Worldwide Rebates reviews and complaints

For a $40.00 Visa card on a WD Hard Drive from Worldwide Rebates:

Option one: Take the first offer to receive rebate right away and they take 10% off the top, or
Option two: Wait for the full amount on a Visa card to arrive in the mail.

I took option two.

It has been three months and nothing. I have called several times to check on it. Today I was told there is 'no record' of me having called in the past and that that they never received my submissions that I had been very careful to do correctly.
She talked over me so that I could not say anything.
She challened me to remember the name of the person I had previously talked to.
In the end, I gave up and now have a bad taste in my mouth regarding rebates.
I believe that I was scammed because I didn't accept their first option so they could make the money off of my rebate.

I purched a Acer Monitor back in March, 2010. I was told that I would receive a rebate if I mailed in all required documents which I did. Never recived my rebate. I tried emailing the company at the email address below but never received a response after six tries. I purchased this item based on the fact that I would receive a rebate. It is a scam!

Tracking Number: [protected]
Rebate Offer: Get $30.00 **MIR** On Acer X233Hbid 23" Widescreen HD LCD Monitor - 1920 x 1080, 40000:1 Dynamic, 5ms, HDMI, DVI, VGA, Tilt Moun
Rebate Item : Acer X233Hbid 23" Widescreen HD LCD Monitor - 1920 x 1080, 40000:1 Dynamic, 5ms, HDMI, DVI, VGA, Tilt Mount, Black
Rebate Item UPC number(s) : [protected]
Rebate Award: $30.00
Service level Basic: $0.00
Final Award: $30.00

I submitted a rebate request to WorldwideRebates.com. They require that you register online and obtain a tracking number, which I did (#[protected]).

Their rebate terms indicate it can take 10 weeks to hear a response. My rebate paperwork was submitted on [protected]. After waiting the appropriate time period and not receiving a check, I sent an email to their customer service department. I received no response, I emailed the company again. They responded to my second email with a statement listing the applied for rebate and a status link. The link only took me to the rebate form. I assumed this meant they were working on the rebate. After no status I emailed them a 3rd time copying the email with the dead link. They responded asking I call them.

Upon calling them I was informed that they claim they never received my paperwork and now it is too late to send it since so much time has passed. I tried to explain to the agent (Lynn) that I did send the paperwork and had a copy of everything I sent and that had the company responded to my first email this rebate would not have expired. Lynn said it doesn't matter I am out of luck. I asked to speak to a manager and she refused to transfer me. I then asked for the full name of her company and she refused.

This company clearly seems to be in the business of cheating people out of their rebates. They ignored my attempts to contact them and now purport that they have no responsibility to honor the rebate.