Showing posts with label fraud. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fraud. Show all posts

Friday, September 7, 2007

Woman's World - huh? Woman's World - what? *crickets*

I've been so busy reading all of the other anti-KK blogs that I haven't had a chance to update this one! There's SO much good stuff out there that I barely have a need to, but still, we need every voice in this mutiny against the evil that is Heidi Diaz - yes, I mean YOU, Kimmer, stop tripping. One more ping, one more update, that's one more link for a puzzled dieter to follow and read about this horrid, soul-stealing wildebeast.

This has been such a crazy roller coaster. At times I laughed heartily, and sometimes I was just really sad for the people she hurt, and even sadder for the few that are still either brainwashed by her, or just frozen scared to move. After the last 48 hours though, I came to a serious revelation, in the words of Goldie from Charm School: "Bitch crazy!" (excuse my French!)

I can't recap all of this, its too much, too juicy, too important for me to chance by not telling the story accurately. I implore you all, if you haven't visited any or all of the anti-KK sites lately, please use my list on the right to visit each and every one of them for the FULL update!

The pics below kind of summarize it:
This is how Kimmer said she used to look.This is how she CLAIMED to look AFTER doing Kimkins.This is how she REALLY looks!!! Click on pic to BLOW UP - literally, blow up!


(Surveillance pictures property of Slamboard)

You know what's messed up in all of this is that she didn't have to LIE. She didn't have to commit FRAUD to get friends (how pitiful is that?). Well, knowing firsthand what a nasty, vicious person she is, I can't imagine anyone being her friend in real life! It's not a crime to go on a diet, lose weight, and gain it back. No one will villify you. I've recommended and converted MANY folks to Atkins and I certainly have fallen off, climbed back on, and fallen off again. They can look at me and tell I haven't stuck with it. Those who know me have been on the journey with me. But I tell them what I did right, and what I did wrong, and I try to help them not make the same mistakes. And they STILL count on me for advice. She didn't have to lie.

At this point, we don't even know if she EVER lost any weight. We have NO pictures of her to prove this. Not a single one. Every picture she has ever posted of a thin woman has appeared to be someone else. Now we know why. If she had ever lost weight, she would have at least ONE picture. So we must conclude that THIS is how she's always looked in some way - just as a source tipped us to a while back.

Where is Woman's World in all of this? Why so quiet? Where's the new magazine cover denouncing your previous endorsement of this fraud??? Do you not care about your readers??? Do you not care about your reputation? Wait, you were already known as the diet version of the Sun magazine (oh hey, look, Pete Doherty's cat is on crack!), so not much reputation to worry about there. But still, millions of people read you and trust you (why, I don't know), and because of your fictionalized, unverified story about Heidi Diaz and her starvation diet that she has obviously never been on herself - thousands of people flocked to her site and gave up their hard earned money to look like this:

How many people do you think would have rushed to her site and paid to look like this?

There has to be some integrity in the publishing world. Even The National Enquirer will print retractions if they're proven to be WRONG. Are you not even as ethical as a magazine that regularly reports on three headed alien babies giving birth to chihuahuas?

It's not too late. Although the issue is several months old, it still has life in some doctor's offices and beauty salons. Some poor, unenlightened overweight person is waiting for their turn and they will pick up the June issue and read this fairy tale, and suddenly feel excited that there is hope for them. They might even cancel their appointment and instead rush home to log on to the site and give Heidi Diaz their $60 so she can tell them how to lose their hair, slow down their heartbeat and pass out at work. They may even end up in the emergency room like so many Kimkins Survivors have reported. They may even find their way back from the madness by reading sites like Kimkins Exposed, Kimkins Dangers, or Kimkins Controversy. But will they ever truly be the same? Do you, Woman's World editors, bear any responsibility for what you SUGGESTED people do to themselves?

How about this - don't you feel like a fool now? How does it feel to be scammed? No, you didnt' pay the $60 - but you look like complete and utter idiots. You have the fact checking ability of my 8 year old. Kimmer is laughing at YOU and the wool she so cleverly pulled over your eyes. You know who else is probably laughing at you? All of the LEGITIMATE health and nutrition magazines who are sitting back counting down the days until your writers and editors are dragged into court to testify on your part in this whole deception.

It's not over. It won't be over until there's justice for everyone hurt by Heidi Diaz aka Kimmer, and Woman's World magazine. You can sit all day and try to quiet us, but we'll just keep popping back up in another place. We won't stop. We won't stop. Until Kimmer is BEHIND BARS. No matter how. long. it takes. Believe that.

Two fingers.

P.S. Have you signed the petition to stop Heidi/Kimmer/Kimkins yet??

Friday, August 3, 2007

You were BANNED? What happened to LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP??

Continuing on the broken promises theme - it seems that a LOT of Kimkins members are being banned from the Kimkins.com site for various violations on the fly. Such as, things that were not laid out initially in the TOS (Terms of Service) or agreed upon in their contract. Apparently, membership to the site includes an unspoken vow to not speak harshly of the founder or the plan, in any public, online forum; to not question the legitimacy or validity of the founder or the plan, or any portion thereof; and to avoid engaging in private discussions with other members regarding concerns about....well, the founder or the plan!

These members who were banned can only determine that their offense was posting their concerns on other message boards or discussing it in private messages with other Kimkins members. How is Kimmer able to read private messages? And most disturbingly - why would she feel the need to? I can't believe the administration of that site would stoop this low - but apparently, that is indeed what took place.

Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be a warning system in place. I'm being told by many that they were simply blocked from the site, had their logins deactivated, and received a terse email that stated that they were no longer a part of the program. Depending on the level of your alleged violation, you may be offered a refund via Paypal - or you may not. From what I'm hearing, the majority of the refunds being received are for the original $14.95 memberships, but not the $60 memberships. This is extremely unfair and somewhere in all of this there just has to be justice! You paid for a LIFETIME membership, but only received access for a short time before you were kicked out? Would you stand for that from any other company or organization? If you paid for a lifetime membership at your local gym, and they revoked your membership because you expressed concern to another member that you thought their treadmills were dangerous and in need of repair - would you sit back and take it? Of course you wouldn't! You would call your local news station and proceed to marching on the sidewalk in front of the gym with a big sign!

Just because Kimkins is an online entity doesn't mean that you have no rights as a consumer. You have several avenues for justice and don't be intimidated into believing that you have to just suck it up and eat the loss of your hard earned money. Kimkins has not fulfilled its end of the contract with you - your membership included lifetime access to the site and a free ebook. Banning a member without refunding their money is clearly a breach of contract, and the ebook has yet to be written so that should have never been advertised in the first place, which is not only another breach of contract but also false advertising.

I've compiled a short list of just some of the places you can turn to for help on securing a refund of your Kimkins membership fee. If you know of any others, please feel free to add them to the comments section and I'll expand the list as necessary.

FTC - The Federal Trade Commission accepts and investigates all types of consumer complaints, including those involving online transactions. Go here to fill out the form and include as much information as possible regarding your membership and its revocation. They are a government organization and very busy, so please don't be discouraged if it seems to take a little while for them to respond to you. I have have great success with them in the past and I know that they do respond and act as appropriate.

Better Business Bureau - don't underestimate the power of this organization. They do make attempts to resolve the situation between the two parties, and an unsuccessful resolution by the company will result in a negative report on their file with the Bureau, which is accessible by the public. They have streamlined their reporting process so that you can go to one site, http://www.bbbonline.org/consumer/complaint.asp, and have your complaint filed and directed to the appropriate BBB office that would handle your case.

Paypal - if you paid through Paypal, they do have a Resolution Center for non-performing merchants. Although they may initially claim that your complaint is without merit, don't give up. Refile your complaint, and request a mediation, if necessary. Multiple complaints against a seller will result in their account being frozen until a resolution is reached. (Please note that Paypal is a secure site, so to ensure safety, I did not provide a direct link. Go to their homepage, click on Help on the upper right, and then look for Resolution Center near the bottom left under Resources)

What's that saying about the squeaky wheel? If by chance you don't feel up to the fight and just want to write off your monetary loss as a lesson learned - at least consider filing your statement with the various consumer complaint sites so that others might be protected from the same fate. It's important to get the word out so that people who are considering joining Kimkins can be aware of their limited freedom of speech, or current Kimkins members can be forewarned that their memberships are hanging by a slim thread and they need to watch their backs!

There are several consumer complaint sites online, but The Ripoff Report is the most popular. This website is the voice of the internet for disgruntled consumers. No, they don't have the power to get your money back, but you can make your voice heard and perhaps keep others from losing their money in the future. Go here and file a free report about your membership with Kimkins and their failure to deliver as promised.

Some others are:
Complaints
Consumer Affairs
The Squeaky Wheel
My 3 Cents

Good luck, and leave a note in the comments on how you're progressing - we really do care!