Onrebate, Tiger Direct, Systemax Rebate Fraud Boca Raton Florida

It appears that there are many individuals out there who are experiencing problems with obtaining rebates from Onrebate.Com.

If you want to be heard and possibly put OnRebate.Com off the map or force them to live up to their commitments in the promised time frame, please review the following:

The Florida Attorney General's offiec uses complaints to develop information about patterns of business activity which might indicate the need for formal investigation or legal action by our office. If a pattern is discovered, what originated as a private dispute between buyer and seller may become a matter of broad public interest and thus warrant the Attorney General's intervention under the state's consumer protection laws. We are forwarding your correspondence to the Attorney General's Economic Crime section for review. What action, if any, this office may take is unknown at this time. Please note this office does not mediate individual complaints.

In the meantime, you may wish to contact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC has taken several actions against companies involving rebate-related complaints. The FTC's website provides information about rebate processes and provides further contact information:

ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/rebatealrt.htm

Also, Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Consumer Services (DACS), is the state clearinghouse for all consumer complaints and has a voluntary mediation program to assist individual consumers. You may contact DACS online at:

800helpfla.com/

Or by mail at: 2005 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. The telephone number is (850) 488-2221 or toll-free from within Florida (800) 435-7352.

As you seek to resolve your individual complaint, you may also wish to contact the following consumer organizations:

Better Business Bureau of Southeast Florida (serving Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach areas)
Phone: (561) 842-1918
bbbsoutheastflorida.org

County Consumer Protection Office
Palm Beach County - Phone: (561) 712-6600
Internet: pbcgov.com/pubsafety/consumer/html/home.asp

Finally, Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act provides individuals with a private remedy to bring an action for damages, attorney's fees and court costs. If you need help finding a lawyer, The Florida Bar offers a Lawyer Referral Service which you may contact toll-free at (800) 342-8060.

You should also contact your Postmaster General at:

Inspection Service Operatons Support Group
Attn: Mail Fraud
Suite 1250
222 S Riverside Plaza
Chicago IL 60606-6100

To locate your local Postal Inspector's office go to usps.com/ncsc/locators/find-is.html

To submit a Mail Fraud Report you can call the Mail Fraud Hotline at 1-800-372-8347 or go to their website and complete the online form at: usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/mailfraudcomplaint.htm

I hope this proves helpful.

Howard
Miami, Florida
U.S.A.