What to Do If You're a Newbie Being Scammed by Jay Servidio and Teleteria

[Convict-Jay]

Are You a Newbie Who?s Been Scammed by Jay Servidio and Teleteria?

Of course, the best advice for newbies is to run as fast as you can from serial Internet fraudster Jay Servidio and Teleteria Inc. If you let your guard down for a minute, you can be taken in by the turnkey Web site swindles at Teleteria.com. However, if he has already ensnared you in one of his scams, don?t give up hope! We at Stop Teleteria Now have some helpful suggestions.

(Please be aware that we at StopTeleteriaNow do not give legal advice, and you alone are responsible for whatever happens if you follow our proposals. Nevertheless, we have some commonsense ideas that may help. See the two disclaimers at the end of this post.)

As soon as you realize that Teleteria?s fraudulent turnkey Web site can never make money because of shoddy overpriced content:

1. STOP PAYING THE CHISELER IMMEDIATELY. Hopefully, you made your payments by credit card. Go to your credit card company at once, explain that you are being defrauded, and request that your payments to Teleteria be charged back. If you paid by check, retain the photocopies of your checks that come with your checking-account statements. These could be valuable in any fraud actions or complaints you may file against Teleteria. Also, they could also be evidence if Servidio and Teleteria are not reporting income to the IRS.

2. Orally and in writing, demand full repayment from Teleteria for all the money you have paid because you have been defrauded. Scammer Servidio is not likely to return your money, but it can be helpful to have records of how, when, and why you demanded repayment.

3. Flimflammer Servidio may suggest that any problems with the Web site can be solved if you ?buy traffic? from him. DON?T FALL FOR THIS TRICK. As a dyed-in-the-wool con artist, Servidio requests even more money when his victims become suspicious. He?ll charge you an outrageous amount of money for ?traffic,? and you?ll learn the hard way that it?s more money down the Teleteria rat hole.

4. When you refuse to pay any more money and demand a full refund, Servidio will scream that you have a contract with him. Don?t worry about his so-called contract because he?s engaging in fraud, and no judge will enforce a fraud-based contract. He will threaten to sue you. Tell him to go ahead. He?s not going to sue anyone for two reasons: the aforementioned fraud and the fact that Teleteria is a shoestring operation and he can?t afford to sue anyone. This is another of a fraudster?s empty threats.

5. When you stop paying, insist that you retain the Web site and its design work. After all, Servidio and Teleteria claim that you ?bought? the site. In reality, of course, when you stop paying, Servidio retains the site and design work and SELLS IT TO THE NEXT SUCKER. Check with your attorney. This may be the best place to hang your hat in any legal action alleging false advertising and deceptive business practices. Servidio ?sells? you the site yet never gives up possession.

6. Servidio?s idea of salesmanship is to scream obscenities at you over the phone. Hang up on the corruption king. He has been known to threaten physical violence against his customers and their spouses, but not to worry. He?s what we call in Texas ?all hat and no cattle.? He won?t do anything because he?s the fat bully on the playground who runs away when you stand up to him. However, if he continues to harass and threaten you, call the police. According to a reliable source, a Teleteria customer called the police in Connecticut about Servidio?s threats and harassment. The cops reportedly told Servidio that he?d be arrested if he called the victim again. End of problem.

Crook Servidio has got to be stopped from hurting, scamming, and stealing from people. That?s why we at StopTeleteriaNow are working hard to put Teleteria out of business and Servidio in jail. Bernie Ebbers is paying restitution to his Enron victims and going to jail for his frauds. What a glorious day it will be when swindler Servidio is ordered by a judge to pay restitution and is frog-marched off to prison for his Teleteria scams. In the meantime, warn any newbies about the Teleteria Trickster. Encourage them to Google ?Jay Servidio? and ?Teleteria? and to search those terms at www.hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.com before sending dime one to this victimizer.

Disclaimer No. 1?This is NOT a drive-by post. We at StopTeleteriaNow are attempting to make closing down Teleteria and putting Jay Servidio in jail for fraud into a full time job. In the meantime?due to phone calls, meetings, and accessing a secure computer?it may be a week or so before we can respond to your remarks. Rest assured that we will answer your questions and regale you with timely quips and witty repartee as soon as we can.

Standard Disclaimer No 2?We apologize in advance for irritating those of you who are tired of seeing numerous anti-Teleteria posts. Please understand that the more posts describing Servidio and his Teleteria swindles, the more likely that an innocent newbie will be saved from being fleeced of thousands of dollars by Servidio?s nefarious schemes. If anyone has suggestions on how we can warn newbies about the barefaced, outrageous, and massive fraud being perpetrated by Teleteria, please give us your suggestions.

For more information on StopTeleteriaNow, see our blog at spaces.msn.com/members/StopTeleteriaNow

[thaifan99]

things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmmm

[The Ghost]

What are you saaayinnnnng? 3 Posts, and this one being 13 paragraphs. Some people here don't have this word count in 10,000 posts.

BTW, I didn't read the above 13+ paragraphs, so I neither approve or disapprove of the contents.

[detoxed]

Ok well I see you accusing people of fraud, which is great, but theres no mention of what fraud they are doing exactly... or proof, etc, etc,

[candyflip]

Originally Posted by detoxed

Ok well I see you accusing people of fraud, which is great, but theres no mention of what fraud they are doing exactly... or proof, etc, etc,

Turnkey websites.

This guy has been running this scam for years. Been hashed and rehashed on GFY a number of times.

[stacystreur]

This Stop Teleteria outfit seems quick to post, but slow in responding to your comments. Until they get around to it, I'll step up the plate. Your reponses are legitimate and need to be addressed. For a general outline of Jay Servidio and Teleteria's business practices, Google "Jay Servidio" and "Teleteria" and do he same at www.hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.com. However, it sounds like you're pretty busy, so I'll make it easy. Search "Teleteria" at www.BadbusinessBureau.com. I am including my complaint to www.ifccfbi.gov. (This is the site for Internet fraud complaints to the federal government, including the FBI.)

Jay Servidio, president of Teleteria Inc., defrauded me out of $5,230.69 in the sale and operation of an adult Internet Web site.

In November 2001, I purchased an adult Web site from Teleteria Inc. titled touchmyass.com. The total cost was $5,230.69. Payment included the site itself, along with Web hosting and video streaming that I was required to buy from Teleteria, in a turnkey operation. Mr. Servidio promised in Learning Annex classes in New York City, by telephone, and in a New York Press news article that the site would make $70,000 a year in profits if I ?marketed? the site; that is, listed it with various search engines.

Following Mr. Servidio?s directions to the letter, I listed the site with more than thirty search engines. A trial three-day membership was priced at $3.95 and a one-month membership at $24.95. In three months? operation, revenues were $7.90. This total represented two $3.95 trial memberships, including one purchased by me to check out the system. The recurring costs for Web hosting and video streaming, which had to be purchased from Teleteria, totaled $1,050 every three months. Upon further investigation, I learned that there are nearly 1.6 million adult Internet sites, according to research by software firm Websense, many of them free to users, and that the site in question was of very poor quality. Teleteria?s turnkey sites cannot possibly make a profit, a fact Mr. Servidio must have been aware of since he touts himself as an expert in the industry. Therefore, his intent was to defraud.

He also stated that if the site failed, ?You can always sell it.? This statement is a lie. I was unsuccessful in attempting to sell the site. Potential adult Web site purchasers are aware of the business realities outlined above. They have no incentive to buy a worthless site. Mr. Servidio claims that he ?sells? the Web site to his customer. However, he commits additional fraud by retaining the site and design work, which the customer paid for.

In an e-mail on March 8, 2002, I requested that Teleteria buy the site back. Mr. Servidio refused in an e-mail on the same date. On March 30, 2002, I demanded by e-mail full reimbursement of $5,230.69. Mr. Servidio refused the demand in an e-mail on the following day. On May 2, 2002, I sent Mr. Servidio a certified letter by U.S. mail again demanding full reimbursement. He refused in an e-mail dated May 4, 2002. As a dyed-in the-wool con artist, Mr. Servidio requested even more money to remedy the situation. I again demanded full reimbursement in a certified letter dated March 16, 2004. He has failed to respond.

In summary, Mr. Servidio knowingly induced me to purchase a worthless Web site and related services in an ongoing fraud. I believe he has defrauded many other persons, according to postings on various Internet fraud Web sites. It is in the public interest that Mr. Servidio and Teleteria make restitution to me and his other victims. Mr. Servidio and Teleteria Inc. have made false, misleading, and unsubstantiated claims. I request a permanent injunction closing down Teleteria and restitution. Your assistance in this matter is appreciated.

I apologize for the length of this fraud complaint to the feds, but you did ask for proof. I encourage anyone who was defrauded by Jay Servidio and Teleteria to file a complaint with www.ifccfbi.gov, as I have done. Let me know if you have additional questions or comments.