101, Report:
#29336
Posted Date:
Sep 08 2002
America on Line, AOL Every time I try to pass on info to on terrorism to a news agency in the US like foxnews.com my mail is returned by AOL as not delivered address unknown
Almost everytime that I try to pass on information about terrorists and their activities or connections to Known web address's in the USA, like foxnews.com, my E-mail is returned as NOT delivered, address unkown. This even happens when I try to answer that notice, using THE form and...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
102, Report:
#25465
Posted Date:
Jul 27 2002
America On Line Refund Rip Off! Internet
America On Line seems to be quite able to charge our credit cards for a complete yearly membership.
In fact, if one signs up for the yearly membership, they are given a reduced membership fee!
However, even though they state if a membership needs to be terminated and there i...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
103, Report:
#23465
Posted Date:
Jun 26 2002
America On Line ripoff ripoff business from hell cheated employees and screwed the customers even more con artist fake ripoff consumer fraud ripoff consumer rip-off fraud Los Angeles Virginia
We had Aol for years and switched to a DSL line at Christmas a year and a half ago. Our Credit card company called and told us in March of 2002 that AOL had been taking our payment for the service (cancelled a year and three months ago) each month and had run us over our limit. I...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
104, Report:
#21843
Posted Date:
May 31 2002
AOL, America OnLine ripoff bad billing practices bank account infection actively billing canceled members (Almost On-Line) Too Big To Care VA
Just like everyone else in the United States, I receive an America On-Line (AOL) Internet disc in the mail at least twice a month. Well back in September of 2000, I decided to take advantage of the free service. I was not happy with the service because my Internet connection was a...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
105, Report:
#21220
Posted Date:
May 21 2002
America On Line (AOL) is a ripoff. New York, New York
When i signed on with aol i told them i had dsl. they said thats fine by me having dsl i would get 3 months free. i did get 3 months free but there was a 44 dollar surcharge added to my credit card. i was being charged by the minute to use my aol.
When i called they offered me 2...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
106, Report:
#20192
Posted Date:
May 04 2002
America On Line ripoff, BYOA billing, Free # months Internet fraudulent ripoff business Herndon, VA
On January 13, 2002, I contacted AOL to cancel my Internet Account after 2 or 3 years of loyal usage. First of all, it is very difficult to contact a person to discontinue service, a feature they do not like to offer. After finally getting a human being, I told them that we were hav...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
107, Report:
#19843
Posted Date:
Apr 30 2002
America Online aka AOL. Dishonest ripoff liars & dirty SOB's. New York, NY & Nationwide, Internet, USA
Carla at AOL demanded payment for a closed account and said I would not get a credit because I did not talk nicely to her.
Back in December of 2001, I made a mistake and turned one of my AOL sub accounts into an individual account. Not realizing what I have done until I noticed ...
Entity
Categories: Consumer Services
108, Report:
#19140
Posted Date:
Apr 19 2002
America On Line ripoff consumer fraud ripoff Internet Internet
I signed up to AOL. The customer rep. never disclosed to me that in order for me to get AOL for 9.95 amonth I needed another internet user.
I admit I am not one to study my bank statements. So for 4 months I was charged 12.00, 40.00, 200.00, and the last month 195.00. But I agreed...
Entity
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
109, Report:
#17225
Posted Date:
Mar 20 2002
America On Line ripoff dishonest fraudulent billing internet Internet
In Nov. of 2001 we cancelled AOL. We didn't use it since we have Road Runner it was free with a new Dell purchase for a year. They billed my credit card for the next 3 months. I called 2 more times and they said I didn't cancell. They only had to lood at my account and see that it w...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
110, Report:
#16373
Posted Date:
Mar 09 2002
America On line ripoff - phony billings deceptive company ripped off and scammed New York New York
We purchased a Dell Computer that came loaded with AOL free for one year. When the year expired, AOL continued to bill us. We complained that they were never given permission to charge our mastercard, they claimed to have that right. We then requested that they stop service. They di...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
111, Report:
#15172
Posted Date:
Feb 26 2002
america on line billing dept AOL Over Billing ripoff
During the first week of January 2002 inquired about a cheaper
plan with AOL since we already had a local ISP. was informed
they had a cheaper plan and was placed on it, but was not
informedthat it was pay by the hour plan and was placed on AOL
as the ISP.
the hourly p...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
112, Report:
#13960
Posted Date:
Feb 14 2002
A.O.L. RIPPED OFF MY CASH AND TOLD ME I WAS BURNT
I HAD INTERNET ACCESS THROUGH A.O.L. AND HAD AN ACCOUNT SET UP FOR UNLIMITED HOURS AT THE COST OF $19.95 PER MONTH TO BE AUTOMATICALLY DEDUCTED FROM MY CHECKING ACCOUNT.WHICH I MADE THE MISTAKE OF TRUSTING A.O.L. BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE A REPUTAL & HONEST COMPANY.FOR THE MONTHS ...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
113, Report:
#13523
Posted Date:
Feb 07 2002
AOL is the worst company I have ever had to deal with
It is now February 2002. Since April 2001 I have been trying to get AOL to stop billing me and return me the money it billed me. I supposedly got a year of free AOL with my new Gateway laptop but it has been the biggest mistake I ever made. I won't go into detail. I've alreaedy s...
Entity
Categories: Internet
114, Report:
#12759
Posted Date:
Jan 29 2002
AOL affiliate Tri-Allegent a Rip Off
My story begins in November 2001 when after installing AOL 7.0 on my fathers computer, I had a problem and called AOL Customer Support. After helping me correct my problem the Customer Support Personnel ask me to please hold. The next thing I know, I'm on the phone with a woman th...
Entity
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
115, Report:
#12203
Posted Date:
Jan 22 2002
AOL Billing Riff-Off since 1999
Just now, I spoke to AOL representative regarding a billing riff-off since October 1999. Jennifer, a service representative told me that they can only refund me $95.00 (4 months) instead of going back from October 1999! Also, that I should be glad as a matter of fact, they refunded ...
Entity
Categories: Internet
116, Report:
#10167
Posted Date:
Dec 28 2001
DO NOT SHOP COMPUSERVE AOL Rip-off ..mega-multi-media conglomerate like AOL-Compuserve-Time Warner-CNN ..They could care less.
In May of 2001, I was surfing the internet when my ISP, Compuserve (AOL) presented me with a pop-up window, titled CompuServe Member Value, offering a Lexmark 3200 color printer for $ 69.95 after a $ 20.00 rebate, exclusive to CompuServe members only. I was in need of a new and aff...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
117, Report:
#9732
Posted Date:
Dec 20 2001
AOL is Completely Unfair!
It should be noted that aol is one of the worst ISP when it comes to a billing problem. Recently I canceled my prepaid account with them as my daughter was being sexually harrassed on line by an aol user.
I gave aol his screen name, his legal name, and his phone number and the...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
118, Report:
#8259
Posted Date:
Nov 28 2001
AOL BILLING PROBLEMS SCAMING CONSUMERS ..NO LONGER A MEMBER AND PROUD
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN AT AOL:
I AM WRITING TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I WILL BE HAVING YOUR COMPANY
INVESTIGATED FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. YOU ARE A
COMPANY WHICH FRAUDS YOUR CUSTOMERS. MY DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED
WILL PROVE THAT.
I USED A TARGET FREE 1000 MIN. WH...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
119, Report:
#8000
Posted Date:
Nov 20 2001
AOL Taking Money Out Of Checking Account Months After I Canceled
I canceled my membership with AOL in mid August of this year. I just recently found out (after bouncing some checks) that AOL was still taking money out of my checking account. I am now fighting with them to get monies back for what they took plus the money I'm out for having to pay...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
120, Report:
#4785
Posted Date:
Mar 28 2001
America on line AOL store is a major rip!!! ATTN: Congress, Bill Gates? What about AOL/Time-Warner!
dear friends,
Everytime you sign on AOL in the morning, the aol store has some kind of bargin right? Well, they are NO bargins - they are a scam. Todays was just that - they offered us MAC users - OS 9.1 for only $99.95 (a savings of $30) - SURVEY SAYS= XX
All you have to do...
Entity
Categories: On-Line Stores
121, Report:
#1627
Posted Date:
Mar 21 2000
WORKING ASSETTS MY ASS
I recently bought a computer, my first, through Gateway and they gave me one free year of America on-line. When choosing the required access numbers I chose two numbers I can dial with the usual seven digits. They decided to dial a number that was not in my local calling area (the o...
Entity
Categories: Telephone Companies