1851, Report:
#16115
Posted Date:
Mar 06 2002
Citibank Platinum Select Interest Rate Rip-off
I have had a Citibank Platinum Card for a couple of years and have been a good customer. I've never missed a payment and always paid more than minimum. In January's statement, there was a notice that my apr was being raised to 19.99%. My current rate is 8.6% (because of the prime r...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
1852, Report:
#15720
Posted Date:
Mar 04 2002
Gateway company ripoff
I was reading all of these intresting stories about gateways ripp off. Well, they also are ripping me off. I was thinking of sending mine back but after read one of the stories. They said they would just send it back to you or lose in the process. So what do you do?
Well this la...
Entity
Categories: Computer Manufaturers
1853, Report:
#15443
Posted Date:
Feb 28 2002
CAPITAL CHOICE CONSUMER CREDIT RIP-OFF, A BIT OF ADVICE
I too got a guaranteed approval certificate from Capital Choice. When i turned it over to read it's terms & conditions i thought about making an appointment with my eye doctor. It was printed SO small and light i couldn't even read it.
MY ADVICE TO ALL OF YOU IS THIS:
If you r...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
1854, Report:
#13696
Posted Date:
Feb 09 2002
Gateway to Hell Computers - Hurley Bank rip-off
Am getting frustrated. Like everybody else, am being charged a late fee for a payment that I have proof they received. I always send my payments by Postal Money Order. I send in my December's payment on 7 Dec 2001. They claim they never received it. I had to pay the P.O. a fee ...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
1855, Report:
#11766
Posted Date:
Jan 17 2002
Primerica AKA Crimerica Saga Continues...Citibank at the helm. Citigroup*UPDATE: Primerica gets a POSITIVE rating from Rip-off Report in customer support & satisfaction. Primerica pledges to resolve complaints from the past, present and in the future, and give 100% commitment to customer service-say Company Executives!
Read for yourself...
Cleaning Up
St. Petersburg Times; St. Petersburg, Fla.; Jan 7, 2001; JEFF HARRINGTON;
Abstract:
Today's money launderers trade cash for chips at casinos, wait a few minutes and then cash out. They wire funds through a U.S. financial institution from a ...
Entity
Categories: Financial Services
1856, Report:
#11337
Posted Date:
Jan 12 2002
Ramada Travel Scam
I received a flyer in the mail in February 2001 advertising a vacation to south Florida and the Bahamas through Ramada Plaza Resorts.
I laid down an initial deposit on the vacation of $249.00 on 2/23/01 through sales representative Bill Hanson. The initial sales call did not i...
Entity
Categories: Resorts
1857, Report:
#4499
Posted Date:
Nov 30 2001
Best Buy Golf Supply.com never delivered product! *REBUTTAL ..We did make an honest mistake, we do apologize.
I placed an order with this company on line for a set of golf clubs on 1/24 for my husbands birthday that is today 2/20. Their information stated delivery in 3-7 business days. The amount of the purchase for a set of Cleveland ta5 golf clubs was 399.95.
The site said that shippi...
Entity
Categories: Sporting-good Manufactures
1858, Report:
#8173
Posted Date:
Nov 26 2001
NSS Ripoff 7 month issue still not resolved!
Got a charge on my account. I disputed it. I got a refund. But, I was also told that I could get a refund on the overdraft fee that was charged to me because of the magazine charge. All I had to do was fax NSS. I did, twice. Then called 11 times since 8/20. Each time I was ap...
Entity
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
1859, Report:
#7692
Posted Date:
Nov 12 2001
First National Credit Scam I have More Info
A friend received one of these offers in the mail and brought it to me to see what my views on the wonderful offer were.
I have worked for Citicorp Credit Services (Citibank) for several years. Let me tell you if you ever receive anything in the mail like the offer from First Nati...
Entity
Categories: Financial Services
1860, Report:
#4986
Posted Date:
Apr 21 2001
Citicorp Lifetime Warranty program betrays loyal cardmember ...warranty not worth the paper it was written on
I purchased an Amana refrigerator Sept. 16, 1993 for my mother under what I thought was a legitimate warranty plan. The Citibank Lifetime Warranty program guaranteed repairs for 10 years, or 2003, with use of their credit card.
I specifically used the card because of Citibank'...
Entity
Categories: Banks
1861, Report:
#1820
Posted Date:
Apr 10 2001
J. Royal Jewelers GeorgeTown Park Mall Washington DC ..The Broken Wedding Ring ..Rip-off *UPDATE 4-10-01 Mall employees victimized
On October 23rd of 1998 my life partner & I were visiting Washington,D.C. & decided to look for committment rings for a ceremony we expected to have sometime in the near future. We bought the rings from the owner of what appeared to be a reputable jewelry store in Georgetown.
The...
Entity
Categories: Jewelry Stores
1862, Report:
#3230
Posted Date:
Sep 07 2000
Fraud Alert Service charges CC without authorization
I have a CitiBank Mastercard.
On the last statement, which I received today on Aug 7, 2000, a sale was listed that appears to be fraudulent:
Company: FRAUD ALERT SERVICE 877-872-6684
Amount: $99.95
I am very sure that I had never ordered such and called their number.
...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
1863, Report:
#1596
Posted Date:
Mar 18 2000
Citibank's Undisclosed Mortgage Interest on every Home Loan
All individuals who apply and secure a loan from Citibank or Citicorp should be aware of the ADDED undisclosed interest attached to their loan. This interest is in the form of daily interest Your loan every month is calculated by when it is received at the processing department. ...
Entity
Categories: Banks
1864, Report:
#1597
Posted Date:
Mar 18 2000
Citibank's undisclosed closing cost
Many people who apply for and get loans pay additional cost. Most by law must be disclosed. However, a form of rip off that occures at Citibank is very shrewd. It occures in the closing statement. All cost are spelled out on the closing statement as required by law, BUT, when th...
Entity
Categories: Banks