Venditoris: Beware of Scams

We reported on WebLoyalty and their scams on other websites in 2005, but they appear to not only still be in business, they seem to be making more money than ever.

They do it, of course, through the greediness of their witting, or unwitting accomplices (perhaps witless?). They “Kickback” a portion of their earnings to the websites that they convince to carry their seemingly beneficial services of Coupons, extra Discounts and so on.

They evidently have delivered enough token benefits to those who “buy” their services, that they can stand forthrightly up and proclaim they are “honest” businessmen. Yeah! Sure!

Enough people have gotten wise and even Class Action Law Firms are now in the act. I don’t think they provide much return to those injured, but they do help put a crimp into the scammer’s businesses so that their profits are reduced, or so one would think.

At least they are going after the scammer’s accomplices as well as the bad guys themselves. Here’s some recent web links and headlines from ConsumersAffairs’ websites telling the a small sample of the stories of right and justice in the American way.

BTW, IOHO, The ConsumersAffairs Top Ten Scams should be required reading by every consumer! (To think, WLI is really small fry, they didn’t even make the top 10 in 2007!)

Consumer complaints about Classmates.com

… can use. The woman my husband and I spoke to at WLI Reservations stated that they would refund all of our money, no problem. Now … www.consumeraffairs.com/dating_services/classmates.html - 101k - Cached

Consumer complaints about VistaPrint.com … When I called WLI Shopping Discount in CT, the representative, Justin, insisted I must have enrolled and argued with me and spoke to me like I was an idiot. …

Webloyalty Named in Federal Lawsuit

… Webloyalty Named in Federal Lawsuit. … Federal lawsuits against online marketing company Webloyalty.com Inc. and online movie ticket seller Fandango Inc. … www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/09/webloyalty.html - 21k - Cached

Consumer Complaints about Lane Bryant

… I believe this transfer of my cc acct number is a violation of my privacy by Lane Bryant and their partner WEBLOYALTY-Reservationrewards. … www.consumeraffairs.com/retail/lane_bryant.html - 22k - Cached

Consumer News & Alerts, September 18, 2006

… Webloyalty “Reservation Rewards” and other “affinity” programs charge consumers’ credit cards without their knowledge, suit charges. … www.consumeraffairs.com/newsletters/2006/20060918.html - 30k - Cached

Hard to Escape from Negative Option Marketing

Hard to Escape from Negative Option Marketing. www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/vertrue.html - 33k - Cached

There’s No Escaping Simple Escapes

There’s No Escaping Simple Escapes. www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/simple_escapes.html - 23k - Cached

Vertrue’s “Negative Option” Sales Attract Scrutiny

Vertrue’s ‘Negative Option’ Sales Attract Scrutiny. www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/05/vertrue_post.html - 22k - Cached

Iowa Sues Vertrue For Consumer Fraud

Iowa Sues Vertrue For Consumer Fraud. www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/05/ia_vertrue.html - 23k - Cached

Consumer complaints about Simple Escapes

Consumer complaints about Simple Escapes. www.consumeraffairs.com/online/simple_escapes.html - 56k - Cached

Simple Escapes - Sample Demand Letter

Simple Escapes - Sample Demand Letter. www.consumeraffairs.com/online/simple_escapes_letter.html - 19k - Cached

Consumer News Service Breaking News Archives

… Sept 12 Webloyalty.com sued over negative option practices Mark Huffman :45; Sept 12 Today’s Consumer Headlines Mark Huffman 1:25; …
www.consumeraffairs.com/radio/news_archives.html - 101k - Cached