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PakL86
June 21, 2010
Speed dating scam
Dateanddash.com advertised speed dating events for young professionals only. Per the event website, each event is limited to 30 male and 30 females. When my friends and I came across the website, they advertised only 4 RSVP seats left out of 30. Of course we signed up as it seemed to have a good turn out list. When we get to the event, there was NO ONE THERE. The hostess showed us the guest list with only 6 females with RSVPs. BEWARE OF THIS SCAM. THEY LIE JUST TO GET YOU TO SIGN UP. The event ended up being canceled as no one else came. THEY WILL NOT REFUND YOUR MONEY FOR THEIR FALSE ADVERTISEMENT.
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CarlaCCDD
June 4, 2010
Employment Fraud
I was contracted by Date and Dash to host one of their events in a club in Miami Beach last month. They offered me $20 per hour for a total of 4 hours (7PM to 11PM). They asked me to purchase pens, name tags, paper, and ink to print out all the paperwork i needed to work the event, which they said they would reimburse me for.
Also, we agreed that if anybody paid at the door ($35) in cash i would keep the cash and they would discount it from my check at the end.
So I went to the event and it was an absolute disaster...only 6 men and 2 women showed up, and I called the manager "Vilius Gavrilenka" to ask what to do. He asked me to go on with the event with that group as usual and to promise everyone a free event for next time.
So i did, i worked 4 hours, i entertained the men that were waiting for their 2 dates for the 4 hours...and that was it.
I sent the heads up to Vilius over an email the next day, sending him the receipt of my expenses, $26.50, asking him when my check would be released, to which he answered it had already been sent to me.
One month later, i receive a check in the mail for $25!!!
If my math is correct, $20/hour for 4 hours is $80. One guy paid at the door so $80 minus $35 is $45. The receipt for the expenses was $26.50, so $45+$26.50 makes a total of $71.50. But the check he paid me was $25!!!
His argument is that the event had been canceled that night and he's already paying me too much! So he says that he is paying me for 2 hours of my time and subtracting the $35 i received at the door...
Now, this is all a lie! He never canceled the event! No attendee from that night ever got a notice of cancelation! And Vilius specifically told me that night to do the event anyway!
Anyway, when I was trying to tell him over emails that I am a good person and all I am asking is for my money, he sent me an email telling me to "beat it" saying that I had messed up other opportunities to work for him in Miami and that I already got my $25, and that it was so sad I ever thought he would pay me for the expenses...
This is incredible, this guy is a true scam!... I reported everything to the BBB in Chicago and they have about 13 different complaints, the BBB rates Date and Dash with an F!!!
I would love for this company to stop working and scamming people!
Vilius number is 773-495-0088. We need to stop this guy!!! I agree that Date and Dash should be reported to the Attorney General's office!
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Polly
March 18, 2010
Scam and charge fraud
I have signed up for a Date and Dash event in Alexandria, VA in Feb'10. Instead of the promised $35USD fee they fraudulently charged my card $115 USD. There is no phone number to call and the address is registered under a PO Box in Chicago. The name of the owner is Villius Gavrilenka, who is a one man operation and a crook. When I came in to the event, I was the only person there with my friend, although the site claimed that there were only 2 places left. It's a marketing scam!!! I found some number linked to them online and any attempt to get a call back was unsuccessful! Never sign up for anything associated with this "service" and look for respectful organizations putting theses events on. Date and Dash is a scam, money fraud and should be reported to the Attorney Generals office!!!
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