BUSINESS COMPLAINTS , BUSINESS SCAMS , BUSINESS REVIEWS

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4890

2009-07-10T16:43:00.001-04:00

I purchased this video card from Canada Computers, Canada Computers only provides a 15 day exchange policy or 60 days warranty where they would send it back to the manufacture for me.

This Sapphire ATI Radeon Video card is now defective and I'm really upset, I should've bought Nvidia or something else instead.

The problem with this ATI Video card is, about every 5 minutes or so I see a line going across the screen going from top to bottom.

I spoke with Canada Computers and they said they can't help me because it passed the warranty time with them, now if I send it back to the manufacture I will be with no video card for probably 60 days! Which means I will NOT be able to use my computer for 60 days!! :(

I regret buying ATI Radeon, ATI should come out with a better warranty, perhaps advance exchange policy where they would send out the video card to you and once you receive it then you send them back your old one.

I emailed Althon asking them what they can do for me and they replied saying:

"Our company, Althon Inc., is the representative of Sapphire for the Canadian territories on RMA (Warranty) services.    For technical issue, you may like to file for a 'Support Ticket' via Sapphire website.   Sapphire technician would come back to you.

For RMA (Warranty) claim against Sapphire, first of all, please check the warranty provided by your dealer.   If it is within their warranty period,
you should get the service from them.

Should the dealer warranty expired, and you like to file a claim against Sapphire, then, there are steps which we have to go through before Sapphire would issued an official RMA number to authorize such return. Note that, Sapphire is not a Canadian company and their head office is in Asia (Hong Kong).    Sapphire warranty covers free parts/labor only. Therefore, for any RMA claims against Sapphire, we have to send the card back and fore to Asia, and back to you afterwards, so there will be costs involved (Administration and Freight).    Cost is ranging from CAD$25-CAD$45 depending on your location/province.

Should you decide to go ahead with the claim, please provide the below information :

1   Serial number of the card
2. Part Number of the card
3. SKU number of the card
4. Complete full product description of the card (AGP/PCIE, 256M/512M, Dual DVI / DVI, VO / VIVO.....etc)
5. Details of your mailing address
6. Copy of the purchase invoice (Not your sales invoice)
7. Read the attached RMA Policy and email us back with your confirmation of acceptance to all terms/conditions.

Should you have any queries in regarding the Sapphire warranty policy, you are welcome to visit this reference link: http://www.sapphiretech.com/us/support/warranty.php

RMA Dept
Althon Inc."

Now would I buy anything from Canada Computers or ATI ? Ofcourse not!

ID Theft Protection Company Stealing Money from Consumers

2009-07-08T05:13:00.001-04:00

I just wanted to let you know and be aware that this company is taking your information from third party accounts, online loan applications, free offers etc and charging for their services that is never received. I immediately cancelled once I found out before I was even charged. I found out I was charged and called again and demanded a refund from them. They denied my refund and said that I applied for their services. They left me on hold for an hour to talk to their "supervisor", Letta, who did not have anything useful to help.

I just want everyone to be aware of these people. I am enclosing their information that I have been able to obtain. I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau, disputed the transaction with my bank and I received a suggestion to contact the Attorney General of Arizona and file a complaint with them which I am looking into.

ITP – Identity Theft Protection Plan
5025 N. Central Ave. #630
Phoenix, AZ 85012
support@financialdealsdirect.com
www.idtheftrefundstatus.com
www.cancelidtheft.com
trifectacardap.com – THIS IS THE SITE THEY CLAIMED I APPLIED ON AND I HAD NEVER EVEN SEEN THE OFFER
1-888-297-3984 (not working)
1-866-886-1277 (this is the number I was left on hold for 1 hour)

http://ripoffreport.com/searchresults.asp?q5=id+theft&q1=ALL&q4=&q6=&q3=&q2=&q7=&searchtype=0&submit2=Search%21

I hope this information helps those who have been victimized by this company and keep those who haven't from getting victimized.

Good Luck. And what goes around comes around, this company will get what's coming to them, and hopefully it's a jail cell!

Pfaff Leasing

2009-06-12T02:38:00.002-04:00

Pfaff Leasing
9088 Jane St.
Vaughan, ON.
L4K 2M9
Canada
Phone: 905-907-5850
Fax: 905-669-9483
http://www.pfaffleasing.com/

I had an unpleasant experience with Pfaff Leasing, I spoke to them before signing a credit application and I advised them of my high beacon credit score, and they told me I will be required to put a $5,000 deposit only and they assured me it will not be more than $5,000.

Then after I filled out the application and submitted it to them they informed me that the deposit would have to be $10,000, Of course I've then decided not to do the leasing through Pfaff and do it with Havakar Leasing instead.

I am upset because pfaff leasing lied to me, and my credit was also affected, I've contacted them and advised them that they should fix my credit by taking off the credit query they did and they refused and said that I signed the credit application and there is nothing they can do.

I would not trust doing business with Pfaff, thank god I've decided to go with Havakar leasing instead and I'm very happy with Havakar leasing, their staff are very nice people as well and there are no surprises with Havakar unlike Pfaff.

DO NOT WAISTE YOUR TIME! TELL THEM THIS IS A SCAM, AND LET THEM KNOW YOU FOUND THIS INFO THROUGH PUBLICCOMPLAINTS.ORG

Car Company of Canada and Perfection Auto

2009-06-06T10:12:00.003-04:00

We found an interesting post about these two companies at http://carcompanyofcanada.blogspot.com/

AM Hosting www.amhosting.com

2009-05-31T10:23:00.001-04:00

AM HOSTING
www.amhosting.com
Sales: sales@amhosting.com
Support: support@amhosting.com

1-866-425-2035 (toll free)
1-775-331-3319 (local)

AMHosting LLC
4690 Longley Lane
Suite #34
Reno, NV 89502
United States of America

I signed up for a dedicated server with this company and the server they provided me with did not work, it had some problems and when I asked them to cancel and refund me they failed to refund me because they said they don't offer refunds on dedicated servers.

So basically they scammed me, they took my money and failed to provide me with the service that I paid for which is illegal.

Don't trust AM Hosting, I filed for a chargeback through my credit card company and it's currently in process, I believe chargeback is the only way to go with when dealing with a company like this.

Don't make a mistake and don't signup with amhosting.com , amhosting.com is a scam.

DO NOT WAISTE YOUR TIME! TELL THEM THIS IS A SCAM, AND LET THEM KNOW YOU FOUND THIS INFO THROUGH PUBLICCOMPLAINTS.ORG

Stocks in 2005 from WebTrends Inc

2009-04-07T02:24:00.001-04:00

I run a small company in Singapore and have been trying very hard to collect payment for the stocks we returned to WebTrends in July 2005.
We were asked to return the stocks. We returned promptly. Here is what I have done so far:

Between July 2005 to July 2006
1. I wrote several emails to different people at WebTrends. No reply on the payment.
( The stocks plus money owing to us was estimated at $30K )
2. I wrote letters to WebTrends CEO and Francisco Partners, owner of WebTrends for help. No reply

Aug 2006 to 28 Aug 2008
1. D & B local office was engaged to help collect.
2. They failed to convince WebTrends and even aborted a hearing in 2008 for which they asked for an est $5K fee in 2006.
3. I insisted that they continued since they asked for the money and took it. Instead they refunded and stopped.

I lost 2 years with D&B and am very angry. We are small. Only two people. We get bullied.

I hope you, the readers can help me.

Of course it would be great if you can advise me if there is any way in Portland that I can use to further my cause. Blogs ( respectable ones )? Government
agency?

Getting a lawyer for a court hearing is certainly not within my reach.

Please help.

Thank you.

Loan Modification Kit - Foreclosures Information

2009-04-04T03:04:00.001-04:00

Any recommendation for foreclosures or loan modification anyone ??

I am also interested in do it yourself loan modification kit

Please post your comments

Peerless Mason

2009-04-03T16:32:00.002-04:00

I keep getting faxes from these people, I've asked them to stop several times and they failed to comply.

They are really annoying me, we should all complain to CRTC .

Any suggestions what to do? Anyone having the same problem?

The phone number listed on their fax ad is 416-253-8043

Attached you will find a copy of their ad.

DO NOT WAISTE YOUR TIME! TELL THEM THIS IS A SCAM, AND LET THEM KNOW YOU FOUND THIS INFO THROUGH PUBLICCOMPLAINTS.ORG

MY PC HOST www.mypchost.com

2009-03-22T02:47:00.001-04:00

I am a client of MYPCHost and I find many problems with this hosting company, their server goes down almost every other day, my emails are delayed, my website is sometimes down, anyone else having the same issue with My Pc Host?

I hope they fix whatever that needs to be fixed! I'm starting to get frustrated with MYPCHOST.COM

MailLinkPlus maillinkplus.com Review about the Privacy of your information with them

2009-03-19T17:12:00.002-04:00

I called to inquire about the services that Mail Link Plus provides and to question about the privacy of their client information, and I spoke to Eric.

I asked if my personal information are secure within their company or not? If someone were to call and ask them to provide my name, address and ID would they? And if someone calls and pretends to be from a law enforcement agency to try and get my information, will they release my information? And would they just release my information to a law enforcement agency when asked or would they require a subpoena first?

Eric said that, they will not release the information to anyone, but if someone calls pretending from a law enforcement agency, what they'll do first is ask some questions and also ask for a call back number then they will call that person and provide them with the information they are requesting!

I advised Eric that this is not right, they should only release the client info if there is a subpoena, Eric said that that's not how they work, they don't want to annoy law enforcement and they will respond with whatever information they are asked for right away.

I would not feel safe about doing business with this company, if they were to release my info based on a subpoena then its ok but if not then I would not trust it because it could be someone pretending to be from a law enforcement, and there is a lot of identify theft that happens now a days so I wouldn't be surprised.

I reviewed the privacy policy and terms of conditions they have on their website www.maillinkplus.com and no where on there they mention about the privacy about the information they collect from their clients!.

DO NOT WAISTE YOUR TIME! TELL THEM THIS IS A SCAM, AND LET THEM KNOW YOU FOUND THIS INFO THROUGH PUBLICCOMPLAINTS.ORG

The Planet They terminated my account for no reason and they won't hear what I have to say

2008-12-11T12:04:00.002-05:00

The Planet webhost
866-325-0045
281-714-4000

For self-managed, managed and custom solutions: serversales@theplanet.com
For private rack sales: enterprisesales@theplanet.com
For collocation sales: mailto:corporatesales@theplanet.com
For customer support requests: support@theplanet.com

Houston Headquarters

315 Capitol Street, Suite 205
Houston, Texas 77002
Telephone: 281-714-3000
Fax: 281-714-3001

Dallas Office

1333 Stemmons Freeway, Suite 110
Dallas, Texas 75207
Telephone: 214-782-7800
Fax: 214-782-7898

Full access to your account and server management is available through our customer portal, Orbit™ at https://orbit.theplanet.com

Bandwidth Providers

AT&T
AboveNet
NTT
Savvis
Global Crossing
Level 3
Time Warner Telecom

COMPLAINT:
We received the following email from a staff member at the planet web hosting company, We don't know why they sent us this, they have our records mixed up with someone else because we did NOT spam, we are a webhosting company and if there was a site hosted by us then they could have simply said so and we would have co-operated and shut down that site, but they did not explain why, they are basically shutting it down for no reason, we tried to explain it to them but as you can see in their response they will not listen to anything we have to say because they already decided that they would cancel the account.

We don't recommend ThePlanet to anyone at all! be advised that what happened to us could happen to you as well.

Below you will find the email that we had received from them:

Dear Customer,

At this time, due to spam violations, management has determined that we will no longer be able to continue providing the following services:

These services will be terminated, and the servers reclaimed - at -. This is not negotiable, and will occur regardless of ongoing dialog.

**Please use the time to prepare accordingly, as once the server is reclaimed, all data will be lost. Further violations of the AUP will result in immediate reclaim

Regards,
Jennifer
Supervisor - Abuse Department
abuse@theplanet.com

WOW!! do you trust being in a company like this who might shut down your account with them at anytime ? I wouldn't!

DO NOT WAISTE YOUR TIME! TELL THEM THIS IS A SCAM, AND LET THEM KNOW YOU FOUND THIS INFO THROUGH PUBLICCOMPLAINTS.ORG

surveyclaim.com

2008-11-19T15:47:00.005-05:00

Did anyone receive any calls from an organization promissing to give away a free all inclusive 3 day vacation ? did they ask you to goto surveyclaim.com ?

Please post your comments and let us and the public know if this is a scam or for real, please post your story in the comments section below.

Thank you for your time.

On Wednesday December 17, 2008 @8:15pm I received a call from Jay who claimed to be the processing manager for the Ramada Plaza Resort and Spa Hotel in Florida.

I've advised him that their company is listed on our website publiccomplaints.org and asked him to explain to me in detail every fee involved in this deal.

He said this is a 3 nights and 2 days, breakfast lunch and dinner included everyday for 2 people, also includes 2 day 2 night cruise.

Originally he said they used to charge $538.00 for 2 people.
But now he's offering it at $298.00 for 2 people!

There are also taxes that people have to pay when they leave The Bahamas which is $59 tax per person.

There are also hotel taxes which is $8-12 per night per package total for 2 people.

Another cost that's not included is the Ship Gas price which is $19.95 per package.

And if you decide to leave your car at the airport parking then its $8 day for cruise park terminal.

If you have any questions you may contact:
Jay Jacobs the Processing manager, he can be reached at 1-800-901-2932 ext. 2995, Monday to Friday from 4pm to 10pm EST. OR Saturday from 9am to 4pm EST.

Feel free to post your comments! We also would like to hear from the people who had already taken this offer, went on their vacation and came back.

Thank you.

Pitney Bowes

2008-11-19T14:48:00.001-05:00

I had an account them and cancelled but they kept on billing me.

Don't trust Pitney Bowes they are a scam.

I will provide the details of the story soon.

DO NOT WAISTE YOUR TIME! TELL THEM THIS IS A SCAM, AND LET THEM KNOW YOU FOUND THIS INFO THROUGH PUBLICCOMPLAINTS.ORG

Thomas Parr - Realtor !

2008-11-14T01:31:00.001-05:00

Following threat received from "Thomas Parr"/

If you contact me even 1 more time, I will, without further notice to you take every legal action at my disposal to see that you are made to pay for this repeated violation of the spam laws. One more time and you will have a fight.

Thomas Parr
Realtor
Certified E-Pro
707-696-6131
tom@parrproperties.biz
Fax: 707-581-1712
Innovative Real Estate Strategies
Time Honored Values

On-State ACD for skype

2008-10-24T10:57:00.003-04:00

On-State , OnState for skype , http://www.on-state.com/

We tested this software tool that uses Skype to provide a call center solution and we found many bugs in this software, 90% of the time it did not work, the ACD was NOT updating, we had to manually press F5 everytime which really makes no point! I hope another company will come out with a better call center solution that works other than on-state.

And everytime I speak to Joyce from Tech support she disagrees with me and says there is no problem in their system and no one else complains about it, and that I'm the only client who sees these problems!.. I wonder if what she is saying is true or not!! but let's see :).. I hope people will add their comments with the experience they had with this company.

Plus, on-state is very expensive, don't waiste your money.

DO NOT WAISTE YOUR TIME! TELL THEM THIS IS A SCAM, AND LET THEM KNOW YOU FOUND THIS INFO THROUGH PUBLICCOMPLAINTS.ORG

Telecomunications UK ltd , based in uk , is in fact Climax Phone Lord Int

2008-10-15T11:15:00.002-04:00

The website Telecomunications UK ltd , based in uk , is in fact Climax Phone Lord Int , who have conections in Kentucky usa and Nigeria , It is a Scammers Site they get your credit card details on the site by stating the re merchant payment is down ,and then ask you to wire the money by western union , they then give you a fake tracking number that the order from UPS , but UPS never collect the package, IOn the mean time they spend your credit card in the USA .

DO NOT WAISTE YOUR TIME! TELL THEM THIS IS A SCAM, AND LET THEM KNOW YOU FOUND THIS INFO THROUGH PUBLICCOMPLAINTS.ORG

Shoppers Drug Mart - Harwood Plaza

2008-10-02T14:19:00.001-04:00

I have a complaint about Shoppers Drug Mart in Harwood Plaza, Sept 24/ I made purchases and did not have my Optimum card available.

Cashier told me to come in within the next 7 -10 days and I can have them added to my card, Well I went in not once, twice but three times and every time I went in I was advised there was no manager on the floor and if I could wait 15 minutes. I work in an office upstairs and my breaks are limited and I could not wait. Finally today I go in to get my points added and I'm told were sorry you are a day late.

680 points may not seem like a lot but to me it means it adds to my budget for xmas shopping for stocking stuffers.
I feel cheated.

CanLaw Canlaw.com

2008-09-27T11:38:00.002-04:00

Don't trust this company, they are a full scam company, I paid them for some forms and they never sent it to me, when I asked them to send it to me they told me to F OFF.
It was a divoce kit that I ordered, they took my money and didn't send me anything, they are a scam they don't have any forms.

DO NOT WAISTE YOUR TIME! TELL THEM THIS IS A SCAM, AND LET THEM KNOW YOU FOUND THIS INFO THROUGH PUBLICCOMPLAINTS.ORG

Get A Freelaner getafreelancer.com

2008-09-20T17:03:00.001-04:00

I signed up with getafreelancer.com and paid a refundable $5 fee to post my project but these people at getafreelancer.com lied and cheated me, they did not refund me my $5, they are a scam.
Don't trust getafreelancer.com its a scam, I had about 5 projects posted and put in $5 on each, they failed to refund me.
Be very careful, I would suggest another company instead.

The Vineyards - Empire Communities - 330 & 350 Red Maple Rd.

2008-09-04T00:48:00.001-04:00

Dear Tenants,

We had received several complaints from some residents that reside here that had a major increase in their maintenance fee recently.

The tenants had mentioned that It was aprox. A 25% increase! Which is very high, plus they received the notice of the increase by mail on July 31st, 2008 and the management asked for the maintenance fee payment which includes the increase, to be paid on August 1st, 2008!

We believe that:
a. The maintenance fee increase is too high.
b. There was a very short notice given.
c. Some tenants which had just moved in, they said there was not even any information in that stratus report that they had received which stated there will be an increase, the stratus report mentioned that there will NOT be any increases coming up soon.

We would like to hear what everyone has to say about the recent maintenance fee increase, maybe if we have enough people complaining about it we might be able to do something legally and possibly lower the maintenance fee's, please send an email to 330 @ rapidadvertising.com with your comments about this.

Thank you.

BMW auto roadside assistance

2008-08-29T13:38:00.000-04:00

I've waisted so much time dealing with an issue with these people, when I signed up with BMW auto roadside assistance they said they'll send me the receipt and membership card which they have not done yet, I've called them about 10 times and they keep promissing to send it to me but they never do it.

I am now going to call them and ask for a refund.

Voicent Autodialler

2008-08-24T10:38:00.001-04:00

I have never seen a software with so many bugs and errors like the software voicent autodialler.

I've spent days and hours trying to explain it to tech, at the end yes it does get fixed by them but it takes them forever!!

They shouldn't let clients test their software, they should test it themselves or higher a professional company to test it before they release it.

I've spend so much money on this garbage and I regret it, so don't make the same mistake!! Go with a different company.

DO NOT WAISTE YOUR TIME! TELL THEM THIS IS A SCAM, AND LET THEM KNOW YOU FOUND THIS INFO THROUGH PUBLICCOMPLAINTS.ORG

2895 Bathurst St.

2008-08-09T12:07:00.003-04:00

2895 Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON.
M6B 3A8
site manager/superintendent 416-784-9539

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION:
Westbury Rental Residences - http://www.westburyrentals.com/
Firm Capital - http://www.firmcapital.com/

1244 Caledonia Road, Toronto, Ontario M6A 2X5
Tel: 416-635-0221 Fax: 416-635-1713

Ari Kalifon - akalifon@FirmCapital.com
Joel Cash - jcash@FirmCapital.com
Gerry Spaziani - gspaziani@FirmCapital.com
Susanne Gilbert - sgilbert@FirmCapital.com
leasing administrator: (416) 635-0221 or leasing@firmcapital.com

COMPLAINT:

Here is what you might have heard:
" This is an important notification for all tenants residing at 2895 Bathurst St.

Recently there were many problems about people getting stuck in the elevator, the elevator needs to be replaced but the management clearly refuses to replace it and just fix it, Instead, but it seems though fixing it is not solving the problem, it's old and needs to be replaced, plain and simple.

Many people who got stuck in the elevator had to wait for hours while a repair man is dispatched from Mississauga to come fix it. The superintendent had advised these people to wait and arned them not to call 911 because if they do then they will be in trouble!

My friends, be aware that the information which the superintendent is giving you is false and misleading.

You have the right to call 911, and if you do get stuck in the elevator I urge you to call 911, immediately while you are inside the elevator and the fire department will come and rescue you and help you right away.

The superintendent is warning you and scaring you not to call 911 because if 911 receives too many complaints about this elevator then the super or management will be in trouble.

I believe the people who got stuck in the elevator should file a class action suit.

To post any complaints related to 2895 Bathurst St. or if you got stuck in the elevator, please go to www.publiccomplaints.org .

This message was delivered to all tenants in your building, please talk to your friends who are in this building about this message.

Thank you."

If you have any questions, stories, comments, or any issues whatsoever you would like to post please go ahead and click on the comments section below and post what you would like to say, if you would rather not post it here publicly but email it to us you may do so by filling out the form located at the very top of this website.

Skip Assist - Target Connections

2008-08-07T14:40:00.000-04:00

There is a company called Target Connections, their website addresses are www.targetconnections.com , www.skipassist.com

If you call this company and ask what they do they won't tell you!

But here is one of the things they do.

They have phone and address records of consumers who had asked their phone company to unlist their phone number! How do they have this? I don't know and I'm curious to find out how they obtained it and if they had obtained it in an illegal way.

I heard that some collection agencies use their services to track people who have unlisted phone numbers.

I believe this is a breach of privacy laws, the people who should be resposible are Target Connection inc. and the phone company who releases this information to Target Connections inc..

Can you believe that even if you ask your phone company to unlist your phone number, these people can find you and then whoever that uses their system can find you too! Pretty scary isn't it!

__________________________________________________
Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network

Scotia Bank complaint

2008-07-08T15:29:00.001-04:00

Location: Yonge & Hillcrest
5075 Yonge St.
Toronto, ON.
M6N 6C6
416-590-7351

These people are very hard to deal with, they are not easy at all, they are very difficult people, I got a certified draft from them yesterday and I took it to TD bank to have it deposited and when my bank tried to verify it with them it took forever, I was waiting at my bank for 2 hours! YES two full hours, don't waiste your time and don't go with Scotia Bank.

I was at TD bank at 11:30am today and I asked them to deposit the draft for me into my account and they had to get an approval from Scotia Bank, so they faxed the draft along with the authorization form to Scotia Bank then TD called scotia bank to let them know its faxed so they can work on it.

The employee at Scotia bank said that they can NOT verify it, it needs to be verified with the Scotia bank employee who made the draft and that she is currently on lunch and will be back in 30 minutes.

So I left the branch and came back at 12:00pm, and still there is no fax from Scotia bank, so the reps at TD called Scotia to find out the status and Scotia said they are very busy and that they need to wait!!

So we kept on waiting.

At 12:30pm still no fax from Scotia, so TD called Scotia again and scotia said the fax was already sent when it wasn't actually sent! The Scotia employee lied.
So TD advised Scotia that they did not receive the fax and asked Scotia to fax it again.

At 1:00 still no fax from Scotia so I called this time and I spoke to Yan which claimed to be the customer service supervisor and he said the fax was already sent at 12:00pm, while still talking with Yan on the phone at aprox 1:15pm fax received from Scotia finally.

Thanks so much to Vishal and Sabrina at TD Canada Trust 8889 Yonge St. Richmond Hill, ON. L4C 6Z1, they helped me a lot and they were very very patient.