26, Report:
#398198
Posted Date:
Dec 05 2008
Universal Gas ElectricUniversal Gas & Electric Lies and Threats Southfield Michigan
My fiancee and I are college students living off campus in a rented house with other students. Last year she had all utilities in her name handled the money collection and payments for the house. A Consumer's Salesman came to our door offering their services, saying we would save ...
Entity
Categories: Utility Companies
27, Report:
#389603
Posted Date:
Nov 30 2008
MICHELLE RENEE COOK DEADBEAT MOM MADISON HEIGHTS Michigan
She has 3 kids by 3 different dads now. Her daughter is 13 and lives with the father. Our son is 4 and lives with me and her newborn daughter lives with her for now but that poor bi-racial babies father is in prison for cocaine charges (manufacturing and distributing) for the 4th ti...
Entity
Categories: Criminal Justice System
28, Report:
#346135
Posted Date:
Aug 18 2008
Consumers Energy Of Michigan This Company over charged me and defrauded, & slandered me Saginaw, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Other Michigan Cities Michigan
In July I moved into a new address and contacted our utility company Consumers Energy to enroll me and switch service to my name. Everything was fine until March, I received a bill with an adjustment for $844.71. I was shocked, I called Consumers Energy and asked what th...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
29, Report:
#355274
Posted Date:
Jul 24 2008
Universal Gas Bogus Company Univeral Gas & Electric rips off you and the gas company Southfield Michigan
Universal Gas & Electric representatives solicited my neighborhood. They said they could offer substantial savings to my gas bill and asked to see my previous bill from Consumers Energy.
They then said if I was interested in saving money to sign up on the paper they had on the...
Entity
Categories: Consumer Services
30, Report:
#228260
Posted Date:
Jul 04 2008
Universal Gas And Electric Ripoff SCAM deceiving representatives and unhelpful customer service Southfield Michigan
A representative from this company came into our business with information on how to keep our energy and gas bills at a low cost. The representative told me that they would protect us against Consumers Energy raises our bills (rates). He showed me a chart on the increasing rates fro...
Entity
Categories: Electrical Services
31, Report:
#346794
Posted Date:
Jul 02 2008
Universal Gas And Electric Company MADE THE POOR, POORER, AND MORE DESPERATE WITH NO UTILITIES LIARS LIARS LIARS Southfield Michigan
Being a low income family living on $480.00 a month until disability goes through, the thought of saving money on my utilities in the winter was a God send. (So we thought). When we started getting charged $l.04.9 instead of .76 a ft., for gas heat, we were done with. In our case...
Entity
Categories: Utility Companies
32, Report:
#343119
Posted Date:
Jun 23 2008
Universal Gas & Electric How to pay 26% more for Natural Gas Southfield Michigan
I interviewed for a job with the Canada based company, Universal Gas & Electric (UGE) in May of 2008, at their behest.
I was assured that this was a one on one interview, but was actually a cattle call presentation (Lie #1).
Due to deregulation in Michigan, they are able to cha...
Entity
Categories: Utility Companies
33, Report:
#334400
Posted Date:
May 23 2008
Consumers Energy is refusing me service because of past tenants. Lansing Michigan
I just recently moved to Michigan from Tennessee and just moved into a mobile home park and when I tried to get service turned on Consumers Energy is refusing me service because the last 3 tenants has left unpaid bills. I have never had service with Consumers Energy in the past how ...
Entity
Categories: Utility Companies
34, Report:
#318871
Posted Date:
Mar 20 2008
Universal Gas & Electric i was scammed and face utility shut off Southfield Michigan
I write this in the middle of the night. In tears. Unable to sleep and scared my power and gas will be shut off soon . My bill last month was over 400$ and this month it is the same.
I'm currently laid off from my job due to the American Axle strike and cannot even call for benef...
Entity
Categories: Utility Companies
35, Report:
#317516
Posted Date:
Mar 13 2008
Universal Gas & Electric Corp. They lied to me several times in order to have me sign up with their service Southfield Michigan
There were a couple of young guys that were canvassing the neighborhood and they were polite and friendly. It was raining out and I was sympathatic. When they started going into their spleel I would directly ask questions because I didn't completly understand what they were trying t...
Entity
Categories: Utility Companies
36, Report:
#313959
Posted Date:
Mar 02 2008
Universal Gas & Electric Corporation misled me on gas prices soaring and being able to cancel at anytime Southfield Michigan
Roger Roe came into my store 08/11/06 telling me about a new gas company that would save me money on my gas bill. He said Consumers Energy would be increasing their rates and that with Universal Electric I would be able to lock in my rate and also they would go down each year for t...
Entity
Categories: Utility Companies
37, Report:
#312144
Posted Date:
Feb 26 2008
Universal Gas & Electric universal gas & electric ripoff lies and confuse you to get you enroll and doesn't keep your gas low, it goes higher Southfield Michigan
On 11/15/2007 I had a visit from one of the employees of Universal Gas and told me that they had a contract with Consumers Energy to keep winter gas low, so he had me sign a form and said that they (UG&E) were going to contact me right a way. They contact me on 12/2007 I don't remem...
Entity
Categories: Utility Companies
38, Report:
#308708
Posted Date:
Feb 13 2008
Universal Gas & Electric is a scam! Southfield, MI & Toronto, Canada Michigan & Canada
Universal Gas & Electric sent a very polite, professional young saleswoman to my door to sell this scam. I'm ashamed to say, it worked not only on myself but several of my neighbors. They promise you cheap rates and are guaranteed to be as cheap or cheaper than Consumers Energy fo...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
39, Report:
#303971
Posted Date:
Jan 28 2008
Universal Gas And Electric We need to STOP this company. They are EXTREMELY DECEPTIVE and MISLEADING!!! Southfield Michigan
This company has got to be stopped. I was weary from the get go to even let the kid in my house but he was very persistent and very deceptive in what he was saying. He kept saying how consumers energy has all these hidden charges and how they were going to save us money. Our bills w...
Entity
Categories: Utility Companies
40, Report:
#303135
Posted Date:
Jan 25 2008
Universal Gas & Electric Corporation The representative assured me that by signing with them my gas bills will never go up and actually my bills are higher now than ever. They totally lie to you to get you to sign their contract and once you do that you are screwed. Southfield Michigan
A representative from this company came to my home with information on how to keep my gas bill at a low cost. The representative told me that they would protect me against Consumers Energy raising my bills (rates). He showed me a chart on the increasing rates from Consumers. I was v...
Entity
Categories: Utility Companies
41, Report:
#302700
Posted Date:
Jan 23 2008
Universal Gas And Electric Corp Hidden cancellation fees Southfield Michigan
This company sends people to your door, they scare you into using their company saying-- that with the price of gas going up, that your consumer energy will go up 250% with 6 months. Then when you sign up, you get a call to verify the address and the person was there. Then you get ...
Entity
Categories: Utility Companies
42, Report:
#299042
Posted Date:
Jan 11 2008
Universal Gas & Electric Corpo/ Consumer Protection Program / Entrapment/ Misleading/ Flint Michigan
They caught me in my drive way as I was leaving, making it sound as tho they were doing me such a favor and were going to save me big bucks! Then called me on my cell phone to confirm! They promised me I would get the lowest prices on gas.
I was not aware until winter time & I go...
Entity
Categories: Utility Companies
43, Report:
#289317
Posted Date:
Dec 21 2007
Universal Gas And Electric Corporation 1st bill +$65.00 more and unable to cancel services due to a $250 Southfield Michigan
Last month my wife signed us up for UNIVERSAL GAS AND ELECTRIC CORP. to start supplying us with our natural gas and we finally received the 1st BILL! Lets put it this way, I figured out what we would have been paying $65.00 less that what Universal Gas & Electric just charged us for...
Entity
Categories: Utility Companies
44, Report:
#284185
Posted Date:
Nov 11 2007
Universal Gas And Electric Corporation Deceptive Sales Practice SCAMMERS, LIARS, RIPOFF Do Not Do Business With Southfield Michigan
This company plays on the fears of rising gas prices. They are dishonest about length of service. Sales person told us we could change after 1 year. After my one year was up and I was actually paying more for gas than what was available from Consumers Energy I called the company and...
Entity
Categories: Utility Companies
45, Report:
#43431
Posted Date:
Jul 17 2005
Consumers Energy AKA Detroit Edison No feedback rip-off expensive billing rates more than 20 minutes to get to customer service Detroit Michigan
We live in a 2 bedroom apartment in Farmington
All of a sudden received two months of high billings from Consumers Energy, $250 for each month. There is something wrong here since both me and my wife have full time jobs and are outside home from atleast 8 am to 6 pm. So even if we ...
Entity
Categories: Electrical Services
46, Report:
#61568
Posted Date:
Jun 23 2003
Semco Energy Gas Company Stopped mailing bills, both by email and postal mail, got shut off and they've added a $400.00+ security deposit in addition to past amount and turn on fee abused & mistreated Battle Creek Michigan
I was signed up with SEMCO for online payments, I had called them and asked them to send my bills via regular mail because I wasn't getting my statement notice via email. They told me that if I wanted to do that I could no longer use online payments. I can't get another gas servi...
Entity
Categories: Utility Companies