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scams - Blogs (12.03.2010 06:38h): Four Season Consulting Is A Scam!!!!!!
FOUR SEASON CONSULTING IS A SCAM!!!!!WARNING !! THIS SO CALLED BUSINESS CONSULTING FIRM IS JUST RIPPING PEOPLE OFF.LETS START WITH A COUPLE OF DETAILS. THEY HAVE WHAT IS CALLED A SEASON CORP WHICH BASICLLY STATES THAT THEY HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE JUNE 15, 2007 BUT THE TRUTH IS THAT THEY STARTED OPERATING IN OCTOBER OF 2009 OUT OF AN OFFICE THAT THEY WERE SHARING WITH ANOTHER COMPANY CALLED ANGEL CARE ON 4080 E.LAKE MEAD BETWEEN LAMB AND PECOS IN N.LAS VEGAS, NV. THEY USE THIS SEASON CORP. TO TRY TO BUILD SOME CREDIBILITY WITH THEIR CLIENTS. THEY TELL ALL ... [Link] [Cache]
The Consumerist (11.03.2010 23:05h): Man Sues Airline For Not Looking At His Scrotum
A man recently filed suit against Canadian airline Air Transat because the flight attendants refused to give proper medical attention... to his scrotum. According to the suit, the plaintiff was flying from Montreal to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, when he went to the bathroom to check on a discomfort in his groin area, only to see spots of blood. The passenger asked two different flight attendants — first a female and then a male — to get a closer look at his business to determine the exact nature of the spotting. Not surprisingly, both attendants passed on the opportunity and offered ... [Link] [Cache]
The Consumerist (11.03.2010 22:06h): Netflix Changes Movie Page Setup, Users Freak Out
Have you noticed Netflix's new movie information page? A lot of other people have. The new, cleaner layout rearranges the user interface a bit, and removes social features from movie pages--you can't see which of your friends have watched, rated, or reviewed that particular movie. Is this a good move, or a terrible one? Users had their say on Netflix's blog. The entry announcing the change currently has 449 comments, and commenters on that page claim that the first 150 comments were removed. Here's the new layout, if you haven't logged in to Netflix in the past week: This redesign ... [Link] [Cache]
The Consumerist (11.03.2010 22:01h): Law & Order: SVU Star Belzer Denies Attack On Apple Store Employee
The story — TV star stands accused of going nuts on a store employee — is something straight out of any one of the numerous Law & Order shows on NBC. But this time it's real, and the actor in question is Richard Belzer, long-time co-star on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The NYPD — the real NYPD — was called to the Apple Store on Manhattan's Upper West SIde last night in response to a call about an assault in progress. Belzer, had gone to the store with two associates to buy a computer. And according to the ... [Link] [Cache]
The Consumerist (11.03.2010 21:59h): Walmart Wins: Top 10 Most Valuable Retail Brands
Interbrand Design Forum-- part of a global brand consulting firm-- has ranked the top retail brands and guess what? Walmart is most valuable. Here are the top 10: Walmart Target Best Buy The Home Depot Walgreens CVS Sam’s Club Dell Coach Amazon.com Do you agree? Walmart, Target, Best Buy Named Most Valuable Brands [Brandweek] [Link] [Cache]
The Consumerist (11.03.2010 21:33h): Sushi Restaurant Busted For Serving Whale Meat
A sushi chef in California faces a year in prison and up to $100,000 in fines after being charged with serving endangered whale meat at his restaurant. The chef at popular Santa Monica eatery The Hump, was charged with violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act by serving the meat of the Sei Whale. The restaurant was also named in the charges. "Someone should not be able to walk into a restaurant and order a plate of an endangered species," U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. said in a statement. Wildlife and Customs officials undertook a sting operation at the restaurant to ... [Link] [Cache]
The Consumerist (11.03.2010 20:45h): Foreclosures Slow Down An Itsy Little Teensy Bit, But Not For Everyone
Once again looking for anything even vaguely resembling a silver lining in these craptastic economic times, a new report shows that, while foreclosures did increase overall in February, they only increased a little bit... relatively speaking. According to RealtyTrac, February saw the lowest year-over-year increase in filings in Jan. 2006 and filings were actually down 2% from the month before. But before everyone gets their hopes up, RealtyTrac cautions, "This leveling of the foreclosure trend is not necessarily evidence that fewer homeowners are in distress and at risk for foreclosure, but rather that foreclosure prevention programs, legislation and other processing ... [Link] [Cache]
scams - Blogs (11.03.2010 20:41h): Beware Of Alibaba Frauds And Alibaba scammers
I have just been scammed out of $1100 on www.alibaba.com by a Gold Member. I have dealt and still deal with 2 genuine Alibaba sellers, so I do know that there are decent guys out there in China. The details of the name of the scam person I sent money to was Deyou Chen in Putian City, Fujian, China. The fradulent company was Xiamen Zhongpin Technology and they are no longer registered on Alibaba, but I am sure that they are still on there using some other name. Anyway, I have greatly analysed myself to see the signs that I ... [Link] [Cache]
The Consumerist (11.03.2010 20:30h): CDW Puts Small Item In Medium Box, Then Puts Medium Box In Large Box
Michael really has no complaints against CDW. He's just amused at the size of the box that they sent his serial adapter that small metal thing at bottom right in. He writes: The item, the serial adapter was inside the small box with the typical antistatic foam that electronics are usually cushioned in. That smaller box was then inside the larger CDW box with a few unpictured "air pillows", some of which were deflated. No complaints against CDW, just showing the packaging. [Link] [Cache]
The Consumerist (11.03.2010 20:00h): This Overstock.com Banner Ad Is Only A Cruel Joke
Sometimes banner ads online promise a great price, but do not reflect current prices, or actual reality. That's the sad lesson that reader Ricky writes that he learned recently after clicking on a banner ad for Overstock.com. See, the banner have advertised products for sale at Overstock.com and bore the company's logo, but the company did not produce the ad, and the prices are not real. He wrote to the company: Hello, I was researching iPod docks to purchase this morning and came across several models I was interested in. One in particular was a Philips DCP851/37x Overstock #11676281 . ... [Link] [Cache]
The Consumerist (11.03.2010 19:44h): Court Rules Against Selling Pink Floyd Songs Separately
In a legal decision that could have a ripple effect on the digital download market, a British court has ruled that record label EMI can not sell songs from Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album as individual downloads or ringtones. The band's attorneys had argued that the album, one of the biggest sellers in rock history, is only meant to be taken as a whole and that EMI's selling of individual downloads violated a clause in their contract intended to "preserve the artistic integrity" of the album. Additionally, the judge ordered EMI to reimburse Pink Floyd approximately $90,000 ... [Link] [Cache]
The Consumerist (11.03.2010 19:13h): VIDEO: Woman Drives Through Burger King Window
Apparently unclear about the whole "drive-thru" thing, a woman in Grand Rapids, MI, decided to actually drive her entire car through the window of her local Burger King last night. According to reports, the woman had tried to enter — on foot — a 24-hour BK around 3 a.m. last night. When she was told by employees inside that only the drive-thru window was open all night, she tried walking past the drive-thru window. And when they told her she needed to actually be in a car to place a drive-thru order, that's when she plowed through the plate glass ... [Link] [Cache]
The Consumerist (11.03.2010 18:30h): Ask The Consumerists: Would You Use A Credit Card With Your Photo On It?
Thinking about the controversy over asking for ID during credit card purchases, and the competing values of privacy and safety, Daniel had an interesting idea--though it isn't a new idea. What if credit cards were photo IDs, and had our pictures on them? Logistical nightmare, or handy fraud-prevention tool? He writes: I don’t want to show anyone my license when I use my card but I’d have no problem using a card with my picture on it. Some companies do this, of course, but my question is what don’t they all require it? It seems like such a simple security ... [Link] [Cache]
The Consumerist (11.03.2010 18:20h): AMC: No Kids After 6pm In R-rated Movies
Reader Chalicechick writes in to let us know that her local AMC has a sign up banning kids under 6 years old after 6pm in R-rated movies. She thinks this is good news, but also writes in with a complaint. The good news is that children under six are no longer allowed in to rated-R movies after six p.m. The bad news is when I stood at the ticket window of the theater in [redacted] and took a picture of the sign with the good news on it, then went inside the theater, I was stopped by an AMC employee ... [Link] [Cache]
The Consumerist (11.03.2010 18:05h): Subway Charged Me $2273 For $5 Footlong
For quite some time, Subway has been advertising their array of $5 footlong sandwiches. But Consumerist reader Josh stumbled across that rarest of fast food treats — Subway's $2273.40 sub. Unfortunately for Josh, now he can't seem to get his money back. "I recently went into a Subway store on 3/3/2010 at 11:39am. I was charged $2105.00 for a $5.00 footlong chicken breast sandwich," Josh tells Consumerist. With tax, Josh's debit card was charged a total of $2273.40. He went back to the Subway and pointed out the obvious error and had the purchase voided. However, after one week, the ... [Link] [Cache]
The Consumerist (11.03.2010 17:55h): Chase Thinks Boston Non-Smoker Bought $100 Worth Of Smokes In Florida
Now that Chase has reversed their initial decision and issued a refund to the retiree they accused of credit card fraud, maybe they can take a look at a rather similar case, but on a smaller scale. Reader P tells Consumerist that Chase ruled that he is responsible for some uncharacteristic purchases he purportedly made thousands of miles away from where he was at the time. He writes: The Chase Bank Visa team are trying to stick me a generic middle-aged Irish-named white guy near Boston who does not smoke or play the lottery and hasn't left the area in ... [Link] [Cache]
The Consumerist (11.03.2010 17:42h): Woman Crashes Toyota Into Church, Blames Stuck Accelerator
Another day, another report of a Toyota crash being blamed on a stuck gas pedal. This time, it's a 76-year-old woman in Connecticut claiming her recalled Toyota Camry went nuts on her and — in spite of her best efforts to stop it — crashed into a church. The driver says she was attempting to park her car at the church parking lot when it began to go out of control, crashing into the church steps, down the exterior stairs and across the street before finally coming to a stop on someone's lawn. According to the driver, the gas pedal ... [Link] [Cache]
scams - Blogs (11.03.2010 13:22h): Help
Does anybody now if "assures pay centre" or "online hosting website" are legit home based businesses? [Link] [Cache]
scams - Blogs (11.03.2010 12:52h): Credit card scam
I received a charge on my cc for $89.26 for an unknown item or service. I called the number 800 750 2214. They would not tell me what was purchased. I could not get a refund until I called in one week later. One week later I was told to call back in one week. One week later I was told to call back in two weeks. I called today 3/10/10 and was told the number was no longer in service. I wonder if that telephone number or dollar amount has shown up before. [Link] [Cache]
ScamBusters.org (11.03.2010 09:30h): Ticket and Lottery Scammers Score in World Cup 2010
How con artists exploit enthusiasm -- whether it's for the World Cup 2010 or for generating inventive ideas [Link] [Cache]
scams - Blogs (11.03.2010 06:37h): Know About Different Blood Pressure Monitors
A blood pressure monitor is used to determine the blood pressure readings of an individual. There are three different types of blood pressure monitors available for the purpose- aneroid monitors, mercurial sphygmomanometers and digital monitors. The aneroid monitor has a dial gauge with a pointer that displays the blood pressure. It also comprises of a cuff that is inflated manually by squeezing a rubber bulb. The mercurial sphygmomanometer comprises of mercury secured in storage for safe transportation and maintenance. It also comprises of a manually inflatable cuff. Additionally, it contains a filter system that maintains the mercury clean. This type ... [Link] [Cache]
scams - Blogs (10.03.2010 22:43h): How a Malaysian makes money from Internet
All the time, I was searching a true product that came from Malaysian & now, I am proud to present it to you, Jason's Only In Malaysia Mah. It is REAL! It is EASY! Is from Malaysia!! I used to be frustrated in searching ways to earn extra income by following those so called Internet Gurus' method. I tried out many method before but yet it doesn't really work nor effectively. Until I found this, Jason's Only In Malaysia Mah. Jason Tan, a young Malaysian millionaire, has expose his secrets on steps he takes to make millions on the Internet ... [Link] [Cache]
scams - Blogs (10.03.2010 18:43h): Julian Rouas Paris - A fraudulent Perfume Company.
Models, beware! Julian Rouas from Julian Rouas Paris is a conniving bag of scum! His company is a fraudulent modeling scam operation. Julian Rouas is a Bedouin from North Africa who sees American women as gullible preys. He has exploited and abused many women in most despicable ways. Julian Rouas is a professional con-artist passing himself off as a perfume designer. He is posting free ads all over the Internet seeking employees and models for a bogus modeling competition. He is notorious for cheating employees and models out of wages promised. Investors, beware! Financing Julian Rouas Paris it's like dumping ... [Link] [Cache]
The Consumerist (10.03.2010 14:47h): Walmart Sells Black Barbies For Less Than White Ones
Lower prices are not always good things, as Walmart has discovered after pricing black Barbies at half the price of white ones, giving a new definition to the term "price discrimination." Guanabee reports a shopper at a Louisiana Walmart discovered the price discrepancy. Have you noticed this phenomenon at your own Walmart? Blondes Have More Value [Guanabee via ABC News] [Link] [Cache]
The Consumerist (10.03.2010 14:31h): The $1,110.00 Six-Pack Of O'Douls
"It appears that non-alcoholic beer is a delicacy in Florida," writes Aaron, who spotted this $1,100.00 six-pack of O'Douls in a Walgreens down there. [Link] [Cache]
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