consumer Protection: http://www.ag.state.ar.us/consumers_protection.html
online complaint form: http://www.ag.state.ar.us/complaints...er_online.html
California
Website: http://www.ag.ca.gov/
Email: not available
Phone: (800) 952-5225
Mailing Address: Attorney General’s Office California Department of Justice Attn: Public Inquiry Unit P.O. Box 944255 Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
Consumer Protection: http://ag.ca.gov/consumers/general.php
Online Complaint form: http://ag.ca.gov/contact/complaint_form.php?cmplt=CL
Colorado
Website: http://www.ago.state.co.us/
Email: attorney.general@state.co.us
Phone: 303-866-5189
Mailing Address: 1525 Sherman St. 7th floor Denver, CO 80203
Consumer Protection: http://www.ago.state.co.us/consumer_...Page=True.html
Online Complaint form: http://www.ago.state.co.us/consline/complaint.pdf (printable form)
(appears colorado expects people to go specifically through the BBB, fail)
Connecticut
Website: http://www.ct.gov/ag/site/default.asp
Email: attorney.general@po.state.ct.us
Phone: (860) 808-5318
Mailing Address: 55 Elm Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Consumer Protection: http://www.ct.gov/dcp/site/default.asp
Online Complaint form: http://www.ct.gov/dcp/cwp/view.asp?a=1629&Q=274424&PM=1
Delaware
Website: http://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/
Email: Attorney.General@State.DE.US
Phone: (302) 577-8600
Mailing Address: Carvel State Office Building 820 N. French Street Wilmington, DE 19801
Consumer Protection: http://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/...guarding.shtml
Online Complaint form: http://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/...omplaint.shtml
District of Columbia
Website: http://occ.dc.gov/occ/site/default.asp
Email: oag@dc.gov and consumercomplaint.oag@dc.gov
Phone: (202) 727-3400
Mailing Address: 441 4th Street, NW, Suite 1145S Washington, DC 20001
Consumer Protection: http://occ.dc.gov/occ/cwp/view,a,122...7C31688%7C.asp
Online Complaint form: http://occ.dc.gov/occ/cwp/view,a,1223,q,531576.asp
Florida
Website: http://myfloridalegal.com/
Email: http://myfloridalegal.com/contact.ns...torney_General
Phone: 866-966-7226
Mailing Address: Office of Attorney General State of Florida The Capitol PL-01 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050
Consumer Protection: http://myfloridalegal.com/pages.nsf/...7!OpenDocument (nice that its at least timeshare specific info, and it appears they have edited it a bit per my recommendations)
Online Complaint form: http://www.myfloridalegal.com/ConsumerComplaint.pdf
Georgia
Website: http://law.ga.gov/02/ago/home/0,2705,87670814,00.html
Email: unable to locate
Phone: (404) 656-3300 (AG), 404-651-8600 (Consumer Affairs)
Mailing Address: 40 Capitol Square, SW, Atlanta, GA 30334-1300
Consumer Protection: http://consumer.georgia.gov
Online Complaint form: http://consumer.georgia.gov/vgn/imag...plaintform.pdf (NOTE: no on-line submission; link is to PDF complaint form)
Hawaii
Website: http://hawaii.gov/ag
Email: hawaiiag@hawaii.gov
Phone: (808) 586-1500
Mailing Address: 425 Queen St., Honolulu, HI 96813
Consumer Protection: http://hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/ocp
Online Complaint form: http://hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/ocp/consumer_complaint/
Idaho
Website: http://www2.state.id.us/ag/
Email:
Phone: (208) 334-2400
Mailing Address: Statehouse, Boise, ID 83720-1000
Consumer Protection: http://www2.state.id.us/ag/consumer/index.htm
Online Complaint form: http://www2.state.id.us/ag/consumer/...ntforminfo.htm
Illinois
Website: www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/
Email: http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.g...t/email_ag.jsp
Phone: (312) 814-3000
Mailing Address: James R. Thompson Ctr., 100 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601
Consumer Protection: http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.g...ers/index.html
Online Complaint form: http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.g...s/conscomp.pdf
Indiana
Website: http://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/
Email: Constituent@atg.in.gov
Phone: 317-232-6201 (AG), 800-382-5516 (Consumer Protection)
Mailing Address: Indiana Government Center South - 5th Floor, 402 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Consumer Protection: http://www.indianaconsumer.com/
Online Complaint form: http://www.indianaconsumer.com/consumer_complaint.asp
Timeshare laws/regulations: http://www.idfpr.com/DPR/RE/TSLS.asp and http://law.justia.com/indiana/codes/.../ar32/ch3.html
Iowa
Website: http://www.IowaAttorneyGeneral.org
Email: webteam@ag.state.ia.us
Phone: (515) 281-5164
Mailing Address: Hoover State Office Bldg., 1305 E. Walnut, Des Moines, IA 50319
Consumer Protection: http://www.iowaattorneygeneral.org/p...ers/index.html
Online Complaint form: http://www.iowaattorneygeneral.org/f...int/index.html
Timeshare laws/regulations: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/IACODE/2003/557A/
Kansas
Website: http://www.ksag.org/home/
Email: general@ksag.org
Phone: (785) 296-2215
Mailing Address: 120 S.W. 10th Ave., 2nd Fl., Topeka, KS 66612-1597
Consumer Protection: http://www.ksag.org/content/page/id/39
Online Complaint form: http://www.ksag.org/content/page/id/54
Timeshare laws/regulations: Strangely - none can be located.
Kentucky
Website: http://ag.ky.gov
Email: Attorney.Generalag.ky.gov
Phone: (502) 696-5300
Mailing Address: State Capitol, Rm. 116, Frankfort, KY 40601
Consumer Protection: http://ag.ky.gov/civil/consumerprotection/
Online Complaint form: http://ag.ky.gov/civil/consumerprotection/complaints/#2
Louisiana
Website: http://www.ag.state.la.us/
Email: ConsumerInfo@ag.state.la.us
Phone: (225) 342-7013
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4095
Consumer Protection: http://www.ag.state.la.us/Article.as...erProtecti on
Online Complaint form: http://www.ag.state.la.us/Article.as...ID=36&catID=15
Timeshare laws/regulations: http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=106597
Maine
Website: http://www.maine.gov/ag/
Email: consumer.mediation@maine.gov
Phone: 207-626-8800
Mailing Address: 6 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333
Consumer Protection: http://www.maine.gov/ag/consumer/index.shtml
Online Complaint form: http://www.maine.gov/ag/consumer/com...int_form.shtml
Timeshare laws/regulations: none listed
Maryland
Website: http://www.oag.state.md.us/
Email: Consumer@oag.state.md.us
Phone: (410) 528-8662
Mailing Address: 200 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
Consumer Protection: http://www.oag.state.md.us/Consumer/index.htm
Online Complaint form: https://web.oag.state.md.us/editor/c...=MUGeneral.htm
Timeshare laws/regulations: none listed
Massachusetts
Website: http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=cagohome...=Home&sid=Cago
Email: emailcomplaints@state.ma.us
Phone: (617) 727-8400
Mailing Address: 100 Cambridge Street Boston, MA 02114
Consumer Protection: http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=cagotopi...i on&sid=Cago
Online Complaint form: http://www.mass.gov/Cago/docs/Consum...plaintform.pdf (printable pdf file)
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Michigan
Website: http://www.michigan.gov/ag
Email: miag@michigan.gov
Phone: (517) 373-1140
Mailing Address: G. Mennen Williams Building, 7th Floor 525 W. Ottawa St. P.O. Box 30212 Lansing, MI 48909
Consumer Protection: http://www.michigan.gov/ag/0,1607,7-...337---,00.html
Online Complaint form: https://secure1.state.mi.us/complaints/consumer.aspx
Timeshare laws/regulations: none listed
Minnesota
Website: http://www.ag.state.mn.us/
Email:
Phone: (800) 657-3787
Mailing Address: 1400 Bremer Tower 445 Minnesota Street St. Paul, MN 55101
Consumer Protection: http://www.ag.state.mn.us/Consumer/YLR/Default.asp
Online Complaint form: http://www.ag.state.mn.us/Consumer/Complaint.asp
Timeshare laws/regulations: none listed
Mississippi
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Montana
Website: http://www.doj.mt.gov/
Email: contactdoj@mt.gov
Phone: (800) 481-6896
Mailing Address: Attorney General Steve Bullock Department of Justice P.O. Box 201401 Helena, MT 59620-1401
Consumer Protection: http://www.doj.mt.gov/consumer/default.asp
Online Complaint form: http://www.doj.mt.gov/consumer/consu...plaintform.asp
Timeshare laws/regulations: none found
Nebraska
Website: http://www.ago.ne.gov/
Email: none listed
Phone: (800) 727-6432
Mailing Address: Office of the Attorney General 2115 State Capitol Lincoln, NE 68509
Consumer Protection: http://www.ago.ne.gov/consumer/
Online Complaint form: http://www.ago.ne.gov/consumer/howdoicp.htm
Timeshare laws/regulations: none listed
Nevada
Website: http://ag.state.nv.us/
Email: http://ag.state.nv.us/about/contact/form.htm
Phone: (702) 486-7355.
Mailing Address: Grant Sawyer Bldg. 555 E. Washington Ave Suite 3900 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Consumer Protection: http://ag.state.nv.us/org/bcp/bcp.htm
Online Complaint form: http://ag.state.nv.us/org/bcp/complaint.htm
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New Hampshire
Website: http://doj.nh.gov/
Email: none listed
Phone: 1-888-468-4454
Mailing Address: 33 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301
Consumer Protection: http://doj.nh.gov/consumer/index.html
Online Complaint form: http://www.egov.nh.gov/consumercomplaint/step1.asp
Timeshare laws/regulations: none listed
New Jersey
Website: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/
Email: askconsumeraffairs@lps.state.nj.us
Phone: (800) 242-5846
Mailing Address: 124 Halsey Street Newark, New Jersey 07102
Consumer Protection: http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/
Online Complaint form: http://www.nj.gov/oag/ca/ocp/ocpform2.htm
Timeshare laws/regulations: http://search.state.nj.us/query.html?qt=timeshare
New Mexico
Website: http://www.nmag.gov/
Email: publicinformationoff@nmag.gov
Phone: 1-800-678-1508
Mailing Address: 408 Galisteo Street Villagra Building Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
Consumer Protection: http://www.nmag.gov/office/Divisions/CP/Default.aspx
Online Complaint form: http://www.nmag.gov/office/Divisions/CP/complaint.aspx
Timeshare laws/regulations: http://www.nmag.gov/pdf/AGConsumer08.pdf
New York
Website: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/
Email: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/online_forms/email_ag.jsp
Phone: 1-800-771-7755
Mailing Address: Office of the Attorney General The Capitol Albany, NY 12224-0341
Consumer Protection:
Online Complaint form: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/resource_...omplaints.html
Timeshare laws/regulations: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/bureaus/r...imeshares.html
North Carolina
Website: http://www.ncdoj.gov/
Email:
Phone: 877-5-NO-SCAM
Mailing Address: 9001 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-9001
Consumer Protection: http://www.ncdoj.gov/Consumer.aspx
Online Complaint form: http://www.ncdoj.gov/getdoc/59be4357...aint-Form.aspx
Timeshare laws/regulations: http://www.ncdoj.gov/Consumer/Purcha...imeshares.aspx
North Dakota
Website: http://www.ag.state.nd.us/
Email: ndag@nd.gov
Phone: 701 328-2210
Mailing Address: 4205 State Street PO Box 1054 Bismarck ND 58502-1054
Consumer Protection: http://www.ag.state.nd.us/CPAT/CPAT.htm
Online Complaint form: http://www.ag.state.nd.us/CPAT/PDFFiles/SFN7418.pdf (downloadable pdf)
Timeshare laws/regulations: none
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Website: http://www.oag.state.tx.us/
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Phone: (512) 463-2100 (AG), (800) 621-0508 (Consumer Complaint Hotline)
Mailing Address: Capitol Station, P.O.Box 12548, Austin, TX 78711-2548
Consumer Protection: http://www.oag.state.tx.us/consumer/index.shtml
Online Complaint form: http://www.oag.state.tx.us/consumer/complain.shtml
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Mailing Address: 1125 Washington Street SE ... PO Box 40100 .... Olympia, WA 98504-0100
Consumer Protection: http://www.atg.wa.gov/SafeguardingConsumers.aspx
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Another upfront fee scammer shut down by KS Attorney General .... Hays KS
HAYS, Kansas – A Hays business has been forced to shut down by the state’s attorney general after several consumer complaints to the Better Business Bureau.
“Shocked, very shocked,” said Tobias Jones, operator of Global Resorts Condos Plus.
Jones is reacting to the attorney general’s restraining order against his company. Jones says he ran a satellite office for the Florida-based company at his tax and accounting office in Hays, hoping to make a few extra bucks. But business was slow, so he backed out of the deal last month.
“With the economy the way it was -- we started in July and we were done by the first of November, because with the way it was we couldn't get people to buy a marketing and advertising agreement -- maybe one every two or three weeks,” Jones said. “So it just wasn't worth the time or money.”
But the Better Business Bureau alleges that the condo business was a scam after getting several consumer complaints from across the country.
“They'll tell the consumer that they have someone to purchase the timeshare and that they need to work quickly and move fast and we need a credit card and you need to give us up front a couple thousand dollars,” said Roberta Namee with the Better Business Bureau of Kansas.
But Jones says his sales reps were up front that the money was strictly for advertising that someone’s timeshare was for sale.
“I did not do any of the calling or anything, but I was here at the location,” Jones said. “And not one of the people misrepresented anything.”
Now the business is trying to get back to just doing taxes while trying to clear its name.
Jones has been subpoenaed to officially give his side of the story to the AG later this month.
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ND Attorney General shuts down upfront fee scam operation in that state:
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has ordered a Florida-based company and its operators to stop doing business in North Dakota.
Stenehjem issued the cease-and-desist order against C & G Marketing Associates, which does business as Premier Timeshare Solutions of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Stenehjem says Premier Timeshare Solutions has violated North Dakota consumer fraud, home solicitation sales and do not call laws. He says the company's deceptive sales practices are "an absolute scam."
Calls to a telephone listing for Premier Timeshare Solutions for comment on Tuesday were not answered
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After reading this, I called Creative Vacation Solutions and confronted them. Interesting, I could hear someone else on another phone in the background trying to calm down an irrate customer. I told the girl about the indictment and what kind of company she was working for. After I finished, she said that this whole thing had been dismissed and that they have not been in business for 14 years for nothing. If this was all true, they would be out of business. Frankly, they need to be out of business! On Dec. 19th I received a called from CVS saying my timeshare had sold and it looked like everything was going to go through. I was told to call back on Jan. 19th. I called today to ask about that sale and requested something to be faxed to me to show that there was a sale. After pulling my file, I was told that the buyers did not qualify and that they would continue "advertising" my timeshare. This is a joke! They will indefinitely "advertise". I am really hoping that the indictment is real and that the Attorney General will shut this company down and get everyone's money back. Lesson learned! No one should EVER give upfront money to these companies - EVER and maybe then there will be actual sales of people's timeshares and the fees will be taken out of the proceeds.
Susie H.
It depends on how long ago it wqas charged on your card. Depending on who you talk to they might only dispute up to 60 days. I wrote all the things they told me on the phone, when I called them(I checked my phone records), who I talked to. The more ammo you can give them the better your chance of getting your money back. I also went to the A.G. and I called them to see who eles I could tell. I have also found companies that will try to get your money back for you, but becareful some want money upfront(sounds fishy).
Harry R.
And to go even further than contacting attorney's general:
The reason scammers get away with their scams is due to people that do ABSOLUTELY nothing against the scammers. I was scammed by a product (long story) not long ago that was supposed to be free, however a month later they charged my debit card ....I canceled my debit card, called the company several times and actually had screaming matches with some of the reps to get my money refunded to my bank account.
I then went on the internet to find Class Action Attorneys on a contingency basis that charge only if they win the class action lawsuit (this product was nationally advertised and had hundreds of complaints on the internet) .... I found the contact info for the attorney general in the state the scam was located, the attorney general of the USA and many other consumer related sites that out scams and emailed them with my complaint.
I then forwarded all the emails to the scam company ... well, lo and behold I got a nervous phone call from one of the scam company reps saying that they were crediting my bank account .... and 3 days later it WAS credited .... however I'm the type of person that will go to the ends of the earth to get my money back via a scam .... I NEVER LET UP and neither should YOU.
R P.
