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Chenal Brands
Develops, acquires, and distributes new media projects, particularly films and screenplays in the horror, action, and science fiction genres.
The website for Chenal Brands http://chenalmedia.com/ appears to be a website connected to French energy producer Total Energy.
"Anyway, as was mentioned previously, the Chenal Media website is actually the Total S.A website. Check the source code of the page (view-source:http://chenalmedia.com/). It redirects to http://total.com/en. So does http://www.chenalco.com/"
http://www.blagnet.net/2013/11/18/my-review-of-kleargear-com/
The Ripoff Report has provided more details.
Tom Riskin of Inhaniel and listed as a Chenal Media investor is mentioned here: http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/prnewswire/search?q=Tom+Chenal and had created a report profile here http://www.slated.com/people/13599/
The photo listed as Tom Rifkin has been stolen. According to Wikpedia this is Professor Kurt Remele and is licensed CC-BY-SA-3.0, which means using it without attribution is illegal.
Megan Torcher another excecutive of Chenal Media and Chenal Brands is another identity created with a stolen photo. The photo of Megan Torcher is actually a picture of German business womam Manuela Better
http://www.pfandbriefbank.com/en/the-company/management/manuela-better.html
![]() | Will Bermender - Executive Chairman at Chenal Media; CEO at Chenal Brands; WILL BERMENDER 7122 OAKLAWN DR SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229 United States Phone:+2105192025 ![]() | ![]() |
KlearGear.com
Will Bermender
(214) 432-7923
Havaco Direct, Inc is a Delaware corporation.
File Number: 3745438 Incorporation Date / Formation Date: 12/29/2003 (mm/dd/yyyy) Entity Name: HAVACO DIRECT, INC.
Entity Kind: CORPORATION Entity Type: GENERAL
Residency: DOMESTIC State: DE
REGISTERED AGENT INFORMATION
Name: THE COMPANY CORPORATION
Address: 2711 CENTERVILLE RD STE 400
City: WILMINGTON County: NEW CASTLE
State: DE Postal Code: 19808
Phone: (302)636-5440
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In 2007 it was found that Havaco Direct Inc attempted to hijack the officeplayground.com website by registering officeplayground.net and then redirecting to the Kleargear.com website.
http://www.udrpsearch.com/naf/1045845
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"Due to a recent dispute filed with your credit card bank in connection with your Order #29296 on 11-Sep-2012, you now owe an additional $50.00 per our Chargeback/Dispute Policy that you agreed to at the time of your purchase (available here: http://www.kleargear.com/help.html). If you do not pay this fee within 30 days of the date of this notice, your delinquent account will be forwarded to our collections firm, credit bureaus TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax, and you will owe an additional $500.00 Collections Fee per our binding sales contract.
To pay this fee, please fax a copy of both sides of your credit card to our Legal Department at (210) 745-4210 and reference your Order #29296. Alternatively, you may send a check to us at the address below.
We regret that we must charge this dispute fee, however your dispute violated our sales contract and was premature and without merit. Once again, please be aware that should you dispute your chargeback fee or later cancel a check payment you will incur additional chargeback and collection fees.
A copy of this message is being provided to your credit card bank in connection with this dispute and the related chargeback dispute fee. Whether or not you cancel your dispute with your credit card bank, this dispute fee is not refundable.
Please be advised that you will not receive another notice regarding this debt before your account is forwarded to our collections agency.
Regards, Stephen Gutman Legal Department KlearGear.com, Inc.

(248) 488-7888
Stephen L. Gutman
40950 Woodward Ave Ste 350
Bloomfield Hills, MI48304 (313) 393-7560Fax (313) 393-7579
Fishman Group Attys
248-258-8700
Gutman PLLC PO Box 250517 Franklin, MI 48025 Phone: (248) 488-7888 Fax: (248) 809-4049 e-Mail: sgutman@gutmanpllc.com Stephen L. Gutman | The Fishman Group - Attorneys 40950 Woodward Avenue Suite 350 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 Office: 248-743-6070 Fax: 248-743-6002 |
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