Dorf on Law: The Meaning(s) of Goldman Sachs. By Bob Hockett So much has been said of late about Goldman Sachs -- by pundits, by members of Congress, and now by the SEC and, most recently, the DOJ -- that it might be helpful to disentangle the sundry 'issues' that seem to be implicated, though not yet adequately differentiated, by all the chatter. As I see it, there are in fact three principal issues on the minds of those now talking about Goldman, while only one of them is what I'll call Goldman-Sachs-specific. 1. The first 'issue' concerns Goldman's fortunes (pun intended) during our recent real estate bubble and burst, along with their nasty sequelae.
Many have accused Goldman of profiting as real estate markets tanked, hence of having 'bet against American home-buyers' and profited by both their misfortunes and the misfortunes of others as the effects of the crash have radiated outward. Why might one say that? 2. How can it be that the law permits this? 3. Whence, then, the complaint? McAfee | Complaint Review: 114272. I purchased McAfee 8.0 Virus Scan at BestBuy after seeing their weekly ad. It offered a rebate on the product that essentially made the product free. ($49.99 price, minus mail-in $30 rebate + $20 rebate) I diligently gathered ALL the documentation required in the offer and mailed it well before the deadline.
I also bought McAfee personalfirewallplus 5.0 from Buy.com which also offered a $10 rebate. ALL documentation was also sent with that submission. I received three e-mails stating my rebate requests were received and being processed. A few weeks later on 10/22/04 I received three postcards telling me they were unable to honor my rebates for several reasons,(Missing e-mail address, missing receipt,missing purchase location, etc.) None of the stated reasons were true. Robert Crestwood, KentuckyU.S.A. McAfee Anti Virus | Complaint Review: 165438. McAfee | Complaint Review: 153792. Warning to all McAfee subscribers=notice on their home page, or "my account" page, that there is virtually no "contact us"... no provision for you to cancel your updates, and therefore stop the automatic debiting of your account, ( a debit of your account with no warning by email), and can therefore cause a cascading overdraft of your bank account.
There is a law that allows them to take money out of your account on a regular basis and not even have to notify you,= it is called the "Evergreen" clause. That is, somewhere in the fine print when you sign on and subscribe, you agree to allow McAfee free access to your bank account forever! Do they make it easy to cancel or change or cancel your bank account? Are you kidding? They want to make it as byzantine as possible, no search engine provides you a way to contact them, no phone number or physical address is provided nothing!...
The point? They are not going to let you off the hook. Point? Avoid McAfee like the plague. Mcafee.com | Complaint Review: 185526. DeltaSoft Mcafee Corp. | Complaint Review: 195316. Was charged 23.90 0n my Bank of America card on may 23/06.This for an order for anti virus froM McAfee internet corp. Ordered it thru a discount co on my computer. Bank statement showed Delt Soft Corp.took above amt on that day.Numerous phone calls and e mails.yield the response"you have no acct"with McAfee.Cannot download software to my pc.Both Company are reputable so cannot understand the (mixup) Please help.i am a senior citizen and this is a social security acct would prfer a refund.put a complaint to stop payment with Bank of America,this day please help. thank you Maryelizabeth apache junction, ArizonaU.S.A. Click here to read other Rip Off Reports on McAfee EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back!
Go to your bank within 60 days of the charge, or as soon as you know about the charge, don't delay, and tell them that there has been fraudulent activity within your account. Tell them the truth; this was unauthorized and your account was NOT to be charged! We are not lawyers. McAfee | Complaint Review: 205706. McAfee | Complaint Review: 225821.
I normally don't check my credit card statements too carefully, since I haven't had reason to do so in the past, but I decided to check the itemized charge list more carefully last month, just in case, and I found an unauthorized charge from McAfee for $39.99. I was once a McAfee customer, but it has been at least a year or two since I had subscribed to their services. I would NEVER have found out about this charge, if I hadn't checked my credit card stmt., since I never received any confirmation emails regarding a "purchase. " They kept my financial info in their database, and apparently, someone in their company decided to take advantage of it. I wasn't sure, at first, if I were dealing w/ an identity theft issue, or if McAfee had someone on the inside who was charging former customers, hoping that they wouldn't notice.
I believe it's the latter, and that I'm probably not alone. (1) your credit card info is NOT protected in their hands and Masako Cerritos, CaliforniaU.S.A. McAfee | Complaint Review: 329224. On April 27, 2008 I received a email from McAfee.com, McAfee Antivirus Software indicating that they charged my credit card $39.95 for a Auto Renewal a 1 year of service. What a shock, because I did not sign up for, ask for or authorize a Auto Renewal of McAfee's Antivirus Software. In fact the software is so bad that I haven't even used it in 6 months. Upon reciveing the email, I wrote to customer service and demanded that the refund my money.
I also tried chatting with their customer service online and after wasting 15 minutes chatting online, the customer service person told me I would have to call during business hours from 8AM to 8 PM Central and request a refund. There's a notice at the customer service page at McAfee.com website which raises concerns that I may get charged for calling; "To speak with a Customer Service representative, call 866-736-3971.
You may be asked for your registered email address and order number. Bob Cincinnati, OhioU.S.A. McAfee Virus Protection | Complaint Review: 337974. McAfee Inc. | Complaint Review: 370735. The following is a copy of correspondence sent to The Ministry of Justice in Thailand. August 31st 2008 To the Minister of Justice, Ministry of Justice, Royal Thai Government, Bangkok, Thailand Subject: The criminal activities of McAfee Inc. Dear Minister, as you are aware, we first contacted you regarding internet fraud, mail fraud, illegal deletion of records, and defamation regarding funds belonging to the Thai Sangha by McAfee Inc. that began some five years ago.
Recently, McAfee admitted to their criminal activities (on Aug. 5, 2008) by acknowledging that we were indeed not liars as we were so called, but correct in our claims; taking five years to discover what truthful human beings could discover in three minutes. The principal reason for this criminal corruption, dishonesty, and deceit being that it involves a much larger crime of deleting many company records in October of 2003 (as previously pointed out to the Securities and Exchange Commission of the US Government). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Trend Micro McAfee | Complaint Review: 415355. McAfee Virus Removal Software | Complaint Review: 461373. Mcafee antivirus computer software | Complaint Review: 624141. I tried to renew my Mcafee software on line, I work at home sometimes and my work prefers Mafee. My payment went through but the software failed to load. I did not realize that this was because Comcast (my internet carrier) had changed to Norton. This was on 06/08/10. I called Mcaffe the next day. On hold 30 minutes before getting someone to talk. Couldn't find my account, couldn't find the transaction or payment. Ref #515592878 even though I had my confirmation and order number from them. Called back on 06/15/10- ref #515664790 (after being on hold again 30 minutes). 3rd call- spoke with supervisor Ann (at my request and after being on hold again for approx 20 minutes) Ref # 516727930.
Expect a call back on Monday. On approximately 06/21/10- I switched to emailing Mcfees customer service (couldn't take the hold time anymore). I would like to note that with each and every phone call I had to repeat my entire story including credit card # for them to research my charges. McAfee Computer Protection | Complaint Review: 628954. Mcafee came with my computer purchase. About six months later they wanted to charge me a renewal fee. I paid for the service the first time unknowingly. The original service was for a year. About six months after this they wanted to renew the service again. I did not renew my service but they charged my card anyway.
Mcafee is commiting FRAUD when they are supposed to be PROTECTING the public from it. EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back! Go to your bank within 60 days of the charge, or as soon as you know about the charge, don't delay, and tell them that there has been fraudulent activity within your account. According to the majority of victims interviewed by Rip-off Report, those who immediately called their banks to dispute the charges did not get very far.
If the bank is says that you have waited too long, explain to them how you called their 800 number as soon as the charges were found, and were told by the bank that nothing could be done. McAfee | Complaint Review: 653188. Mcafee withdrew $76.78 from my checking account for a renewal I never ordered or authorized. I contacted them and haven't received any reply.
EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back! Go to your bank within 60 days of the charge, or as soon as you know about the charge, don't delay, and tell them that there has been fraudulent activity within your account. Explain that you wish to file a dispute, and demand that they assist you in accordance with Federal Regulation E. According to the majority of victims interviewed by Rip-off Report, those who immediately called their banks to dispute the charges did not get very far. If the bank is says that you have waited too long, explain to them how you called their 800 number as soon as the charges were found, and were told by the bank that nothing could be done. Tell them the truth; this was unauthorized and your account was NOT to be charged! And just continue to demand the Federal Regulation E form! McAfee Anti-Virus and Iyogi | Complaint Review: 707799. I am a customer of McAfee Secure.
On March 7, 2011. I was experiencing difficulty keying in information on my ASUS laptop computer keyboard. I initially began to run a McAfee scan. I also decided to contact tech support to see if they could be of assistance. I did a search on McAfee Tech Support phone number. The problem that I have with all of this is that McAfee is aware of what is going on and isn’t even sending generic emails or letters to its customers warning them of this possibility and providing a safe and secure phone number and web site for tech support.