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| Rivera, Ampex, Superior, Advanced & Falcon Ampex Medical Supply, Superior Medical Supply, Advanced Medical Company, Rivera Medical Company, Falcon Int |
| 10th of Mar, 2013 by User865431 |
| Company sells medical & latex gloves. They contact the business office at the Care Centers. They inform the business office that they are sending a shipment of free gloves for possible future procurement. The business office then receives an invoice three weeks later. On average each invoice is for $500 or more, the invoice description is: 2 boxes med vinyl powderfree gloves. They do business by several names. The remit addresses are UPS Stores in Texas. This vendor is known by many names: Ampex Medical, Rivera Medical, Advanced Medical & Superior Medical these are all DBA's. The corporation name is Falcon International Industries EIN#45-5613394. Mike Allen, Doug Bishop & Mike Brown make the sales calls and collection calls. They are very aggressive when trying to collect on the invoice. They've cursed at my Director of Nursing at three of our care centers. Doug Bishop left me a voice mail on 07/30/12 he used profanity and called me profane names. They call and scream obscenities over the phone and hang up. As I type up this complaint I've already received three calls from Mike Allen and one voice mail. |
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| I read your complaint against Rivera Medical, Advanced Medical, Falcon International Ind., Ampex Medical Supply, Superior Medical Supply, Advanced Medical Company, Rivera Medical Company and the scammers behind the their glove sams are Michael E Arnold and Michael A Dirksen. They have an office in Houston TX located at 10333 Harwin Dr. Ste 170, 77036 and another in California. The use fake names and never use their real office address. They not only curse you out and scream obscenities over th phone at you, they do it to anyone who will allow it. Both scammers are arrogant and have BIG egos. They even resort to threatening and harassing to have them checks coming in order to pay for their lavish lifestyle. It amazes me how business out there can report these egotistical bastards to the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION and US Government. Consumers have every right to speak up against scammers and fraudsters like Mike Arnold and Mike Dirksen. There is no Steve RIvers, Mike Allen, Mike Brown, William Baxter, Doug Bishop, John Traynor, Kevin Garrett and Steve Alexander that works for any of those businesses mentioned above. They are all ficticious names. There are a number of reports on RipOffReport.com on several business names they use. There is a list of reports at the Better Business Bureau, however, they are listed under several business names, phone numbers which have already been disconnected and several PO BOX numbers which they do not own anymore. They keep chaning business names, phone numbers, PO box numbers and never use their real names that way they will not be traced. They move from office to office often also. ... here 's just one link to ripoffreport.com...there are to many for me to list here. http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/rivera-medical-company/houston-texas-77036/rivera-medical-company-glove-phone-call-scam-houston-texas-1040942 |
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THEIR NUMBER WAS CHANGED TO 888.857.3945 (FALCON INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES AKA IHTA INC AKA DMZ INC AKA ALLIED MEDICAL AKA ADVANCED MEDICAL AKA CORBIN SUPPLY AKA SUPERIOR MEDICAL AKA AMPEX MEDICAL...(713.774.4800, 713.774.4801) and the one leading the scam is Michael EMORETH Arnold who moved to Katy Texas from California in 2012 to run from authorities and be close to his booty buddy Michael Alan Dirksen and continue their scam in the same office at 10333 Harwin drive suite 170 Houston Texas 77036 ... they don't use their real names ... their real names are Michael EMORETH Arnold and Michael Alan Dirksen...THROW IT AWAY (the invoice your received) and don't pay it. THEY ARE LIARS AND DECEPTIVE AND HAVE BEEN SUED BY ANOTHER COMPANY IN COLORADO (superior medical) for pretending to be them and for ripping them off. You can find a copy of that lawsuit online in (justia.com) search for - CASE NO. 1:2012cv02566 - PLAINTIFF: SUPERIOR MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC. / DEFENDENTS: SUPERIOR MEDICAL COMPANY, MICHAEL E. ARNOLD and MICHAEL ALAN DIRKSEN - CAUSE: TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT or copy and paste this link to your browser --> http://dockets.justia.com/docket/colorado/codce/1:2012cv02566/135851/ <----They run a scam and never use their real names. REPORT THEM TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, WWW.scambook.com, DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN YOUR STATE OR THE STATE OF TEXAS, US GOVERNMENT (WWW.USGOV.ORG) AND BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND LET'S GET THESE LOSERS SHUT DOWN FOR GOOD. They have been accusing McKesson of doing the scam and telling all of McKesson's customers that they are being scammed by McKesson when in reality it is Michael EMORETH Arnold and Michael Dirksen who's doing the scamming. WWW.RIVERAMEDICALCOMPANY.com is their new website which went up a week ago.
PREVIOUS PHONE NUMBERS THEY'VE USED AND/OR STILL USE: 877-591-3777 (RIVERA MEDICAL), 877-428-8567 (AMPEX MEDICAL) 877-490-4716, (713) 334-2166, (713) 334-2685, (888) 999-8826, (888) 238-9290, (281) 238-9290, (888) 844-9290, (714) 568-0111, (888) 841-3313, (713) 334-2166 (Fax)
Fake and phony names they've used: Steve Rivers, Mike Allen, Mike Adams, Mike Brown, William Baxter, Doug Bishop, John Traynor, Kevin Garrett, Bill Meyers, Jack Taylor, and Steve Alexander that works for any of those businesses mentioned above. . There are a number of reports on RipOffReport.com, Better Business Bureau and all over the web under several business names they use and several different phone numbers which some are now disconnected.
PREVIOUS and/or CURRENT ADDRESSES: (this is a PO BOX/UPS store) 12335 Kingsride Ln
Houston, TX 77024/12335 Kingsride Ln #102
Houston, TX 77024, (this is a PO Box/UPS store) 8524 Hwy 6 N #315 Houston, TX 77095, 1534 N. Moorpark Rd., Ste. 343, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, P.O. Box 34549, Los Angeles, CA 90034, (this is a PO Box/UPS store)1230-5 Medera Rd., Suite 166, Simi Valley, CA 93065
MOST RECENT ADDRESS: 10333 Harwin Drive, SUITE 685, Houston TX 77036
CURRENT PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 10333 Harwin Drive, SUITE 170, Houston TX 77036 AND (this is a PO BOX/UPS Store) 1251 Pin Oak Road Suite 131-216, Katy, TX 77494, 1302 Longdraw Drive, Katy Texas 77494
Office in California and office in Houston Texas. Both Michael Emoreth Arnold and Michael A. Dirksen and another associate operate their scams in those office. M. ARNOLD MOVED TO TEXAS FROM CALIFORNIA IN JUNE 2012 TO RUN FROM AUTHORITIES AND NOT BE TRACED IN CALIFORNIA. |
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there was a news article written on www.vcstar.com website concerning Rivera Medical aka Ampex Medical aka Falcon International Industries aka IHTA INC aka DMZ INC aka Allied Medical aka Advanced Medical aka Superior Medical aka Corbin Supply and so on...scam business and William BAXTER's name was included in that report. lol.
I copied and pasted the article to this public forum -
Moorpark firm's sales tactics spark Better Business Bureau caution
By Stephanie Hoops
Originally published 12:00 p.m., August 3, 2010
The Tri-County Better Business Bureau is cautioning businesses that use latex gloves to be wary of phone calls from the Rivera Medical Co. in Moorpark.
“Make your employees aware to be cautious if you get calls from anyone asking about replenishing their supplies, because what they’re trying to do is trick them into ordering merchandise, ” BBB President Rick Copelan said.
No one from Rivera’s staff, including listed owner Mike Arnold, could be located for comment.
The BBB has given the company an F rating after receiving more than a dozen complaints from businesses around the nation alleging Rivera billed them for products not ordered. In many cases, the businesses received unsolicited phone calls from someone offering free trial gloves that were then shipped with $451.50 invoices, according to the BBB.
A Florida podiatrist complained to the BBB that someone from Rivera contacted his staff and misrepresented that it was the doctor’s established vendor. “They tricked our staff into OK’ing the goods, which they claimed were ready to be shipped, ” the complaint read. “When we received the goods, we realized this was not our regular vendor and we did not require these goods. We called to clarify the shipment. Mr. William Baxter from Rivera (Medical) Company was very rude, unprofessional and hung up on us.”
Complaints to the BBB indicate Baxter was the “warehouse supervisor” at Rivera, but there is no warehouse at the company’s address, 530 W. Los Angeles Ave., #115-210 in Moorpark. That address belongs to The UPS Store.
A spokesman at UPS said Rivera Medical is an active box holder there.
Rivera, however, has no website, and its phone number has been disconnected.
The city of Moorpark has not issued the company a business license.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Greg Brose deals in consumer protection issues. He said he didn’t have any information about the Rivera matter but noted that in general, “when a business lists a mail-box drop as a business address, the business is frequently trying to hide its true location and may not be responsive to consumer complaints.”
Debra Henderson, procurement officer at a community clinic run by the Ninilchik Tribe in Alaska, said she gets three to four calls a year from businesses using similar tactics — trying to get her clinic to buy supplies it has not ordered and does not want. “These people know how to work the system, ” she said.
After someone from Rivera got one of her employees on the phone, Henderson said, the clinic ended up with “cheap” surgical gloves and a bill for $451.50.
Henderson complained to the BBB and hasn’t heard from Rivera since. Now her clinic has implemented a policy that requires all suppliers to speak directly with her.
Accounting departments should be on the lookout, recommends Cortney Cotter, an administrative staff member at a family practice in Sacramento that complained to the BBB about Rivera.
Cotter believes Rivera was hoping her accounting department would blindly pay $163 for a dozen boxes of gloves the practice would normally get at a fraction of the cost. Cotter and other staff members investigated and did not pay, but she was surprised to see in the complaints to the BBB that some medical offices did pay before realizing something wasn’t right.
“We’re really glad we looked into it, ” she said.
© 2013 Scripps Newspaper Group — Online |
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MICHAEL E ARNOLD and MICHAEL A DIRKSEN ARE CRIMINALS AND SHOULD BE LOCKED UP FOR THEIR CONTINUED CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR! CHECK OUT THE LAWSUIT RIGHT BELOW (LINK) IT PROVES THEY ARE BOTH CRIMINALS
http://www.knobbemedical.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Complaint-112-cv-02566.pdf
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/colorado/codce/1:2012cv02566/135851/
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/colorado/codce/1:2012cv02566/135851/
http://www.bbb.org/houston/business-reviews/medical-equipment-and-supplies/superior-medical-company-in-houston-tx-13005265
ALL THE PHONE NUMBERS LISTED WITH THE BBB Under Superior Medical
(281) 238-9290(Phone)
(888) 238-9290(Phone)
(888) 999-8826(Phone)
(713) 334-2166 (Fax)
http://www.bbb.org/santa-barbara/business-reviews/office-supplies/ampex-medical-supplies-in-simi-valley-ca-92008716
34. Due to Defendant (MICHAEL E ARNOLD & MICHAEL A DIRKSEN) Superior Medical Co.’s unwanted and criminal behavior, the Better Business Bureau has afforded Defendant (MICHAEL E ARNOLD & MICHAEL A DIRKSEN) Superior Medical Co. with an “F Rating, ” citing thirty seven complaints made with the Better Business Bureau in the last three years. Defendant (MICHAEL E ARNOLD & MICHAEL A DIRKSEN) Superior Medical Co.’s fraudulent invoice scheme operates within and/or overlaps with Superior Medical Supply’s legitimate channels of trade.
36. Defendant’s (MICHAEL E ARNOLD & MICHAEL A DIRKSEN) use of Superior Medical Co. on or in connection with the services described in the “Superior Medical Supply, Inc.” registration has caused actual confusion, mistake and deception. This actual confusion is evidenced by numerous consumer complaints
received by Superior Medical Supply, as well as at least one misdirected governmental consumer
protection enforcement action by the Oregon Department of Justice within the State of Oregon.
37. Without Superior Medical Supply’s permission, authorization, approval, or consent, and with actual or constructive knowledge of Superior Medical Supply’s prior rights, Defendants (MICHAEL E ARNOLD & MICHAEL A DIRKSEN) commenced and continue to use the confusing similar “Superior Medical Company”
name in association with its fraudulent invoices.
40. Defendants’ (MICHAEL E ARNOLD & MICHAEL A DIRKSEN) unlawful actions have caused, and will continue to cause to Superior Medical Supply irreparable harm unless enjoined as provided under15 U.S.C. § 1116(a).
41. Defendants (MICHAEL E ARNOLD & MICHAEL A DIRKSEN) have profited from their unlawful actions and have been unjustly enriched to the detriment of Superior Medical Supply. Defendants’ (MICHAEL E ARNOLD & MICHAEL A DIRKSEN) unlawful actions have caused Superior Medical Supply monetary damages
48. Defendants’ (MICHAEL E ARNOLD & MICHAEL A DIRKSEN) unauthorized use of Superior Medical Co. in connection with pharmaceutical distribution in the healthcare industry has disparaged the goods, services, property, and business of Superior Medical Supply, and constitutes a deceptive trade practice.
49. Defendants’ (MICHAEL E ARNOLD & MICHAEL A DIRKSEN) unauthorized use of the “Superior Medical Company” mark and name occurred in connection with Defendants’ fraudulent invoice scheme.
50. Defendants’ (MICHAEL E ARNOLD & MICHAEL A DIRKSEN) unauthorized use of “Superior Medical Company” has significantly impacted the public, causing actual confusion, mistake, and deception as to the affiliation, connection, and association of Defendants with Superior Medical Supply and as to the origin, sponsorship, or approval of Defendants’ actions by Superior Medical Supply
53. Defendants’ (MICHAEL E ARNOLD & MICHAEL A DIRKSEN) practice of sending unsolicited goods and invoices for those unsolicited goods is a deceptive trade practice.
54. Defendants’ (MICHAEL E ARNOLD & MICHAEL A DIRKSEN) practice of sending unsolicited goods and invoices for those unsolicited goods occurred in connection with Defendants’ fraudulent invoice scheme.
AMPEX MEDICAL aka RIVERA MEDICAL aka FALCON INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES aka IHTA INC aka SUPERIOR MEDICAL aka ALLIED MEDICAL aka ADVANCED MEDICAL aka CORBIN SUPPLY aka DMZ INC
Caller: RIVERA MEDICAL COMPANY aka FALCON INTERNATIONAL aka AMPEX MEDICAL aka IHTA INC |
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Their number now is 888-965-8850 and use AMPEX MEDICAL SUPPLIES to continue their scamming
www.ampexmedicalsupplies.com and riveramedicalcompany.com
Company sells medical & latex gloves. They contact the business office at the Care Centers. They inform the business office that they are sending a shipment of free gloves for possible future procurement. The business office then receives an invoice three weeks later. On average each invoice is for $500 or more, the invoice description is: 2 boxes med vinyl powderfree gloves.
They do business by several names. The remit addresses are UPS Stores in Texas. This vendor is known by many names: Ampex Medical, Rivera Medical, Advanced Medical & Superior Medical these are all DBA's. The corporation name is Falcon International Industries EIN#45-5613394. Mike Allen (Michael A Dirksen) & Mike Adams (Michael A. Dirksen), Doug Bishop (Michael E Arnold) Mike Brown (Michael E Arnold). William Baxter (Michael E Arnold) make the sales calls and collection calls. They are very aggressive when trying to collect on the invoice. They've cursed at my Director of Nursing at three of our care centers. Doug Bishop left me a voice mail on 07/30/12 he used profanity and called me profane names. They call and scream obscenities over the phone and hang up. As I type up this complaint I've already received three calls from Mike Allen and one voice mail.
Both criminals who are operating these scams DO NOT even have a license in California nor in Texas to operate all of these business names they've used - AMPEX MEDICAL SUPPLIES, RIVERA MEDICAL COMPANY, ALLIED MEDICAL CO, CORBIN SUPPLY, ADVANCED MEDICAL CO, SUPERIOR MEDICAL CO...which are all scams. |
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