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Scammer King now Spamming Scam Victims for Affiliate Payoffs

Scammer King now Spamming Scam Victims for Affiliate Payoffs

March 24, 2010, 12:22 pm



The "RipOff's" are no relation to Ed Magedson

Whoa – what a scam this is: I was just sent this spam from Ed Magedson, who is promoting (IMHO) this rip-off scam for anyone who wants to be duped yet again.

Now backup, let’s review the data about Magedson before we go any further. I wrote him up before, but his RipOff Reports’ apparent strong-arm tactics needs a ‘fresher.

Here’s the top ten Google results on Ed Magedson – do your own research, come to your own conclusions:


Ed Magedson – Consumer Advocate

Ed Magedson created RipOffReport.com. EdMagedson.com was created by friends of Ed Magedson as a way to let victims know, Ed is real, he is human, …

Ripoff Report – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ripoff Report is a privately-owned and operated website founded by consumer advocate Ed Magedson. The Ripoff Report has been online since December 1998 and …

ezripofflawsuit.com IC Talent, IC Talent Inc, IC Talent scam, IC …

The Rip Off report. com and other sites are run by criminal Ed Magedson who wants to extort your money! Extortion and racketeering charges filed!

Stop Ed Magedson

Track Ed Magedson — – Post and Read Information On Where Ed Magedson Is. 2, 3. Ed Magedson Lawsuits — – Post and Read About Lawsuits Against Ed Magedson …

GoodBusinessBureau.com

GoodBusinessBureau.com “We investigate and only list reputable companies with GOOD business practices”. This website is currently being updated for 2010. …

Forum Consumer Information and Personal Finance: Ed Magedson

We are a small business that has been hurt by Ed Magedson. Ed claims that he is there to help consumers but all he cares about is feeding his out of control …

Ed Magedson Rip-Off Report 2.00

Jan 4, 2010 … Ed Magedson Rip-Off Report 2.00 – A free downloadable E-Book for consumers to have. This exposes the real truth behind Ed Magedson and the …

Ripoff Report: Ed Magedson- Owner Ripoffreport Allowing fired llc …

Mar 11, 2010 … Ed Magedson- Owner Ripoffreport Allowing fired llc. members to slander me and my companies. Tempe Arizona.

ED MAGEDSON/RIPOFF REPORT Complaints – SLANDER CENTRAL THE REAL …

Feb 19, 2010 … ED MAGEDSON/RIPOFF REPORT Complaints: SLANDER CENTRAL THE REAL RIP OFF IS ED MAGEDSON. Online Scams.

Ed Magedson Extortion Fraud $20000 REWARD!

Ed Magedson wouldn’t let Federated post rebuttals on his sites, badbusinessbureau.com and ripoffreport.com, so they created their own to tell their side of …

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Now, here is the spam Ed sent me today (note that all the links in this email are affiliate ones – meaning good old Ed gets some money every time someone pays to use the service):


Dear Consumer,

Thank you for taking time to file a complaint with Rip-Off Report in the past. We value the information you help to provide about companies you feel are not meeting ethical business standards and practices.

At Rip-Off report, we do our best to help consumers just like you. If your complaint involves a monetary transaction over $500.00, then we have a referral to a solution that may help you get your money back. We endorse a third-party program called BitterBuyer.com that can assist you in recouping your funds. If you are interested in learning more, please click on the link below to see if you qualify for their program.

BitterBuyer.com is a Rip-off Report Verified Safe Business.. a business you can trust.

Visit BitterBuyer.com if you ever get ripped off with a credit card charge or a bank charge.

http://www.bitterbuyer.com/

Complete the short form to ensure that your data is captured. Click on the LINK that says Do I Qualify?

http://bitterbuyer.com/assistance.html

Best thing about it, they don’t take any payment from you until the money is recovered.

We recommend them because we know they are good honest people.

Ripoff Report Verified Status benefits consumers by assuring complete satisfaction and confidence with member businesses. As part of Verified Status, this company has committed to “doing whatever it takes to make things right with our customers” ..if there was ever a problem..

This program also includes a commitment to Rip-off Report Corporate Advocacy Business Remediation and Customer Satisfaction Program. A program that benefits the consumer, assures them of complete satisfaction and confidence when doing business with a member business.

NOTE: You should know, that Rip-off Report does not usually do mailings like this, but, because we have had experience with the people providing this service, we decided to only contact those of you who have filed a complaint with us in the past..

That being said.. Even though we recommend BitterBuyer, we are not affiliated with them and are not legally responsible in the event you receive less than satisfactory results from any company that is a Rip-off Report Verified Safe business .. What you do have, is the security knowing, a member business has to answer to Rip-off Report.

Sincerely,

ED Magedson – Founder

EDitor@RipoffReport.com

www.ripoffreport.com

[This email is spam because I did not opt-in for any newsletters or other mailings from Ed or his Ripoff bunch to my knowledge. And there was no opt-out at the bottom. It was a straight spam email. See the CAN-SPAM act. You know he is getting blocked after this one…]

Last, but not least, read this link from SEO MOZ’ legal eagle about Ed and his RipOff bunch:


SEOmoz | The Anatomy of a RipOff Report Lawsuit

is that Ed Magedson has indirectly told you that he is responsible for ….. Ed Magedson is responsible for a huge loss of business for my company since 2003. …. Proof of ROR’s SEO tactics violations on Google’s terms of service.3. …

SEOmoz | Accusations that Rip-Off Report just an Extortion Business

I think that was dumb on behalf of ED Magedson to have done a stupid mistake …. The ROR listings can’t be so strong that a good SEO couldn’t drive them to …

SEOmoz | RipOff Report Responds: You Be the Judge

One is a sworn statement by Ed Magedson. The other is a sworn statement by a long-time …. Do you guys think the SEO community’s representation of Ripoff …

And that’s all I have to say about Ed Magedson and his RipOff. Make up your own mind, come to your own conclusion.

But I tell people to go file your complaint on the dozen-odd other complaint forums rather than Ed’s. There’s a great deal more support from the communities there for whatever scam you were involved in. Using a third-party to try to get your money back is almost as effective as the BBB (who has a success rate of less than 50% refunds if you get anything at all.) Don’t throw good money after bad.

Check out my Get Your Self Scam Free book and lessons above and learn how you got scammed – then decide what you need to do about it.


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RipOffReport.com - Ed Magedson Complaints - Defamatory material and fake complaints and published such slander on their site, without checking of the

RipOffReport.com - Ed Magedson
Posted: 2008-10-02 by James Cuzo

Defamatory material and fake complaints and published such slander on their site, without checking of the legitimacy of such complaints.

Complaint Rating:
Company information:
Ripoffreport.com
PO Box 470
Altamonte Springs, Arizona
United States
Phone: 602-359-4357
ripoffreport.com

Ed Magedson of RipOffReport.com is a WANTED criminal that extorts individuals that have posted on RipOffReport.com and legitimate companies for money and he may be operating one of the biggest criminal enterprises ever created on the Internet and it is being perpetrated by a group of criminals with a track record of fraudulent activity. For more ground breaking information on how he operates his fraudulent scheme, please visit The Bureau of Ethical Internet Commerce, www.ezripofflawsuit.com and www.bad-business-rip-off.com

The public is being warned NOT to post anything on RipOffReport.com or BadBusinessBureau.com. Ed Magedson, founder of RipOffReport.com is a convicted criminal. DO NOT take part in his fraudulent activities. It is against the law for ANYONE to use and promote ANY company without the company's written permission. RipOffReport.com does not tell you that postings can't be deleted and YOU CAN BE SUED for doing it!!!

RipOffReport.com has received defamatory material and fake complaints and published such slander on their site, without checking of the legitimacy of such complaints. Ed Magedson is also known for adding fake complaints on his website at ripoffreport.com & badbusinessbureau.com. He clearly likes to show his ways of editorial control and fraudulent activities. Consumers should not judge any company based on postings at RipOffReport.com because they are not checked for legitimacy & accuracy.

One company said in a statement last August that it sued Ed Magedson of Ripoffreport.com and obtained a $10 million default judgment against him. Ed Magedson, however, has yet to pay them any money.(see news report click here)

The public is being warned NOT to post anything on RipOffReport.com or BadBusinessBureau.com. It is against the law for ANYONE to use and promote ANY company. RipOffReport.com does not tell you that postings can't be deleted and YOU CAN BE SUED for doing it!!!

There is a BIG financial reward for information being offered on the whereabouts of Ed Magedson of ripoffreport.com. So far, he has been impossible to trace. According to information obtained from the Florida Department of Corrections, Edward Magedson, FDC offender #865906 and founder of ripoffreport.com & badbusinessbureau.com has been listed as a FUGITIVE. (see doc, click here)

As per detectives hired, the following information was obtained...

- ED MAGEDSON DRIVES A 1986 PONTIAC.
- ED MAGEDSON’S DRIVER’S LICENSE IS NOT VALID.
- ED MAGEDSON DOES NOT HAVE ANY UTILITIES UNDER HIS NAME.
- ED MAGEDSON HAS NO RESIDENCE UNDER HIS NAME.
- ED MAGEDSON HAS A FEW LAWSUITS OUT OF FLORIDA AND DIFFERENT STATES IN THE US.
- ED MAGEDSON HAS A FEW UNSATISFIED JUDGEMENTS AGAINST HIM.
- ED MAGEDSON IS IN HIDING!

Ed Magedson was previously arrested on the following charges...

- Marijuana possession & paraphernalia, (see doc, click here)
- Check fraud (see doc, click here )
- Assault & Battery (see doc, click here)
- Default Judgment $30, 041.21, (see doc, click here)

Ed Magedson Extortion Fraud $20,000 REWARD! Child Molester

I went through the web and put together this very small site. It lacks the capabilities to post with multiple links, but I'm working on that. I just can't believe people could buy the drivel spouted by some of Ed's defenders. All of the evidence is there for anyone to see for themselves; court documents, write-ups in the paper and letters generated by Madedon himself.

Ed Magedson wouldn't let Federated post rebuttals on his sites, badbusinessbureau.com and ripoffreport.com, so they created their own to tell their side of the story. I might even volunteer to rework it for them. Ed uses his websites to extort money from honest businesses in return for testimonials from Ripoffreport.com.

I can prove to you that what I have said is true; I have found proof of everything that the bad-business-rip-off.com site says. While Magdeson's site is full of unsubstantiated claims and allegations, these other sites produce court records and legitimate publications covering a story. In addition, the only place you find complaints on Federated is on Ed's Site whereas there are multiple sites filled with accusations about Magdeson, his company and some of his associates. Do you honestly think these businesses are getting together to put out false information on Ed? Why are so many diverse individuals who have no contact with one another reporting the same kind of problems?

I don't know what kind of person Steve Miller is, I've never met the man or spoken to him. When however, did it become permissible in this country to extort,slander and lible a person's business,because we didn't like their personality?

Here is a rundown on the information I have accumulated so far.

It appears Magedson is a troubled individual whose past is littered with a pattern of law enforcement interventions, documented by incontroverted evidence, including:

arrests (http://www.bad-business-rip-off.com/legalproblems.html)(http://www.bad-business-rip-off.com/rap1.html)(http://www.bad-business-rip-off.com/rap2.html)

absconding (fugitive warrant http://www.goodbusinessbureau.com/absconded.html)(http://www.ezripofflawsuit.com/)

law suits - News reports and legal documents of judgments - so much for his claim that he has never lost a lawsuit (http://www.bad-business-rip-off.com/judgment.html)(http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-25-2003/0001989115&EDATE=) (http://www.goodbusinessbureau.com/rap4.html)(http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/docket/civil/caseInfo.asp?caseNumber=CV2004-021685)

extortion (http://www.beiconline.com/index.htm)(http://selectyourgifts.com/ripoff.html) (http://www.beiconline.com/company.htm)(http://www.bad-business-rip-off.net/hycite.html)

Run out of town (News source) (http://www.bad-business-rip-off.com/piggy-bank.html)

undue influence on public officials resulting in judicial censure (http://www.bad-business-rip-off.com/eviction.html)

Ed is reported to consort with convicted pedophiles, extortionists, and other criminal elements. How many decent people do you know that associate with these kinds of people? (http://www.beiconline.com/ezbc_ripoff_criminals.htm)
(http://www.beiconline.com/ontherun.htm)

FBI Report - currently trying to obtain original document. In a recent report and in the process of giving out information on fugitives Robert and Pamela Kirchman, Ed Magedson was mentioned as a possible co-consirator in colusion with the Kirchmans to extort money from businesses via a website scam. Anyone with information on the wherabouts of any of these individuals is encouraged to contact the FBI in Staunton Virginia

Here is how Federated's involvement with the badbusinessbureau unfolded:
In 1999 a client had a misunderstanding with Federated. Instead of contacting them directly they posted a complaint on Ed's site. Another complaint was posted in 2000

Miller posted rebuttals to both complaints but Ed modified the report by removing the response to the complaints - you can see the reports for yourself as they originally were posted before Ed modified them by removing the rebuttals. (http://www.bad-business-rip-off.com/earlyoriginal.html)

Shortly after Magedson removed the response to the complaints he contacted Federated with an offer to post a positive report. It would cost $5,000 up front, plus a monthly monitoring fee of $1,500. They refused his shake-down and more complains began appearing on his site. The complaints all have the same grammar and spelling problems and sound suspiciously as though they were written by the same author - Ed Magedson!

In 2004 Federated filed a lawsuit against him. In response he offered to give Federated a good testimonial for 'a reduced fee $2,500 up front and a monthly monitoring fee of about $125 a month. At that time he told them ... The normal cost for the amount of Reports you have would be about $9,000 and much more of a monthly monitoring fee...An investigative Report by Rip-off Report...would be a very positive one, turning all the negatives into a positive. Anyone would want to do business with your company. You will wish there were more Rip-off Reports on you, ...NO joke..."

Also in 2004 Miller attempted to deliver personal service on him in relation to the law suit against him, but Ed is in hiding. Finally, a determined agent was able to locate him and had to drive 250 miles into the desert of Arizona to make delivery. He did not appear for the court hearing, so what is HE hiding. Federated was willing to face all allegations in open court.

In the meantime, other companies have had similar problems with Ed and his badbusinessbureau Rip Off scam. See if you notice a pattern.

Hy Cite Corporation fell victim to the extortion demands. They refused to write the $50,000 check to pay Ed off and instead filed suit in Arizona where he claims to do business. They won a $30,000 judgment against him which he has neither appealed nor paid a dime on.

Alyon Technologies Inc. of Wisconsin, filed suit in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the High Court of Justice, Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis where Ed set up his phony corporation in an effort to avoid lawsuits. The court of this foreign government awarded Alyon Technologies judgments totallying $10 Million in damages. Needless to say he has neither appealed nor paid on that judgment either.

When a disgruntled customer posted a complaint on a car sales company he mentioned, in passing, that he had also received a printed flyer from selectyourgifts.com. The gift certificate offered a free gift just for visiting the car lot. This man never ordered anything from selectyourgifts.com, or paid any money to selectyourgifts.com. Ed seized upon this comment however as a way to extort money from yet another company. They tried on several occasions to post rebuttals, but they were removed. They did speak with Ed however and were told that if they paid $5,000 the report would be amended to reflect a positive outcome, the car dealership however could not even buy themselves out of a bad report as Ed has admitted he 'hates car dealerships'.

Yet Ed himself has admitted in at least one newspaper article, "Taking money from businesses that bureaus are supposed to watch is a conflict of interest...

Ed Magedson won't let anyone post rebuttals on his sites, badbusinessbureau.com and ripoffreport.com, so the affected businesses have created sites of their own as a forum to post their side of the story.

Federated (as well as many of these other businesses) serve tens of thousands of people and their track record is exemplary.
See some of these other websites:
http://www.beiconline.com/index.htm
http://www.ezripofflawsuit.com/
http://selectyourgifts.com/ripoff.htlm
http://www.goodbusinessbureau.com/
http://sleazereport.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=5
http://www.rip-off-bad-business.com/served.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/050105/078507.html
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/releas...elease_id=78507
http://finance.lycos.com/qc/news/st...1722_IWR_078507
http://www.planetfeedback.com
http://www.complaintstation.com
http://www.advisoryservicesinc.com/board/?topic=topic1&;msg=100
http://www.auctionhints.com/message/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=8049
http://www.senac.com/forums/13432/bin/740.htmlhttp://www.senac.com/forums/13432/bin/719.html
http://www.advisoryservicesinc.com/board/?topic=topic1&;msg=94
http://www.advisoryservicesinc.com/board/?topic=topic1&;msg=102
http://www.thecomplaintstation.com/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi/Forum/Subtopic/TopicID=2659/SubtopicID=00052388/firstrecord=0/finalrecord=14/http://invisiblematrix.net/blog/archives/000423.html

RIP OFF REPORT owner Ed Magedson charged with RICO - Racketeering in Phoenix Federal - Child Molester

Racketeering Charges Filed! Conspiracy and Racketeering (RICO) proceedings as well as claims for defamation and invasion of privacy are being issued against Ed Magedson owner or RIP OFF REPORT and Bad Business Bureau - under a Federal Court in Phoenix Arizona. The warrant has been issued against Rip Off Report, Bad Business Bureau - owner Ed Magedson for the operation including the sites: ripoffreport.com, badbusinessbureau.com, and a number of countless other “consumer advocate” sites being orchestrated by the extortion consortium. Ed Magedson operates his illegal extortion scam under the guise of “consumer advocacy” sites - to force innocent companies into paying him to take down his dirty posts. Currently 28 Attorney Generals and 17 Federal Prosecutors throughout the U.S. are pursuing Ed Magedson and the rip off report. Known to draft court service notices since 1992 (long before he started this extortion operation), rewards of up to $50,000 have been offered for his whereabouts. If you do a key word search under “Ed Magedson” you will see his shady past.

But the legitimate companies are not paying. Currently there are almost 100 court cases pending against Ed Magedson – including a judgement against ED for Ten Million Dollars - under the courts of Nevis where he has hosted his websites in the past.

Ed Magedson and the Rip Off Report EXPOSED in a WSVN Fox News Television Report! Click here to view!

USA Today issues warning that bloggers are inaccurate forms of information. For more information click here.

Here are just a few of the sites you will find when you do a keyword search in google using the phrase “Ed Magedson”.

Learn more about Rip Off report extortion: Click here: http://www.bad-business-rip-off.com/

http://www.goodbusinessbureau.com/

http://www.fight-back.us/11-16-04--F...st-records.htm

http://www.ezripofflawsuit.com/

Join the Class Action Lawsuit – Against the Rip Off Report

The tide is turning. A group of more than 130 companies have joined together in a class action law suit and are leading the charge against RIP OFF REPORT Ed Magedson and his group of strong armed criminals. Instead of each company having to fight the battle alone, the class action law suit has organized many companies and individuals including Walmart, Verizon Wireless, Pizza Hut and more who have been targeted by this extortion operation.


* If you have posted on the site and have been solicited for money we would like to hear from you.
* If you have seen a Ripoff Report posting and decided not to work with a company or do business with a company because of what you have read on one of these sites please let us know about your story.
* If your company has been victimized or attacked on the Ripoff Report we would like to hear from you.

If you are a consumer and you are researching a company you should be skeptical of anything on these sites. Instead visit official government sites such as the BBB, or the FTC: website to check out a company, and you will not be drawn into the web of deceit created by these criminals.

File your complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01

News 1-23-06

BREAKING NEWS:

DEFENDANTS: Ed Magedson, Xcentric Ventures, LLC, Ripoffreport.com, Bad Business Bureau.com

“IT IS SO ORDERED. Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction are denied.”

January 18, 2006, Charles R. Norgle, District Judge

This decision by a Federal Judge clears the way for business, that have been the target of Rip Off Report - Ed Magedson’s extortion racket, to sue, shut down and jail Ed Magedson and his collaborators.

Facts in Evidence:

“Visitors must register with Sites, by providing identifying information such as name, email and street address in order to post comments. Defendants sell this information to law firms seeking to file class action lawsuits against companies. In addition, discovery has revealed that Defendants sought to enter into a business relationship with the law firm of…, which holds itself out as a firm, which ‘prosecutes class actions throughout the United States...’ Defendants proposed to refer clients to this firm, and attempted to negotiate a fee of $800,000 per year for this service. Defendants referred clients (information) to one of these (law) firms and actively solicited the business of another.”

In one case, the website (Rip off Report) posted more than 110 “complaints” from consumers. Investigation proved that only 11 of these postings were actually from customers. The balance of 99 reports was made-up by members of Rip Off Report staff.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Rip Off Reports - Ed Magedson, the criminal extortionist behind RipoffReport.com

PUBLIC NOTICE:

First, go to: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb313997.htm

You will find out about the Internet extortion scam which IC Talent and ICA productions and the owner of the two companies have been victim of going back to 2003/2004.

WATCH CHANNEL 7 REPORT:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHAcf1fYknE
NOTE: The report dates from 2005, before the racketeering charges were filed against magedson and his sites.

The defamation about IC Talent and its owner was likely perpetrated by a competitive unlicensed modeling/acting school which saw their business tremendously diminish 8 years ago when IC Talent, a licensed Institution in the State of California opened up. Desperate to see how good and legitimate a business ICA/IC Talent is, IC Talent’s competition realized that they could not compete at a fair business level. So they decided to slander the licensed institution and its owner cowardly and anonymously on the internet. Unfortunately, once you have fake complaints on ripoffreport.com, magedson who owns and co-owns more sites, starts optimizing the posts, adds more of his own and then asks you for a lot of money to remove them. Read about our story above and if this happens to you: A) Do not respond to ripoffreport postings, it will only rank up the defamation B) Do not try to negotiate with magedson, he will charge you extortion money you cannot or do not wish to pay.) You can’t sue someone who moves all the time, has no assets and has servers in China! You will just spend thousands of dollars for nothing like the IC Talent Institution did.

Ed Magedson and the Law:
Marijuana possession & paraphernalia, (click here)
Check fraud (click here)
Assault & Battery (click here)
Default Judgment $30,041.21, (click here)

ED MAGEDSON IS THE MAIN SUSPECT IN A FBI INVESTIGATION ALONG WITH HIS EXTORTION SITES: RIPOFFREPORT, BADBUSINESSBUREAU, ETC…. INDEED, RACKETEERING CHARGES ARE BEING FILED.
Conspiracy and Racketeering (RICO) proceedings as well as claims for defamation and invasion of privacy are being issued against ed magedson, again the owner of ripoffreport, Bad Business Bureau etc…


ICA, now ICA Productions and the IC Talent licensed acting school in the State of California and its owner are not only victims of Ed Magedson’s extortion scam on his own sites, HIS EDITORIAL CONTROL GOES BEYOND HIS SITES:

BEWARE OF OTHER SITES WHICH MAGEDSON OWNS AND MORE SITES WHICH HE USES IN AN ATTEMPT TO AD CREDIT TO THE DEFAMATION ON RIPOFFREPORT.COM MAGEDSON FILLS OUT “FORUM” LIKE “POSTINGS” ON SITES SUCH AS: scam.com.

Scam.com may be a site where people unload their anger or dissatisfaction, yet, to my surprise, after I contacted them, they removed magedson's link and defamation! It gives them a lot of credibility in my eyes because they apparently check on the legitimacy and veracity of the postings on their site. Other legitimate sites such as mamapedia.com, topix.com and backstage.com, which magedson attempted to post on, after verifying the source, removed the defamation. If you go to any of the sites I just mentioned and search for IC Talent or ICA, the magedson slander was taken out. The only sites where the defamation perpetrated by magedson remains are his own.

Exposing the racketeering:

This next site, owned by a different company than IC Talent is the most thorough and delivers a powerful message of caution against extortion, defamation and slander:

Go to:
http://www.reportsripoff.com/ripoffreportscam.php

This other site owned by another company than IC Talent used our site and created their own. The "swiney" result speaks for itself:

Go to:
http://www.ripoffreportisgoingdown.com/


IC Talent's owner also owns ICA productions. She is a producer, an animal activist, a business owner and a teacher and she is not the only person who wishes to warn the public against the ripoffreport site owned by ed magedson:

The Pheonix News Time” wrote a whole article about the extortionist:
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2007-02-01/news/the-real-rip-off-report/


Also go to:
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/5688546/The-virtual-mafia-ran-by-Ed-Magedson-and-his-racketeering-operation-called-Rip-Off-Reportcom

http://selectyourgifts.com/ripoff.html


Another site put up by an Ed Magedson victim:
http://stopinternetdefamation.blogspot.com/


Next is a company (Mini Vacations), which was also the victim of the extortion site. Under the pretense of getting an authorization from corporate for the release of funds to pay off magedson they managed to obtain a written demand of extortion by magedson:

EXTORTION EMAILS FROM MAGEDSON TO MINI VACATIONS:

http://www.reportsripoff.com/images/extortion/MVrip.JPG
Notice how magedson the extortionist indicates shamelessly to Mini Vacations:
"""WE FEEL THAT AN UPFRONT FEE OF $7,500 SHOULD BE REQUIRED, MADE PAYABLE TO BADBUSINESSBUREAU.COM FOR ANY OTHER SUBSTANTIATED RIP-OFF-REPORTS THAT COME UP IN THE FUTURE, THERE WILL BE A $50.00 CHARGE AND WE WILL NOTICE YOU BY EMAIL THAT A REPORT HAS COME IN. WE WOULD ALSO ASK AFTER ALLREPORTS ARE PROPERLY UPDATED THAT AN ADDITIONAL DONATION BE MADE TO BADBUSINESS BUREAU OF $3,000 WHICH WILL PROMOTE TO CONSUMERS AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE AND WILL GUARANTEE MUCH MORE IN GOOD WILL AND ADVERTISEMENT THAN THE MONEY PAID"""
http://www.reportsripoff.com/images/extortion/ripoffdelete.jpg
Notice how he indicates after writing some faux concerns for Mini Vacation' s customers:
""DO NOT FORGET TO SEND THE WHEEL BARREL WITH THE DISCUSSED CONTENT. ONE BARREL FULL WILL BE SUFFICIENT"""
Once a company pays up, there is no limit. Imagine $50 every time magedson removes/alters posts while he is the one writing them!


Google: ed magedson, you will find valuable sites like this one:
http://blog.ripoffreportrevealed.com/

Here is more, Federal Financial, a company which owner spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to locate Ed Magedson and get him arrested:
http://www.fight-back.us/11-16-04--Federated-Financial-Magedson-arrest-records.htm

http://www.bad-business-rip-off.com/coward.html

Some companies managed to sue the ripoffreport federally and won, but ed magedson moves all the time, never removed the defamation, his servers are in China (!) and because he has no assets, he never paid up!
http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-25-2003/0001989115&EDATE

Judgment:
http://www.alyontechnologies.com/about/11262003.pdf


ED MAGEDSON DRIVES A 1986 PONTIAC.
ED MAGEDSON’S DRIVER’S LICENSE IS NOT VALID.
ED MAGEDSON DOES NOT HAVE ANY UTILITIES UNDER HIS NAME.
ED MAGEDSON HAS NO RESIDENCE UNDER HIS NAME.
ED MAGEDSON HAS A FEW LAWSUITS OUT OF FLORIDA AND DIFFERENT STATES IN THE US.
ED MAGEDSON HAS A FEW UNSATISFIED JUDGEMENTS AGAINST HIM.
ED MAGEDSON IS IN HIDING!



IN JUNE 3RD 2004 WHEN THIS SITE FIRST CAME OUT, ED MAGEDSON IMMEDIATELY ADDED A FAKE COMPLAINT TO THE COLLECTION HE POSTED ON HIS SITE ABOUT IC TALENT, THEN PART OF ICA, ACCUSING US OF BEING A SIMILAR COMPANY TO ONE OF THE FRANCHISED MODELING SCHOOLS.
"Our companies ICA productions and IC Talent would love to sue and we have spent over $100,000 in private detective fees attempting to find magedson, along with huge attorneys' fees." says Goldnadel.
However, magedson and his sites are protected by the same law which keeps pornographic sites harmless when people post inappropriate comments. Such law states that a site is not liable for content written by another party. Helene Goldnadel and ICA productions/IC Talent know for a fact that magedson not only published "complaints" on his sites, which veracity he did not check, but he additionally made up his own posts.
Such editorial control is against the Law. Furthermore, editing the defamed party's responses and charging money for such responses is racketeering AND ASKING FOR MONEY TO REMOVE DEFAMATION IS EXTORTION.
All of magedson's victims are looking forward to the day when his computers are seized by the FBI and it is then proven that he posted the defamation and slander. Once your competition and/or a previous disgruntled employee start the defamation, it is really easy for magedson to pick up from there, achieve ranking on Google by optimizing the now, numerous “posts” and then... Ask you for money.
WARNING: IC Talent and ICA (International Creative Artists) wish to warn individuals such as disgruntled employees or competitor type of businesses, seeking to harm IC Talent, ICA and or its owner, and/or employees, and/or graduates, by posting defaming comments on magedson's site. All the companies and individuals suing magedson and his shaddy extorsion business will eventually have access to information pertaining to the identity of the parties who posted the slandering, defaming comments. Including of course magedson himself, his employees and partners. Such criminals will be sued to the full extent of the Law.
As I am updating the links on this site which was created in 2004, I will share that I am one of the IC Talent employees with a family to feed and a deep love for children and the film and TV industry. As I am putting this text together for Helene and the company, I decided to sit with her in order to get a sense of how she feels about the magedson extortion scam which has been haunting her for years: Helene Goldnadel is the kind of person who keeps on going no matter what is done to her, because she knows she is in the right.
"I would never have collided with this character if it weren't for the anonymity of the Internet", says Helene Goldnadel, the owner of ICA and IC Talent. Ed Magedson isn't anybody I would ever have had any type of contact or conversation with. Magedson has no skills, no education. All he has is those sites and within his racketeering business, there are about ten business owners and individuals who pay him off monthly like the cyberspace “garbage collector” he is. It is incredible to think that, years ago, magedson would have been sitting on the curb with a cup in hand, yelling at every person going by and calling them names.
Now someone like him can do it on the Internet and attempt to get paid for it. Not by me", says Goldnadel, "I did nothing to that man, I don't know him and he on the other hand does not know who I am and he doesn’t care how hard I work in order to empower our children and talent. I catch myself at times regretting not having negotiated a monthly amount with him like those ten businesses that are keeping the racketeering alive. I then realize that I just couldn’t support extortion. I, unlike magedson have to look at myself in the mirror every morning and notwithstanding the signs of aging outside, I have to like what’s inside. I’m a person of integrity and honor, says Goldnadel, ultimately, a higher judgment will prevail".

Important links about ed magedson and ripoffreport.com:
(More business owners and companies’ testimonies of his “shake down”, extortion and racketeering business.)
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/5688546/The-virtual-mafia-ran-by-Ed-Magedson-and-his-racketeering-operation-called-Rip-Off-Reportcom
http://board.hostingtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=1315
http://www.reportsripoff.com/ripoffreportscam.php