How to get Revenge on scamming company?
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Unclebaldrick
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Like. This may be the best answer. Give them a ring. See what happens. Go on the offensive with them. You cannot go to far.
I have to defend Randy here (not just because her avi is hot). Yes, this is a sensible answer. Yes, Randy, you should consider it. But this is talk n toke folks. Randy wasn't asking us for sensible advice. That would be a boring thread. Would the randy in the avatar photo do this? Fuck no. She would kick over those goddam 80" plasmas after a nice, quiet B&E.
Yeah, she shoulda read the whole thing. But if she learned a lesson about cons, $310 is super cheap. My epiphany cost $300. But those were 1990s dollars.
But you have to admit that this is some misleading, predatory shit. I have a neighbor. His recently deceased brother was full on schizophrenic. Now his brother's mail gets forwarded to him. You cannot believe the shit he gets in the mail. Clearly these bastards have used data mining to id potential schiz's then send rambling twelve page letters representing themselves as an alien god-like beings who have been trying to contact the schiz for well, forever. "We've tried contacting you through signs, dreams and voices, but still you do not heed our call. Why?" so we finally sent you a bad photocopy through 1st class mail, duh. Of course, money must be sent, etc..
Sorry. Give Randy her revenge. She learned her lesson. Now let's help her fuck some shit up. Scammers Deserve Stitches!
Randy: this may not help - but check out http://419eater.com
tytheguy111
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That website is cool and check this letter out lol
http://forum.419eater.com/forum/album_showpage.php?pic_id=357&sid=668911165fc59ec991947e59fbf7749f
http://forum.419eater.com/forum/album_showpage.php?pic_id=357&sid=668911165fc59ec991947e59fbf7749f
ClaytonBigsby
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minnesmoker
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This isn't a scam -- it's advertising in the yellow pages. Been that way forever. I have a couple of these forms in old text books, as bookmarks. Own a business, or have an Employer TID, expect a couple of these, annually. It's in no way misleading, the terms are spelled out clearly and succinctly. There is NO doubt that there is a charge. It's #2. And, if you filled out additional boxes, it would cost more. Arguing will do nothing but: 1. justify an employee's salary, and 2. fuck up your credit.
And, you can argue the "but it said free" all you want. You signed it, right where it said that you agreed to be bound by the terms. It's a legal and binding contract. Might be a shitty yellow pages, but it's still a legal business, and you still listed with them.
tip top toker
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Well the terms and conditions clearly state that it is not free. It states very clearly that it costs about $300 for 6 months. The free bit is that they upgrade you to a shiny listing instead of plain vanilla.
You didn't read the t&c properly, you signed up for the service, you owe them that money. Sure they could have been a bit clearer, but it's all there if you read it, you owe them. They didn't scam you.
You didn't read the t&c properly, you signed up for the service, you owe them that money. Sure they could have been a bit clearer, but it's all there if you read it, you owe them. They didn't scam you.
kelly4
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Judging by numbers 2 and 3, you pay for advertising and receive "Free enhanced online listing". I haven't seen anything from you that says anything is free other than the free online enhancement.
tytheguy111
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No they copied the actual letter form beacuse the address is for a home security store
minnesmoker
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You arguing against is evidence in favor thereof...
guy incognito
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I agree that it looks like it is technically legally binding.
Although it is intentionally deceptive and greasy as fuck. I would fight it anyway.
1. Call the company back directly and tell them you want to cancel your listing ASAP and you do not authorize any further charges. After that give them an earful about their deceptive business practices and tell them you are going to write nasty reviews of their company all over unless they reverse the charge. Follow through on your threat to write nasty reviews regardless of their actions.
2. Contact the BBB and file a complaint.
3. Contact your credit card company and tell them you were fraudulently charged by a shady yellow page directory company. Play dumb though, do not admit that you are in fact aware of the terms and conditions as have been pointed out in this thread. They may or may not reverse them, I don't know. I figure it is worth a shot, and you could in all fairness truly believe that you have been fraudulently charged (as you seem to believe as indicated by this thread).
4. As others have said, suck it up as a life lesson and move on. I don't know what kind of business you run, but surely putting your time and effort into bettering your business and generating more income will be more productive than launching a revenge scheme on a shady yellow page listing company.
Good luck.
Although it is intentionally deceptive and greasy as fuck. I would fight it anyway.
1. Call the company back directly and tell them you want to cancel your listing ASAP and you do not authorize any further charges. After that give them an earful about their deceptive business practices and tell them you are going to write nasty reviews of their company all over unless they reverse the charge. Follow through on your threat to write nasty reviews regardless of their actions.
2. Contact the BBB and file a complaint.
3. Contact your credit card company and tell them you were fraudulently charged by a shady yellow page directory company. Play dumb though, do not admit that you are in fact aware of the terms and conditions as have been pointed out in this thread. They may or may not reverse them, I don't know. I figure it is worth a shot, and you could in all fairness truly believe that you have been fraudulently charged (as you seem to believe as indicated by this thread).
4. As others have said, suck it up as a life lesson and move on. I don't know what kind of business you run, but surely putting your time and effort into bettering your business and generating more income will be more productive than launching a revenge scheme on a shady yellow page listing company.
Good luck.
guy incognito
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And next time read the terms and conditions fully.
Choo
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Life lessons suck, but one has to go through these in order to, hopefully, learn from them. Yeah they're costly sometimes but, yours could have been a LOT worse. My oldest son spent $30K on a Cali based underwater welding school and got his cert.. He found out later there's a school in LA that will cert you for a couple thousand. And, after he worked for a company for a year and found out it could take several years before he might start going underwater and earning the real cash, he quit that dream. He just recently finished paying off his loan, 20 years later.
gR33nDav3l0l
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Become a competitor and scam them
randybishop
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Sorry, I disagree and so does the Better Business Bureau and the Texas Attorney General that sued them:
BBB Continues Warning on Independent Publisher of Yellow Pages Directories
Texas Sues Yellow Pages Directories
randybishop
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randybishop
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Done. Thanks for the suggestion Sunbiz1!
tip top toker
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Either way, maybe you should consider hiring an employee to manage your business. Sounds like you shouldn't have any kind of access to the money if you make these kinds of mistakes.
Unclebaldrick
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I am guessing that you could make a lot of mistakes before it exceeds the cost of even the most rudimentary employee.
Lighten up folks. Where is the love? Is it just th long likeless winter?
tip top toker
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Yes, or no. Wait till he makes a REALLY big mistake because he can't be bothered to turn a piece of paper over and read what he is agreeing to. Or maybe he should just get rid of the business. Because he doesn't seem very business smart.
randybishop
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I did read the fine print, from what I read it did not indicate that that I was signing up for anything.
There are 205 complains with the BBB and countless entries to the ripoffreport.com, I'm not the only one.
But I'm sure you never make mistakes ever, right?