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CONSUMER’S VOICE 4TH NOVEMBER 2011
Nov. 4 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I was invited to a presentation by a South African company called Cashflow Pro. They said I could earn lots of money trading foreign exchange. Can this be correct? If you believe what they say then it’s a certainty....
CONSUMER’S VOICE 21 OCTOBER
Oct. 28 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 There is a company calling itself SADC Yellow Pages. Someone calls from South Africa with the details of the manager. Pic from internet What they will then request is to do you a free artwork to see if you will be...
CONSUMER’S VOICE 21 OCTOBER
Oct. 21 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I bought a Toshiba laptop from Home Corp on 11th June 2011. Two months later I noticed that one of the keys had fallen off. I took the laptop together with the key back to the store as it was still under warranty, that...
CONSUMER’S VOICE 14TH OCTOBER 2011
Oct. 14 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I purchased a laptop computer for my niece in July 2009 on hire purchase. She is a student in South Africa and required it for school work. In June 2011 the computer exploded when switched on but surprisingly it was not plugged...
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Oct. 7 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I receive this kind of message on many occasions. The messages reads: “Hello,How are you today, Hope all is well with you and your family?I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar business has...
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Sep. 30 | Consumer’s Voice – 30th September 2011 Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 In April 2010 I towed my car to a workshop for repair. The main problem was that it wasn’t not engaging the gears properly or running smoothly. The workshop manager agreed with me...
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Sep. 23 | I received an email from Sony Ericsson telling me that they were giving away free laptop computers. Is this true? It most certainly is NOT. The email shows a picture of a very sexy Sony Ericsson laptop and says: “Ericsson is distributing free laptops...
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Sep. 19 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I would want you to check if Omega Global University is registered in the Zambian capital. Their Professor Sibiya told me that they are registered in Lusaka. “Omega Global University” is NOT a real university, it’s...
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Sep. 9 | I received an email from DHL saying that they had failed to deliver a parcel to me because the address was wrong. Is this true? CV: No, it most certainly is NOT. Readers should be very careful about emails like this. The full email said: SOMETIMES DANGEROUS:...
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Sep. 2 | I wonder if you can help me understand this Baariz product which I understand heals HIV/AIDS which I am NOT sure but i have had someone who testified was healed by this product. How true is it about this Baariz Tabs?? Treatment Success Chart CV:...
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Aug. 26 | I bought a phone on the 16th June, and after 3 weeks I started experiencing some problems with the phone and I took it back to the supplier on the 20th July. They promised me the phone will be fixed in 3 days but they only called me after 2 weeks to tell...
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Aug. 19 | I bought leather sofas from a store in Francistown in August 2009 and the price was P10,999.95. With all the interest the total cost went up to P24,610.34. We were advised that they were expensive because they were made of leather that would last a lifetime....
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Aug. 12 | I understand that a company called Legend Venture is from Singapore and has agents in South Africa. They have a series of group meetings at a local hotel recruiting Batswana to buy shares from them. The presenters are from South Africa. I did some checking...
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Aug. 5 | I received an email from a South African company called the Susca Watts Academy offering training certificates in beauty treatments and saying they could guarantee me a job on a cruise liner? They say this will cost R6000 and I must pay R1000 to register....
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Jul. 29 | I saw an advertisement for “Immune solutions” and treatments for “sugar diabetes”. Do you think they can be real? SMS communications CV: No, they’re not. I contacted the advertiser and asked him whether he could really offer treatments...
Jul. 8 | Dear Consumer’s Voice I went to a furniture shop today and what they told me is that some charges like handling fee and insurance are compulsory so I would like to know if they are telling the truth? CV: I suspect that they’re telling the truth, at...
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Jul. 1 | Dear Consumer’s Voice I took a pair of brand new dark brown fine wool business trousers to a dry-cleaners in Riverwalk last week. They had never been cleaned before. I explained this to the attendant, and very clearly specified that I wanted dry-cleaning....
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Jun. 24 | Loan shark cartton from internet Dear Consumer’s Voice Last year at our school a guy came advertising his product on loaning money using the same rates used at the Bank. At our school six of us took loans. I took P12,000 first and later another P7,000...
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Jun. 17 | Dear Consumer’s Voice We bought a king size bed for more than P10,000 from a furniture wholesale store in the Broadhurst area. After one year, the base bed completely broke down to pieces and as I am writing this message, I and my wife are supporting...
