RipoffReport

Well, Tracy H. Has brought this to my attention just today about ripoffreport.com that's been on the web for quite a while.

Now, I don't know about the owners of the site but I know I've posted legitimate complaints on there. Anyway, the owners have had charges brought against them and Tracy H has provided us with a link so have a look and decide for yourself. I'll be avoiding them in the future and just stick with SiteJabber.

http://board.hostingtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=1315

Great site!

Had a problem with a Firestone Tire Shop putting on new tires without my permission. Negligent service on another car before that.

They were not willing to explain why or what they will do...

They made a lot of stupid mistakes.

I think auto repair should have cameras on repairs to our cars!

Anyway... I have tried to use BBB before in the past and they were useless.

Where is an average hardworking consumer to go?

I had paid for new tires I didn't need and couldn't afford because they... were scamming me and i and a set of semi new tires sitting in the garage.

Put it on Ripoffreport which got the attention of District manager that played around and finally refunded the new tires!.

Again. What can an average consumer do when getting ripped off by auto repair shops!? NOTHING!

In this case. It worked for me!

It is one of those sites that could be helpful if the owner cared anything about content, but instead it is nothing but a libel site. The owner of the site refuses to remove ANYTHING! Instead a person is offered to pay a ton of money for a company to come in and enhance their reputation by moving the Ripoff Report posting down the google search engine list. Please note RRO has their own preferred company to do that and make them even more profit. Their website is pure trash.

This is a very serious consumer advocacy web site:

"Helping you, the consumer...
Search the Ripoff Report before you do business with retail stores with bad return policies, checking & credit theft, rebate fraud or other unscrupulous business policies such as phony auto repairs, auto dealer bait-and-switch tactics, restaurants with bad service or food, corrupt government employees & politicians, police corruption, home builders, contractors, unethical doctors & lawyers, online stores that sell non-existent products, dead beat dads & moms, landlords & tenants, fraudulent employment & business opportunities, and individual con artists who scam consumers".

The site makes clear that filed reports CANNOT be removed, even by an attorney's appeal, which means your claim is forever.

If you've been burned and need to voice your ire, this is unquestionably the place to do it. Highly recommended as SAFE & EFFECTIVE. Free web site.

It's really funny that Ripoff Report is asking for non-tax deductible donations to maintain their "Free Speech platform" the fact of the matter is that the reason they are where they are is because they choose to let trolls and liars abuse their platform and refuse to remove or ad a notice that the review/report is unsubstantiated. Free speech doesn't need to be "free $$" and since they prey on people who likely can't afford a proper lawsuit that wastes everyone's time then when they actually do get a company that can. It only adds to the circus acts.

Just like they want people to pay for VIP treatment to get bad reviews looked at they should add the option to have reports PAY to also be verified. Any reports made in such a website should also be a seal of verification to make them look more legit. They can charge for this if they want to seeing as the entire website is just pretty much a troll paradise anyway, if Ripoff Report also made their numerous trolls pay for the bad slander and "free speech" even just a couple of dollars, it would greatly reduce the number of fake unsubstantiated reports being posted and they won't need to beg people for money since people don't believe a site that's known for not verifying the legitimacy of any of the reports posted on their site anyway.

I was reading their explanation of "you gonna sue us? Please don't" and it sounded like Trumper begging to be able to do whatever idiotic thing they've been getting away with since before verification was a thing online... 1998 and hasn't changed. Ripoff report needs to adapt, As they say in the world of business... "Change or Die" at this rate due to their stubbornness of the "American Dream" (of letting trolls go unpunished, aka "free speech") they will go and join defunct sites like Geocities...

It's a shame that a lowlife like the owner of ripoffreport.com can claim to be a "consumer advocate." After reviewing the methods of how the site is run, it's nothing but a lazy, unethical, easy way to make money, not much better than "revenge-porn" sites.

Basically, anyone can ANONYMOUSLY post any kind of nasty rumor about anyone- a business competitor, an ex, a disgruntled employee. You don't have to verify that you even have a real email address. You don't have to use your real name. Once you have "registered" you can than make up ANY kind of lie you want, and it will rise to the top of Google looking like a legitimate warning about a bad business.

THEN the business, person, or nonprofit who is having their life destroyed can only remove the damaging rumors from Google by paying thousands of dollars to the site (which claims that the money is for 'arbitrators' who don't actually exist. In reality, the owner of the site just copies and pastes a disclaimer at the top of the article.)

Even if you're tempted to use ripoffreport.com for a legitimate gripe against a business (unlike most people who just use it as a way to destroy other people's lives), please read the Forbes article on this site's awful founder and owner. It's not worth helping this guy make another dime destroying jobs, lives, non-profits, and livelihoods just because he found an easy and sleazy way to get rich.

RIPOFFREPOT.COM IS A GOOD WEBSITE THAT EMPOWERS PEOPLE LIKE ME!

I like any kind of website that gives people a voice, even if they make money on us. As long as they do not delete our reports UNLESS the business being reported of wants to do the right thing for the consumers that reported it.

Otherwise, ripoffreport.com is by far one of the best site to get your voice heard!

I just filed my report on RIPOFFREPOT.COM against Carmax.com and Roadloans.com for discrimination in FAIR LENDING ACT, and I am proud that I can read my report and share it to others.

Fact is: WE NEED MORE POPULAR SITE LIKE RIPOFFREPORT, COM!

My name has been drug through the dirt by RipOff Report even though I never had contact with the person writing the Negative post. I asked to be removed since I never met the person and was mistakenly added to a list within the report. Matter of fact I think the report in itself is FAKE and a vehicle for EXTORTION. RipOff Report refused to do it. RipOff Report is a CENTRAL HUB for Extortionists trying to take advantage of innocent people. I suppose not all posts on there are fake, but this one was. The fact that RipOff Report refused to remove this post, or at least refused to remove my name from it (when it clearly shows in the post I never had contact with or met the person) shows that in the background they are running an unethical website. It also shows that the post itself is/was a vehicle for EXTORTION. The person posting has ZERO PROOF of anything! Why was my name posted for no reason? WTH is happening with people that they need to stoop down to this level? Still if people do thier research, they will realize that the person who posted the report is the sick one, the EXTORTIONEST. This is 100% SLANDER written out in black & white. How this site still manages exist it beyond me. The seedy business ethics of RipOff Report make my stomach turn. BobbieBardot