Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 10:22 PM

Subject: Rip-off Report...We are being sued, because of our efforts as we protect your rights.

You just filed a Rip-off Report or a REBUTTAL against a Company or Individual on www.ripoffreport.com.

We hope you were helped in some wayor will be in the near future.  Unfortunately, we now need your help so we can be here for you and for others in the future. We are doing everything in our power to avoid having to charge for filing a Report, Rebuttals or for researching a Company or Individual in the future.  Please read below to better understand more...

Urgent Message From
www.RipoffReport.com
badbusinessbureau.com

Dear Consumers, victims of a Rip-off:

We need your help at this critical time to keep this web site freely accessible to the public. We know that you and hundreds of thousands of other consumers are using our web site to monitor the development of fraud and unprincipled businesses around the globe.  Over 1 to 2 million viewers a day on average.

Because of our efforts to provide a forum to fight fraud and corruption, we have incurred and are incurring unmanageable and substantial legal fees in many states as we protect your rights  to free speech. We are being sued because of the Reports that have been filed by consumers who have been ripped-off.   WE will NOT and do NOT ever plan on revealing those of you who file Reports!

PURSUING THOSE WHO VICTIMIZE YOU, THE CONSUMER... our absolute dedication to consumers and victims worldwide

You may have read about the many highly publicized government actions against Alyon and Wilhelmina Scouting Network to name just a few. These companies, along with others, were brought to national attention because of postings on Rip-off Report.com and now we are paying the price. These culprits have targeted us for legal action, employing such tactics as filing multiple SLAPP-styled lawsuits and "cooking up" even more lawsuits against us, forcing us to spend money on what seems to be endless legal fees across the nation. These lawsuits that have been filed have no merit and we feel confident they will be dismissed by the court, but first must be addressed and paid for. (One of several lawsuits filed by Wilhelmina Scouting Network / Trans Continental Talent has recently been dismissed in Florida .) We wish to stress to you that once we take a position on a company, we realize that we place our business in jeopardy, but it is as a result of our absolute dedication to consumers and victims worldwide. These unethical attacks by unprincipled attorneys have been characterized as efforts to "paper us to death," which is a reference to their efforts to deliberately force us to spend our valuable time and resources responding to these baseless charges.

BUSINESSES ARE MORE DEVIOUS THAN EVER

In these unsettled economic times, unprincipled businesses are more devious than ever in finding ways to defraud the public, and the demands on us are greater than ever. Additionally, our web site is now getting more than a million to two million hits a day, and our hosting costs have increased dramatically. Your help is urgently needed. I hope we can count on you at this pivotal time.

We have barely been able to meet the overhead required for the operation and maintenance of the web site, and those costs are growing everyday. Additionally, security for the valuable information database needs the highest protection. The bottom line is that contributions from the public and charitable foundations have not generated enough funds to support our work. Now ,  the additional legal expenses may severely affect the operation of Rip-off Report.com .

AS FOUNDER OF Rip-off Report.com, I AM DETERMINED TO KEEP THE SITE FREE.. NO AMOUNT OF MONEY IS TOO SMALL!

As a user of this web site, if you appreciate the content provided and would like to see this public resource continue, I am asking that you do all you can to help -- today. Please don't say to yourself that others will give, .and you don't have to. Also, no amount is too small, send what you can, please.

We have been urged by many business professionals to charge the consumers to access Rip-off Report. But we have refused  to do so. As founder of Rip-off Report.com, I am determined to keep the site FREE.

PLEASE HELP US NOW!

Here is what you can do: Remember, YOUR DONATIONS are NOT TAX Deductible

If you would like to help us with our legal expenses, send contributions one of several ways to:

Jaburg & Wilk, P.C.
c/o Rip-off Report Legal Defense Fund
PO Box 310
Tempe, Arizona 85280

OR.

Please make the largest general donation you can afford to help with general monthly expenses to:

badbusinessbureau.com
P.O. Box 310
Tempe, AZ 85280

OR.

You can make a NON-Tax deductible donation right now by credit card using PayPal  <http://ripoffreport.com/donations.asp>.