Did any of you get ripped off by freegas?

[KTP]

We purchased some lazy boy chairs last fall and they included a "voucher" for $500 worth of free gas. The catch was you had to spend $100 at one gas station of your choice then mail in the receipts each month to get back a $25 gift card. Yes, I know it sounds like a scam, that is what I told my wife. Anyway, she sent in receipts for Dec, Jan and Feb and guess how many gift cards we have gotten? Yep, zilch.

The website is still up and running: (Gasoline Redemption Welcome) but they send automated emails saying they are currently having problems with their "sequel" server (lol, anyone in software knows that SQL servers are not "sequel servers"). I found a bit of info online that seems to indicate it is indeed a scam, but I am amazed they are still running and that new businesses still offer the vouchers.

Any recourse I have with lazyboy? If I had caught this in time I would have sent back the chairs or charged back on my CC. Lazyboy should have done their due diligence before offering a promotion like this).

[swaymonae]

I would.. and if they give you any lip, file a BBB complaint. Always works for me

[KTP]

Update: Ok, I just read that the company has been taken over by the Florida government and they only have $300 cash in their bank account.

So this is the extent our government will go after this? I mean, I bet the owners of the company pulled a lot of money out before they were shut down. There was a $5 processing fee (that alone should have sent a red light for scam) and I am sure they charged the companies like lazy boy and others a fee to distribute the gas certificates.

It seems the new american dream is to start a scam company.

[brandini25]

Dude, Report them to the BBB. This is ridiculous...

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

Uht-oh, my friend just signed for that deal a week or two ago.