Notice of Sponsorship Scam to all members
02-19-06 | 09:48 PM
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Notice of Sponsorship Scam to all members
I am writing to make aware of a company that is promising sponsorships from a list of companies involved for either quasi or full sponsorship. The site is carsponsorships.com and all companies involved as far as I know are involved in this scam of taking $89 as an account set-up fee promising all kinds of great deals and discounts but you never get any access to these special prices, and after your $89 is received you don't hear from them again....this is a scam that I personally as well as post-applying heard of several people who have been ripped off too...only VISA is working for me getting my money back taking all necessary proceedings on my behalf...so if your a member of any car forums copy this post and plaster it across the web!!
Lee Lyons
Lee Lyons
02-19-06 | 10:06 PM
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yup...already notified them of pending charges of theft, and de-frauding a company as it was my parents company credit card that I used to pay...oh ya...I'll be able to finish my car plus some
02-20-06 | 01:26 AM
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i just want to make a note that all those online sponsorships are fake....i have a friend that used to work for SportCompactPro or SCP...as u have seen their ad's in magazines.....these company's act all great and make u pay to file paperwork....once thats done they give u a great list of all these companies thatll help u with parts now BUT they can only help u with what they have in the warehouse at SCP....hahah so u end up buying parts for more then u would on ebay or thru this forum or anywhere else for that matter online....always remember that if it sounds too good to be true...get it in writing or its fake
i just had a friend the other day ask me about the carsponsorships.com and was about to put his money into it...its a good thing he asked me about it first or they would have had another victim....i hope everything works out for u lee lyons
i just had a friend the other day ask me about the carsponsorships.com and was about to put his money into it...its a good thing he asked me about it first or they would have had another victim....i hope everything works out for u lee lyons
02-20-06 | 03:10 AM
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02-20-06 | 09:12 AM
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I too got ripped of by the carsponsorships.com and the sportcompactpro.com pisset my off big time. and the worst part of it all is that they say that your Visa will be charged when you sign the contract but *** soon as you give them all the info its kiss your money goodbye. And once I called and complained about it the dude hung up on me. I say sue the little bastards.
02-20-06 | 01:22 PM
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hey i guess i found out 2 late i got "sponsored" by both, what did you tell visa, cause i really dont want to sound like an idiot. Yeah now that you guys mention it i havent heard from them in a long time.......so itll be nice to have the money back
02-20-06 | 02:40 PM
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I have no idea what greg is thinking? I work at RBmotoring(.com) and would get call's all the time saying that we were on that list but never could help because all we worked on where skylines... your better off calling company's asking for sponorship rather than paying for a outdated list.
02-20-06 | 03:42 PM
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you can get VISA to take the money back if you call them...tell them what has been going on...you created an account...and after your $89 was paid you never heard from them again and after several emails you couldn't get any returned...they'll tell you what to do as far as legalities so they can go after them for you...plus it has to have been within the last 30 days...so call them now if 30 hasn't been up yet
02-20-06 | 04:35 PM
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Call teh fbi yo. Thatll fix em good.
http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/fr...es.htm#advance
http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/fr...es.htm#advance
Advance Fee Scheme
An advance fee scheme occurs when the victim pays money to someone in anticipation of receiving something of greater value, such as a loan, contract, investment, or gift, and then receives little or nothing in return.
The variety of advance fee schemes is limited only by the imagination of the con artists who offer them. They may involve the sale of products or services, the offering of investments, lottery winnings, "found money," or many other "opportunities." Clever con artists will offer to find financing arrangements for their clients who pay a "finder's fee" in advance. They require their clients to sign contracts in which they agree to pay the fee when they are introduced to the financing source. Victims often learn that they are ineligible for financing only after they have paid the "finder" according to the contract. Such agreements may be legal unless it can be shown that the "finder" never had the intention or the ability to provide financing for the victims.
An advance fee scheme occurs when the victim pays money to someone in anticipation of receiving something of greater value, such as a loan, contract, investment, or gift, and then receives little or nothing in return.
The variety of advance fee schemes is limited only by the imagination of the con artists who offer them. They may involve the sale of products or services, the offering of investments, lottery winnings, "found money," or many other "opportunities." Clever con artists will offer to find financing arrangements for their clients who pay a "finder's fee" in advance. They require their clients to sign contracts in which they agree to pay the fee when they are introduced to the financing source. Victims often learn that they are ineligible for financing only after they have paid the "finder" according to the contract. Such agreements may be legal unless it can be shown that the "finder" never had the intention or the ability to provide financing for the victims.
02-20-06 | 06:29 PM
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Wish i had known about this earlier...but the companies SUCKED anyway, and only 1 was a full sponsorship if that.
IMO it's only $89...i really don't give a hoot, all i have to do is work on a weekend.
IMO it's only $89...i really don't give a hoot, all i have to do is work on a weekend.
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