Complaint Review: USA Credit Superstore - Washington

I know they charge my 150 bucks but they said i will have 7500 dollars of unsecured credit (what is unsecured credit?) and that way i can order a credit card with a bank in south dakota and get aproved for a visa credit card for 300 dollars . is that a lie? should I cancel my account? help!

I would just like to add more information, but it is true, you need to get ALL account numbers changed. The specific type of card you are describing is a "Merchant Card". It's just an "In-Store" catalogue credit card. I realize you are aware of this, but just wanted to clarify, it can only be used in their store. It used to be, people could use these types of cards to build a good credit history. The options today are unclear. The CMT/CMG subaffiliate entity linked to USA Credit Superstore is unclear, and pending varification. USA Credit Superstore is one of many alias businesses. Recently the web url changed for this business. It is now: http://www.usashoppingclub.com This is Governement information on the older part of these merged corporations: "In March 2000, CMG & the FTC reached a settlement of the Court complaint. The Settlement sttes that CMG, Great Escapes Vacations, Frederick F. Ziegler and Robert E. Kane agreed without admitting to any wrondoing pay approximately $145,000 for the purpose of consumer redress, comply with the Telemarketing Sales Rule and FTC Act. It is further ordered that the company takes reasonable steps to monitor all employees & independent contractors engaed in sale or sustomer serice functions including investigating any consumer complaint recieved. CMG is the precurser to CMT, the second being the newest. The information below is to one of the linked businesses. This information is dated, est. 3 years old. This is not all-inclusive/exhaustive and can be modified at any time. The more definitive link is still undetermined, in that CMT is not mentioned in any US Court cases pending or otherwise. The USA Credit Store is linked to both CMT and CMG; however each has their own web sites. The "Terms of Aggreement" you need to review are with CMT. I still need to find out, where the direct CMT link is defined. All are welcome to update, correct or add, in the form of a Rebuttal, to this researching process. In May 2000 the Attorney General of Pennsylvania entered a Consent Decree against Commonwealth Marketing Group (CMG). The Consent DEcree states that CMG shall pay $30,000 in civil penalties, costs, and attorney fees and discontinue from selling travel packages....", onlineBBB". If you would like to read the report for yourself access: http://www.pittsburgh.bbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&ComID=01410000160. "Additional File Information: February 2003 the principal of Commonwealth Frederick F. Zeigler III pleaded guilty in US District Court to tax charges and no contest to bank fraud in connection WITH A CREDIT CARD SCHEME. (hint-hint)"BBB "Frederick Ziegler has been sentenced to 15 to 18 months in federal prison". BBB NOW, the new President is Mr. Robert E. Kane, local phone number: 1-724-437-3707 and FAX: 1-724-430-2166, email: [email protected] He telemarkets credit card programs. Beware of these aliases: CMG Inc, Cruise Marketing Group, Great Escapes Vacations, The Reservation Center, USA Credit, USA Platinum. They are known to offer regular Visa credit cards, and catalogue merchant credit cards, as well as travel industry related plans. This is where it gets hazy, with no mention of CMT. I noticed you said you were emailing and calling, but writing is really the best way to communicate. If you want to phone-tag them in tandem, with that letter in route, this might be resolved. I'm still unclear on the specific amount of money you have lost. If you have not lost any, and just want to unsubscribe, they shouldn't give you any problem. Not unless someone wants to join Fred, in jail. ;) (REFUND/UNSUBSCRIBTION INFO) Here is their USA Credit Address: USA Credit, One Millenium Drive, Uniontown, PA, 15401, phone: 1-800-262-4162, operating hours Mon-Thurs 9-9, Eastern time. They are with CMT.com. If they are not, a Disclaimer and clarification or their business entity has to be clearly defined as fact. I hate to hit you over the head with all of this information, but I imagine there are others in the same or worse sitution. Use the USA Credit Superstore info for unsubscribing. One is the processing center for the other. If I discover information otherwise, I will return with an update. Hope this helps.

I would just like to add more information, but it is true, you need to get ALL account numbers changed. The specific type of card you are describing is a "Merchant Card". It's just an "In-Store" catalogue credit card. I realize you are aware of this, but just wanted to clarify, it can only be used in their store. It used to be, people could use these types of cards to build a good credit history. The options today are unclear. The CMT/CMG subaffiliate entity linked to USA Credit Superstore is unclear, and pending varification. USA Credit Superstore is one of many alias businesses. Recently the web url changed for this business. It is now: http://www.usashoppingclub.com This is Governement information on the older part of these merged corporations: "In March 2000, CMG & the FTC reached a settlement of the Court complaint. The Settlement sttes that CMG, Great Escapes Vacations, Frederick F. Ziegler and Robert E. Kane agreed without admitting to any wrondoing pay approximately $145,000 for the purpose of consumer redress, comply with the Telemarketing Sales Rule and FTC Act. It is further ordered that the company takes reasonable steps to monitor all employees & independent contractors engaed in sale or sustomer serice functions including investigating any consumer complaint recieved. CMG is the precurser to CMT, the second being the newest. The information below is to one of the linked businesses. This information is dated, est. 3 years old. This is not all-inclusive/exhaustive and can be modified at any time. The more definitive link is still undetermined, in that CMT is not mentioned in any US Court cases pending or otherwise. The USA Credit Store is linked to both CMT and CMG; however each has their own web sites. The "Terms of Aggreement" you need to review are with CMT. I still need to find out, where the direct CMT link is defined. All are welcome to update, correct or add, in the form of a Rebuttal, to this researching process. In May 2000 the Attorney General of Pennsylvania entered a Consent Decree against Commonwealth Marketing Group (CMG). The Consent DEcree states that CMG shall pay $30,000 in civil penalties, costs, and attorney fees and discontinue from selling travel packages....", onlineBBB". If you would like to read the report for yourself access: http://www.pittsburgh.bbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&ComID=01410000160. "Additional File Information: February 2003 the principal of Commonwealth Frederick F. Zeigler III pleaded guilty in US District Court to tax charges and no contest to bank fraud in connection WITH A CREDIT CARD SCHEME. (hint-hint)"BBB "Frederick Ziegler has been sentenced to 15 to 18 months in federal prison". BBB NOW, the new President is Mr. Robert E. Kane, local phone number: 1-724-437-3707 and FAX: 1-724-430-2166, email: [email protected] He telemarkets credit card programs. Beware of these aliases: CMG Inc, Cruise Marketing Group, Great Escapes Vacations, The Reservation Center, USA Credit, USA Platinum. They are known to offer regular Visa credit cards, and catalogue merchant credit cards, as well as travel industry related plans. This is where it gets hazy, with no mention of CMT. I noticed you said you were emailing and calling, but writing is really the best way to communicate. If you want to phone-tag them in tandem, with that letter in route, this might be resolved. I'm still unclear on the specific amount of money you have lost. If you have not lost any, and just want to unsubscribe, they shouldn't give you any problem. Not unless someone wants to join Fred, in jail. ;) (REFUND/UNSUBSCRIBTION INFO) Here is their USA Credit Address: USA Credit, One Millenium Drive, Uniontown, PA, 15401, phone: 1-800-262-4162, operating hours Mon-Thurs 9-9, Eastern time. They are with CMT.com. If they are not, a Disclaimer and clarification or their business entity has to be clearly defined as fact. I hate to hit you over the head with all of this information, but I imagine there are others in the same or worse sitution. Use the USA Credit Superstore info for unsubscribing. One is the processing center for the other. If I discover information otherwise, I will return with an update. Hope this helps.

I would just like to add more information, but it is true, you need to get ALL account numbers changed. The specific type of card you are describing is a "Merchant Card". It's just an "In-Store" catalogue credit card. I realize you are aware of this, but just wanted to clarify, it can only be used in their store. It used to be, people could use these types of cards to build a good credit history. The options today are unclear. The CMT/CMG subaffiliate entity linked to USA Credit Superstore is unclear, and pending varification. USA Credit Superstore is one of many alias businesses. Recently the web url changed for this business. It is now: http://www.usashoppingclub.com This is Governement information on the older part of these merged corporations: "In March 2000, CMG & the FTC reached a settlement of the Court complaint. The Settlement sttes that CMG, Great Escapes Vacations, Frederick F. Ziegler and Robert E. Kane agreed without admitting to any wrondoing pay approximately $145,000 for the purpose of consumer redress, comply with the Telemarketing Sales Rule and FTC Act. It is further ordered that the company takes reasonable steps to monitor all employees & independent contractors engaed in sale or sustomer serice functions including investigating any consumer complaint recieved. CMG is the precurser to CMT, the second being the newest. The information below is to one of the linked businesses. This information is dated, est. 3 years old. This is not all-inclusive/exhaustive and can be modified at any time. The more definitive link is still undetermined, in that CMT is not mentioned in any US Court cases pending or otherwise. The USA Credit Store is linked to both CMT and CMG; however each has their own web sites. The "Terms of Aggreement" you need to review are with CMT. I still need to find out, where the direct CMT link is defined. All are welcome to update, correct or add, in the form of a Rebuttal, to this researching process. In May 2000 the Attorney General of Pennsylvania entered a Consent Decree against Commonwealth Marketing Group (CMG). The Consent DEcree states that CMG shall pay $30,000 in civil penalties, costs, and attorney fees and discontinue from selling travel packages....", onlineBBB". If you would like to read the report for yourself access: http://www.pittsburgh.bbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&ComID=01410000160. "Additional File Information: February 2003 the principal of Commonwealth Frederick F. Zeigler III pleaded guilty in US District Court to tax charges and no contest to bank fraud in connection WITH A CREDIT CARD SCHEME. (hint-hint)"BBB "Frederick Ziegler has been sentenced to 15 to 18 months in federal prison". BBB NOW, the new President is Mr. Robert E. Kane, local phone number: 1-724-437-3707 and FAX: 1-724-430-2166, email: [email protected] He telemarkets credit card programs. Beware of these aliases: CMG Inc, Cruise Marketing Group, Great Escapes Vacations, The Reservation Center, USA Credit, USA Platinum. They are known to offer regular Visa credit cards, and catalogue merchant credit cards, as well as travel industry related plans. This is where it gets hazy, with no mention of CMT. I noticed you said you were emailing and calling, but writing is really the best way to communicate. If you want to phone-tag them in tandem, with that letter in route, this might be resolved. I'm still unclear on the specific amount of money you have lost. If you have not lost any, and just want to unsubscribe, they shouldn't give you any problem. Not unless someone wants to join Fred, in jail. ;) (REFUND/UNSUBSCRIBTION INFO) Here is their USA Credit Address: USA Credit, One Millenium Drive, Uniontown, PA, 15401, phone: 1-800-262-4162, operating hours Mon-Thurs 9-9, Eastern time. They are with CMT.com. If they are not, a Disclaimer and clarification or their business entity has to be clearly defined as fact. I hate to hit you over the head with all of this information, but I imagine there are others in the same or worse sitution. Use the USA Credit Superstore info for unsubscribing. One is the processing center for the other. If I discover information otherwise, I will return with an update. Hope this helps.

I am sorry that this happened to you. Word of advice, any company calling you offering you a credit card by asking you for your checking/savings account information is a scam. They do not need this information to offer you a credit card. This has not happened to me because I nip it before they can even start. Unfortunately you will have to close out your checking account. Notify your bank about this and tell them that the company is not authorized to debit your account. The company will still try by using other names.