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Are you looking for Skydiving in ?
Before you purchase a Gift Certificate for a Skydive, Glider Ride, Hot Air Balloon ride, or even a
Race Car Ride in , BUYER BEWARE! Some online Gift Certificates are worthless and cannot be redeemed anywhere near even though it was advertised to be there!
Read this information before choosing where to skydive, Go for a Glider Ride, Hot Air Balloon Ride or Race Car Ride.
In recent months, a Skydiving Company based in Atlanta, Ga. that operates under the name of 1 800 Skyride, Adventure Sports or Thrill Planet has been running websites and internet advertising claiming to be in each and every city and state in America. Be aware that they are ONLY located in Cedartown, Ga. and there is no such thing as a national chain of skydiving schools, Glider Rides, Race Car Driving or Hot Air Balloon ride companies.
Be advised that
The average Tandem Skydive will cost between $180 and $220, depending on what part of the country the Skydive Center is located. The only other charge that should be added over and above that cost would be if you should decide to purchase the video of your skydive and this will normally cost between $65 and $90, but keep in mind that this is completely OPTIONAL and no reputable skydive center will require or pressure you in to buying the video package. There is a Skydive Center that is located in Cedartown, Ga. that operates under the names of 1 800 Skyride, Adventure Skydiving, Thrill Planet and many, many other names. They run websites that claim to be in and every Metropolitan city in every state in America.
Their latest claim
Is that they Are operating in downtown and many other Metropolitan cities. The truth is that there is NO skydiving in any major city in America, It's ILLEGAL! The only skydives that happen in the city are if a skydiving team jumps in to a major event like a Pro Football game or a NASCAR racing event etc. Those are professional skydivers and are definitely NOT first timers. They use false names to deceive the customer in to thinking the experience is in or near . 1 800 Skyride use names like Skydive , Skydiving, Hot Air Balloon Rides, Racing School and many other names and venues.
Normally Skydive Centers
Are located 30 to 75 miles from the major city. The 1 800Skyride/Adventure websites do not give their location and they will not normally tell you where they are until they have your credit card information. They will immediately charge you a cancellation fee and a bad weather insurance fee. They don't care if you have a death in the family or what, you will be charged these charges and they DO NOT get applied to the cost of your jump. These charges in combination with the cost of the actual skydive and your travel including a hotel room in Cedartown, Ga. (Atlanta area) could cost you well over $500 to $700 for a skydiving trip that should not have cost over about $200 to $290. (This is if you choose the video).
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Here's the proof!
We now have a couple of new stories that recently ran on two different networks, NBC Affiliate WSMV Channel 4 in Nashville, Tn. and CBS Affiliate KVOR in Scaramento, Cal. These are two different venues and in two different parts of America, but both are business as usual for 1 800 Skyride. Just click on the following links to see the stories. WSMV and KVOR.
The follow up to the Nashville Story is just after the story ran in October 2009, 1 800 Skyride operating under the name "Adventure Skydiving". started posting bumper stickers on Stop Signs and other road side signs as an obvious attempt to scam Nashvillians out of their Christmas money. As a result, the Metro Nashville Government has initiated legal action against 1 800 Skyride, Here's the news story from WSMV that tells about the legal action. They are also posting the stickers in Murfreesboro, Tn., WSMV 4 and WTVF News Channel 5 ran this story about the stickers.
| Speaking of Video, check this one out. It's a news video from a news station in Connecticut ripped off by Thrill Planet. about a woman who has just recently got |
This is what the Connecticut Attorney General has to say about it and make sure to pay attention to what he is going to do about it.
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| This is a couple of news stories from FOX news in Atlanta about the unethical business practices and criminal activity of 1 800 Skyride. The reporters also interview multiple former employees and customers who have been scammed by 1 800 Skyride. To see the news story, simply click on the images below, or Fox Atlanta to read the story. |
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News Flash!!!
This is a link for the new Tennessee State Law that just became effective 1 July 2008, Check out the law, it clearly shows that companies like Skyride, Thrill Planet, Adventure, or whatever they are going by this week is operating ILLEGALLY!
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/acts/105/pub/pc0873.pdf
In this law, an advertiser like Skyride has to CLEARLY state their physical location on their websites and phone book ads, AND calls made to a company's call center CANNOT be forwarded outside of the local calling area that the location is advertised to be located in. For Example; If a company advertises to be in Connecticut, BY LAW it has to have a location IN Connecticut, If a company advertises to be in Nashville, Tn. It BYLAW Has to have a PHYSICAL LOCATION In Nashville, Tn. This law also states that companies like Skyride cannot use the name of a city or state to mask their actual location. For example; a company cannot advertise to be "Nashville Skydiving" if they are not based or located in Nashville, but actually located in Cedartown, Ga., which is over 250 miles away from Nashville.
To Show Thrill Planet's Blatent disregard for the legal system and State Laws, Check this link 1800skyride.com/Skydiving/Clarksville for another one of their fraudulent websites that advertises to have a skydive center in Clarksville, Tn. The problem with this site is that they are trying to make an effort to do some skydiving there, but the websites are still illegal. You will notice that it does not give any directions and does not give a location. THAT'S ILLEGAL! That's because they want you to call them and give them your credit card number before they will tell you that they are in Cedartown, Ga. Don't get scammed! Don't give your credit card number until you confirm that the person you are talking to is setting at the location that you will be jumping.
For everyone in the Tennessee and Kentucky areas including Nashville, Clarksville, Bowling Green, Hendersonville, Hopkinsville and all the other areas surrounding the Nashville and Clarksville areas, Adventure Skydiving IS on the Tennessee Dept. of Consumer Affairs Watch List. Click HERE to see the current List of Buyer Beware companies. You can see that 1 800 Skyride is number 2! That was updated on April 30, 2009
Speaking of Clarksville, Let's go Scuba Diving for Great White Sharks in Clarksville! Here's the websites that claim to do that;
That's right, Great White Sharks in Clarksville, Tn;
www.luxergy.com/Clarksville_Tennessee/Clarksville_shark_expedition.htm
www.luxergy.com/Clarksville_Tennessee/Clarksville_scuba_lessons.htm www.luxergy.com/Clarksville_Tennessee/Clarksville_pilates.htm
www.luxergy.com/Clarksville_Tennessee/Clarksville_romantic_cruises.htm www.luxergy.com/Clarksville_Tennessee/Clarksville_golf_lessons.htm
www.luxergy.com/Clarksville_Tennessee/Clarksville_cardio_kickboxing.htm and many other venues.
How do I know if it's real or a scam?
A good way to find out where that person is that answered the phone is to point-blank ask him/her "Where are you at right now", if they ask you where you are before they will tell you where they are, it's a scam! Hang up the phone immediately! Any Skydive Center that is real will have no problem telling you where they are without asking you first. They also claim to be Nashville Skydiving, NOT TRUE! There is NOT Any Skydiving in Nashville.
If you live in the State of Colorado, be sure that you are dealing with the REAL Skydive Colorado and not the 1 800 Skyride Scam website.
The REAL Skydive Colorado is located at the Fremont County Airport Penrose, CO, This is the link to their website; Skydive Colorado
The FAKE Website by 1 800 Skyride that FALSELY advertises to be Skydive Colorado is this link; Colorado Skydiving SCAM!
For a quick comparison, simply click on the following links and decide for yourself, nashvilleskydiving.net then go to 1800skyride.com/Skydiving/Washington Then go to 1800skyride.com/Skydiving/NorthCarolina Look at the pictures, the websites are advertising to be in opposite sides of America. That's 2600 miles apart and yet, they have the same pictures of the same skydivers with the same green grass and trees in the background. Click Here to see the litigation that the the Georgia State government has against Skyride.
This is a website that 1 800 Skyride runs to scam people out of their money for Hot Air Balloon Rides; albuquerquehotairballoons.com Now check this Skydiving website and confirm you decision that 1 800 Skyride is truly a scam; 1800skyride.com/Skydiving/Nashville You will see that they are the same website with only the pictures changed to fit the venue.
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What to do if you get scammed by 1 800 Skyride
First thing to do is to contact your credit card company and tell them that you did not make the charges. If you tell them that you bought the tickets, but found that they are a scam, you may not get your money back.
Second, Contact your State Attorney General and file a complaint.
Third, and the most informative is to contact your local Network News channel. Most stations have Investigative Reporter that go after these people.
If you feel you have been scammed and feel compelled to file a complaint against 1 800 Skyride, Adventure Skydiving, Thill Planet or any of their other aliases, We will make it easy for you to do. This is a link to the Tennessee Dept Consumer Affairs Compliant Dept's Complaint Form, CLICK HERE We are currently gathering information and evidence of their business practices and you will not be asked for any money of any kind and we WILL NOT ask for any credit card information. We only want the information of your bad experience with 1 800skyride, Adventure Sports, or any of their aliases.
As of 18 August 2008, Igovincent dba 1800 Skyride/Thrill Planet/Adventure Skydiving Is under a Court Order by the Superior Court of Georgia to operate legally. This Court order directs 1 800 Skyride to;
(A) Clearly post the physical location on their websites.
(B) They also are ordered to clearly disclose the accurate driving distance the customer will be expected to drive to receive the service that they are paying for.
(C) They are ordered to clearly post on ALL of their websites, a link to their "Terms and Conditions" page.
They are ordered to Clearly post their refund policies in the Terms and Conditions page.
(D) They are also ordered to turn over a complete list of their websites to the Georgia Dept of Consumer Affairs for inspection and monitoring.
(E) 1 800 Skyride is also ordered to pay restitution to the customers that they defrauded. This is a link to thecourt order.
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Other names of 1 800 Skyride
1 800 Skyride also operates under the Names of ThrillPlanet.com, Luxergy.com, Spagoda.com, Igovincent.com and countless others. Don't be fooled by their wild claims to have a skydive center in every city in America. They have even been known to sell their fake gift certificates to people in Idaho and Utah. That's 3000 miles from Atlanta! They do not have a Skydive Center in Utah or Idaho even though they have this website www.utahskydiving.com claiming to have a location there, when in reality the REAL Skydive Utah's website is http://www.skydiveutah.com/ Their Idaho Skydiving website www.idahoskydiving.com looks just like the others with the same deceptive tactics. The REAL Skydiving center is http://www.skydownskydiving.com/. Check it out for yourself and please be careful when choosing where to skydive. 1 800 Skyride also has a website that offers Skydiving in Puerto Rico, that site is www.puertoricoskydiving.com There is only two Skydive Centers in Puerto Rico. They are both owned by Jason Gonzalez and they absolutely do NOT accept 1 800 Skyride's gift certificates. So if someone were to purchase a Skydiving gift certificate fromwww.puertoricoskydiving.com they have no chance of being able to redeem it without traveling 2,000 miles.
IF you wish to Skydive in Puerto Rico, go to the REAL Puerto Rico Skydiving at www.xtremedivers.com |
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Still not convinced?
Want to know more? check out just how closely tied the owner of 1 800 Skyride is to organized crime; http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/uploadedFiles/Press/Grand%20Jury%20-%20Breed.pdf
This is the news report that the "Northeast Times Newspaper" wrote about the brother of 1 800 Skyride's owner; http://www.northeasttimes.com/2006/0727/breed.html
This is what the UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL had to say about the brother of the owner of 1 800 Skyride; http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/pae/News/Pr/2007/jul/breedrelease.html
This is the indictment that the United States District Court has against the Brother of the owner of 1 800 Skyride; http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/pae/News/Pr/2007/jul/breedindictment.pdf
This is what a former employee of skyride testified as a sworn statement under penalty of perjury; http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=72528;guest=28465640
This is what an Auto Racing School has to say about 1 800 Skyride and it's owner;http://www.racingschools.com/news/buyer_beware_thrill_planet.shtml
This is what the Georgia Dept of Consumer Affairs has to say about 1 800 Skyride; http://consumer.georgia.gov/00/article/0,2086,5426814_38709348_86939063,00.html
And this is what they plan to do about it; http://consumer.georgia.gov/vgn/images/portal/cit_1210/3/12/869420861800SkyRide.pdf |
If you wish to help keep this consumer alert alive, feel free to donate any amount that you wish. Your tax deductable
donation will go to helping to pay for the hosting and web Search Engine Optimization to keep 1 800 Skyride Rip Off above the 1 800 Skyride websites and keep the unsuspecting customer informed about this scam.
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| Please feel free to email us at stopskyride@1800skyrideripoff.com with your comments or bad encounters with 1 800 Skyride/Thrill Planet We will be sure to post any websites that you send us. We will NEVER ask you for money or credit card info of any kind. |
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