Fwd: FW: Cheating by companies

[Nishit Shah]

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>  Dear All,
>
> Please read the following and pass it to everyone.
>
> BEWARE OF THESE BANKS
> Looking at the rising complaints against ICICI Bank, Citibank, and
> Standard Chartered Bank , we request consumers to properly read their
> documents and keep a record when dealing with these banks, especially
> regarding credit card and housing loan. These three banks are biggest
> defaulters and do not resolve consumer problems easily. Be aware of
> their terms in writing. Keep a perfect record of all correspondence
> with them. If they do not agree to written communication , immediately
> stop their services . If you ask some nationalised bank to take over
> the housing loan from ICICI Bank, even after paying full amount, you
> will not get back your original documents for months. You will be told
> that the documents are in Mumbai and they are trying to retrieve the
> same. This is the answer you get every day.
>
> BEWARE OF NOKIA
> Nokia assures that their handset is covered under insurance. They even
> provide a certificate of insurance. But the condition is that if the
> handset is lost/stolen, you have to lodge an FIR to seek claims. The
> catch here is that the police station does not lodge FIR for loss of
> handsets, they only register NC. So you will never get insurance
> claims on basis of NC.
>
> Nokia is selling some of its degraded products that have software
> problems. If you come across such problem in a new set, do not waste
> your time in running around service centres as it is not going to help
> much, ask for a replacement with a new set. All those who have
> purchased 3230 set, have experienced that there was software problem
> in every set. Nokia is simply dumping the sets, which cannot be sold
> in other countries.
>
> BEWARE OF AIR DECCAN
> Their confirmed bookings are highly unreliable and of no guarantee
> that you will be allowed to fly . The booked tickets get cancelled
> without intimation to consumer only to be known by him when he goes to
> the airport to catch his flight. You will not get refund immediately,
> if you have booked your ticket through credit card. If you call up
> their call centre, if you press numbers relating to refund, you will
> not be attended at all even if you try for hours together. If you talk
> to somebody regarding refund, you have to press options relating to
> ticket booking, so that someone will attend to you. Then you can ask
> for refund. They are following very good trick.
>
> BEWARE OF COUNTRY CLUB, BANGALORE
> They advertise that if you take their membership, a plot of land will
> be given free of cost near Golden Spa at Coconut Grove. Please note
> Golden Spa is 35 Kms from Bangalore and the said plot of land is over
> 100 Kms from Bangalore . Based on false promises and with arrangement
> with Citibank and ICICI Bank, this team cheats the consumers of his
> money by asking payments through credit card.
>
> BEWARE OF PRIVATE BUS OPERATORS/TRAVEL AGENTS
> If you book your ticket in a private bus operator, you will find that
> your seat is allotted to somebody else also. Many a times, though you
> have booked your ticket to some destination, you will dropped few
> kilometers away, if there are not enough passengers for your
> destination. Then you will have to depend on other services to reach
> your destination. Keep the records/proofs and give a complaint to the
> nearest police station, when you come back. If you find that the
> police is supporting the travel agent, immediately inform his higher
> ups or give a complaint to consumer forum. Always try to use
> government transportation services. They may be bad in service but
> will never cheat you.
>
> BOOK TELESALES & RECOVERY AGENTS
> If you receive unwanted advertisement / telemarketing call from any
> company or recovery agents. You will find it annoying especially when
> you are on roaming network. Ask their telephone number and report to
> the police. File a police complaint against the Chairman of the
> company .
>
> BEWARE OF SOME HOSPITALS
> If you happen to get admitted (or admit your family
> person/friend/relative) for any operation in any hospital, keep all
> the records. Even if the doctor scribbles any information on a piece
> of paper and give it you, please keep it with you. In future, for your
> bad luck, if some adverse thing happens due to wrong dialysis or wrong
> operation, these things will come handy to fight it in a court. Please
> be clear that consumer forums are not of much help to you because they
> do not have good doctors in their panel. Many a times they do not have
> any doctors in their panel and even if they have, a doctor in the
> panel will try to help a doctor. In such a case you will have to fight
> tooth and nail. Hence keep all the records/proofs with you carefully.
>
>
> CAREFUL WHEN DEALING WITH THESE COMPANIES / PRODUCTS
> LIST OF WORST COMPANIES AGAINST WHOM WE RECEIVE COMPLAINTS VERY FREQUENTLY
>
> AIRLINES: Air Deccan
> BANKS: ICICI bank, Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank
> BUILDERS: Parimiti Buildcon (Thane), Madras City Co-op Bldg. Soc (Chennai)
> CARS: Hyundai
> CREDIT CARDS: SBI credit card, Citibank, Standard Chartered
> CELLPHONE SERVICES: Tata Indicom Broadband, Airtel, BPL mobile
> HOME APPLIANCES: Videocon,
> HOME BUSINESS: Kenya Star Tea
> INSURANCE: National Insurance Co., New India Assurance, generally all
> private/Multinational Insurance Companies
> MOBILE PHONES: Nokia 6260, 3230
> TIMESHARE: Royal Goan Beach Club (Goa), Happy Home Constructions
> (Bangalore), Country Club India Ltd. (Bangalore)
> TRANSPORTERS: Sky Packers and Movers (Mumbai), Packways Pvt.
> Ltd.(Mumbai), Sai Packers and Movers (Mumbai)
>
> ARE U BEING HARASSED BY CONSUMER COURTS?
>
> WE ARE GATHERING INFORMATION ON CORRUPT JUDGES, REGISTRARS & CLERKS
> We have received many complaints from consumers that they are being
> harassed in the consumer courts when they go there to submit consumer
> complaint and attend hearings. They are not being served properly by
> the clerks, and the judges keep on giving hearing dates without
> arriving to judgment. These acts are contrary to the purpose of
> setting up of consumer courts that were basically meant to help the
> consumers. Please inform us if you have experienced or witnessed
> harassment or corruption. Inform us the exact time, date, and location
> of the incident in writing through duly signed letter. Your details
> will not be disclosed on this website, but you should be ready to
> co-operate when action against these people is initiated by nabbing
> them through proper channel.
>
> For further clarifications you may contact:
> Sri.ARUN SAXENA
> International Consumer Rights Protection Council
> VISIT WEB: http://www.icrpc.org/
> B-9/55, Vijay Nagari,
> P.O . Kasarvadavali,
> Thane (West) 400601
> Mumbai - India .
>
> (PASS IT TO AS MANY AS YOU CAN)

Regards,

Nishit
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