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This is a blessing to see someone taking on these corporate pigs like Servicemagic and Merry Maids, I have tried both and the service is horrible, but it seems that when you file a complaint, it just gets lost in a stack of paperwork, so I applaud your brave efforts in exposing these unthoughtful companies that take customers for granted. ...read more

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Dr. Bizness WGIV Radio Charlotte NC Fraud

Dr. Bizness Charlotte NC WGIV Radio Host Scams Business Owners Dr. Bizness BD Ripoff Report/ Dr. Bizness BD/ Profit and Growth Unlimited Scam 2015/ Dr. Bizness www.wgivcharlotte.com Radio Charlotte NC/ Dr. Bizness BD Ernest Smith/ Dr, Bizness Charlotte NC Radio Host Scam/ WGIV Radio Station Scam Alert/ NC Consumer News Scam Watch  Dr. Bizness and WGIV Radio have been brought to the attention of North Carolina Consumer News by concerned small business owners in the Charlotte, NC area who want to expose the deceptive and unethical business practices of Dr. Bizness and WGIV radio, for deceiving local Charlotte, NC business owners and job seekers with their deceptive programs that they advertise on their websites and Internet radio ads, which has no doubt left some small business owners in the Charlotte, NC frustrated and disenfranchised by the unethical business practices of Dr. Bizness and WGIV radio. Dr. Bizness and WGIV radio are not even registered with the Better Business Bureau in Charlotte, NC and they still have an outstanding Better Business Bureau complaint that they have yet to respond that was filed 6/16/2014. Dr. Bizness and WGIV radio claim to reach a worldwide listening audience of over 40 million through his websites in his Linked In profile, (www.WGIVcharlotte.com, www.WDRBmedia.com, www.drbizness.com) but we have been informed by complaining business owners, that in reality this is very deceptive and very boastful speaking, when his online radio station probably has less than a 1,000 actual listeners at best on any given day, which is closer to WGIV’s actual listenership, so what Dr. Bizness is doing is taking the statistics from the worldwide web Internet audience as a whole to lure unsuspecting business owners and job hunters that believe a 60 year old washed up Charlotte, NC radio station really has over 40 million listeners as an Internet only radio station, which is only on the Internet. We would like to know how Dr. Bizness feels that over 40 million people are listening to WGIV when they don’t even have a consistent music format, and unless you’re Howard Stern, Tom Joyner, or Rush Limbaugh, nobody is really listening to you on Talk Radio, but just incase you doubt our word, here is a link to the Top 25 Radio Hosts for 2015 (click link: http://www.talkers.com/heavy-hundred/) Do you see Dr. Bizness or WGIV radio in these rankings??? No you don’t, and we didn’t either, so you may want to contact Dr. Bizness on Linked In (https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dr-bizness/32/939/989) to ask him to provide proof of his 40 million Internet listeners. Dr. Bizness and WGIV radio seem to be using a lot of inflated advertising that does not hold air to recruit hardworking unsuspecting Charlotte small business owners and people that are desperately seeking employment for his bartering contract program and deceptive $5,000 monthly salary No Experience Job Ad. Now lets do the math, if Dr. Bizness and WGIV radio have 40 million listeners, why is it that Dr. Bizness and WGIV radio only have 48 followers on Google Plus see link below: (https://plus.google.com/108258677727629127108/posts) We at North Carolina Consumer News feel that Dr. Bizness and WGIV radio are using very deceptive and fraudulent advertising and we have been asked by some concerned Charlotte, NC Business owners to issue a scam alert to bring Dr. Bizness and the unethical business practices of WGIV radio to the attention of North Carolina business owners and people worldwide that may have been deceived by the advertising of WGIV radio and Dr. Bizness. Here is the actual online complaint below from a person that wants to warn future investors of the deceptive business practices of Dr. Bizness and WGIV radio. Profit and Growth Unlimited WGIV, Dr. Bizness, Ernest Smith WGIV Internet Radio Scam Alert!!! Charlotte North Carolina Are you giving or considering giving Ernest Smith AKA Dr. Bizness, BD money for internet radio? If so, you better ask yourself why? Profit and Growth Unlimited has no affiliation with any of the established broadcasting networks they claim, such as "ABC." They aren't even recognized by the Better Business Bureau. Sometimes they claim to have 2.4 million listeners, sometimes they claim to have 40 million listeners. This is a farce! As you can see, even the Face book page barely has 100 likes, and the "tune in radio app" had 70 "followers" (people who have tuned in on at least one occasion) last time I checked. Did you think WGIV was affiliated with 103.3 FM? Another lie. Why they haven't sued him yet is beyond me. Before you give these people your hard earned money, look at the facts. If you are offered a job with the monthly earning potential $5,000 (commission only, collected by you, based on your ability to scam small businesses and individuals) you will also be required to pay hundreds of dollars out of pocket to Mr. Smith for every month that you are working with them, (even though you will most likely make nothing). If you are solicited to advertise with these people, whether you give them cash, or up to $2,500 in products and services (bartering) don't buy into the lies, or you will lose. Spread the word, and squash this scam. Please click on links below to read more Dr. Bizness-WGIV radio scam reports. WGIV Radio Scam Report Link: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/WGIV-1033FM-Charlotte-NC/Charlotte-North-Carolina-28215/WGIV-1033FM-Charlotte-NC-Frank-BJ-MURPHY-WGIV-SCAM-CALL-THE-FBI-AND-ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Cha-989505, Dr. Bizness Scam Report Link: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/WGIV-/internet/WGIVCHARLOTTECOM-Dr-Bizness-is-a-fraud-Charlotte-Internet-and-North-Carolina-1158081, Dr. Bizness Scam Report Link: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Profit-and-Growth-Unlimited/Charlotte-North-Carolina-28262/Profit-and-Growth-Unlimited-WGIV-Dr-Bizness-Ernest-Smith-WGIV-Internet-Radio-Scam-Aler-1166340 DR. Bizness Google Plus followers 48 and 1781 views Click Link Below: https://plus.google.com/108258677727629127108/posts WGIV Radio Better Business Bureau Complaint link: http://www.bbb.org/charlotte/business-reviews/advertising-radio/wgiv-1033-in-charlotte-nc-362921/complaints If you feel that you have been deceived by Dr. Bizness or WGIV radio and you want to file a formal complaint with the North Carolina Attorney General, please click on the link below to file a formal complaint against Dr. Bizness and/ or WGIV radio. NC Attorney General Web Site: http://www.ncdoj.gov/Consumer/2-2-12-File-a-Complaint.aspx This seems like another sad case in which a so-called minister aka Dr. Bizness is deceiving hardworking people to fill his pockets, is Dr. Bizness really a man of God??? We at North Carolina Consumer News ask that you re-post this article and share it with friends, family, and your social network community to expose Dr. Bizness and WGIV radio. ...read more

By North Carolina Consumer News September 23, 2015

totalcare maids facing criminal copyright violation charges

  Kendra Melton, Owner of TotalCare Maids, Is a former employee of QualiCare Maids and QualiCare Maids still has a valid signed non-compete form from Kendra Melton, Owner of TotalCare Maids.   TotalCare Maids is in violation of QualiCare Maids trade secrets  such as advertising our cleaning methods and our use of eco-friendly products, TotalCare Maids is also in violation of the QualiCare Maids Motto “The Total Cleaning Program” and TotalCare Maids has even taken the liberty of advertising on the same websites that QualiCare maids uses and also TotalCare Maids is using the same company name spelling technique of QualiCare Maids which is also a violation of the QualiCare Maids intellectual property rights.   TotalCare Maids is offering the same exact services that Kendra Melton was given privileged information in how to perform these services when she was an employee of QualiCare Maids, she is even violation the QualiCare Maids advertising policy by using similar wording that She knows QualiCare Maids uses in their advertisements for gift cards and other services, which is also a QualiCare Maids intellectual property violation.       OLX.com has also removed the TotalCare Maids ads for copyright violation and banned TotalCare Maids from advertising on their site.   TotalCare Maids website was removed from Wix on 9/11/2014 for the same violation and Kendra Melton rebuilt a website again on Wix.com.   This is the new website address that TotalCare Maids rebuilt on Wix.com:http://www.totalcaremaids.com/this website was removed 9/23/2015 for the same copyright infringement violation by Wix.com and TotalCare Maids is now advertising on Locanto and one of the ads that violate the QualiCare Maids intellectual copyright property is ad:Ad ID: 359511457     ____________________________________________________________________________________ All of totalcare maids advertisements, websites, blogs, and social media sites that violate the QualiCare Maids copyright are now being shut down for criminal copyright infringement, if you are the owner or an employee of totalcare maids please contact your local F.B.I. Office for more information.   Federal criminal charges are pending against TotalCare Maids and Kendra Denise Melton Owner, see federal law violations below:     Criminal Copyright Infringement:Copyright infringement is a felony punishable by up to three years’ imprisonment and a $250,000 fine under 17 U.S.C. § 506(a) and 18 U.S.C. § 2319 where a defendant willfullyreproducesordistributesat least ten copies of one or more copyrighted works with a total retail value of more than $2,500 within a 180-day period. The maximum penalty rises to five years’ imprisonment if the defendant also acted “for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain.” Misdemeanor copyright infringement occurs where the value exceeds $1,000 or where the defendant willfully violated any of the exclusive rights “for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain.”     Pre-Release Criminal Copyright Infringement:Pre-release piracy,i.e., willful infringement “by the distribution of a work being prepared for commercial distribution, by making it available on a computer network accessible to members of the public, if such person knew or should have known that the work was intended for commercial distribution,” is a felony punishable by up to three years’ imprisonment and a $250,000 fine under 17 U.S.C. § 506(a)(1)(C) and 18 U.S.C. § 2319(d). The maximum penalty rises to five years’ imprisonment if the defendant also acted “for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain.”     Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”).The FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division includes an Intellectual Property Rights Unit (“IPR Unit”) that oversees its national intellectual property program, which includes dedicated FBI Special Agents who are responsible for the investigation and prosecution of intellectual property crime. The FBI’s IPR Unit is headquartered at the IPR Center and the FBI Special Agents dedicated to investigating IP crime are located in field offices throughout the country. The IPR Unit and agents work closely with all FBI field offices to combat IP crime. The FBI’s IPR Unit encourages victims to report intellectual property crimes through the IPR Center or to any of the FBI’s 56 field offices.   qInternet Crime Complaint Center (“IC3”).IC3 is a partnership between the FBI, the National White Collar Crime Center, and the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance. IC3 receives, develops, and refers criminal complaints involving a range of cyber crimes including intellectual property crime occurring       ...read more

By North Carolina Consumer News September 23, 2015

TR Lawing Realty-Unethical Real Estate Practices Exposed

TR Lawing Realty In Charlotte, NC faces ongoing consumer complaints, distrust, and serious consumer concerns over their negative business practices, afterthe Commission suspended the broker's licenses of Thomas R. Lawing, Sr., and Thomas R. Lawing, Jr. and the corporate real estate broker's license of T.R. Lawing, Inc. for two years.   TR Lawing is a large real estate property management firm that has garnished one the worse Property management reputations in Charlotte, NC.   TR Lawing Realty is well known for its misleading and unethical real estate business practices, that now has both homeowner clients and home renters speaking out publicly against TR Lawing.   We have performed extensive research into the illegal and unethical business practices of TR Lawing and this is what we have found on this deceptive real estate firm.   The Commission found that TR Lawing Realty had placed certain tenant security deposits and rents into interest bearing accounts and investments without written authority, and that TR Lawing Realty had paid from client funds and expenses associated with the management of certain properties, when the funds on deposit for those properties were insufficient to cover such expenses.   Here's what one homeowner had to say about using the services of TR Lawing Realty, "I thought by using a large, reputable company I would be in good hands in getting myproperty managed/rented/maintained. Bad assumption. I'm in the process of trying to terminate our management agreement. 2 1/2 weeks into this and there's still no sign in the yard and no maintenance has been done to the house. The manager assigned to me takes at least 2 days to return an email and then still does not address my questions."   The complaints against TR Lawing Realty are voiced by angry renters and homeowners that had their trust betrayed by TR Lawing Realty, and this company still continues its unethical real estate practices as if they are unconcerned and unmoved by the many negative consumer complaints that have been made against them, so the NC Consumer News agency is verbally and literally issuing a consumer warning against doing any business with TR Lawing until they clean up their poorly rated business practices, this is reflected so clearly by angry consumers at: http://trlawingnightmares.com/and http://local.yahoo.com/info-13232845-lawing-realty-tr-charlotte.   Here is what another past customer of TR Lawing Realty had to say about the unfair business Practices of this deceptive company, "I am having the worse experience with TR Lawing. I am renting a home from them and can never get anyone on the phone. They have misapplied payments to my account twice in the last 8 months. They are quick to send a late notice but slow to fix the error. I am currently trying to break my lease due to poor customer service and have sent all the necessary paper work and monies to try and re-rent my home. They cashed my check but never advertised the home! If I ever get out of this I never rent from them again. Please beware!!"   TR Lawing has not learned anything about reforming their company image, even after their real estate brokers license was suspended for 2 years, and the many recent complaints from trusting homeowners and renters, that serve as a valid verbal warning, beware of doing any business with TR Lawing Realty, unless you have a lot of patience to pursue TR Lawing Realty in a court of law.     .For further updates on companies with negative business practices, or to file a consumer complaint against, or report a scam please visit our web site at: http://ncconsumernews.webs.com   ©2010 this article is the sole property of NC Consumer News.   ...read more

By North Carolina Consumer News June 10, 2010