Complaint Review: Alyon Technologies - Secaucus - Gwinnett County, Georgia New Jersey

Hello Gregory, You've stated in your post that Alyon Technologies cannot bill consumers. I've read Judge Storys' decision and other sites that concern Alyon and I haven't seen that information.

I have ten days to respond to the Attorney Generals' Consumer Protection Division and I am compiling all the information I can get. I appreciate the help. Keep up the good work.

Thanks,

http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/
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State accuses 2 Secaucus firms of (censored)

Monday, May 19, 2003

By Todd Perlman
Newhouse News Service
Journal city editor

The state has filed suit against Secaucus-based Alyon Technologies Inc., alleging the company (censored)diverted Internet users from their usual service providers to its own network, resulting in unsolicited pornographic "pop-ups" and hundreds of dollars of unwanted charges.
Alyon's practices constituted "serious violations" of the state Consumer (censored)Act, according to Genene Morris, a spokeswoman with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.

The state Attorney General's Office filed the three-count complaint in Superior Court in Jersey City on Thursday, along with a separate suit that alleges another Secaucus company and its principal carried out a (censored)debt-collection scheme.

Both Alyon and the other Secaucus firm, National Check Control, are also targets of the Federal Trade Commission. Last week, the FTC appeared before a federal judge in Newark in the National Check case and filed suit against Alyon in Georgia.

New Jersey is one of 12 states to sue Alyon, alleging the company switched Internet users to its network so it could bill them for their services, even though users neither sought nor wanted the services; some users - as many as 350 lodged complaints - told Consumer Affairs that despite efforts to delete unsolicited pop-ups or spam e-mails that were linked to Alyon and promoted porn sites, they were drawn back into the network.

At a charge of $4.99 per minute, some users racked up hundreds of dollars in charges, even for time they spent trying to disconnect from Alyon, the state alleges.

Further, the suit says, Alyon offered little more than superficial warnings to prevent youngsters from entering porn sites, and did not implement meaningful safeguards against "adult" entertainment featured on its network.
"As a result, many parents complained that their minors were able to access the pornographic materials on Alyon's network without proper authorization," Reni Erdos, Consumer Affairs director, said in a released statement.
A call for comment to Alyon's Harmon Plaza headquarters was directed to a public relations office in New York. Hugh Mansfield, a spokesman, said Alyon is "extremely disappointed" by the states' and the FTC's decisions to take formal action.

"Over the past several weeks, Alyon has fully cooperated with the FTC on a voluntary basis after Alyon itself alerted the FTC to company procedures that had been the focus of inquiry from several states," Mansfield said. "Alyon has also been working closely with a number of state representatives and has reached agreements to enhance its policies and procedures to further ensure that its practices are in full compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations."

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Alyon President Stephane Touboul, in a prepared statement, called the litigation against his firm "unwarranted."

"The company is committed to continuing its efforts to work cooperatively with both state and federal authorities, and to ensure that any issue of concern raised by such authorities is dealt with promptly and to the full satisfaction of government authorities, consumers and the company," Touboul said.
The state is seeking to have Alyon pay restitution to consumers as well as civil monetary penalties, attorneys fees and costs, though Morris could not say how much money is involved.

No court date has been set in the Alyon case or in the state's case against the Secaucus-based debt-collection firm, National Check Control.
But in their own action, FTC attorneys persuaded a federal judge Thursday to freeze the assets of Barry Sussman, National Check Control's principal, and temporarily restrain his company from using collection tactics.

State and federal regulators say Sussman's firm abused, harassed and extorted millions of dollars from people who allegedly passed bad checks.

Sussman, a Fort Lee resident who during a 1980s prison stint for credit (censored)wrote a how-to manual called "I (censored) -You (censored) ," insisted he had done nothing wrong.

"Evidently, there are a lot of people that don't like the fact that they are being aggressively pursued for their unlawful obligations," he said after the hearing in federal court in Newark. "We are the largest purchaser of bad checks in the United States. All I can say is this is a legitimate business."

Authorities aren't disputing the size of the business. They said Sussman's companies - which also included Check Investors Inc., Check Enforcers Inc. and Jaredco - collected as much as $10 million during the past two years from 42,000 consumers and millions of dollars more since 1995.

State Labor Department records submitted in the case suggest Sussman drew a salary close to $150,000 as the sole officer or a president of the companies.

In the process, regulators contend, Sussman's collectors committed some of the most egregious violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act that they have encountered. They also said a federal grand jury is weighing criminal charges against the defendant.

Sussman bought hundreds of thousands of bad checks for pennies on the dollar from legitimate companies that had written off the collections, officials said. The debts were often minor and sometimes stemmed from accounting mistakes. Some of the victims didn't even know about the bad checks because their checkbooks had been stolen.
Sussman's collectors allegedly tacked illegal fees - usually $125 or $130 - onto the check balances. They also purported to be law enforcement personnel and threatened the debtors or their relatives with jail.

"Regardless of whether the consumers owed the debts or not, the defendants' allegedly aggressive and shameless tactics fly in the face of basic decency and New Jersey law," acting state Attorney General Peter Harvey said.
Sussman said nothing during the hearing, but his attorney, Steve LaCheen, argued that many of the allegations "are simply way off the mark."
LaCheen called the consumers "deadbeats" and contended that because Sussman bought the accounts outright, he was not a debt collector and thus not subject to federal regulations.
The judge scheduled a June 9 hearing on whether to impose a permanent injunction."

Please do not use my true name because it would be very bad for me and my family. I am French but do not want to go back to my country.

I know that Stephane Touboul has visited several French mission in America and DGSE people met with him. I really think that my country may be involved in this problem company.

My boyfriend was searching for game (censored) for PlayStation and next month he received very large bill for pornography. He was very mad. I never see him so mad before. I tell him about a conversation at a mission evening party where Stephane Touboul was with some DGSE guys. They had some computer people with them. This was about a year ago but now the lawyer Mr. Robert comes to meet with DGSE.

I am so afraid they will take me back to France and I will never see my boyfriend again just to keep this undiscoverable. Maybe if this company closes I can stay.

Adieu, (censored)idiotes de France!

At this point Public Relations is everything, so Alyon appears to be utilizing PR Newswire service to release their own "canned" Press Release to the news media about the FTC investigation.

Here's ALYON'S NEWS RELEASE PER pr nEWSWIRE, WHICH HAS BEEN REPRINTED IN PART OR FULL BY A VARIETY OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER MEDIA.

According to PR Newswire, for as little as $610, companies can target 22,000 "media points" with PR Newswire, of course you have to sign up as a :member" of PR Newswire. For Alyon, propaganda is certainly cheap, at $610, seems like a bargain.

NEW YORK, May 15 /PRNewswire/
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SEATTLE_LAW.story&STORY=/www/story/05-15-2003/0001948284&EDATE=THU+May+15+2003,+07:22+PM

-- Alyon Technologies Inc. ("Alyon" or the "Company") is extremely disappointed by the Federal Trade Commission's (the "FTC") decision to take formal action against the Company, as well as lawsuits and/or investigations launched by several State Attorney General Offices. Over the past several weeks, Alyon has fully cooperated with the FTC on a voluntary basis after Alyon itself alerted the FTC to Company procedures that had been the focus of inquiry from several states. Alyon has also been working closely with a number of state representatives and has reached agreements to enhance its policies and procedures to further ensure that its practices are in full compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations. "Given our willingness and effort to work to resolve the consumer issues, we are stunned by the FTC's decision to initiate this unwarranted action and by the lawsuits filed by the Attorney General Offices," said Stephane Touboul, president, Alyon. "The FTC's decision to launch a lawsuit is particularly regrettable given the fact that the Company itself voluntarily brought this matter to the attention of the FTC and had already implemented measures to further protect consumers." Notwithstanding the FTC's lawsuit, the Company is committed to continuing its efforts to work cooperatively with both state and federal authorities, and to ensure that any issue of concern raised by such authorities is dealt with promptly and to the full satisfaction of government authorities, consumers and the Company. About Alyon Technologies Alyon Technologies ('Alyon') provides safe alternative online billing solutions for consumers purchasing information, content, goods and services via the Internet. Its billing system is widely employed by many Web site companies wishing to provide their customers with the safest environment for conducting online business transactions.

Just confirmed through telephone call to Mike Beebe, Attorney General: The State of Arkansas has joined this suit against Alyon Technologies, Inc.

Also, State of Arkansas suits against:

*Mercury Marketing Technologies of Delaware, Inc., GoInternet.net Inc., Neal Saferstein, Arthur Cohen and Robert Rosenkranz

*Garbersoft, Inc. and Daniel Garber

*USA Prescription, Inc., RxNetwork of South Florida, LLC, Vincent K. Chabra and Stephen L. Ancier

If you have been affected by any of these companies or individuals, information may be obtained concerning these actions at The Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR (501)682-2341 or toll-free 1-(800)-482-8982 or visit the website at www.ag.state.ar.us.

A big "THANKS" to all who worked so hard gathering information and making it public. THANKS, THANKS, THANKS to the Rip-Off Report for giving us a forum so that consumers can make better, more informed decisions and protect ourselves against these (censored)!

http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2003
/May/03_crm_302.htm

Below is a US Department of Justice press release from May 16, 2003, it explains the timing of the FTC vs Alyon lawsuit, our US government is doing a BIG sweep of a bunch of Internet based . (censored) Hurray !

I say thank you Uncle Sam, this is why we all pay taxes, go get'em !

Note the dates of most of the cases below (which are only a segment of "Operation E-con" sweep, are primarily late April 2003 and May 2003, and Alyon was added to the hit list, May 13, 2003.

"FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2003
WWW.USDOJ.GOV
(202) 514-2008
TDD (202) 514-1888

FACT SHEET
OPERATION E-CON: CRACKING DOWN ON INTERNET CRIME
Understanding The Problem:
Internet (censored) And Abuse Is One Of The Most Rampant Forms Of White-Collar Crime

48,000 Internet-Related (censored) Complaints to Law Enforcement. The Internet (censored) Complaint Center (IFCC) a joint project of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White-Collar Crime Center reported in 2002 that it referred more than 48,000 Internet-related (censored)complaints to law enforcement.

263,000 Internet-Related (censored) Complaints to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Consumer Sentinel Database. In 2002, Internet-related (censored)complaints made up nearly half the (censored)complaints received by the Federal Trade Commission."

Please note:

(The FTC's own press release about Alyon stated the FTC had received around 1,200 complaints about Alyon Technologies, Inc. from Americans who were sent bills from Alyon. The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) is now suing in State of Georgia, Federal District Court. This 1200 complaints to FTC equates to four out of every thousand complaints the FTC got in last year have been about ALYON Technologies.'Way to go ALYON victims, you got the government's attention with all your persistence. Thumbs up to Alyon victims!!)

Press release continued:
"Taking Steps to Prosecute:
Due to the Seriousness of Internet-Related (censored), the Justice Department Has Been Conducting a Nationwide Sweep to Prosecute These Cases

Operation E-Con Is a Truly Coordinated Operation. This initiative involves the collective participation of 43 United States Attorneys' Offices,
the FBI,
the FTC,
the Postal Inspection Service,
the Secret Service,
and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement"

( I hope Stephane Touboul, President of Alyon, is on their Immigration list)

"to root out and take action against some of the leading forms of online economic crime.
Since its inception, Operation E-Con has conducted over 90 investigations involving 89,000 victims and estimated losses of more than $176 million.

Those Who Participate in Internet (censored) and Abuse Have Learned Their Illegal Activities Have Real-World Consequences. To date Operation E-Con has executed over 70 search and seizure warrants that have led to 130 arrests and convictions and over $17 million in seizures and recoveries.

This week alone,

federal agents have arrested 50 persons
and executed 55 search and seizure warrants,
and United States Attorney's Offices have charged 48 persons by indictment, information, or (censored) complaint, and have obtained 12 guilty pleas.

Operation E-Con - Selected Federal Prosecutions:

The Cases in Operation E-Con Illustrate the Different Types of Online (censored) That Law Enforcement, Both Domestically and Internationally, Are Fighting

California - Central District
United States v. Costa, No. 03-0810M (C.D. Cal., (censored) complaint filed Apr. 24, 2003). This defendant allegedly established various false identities and also used identities, including Social Security numbers, supplied by unknown accomplices to commit credit card (censored) and Social Security Program (censored) in an amount over $240,000. The defendant also is charged with identity theft for his alleged conduct in collecting Social Security benefits in other people's names.

United States v. Dean, No. CR 03-1005M (C.D. Cal., criminal complaint filed May 9, 2003). Two defendants have been charged relating to an alleged ongoing online credit card (censored)scheme with losses in excess of $38,000. One defendant allegedly received Six Flags California customer information from the other defendant, a billing department employee connected with Six Flags California. The defendant who received this information allegedly used it to make online purchases of expensive tickets for concerts and Los Angeles Lakers basketball games which are advertised on the Internet and resold below market value.

United States v. Johnny Ray Gasca, No. CR 03-419 (C.D. Cal., indictment filed May 6, 2003). This defendant was indicted on four counts of criminal infringement of a copyright, interstate communication of a threat, possession of a false identification document of the United States, and witness retaliation, for allegedly using a camcorder to covertly film theatrical movies that were being shown at preview screenings, then making them available for sale on the Internet.

Press Releases:
Arrest - http://www.fbi.gov/fieldnews
/april/la042203.htm

Indictment - http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/cac/pr2003/072.html

United States v. Serebryany, No. CR 03-42-LGB (C.D. Cal., indictment filed Jan. 16, 2003; guilty plea Apr. 28, 2003). This defendant, a 19-year-old college student, pleaded guilty to charges involving theft of trade secrets for (censored)sensitive information belonging to satellite provider DirecTV.
Press Releases:

Arrest - http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal
/cybercrime/serebryanyArrest.htm

Indictment - http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime
/serebryanyIndict.htm

Guilty Plea - http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/cac/pr2003/068.html

United States v. Tinney, No. 03-141-MMM (C.D. Cal., indictment filed Feb. 13, 2003). This defendant is charged with six counts of wire (censored), relating to an alleged scheme to steal nearly $600,000 of computer equipment from businesses in Wenham, Massachusetts and Santa Barbara, California. According to the indictment, the defendant set up a fictitious corporation named Data Systems International, ostensibly located in Las Vegas, Nevada, complete with a fully featured web site. In addition, he allegedly set up a sham escrow company identified as American Escrow Corporation, also equipped with an elaborate web site which he claimed was located in San Francisco, California.

The (censored) escrow company representative allegedly would report to the intended victims that the required funds had been deposited into escrow for payment of the computer equipment the defendant had negotiated to buy from victim companies. These victim companies allegedly would ship computer equipment to Data Systems at an address in Las Vegas with the expectation that once the computer equipment was received by Data Systems, the funds held in escrow for payment would be released. The defendant, using an alias and false identification, planned to receive the computer equipment at Data Systems' Las Vegas address (nothing more than a mail drop) and planned to sell the equipment on the black market without ever paying the victims for their property, according to the indictment.

Press Release: http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/tinneyIndict.htm

Operation Decrypt. In this FBI undercover investigation that targeted the software writers and manufacturers behind equipment that allows the theft of satellite television signals, a total of 17 people have been charged in Los Angeles with allegedly causing millions of dollars of losses to companies that have spent tens of millions of dollars creating some of the world's most sophisticated conditional access technology. Six of the charged defendants are accused of violating the criminal anti-decryption provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Press Release: http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/cac/pr2003/026.html
Operation Fast and Furious. In this U.S. Secret Service investigation, a total of thirteen individuals are charged with conspiracy and (censored)-related charges for their roles in a San Fernando Valley-based credit card skimming ring that stole credit card numbers from restaurant patrons and used the (censored) obtained numbers to purchase computers and other expensive electronics. To date, at least 12 defendants have pleaded guilty to charges relating to this operation.

Press Release: http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/cac/pr2003/029.html
California - Eastern District

United States v. Waage (E.D. Cal., indictment filed Jan. 2, 2003, guilty plea May 5, 2003). Two defendants have been indicted on (censored)- and money laundering-related charges relating to one of the largest Internet investment (censored)cases in the country.

The Tri-West Investment Club was an Internet-based investment (censored)scheme that allegedly netted more than $60 million from 15,000 investors worldwide. Tri-West solicited investments in what the Web site termed a "Bank Debenture Trading Program" or "Prime Bank" note program. The Web site allegedly guaranteed investors a 120 percent annual rate of return with "no risk of losing the investor's principal investment," as well as substantial referral fees for directing others to the Web site. The case alleged that these investment instruments were nonexistent. According to the indictment, Tri-West never actually invested any of the investors' money in any "prime bank note" program, but instead used new investor funds to make "dividend" payments to earlier investors to give the false impression of profitability. The balance of the funds were allegedly used by the two defendants and others to purchase millions of dollars of real properties in Mexico and Costa Rica, as well as a yacht and helicopter, and to funnel money to dozens of shell companies created in Costa Rica to conceal the defendants' ill-gotten gains.

The indictment also seeks the forfeiture of millions of dollars worth of real properties in Costa Rica and Mexico, a yacht, a helicopter, over a dozen cars, and millions of dollars in bank accounts in Latvia, Mexico and Costa Rica. The two defendants, who were extradited from Costa Rica to Sacramento in December 2002 to face federal charges, remain in custody pending trial. One of these defendants, Alyn Waage, pleaded guilty on May 5, 2003 to mail and wire (censored) charges as well as conspiracy to commit money laundering. A third defendant, Cary Waage, had pleaded guilty in 2002 to separate charges relating to Tri-West. Three other individuals allegedly connected with the operations of Tri-West remain fugitives.

Press Release: http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal
/cybercrime/triwest2.htm

California - Northern District
United States v. Barth, No. CR 02 0385 CRB (N.D. Cal., pleaded guilty Apr. 23, 2003). This defendant pleaded guilty to five counts of mail (censored), relating to a (censored) scheme in which he purported to "auction" off iMac computers and Sony Playstations on an online auction website, but never sent anything to winning bidders.
California - Southern District
United States v. Fontanini, No. 03cr0208-IEG (S.D. Cal., indicted Jan. 23, 2003).

Nine defendants (three of them fugitives) are charged in an indictment containing one count of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, five counts of trafficking in counterfeit goods and copyright infringement, eight counts of money laundering, and 24 counts of tax evasion. This case involves the alleged sale of counterfeit Microsoft software. The lead defendant, John Fontanini, allegedly originally placed advertisements in magazines and newspapers around the country offering Microsoft Corporation computer software for sale at approximately 13 percent to 18 percent off the retail cost.

The cases alleges that software was then sent cash-on-delivery (COD) to the purchaser, or the buyers would send payment to various post office
boxes or mail drops throughout San Diego County. The buyers would then allegedly receive a compact disk (CD) with the Microsoft logo on it, in a jewel case, usually by Federal Express or by U.S. Mail. According to the charges, Fontanini eventually became a wholesaler providing the counterfeit software in bulk to others for re-sale. During the course of the conspiracy, the defendants allegedly sold software valued at more than $6 million for more than $1.5 million.

United States v. McCoy, No. 03cr1316R (S.D. Cal., indictment filed May 7, 2003). On May 7, 2003, two defendants were indicted for one count of conspiracy to commit wire (censored) and 41 counts of wire (censored). Robert L. McCoy and his Russian-speaking wife, Anna V. Grountovaia, allegedly operated a either contacting male victims through various on-line personal ads, or posting their own on-line personal ads posing as Russian or Ukrainian women desiring a romantic relationship, McCoy and Grountovaia allegedly bilked upwards of 400 victims of at least $600,000 over a period of approximately three years.

Colorado
United States v. Weare, Crim. No. 03-CR-121-N (D. Colo., indictment filed Mar. 25, 2003). The defendant is charged with 15 (censored)-related counts pertaining to his alleged operation of an Internet-based Ponzi scheme that took in more than $8 million from 23,000 investors. The defendant allegedly used a website to offer investors an opportunity to become members of an offshore investment program run by a company called J&K Global Marketing Corporation. He allegedly promised that if an investor paid a yearly membership fee of $375 and waited six months, he or she would receive payments of $375 per month. He also allegedly told investors that he was investing in high-yield programs, which would return between 200 percent and 1200 percent per month. As a result, investors allegedly transmitted membership fees to bank accounts in the United States, Canada, Luxembourg, and the West Indies.

Illinois - Southern District
United States v. Barrero, Crim. No. 03-30102-01 (S.D. Ill., information filed May 12, 2003; guilty plea May 12, 2003). The defendant pleaded guilty to a two-count information charging him with mail (censored)and wire (censored)in connection with a business-opportunity scheme that raised approximately $2 million. The defendant, who operated in the Miami, Florida area under the names Stuffing for Cash and Cash for Stuffing, engaged in mass-marketing (censored)over the Internet and through direct mail. The defendant persuaded approximately 50,000 victims throughout the United States to pay a registration fee of $30 or $45 for a supposed business opportunity involving stuffing envelopes at home for $2 per envelope. In fact, no such legitimate opportunity existed and the business was a total sham.

Maryland
United States v. Iakoubtchik, No. L-03-0229 (D. Md., indictment filed May 8, 2003). Two defendants are charged with devising and executing a scheme to lure unsuspecting bank customers to "spoofed" bank web sites where they would enter confidential account data that would be transmitted to the defendants, who would use the data to produce and (censored)use ATM and credit cards.

Minnesota
United States v. Parris, Crim. No. 03-40 (ADM/AJB) (D. Minn., indictment filed Feb. 4, 2003; superseding indictment filed Mar. 4, 2003; guilty plea May 9, 2003). From August 17, 2000 through December 31, 2001, the defendant engaged in a scheme to obtain over $120,000 in money from approximately 1,000 consumers in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. He solicited consumers via email and online auctions to purchase brand-name North Face parkas and jackets and rare or retired Beanie Babies. He represented that he was selling authentic items, but upon receiving payment from consumers, he failed to send any product at all, or he sent counterfeit products that he had imported from China. The defendant pled guilty to one count of mail (censored)(18 U.S.C. 1341) and one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods (18 U.S.C. 2320(a)).

United States v. Susel, No. CR 03-179 (ADM/AJB) (D. Minn., indictment filed May 13, 2003). Two defendants are charged with 30 counts of mail (censored)-related allegations that from October 10, 2001 through December 30, 2002, they aided and abetted each other in devising a scheme to (censored)businesses and approximately 1,395 consumers in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Germany, and elsewhere of more than $265,000. Defendants allegedly obtained more than $700,000 in stolen goods from a software manufacturer. They then allegedly solicited consumers to buy popular software or computer games, claiming they were "new" and "retail" and failing to disclose the items were stolen.

New Hampshire
United States v. Lawler, Crim. No.03-54M-01 (D.N.H., criminal complaint filed Apr. 29, 2003). The defendant is charged relating to his alleged involvement in using two websites to sell approximately $1 million worth of counterfeit Rolex, Omega, Movado, Cartier, and Tag Heuer watches.

United States v. Mullaney, Crim. No. 03-15-01-M (D.N.H., information filed Jan. 15, 2003; guilty plea March 24, 2003). The defendant pleaded guilty to charges relating to her and her former husband's allegedly selling numerous items, via the eBay auction website, that had been stolen during home burglaries in New Hampshire and elsewhere.

North Carolina - Western District
United States v. Short, No. 1:03M66 (W.D.N.C., criminal complaint filed May 13, 2003). The defendants, one individual and three companies, are charged with mail and wire (censored), relating to allegedly (censored) offerings of electronic products (primarily laptop computers) through the use of Internet auction sites such as eBay and through Yahoo! store sites. Federal authorities reportedly received complaints from more than 190 victims in states outside of North Carolina and in foreign countries who did not receive the products offered or did not receive a refund from the defendant's companies.

Pennsylvania - Western District
United States v. Blair, Crim. No. 03-93 (W.D. Pa., indictment filed March 12, 2003). Five defendants are indicted on a charge of conspiracy, relating to their allegedly obtaining identification information of residents of Mount Lebanon from the Mount Lebanon Municipal Tax Office, where they were employed as cleaning service personnel. The defendants then allegedly used that information to apply for credit cards over the Internet, which they then used to make purchases, all without the knowledge or consent of the victims.
United States v. Condon, Crim. No. [to be assigned] (indictment filed May 14, 2003). The defendant is charged with wire (censored)and mail (censored), relating to his allegedly placing items for sale at various Internet auction sites knowing that he did not have those items for sale and had no intention of delivering said items. The defendant allegedly accepted payments for the items that he purportedly had for sale, but failed to deliver those items to the individuals that had won the on-line auctions.
United States v. Honse, Crim. No. 02-262 (W.D. Pa., guilty plea March 21, 2003) and United States v. Cain, Crim. No. 02-260 (W.D. Pa., guilty plea March 28, 2003). Two defendants in related cases have pleaded to conspiracy charges relating to a scheme to (censored)computer and software wholesaler, Ingram Micro. The scheme consisted of co-conspirators making (censored)orders for computer hardware over the Internet using the ordering accounts of legitimate Ingram Micro customers. The merchandise was shipped to various "drop" locations provided by participants in the scheme. The defendants and others would then pick up the hardware and take it to Indiana, Pennsylvania, where it was shipped overseas. The defendants were involved in (censored)obtaining approximately $96,000 worth of computer equipment from Ingram Micro.
United States v. Kruhlou, Crim. No. 02-266 (W.D. Pa., guilty plea Apr. 10, 2003). The defendant pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to commit mail (censored)and wire (censored). The defendant, who was originally from Belarus, participated in a mail and wire (censored)scheme that had two interconnecting parts. The first part of the scheme was that members of the conspiracy hacked into eBay's computer system and logged onto the system as if they were someone who had previously sold items and received favorable ratings from purchasers of those items. Once a seller received a favorable rating, it was much easier to sell items because there was a proven track record of delivering what was promised.

Members of the scheme then put items up for auction pretending that they were sellers with the proven track records. The successful bidder in the auction was directed to send certified checks or money orders to an address in Pennsylvania, but no items were delivered. The second part of the scheme involved the unauthorized use of credit card numbers to purchase items online that were then shipped to addresses in Pennsylvania. These items were then repackaged and sent to addresses in California. The addresses in Pennsylvania were set up by two co-conspirators, also originally from Belarus, who used false identifications. These two individuals, who worked under the direction of Kruhlou, would stay in apartments for approximately two weeks at a time and receive products and checks at those locations. They would then move to a different apartment and, again, receive checks and products. They moved to a total of four different apartments during the course of the conspiracy until they were arrested by the Pennsylvania State Police.
United States v. Patterson, Crim. No. 03-86 (W.D. Pa., indictment filed Feb. 26, 2003). The defendant is charged with password trafficking and computer damage. According to the indictment presented to the court, the defendant, a former employee of American Eagle Outfitters, was charged with trafficking in passwords and similar information that would have permitted others to gain unauthorized access to the American Eagle Outfitters computer network. The defendant allegedly posted and maintained at a Yahoo hacker group posting board the username and password combinations of certain legitimate American Eagle Outfitters users, together with detailed instructions on how to hack into the wide area network of American Eagle Outfitters using those passwords.

The defendant was also charged with a series of computer intrusions into the American Eagle Outfitters computer network from November 27, 2002 through December 1, 2002. These intrusions allegedly were attempts to deny computer services to American Eagle Outfitters stores and customers in the United States and Canada during the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. These denial of service attempts were quickly identified by American Eagle personnel and corrective actions were implemented that limited their intended economic impact.

United States v. Thornhill, Crim. No. 02-84 (W.D. Pa., indictment filed Apr. 23, 2002). Two defendants were indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy, bank (censored), and access device (censored). According to the indictment, the defendants (censored)used the names, Social Security numbers, and other identifying information from two individuals to apply over the Internet to obtain bank loans and credit cards in the other people's names. They also allegedly made (censored)online purchases.
Washington - Western District

United States v. Noia, No. 03-205M (W.D. Wash., criminal complaint filed Apr. 22, 2003). The defendant is charged with five counts of wire (censored)relating to her allegedly posting of video and digital cameras for auction on eBay, accepting payment for goods, and failing to deliver the promised goods. The alleged loss amount is more than $30,000.
Wisconsin - Eastern District
United States v. Fibiger, No. 03-Cr-66 (E.D. Wisc., indictment filed Apr. 1, 2003). The defendant is charged with wire (censored)relating to his alleged solicitation of purchasers over the Internet and failure to deliver any of the merchandise promised. Reported losses in this case total approximately $40,000.
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03-302

Filed in Clerk's Office May 13, 2003

United States District Court Northern District of Georgia...filed May 13 2003

Complaint 1:03-cv-1297

Federal Trade Commission Plaintiff Vs ALYON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. a Delaware corporation; TELCOLLECT, Inc. a New York corporation and STEPHANE TOUBOUL individually and as an officer of Alyon Technologies, Inc., Defendants.

A 22 page filing in the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

Http://www.ftc.gov/os/2003/05/alyontechcmp.pdf

This comes at a time when ALYON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. is trying to SUE ME and others for $10M each.

God Bless America
Thank you so much RipOffReport.com

Gregory
Consumer Advocate

Filed in Clerk's Office May 13, 2003

United States District Court Northern District of Georgia...filed May 13 2003

complaint 1:03-cv-1297

Federal Trade Commission Plantiff Vs ALYON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. a Delaware corporation; TELCOLLECT, Inc. a New Yok corporation and STEPHANE TOUBOUL individually and as an officer of Alyon Technologies, Inc., Defendents.

A 22 page filing in the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

Http://www.ftc.gov/os/2003/05/alyontechcmp.pdf

This comes at a time when ALYON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. is trying to SUE ME for $10M.

God Bless America
and a BIG Thank you to RipOffReport.com

Gregory ..a victim turned Consumer Advocate

13 States Sue Company Over Pop-Up Windows

By Associated Press

May 16, 2003, 12:53 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin and 12 other states are suing an Internet firm that allegedly billed people who tried to close pop-up windows for pornographic Web sites, the state's attorney general said Thursday.

The suits, filed in conjunction with the Federal Trade Commission, alleges New Jersey-based Alyon Technologies violated advertising and telecommunications laws.

Wisconsin's lawsuit claims Alyon connected Internet users to the company's toll phone number when they tried to close Alyon's pop-up windows advertising porn sites.

The toll number charges $5 a minute, Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager said, resulting in bills ranging from $14 to more than $1,000.

"The way this organization has allegedly been doing business is illegal, irresponsible and an outrageous misuse of Internet technology," she said.

Other states that have sued are California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, North Carolina, Nebraska, Texas and West Virginia.

Alyon officials said Thursday that they alerted the FTC to procedures the states are questioning and have been working with state lawmakers to make sure its practices comply with federal and state laws.

"Given our willingness and effort to work to resolve the consumer issues, we are stunned by the FTC's decision to initiate this unwarranted action," Alyon president Stephane Touboul said in a statement.

These "dialer" things that are bet on computers can be a problem but be sure that your internet security settings to not allow for an "automatic" install of a program without your ok. The settings should have a box show up when the site you are visiting wants to install a program. Things from Microsoft, Adobe, Macromedia so on are safe. If it is from an unknown company always select NO or CANCEL. That's how these places work. They install a dialer and if you computer is on at night they can hang up your connection and redial through your computer.

If you don't know how to select the right security settings, have a friend or family member help you. A local computer expert amy be able to visit your home. It is worht it to prevent (Censored) like this.

Good luck!

May 11, 2003
MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL EDITION!

Pornography Bill surprises Hartshorne, Oklahoma police chief. Alyon Technologies strikes again!

http://www.avnonline.com/issues/200302/
newsarchive/021803_3.shtml

Porn Bill Surprises Police Chief
Story by Charles Farrar

Feb. 18, 2003

HARTSHORNE, Okla. - $268.00 bill from Alyon Technologies, Inc.

Please go to the above webpage to read this article.

Thank you AVN Media Network for providing this story!

Alyon Technologies, Inc. in its attempt to entrap anyone has hit a government office in Hartshorne, Oklahoma.

http://www.avnonline.com/issues/
200302/newsarchive/021803_3.shtml

"Alyon Technologies' goal of building a seamless bridge between the telecommunications and banking industries will enable online consumers to use their telephone number as an alternative vehicle of payment for online information, content, goods, and services purchased," ...BULL HOCKEY PUCK!

The company's Website says a computer (NOT NECESSARY A HUMAN BEING) has to allow it to install dialer software before a user can visit some pay-per-view sites.

Right on Alyon Technoloiges, Inc. you continue to dig the hole deeper. Your use of the word seamless should be Seedy'!

11May2003

Madison Wisconsin State Investigators and the Wisconsin Consumer Affairs Department go after Alyon Technologies, Inc.

http://www.channel3000.com/technology
/2189632/detail.html

Video Interview is available at this website.

STORY:
Consumer Protection:
Beware Of Pricey Pop-Up Porn

Wisconsin State Officials:
"Beware Of Pricey Pop-Up Porn"

"A special thank you to Channel 3000, WISCTV.COM, part of the IBS Network"

So I do not violate Copyright I ask that all people who want to view this story go to the above webpage link.

10May2003

FROM: http://www.spywareinfo.com/newsletter
/archives/april-2003/9.php

(thank you spywareinfo.com)

(from April 9, 2003)

I didn't make that call!

Has this ever happened to you? You open your phone bill and find enormous charges for phone calls you never made to small island nations that you've never heard of. You ask your spouse if they made the phone calls, and they say no. You ask your children if they made the calls, and they proclaim their innocence. Certain that the charges are a mistake, you call the phone company to ask them to remove the charges. However, the phone company insists that the calls were made from your home, and they even have logs to prove it.

It was not a member of your family or a guest that ran up those charges. Nor has anyone has broken into your home to make phone calls. More than likely the culprit is your own personal computer. More specifically, it could have been a piece of software known as a "dialer."

A dialer program is just what it sounds like, software which uses your computer's modem to dial a telephone number. In recent months, there has been a massive upsurge of people discovering dialers installed on their computer without their knowledge. The dialers call up telephone numbers in little-known countries which cost a varying amount of money per minute. In nearly all cases, the people stuck with the bill have no idea what is going on.

CASHING IN
One company whose name you might find on your telephone bill after a dialer infection is Alyon Technologies, a telemarketing company located in The United States. There are roughly 1,072 complaints about Alyon at badbusinessbureau.com.

Alyon is under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission as well as 20 different state Attorneys-General for false, unsolicited billings and (censored). I've been providing some assistance to the Florida Attorney-General's office in their investigation of Alyon Tech.

If you fall victim to one of these dialers, it is strongly recommended that you not pay the long distance bill, regardless of threats of disconnected service. Dispute the charges, in writing, with your long distance carrier. Warn them that any interference with your telephone service will result in a complaint with your local utilities commission. If you are located in The United States, also file a complaint with the FCC and your state Attorney-General's office about the charges and the companies trying to collect them and file a RIp-off Report on this web site. More information

Don't expect your telephone company to be very sympathetic to the fact that you are being (censored) . Some companies are honorable and will work with you to identify false charges and write them off. Unfortunately, many others are all too happy to rake in the profits from this unethical practice. AT&T, for instance, is currently being sued for being a willing participant in these (Censored). Send them copies of your Rip-off Reprot and other Rip-off Reports, send even the search results pages with over 1,072 complaints here on Rip-off Report.

Bell Canada is going so far as to actually break its own terms of use by threatening people with disconnection of long distance and local service for refusal to pay the (censored)charges. How much money Bell Canada is making from the victims of these dialers is not currently known, but the company's practices are being investigated by various consumer watchdog groups.

Bell Canada disagrees that what they are doing violates the agreement. Section 22.2 (d) of the terms of service states that Bell can not disconnect service if customers are making partial payments to cover undisputed charges, as long as "Bell does not have reasonable grounds for believing the purpose of that dispute is to evade (or) delay payment." However, Bell Canada has started using some questionable billing methods that make it impossible to pay local charges before paying off long distance charges. As a result, hundreds of people who dispute their long distance charges are being threatened with the disconnection of local service.

CHECK YOUR SECURITY SETTINGS
The number one way to become infected with one of these dialers is through unsafe ActiveX security settings. When Internet Explorer loads a page put together by a distributor of one of these dialers, an ActiveX script is loaded which downloads and runs the program. If you have any doubt that this can happen, go to http://www.spywareinfo.com/browsertest/ using Internet Explorer and see for yourself (this is perfectly safe. This is not a real dialer).

Once it has executed on the computer, the dialer can be set to load at startup. Once loaded into memory, it can wait for the computer to be idle for a certain amount of time. When it decides that the computer has been idle long enough that everyone is either asleep or at work, it will activate the phone line and dial the expensive long distance number. Some dialers don't even wait for the computer to sit idle. They will just terminate the connection to your ISP and redial.

PROTECT YOURSELF
Make absolutely certain that you do not have unsigned or unsafe ActiveX enabled in your security settings. If the programmer can't sign his own code or have it certified as safe, do you really want it running on your computer?

There is also a program produced by an Australian company which will completely lock down your computer dial-up networking system. stopITnow! is a program which examines Windows Dial up Networking entries and prevents unacceptable numbers from being dialed. It disallows Direct Access dialing, preventing unwanted dialers from accessing the modem. It prevents Windows Phone dialer connections for restricted phone numbers. It also checks the Windows Dial up Networking Dialog to prevent unauthorised users from dialing restricted numbers.

stopITnow!'s maker says that it works with telephone systems in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia; 60 different countries altogether.If you have children or guests who use the computer often, this is protection you should think about having. Considering the damage to your computer, the time lost fixing it, and the potential financial losses that can be caused by a dialer infection, stopITnow! is very cheap insurance.

stopITnow! normally costs $14.25, but the company was kind enough to knock 20% off for SpywareInfo readers for a limited time. See http://www.stopITnow.com.au/protection
/spywareinfo.htm for more information.

SPEAK OUT!
A while back I started a thread at the message boards asking people to post about their experience with a dialer. Dozens of people have posted there and the thread itself has been viewed thousands of times. If you have ever been the victim of a dialer, I'd like to hear about it. Lawmakers are starting to take notice of this (censored) , and this is the place I'd like them to start looking. http://www.spywareinfo.com/rd/dialers/
..............
By the way I am looking for a good Programmer that will help me debunk Alyon Technologies claim that the I AGREE button must be pushed for their program to open. Send an e-mail to [email protected]

Consumer Advocate

May 9, 2003

Imagine coming home and getting a bill for Adult Pornography' to the tune of $540. You contact the company (Alyon Technologies, Inc.) and they say you had hit the ACCEPT button or the charges would not have been incurred.

Now imagine yourself going into the State Governor's Office to do your job and not being able to tell anyone you have been (censored) and violated.

You realize that if this information became public your future in Politics might be over.

You have to hire a HACKER to clean your computer out. You do this because the software has changed your ISP provider settings and installed stealthy hidden software that you are unable to find.

The story is real and it has happened to a Governor's Top Employee. Alyon Technologies, Inc. is an equal opportunity PORNOGRAPHIC s**t PUSHER'.

From Governor Private State of Private
[email protected]

Gregory (Consumer Advocate):

My interest is also personal - I have recently had the same experience. Although my bill was for 540.00. I have disputed the charges; I also have minor children in the house. But to further complicate things, I had no internet access for the time period in question. I realize you came to us for assistance, and I will see what I can find out for you; but in the meantime, any information you can give me will be much appreciated.

Public Official
http://www.state.abcd.us/governor/

C. Director
Private Name
C. Director to the Governor
Phone: (800) 555-9000
E-mail: [email protected]

The internet became a s**t heap due to companies like AOL that made it easy for idiots to gain access and flood every news group with porn requests.

It was not long before outfits popped up to fill the perceived need. You can whine until the cows come home, but this is just the sort of big business that your government protects. Like drugs, there is simply too much money to over look.

If you really want some relief. Buy a Mac and run the freeware browser Safari. It has an automatic popup cancel. There are also some very cheap shareware apps that do the same thing for all the other browsers running on the Mac OS.

Me, I work in the business and have to deal with almost every platform. If you really want this to stop, get out of the windows enviorment . If you can't do that, then at least update to all the latest software.

Good luck...Tom

THE BEST THING I FEEL EVERYONE SHOULD DO IS,
unplug your phone when you get off the internet
I unplug my DSL when I turn off my computer, plug it back before I turn it on.

2nd, I'VE had internet explorer 6 w/sp1 since 2002. Idownloaded a program called "SPYBOT search and destroy". It told me I had a hole in I.E! SO after a few downloads, I found the right patch. (I was surfing the net for a year with that hole!)

ANOTHER thing to do is surf the web unseen. DO this by using a program called "anonymizer" (http"//www.anonymizer.com) $29
another product called "ultimate anonymizer "$15,
(http"//www.ultimate-anonymity.com).one way you get attacked is because attackers can see your I.P address leading to your computer.

THE two products mentioned above will make you"invisible" on the net. THE link to the offical website to download "SPYBOT" is http"//security.kolla.de/. THIS really works! I had a dialer program install itself 1yr ago on my desktop, so this kind of b.s isn't new.
It wouldn't delete. MY isp gave me 3months free because it couldn't be deleted. With the phone unplugged it couldn't dial out.

Thank you for sending this information to The DMA re: Alyon. We have learned that the Florida Attorney General's office is investigating the company, as they have received several complaints. If you have not already contacted that office, we would suggest that you do so:
www.800helpfla.com.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goldberger
Director, Ethics and Consumer Affairs
Direct Marketing Association
1111 19th St., NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036
202/861-2409
202/955-0085 fax
[email protected]

The DMA - Helping Direct and Interactive Marketers Succeed
For more information on membership, call 212.768.7277, ext. 1155
or e-mail [email protected]

30Apr2003

H. Robert Wientzen, President & CEO, Direct Marketing Association

[email protected]

Since you were a speaker on CSPAN on 30April2003 I felt strongly compelled to send my complaint regarding unethical use of the internet by Alyon Technologies, Inc. I have been in contact with over 100 government and media sources to try to get this company shut down. I have sent you a copy of my report which is 1 of over 1040 complaints against Alyon Technologies, Inc. since November 2002. If you can talk to your peers and resond to my concerns and the concerns of thousands of other affected by this criminal enterprise I would appreciate.

Gregory
Consumer Advocate

Thank you for sending this information to The DMA re: Alyon. We have learned that the Florida Attorney General's office is investigating the company, as they have received several complaints. If you have not already contacted that office, we would suggest that you do so:
www.800helpfla.com.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goldberger
Director, Ethics and Consumer Affairs
Direct Marketing Association
1111 19th St., NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036
202/861-2409
202/955-0085 fax
[email protected]

The DMA - Helping Direct and Interactive Marketers Succeed
For more information on membership, call 212.768.7277, ext. 1155
or e-mail [email protected]

30Apr2003

H. Robert Wientzen, President & CEO, Direct Marketing Association

[email protected]

Since you were a speaker on CSPAN on 30April2003 I felt strongly compelled to send my complaint regarding unethical use of the internet by Alyon Technologies, Inc. I have been in contact with over 100 government and media sources to try to get this company shut down. I have sent you a copy of my report which is 1 of over 1040 complaints against Alyon Technologies, Inc. since November 2002. If you can talk to your peers and resond to my concerns and the concerns of thousands of other affected by this criminal enterprise I would appreciate.

Gregory
Consumer Advocate

Thank you for sending this information to The DMA re: Alyon. We have learned that the Florida Attorney General's office is investigating the company, as they have received several complaints. If you have not already contacted that office, we would suggest that you do so:
www.800helpfla.com.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goldberger
Director, Ethics and Consumer Affairs
Direct Marketing Association
1111 19th St., NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036
202/861-2409
202/955-0085 fax
[email protected]

The DMA - Helping Direct and Interactive Marketers Succeed
For more information on membership, call 212.768.7277, ext. 1155
or e-mail [email protected]

30Apr2003

H. Robert Wientzen, President & CEO, Direct Marketing Association

[email protected]

Since you were a speaker on CSPAN on 30April2003 I felt strongly compelled to send my complaint regarding unethical use of the internet by Alyon Technologies, Inc. I have been in contact with over 100 government and media sources to try to get this company shut down. I have sent you a copy of my report which is 1 of over 1040 complaints against Alyon Technologies, Inc. since November 2002. If you can talk to your peers and resond to my concerns and the concerns of thousands of other affected by this criminal enterprise I would appreciate.

Gregory
Consumer Advocate

Thank you for sending this information to The DMA re: Alyon. We have learned that the Florida Attorney General's office is investigating the company, as they have received several complaints. If you have not already contacted that office, we would suggest that you do so:
www.800helpfla.com.

Sincerely,

Marsha Goldberger
Director, Ethics and Consumer Affairs
Direct Marketing Association
1111 19th St., NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036
202/861-2409
202/955-0085 fax
[email protected]

The DMA - Helping Direct and Interactive Marketers Succeed
For more information on membership, call 212.768.7277, ext. 1155
or e-mail [email protected]

30Apr2003

H. Robert Wientzen, President & CEO, Direct Marketing Association

[email protected]

Since you were a speaker on CSPAN on 30April2003 I felt strongly compelled to send my complaint regarding unethical use of the internet by Alyon Technologies, Inc. I have been in contact with over 100 government and media sources to try to get this company shut down. I have sent you a copy of my report which is 1 of over 1040 complaints against Alyon Technologies, Inc. since November 2002. If you can talk to your peers and resond to my concerns and the concerns of thousands of other affected by this criminal enterprise I would appreciate.

Gregory
Consumer Advocate

Jennifer: Please visit the FTC.GOV link provided to read you rights regarding the placement of a 900 call, I believe it will be of help in your case. Someone should also look into my previous comments regarding the status of both Alyon and TelCollect and their lack of LLC lisencing (at the time the judgements were filed)in the State's they have filed for judgement regarding collection of debt in, as it is my understanding that they should have no right to stand before a judge or to file for any judgement against any plaintif within a State when no LLC has been previously saught.

Jennifer please check this link http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/
tmarkg/nine.htm

Hello,
Thank you for posting all of this information on the evil "Alyon Technologies" cabal. My family and I have just fallen victim to these despicable humans. Our phone bill came in the mail with a charge for $100 for a phone call that was made to Africa through a 1-900 number. We were completely stumped on how this could've happened. We've never heard of this company before (and we don't even know anyone in Africa!), so your information was most helpful and informative, and helped to shed a great deal of light on our situation.

24April2003 So far we have over 900 complaints posted on the RipOffReport about Alyon Technologies, Inc.

I read of Investigations that are supposed to be underway by Atlanta, Georgia and other government agencies. Yet, complaints continue to come in.

Cyber-security is a very serious and very real threat to Americans. The Pentagon did a probe on its' vulnerabilities under the name of Eligible Receiver' and the FBI ran a scenario called Moonlight Maze'.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cyberwar/ A Cyber-Attack is what occurred when Alyon Technologies, Inc./USCI, Inc/Telcollect, Inc. created a program modification on my computer in October 2002.

The government needs to tell all of us, Alyon Technologies, Inc. have been taken out, stopped and prosecuted. How do we as citizens know if this was not just a vulnerability probe?

A probe that would have already given the perpetrator Alyon Technologies, Inc. security information on each of our computers, to be used against us at a later date.

Please continue to complain to any authorities that I have listed. Further D in Louisiana has mentioned several News agencies to e-mail. Send a copy of your complaint to the following web address:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline
/shows/cyberwar/experts/

Thank you RipOffReport

Gregory Consumer Advocate

30March2003

From report http://www.RipOffReport.com/view.asp?id=46628

A consumer installed a program from www.hotbar.com for use to decorate her emails. She changed the design above the address bar. In the page she came across an Icon ad.

It appears that Alyon Technologies, Inc. had tagged the Ad (mhtml:mid://00000099/!cid:[email protected]).

When she clicked on the ad it self-installed into her computer Alyon's rogue Dialerware Pornographic download without her knowledge or consent.



The Icon was benign enough. This reaffirms that Alyon Technologies, Inc. Dialerware can and does self install even from simple 'No Adult' Icons.

Gregory Consumer Advocate

Call these people at home and raise the roof about your (censored) bill:

1. Touboul, Stephane (the one that keeps declining an on-camera interview)(((REDACTED)))

2. Whitfield, Tina (controller USCI)
604 Davis Rd
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30045
770-963-1279

3. Doherty, Joseph D (the Georgia businessman?)
Doherty, Christina V.
903 Hidden Falls
WOODSTOCK, GA 30189
770-517-4791

27March2003

These are real people and real people can have their entire public records put on this website. All you need to do is take a specific name like the ones listed below and find the least expensive place to do a Background Check.

This will embarrass the Hell-o out of them.

Maybe you know someone that does background checks and because of the (censored) nature of this company Alyon/USCI they might give you what you need for free.

From a previous posting I have told you that USCI, Inc. was involved in a bankruptcy. I have listed the three main players we know about.

Now someone that reads this posting can spend $20 and post all the public records that come up for the specific person you decide to pick.

Stephane Touboul is a real person living in Lakewood, New Jersey. Any takers?

Use http://www.knowx.com/home.exe?form=home/home.htm or any other

Touboul, Stephane address: (((REDACTED))), New Jersey. There is also a J. K. Touboul in Lakewood. I wonder if they are related?

http://www.knowx.com/infoam.exe?form=pf%2Fsummary.htm&userid=guest&password=welcome&name=stephane+touboul&state=NJ&Go.x=7&Go.y=13

Whitfield, Tina Lawrenceville, Georgia

http://www.knowx.com/infoam.exe?form=pf%2Fsummary.htm&userid=guest&password=welcome&name=tina+whitfield&state=GA&Go.x=19&Go.y=7

http://www.knowx.com/infoam.exe?form=officer%2Fsummary.htm&name=whitfield&coname=usci&state=GA

Doherty, Joseph Woodstock, Georgia
Doherty, Christina V.

http://www.knowx.com/infoam.exe?form=pf%2Fsummary.htm&userid=guest&password=welcome&name=doherty+joseph&state=GA&Go.x=13&Go.y=15

Record # 1
Company: USCI INC
Address: 29 TREEBARK TER
City, State, Zip: VOORHEES, NJ 08043
Location: (Single location)
View Available Report(s)

Record # 2
Company: USCI
Address: 730 CENTRAL AVE
City, State, Zip: MURRAY HILL, NJ 07974
Location: (Single location)
View Available Report(s)

Record # 1
Company: USCI, INC
Address: 6140 NORTHBELT PKWY STE C
City, State, Zip: NORCROSS, GA 30071
Location: (Headquarters location)
View Available Report(s)

Record # 2
Company: USCI-CALDWELL, LLC
Address: 535 COURTNEY HODGES BLVD
City, State, Zip: PERRY, GA 31069
Location: (Headquarters location)
View Available Report(s)

Record # 3
Company: USCI CALDWELL LLC
Address: 57 E BROAD ST
City, State, Zip: NEWNAN, GA 30263
Location: (Single location)
View Available Report(s)

Record # 4
Company: {FORMERLY} USCI DIVISION CR BARD)
Address: 1521 JOHNSON FERRY RD
City, State, Zip: MARIETTA, GA 30062
Location: (Branch location)
View Available Report(s)

Record # 1
Company: USCI INC
Address: 1210 NW 7TH AVE
City, State, Zip: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33311
Location: (Single location)
View Available Report(s)

A FLORIDA CONNECTION!

http://www.knowx.com/servlet/com.kx.knowx.servlets.DunAndBradstreetServlet

Record # 1
Company: ALYONS RECORDS
Address: 3390 PEACHTREE RD NE
City, State, Zip: ATLANTA, GA 30326
Location: (Single location)
View Available Report(s)
DUNS: 949034672
http://www.knowx.com/infoam.exe?form=corp%2Fsummary.htm&name=ALYONS+RECORDS&corpid=&state=GA

Record # 1
Company: ALYON TECHNOLOGIES INC
Address: 1 HARMON PLAZA 2FL
City, State, Zip: SECAUCUS, NJ 07094
Location: (Single location)
View Available Report(s)

Just post your info below by making a consumer comment so we can all know how to reach these people.

Gregory Consumer Advocate

March 25, 2003

"At Microsoft, partners are key to our success. That's why, for more than 25 years, we've invested generously in our partnering programscreating opportunities for partners to increase revenue opportunities, lower the cost of doing business, get solutions to market faster, and expand business networks.

Our Partner Programs and resources give you the flexibility to choose the level of engagement with Microsoft that best supports your business needs. Review our Partner Programs using the chart below. Click on any resource or program to learn more."

Microsoft
http://members.microsoft.com/partner/partnering/default.aspx?nav=ln


To find Microsoft Partners go to the following web address:

http://directory.microsoft.com/resourcedirectory/Solutions.aspx

USCI, Inc. is a Microsoft Partner. go to address:

http://directory.microsoft.com/resourcedirectory/SearchResults.aspx?LanguageID=25

You searched: USCI

2 resources were found.

TUSCIA TECNO STAFF SRL
VIA V. CARDARELLI 14
VITERBO, VT 01100 ITA
0761270603

DIRUSCIO & ASSOCIATES INC
DiRuscio & Associates Inc
2141 S OLD HIGHWAY 141
FENTON, MO 63026 USA
636-305-9966

NetAtWork (remember the connection to kdexpress.com & Kosher delight) is a Microsoft Partner see following address:

http://directory.microsoft.com/resourcedirectory/SearchResults.aspx?LanguageID=25

Symantec is a Microsoft partner I am only listing the main United States office:
http://directory.microsoft.com/resourcedirectory/SearchResults.aspx?LanguageID=25

Symantec
20330 Stevens Creek Blvd
Cupertino, CA 95104 USA
503-614-2150

............
Alyon Technologies, Inc. and USCI, Inc. are connected business entities. Further, these businesses have partnerships with Major Internet and Communications Corporations.

This is why it is imperative all victims of Alyon Technologies,Inc./USCI,Inc. contact as many authorities as possible.

http://www.elizabethnj.org/feedbackToMayor.htm

23March2003

Mayor J. Christian Bollwage
City Hall
50 Winfield Scott Plaza
Elizabeth, N.J. 07201
(908) 820-4170
http://www.elizabethnj.org/

Dear Mayor J. Christian Bollwage:

A Company called Alyon Technologies. Inc. is sending billing statements from your town address. Alyon Technologies, USCI and Telcollect are all working together pushing a NOCREDIT CARD (censored) on the Internet.

They are harassing, intimidating, terrorizing thousands of people here in the United States by downloading a rogue program. This program opens and takes control over vital Microsoft software settings. One Dialerware program they obtained from Lyon France takes over control of victims' computer. It makes itself the default dialer and dials out to an overseas number. This number is connected to Pornography and victims do not often times know they are even connected to the site. Several Television stations have run a story on Alyon Technologies regarding their program, pornography and identity theft. Please investigate this business. They are a (censored) enterprise. I would be glad to have you contact me if you have questions or comments. I would also like to direct you to a website so you can get more information.

http://www.ripoffreport.com/view.asp?id=47937

Gregory - Consumer Advocate
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To All Alyon Technologies, Inc. Victims: Send a letter to the Mayor of Elizabeth, NJ. His web address is listed above.

Thank you RipOffReport.com!

21March2003

I was going to check out a connection to a place called Kosher Delight http://www.kdexpress.com/. I find the name of Murray and Phillip Huberfeld, [email protected] .

Huberfeld is a dubious individual to say the least.

Then I find a different web site connected to Kosher Delight. http://www.netatwork.com/press_060303.asp. (Their page subject) "New York - September 17, 2002 - Responding to the increased demand for Kosher Fast food, Net@Work, a leading IT services firm, has developed www.kdexpress.com, the launch website for the Kosher Delight Restaurant chain."

I clicked on the Partners Tab on NetAtWork.com and it states "We leverage our individual and collective strengths to implement systems that are well tested in the open market, as well offer full customization and servicing for any system or product we provide. "

To my disbelief I found Microsoft, ACCPAC, Best Software New York, HP/Compaq, Cisco Systems,Citrix , SalesLogix, Raritan, Borderware, and very distressing Symantec (NortonWorks).That may explain why Symantec saids this only qualifies as Dialerware/Nusianceware.

If you understand the direction this is taking,from my perspective this whole Alyon Technologies, Inc. (censored) has an association to the Top Internet Technologies Companies in America.

How does Huberfeld connect to all this you might be asking? From earlier in this report is the following:

"On July 22, 1997, Incomnet was named in a lawsuit, JAMES A. , BELTZ, ET. AL. V. SAMUEL D. SCHWARTZ, RITA SCHWARTZ, STEPHEN A. , CASWELL, JOEL W. GREENBERG, INCOMNET, INC., DAVID BODNER AND MURRAY HUBERFELD, Case No. 97-1678 (MJD/AJB), in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota." Good old' Murray Huberfeld is right in there.

This is Big Business as usual, (censored) right down to the core. Hurray for Capitalism! This is how Alyon Technologies can be so evasive. They have partners in questionable places and positions.

Welcome to the New World Order. Oh by the way, what did you want with that pastrami on rye?

I am not giving up. Alyon Technologies, Inc. are Evildoers, and Mean-spirited folk. It looks like Microsoft, HP/Compaq and Symantec are Sleeping with the Enemy plus being partners to Kosher renegades.

Catholic Church responds to letters about the reprehensible business Alyon Technologies, Inc.

----- Original Message -----
From: Michelle Krystofik
To: Gregory Consumer Advocate
Cc: 'Roseann Vazquez'
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 9:20 AM
Dear Gregory-

I have read your e-mail correspondence with Archbishop Myers and he asked for my input. I can see why you are so discouraged with Alyon Technologies in Secaucus. I feel like you, that even though adult content material is permissible by law, it is reprehensible that this website puts a self opening Trojan horse type virus into computers and allows anyone to view their objectionable material without proper identification.

Unfortunately, because it is not against the law, there is little we can do to stop this type of exploitation of our children. It is important, however, to continue to apply pressure to our legislators to pass legislation that will outlaw pornography on the web. In the meantime, I have asked our computer expert for some ideas on how you can avoid this problem in the future.

First, a program that will effectively stop the majority of pop-up ads, which it seems this originated from, is called STOP-POPS. It only works with MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER not NETSCAPE or other web-browsers. This will stop most pop-up ads while surfing the web. Information on STOP POPS can be found at the following web site: http://www.stoppops.com/index.php.

In programs such as KAZAA, this probably will not work. Since Kazaa is a PROGRAM, content within can be sent by the PROGRAM PROVIDER. Therefore, I would not recommend unsupervised children use it. Any internet-connected computer needs anti-virus software installed and running. Additionally this software must be manually updated on a regular basis to ensure complete effectiveness. I highly recommend Symantec's NORTON ANTI-VIRUS, retail approximately $40. Information, as well as trial versions are available at: http//www.symantec.com/nav/nav9xnt . Internet security solutions can be a daunting subject for beginners. SAFE SURF, a rating organization, offers lots of useful information at their home page: http://www.safesurf.com/ as well as specific pop-up information at: http//www.safesurf.com/newsletter/
issue1101.htm.

I hope that you will find this information helpful. God bless, Msgr. Richard M. McGuinness, Director, Respect Life Office

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Michelle Krystofik [email protected]
http://www.rachelsvineyard.org/faculty.
htm#krystofik
Michelle Krystofik, DFC

Michelle has been working with Msgr. McGuinness in the Respect Life Office of the Diocese of Newark for the past eight years. Michelle currently serves the Associate Director. Before that Michelle worked for ten years as a secretary for the Archdiocese of Newark's Cursillo Movement. She has also been a youth minister for St. John The Apostle Church for the past 13 years. Michelle is married to John and she has raised two children. Michelle has also traveled internationally to help establish Rachel's Vineyard in Portugal, planting the vineyard so it can spread into Spain and other parts of Europe.
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Msgr. Richard M. McGuinness, Ph.D
http://www.rachelsvineyard.org/
faculty.htm#mcguinness

Msgr. McGuinness was ordained a priest in 1951 in the Arch. of Newark, NJ. He has been Director of Mt. Carmel Guild, Dept. for Visually Handicapped from 1955-67. He was also Director of the Permanent Deacon Program for the Arch. of Newark. Then he became Rector of St. Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD from 1979-87. From 1988 to present, he is Pastor of St. John the Apostle Church, Linden, NJ. Another position he held is Vicar for Evangelization, Arch of Newark, 1990-1993. He is currently Director for Respect Life Office, Arch. of Newark and the Spiritual Director on every RV weekend in Arch. of Newark, NJ.

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14March2003

Dear Michelle,

Thank you for the encouragement.
My greatest strength is in God.
This is why I sought out The Church for guidance.
Please help to get the Laws changed to protect our children.
I am posting your response to http://www.ripoffreport.com/view.asp?id=47937 .

I welcome any questions or suggestions.

Deepest Regards,

Gregory
Consumer Advocate RipOffReport
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Special note:

I want to thank all individuals in so many communities that have taken time to post complaints about Alyon Technologies, Inc.

I try to read as many as I can.

Remember, we are all doing this together, I do not want more credit than anyone else.

You still need to file complaints to ALL the authorities I have mentioned previously.

Thank you RipoffReport

First, let me offer my sincere thanks and appreciation for all the research you have performed and shared with your fellow victims.

I would humbly like to call to your attention that alyon's violation of COPA is even more blatant and severe than you wrote... taken in light of David Cheek's television appearance and his failure to avoid having his demonstration-computer accept the alyon-malware-download, this now indicates that the violation of COPA is very severe, since a minor child could easily have been a victim of alyon in the exact same manner as David Cheek. This is a much more serious turn of events.

With gratitude to you for your diligence,

Correct URL to file complaint at Division of Consumer Affairs, Office of Consumer Protection, 124 Halsey Street, P.O. Box 45025, Newark, NJ 07101

http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/ocp/ocpform.htm

Correct URL to file complaint at Division of Consumer Affairs, Office of Consumer Protection, 124 Halsey Street, P.O. Box 45025, Newark, NJ 07101

http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/ocp/ocpform.htm

Correct URL to file complaint at Division of Consumer Affairs, Office of Consumer Protection, 124 Halsey Street, P.O. Box 45025, Newark, NJ 07101

http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/ocp/ocpform.htm

Correct URL to file complaint at Division of Consumer Affairs, Office of Consumer Protection, 124 Halsey Street, P.O. Box 45025, Newark, NJ 07101

http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/ocp/ocpform.htm

From: "David Cheek" [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 9:34 AM

Subject: Alyon Technologies


Mr. Consumer,

I am Det. D.W. Cheek with the Gwinnett County Police Department and I am responding to the e-mail inquiry you sent to District Attorney Danny Porter concerning Alyon Technologies.

After conducting an investigation into the activities of Alyon, it was determined that USCI (a separate business entity) had contracted with Alyon to process the billing for the company. In addition they provided customer service and collection functions. As you know, Alyon Technologies is located in Secacus New Jersey. The appropriate agency for investigating this problem is the New Jersey Attorney General's Office, Division of Consumer Affaires, Office of Consumer Protection. You may contact them at (973) 504-6200 or advise any interested party to visit their website:

WWW.state.nu.us/lps/ca/ocp/ocpform.htm

.or better yet try

http://www.state.nj.us/lps/


Please contact me if you have any further questions.

Sincerely,

Det. D.W. Cheek
Gwinnett County Police Department
WP: (770) 513-5342

06March2003

Alyon Technologies,Inc., USCI, Inc., and Telecom, the company billing all us victims are at the same address. The SEC in a letter to me said Alyon Technologies was a private company held by Tina Whitfield located at 5555 Triangle Parkway, Waterford Ctr., Ga. 30092. How could that be if Tina Whitfield is the controller of USCI? AKA Alyon .. Because you are doing one business under more than one Business name!

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Alyon is trying to seperate themselves from the billing company. More deception...


As a victim / turned consumer advocate I contacted Alyon Technologies, Inc. numerous times and they blamed me for the charges. Never once did they say they were not the company that did this.

A spokesperson for Alyon Technologies said the only way this software would download was if someone here hit the ACCEPT button. Not true! In fact they are outright (censored). Detective Dave Cheek had it happen to him during an interview with Jim Strickland of WSBTV Atlanta, Georgia. This is on the video that can be accessed by clicking on the link below this paragraph.


Watch Jim Strickland's Full Report-Pt. 1
WSB TV News Report. This is Part 1 wsbtv Atlanta Jim Strickland, Consumer Investigator Action News Channel 2 News Atlanta Georgia.. Alyon got caught on tape at Gwinnett County Police Department in Georgia, where the cameras were rolling and Alyon automatically took over Detective David Cheek's computer, ..anyone surprised?

Watch Jim Strickland's Full Report-Pt. 2
Part 2 of the Alyon investigation, more evidence, Jim Strickland, wsbtv channel 2 Atlanta Georgia, Consumer Investigator, also features Rip-off Report.com






John Smith

During one of my many calls to Alyon, they also said ..it was okay for my child to look at Pornography until it cost me money. I never said anything to them about any children.

BILLING COMPANY CHARGING YOU HAS THE SAME OFFICERS AS ALYON !!!
Alyon is now claiming it is not their fault that; some other company is doing it. Excuse me what other company? Could Alyon Technologies, Inc. be trying to tell me that their Left hand doesn't know what their Right hand is doing?

Alyon Technologies, USCI, Inc. and Telecom are at the same address with the same officers/owners, sleeping with one another. That just does not fly Alyon Technologies!

The SEC in a letter to me said Alyon Technologies was a private company held by Tina Whitfield located at 5555 Triangle Parkway, Waterford Ctr., Ga. 30092. How could that be if Tina Whitfield is the controller of USCI? Because you are doing one business under more than one Business name!

In each conversation with Alyon Technologies I asked what could do this'? They said someone in my home prompted their software to download. Then they went on to say I had to have been aware that their (emphasizing they said THEIR software, not someone else's) software was going to install. Who or what are they talking about? I did not know that the software was downloading. I did not know it would put Dialerware into my computer changing Critical Microsoft settings.

Alyon Technologies, Inc. in my opinion, you knew when you started this (censored) what you were doing. You are the people that sent the bill. You are one in the same company, and passing off the blame to the billing company WILL NOT WORK!

You just did not expect this kind of a result, did you?. I hope Law Enforcement gets you-ALL and puts your butts in a Federal Prison to make License Plates and keep you away from computers for life.

05March2003

Internet Pornography

http://www.wsbtv.com/index.html?refresh=1200

According to http://www.WSBtv.com Channel 2 Action News Reporter Jim Strickland of Atlanta, Georgia Alyon Technologies, Inc. of Norcross Georgia is downloading Pornographic material and Dialerware without the permission of the user.


Det Cheek

Alyon Technologies' (providers of Adult content material) Stephane Toubol of Secaucus, NJ declined an interview, but said the consumer had to agree to terms before the Adult content' download. Alyon Technologies said they stood by their software.

Channel 2 News said Rip-off Report.com shows hundreds of complaints.

Georgia Gwinnett County Detective David T. Cheek although first denying he was able to recreate the same pop-up pornographic material download as other complaintants had, luckily, the cameras were rolling while he was being interviewed by Reporter Jim Strickland. For some reason it appeared like the detective did not want to reaveal this?

The bottom line it can download without your permission.

A company called USCI does the billing for Alyon.

Many consumers are complaining after receiving unwanted adult pop-up ads that in many instances contained sexually explicit content.

Internet Security Systems spokesperson says if you are not running the most recent version of Microsoft Internet Explorer you are at risk.

Thank you again Rip-Off Report.com for this great forum.