Hello,
I am wondering, I purchased two website's over the internet by a business out of Tempe, Arizona, two
days later they called convicing me to buy advertising for these websites. Well, I did and it cost me $6,500.00 for this advertising program later to figure out they are scammers. I disputed it within the time limit of my charge card and they got back to me insisiting I have to pay this. How do I convince them that this is a scam and what can I do about paying the bill, I have excellant credit to let this go to a collection agency. What are your pointers in dealing with this. I know I ok'ed the charge, but did not know, I was being scammed by a phone call. Please help. Thank-You
Nannan

Fr_Chuck

so you did not get any web site and did not get any advertising ?

Or did they just over charge you for services you got ?

Have you brought a law suit against the Arizona firm ?
Have you filed a police report for fraud ?

ScottGem

Since you haven't told us the nature of the alleged scam its hard for us to advise. Why reason did your credit card company give for negating the dispute?

Nannan

The business did build two websites and ininatated an advertising program where I could go in and check my staus of people going to my websites,but they promised me $30,000.00 a year on m,aking a profit from these website, I writtena and talked to the so-called president of the company for written guarentees of his company, he sends nothing, furter more have not received a red cent from them and this wa started back in July.How do I know they are not fake websites and the advertising program is a hoax. He has shown me nothing for the $6,500.00 I paid him. I did file a complaint to the Arizona Attorney General and go no where, but keeping it on file and also with the Frederal Trade Commisions. Stll bewildered, spent this money and have nothing in return. Going to a lawyer to see what would be best to do. Thank-you for your interest and also your help.
Nanna

ScottGem

As for whether the websites were built, all you have to do is enter the URLs to confirm that. You can also go to netsol.com and use the WhoIs to see who those domains are registered to. As to guaranteeing $30K a year income, I have a bridge in Brooklyn you may be interested in. No way they can make such a guarantee and if you believed them you were being extemely naive.

What you have a right to is a detailed description of the work they did for you. Then you are better able to judge whether that work was worth what was paid.

Nannan

Hi Scott,
I decided to dispute the charge because I was not receing anything, the president of the comapny told me he was running an advertising program for a full year for me and a management program where I could check the staus of my websites. By the way the websites cost me an extra $300.00. I was to receive a check in the mail from people going to my websites, which are a casino and a pharmacy. They also had to purchase from the websites that is where I make my money. When the called they were so convicing the more advertising I bought the better my traffic would be. it ran up to $6,500.00. I have received nothing and this all took place back in July of 2006. But yet I was to receive at lease $30,000.00 a year. On Sept. 20, 2006, the president called me to tell me a check was in the mail or me. To this day Jan. 13,2007 have not received one penny. Would you say this is a scam? I can give you the website address if you want. I hope I cleard your question. Thank-you for helping me out. Any other suggestions. My credit card says I have to pay. They have no resource for getting their money back.
Thanks again Nannan

Thank-you Scott, I have called the websites and they have no information on me,I even gave them a code that was supplied from the business and still nothing on me being an affiliate. If I am to be an affiliate they have to know me in order to pay me for selling for them. I will check out where you say and see what that says, there is websites there but who is to say they are mine?
I will keep you informed. Thanks So much.
Nannan

ScottGem

So what reason did your cc company give? Sounds like you have grounds to protest the charge.

Nannan

Hi Scott,
The credit card said i must check out the merchant that I am purchasing from before I make a decision. I guess I was eager to make a decision, but I thought that they were a legit company and I really have no way of finding that out for sure. They were very convicing and promised it would make me money. But to this day I have nothing and since I disputed it with my charge he has removed me from the internet, that is the advertising part and the management system he was supposed to run that for a full year. I am just so upset with this whole situation, I guess you learn by your mistakes, but this one is a big one. I don't know what else to do. Thanks for your help and concern. Does anyone have any more suggestions?
Nannan

ScottGem

That's bull! One of the reasons to use credit cards is for just this type of fraud. There are a number of reasons a card issuer can refuse to honor a protest, but being foolish ain't one of them. If you can prove that you didn't get the services promised then you they should reverse the charge.

Nannan

This company actually printed out a copy of the statistics and management system and when I disputed the pres. sent them that, so I guess that proved to the cc that it was legit. I am fit to be tied, don't know what to do.
Thanks for all your support.
Nannan