Complaint Review: Capital Credit Alliance AKA Continental Direct Services - Las Vegas, Nevada

Below, I have included the actual Better Business Bureau report which this company says doesn't exist . I called them when I recieved their First National Card in the mail offering me $6500 dollars in credit to use to purchase products through their shopping network. Of course, being suspicious of this sort of thing, I looked it up on badbusinessbureau.com and low'n'behold, lots of folks have been ripped off by these con'sters. I asked the lady on the phone if they had a record through BBB or other complaint sites and she insisted, "No, not us, we are on the up and up and we're not even a member of the BBB.

Well, when I confronted her about the report I was looking at on my computer screen as we spoke, a man came on the line and tried to convince me that I was looking at the wrong company and if I took the time to check it out further, I would loose out on my $200 dollar discount they were offering . I asked to see one of their merchant books to see if I would even be interested in their products and they said "Sorry we don't send them to non-members. also telling me that if I gave them my credit card information and checking account iformation, they would be glad to send me a catelog in two weeks...

Be careful .. This company, according to the report below, has had to change their company name -- and this makes me believe, they have been a scam for a very long time. If you will notice, they have plenty of phone numbers and an actual address on Sarhara Ave, in Las Vegas. Of course, if you know about Las Vegas, that address is simply a drop box ... along with their p.o. box ... They were pretty P..sst when I caught them lying .. Don't let them take you .. I didn't ... I actually got a laugh out of this one .. I am sending them the report that doesn't exist !!! lol

BBB Reliability Report

Capital Credit Alliance, Inc.

1050 E. Sahara Ave. #402

Las Vegas, NV 89104

General Information

Original Business Start Date: August 1997

Type of Entity: Corporation

Principal : Jack Schofield President

Customer Contact: Gloria Ambler Customer Service Asst. Manager

Phone Number: (702) 734-5500

Type-of-Business Classification: Mail Order & Catalog Shopping

Customer Experience

On June 2001, the Better Business Bureau received correspondence indicating this company has again filed for a name change, from Continental Direct Services to Capital Credit Alliance. The City of Las Vegas Business License Department lists this license number as M14-00074. According to consumers, this company also uses the address of P.O. Box 46101, Las Vegas, Nevada 89114-6101 in their advertising.

Based on BBB files, this company has an unsatisfactory record with the Bureau due to two or more unanswered complaints.

Additional Information

Additional Doing-Business-As Names: CDS

CMM (Previous DBA)

Consumer Money Markets (Previous DBA)

Continental Direct Services

CCA

Credit Service Division

Additional Addresses: P.O. Box 46101, Las Vegas, NV 89114-6101

Additional Phone Numbers: 702-260-8333

702-697-5278

702-697-5280

702-733-9400

800-227-7056

702-734-1212

800-636-0076

Additional File Information

Capital Credit Alliance is a mail order company which offers to sell consumers a "membership" card. Membership allows the consumer to purchase products through the Capital Credit Alliance shopping network. According to literature sent to consumers by the company, a consumer must call for membership acceptance; there are no additional fees or costs for receiving the MONEYFIRST CARD other than a membership fee; a maximum amount will be available to purchase items from the catalog once the new "credit card is assigned;" the credit card number may change once assigned; and cash on demand is a loan-free deferred-deposit service giving members access to immediate cash.

Consumers should note that correspondence from the company's representative, Mr. Gary Allen, has indicated that "membership and/or association fees are NOT REFUNDABLE, and that these transactions are final upon accepting membership."

Report as of 09/30/2002

Catherine

Fort Mohave, Arizona

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