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Hi I was wondering where my check is. I won on week 8 3rd place and sent in my verification on november 4th and was wondering where my check is. Please reply turfwarrior. I would like to know the status just to be at ease.
Same as you.... sent in form in late Oct for week 7. Maybe Dave or Joe could get hold of Turfwarrior and find out what has happened to our money or when we can expect an E-mail. Would be nice to hear something from Dave and Joe's sponsor.I never received week 7 winnings and sent in the claim form over a month ago.
I don't know if Turfwar guarantees delivery of checks in "X" number of weeks. Anyone who is expecting a payout must have received an email notifying them that they are in the money and it should have included a form that needed to be completed and submitted. Once that is sent in you can expect to wait AT LEAST 5 weeks and maybe more (now that the game has been cancelled for the rest of 2007) to get your money. If you didn't get an email with the form you will not be able to claim your winnings. If you need a form, PM me, I have one I can email to you. I know that right now you can't even log in to verify that you had won in a previous week and that is discouraging for sure, but you SHOULD have received an email.Same as you.... sent in form in late Oct for week 7. Maybe Dave or Joe could get hold of Turfwarrior and find out what has happened to our money or when we can expect an E-mail. Would be nice to hear something from Dave and Joe's sponsor.I never received week 7 winnings and sent in the claim form over a month ago.
I do need a form because I came in 3rd in the night game on week 13 but never received a verification form. I'm going toshow my ignorance here and ask what it means to PM you. I sent you a message with my email address...I clicked on yoursign in name and sent you a note similar to this one but it also included my email address. Is that what you ment by PM??thanks for you helpI don't know if Turfwar guarantees delivery of checks in "X" number of weeks. Anyone who is expecting a payout must have received an email notifying them that they are in the money and it should have included a form that needed to be completed and submitted. Once that is sent in you can expect to wait AT LEAST 5 weeks and maybe more (now that the game has been cancelled for the rest of 2007) to get your money. If you didn't get an email with the form you will not be able to claim your winnings. If you need a form, PM me, I have one I can email to you. I know that right now you can't even log in to verify that you had won in a previous week and that is discouraging for sure, but you SHOULD have received an email.Same as you.... sent in form in late Oct for week 7. Maybe Dave or Joe could get hold of Turfwarrior and find out what has happened to our money or when we can expect an E-mail. Would be nice to hear something from Dave and Joe's sponsor.I never received week 7 winnings and sent in the claim form over a month ago.
Considering that it appears that nobody has received a check from them for any winnings after about week 6 or 7, it might be wise to hold off on putting your SSN on a piece of paper and mailing it to them until you hear from someone that they have started mailing out checks again. It seems highly unlikely at this point that we are ever getting paid considering that they shut down, aren't returning emails or phone messages, and the CEO is no longer addressing these issues on the FBG message board.How does everyone feel about including your social security number on the verification form. I know they have to reportwon money to the IRS but.......Has anyone had any trouble with identity theft or any suspect activities? I won $500 onthe night games week 13 and I have my verification form ready to send in but I sure don'tl like having my SS number just kinda out there..
$5 eachIf you guys don't mind me asking how much did a credit cost?
I think we should first try to get them to pay up or at least talk to us by getting the word out to their colleagues. I emailed Derrick Eckardt from RotoNation because he mentioned TurfWar on his site and didn't seem to realize they weren't paying anyone. He emailed me back saying he had heard the same thing from 1 other person, and was going to check into it further. People should call KFAN and let them know what's happening with something that Paul Charchian lent his name to. If all else fails, then I'm for a lawsuit, but let's try to expose what they are doing first.So who wants to move forward with a law suit?
Good idea. If they plan to launch again next year after not paying contest winners this year, that word definitely needs to hit the street to warn potential players.I think we should first try to get them to pay up or at least talk to us by getting the word out to their colleagues. I emailed Derrick Eckardt from RotoNation because he mentioned TurfWar on his site and didn't seem to realize they weren't paying anyone. He emailed me back saying he had heard the same thing from 1 other person, and was going to check into it further. People should call KFAN and let them know what's happening with something that Paul Charchian lent his name to. If all else fails, then I'm for a lawsuit, but let's try to expose what they are doing first.So who wants to move forward with a law suit?
I'd be onboard with this. I won $1,190. But the problem I see is that the proof is on their website. We can't access the site so if all the data is gone, what do you have as evidence in a suit? hopefully TW is trying to figure out how to pay their debts and attract more customers for next season. Not living up to their end of the bargain is not a good start. It isn't the contestants fault they didn't pull in more revenue. And even many contestants pulled in more contestants.So who wants to move forward with a law suit?
For whatever reason, the www version of the site is still down, but demo.turfwar.com is up and running and is an exact replica of the original with all the data. I was able to log in and take screen shots of all my winnings. I've won $5,225 but only been paid the first $2,500. I also have proof that I have deposited $375 there which I plan to try to recoup from my CC company since it seems pretty obvious at this point that they have no intention of paying us.I'd be onboard with this. I won $1,190. But the problem I see is that the proof is on their website. We can't access the site so if all the data is gone, what do you have as evidence in a suit?
Just saved the same screenshots...good idea. Everyone should do the same.For whatever reason, the www version of the site is still down, but demo.turfwar.com is up and running and is an exact replica of the original with all the data. I was able to log in and take screen shots of all my winnings. I've won $5,225 but only been paid the first $2,500. I also have proof that I have deposited $375 there which I plan to try to recoup from my CC company since it seems pretty obvious at this point that they have no intention of paying us.I'd be onboard with this. I won $1,190. But the problem I see is that the proof is on their website. We can't access the site so if all the data is gone, what do you have as evidence in a suit?
"Our biggest challenge is just getting the word out". My guess is the word is out now.While people are out money, it doesn't appear that was their intention to scam people. (Or else why not continue taking people's money?). Just a real misguided venture.TheWick said:
i was a week 8 winner and no checkI was a week 7 winner and I got my check. Did anyone get paid in week 8 or later????
Still no $500 cheque from week 7 amd don't ever expect to see it.I was a week 7 winner and I got my check. Did anyone get paid in week 8 or later????
WHAT???? How ######ed is that???You are advertising something that people will lose their money on???we endorse his site on ffauthority.com to this day
I meant we had did some advertising for them because we supported what they were doing but I don't advocate the direction that Jeff Pester has taken here. We just have not taken the endorcements down. We will when one of us gets a chance too (hey, no harm no foul, the site is dead!).I'll also add that I am out some money on this as well. Jeff owes me a referral bonus from Week 11 and I would like to collect it at some point. I'm just glad I got the 2k for my second place finish in Week 7.WHAT???? How ######ed is that???You are advertising something that people will lose their money on???we endorse his site on ffauthority.com to this day
That article says they stopped paying at week 8 and beyond, but there are still some of us who never received payment for week 7. It's good, and lucky, for you that you received a check for week 7. I guess they flipped a coin to decide who got screwed and who didn't. That's bad enough but what makes things worse is that those people didn't find any problems with accepting credit card payments from players who were buying credits to play. That's ####ed up.Nice job roughshod. They did write a good follow-up article:
http://www.fantasyplayers.com/nfl/FeedItem...D_ITEM_ID=14965
I got paid for my Week 7 2nd place finish, but it sounds like I may have been one of the last ones. I defended TurfWar and Jeff early on (we endorse his site on ffauthority.com to this day), but I cannot defend this. If you ran out of money and can't pay, be a man and admit it. Don't run off and hide.
That's what bothers me the most about this. Jeff Pester came on this thread and assured everyone that if they continued to play, they would still pay out the winners even if they had to suspend the game at some point. He then took credit card deposits from everyone and screwed them out of their winnings. That goes beyond just poor business management, that is criminal in my eyes.That's bad enough but what makes things worse is that those people didn't find any problems with accepting credit card payments from players who were buying credits to play. That's ####ed up.
I assume you made the complaints against GameDay Interactive Inc and Jeff Pester. I can't find any address for GameDay Interactive Inc, in fact I can't find any info about them anywhere. Does anyone have an address for them or Jeff Pester and know if they are in fact "incorporated" anywhere. I searched for it on the Minnesota Sec of State office website: http://da.sos.state.mn.us/minnesota/home/dahome.asp and couldn't find anything.FOR ALL PREVIOUS TURFWAR WINNERS THAT HAVEN'T RECEIVED THERE CHECKS YET!!
Hey guys! Just wanted to let ya know that I went ahead and contacted the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and also the Attorney's General Office of Minnesota. I would appreciate if you guys could take this same approach. Below is the website addresses for both both offices along with telephone #'s and mailing addresses:
Better Business Bureau of Minnesota
2706 Gannon Road
Saint Paul, MN 55116-2600
Telephone# (toll free) (800)-646-6222
(651) 699-1111
Fax# (651) 699-7665
Web address: www.minnesota.bbb.org
Attorney General Office of Minnesota (Lori Swanson)
1400 Bremer Tower
445 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
(651) 296-3353
(800) 657-3787
TTY:(651) 297-7206
TTY:(800) 366-4812
Web address: www.ag.state.mn.us
Thanks again!!
GameDay Interactive, Inc.P.O. Box 3609Minneapolis, MN 55403info@gamedayinteractive.com612-216-5459I assume you made the complaints against GameDay Interactive Inc and Jeff Pester. I can't find any address for GameDay Interactive Inc, in fact I can't find any info about them anywhere. Does anyone have an address for them or Jeff Pester
Complaint filed. Thanks!walkie33 said:Guys you need to go to http://minnesota.bbb.org/complaintsearch.html to file your complaints. Just type in GameDay Interactive, Inc in the "Company Name" box and then 612-216-5459 in the "Phone Number" box. Then you'll wanna click onto Search. Finally you'll need to click onto the Game Day Interactive link to submit any of your complaints. Thanks!!
ditto$1,000Complaint filed, but I'm sure it won't do much good.$2,575
$4,300ditto$1,000Complaint filed, but I'm sure it won't do much good.$2,575