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STC charged against postpaid which I terminated last year

Dear Concerns,

Please check as there are some unused rated events against one of my old mobile number [protected] (Account # [protected]). Since it was in use of my driver, who left me last year during end of June. And after that i never had any hint about it. And I wasn't reminded from STC as well for the pending amount & activated VAS. I visited Branch today to acquire a Smart Phone, when I collapsed with this trouble. Kindly wave me off all unrated events & provide me with the actual Billed Amount. I'm a regular user of STC, you can evaluate my billing history of [protected].

My Iqama # [protected]

Looking forward to hear from you urgently.

Thanks & Regards,

Wahaj-Ul-Samad
+966-[protected]
+966-[protected]

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STC deduction of 10sr every week

Dear sir,
I have a mobile number [protected]. For the last one month, 10 SR every week deduced from my mobile card. If any unwanted internet application is ON, plz OFF it and Kindly stop this deduction.

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Sep 22, 2010 5:01 am EDT
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mob.no [protected], prepaid money diappears, after one minute
local call example sar 10 gone.

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IBRAHIM LODI
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Jun 04, 2012 2:41 am EDT

i m a sawa service user.my name is ibrahim lodi mobile number is [protected]. every day deducted from my balance sr40 halala.i m very much fed up and stop to recharge i just want to unsubscribe if anything subscribe to my mobile please followup this matter
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c h hamza kutty
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May 17, 2012 7:55 pm EDT

My Mob.No.[protected], prepaid.Money disappeared in two times at RO 10/- each One was a week before and one is today [protected]) at 1'o clock.A message is coming as, service reply: The last call is RO 10/- The balance is ...Pl check what is the fault.

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hasan raza
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Oct 25, 2011 8:20 pm EDT

i received msgs.from sawa regarding discount for family & freind itry tocall 1500 or 902 but no reply i could not understand this ### service which waisting our time

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zakkiradil
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Nov 13, 2010 11:26 am EST

my.mo.no:[protected]_without call everyday take 1.30 halala

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STC mobile phone harazment

I am a house wife residing in yanbu saudi arabia now more than 1 month a stupid is always calling to my mobile and distrubing me when i want to complaint this?

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Mar 11, 2013 5:33 am EDT
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helo my Samsung phone missing
I am work at Riyadh batha

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STC 10 rial deduction

i have stc sim on my celphone and it always deduct 10 rials every week even thought i have not call pls eliminate this in my celphone thank you

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Oct 27, 2020 11:54 pm EDT

We have the same problem, how you solved it?

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Dec 30, 2012 7:17 am EST
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Dear all
am not from stc customercare but just to help u all to get rid of losing money once some for all send blank msg to 800828
u will recieve a msg by the same no showing u to which service u have subscribe to suppose there are 3 or 4 or 5 services
all will be mentioned by serioal no
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send the serial no means suppose u want to unsubscirbe from service no 2
write 2 and send to 800828
by this way get rid of all the services and save ur money
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STC load deductions

i do not know why my cellphone load was always deducted well in fact iam not using it.please stop deducting unnecessarily your robbing me in broad daylight. they are always deducting 10riyals.so the tendency do not load more than 10.please stop this scam...

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Dec 17, 2012 2:18 pm EST

pleas dont deduct my load.i dont want to any g

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muhammadishaq
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Dec 17, 2012 2:15 pm EST

i do not know why my cellphone load was always deducted well in fact iam not using it.please stop deducting unnecessarily your robbing me in broad daylight. they are always deducting 10riyals.so the tendency do not load more than 10.please stop this scam.

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STC fake lottery calls

Today 27/11/2012 at 5:00pm i got a call from [protected] . a person named IMRAN called me up saying that he is calling from STC services & saying that i have won 200.000SR in lottery.he was also saying that cross check the no on your sim i.e 8996601 than called back .i told him iqma no but than i find it fishy than i asked him some cross questions on the authenticity of draw than he said the same thing as previous compliantent have reported.than i disconnected the call .i think he might have understood that i am not going to trap easily.so, friends beware of these types of fake people & don t gave any of your personal details..

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Gaz natan
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Nov 05, 2013 12:20 pm EST

I was scam by name mohammad ali an indian guy and he use number mobile [protected] I lost 3, 150 saudi riyals and i gave my iqama number too please any advice to any one. Im worried now maybe they will use my iqama number for bad works,

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munsif
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Sep 12, 2013 8:38 am EDT

I too get a call from [protected]

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STC stealing my money through my prepaid mobile.

I am receiving a SMS from http://m.ar.ksa.skill2thrill.com and immediatelySR12& SR 5/- is deducted from my balance in two times,
when I check in my STC -SAWA site this amount is not appearing, but the balance in my mobile shows less this Amount.
Kindly de-activate this swindler from my way. My Mobile No. is [protected].

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Apr 03, 2013 5:30 am EDT

i am experiencing the same...how to stop this?

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STC unwanted payment

Dear Sir,
I have a problem with my Internet Bills in the last two months my compensation are only SR592 when I go to STC Olaya Branch to settle my payment I was amazed that my payment is now SR1776 and I ask them why I need to pay this huge amount the only thing that STC owe me is SR592 for two months. When I calculate SR1776 it is consuming of 6 months. I need to disconnect this due to transfer of residence.
The other payment shows on my SAMBA SADAD is now SR1, 184 and now this is 4 months charge.
As per my contract my monthly payment is SR296 and the credit limit is only SR1000 if I exceed this amount it will automatic disconnection.

I already paid last July 4, 2012 before going on vacation with the amount of SR740.40 here I attached the payment receipt.

Here are my STC information:
Iqama No. [protected]
Service No. [protected]
Account No. [protected]

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edbar
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Aug 01, 2012 6:58 am EDT

Everyday deduction to my mobile account ([protected]) load about 0.40 halalas with no reason and unexplainable since 6 months ago. Please stop this and be considerable to all consumers.

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Junaid Soomro
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Aug 25, 2012 6:03 am EDT

Please do theses steps
send STOP to 86677
make sure all are capitals STOP
its dedect 0.75 halal for unsubscribe but InshAllah after that your problem has been solved.
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mohamed elwaan
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Aug 10, 2012 5:01 am EDT
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my cellphone no [protected] every day you are deduct from my balance so pls stop this deduction pls do some thing thank you no nead your servece

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STC please answer my complain?

Please answer my complains?good day Sir/Mam please verify my won prizes 200, 000.00 riyals plus two lock riyals to visit visa from U.K...this is true Sir/Mam or scam?because company give it to me last due 11, 850.00 riyals.Please please please...answer me now?thank you so much..this is true or no?

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Aug 09, 2012 1:22 pm EDT

good day sir,
im won 200.000.00 riyal here in saudi arabia and two lakhs riyal from saudi telecom company here..and this my last requirments 11, 850.00 riyals.please verify this promo before i give this big amount...this is true sir or no?please help me?he say to me after i pay my last due.ill get my complete reference number from al rajhi bank here in saudi arabia?please verify this promo prize if this is true?
because im a normal person...thank you so much...god bless you sir

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My dear friend... this is totally fake.i got same phone call yesterday evening and lost my 1800SR by giving 6 recharge voucher of each 300SR...This is one of cheater group..hack your MYSTC account ID login..and cheat you.
plz plz plz Abuse him badly and ignore him.

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STC deductive my money

Dear Sir,

I am receiving a SMS from http://m.ar.ksa.skill2thrill.com and immediately SR 12/- after that SR 5 is continue deducted from my balance,
when I check in my STC -SAWA site this amount is not appearing, but the balance in my mobile shows less this Amount.
Kindly de-activate this swindler from my way. My Mobile No. is [protected]

Regards,
CK

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Nida shahid
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Sep 21, 2012 3:42 am EDT

i have the same problem can anyone help me?

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In Olaya the STC internet connection is really slow. I asked then to change the cabina. Since it is very old. They said they cannot do that. Please increase the speed of our internet.

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STC stealing my money thru my prepaid mobile

am receiving a SMS from http://m.ar.ksa.skill2thrill.com and immediately SR.4/- is deducted from my balance,
when I check in my STC -SAWA site this amount is not appearing, but the balance in my mobile shows less this Amount.
recently i stop my mobile number from own account from face book but still deducted from my account till now
Kindly de-activate this swindler from my way. My Mobile No. is0505246109

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Dec 30, 2012 7:20 am EST
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Dear all
am not from stc customercare but just to help u all to get rid of losing money once some for all send blank msg to 800828
u will recieve a msg by the same no showing u to which service u have subscribe to suppose there are 3 or 4 or 5 services
all will be mentioned by serioal no
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send the serial no means suppose u want to unsubscirbe from service no 2
write 2 and send to 800828
by this way get rid of all the services and save ur money
remember me in ur prayer
Majid Ali0535537645/Farrukh Khan

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STC deducting 1.30sr

Everyday, I received a message from my samsung mobile with stc no. [protected] and they deduct 1.30 sr, not only that, i'm recieving also a message from 802600 and almost 6x or more I received everyday. Yesterday I decided to send a tex message stating unsubcribed then send to 802600, then I started to received a message stating the I requesting to terminate my samsung mobile service, coming from this unknown email ad - h. [protected]@gmail.com.
Please help me to stop this kind of messages.

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Dec 30, 2012 7:19 am EST
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Dear all
am not from stc customercare but just to help u all to get rid of losing money once some for all send blank msg to 800828
u will recieve a msg by the same no showing u to which service u have subscribe to suppose there are 3 or 4 or 5 services
all will be mentioned by serioal no
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send the serial no means suppose u want to unsubscirbe from service no 2
write 2 and send to 800828
by this way get rid of all the services and save ur money
remember me in ur prayer
Majid Ali0535537645/Farrukh Khan

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I need puk code for aboue no, two days ago i leave sudia and now in pak but when i insert my stc number it's say enter puk code but i don't know i have imp.. Number in that sim.

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STC I paid my last month balance 600sr

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my name is i. mujiburrahman ibramsha, my username/home no [protected].. account no:[protected]... my balance is 710 sr, this account no bill I already paid 600sr, again you are sent me same like that, please check my account no [protected]... I have a proof my last payment bill... payment date, 23/05/1433 (h)-15/04/2012-09:01pm... reference no [protected]... please clarify my account and send me my new balance amount as soon as possible,

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May 03, 2012 7:35 am EDT

Get over it

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May 02, 2012 9:47 am EDT

You make no sense. Learn to type English

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STC every week they are deducting 5sar

Every week 5SAR deducting from my mobile. i have visited the local STC to correct but they couldnt do. i want to know why they are deducting.

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Dec 30, 2012 7:28 am EST
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Dear all
am not from stc customercare but just to help u all to get rid of losing money once some for all send blank msg to 800828
u will recieve a msg by the same no showing u to which service u have subscribe to suppose there are 3 or 4 or 5 services
all will be mentioned by serioal no
1.
2
3
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5
send the serial no means suppose u want to unsubscirbe from service no 2
write 2 and send to 800828
by this way get rid of all the services and save ur money
remember me in ur prayer
Majid Ali0535537645/Farrukh Khan

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STC 10 sar getting deducted every week

Hi,
On every week start i.e Saturday morning, 10 SAR get deducted from my mobile.
Till date I have already lost 60 SAR.
My mobile number is [protected]. I have not activated any special services and neither I had received any sms relating to any service getting activated on my number.
I tried to contact 902 customer care, but no one picks the phone which is absolutely terrible.
I tried STC outlet and they were unable to help me as they did not understand the problem.
Request you to please check and deactivate any such service on my mobile.
Regards,
Kamran.

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SHAKIR ALI
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Mar 23, 2013 8:06 am EDT

Salaam Alaikum
Please call customer care on 902 listen the option carefully or read your last messages carefully...one by one which you received from SAWA centre.
I also faced this problem before... i lost so much amount but finally I come to know that customer care person can solve this problem.

SAWA Centre option = [protected]

Best Regards,
Shaker Ali

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noushadannarthodi
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Nov 24, 2012 2:40 am EST
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Hi,
On every week start i.e Saturday morning, 10 SAR get deducted from my mobile.
Till date I have already lost 60 SAR.
My mobile number is [protected]. I have not activated any special services and neither I had received any sms relating to any service getting activated on my number.
I tried to contact 902 customer care, but no one picks the phone which is absolutely terrible.
I tried STC outlet and they were unable to help me as they did not understand the problem.
Request you to please check and deactivate any such service on my mobile.
Regards,
Noushad.

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STC fake message

Dear Sir,
Every week I got the same message "You are still registered to the STC Facebook SMS service" from SP30466 follows number and deducted SR.3.00 riyal from my account. So, can you please SP follow all messages and numbers SP 30466 block to the number . kindly deactivate for the fake message center and blocked for all the SP followed all message. please please deactivate the service as soon as possible.
Please deactivate the service from my SAWA Mobile number : +[protected]

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Apr 11, 2011 9:33 am EDT

Dear Sir,
Before I was received SMS everyday from SP follows number and got the message "You are still registerd to the STC Twitter SMS service" and deducted SR. 3.00 riyals from my account, but last time i was compliant to the complained board and still we didn't get the message and no deduction from my account. Today i got the same matter message from SP30477 follows number and deducted SR.3.00 riyal from my account. So, can you please SP follow all messages block to the number . please please deactivate the service as soon as possible.
Please deactivate the service from my SAWA Mobile number : +[protected]

Update by Water2011
May 11, 2011 10:29 am EDT

Dear Sir,
today we got another message "You are still registered to the STC Facebook SMS service" from SP30477 follows number and deducted SR.3.00 riyal from my account. So, can you please SP follow all messages block to the number . please please deactivate the service as soon as possible.
Please deactivate the service from my SAWA Mobile number : +[protected]

Update by Water2011
Jul 29, 2011 4:44 pm EDT

Dear Sir,
Today we got another message "You are still registered to the STC Facebook SMS service" from SP30466 follows number and deducted SR.12.00 riyal from my account. So, can you please SP follow all messages block to the number . please please deactivate the service as soon as possible.
Please deactivate the service from my SAWA Mobile number : +[protected]

Update by Water2011
Jul 10, 2011 3:53 pm EDT

Dear Sir,
After a two months later today [protected]) we got another message "You are still registered to the STC Facebook SMS service" from SP30477 follows number and deducted SR.3.00 riyal from my account. So, can you please SP follow all messages block to the number . please please deactivate the service as soon as possible.
Please deactivate the service from my SAWA Mobile number : +[protected]

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edgardo merelos
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Mar 31, 2012 12:00 pm EDT
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Good Day,
Please stop the messages to my mobile number [protected], every time i reload my phone, there are always messages coming The Last Call Cost 5saudi riyal, 1.30 sr in the morning, 0.40sr and 0.80sr in the afternoon.I am one of your subscriber so please help me so your costumer will continue using your STC NETWORKS.

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STC is the worst telecommunication company I've ever seen or heard of. There is no one to listen to your complaints as I tried to get into the head of STC or complaints, asked many of the STC staff who failed to help resolving my problem with no success. The reply was that the chairman of the STC has no time to meet customers.
I once have returned an STC product that was received from two of the STC staff who were supposed to have cancelled a year agreement. That never happened and after receiving a bill after another many of STC personnel kept advising me to pay the bill and everything will be refunded back to me once the issue is solved. Nothing has been solved and after paying a sum of 2600 SR I still have received two other bills of over 600 SR each. This sounds fake but believe me its true. This is stealing and forgery isn't it?. A friend told me I shouldn't have paid anything from the start as no one has any right to bill me anyway. I have certainly made a mistake because I believed those people who sounded very helpful over the phone and willing to resolve the situation without being decent enough to say we cannot resolve it. My next step is to refer to the police for a court action.
My email address is basilabdi@doctors.net.uk

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Apr 11, 2011 9:38 am EDT
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have you tried texting back "stop" or sometimes "help" and they will give you a number to call to deactivate it. Hope it helps.

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STC deduction of mobile charges

my mobile number is [protected] daily there are some SMS services sending SMS to my mobile and deducting 2 SR everyday i.e 0.8 halala per message .I am fed up of this problem
Please unsubscribe all such services .like 816649 and many other unknown numbers

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Nov 27, 2011 5:34 pm EST

WE ARE RECEIVING WRONG CALLS FROM MOBILE NUMBER [protected] ON OUR MOBILE PLEASE CHECK THIS NUMBER AND CONTACT US AT [protected]

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Apr 16, 2012 11:07 pm EDT

my mobile number is [protected]. Daily there are some SMS services sending SMS to my mobile and deducting some amount of money everyday. Please unsubscribe all such services. To the top of this I cannot I cannot use it. Always I get respond: You have not Service. Please solve this problem

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STC fraudulent company

I first began researching stem cell treatment after an accident on October 21, 2009 that left me with a spinal cord injury. I found many companies on the internet that claimed to give effective stem cell treatments. To avoid scams, I reached out to as many medical tourism companies in the United States as possible. In January of this year, 2010, I found the International Medical Tourism Group website. I sent them an email requesting assistance with finding a reputable company overseas that would provide me with the best stem cell treatment. On Sunday, January 24, 2010, I received an email response from case manager, Julia Chen. In her email, she informed me that the International Medical Tourism Group partners with the best stem cell centers in China and South Korea. She also provided me with information on a company called STC Life stem cell research institute. Julia attached a medical evaluation form for me to fill out and asked me to send her my MRI/CT. She told me that this information would be used to inform the doctors of the condition of my spinal cord. After they reviewed the MRI, Julia said that the doctors would then tell me if I could expect recovery from treatment at their center.

I was then referred to Frank Choi and his position was Director of BBN / STC Life Co. He became my new primary point of contact and the person who was responsible for all correspondence for STC Life Co. He explained to me through numerous emails that STC Life Co. is the best in Korea regarding stem cell treatments and that they are the only legit company in all of Korea to do stem cell treatments for spinal cord injuries. He also sent me reports and videos of previous patients that have received treatments who have had major improvements. They portrayed themselves as the best in the business with the best results and the most experience. We discussed umbilical cord stem cells and we (myself, Frank, and according to Frank, the doctors) all agreed that they would be best for my condition. Frank told me that the cost of umbilical cord stem cell treatment is normally $20, 000, however, I could get the treatment for $15, 000 if I booked my appointment before the end of May. Frank told me that each needle injection that I received would have between 20-30 million umbilical cord stem cells. Overall, Frank assured me that while the doctors could not guarantee anything, they were confident that they could get me up and standing with this treatment. Frank told me that most of the procedures would be performed in the Konkuk University Medical Center to “avoid any potential complications such as, infection.” All I had to do now was raise money and book a flight to go to the STC Life Co for treatment.

On Tuesday, June 8, 2010, we arrived at the Incheon airport. We met Frank Choi and they (Frank was accompanied by a man who drove us in an ambulance) took us to the hotel for check in. The original hotel reservations was made by Frank Choi at a higher rate then we had booked the same hotel on the same day. Frank Choi was upset that there were two reservations for the same hotel but we still checked in and went to our room. Frank came with us and we had a brief discussion. Frank said that Brian Kim would be our new point of contact. We were a little concerned however, Frank told us that he would still come to our appointments for treatments with us. Frank then told us that he was leaving to give us time to get rested up. He said that he would be picking us up the next day at 11am and then he left. As soon as we (myself, my wife, and my mother) settled into our room, I received a telephone call from Brian Kim with STC Life. Brian said that he was going to pick us up the next day for my first day of treatment at 9am. That evening Frank Choi sent me a message on skype. I asked him to confirm the time of pick up for the next day. I explained to him that Brian had called and told me that he would be picking us up at 9am and not 11am. Frank assured me that the correct time was 11am. He then said that Brian would be picking us up but he would also be joining us on that first day around 12noon.

On Wednesday, June 9th (my first day of treatment), Brian came with the same gentleman in the ambulance from the day before to pick us up. Brain Kim said that he was very new. He had only been with STC Life for about 4 months. He said that he is a Chinese medical doctor however, he is only licensed to practice in Canada. Brian also said that he is the director of international affairs with STC Life. When we arrived at the facility we noticed that the name on the building and inside the office was Seoul Cosmedi Spa. It was not a clinic or a hospital at all. We went to their meeting room.We had a meeting with the doctors and company representatives. They showed us a video of a lady who received treatment and a few spinal cord cases that they had treated. Brian attended the meeting with us and while Frank had never showed up, based on all of the information I had received (before and after arriving in Korea), I felt comfortable moving forward with this company for my stem cell treatment and we paid them $15, 000 in cash. After we made our payment in full, things began to change and the lies and finger pointing began to unfold.

All of the cases and videos that were showed to us was at a different facility, different doctors, and were created in 2005, 5 years ago. All of the treatments I received were at the Seoul Cosmedi Spa facility. I never went to any clinic or hospital. The number of stem cells changed. The doctor and Brian told me that I would now receive only about 8 million umbilical cord stem cells per injection. I was given a document to sign in Korean. Brian Kim said that it was a consent form to match my cells to the cells that they had. I was the only patient there. When I received my first injection, I noticed 1st the color of the stem cells was clear not red. The nurses did not wear any gloves. My mother and wife had to continuously request that they wear them. The nurses did not speak English. I was given normal saline in an IV and a spinal injection. There was never any pain medication or numbing topical applied on the areas that I received needles . During treatment, while the doctor was preparing for my spinal cord injection, a man who worked for STC came into my room and began yelling in Korean. He then made a call on his cell phone and walked over to the door where he proceeded to speak very loudly on his cell phone until one of the nurses walked over and closed the door on him. (We have video of all of this.) After treatment, I experienced a fever that evening.

The next day, we told them that I had experienced a fever and they said that a previous patient had experienced something similar to that before and he developed herpes sores around his mouth however after a few days everything was fine. There was never any formal neurological progress checks nor any general medical checks for improvement. The doctor that performed my injections originally said that she did not speak English however towards the last few days we noticed that she spoke good English when she wanted to. During times that we asked questions about my improvement, she only wanted to speak in Korean, which forced Brian to translate to us. Towards the last few days, Brian and the doctor that we had been seeing seemed to no longer have answers to any of our questions concerning the things that Frank had told me prior to coming. They told me that Frank did not work for STC Life and if Frank told me anything different concerning my treatment, I would have to speak with him directly. Frank never showed up to our first meeting. I did receive a message from him on Skype on June 10th saying that he had to go to the hospital to be treated for herpes zoster. Frank never attended any of the meetings we had with the doctors or other directors of STC to confirm everything that was said during email. We did not see Frank Choi again until our last day, June 16, 2010, when we were headed to the airport.

I do not see how this was the state of the art facility in the video that was sent to me or showed to me when I finally arrived in Korea. Being the only patient that was there in the entire clinic makes me question the validity of the whole company. Overall I did not see the professional company that was originally presented to me. I expressed all of my concerns once I returned home but they have been ignored. I still have not received any improvement. I am fearful that they may have given myself and my wife herpes. I am also concerned that they may have given me another compound. They have taken my money and now I am concerned that they are a fraudulent company that preys on victims with severe injuries.

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