2, Report:
#1494934
Posted Date:
May 07 2020
Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc. (Encino, California) Life Alert Help I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up! Don't use Life Alert if you have a pacemaker!!! Life Alert LIED to this pacemaker patient, falsely claiming Life Alert necklace will not interfere with pacemaker. When fraud was discovered, they refused full refund on purchase. Encino California
I have a pacemaker and pace 100% of the time. When evaluating whether Life Alert would be beneficial to me, I asked Life Alert if their necklace would interfere with my pacemaker. I was assured it was not any problem so I purchased the system.
Shortly after receiving the Life ...
Entity
Categories: Ripoff
3, Report:
#1469053
Posted Date:
Dec 08 2018
ADT Security Services Misrepresentation of contract details Nationwide
An ADT authorized dealer contacted my 90 year old mother with his speil about changing her current contract with another security company. She agreed to change to ADT because it would cost less (it was actually $1 and change higher). She would get new equipment which it wasn't, it w...
Entity
Categories: Home Security System
4, Report:
#1461891
Posted Date:
Sep 21 2018
Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc Will not cancel service Encino California
We ordered Life Alert service for our mother, Mary Sever. She did not like the service but was locked into a three year contract. The contract is up, but I still cannot get them to cancel the service. Mary is in a nursing home now and no longer needs the service. I want the service ...
Entity
Categories: Emergency Medical Services, ALARM MONITORING SERVICES
6, Report:
#1424977
Posted Date:
Jan 24 2018
Life Alert Not refund the deposit. Encino California
Jace Kent said anything and everything to get a verbal authorization including bashing other companies and his own mother. I kid you not. When our family decided to use another company and I called to inform them of our family decision the tantrum started. Classical delay tacti...
Entity
Categories: Emergency Services
7, Report:
#1406759
Posted Date:
Oct 17 2017
Life Alert They lie to You! Read the contract before acquiring services Phillipsburg New Jersey
They promised that if the patient passed or we cancelled within two years, there was no obligation because you would get a full refund on all money spent. In reality, they make it very difficult to cancel, even after the patient passes and continue to bill the credit card. Our...
Entity
Categories: Emergency Services
8, Report:
#1358327
Posted Date:
Feb 25 2017
DirecTv ATT ATT/DirecTv are liars... Internet
I called DirecTv after receiving a flyer saying they now have high speed internet in my area and they offered some bundle pricing that looked much better than the rice I was paying for cables bundle so I gave them a call. They said Yes we do have high speed internet in your area, ...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
9, Report:
#1353553
Posted Date:
Feb 02 2017
life protect got bank info. didn't get product, but got charged $39.99 nationwide
was checking balance on gift card and got a life alert rep. they got my bank info. and i got no product. got charged $39.99 on my bank account
Entity
Categories: Emergency Medical Services
10, Report:
#1335351
Posted Date:
Oct 27 2016
First Insurance Co. of Hawaii FICOH FICOH refuses to settle and ignores me Honolulu Hawaii
January 27, 2015 I fell over a mess left by Magic Brush paint co. on my front porch. Broke my arm, damaged shoulder, knee, hip, head and nose. Lay on front porch in freezing cold for 4 hrs unconscious. Spent 5 hours in hospital for tests and xrays. All this has left me with ...
Entity
Categories: Insurance Agencies
11, Report:
#1330132
Posted Date:
Sep 26 2016
Tele Circuit Network Corp This company targets the elderly by phone. They are scammers. My elderly in laws are 87 + 88. they cant hear well. Neither one of them can understand much of what is going on. The lady called them spoke very fast. He didn't even know who was calling. They enrolled him in the long distance. I ask them to remove the bill. They refused. This company have a boiler room of scammers calling people. None of phone numbers on the bill do not go to customer service. miami Nationwide
Tele Circuit Network Corp are complete scamers. This is a boiler room of people targeting the elderly. They call talk so fast and ask if this is ( then they say the persons name) when the person responds with yes, they say the people agree to the long distance carrier.. They cal...
Entity
Categories: Telephone Companies
12, Report:
#1311766
Posted Date:
Jun 16 2016
Life Alert Beware of working here Nationwide
This is a report on working for Life Alert as an employee in SALES, NOT on what the company does to protect seniors, which is not the issue here... No complaints on that, they do what they say and they keep seniors safe and protected. Here's the complaint:
The company adverti...
Entity
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
13, Report:
#1281788
Posted Date:
Jan 22 2016
ADT Now raising there contracts 2 four years and going nothing but up but legally without 2 signatures on contract it does not legally bind you Lynn Massachusetts Nationwide
ADT is now up to 4 years contract trapping people without a contract signed by both individuals therefore non legally binding. they scam elders going from 45 -69.99 and charge extra for life alert. call a lawyer get out of it as without your signature. the contract means nothing plu...
Entity
Categories: Questionable Activities
14, Report:
#1221438
Posted Date:
Apr 09 2015
Life Protect 24 I was sold an alert system similar to Life Alert that you wear around your neck as I am disabled Internet
Entity
Categories: Consumer Services
15, Report:
#1216512
Posted Date:
Mar 18 2015
Life Alert, Michael, Amy, Automated recording stating we have been selected to receive a free Life Alert Security System Nationwide
I receive 10-15 calls from various phone numbers with an automated recording stating we have been referred by a friend to receive a free life alert home security system. Press 1 to speak to a representative now or 2 to be removed.
I've pressed 2 several times which does not confir...
Entity
Categories: Telemarketing Companies
16, Report:
#1160482
Posted Date:
Jul 08 2014
Life Alert UNAUTHORIZED CHARGES TO YOUR CREDIT CARD Encino California
Watch out for Life Alert. They will STEAL your money from your bank accounts and they do not care.
Accident or not, they want to keep the money they charge to your credit card when you do not have an account with them. Life Alert makes their money by STEALING it from those who do no...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
17, Report:
#1142674
Posted Date:
May 01 2014
vision security Rob harris ls owner and approves all does not pay on aggrements,charges double for housing or living arangments while on the road.fires honest hardworking sales people shortly before end of season so he wont have to pay the amounts held out of paychecks untillafter season he never pays it works about seven states per summer. 2014 texas Nationwide
This company will tell you anything you want as an employee or to come on board and signed with them to work for the summer but once you're out of your home state and thousands of miles away they totally change all that was said in agreementS that were made.they hold money back out ...
Entity
Categories: Home Security
18, Report:
#1093831
Posted Date:
Oct 22 2013
Life Watch USA Violation of Washington State Consumer Protection Act nationwide
Received an automated call and announce call for Life Alert USA, in violation of RCW (revised code of Washington) 80.36.400, and RCW 19.86 (consumer protection). They are giving me the runaround on the statutory damages I am due, do to their marketing (either by them or their agent)...
Entity
Categories: Medical Supplies
19, Report:
#1069768
Posted Date:
Jul 24 2013
Gene Groby Life Alert deception Austin Minnesota
When I was in need of medical services for home monitoring, I was duped by Life Alert with their phrase of we safe a life every 11 seconds. They do a good job of home monitoring but at a high price and it feels that life alert has the consumer in a choke hold. If life alert save...
Entity
Categories: Personal Services
20, Report:
#1026419
Posted Date:
Mar 10 2013
GetGripGo unknown Plea to cancel my order when I learned they hit my bank for $76 was answered by recording..no Humans? I was told first order was $14.95 and second was 30% off. No so. Total charged was $76.60. No Wallingford, Connecticut
I was thrilled to find a way to keep our Life Alert device in place, in the car where we could see it, and reach it in an emergency. I ordered one (and one free) for $14.95. If I ordered a second, it would be 30 percent off, which would be roughly $5.00 off = $10.0...
Entity
Categories: Car Parts & Accessories
21, Report:
#355541
Posted Date:
Jan 09 2013
Life Alert Emergency Response Systems Taking advantage of senior citizens Tampa Florida
Life Alert takes advantage of senior citizens by charging high monitoring fees for their equipment. They constantly keep calling people who have inquired about their services until the people finally give into their high pressure selling tactics. These pressured selling tactics are ...
Entity
Categories: Emergency Services
22, Report:
#985999
Posted Date:
Dec 22 2012
Life Alert pushy harassing slippery deceiving El Segundo, Internet
I am very concerned about the many companies out there preying on the elderly and their fears. I felt Life Alert was one such company.
They do not list prices online - so you must call their 800 number.
They are very pushy and try to instill fear by creating frightful scenar...
Entity
Categories: Home HealthCare
23, Report:
#936363
Posted Date:
Nov 17 2012
KB Promotions Telemarketing, KB, KB Promotions Tampa, Florida
I am a now former employee of KB Promotions. Some of you may be woundering why I am no longer employed by the company, well, I just got fired for not having transportation to and from work today. There are other reports out there regarding this company, but let me first clear a few ...
Entity
Categories: Boat Cruises
24, Report:
#956763
Posted Date:
Oct 19 2012
Life Alert Nasty-Nasty-Nasty people to work for. Ft Lauderdale , Florida
I am a senior trying to remain in the workplace....I've gone on many interviews but was never verbally abused as i was when I went to Life Alert for a job, I was insulted and told to shut up while I was conversing with another prospective job seeker during a break. Another el...
Entity
Categories: Employment Services
25, Report:
#913530
Posted Date:
Jul 18 2012
Northstar Alarm Services I was stupid and sick and I am totally disabled and these guys are vultures. Orem, Texas
abt 3 yrs ago, I had outpatient surgery. I came home and Northstar alarm came by and I told them to go a way. They came back. I let them install this alarm. I already had security system with a smaller keypad and no contract. they said oh we have these key chain alert buttons; you...
Entity
Categories: Home Security