Category: Telemarketers Submitted: 7/28/2004 12:33:43 AM Modified: 9/19/2004 11:38:25 PM Amerigreet, ameri, amerigreet.com vacation package ripoff, taking money out of my checking account without permission RIP OFF Vacation to florida Internet *Consumer Comment ..Amerigreet got us too Company Amerigreet Address: Nationwide, U.S.A. Phone Number: 877-624-7338 Fax: The called me and told me that I have won a Flordia vacation package and all it would cost me was $39.00 with no hidden fees. I did a check by phone for the amount given. That check was cashed and then the following month they cashed the check again. I cleared all that up with the bank. Now they took out $11.90 from my account using a direct debit without my permission. I want the $39.00 back and the $11.90 back plus a fee of 33.00 the bank charged me for not having the $11.90 in my account when they took it out. Sheri Warren, Michigan U.S.A. Rebuttal Consumer Comment Submitted: 9/17/2004 10:15:14 AM Modified: 9/19/2004 11:38:25 PM Amerigreet got us too Please see what my mother-in-law sent to the Florida Attorney General - perhaps others should do the same. (oh - we still don't have a refund yet) "Please see below e-mail to Amerigreet who has offices in Fl. 13137 North Dale Mabry hwy, Tampa, 33618 813 969-2991. We have been trying since July to get this account cancelled and money refunded. Both my daughter-in-law, Jennifer Tyrrell (whose account it is) and myself have spoken to Chelsea Welch multiple times. Jenn was first told the account was cancelled in July - only to have money debited in August. At that point I stepped in, and both Jen and I were promised a refund of $50.90 - originally in a week to 10 days from 8/19. Then Jenn was told on 9/3 that it was mailed 8/26. Last week we were told it may have been an addressing error and would be sent out immediately. Now we are being told Ms. Welch is sick and no one else knows. I will be sending this e-mail to NYS Attorney General as well. Thank you. ----- Original Message ----- From: Peggy Richards To: customerservice@amerigreet.com Cc: [DELETED] Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 2:55 PM Subject: canceled membership Are you Amerigreet Online Inc.? If so, my daughter-in-law, Jennifer Tyrrell, subscribed with a check by phone (HSBC check #103 - $39) based on 'winning' a Florida vacation. After having a chance to think about it, she called 877 624-7338 and spoke to a "Chelsea" and was told her order would be cancelled and her bank not charged. However, on 7/19 this check was processed, causing other bills of Ms. Tyrrell to go unpaid and/or some other checks to bounce and be subject to an overcharge. Please respond to either or both above e-mail addresses or call Ms. Tyrrell at [DELETED] to resolve this problem as expeditiously as possible. These young people do not have the resources to play these internet games involving charging people and making it so difficult to recoup that most people just give up. If not resolved to our satisfaction I will be contacting the NYS and FL attorneys general. Peggy Richards, Paralegal ACKERMAN & O'BRIEN, LLP The signatory of this letter is not an attorney, and this e-mail, and all attachments and enclosures, do not constitute legal advice. If you have any questions as to legal issues, please contact a firm member at Ackerman & O'Brien, LLP. I have sent you two complaints since July regarding Amerigreet who has offices in Fl. 13137 North Dale Mabry hwy, Tampa, 33618 813 969-2991 on behalf of my daughter-in-law, Jennifer Tyrrell. Please see this website - reporting the same EXACT scam. Please let us know you are doing something about this and whether or not these young people have a prayer of ever seeing their money again. www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff100929.htm September 17, 2004" Jennifer - Mastic, New York U.S.A. [DELETED] [Place your comments below and be sure to include your FULL contact information so Rip-off Report can contact you.]