The Day & Night Furnace Company saga is over now that arbitration has been completed, an award won, and the settlement paid. The final chapter doesn’t seem very satisfying, though.
Ready for yet another variation of the Nigerian money-transfer fraud (aka “419″ or advance fee) scam? This one’s giving out government-approved ATM cards.
Due to my daughter once again blatantly ignoring the house rules on cell phone usage and racking up almost $89 in text message charges last month, she’s been removed from the family plan. I removed myself, too, because I just don’t use it, leaving only my wife on an individual plan and saving us about [...]
After a lengthy hiatus, I have begun once again holding the feet of Apollo Johnsen (aka Apollo Johnson, Apollo Ray Johnsen, Apollo Ray Johnson, Dennis Johnsen, Dennis Johnson, Dennis Ray Johnsen, Dennis Ray Johnson, Ray Apollo Johnsen, and Dennisray Ray Johnsen) to the flame, this time by filing a complaint with the Contractors State License [...]
Conspiracy theorists must be having a field day after NASA’s announcement that they had lost the original film taken of the first moonwalk. For decades, the walk on the moon has been regarded by some as a hoax, and the misplacement of the primary evidence might seem suspicious to the already jaded. Some of the [...]
I have been a loyal, long-time customer of Citibank for many years, always feeling safe when purchasing goods in brick-and-mortar stores or shopping online because Citibank has always been in my corner in the fight against fraud.
Until now.
When Day and Night Furnace Company refused to refund $4,100 paid by Citibank credit card account number XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX [...]
Apollo Ray Johnsen, a.k.a. Dennis Ray Johnsen (Contractor License # 747061):
This is your last opportunity to refund the full $4,100 for the fraudulent work you performed on my heating and air conditioning system before I devote my considerable spare time to making sure that all appropriate government agencies and consumer organizations are aware of your [...]
Citibank contacted Day and Night Furnace regarding the dispute I have with them. Day and Night’s response was that “the work was completed and [I] am satisfied with the work.” Au contrare!
Not totally satisfied with my previous letter, and in possession of new information, I faxed the following to Day and Night Furnace Company at 9:38 p.m.:
I hereby cancel contract #2514 with Day and Night Furnace Company dated July 14, 2005. You are required by law to return within ten days the entire contract amount of [...]
I sent a letter via certified mail to Day & Night Furnace Co (Contractor License #747061; owner Apollo Ray Johnson, aka Dennis Ray Johnson) today after realizing that we’d been completely taken for a ride.
