Fail Scam is Fail
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These kind of scams, if distributed properly, can generate a lot of money, after all, people just think: "It's only a dollar, if I never see it again, big deal" So they send in the money on the off hope its real.
These kinds of $1 scams happen all the time.
These kinds of $1 scams happen all the time.
some real winners at English grammar here with lines like " Build your team, play as a team, and win your opponents. " and " Build your team, play as a team, and win your opponents. " and who can forget "his game adds versatility and strategy to combat your opponent" wow fail scam is fail.
but also just so we all know
but also just so we all know
Combat War is almost as bad as Ninja Assassin.
This is the most poorly constructed scam EVER. I like how they bother to legally place asterisks in all of the correct places when the overall scam is illegal anyway.
But seriously, be careful visiting this site, you have no idea what kind of spyware it might infect your computer with, better to wait for someone to post a screenshot, and steer clear.
EDIT: From their "terms and conditions"
100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
If you are not satisfied with the initial risk free trial for whatever reason, please send it back and we will credit you for shipping and handling. Please note that this only applies to the initial order up until 15 days. As soon as you are charged the $89.97 refunds will not be applied. No refund or guarantee is applied to the monthly charge. Please note: All sales are final for monthly charges/shipments. To inquire about any billing issues, please send an email to [email protected].
uhh, what's this about $89.97 now? And this monthly charge? What kinda scam are you guys running here? Oh that's right, a bad one.
EDITEDIT: Here is something from their Privacy Policy:
Automatic information is information that we collect that is not personally identifiable such as your IP address, site usage and purchase behavior, browser type, browser activity, and browser settings.
How the hell is collecting your IP address not personally identifiable AND dangerous?
This is the most poorly constructed scam EVER. I like how they bother to legally place asterisks in all of the correct places when the overall scam is illegal anyway.
But seriously, be careful visiting this site, you have no idea what kind of spyware it might infect your computer with, better to wait for someone to post a screenshot, and steer clear.
EDIT: From their "terms and conditions"
100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
If you are not satisfied with the initial risk free trial for whatever reason, please send it back and we will credit you for shipping and handling. Please note that this only applies to the initial order up until 15 days. As soon as you are charged the $89.97 refunds will not be applied. No refund or guarantee is applied to the monthly charge. Please note: All sales are final for monthly charges/shipments. To inquire about any billing issues, please send an email to [email protected].
uhh, what's this about $89.97 now? And this monthly charge? What kinda scam are you guys running here? Oh that's right, a bad one.
EDITEDIT: Here is something from their Privacy Policy:
Automatic information is information that we collect that is not personally identifiable such as your IP address, site usage and purchase behavior, browser type, browser activity, and browser settings.
How the hell is collecting your IP address not personally identifiable AND dangerous?
Not as if anyone needed confirmation that this is a scam, but the "Contact Us" address belongs to a Burbank Insurance Company.
FAIL.
FAIL.
Note that that's from the date you order, and the chances of you getting the system within 14 days much less getting it back to them before that point are nil. All that is of course assuming this isn't just a complete scam anyway, which I'm pretty sure it is.danpascooch said:
Add me as another supporter of getting Dr Ashens in as official Escapist import Hardware reviewer.Beastialman said:
It amazes me that he can even find stuff as unbelievably shit as the Popstation max 3000 (or whatever it was). Essentially it was a plastic model of a mini PS1, with a nasty 'game n watch' type LCD game screen inside it.
honestly, if you want to see gaming tat reviewed fairly, look up Ashens on youtube, he's a damned legend, and whole not in the style of ZP, I think would be appreciated by the same audience.
I couldn't resist calling the customer service number they supplied:
Vivio 360 Customer Service
Contact Us:
If you need assistance, please email at [email protected].
Phone: (866) 246-4887
Vivio 360
2805 N. Glenoaks Blvd
Burbank, CA 91504
Surprise Surprise
"This number is not in service"
Vivio 360 Customer Service
Contact Us:
If you need assistance, please email at [email protected].
Phone: (866) 246-4887
Vivio 360
2805 N. Glenoaks Blvd
Burbank, CA 91504
Surprise Surprise
"This number is not in service"
Counter Strike as "Counter Warrior?" Street Fighter as City Fighter?
So much fail that it is impossible not to laugh.
So much fail that it is impossible not to laugh.
From their terms and conditions:
The 14-day risk free trial includes the full game of Vivio360. After placing an order on www.vivio360.com, you have 14 days from the day you place an order to evaluate and decide if this product works for you. Once you see results with Vivio360, simply do nothing and you will be charged $89.97 for Vivio360.
If you enjoy the website do nothing and 15 days from your free trial purchase date and every 30 days thereafter you will be billed $14.99.
(http://www.vivio360.com/terms.aspx)
The 14-day risk free trial includes the full game of Vivio360. After placing an order on www.vivio360.com, you have 14 days from the day you place an order to evaluate and decide if this product works for you. Once you see results with Vivio360, simply do nothing and you will be charged $89.97 for Vivio360.
If you enjoy the website do nothing and 15 days from your free trial purchase date and every 30 days thereafter you will be billed $14.99.
(http://www.vivio360.com/terms.aspx)
Rofl, I tried to make an order with fake info, and it said:
"HURRY! There is only 5 minutes left! There are only a few trials left!"
The 5 min part was a timer (complete with milliseconds) that rapidly ticked down.
How the hell would any legit company know they had exactly 5 minutes worth of free trails left, much less put a motherf--king TIMER to illustrate the point, what the hell would they care if you made the order, after all, they are going to sell out in five minutes right?
OH NO! I better give them my credit card number FAST!
LOL, I entered fake credit card information, the page refreshed telling me to enter valid information, and when it refreshed, to my satisfaction the 5 minute timer refreshed too!
I guess if you can't enter the info quickly enough, refreshing your page makes more trials available!
"HURRY! There is only 5 minutes left! There are only a few trials left!"
The 5 min part was a timer (complete with milliseconds) that rapidly ticked down.
How the hell would any legit company know they had exactly 5 minutes worth of free trails left, much less put a motherf--king TIMER to illustrate the point, what the hell would they care if you made the order, after all, they are going to sell out in five minutes right?
OH NO! I better give them my credit card number FAST!
LOL, I entered fake credit card information, the page refreshed telling me to enter valid information, and when it refreshed, to my satisfaction the 5 minute timer refreshed too!
I guess if you can't enter the info quickly enough, refreshing your page makes more trials available!
double post because it's an entirely new point 
anyways, reminds me of a popular scam which I fell for ONCE and once only.
In the UK newspapers, they're always doing offers of free USB drives with movie clips on to promote some new movie or whatever. Anyway I read it, and figured, ok £2.99 postage and packing, even if it's only 1gb, it's not bad for three quid, and I do need one.
Pays my money and waits...
Weeks later, a small jiffy bag with a 28 pence stamp on it (£3 spent my arse), and I get my 'WANTED' branded USB drive.
I put it in my PC and it runs the trailer, which I close, because I don't care. I then go to properties, and firstly it's 128mb, which I imagine they'd have had to specially make, because NO-one sells pen drives that small in this century, and secondly, it's READ ONLY!
Yes, read only, so what they sold to me as a USB memory stick, I can't actually use the memory on it. I've paid for them to send me a trailer.
what really surprises me is that a large newspaper wants to be dealing with a company that's going to scam thousands of their readership, and of course, it's going to reflect on them.
yeah, I'm a dummy for trusting them, but it was only £3 and I've warned everyone I can to not claim anything FREE with inflated P&P because you're either going to receive something useless, or at best, some pound shop quality tat.
Since then I hopped on play.com and just bought a 4GB drive for £5 and alls well again.
anyways, reminds me of a popular scam which I fell for ONCE and once only.
In the UK newspapers, they're always doing offers of free USB drives with movie clips on to promote some new movie or whatever. Anyway I read it, and figured, ok £2.99 postage and packing, even if it's only 1gb, it's not bad for three quid, and I do need one.
Pays my money and waits...
Weeks later, a small jiffy bag with a 28 pence stamp on it (£3 spent my arse), and I get my 'WANTED' branded USB drive.
I put it in my PC and it runs the trailer, which I close, because I don't care. I then go to properties, and firstly it's 128mb, which I imagine they'd have had to specially make, because NO-one sells pen drives that small in this century, and secondly, it's READ ONLY!
Yes, read only, so what they sold to me as a USB memory stick, I can't actually use the memory on it. I've paid for them to send me a trailer.
what really surprises me is that a large newspaper wants to be dealing with a company that's going to scam thousands of their readership, and of course, it's going to reflect on them.
yeah, I'm a dummy for trusting them, but it was only £3 and I've warned everyone I can to not claim anything FREE with inflated P&P because you're either going to receive something useless, or at best, some pound shop quality tat.
Since then I hopped on play.com and just bought a 4GB drive for £5 and alls well again.
Lol, this cheered my up after a crappy day.
Its almost like the creators of this are trying to pretend like they made these games.
"No, no, thats not Mario, this game is called Porter Brothers. What? That's not counter strike, its called Combat."
Huh, I actually would like to see some gameplay of those, just so I can laugh my ass off.
Its almost like the creators of this are trying to pretend like they made these games.
"No, no, thats not Mario, this game is called Porter Brothers. What? That's not counter strike, its called Combat."
Huh, I actually would like to see some gameplay of those, just so I can laugh my ass off.
Now that's a risk free offer if I've ever heard of one!Brendan Main said:
Especially when they supply a disconnected phone number, and an address that corresponds with a Burbank Insurance Company
You realize it is a COMPLETE scam, not just the game copies right? Plus, the "Combat War" description mentioned the "Black Hole" army, which makes me wonder if its based more on Counter Strike, or Advance Wars, maybe a mesh would make Counter Wars, which would become Combat Warelricik said:
I got it! That is totally how they came up with the most lazy game idea EVER.
