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I have received thousands of requests for help from all fifty states in the US. About 60_70% of the requests are for major problems the rest are either very minor or not really a problem at all.

In fact a small minority are actually are not victims at all but people trying to either get out of a legitimate contract and in extreme cases trying to scam a company.

Although a lot of requests can be handled in less than an hour, a large number involve several hours of research, phone calls and letters before they can be resolved.

I don't answer as many as I would like to due to the lack of funds.

Below are links to just a few of the letters I have received along with my answers. Some have been edited for easier reading and all personal information that could identify the sender has been redacted.

Check back as I will be adding hundreds more in the days and weeks to come.

  • Cell Phone Get out of a contract, get a new boyfriend or both!
  • Best Buy That wasn't a Monitor in the box it was a Brick and a Board. Or was it?
  • Restocking Fee 80% for merchandise not received.
  • Office Depot This business practice by a national office supplier owned by Mr. Warren Buffet is unbelievable and borders on wire fraud.
  • Real Estate I sold my house. Two days before the closing date, we had a hurricane come through which damaged my roof.
  • Probation My name is Fred* and I have a complaint against the State Probation Office.
  • Mail Order Rip-Off! On Dec 9, 2002, I purchased a video tape from a mail-order
  • KC Sewing Fraud! I just wished your site had been found before I met the Sewing Machine group!
  • Internet Camera Fraud! Hello. My name is Diego I'm a cinema student from Peru.
  • Construction defects, Mold! We purchased a house back in
  • Earth Baby mail order not Delivered! I placed an order on Vashon-based
  • Shirley's Repossessed Car! When a car is
  • Rebecca's Bad Chicken! I purchased three packages of
  • The soldier that got a bad Burger! Went to a restaurant
  • Film loss at Cosco! Can you give me your advice???
  • Lost Luggage on Air France! My wife and I recently flew Air France
  • Store Refund! I just want to know if I have a case here
  • Trans Union Credit Reporting! I have been repeatedly denied
  • Credit turn down MBNA Bank! wanted to lodge a complaint
  • Lawyer referral Fee's! We represent consumers in regard to
  • Mike's Big Problem! don't have a "consumer" problem per se
  • Prepaid Legal Services! I have a friend who has been approached
Research material provided as a courtesy to us by Nolo Press the leader in self help legal books. Check them out.
Editors Note:
Some letters are edited for spelling, grammar, language and brevity!


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