51, Report:
#28382
Posted Date:
Sep 17 2002
Ameritrain ripoff Charlotte North Carolina
I cannot believe this is happening just as I thought it would 1 week in a half before I started classes. Something seemed fishy to me but I went on and proceeded with the process because of pressure from people that wanted to see me succeed academically. The only reasoned I procee...
Entity
Categories: Computer Training & Education
52, Report:
#29519
Posted Date:
Sep 09 2002
Ameritrain ripoff ripoff fraud business Tysons Corner Virginia
I enrolled in computer training classes for a Microsoft Certification program to begin on 7-22-02. The total monies for the class was $3425.00. With 10% down in cash and the remaining balance to be handled by a student loan which Ameritrain set up for me. I was approved by a studen...
Entity
Categories: Computer Classes
53, Report:
#29493
Posted Date:
Sep 09 2002
AmeriTrain Incorporated ripoff Tyson's Corner Virginia
My son signed up to take courses at AmeriTrain in September. He never got to take the classes because AmeriTrain closed their doors. They packed all of the equipment up and one day the students arrived for class and found the rooms empty.
AmeriTrain did not notify any of the st...
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Categories: Trade Schools
54, Report:
#1031360
Posted Date:
Sep 06 2002
Ameritrain Inc ripoff business from hell Atlanta Georgia
My name is Grayson. I attended Ameritrain in Sep of last year.
I eagerly signed up for the A+ Net+ classes as wellas MCSE and CCNA.
I began taking them in Oct and shortly after completing the A+ Net+ class I lost my job.
I then contacted Steve VP of Ameritrain and he did n...
Entity
Categories: Computer Training & Education
55, Report:
#1031361
Posted Date:
Sep 06 2002
Ameritrain Inc ripoff business from hell Atlanta Georgia
My name is Grayson. I attended Ameritrain in Sep of last year.
I eagerly signed up for the A+ Net+ classes as wellas MCSE and CCNA.
I began taking them in Oct and shortly after completing the A+ Net+ class I lost my job.
I then contacted Steve VP of Ameritrain and he did n...
Entity
Categories: Computer Training & Education
56, Report:
#1031363
Posted Date:
Sep 06 2002
Ameritrain Inc ripoff business from hell Atlanta Georgia
My name is Grayson. I attended Ameritrain in Sep of last year.
I eagerly signed up for the A+ Net+ classes as wellas MCSE and CCNA.
I began taking them in Oct and shortly after completing the A+ Net+ class I lost my job.
I then contacted Steve VP of Ameritrain and he did n...
Entity
Categories: Computer Training & Education
57, Report:
#1031362
Posted Date:
Sep 06 2002
Ameritrain Inc ripoff business from hell Atlanta Georgia
My name is Grayson. I attended Ameritrain in Sep of last year.
I eagerly signed up for the A+ Net+ classes as wellas MCSE and CCNA.
I began taking them in Oct and shortly after completing the A+ Net+ class I lost my job.
I then contacted Steve VP of Ameritrain and he did n...
Entity
Categories: Computer Training & Education
58, Report:
#28808
Posted Date:
Sep 03 2002
Ameritrain applied for loan they stiffed me Tysons Corner Virginia
My class was suppose to start on the 12th of august and when i went the school was shut down, i applied to go to the school back in june and they cashed the check and stiffed me with the loan money to pay for, ive contacted
everyone i can contact,
ive also filed claims as well...
Entity
Categories: Computer Classes
59, Report:
#28596
Posted Date:
Aug 31 2002
Ameritrain ripoff Wayne Pennsylvania
I too fell for the Ameritrain scam. I signed up for MCSE course, but they told me I should take A+ as well, for an additional 3400.00. That brought my total to 9150.00, I started my class on Jan 8, 2001.
I was told the course hours were from 6:30 to 10:30 3 nights a week. The ...
Entity
Categories: Trade Schools
60, Report:
#28451
Posted Date:
Aug 30 2002
Ameritrain ripoff; Just a reminder to Students. Charlotte, North Carolina
Hello all,
I will gove everyone the website name to the site where you can submit the latest info you may have and read all the latest info from other students.
There are forums and links to various state, federal, local and private agencies to contact to file complaints. There ...
Entity
Categories: Computer Training & Education
61, Report:
#28420
Posted Date:
Aug 29 2002
Ameritrain Inc Rip Off that is what the company did I haven't even taken my Exchange 2000 classes and I wrote a letter for a refund but no response fraudulent ripoff business Tysons Corner Virginia
When i first heard of Ameritrian by some friends, radio, and the internet. I went to another school before Ameritrain for my MCSE and they could not teach me the class because they didn't have someone that could explain the material in English. So i looked around for more schools ...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
62, Report:
#28332
Posted Date:
Aug 29 2002
AMERITRAIN is a ripoff; HELP WITH EMAIL ADDRESS & VICTIMS. Charlotte, North Carolina
EMAIL TO ((Removed Link MSP)) THEY CAN HELP US WHO HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY AMERITRAIN!
Joe
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina
Entity
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education
63, Report:
#28312
Posted Date:
Aug 28 2002
Ameritrain Inc Lets do a class action lawsuit Atlanta Georgia
I, too am one of those that was ripped off by Ameritrain. I have noticed something very peculiar in the emails, though. I notice that the ones I read from Virginia and North Carolina state that there was an air conditioning problem in the buildings where they held classes. OK, I ...
Entity
Categories: Computer Training & Education
64, Report:
#1033554
Posted Date:
Aug 28 2002
Ameritrain fraudulent ripoff business Tysons Corner Virginia
I signed up with Ameritrain in April, I had just missed the currently scheduled class and was scheduled for the june 11th class for MCSE. With great difficulty and calls on a daily basis from Amy Curtis (my Ameritrain Representative), I got financed through SLM for the MCSE, Micros...
Entity
Categories: Computer Training & Education
65, Report:
#28208
Posted Date:
Aug 27 2002
AMERITRAIN ripoff consumer fraud Falls Church Virginia
My husband and I took 2 private student loans of about $29,000.00 that went up to about $35,000.00 with interest rates( I will provide the exact amounts if required)for our 2 sons for a 1-year program on MCSE. One of them finished the first class which is A++ and the other was on th...
Entity
Categories: Private Schools
66, Report:
#27913
Posted Date:
Aug 25 2002
Ameritrain nothing but a rip off from the beginning ripoff fraud business Columbia Maryland
I am still paying the loan for the so -called IT training. I think all employees at the Columbia location are culpable in this pre-meditated effort to defraud me and others out of their hard earned money.
I should have known it was a scam once I got to class and the so-called IT ...
Entity
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education
67, Report:
#27689
Posted Date:
Aug 24 2002
Ameritrain, Inc Greedy Selfish Disgusting Formerly Located in Tysons Corner Virginia *EDitor's Comment
August 7, 2002, I arrived at the Tysons Corner VA location to find my entire class standing outside the building. As I approached, they informed me of the situation. My heart sank. We went into the building to find our classroom locked and looted.
Tenants from other offices info...
Entity
Categories: Computer Training & Education
68, Report:
#1034469
Posted Date:
Aug 23 2002
Ameritrain ripoff Tyson Virginia
To Whom it May Concern:
My classes at Ameritrain at the Tyson, Va office was suppose to begin on 8-26-02 call the school to verify my starting date and was told that I need to call Dep of Education and file a claim. I paid $7050.00 thru Carmel Financial Corp. PO Box 1007, Ind...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
69, Report:
#27436
Posted Date:
Aug 22 2002
Ameritrain Inc. I Would like to say my part, Former IT director. Charlotte North Carolina
I would like to start by saying that I appologize to all of my former students for the situation that has occured. I have sat by for the last four months and have kept reading this site watching the actions of my former employer come full circle. I will start by saying that the Te...
Entity
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education
70, Report:
#27530
Posted Date:
Aug 21 2002
AmeriTrain Inc AKA AmeriLame Stinks ripoff deceptive company false promises victimized many consumers Tysons Corner Virginia
Ameritrain Sucks, you don't have to read what happened to me to know it. If you're here, you probably got dicked by them too. HOWEVER: There are a group of us trying to get organized, maybe get a class-action lawsuit going before the pigs can declare bankruptcy.
read what others ...
Entity
Categories: Computer Training & Education
71, Report:
#27525
Posted Date:
Aug 21 2002
AmeriTrain bait and switch fraudulent scam con artist ripoff false promises screwed many others too Wayne Pennsylvania
AmeriTrain set up the old bait and switch in grand form
After enduring the hard sell to get me to sign up, I was promised the MCSE course at the Neshaminy Interplex in N.E. Philadelphia starting Aug 5th, a course that seems to have been a ruse from the get go.
It all start...
Entity
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education
72, Report:
#27352
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2002
*LQQK* AMERITRAIN *MUST READ* RIP OFF MUST READ * AMERITRAIN * FRAUD SCAM YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS! Charlotte North Carolina
FOR ALL OF YOU IN NORTH CAROLINA AND OTHER STATES. WE
MUST ALL COME TOGETHER TO STAND UP AGAINST AMERITRAIN. ON
A DAILY BASIS NEW THINGS, FRAUDULANT THINGS ARE COMING
OUT AGAINST AMERITRAIN. THEY HAVE RIPPED OFF ALOT OF US
FOR HARD EARNED MONEY.
*****YOU WANT BEL...
Entity
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education
73, Report:
#27301
Posted Date:
Aug 19 2002
Computer Learning Center ripoff lies and fraud by Greg Person who by chance also worked for Ameritrain consumer fraud ripoff Philadelphia Pennsylvania
I have been struggling for help for several years regarding my dealings with The Computer Learning Center of Philadelphia (Market Street location to be precise) to no avail.
It all began in May of 1995 I was working two jobs and desperate to get my family a decent way of life. I...
Entity
Categories: Trade Schools
74, Report:
#27292
Posted Date:
Aug 19 2002
Ameritrain ripoff I paid for schooling and they had no problem taking my money but closed school with out notice Tyson's Corner Virginia
Ameritrain had no problem taking my money for schooling but when it came down to it they just closed the school with out any notice.
I still had 4 hours left in my A+ class and the entire cisco ccna class that are fully paid for.
john
woodbridge, Virginia
Entity
Categories: Employment Services
75, Report:
#26970
Posted Date:
Aug 15 2002
Ameritrain personal insults and invective do not help anyone Charlotte North Carolina
Let me start out by saying that I am one of the students who went to the Ameritrain site in Charlotte in July to begin MCSE class only to find the office vacant with no explanation.
Of course I was baffled and angry. In the last few weeks, I have felt many of the heavy emotions ...
Entity
Categories: Trade Schools