There was once a man, a New Zealander based in Auckland, who suffered from Myasthenia Gravis and went to hospitals and doctors all over Australia and New Zealand, but to no avail. His desperation lead to him to take over matters in his own hands and he started to research on alternative medicine for his condition. He sourced many botanical plants and seeds from all over the world after going through numerous modern and ancient handbooks of herbal medicine. Through continuous trial and error he selected some herbs while rejecting others. Eventually he short listed those that showed some efficacy in his trials and combined them in one blend to make the basic formulation for his treatment. Not only were his symptoms relieved, he managed to get rid of Myasthenia Gravis for ever.
Equipped with his powerful discovery, he embarked upon helping others. Some how, he managed to get some small articles squeezed in New Zealand's local newspapers discussing the amazing success he had in treating his condition with natural botanicals.
Around that time, a group of entrepreneurs had started a company called Gordon's Herbal Research Center or GHRC. GHRC was on a mission to document the therapeutic effects of all herbal plants in order to discover products that can be patented and be suitable for marketing.
The newspaper articles caught the attention of one of the members of the company. GHRC conducted some basic tests and found the compound to be highly effective against Myasthenia Gravis. Rights for the formula were purchased from the original discoverer and the compound was named Greveton.
The company started to collect anecdotal data for formal research on Greveton and started testing it in vivo (with live animals) and in vitro (with cell culture study).
After many months of comprehensive Chemical Characterization and testing of the Greveton compound, it was declared highly effective for treatment of Myasthenia Gravis . It was concluded that the product was a novel discovery.
Toxicity studies took more than two years and indicated no toxicity whatsoever.
To date, thousands of patients have been treated with Greveton for Myasthenia Gravis with a success rate of more than 80%.
And there was a man, a New Zealander based in Auckland, who chronically suffered from Polycythemia Vera and went to hospitals and doctors all over Australia and New Zealand, but to no avail. His desperation lead to him to take over matters in his own hands and he started to research on alternative medicine for his condition. He sourced many botanical plants and seeds from all over the world after going through numerous modern and ancient handbooks of herbal medicine. Through continuous trial and error he selected some herbs while rejecting others. Eventually he short listed those that showed some efficacy in his trials and combined them in one blend to make the basic formulation for his treatment. Not only were his symptoms relieved, he managed to get rid of Polycythemia Vera for ever...
And there was a man, a New Zealander based in Auckland, who chronically suffered from Tinea Versicolor and went to hospitals and doctors all over Australia and New Zealand, but to no avail. His desperation lead to him to take over matters in his own hands and he started to research on alternative medicine for his condition. He sourced many botanical plants and seeds from all over the world after going through numerous modern and ancient handbooks of herbal medicine....
And there was a man, a New Zealander based in Auckland, who chronically suffered from Premature Gray Hair and went to hospitals and doctors all over Australia and New Zealand, but to no avail. His desperation lead to him to take over matters in his own hands and he started to research on alternative medicine for his condition...
Hang ON! ...Wait a just a minute! ...Is this all the same guy?
Well, as the ingredients for Greveton, Veraceton, Cloreton, Pigmenton, are all identical, I guess it was! Apparently, he also had Costochondritis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Abdominal Adhesions, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, and Rectal Prolapse, because the same formula is listed to treat those, too.
Amazing.
Apparently this guy had a few buddies with him on his epic journey for a cure (I guess they left that part of the story out). One of the buddies had Motor Neuron Disease, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Sjogrens Syndrome, Inclusion Body Myelitis, Benign Essential Tremor, Flatulence, Lichen Planus, Hydrocele, Granuloma Annulare and Burning Mouth Syndrome, which I guess he cured with his little list of herbs.
No, really; Motor. Neuron. Disease. Which is an umbrella term that includes ALS among other things. Yet he "got rid of it forever", went on to run clinical trial for two years without dying and then treated "...thousands of patients with a success rate of more than 80%.
Pity he's not real, he'd be me new hero.
So yes, In case you haven't guessed already, You can add Gordon's Herbal Research Center (GHRC), of N312,
Private Bag 92185,
Auckland 1142,
New Zealand
...to my list of scam sites. The list of their sites is below (list updated Sept 6th 2009)
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Abdominal
Adhesions |
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Achlasia |
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Actinic
Keratosis |
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Alopecia |
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Atrial
Fibrillation |
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Bell's
palsy |
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Benign
essential tremor |
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Blepharitis |
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Bronchiectasis |
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Bullous
Pemphigoid |
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Burning
mouth syndrome |
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Cellulitis |
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Costochondritis |
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Delayed
Ejaculation |
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Emphysema |
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Epididymitis
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Eye
bags |
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Flatulence |
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Folliculitis |
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Ganglion
cyst |
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Gastroparesis |
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Granuloma
annulare |
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Grave's
Disease |
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Grover's
Disease |
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Guillain-Barre
Syndrome |
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Hand
Tremors |
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Hernias |
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Hidradenitis
Suppurativa |
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Hydrocele |
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Hyperhidrosis |
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Ichthyosis |
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Inclusion
body myositis (IBM) |
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Keloids |
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Keratosis
Pilaris |
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Lichen
Planus |
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Lipoma |
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Melasma |
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Motor
Neuron Disease |
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Myasthenia
Gravis |
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Myelitis |
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Narcolepsy |
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Osteomyelitis
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Pemphigus |
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Peripheral
Neuropathy |
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Peyronie's
Disease |
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Polycystic
Kidney Disease |
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Polycythemia
Vera |
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Polymyalgia
rheumatica (PMR) |
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Porphyria
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Post-Polio
Syndrome |
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Post-traumatic
Syndrome |
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Premature
Gray Hair |
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Prickly
Heat |
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Rectal
prolapse |
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Retinal
Vein Occlusion |
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Retinitis
Pigmentosa |
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Scleroderma |
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Sebaceous
Cyst |
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Keratosis |
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Sjogrens
Syndrome |
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Tinea
Versicolor |
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Trigenimenal
Neuralgia |
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Urethritis |
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Uveitis |
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Vocal
Cord Nodules |
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Waldenstrom's
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Is GHRC related to the other scam sites I have mentioned before? My gut says yes, but I haven't found the proof.
Yet.
Please note: I will not take responsibility for the language and grammar in the stories at the top of this piece. They were pasted almost directly from the GHRC sites.
P.S. I forgot to mention: The first formula, the one for Myasthenia Gravis, Polycythemia Vera, Tinea Versicolor, Premature gray hair, Costochondritis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Rectal Prolapse; contains 13.81 mg of strychnine (less commonly known as Strychnos Nuxvomica). From what I can gather, Strychnine is dangerous when you get to about 1.5-2mg per kilogram of body weight (less for some people). So if you do have some of this stuff in the house, don't double up on your dosage and never give it to children. OK I don't know who might give Pigmeton to a 20 pound child, but I thought I would mention it; -just to be safe.
P.P.S. Hysmeton , Olceton, Felceton, Dermeton, Gabeton, Glenteton, Prigmeton, Nedeton, Cremeton, Creseton, Sepreton, Preleton (for babies!), Osemeton and Gabeton all list 43.47 mgs of Cinnabar as an Ingredient. Cinnabar is Mercury Sulphide (HgS) , also known as Red Mercury, i.e. the stuff from which refined mercury (Hg) is made. Mercury is a known neurotoxin.
...but "Cinnabar" sounds so much nicer than "poison" don't you think?
Again, never give any of these products to children. Or to anyone.
But especially not to children.
Peach,
You are right. they are all "child" scams of these two mothers.
http://onesickmother.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/towards-natural-health-scam.html
http://onesickmother.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/herbal-product-reviews-scam.html
Grenical write-up
http://onesickmother.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/07/solutions-by-nature-scam.html
Prenofax isn't on my list, but it's these scammers, right?
http://onesickmother.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/healing-plants-ltd-scam.html
if you look in the left-hand column of this site, there is a section called "Scams". All of the scams I hove found are listed there. There are usually five or six fake cures for each condition, and there is usually one or two "independent review" sites that will point you towards the scam products.
Or you can click on the category "Scam" and find everything I have written on the subject (a lot, unfortunately).
OSM
Posted by: One Sick Mother | September 13, 2009 at 08:13 PM
My dad is 83 years old and has been in the hospital for a week and a half due to Cellulitis. HIS doctors have nothing to say to help my mom assist him. Please help me to understand if Luseton which is manufactured by Gordon's Herbal Reasearch Center is worth buying. I saw the purchase site but can no longer find it. Any advise? I am trying to help my Mom find something that helps prevent Cellulitis
Posted by: Lucia Simmons | September 14, 2009 at 02:03 PM
Lucia,
I am sorry to hear about your father. However,
NOTHING from Gordon's Habitual Scamming Center is worth buying. I am sorry to crush hope here, but that is the reality. It won't help him and it may hurt.
If you really wanted to take delivery of that formula for Luseton, you could order the Gordon's products for any of the following conditions:
Grover's Disease
Hernias
Urethritis
Peripheral Neuropathy
Gastroparesis
Bell's Palsy
Post polio syndrome
Myelitis
Pemphigus
Hyperhidriosis
All of those products also report the exact same ingredients IN THE EXACT SAME QUANTITIES, which is totally contrary to either Ayurvedic or Unani practices that Gordon's purport to follow (although both are different).
Of course, you have no idea what you would actually GET in the tablets and if they are safe and free of contaminants like mercury or bacteria.You could be getting baking soda, which will probably do your dad no harm, but would be much cheaper and easier to source from the grocery store.
Bottom line: cellulitis is a bacterial infection.
If it were *my* father, I certainly wouldn't give him some some dodgy herbs from Pakistan, which were sourced on the Internet through a proven scam artist.
But maybe that's just me...
As for preventing cellulitis: I am no doctor, so I cannot advise. I imagine because it is a bacterial infection, commonsense rules of hygiene would apply: Things like rampant hand washing for all members of the family and washing everything that your dad came into contact with (including animals) would be a good first step, but talk to an expert.
Also adequate nutrition for both your parents will help them to fight/ward off infection. Talk to the medical staff at the hospital. I'm sure they can help you better than I can.
I wish you luck.
OSM
Posted by: One Sick Mother | September 14, 2009 at 03:32 PM
Lucia,
I guess people with lymphedema are more prone to cellulitis. I found this page, which seems to have some good commonsense tips on prevention.
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite/lymphedema_prevention_of_cellulitis.htm
OSM
Posted by: One Sick Mother | September 14, 2009 at 03:49 PM
Dear OSM, Thank you for yor website. Almost purchased for my boyfriend who has Atrial Fibrillation. Thought I should Google them before I spent the $89.00. God Bless, I found this website. Thak goodness there are still real human beings in the world
Posted by: Elizabeth | September 14, 2009 at 11:43 PM
Elizabeth.
I'm glad I could save you some money. I hope your boyfriend finds someone or something to help him.
OSM
Posted by: One Sick Mother | September 15, 2009 at 01:04 AM
Thanks for the great job! I was up to buy Melseton, 100% guaranteed against melasma... your site just stopped me.
Posted by: Nadia Lamas | September 19, 2009 at 11:34 AM
I was desperately looking for something to help my Narcolepsy, when I found Gordons site. I thought straight away that it was a scam. But bieng desperate I read through all the details. It mentioned a pdf of 18mb showing all the reserch that had been done, however there was no link to this. I then searched for Sepreton scam and came up with your great site. These people should be locked away and the keys thrown away.
Keith UK
Posted by: Keith Cunningham | September 23, 2009 at 01:37 PM
Thanks for this post. I have recently ordered this product for my mom who suffers from peripheral neuropathy, hoping we could find something that could help her. The product has never arrived and my 2nd email has received a response today saying it must be lost and they are sending a new order immediately by international airmail and it is not trackable. This made me suspicious so I did another search on the company. After reading this post I have kindly asked them to refund my money.
Posted by: Cindy | September 28, 2009 at 09:19 AM
OMG i just got scammed by these people... i wish i had of come across this site first so i knew of the scammer... This is ridiculous what he/they are doing to innocent people.. im usually not that gullible but this time i sure was.. They dont even have a cntact number.. How could i be so stupid???
The fact that they dealt with paypal kinda lead me to think they were legitimate.. Oh grrrr!!!!
Posted by: Karina | September 29, 2009 at 01:54 AM
Excellent research, thank you. I have reported this to one of their domain hosting companies, if anyone else has the time please do the same
Posted by: RMills | September 30, 2009 at 05:14 PM
I hope you rot in hell you evil bastard!!!! My partner has motor neurone diesese, and after seaching the web for alternative medicines and a little hope, he ordered the wonder pills, and now it has come to light that not only does this "company" prey on the desperate, they also charge for it. My only hope is karma will give it to them. Thanks for taking away what little hope we had to spend a little more preciuos time together. Until you are in this situation, you have no idea of the emotions you're dealing with. We were looking forward to trying these pills and deciding for ourselves, now he is crushed and I'm BLOODY angry. Seeing my man like this is bad enough as it is,let alone having evil pricks out there profitting from it. It makes me sick to my stomach!!! How you sleep at night is beyond me!
Posted by: Letitia Haseldine | October 01, 2009 at 03:19 AM
RMills,
Good idea! Do you think it will help? I didn't think the domain company had any responsibility to monitor their customers' activities (unlike the company that processes the payments/refunds).
Letitia,
Um. I hope your comments were directed at Gordon's Habitual Scamming Centre and not at me. I am only the messenger.
I am really sorry for all you and your partner are going through. MND is one nasty bugger.
OSM
Posted by: One Sick Mother | October 01, 2009 at 07:05 AM
This is the email I got back when I asked if the product would actually repair the lungs damaged by emphysema.
The main role of our remedy is to dry out the lungs to increase their usable
volume.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Yours Sincerely,
Gordons Herbal Customer Services
Wouldn't that make the moucus so dry that it would actually hamper breathing?
Posted by: Marvin Ruth | October 05, 2009 at 02:32 PM
Have just found this site and have had my hopes dashed, I have Atrial Fibrillation and Cardioversion has failed, Gordon's Health Research Centre offers cure as advertised on WEB MD site, why do WEB MD allow them to advertise on their very good imformative medical site? Back to searching for help, and advice gratefully received.
Diane. England
Posted by: Diane | October 07, 2009 at 07:05 AM
Marvin,
I'm afraid I don't know enough about the conditin to be able to state f this is true. However I wouldn't believe a single word I heard from anybody having anything to do with Gordon's habitual Scamming Center, so I naturally assume that they are wrong and you are right.
Diane,
DAMN! You are absolutely right! I searched WebMD for Peyronie's disease (which is a big hit with the scammers)and I recognized the top three advertisements; Peyronies-options, Peyreton and Peyrotin -as scams which were outed here before. See the sidebar under "scams" for articles on SPAH, Gordon's and Berlin Homeo products.
I have a feeling WedMD don't vet their advertisers, leaving it all to Google, who doesn't know the difference.
Thanks for letting me know.
-OSM
Posted by: One Sick Mother | October 07, 2009 at 08:23 AM
Thanks very much for pointing out this scam. I have suffered Chronic Epididymitis for 6 years and for the commenter asking if people are stupid I would say desperation for help is not stupidity. You get to the point where you willing to try anything to get your life back.
These scammers are the lowest bottom feeders I can imagine. I can’t even think of an insult that does them justice. I am not a violent/vindictive person but I wish the utmost pain on these vultures so that they can feel the what it’s like to be who they are taking advantage of.
Posted by: Acke | October 12, 2009 at 04:49 AM
OSM,
Definitely a scam, unfortunately one I fell for. Gordon's shows up on several medical condition 'referral' sites along with companies based in Australia and Denmark. All have strikingly similar formulas and testimonials. My guess is they are linked to the same group operating out of Pakistan.
The compound I received contained vermillion, i.e. mercury. When I questioned Gordon's about the levels and how inclusion of this met FDA and New Zealand standards (as their website seems to imply) I got a "oh don't worry" email response. When I asked them for specific information about the actual levels of mercury in the product they replied " it is under 1 part per 10 million". Parts per 10 million was not a part of any research measurement protocol I could find, these are usually stated as parts per million or parts per billion. When I asked them for copies of their research results I got no response nor have they responded to further emails.
Wish I had found OSM prior to ordering. I feel foolish but recognize that these outfits count on their victims staying silent. I'm following up with my credit card company but doubt I'll recover my money, chalking it up to the price of my education.
Charles
Posted by: Charles Wiggins | October 14, 2009 at 01:59 PM
Thank you for preventing me from "making a mistake". I had emailed the company asking "how" lemeton worked and never got an answer...then tonight I came across your website when I googled 'Gordon's Herbal Research Center'. Thank you SO much for making the truth KNOWN. You save a LOT of grief for folks by doing this and I thank you immensely.
Posted by: Julia Hooper | October 23, 2009 at 08:08 PM
thanks i knew it sound to good to be true
Posted by: okima | October 24, 2009 at 06:00 PM
This simply amazes me. When someone has a chronic disease, a cure is simply a miracle they've been looking for since the disease was diagnosed. I have RP, and legitimate research is being done which looks very hopeful in finding a cure. But, many people are desperate for a quick fix, and will try anything they can find - sometimes paying whatever it costs out of that desperation. It is simply awful and immoral that companies like this exist to take advantage of those people. It's just as awful that sites like this are not removed from the internet. I was googling RP to read about the gene therapy research they have been testing, and Prigmeton was the first site on the hit list. I was curious so I looked at it. The vagueness of the explanation of how it "cures" the disease, and the awful testimonials clued me in on the fact that the product was likely a scam.
I commend you on your efforts in researching these companies and posting them to your site so people can be made aware that it truly is a scam. Everyone gets duped at least once, and they will not likely fall for too good to be true sites again. Always do a little research before buying - thank goodness for the internet!
-Vicki
Posted by: Victoria Eglin | November 05, 2009 at 09:11 AM
Found your scam website today sooo disappointed to find that it's all crap. Got a responce to my email tonight telling me they'll send another bottle. Wrote back & told them I believed it was all a scam & that nothing had been posted/lost in the mail in the first place. In the process of trying to retireve money now, don't hold out much hope.
Posted by: Sandra | November 09, 2009 at 05:08 AM
If you order from Gordons Herbal Research Center, at least here in the States, you will find your credit card transaction processed by CCNow, which is located in Delaware, and claims to be an "authorized retailer" for Gordons.
Google 'CCNow' and you come across numerous fraud complaints for a whole range of products they represent. CCNow appears to be operating as a 'factor' for Gordons, enabling Gordons' scam. Complain to CCNow about your order and suddenly they start acting just like Gordons, entirely unresponsive. Add CCNow to your list of internet companies to stay away from.
Charles Wiggins
Posted by: Charles Wiggins | November 09, 2009 at 02:23 PM
Charles,
You are right. CCNow purports to have some legitimate customers, but at the same time, ALL of the scammers use CCNow to process their transactions, which raises a big red flag with me.
I believe CCNow is based out of Minnesota, not Maryland:
CCNow, Inc.
9625 W 76th Street
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
USA
You can file a complaint against them by downloading the form from the link below, fill it out and sign it, then send it to the following address.
Office of Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson
1400 Bremer Tower
445 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
(651) 296-3353
1-800-657-3787
here is the link
http://www.ag.state.mn.us/Consumer/Complaint.asp
OSM
Posted by: One Sick Mother | November 09, 2009 at 04:26 PM
OSM,
Thanks for the address correction and link to Minnesota Attorney General's office.
I get the impression that CCNow is having it both ways, profiting from these scams but taking no responsibility for the products they claim to 'retail'. My credit card company is aware of the problem. CCNow dodges the issue by promising to resend the orders, which often never come, until people give up. Pakistan is a long way away. Trying to contact 'MAK International', the expeditor in Lahore is a surreal exercise in futility.
According to CCNow I received the product, which I don't dispute. My issue is with the product not being what it was represented to be. CCnow says that is Gordons problem contact them. Gordons doesn't respond. Catch 22.
My sense is that my card company is making money off this as well and reluctant to do much about it. The whole scam is legally crafted so everyone just points the finger at everyone else. Nice! Business as usual in Babylon.
Thanks for your help and maintaining OSM.
Charles
Posted by: Charles Wiggins | November 09, 2009 at 06:46 PM