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brilliant site but the scammers are still here wanting money

I today got the message below PM'ed to me requesting money. Everybody take note it is a con as I have seen these before they usually end up sending you a fake cheque or you send them your account details and they take money from your account.
cheers
steve
From: andfransisca933
To: stephenjubb
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:23
Subject: From Fransisca Dikko
From Fransisca Dikko
Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire
Please reply to my private email address below:
( [email protected])
My Dear,
Greetings !
With due respect I write you this mail hoping that you will lend ear to my request.
I got to your profile in the site in my search for a honest and trustworthy person who will assist me as my father instructed before his death, and after days of prayers I decided to contact you.
I am Miss Fransisca Dikko, 22 years ,I am writing you from the Abidjan Cote Cote d'Ivoire in West Africa.
As the only child of my late parents,I inheritated an important sum of money from my late father who was a prominent Gold and Cocoa marchant who died in recent crisis here in Cote d'Ivoire. My mother died when I was a little child in the year 1986.
I wish to request for your assistance in investing this money in lucrative venture under your directives and guidiance in your country. I want you to assist me for the transfer of this sum of Five million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars (USD5.500,000) to your account in your country hence I will give you the contact of the bank where the money is so that you can contact them immediately and discuss with them since I do not know much about financial issues.
I will gladly give you some resonable percentage from the total sum for your assistance while I pray that you do not betray me at last. Please it is important you contact me immediately for more clearification on the next step for smooth conclusion.
Awaiting your immediate response so that i will know my position.
Yours Sincerely,
Miss Fransisca Dikko
NB:Reply to my private email address below for more explanation.
( [email protected] )
_________________
i am looking for a business partiner that will help me.

Never encountered this my self but I heard about this scheme and it is running for years now.
Just one question:
How do you search for "a honest and trustworthy person" on the Internet?
Is it a special google feature, or do I need to install something? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Yup I got this also and only joined the forum yesterday.

i got the same in my businness email twice, and saw it on another forum. its everywhere

TT7 Paid Traffic Rip off

As to those that have the paid subscription....
When using TTHome, that it is priced at $29.99 until it actually bills your credit card.... then the price jumps to $59.99.
I have called TT support on it... they said that they can refund my money or I can pay the $59. They refuse to do a partial refund.
Here are the emails thus far....
Names have been changed to protect me.
Traffic over charge and non performance.
Discussion Thread
Customer (Cyjeff) 08/27/2008 04:59 PM
I understand.
But you guys are going to want to send out an update to TOM TOM home TODAY!
I have attached my screen shots for your convenience.
The practice of showing one price all the way through the purchase process and then doubling it at the time of credit card charge is not just poor customer service. This practice is specifically illegal in all 50 states and is referred to as "bait and switch".
While all I want is the difference refunded, some other enterprising customer isn't going to be as understanding as I am and sue you guys... and win.
I am not trying to threaten you... I just want my price honored for a product that I am willing to wait until you guys get it working.
Please let me know. For the record, I do not want a full refund. When it works, TT traffic is great.
Response (ST Jamie Mc) 08/27/2008 04:37 PM
Dear Cyjeff,
Thank you for taking the time to contact TomTom Support regarding traffic cost. It is our goal to provide you with an exceptional customer experience. We are always happy to help.
The cost for traffic is 59.99. We have not had this for the sale price of 29.95 since July 31st. This is why we are unable to provide you with a refund for the partial amount. You were charged the correct amount for the traffic subscription, as you purchased this on August 15th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
If you have any further questions or comments, please email or call us at 866-486-6866 Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM until 7:00 PM EST. Thanks again for writing. At TomTom we believe in showing you the way the easy way.
With Best Regards,
Jamie
TomTom Customer Support
Customer (Cyjeff) 08/27/2008 04:16 PM
I understand your reluctance to refund a partial amount.
However, I am not really asking for a partial refund. I am asking for an incorrect overcharge to be backed out.
Maybe we need to look at this from another angle. How much is the going rate for Traffic? I paid $59.99.
Response (ST Jamie Mc) 08/27/2008 04:14 PM
Dear Cyjeff,
Thank you for taking the time to contact TomTom Support regarding a partial refund for your traffic subscription. It is our goal to provide you with an exceptional customer experience. We are always happy to help.
We are unable to open the screen shots provided. We are also unable to process a refund request for a partial amount. We understand how this may cause some frustration. To view our policies on refunds, please click on the link below. If you are unable to click on the link, please copy and paste it into your internet browser.
http://www.tomtom.com/legal
If you have any further questions or comments, please e-mail or call us at 866-486-6866 Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM until 7:00 PM EST. Thanks again for writing. At TomTom we believe in showing you the way the easy way.
With Best Regards,
Jamie
TomTom Customer Support
Customer (Cyjeff) 08/27/2008 02:54 PM
I do NOT want a refund for my map and traffic.
I just want the $30 difference on the traffic refunded.
My order number is XXXXXXXXXXX. There is only one item on the order.
I used to place the order.
My name is Cyjeff.
Thank you
Response (ST Jamie Mc) 08/27/2008 02:17 PM
Dear Cyjeff,
Thank you for taking the time to contact TomTom Support regarding a refund for the map, and the traffic price. It is our goal to provide you with an exceptional customer experience. We are always happy to help.
In order to process your refund request, please provide the following information:
-The order number.
-The item number for which you’re requesting a refund (if there is more than one item on the order).
-The email address you used to place the order.
-Your full name (the name of the person listed on the invoice of the order).
For question about the TomTom return policy, please click on the link below. If you are unable to click the link, please copy and paste it into your internet browser.
http://www.tomtom.com/legal
Once we have received your information we can then begin evaluating your request.
If you have any further questions or comments, please email or call us at 866-486-6866 Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM until 7:00 PM EST. Thanks again for writing. At TomTom we believe in showing you the way the easy way.
With Best Regards,
Jamie
TomTom Customer Support
Customer (Cyjeff) 08/27/2008 12:09 PM
I have two problems.
One, I recently bought the USA and Canada maps, but wanted to add traffic.
I thought I was paying $29.99 for the traffic add on until I got my bill. Which is the real price (see attached screenshots).
Two - I live in Atlanta. The TOM TOM traffic servers here work one day out of 3. Is this going to get better? If yes, in what time frame?
Cyjeff
File Attachments
• TOM TOM Billing Questions.zip
• Tom Tom Traffic Offer.bmp
• Tom Tom Traffic Offer 2.bmp
• Tom Tom Traffic Offer 3.bmp
• Tom Tom Traffic Bill.bmp
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Anyone want to join the rant?

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that's really taking people for stupid, like almost with any customer service when you ask money back.
Kee up the fight .
Was there a sentence like: you are booking now but until you've been charge we can not guarantee thr price? (that's what they are always doing online for flight booking, at least often...)

[Update]
Apparently, TOMTOM reads this forum.
For bringing this wrong to their attention, they are crediting me my overage AND provided me with a couple of maps gratis.
very pleased with the fast and professional turnaround.
Cyjeff

Why pay $59 for it when both google and microsoft provide it for free? Both Microsoft llive search and google mobile maps provide online traffic information for free.

Alibaba0101 said:
Why pay $59 for it when both google and microsoft provide it for free? Both Microsoft llive search and google mobile maps provide online traffic information for free.
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yap microsoft works perfect especially on POI side, however if traveling in remote areas where data service not available those programs wont work,
I have both tomtom 7 and garmin xt and I prefer garmin xt, free traffic for life and really good looking maps

curca said:
yap microsoft works perfect especially on POI side, however if traveling in remote areas where data service not available those programs wont work,
I have both tomtom 7 and garmin xt and I prefer garmin xt, free traffic for life and really good looking maps
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For me, it was two fold.
One, I travel all over the world and needed to have a solution that provided global mapping.
Two, I didn't want to have to swap out a dedicated SD card to use it.
That left me with TomTom.

In another topic it was mentioned that Garmin has free traffic subscription and is designed for driving, so might be better then Google Maps. Never used it myself though.

[haiti needs your help]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/01/12/thoughts-and-prayers-haiti
I know people in Haiti (Family) so I ask XDA if they can simply help out! with our devices simply text to help out please.. I am sure 5 or 10 bucks added on to your next bill wouldn't hurt..
simply text "HAITI" to "90999" and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts, charged to your cell phone bill.
Here is a secondary option. We're asking individuals to donate $5.00 by texting 'YELE' to 501501. This amount will be billed on your next cellphone bill, simply meaning that you will receive an additional charge on your next bill. If you're unable to use this method, you may visit the site http://www.yele.org. Ladies and gentlemen, the people of Haiti are in great need of our help.
My condolences go out to all of the families that have been affected by this tragic event.
-- evolve

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come on guys.

Just thought I'd mention this:
You can raise money for Haiti when you search the internet by following this link:http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=803086
Searching from that link donates to Yele Haiti NY

>Dream General
Yep this seems related.

Children’s Miracle Network - Your Tweets Will Help!

EDIT:
Only a few days left! Please tweet using the hashtag #warmandfuzzy today and over the weekend! If we hit 100,000 tweets my employer will donate $10,000 to the CMN hospital for the city that has the most tweets! It's easy and free! Please get involved.
If you tweet, please also reply to this thread so that more people get involved!
Thanks for your support!
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Hi all,
My company just launched an online movement to spread goodwill, called the Warm&Fuzzy Federation. Because we want to prove that goodwill is contagious, we’ve made it our goal to send 100,000 Warm&Fuzzies out into the world by the Chinese New Year. Why is it so important we reach this goal? It means a local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital will receive a $10,000 donation from us, which will help them provide first-class care to kids who need it.
Here's a list of some simple ways you can start making your kindness count for our cause:
• Declare Warm&Fuzzies at www.WarmandFuzzyFederation.com or Tweet them using the hashtag #warmandfuzzy. You can also participate through our Facebook app. <http://www.facebook.com/WarmandFuzzyFederation>
• ReTweet and Facebook Like other peoples' Warm&Fuzzies. Celebrating the kindness of others count as Warm&Fuzzies, too!
• Spread the word to your friends, family and colleagues.
Please help us reach our goal by spreading the word about the kind deeds you're doing already! This is totally free, you don't need to install anything on your computer, etc.
Thank you!

Omg! I want a warm&fuzzy!!!!

Purple Drama Llama said:
Omg! I want a warm&fuzzy!!!!
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WOAH!!!! looks whos finally back

Only a few days left! Please tweet using the hashtag #warmandfuzzy today and over the weekend! If we hit 100,000 tweets my employer will donate $10,000 to the CMN hospital for the city that has the most tweets! It's easy and free! Please get involved.
If you tweet, please also reply to this thread so that more people get involved!
Thanks for your support!

Where's my Nexus 4 - Register Your Complaint

Hi,
I took the steps a day or so ago to try to coordinate the fractured and inconsistent information we are receiving from Google by making this site.
https://sites.google.com/site/nexus4cr
On it I am trying to provide accurate information based on registered complaints received and user comments from all threads here on XDA that appear to be consistent. There is also a page to help with calling them directly so they can recognise the questions that are most important.
The register is global in relation to the regions the Nexus 4 has been launched in.
Please register a complaint even if you have already received / cancelled your order but received poor service - it helps us in many ways.
Any questions, let me know. And we need more information from users in countries other than UK and US!
Thanks
Andy

Meh, said 1-2 weeks, and that's not up yet. So no, I won't be wasting their time and further delaying my phone because of stupid spreadsheets and trading standards threats.

CrazyPeter said:
Meh, said 1-2 weeks, and that's not up yet. So no, I won't be wasting their time and further delaying my phone because of stupid spreadsheets and trading standards threats.
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Sorry you feel that way, 100's have already registered who have been waiting over a month when they were told 3-5 days, and have no idea what's going on with their money.
Just trying to be helpful, and maybe make life easier for everybody.

To be fair it probably got lost in Bedfords horrible Postal service.

slannmage said:
To be fair it probably got lost in Bedfords horrible Postal service.
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Ha! That could be entirely possible

already done bro ///

I'm also a disgruntled customer, but I'm reluctant to include my email address on that link

robot1000 said:
I'm also a disgruntled customer, but I'm reluctant to include my email address on that link
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You do not need to enter information you don't want to provide with regards to personal information. There are a few questions relating to the service you experienced that are a requirement in order to get the message across, other than that it's up to you.