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Ordered from an e-mail I received from BEST FRIEND who received from 'Chaplain MIKE TUMMILLO' who supposedly has a church called The Church @ Work out of Stephenville, Texas.When I received my order there was no receipt, A postcard telling me it would send me refills in 14 days., Not to mention future chargers or amount of the refills. Once opened and it didn't work correctly I searched through all I received to contact someone to no avail. I googled (should have done first) and found everyone else had same problems. Bank account being charged. cannot contact company...etc. I even tried to go back to the original e-mail and click link again but, I assume since I had already ordered the "LINK" took me to another brand of Ecig. WHAT A RIP OFF! SEE BELOW...He writes his e-mail/article very well to just 'HAVE RAN ACROSS IT THE MORNING HE SENT IT. Oh, but did I mention...he writes daily, has his own radio show. It seems to me he earns a living getting paid for God knows how many site domains, click this link, etc...a lot seem to be ones he's created.. ..All in the name of the church? PLEASE...
EMAIL I REC'D FROM FRIEND >>>>FROM MIKE
From: Michael Tummillo [mailto:[protected]@our-town.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 12:00 PM
Subject: Do YOU know any smoking Christians?

Do YOU know any smoking Christians?
(This message was ONLY sent to 19 friends... so far).
I was taking an evening stroll when I came upon a friend - a godly minister's wife - who was doing yard work with a cigarette hanging from her lower lip. Embarrassed of being "caught" (as if I cared), she quickly "hid" the cigarette behind her back while we exchanged greetings, smoke rising up behind her head.
I was the first one to walk out of a theater once and there, standing on the steps outside, was a godly man - a local church deacon - who almost swallowed his cigarette when I called his name and approached him. I couldn't help but wonder if his smoker's breath was keeping him from praying with others in his church or hindering his ministry in some way.
I have smoking friends and smoking relatives, people who love Jesus but hate that they smoke and hate what it does to their health and their finances. Though I cannot recall his name, I recall having read about a well-known evangelist who said the best evangelism tool he had in his home was an ash tray (we have one on our porch). I was told that C.S. Lewis smoked a pipe. Not sure about that one. I've also read that Rick Warren has ash trays in the lobby at Saddleback for the not-yet-redeemed (yeah, right).
Let's be gracious; smoking won't send anyone to Hell, but it DOES make 'em smell like they've been there.
Though I have never smoked, there WAS a time when I was spending 50 cents a day on Coca-Cola. That was $130 annually (even more these days). With a baby and wife at home, after I did the math, I decided I needed to save cash. I bought a large thermos and bring iced tea to work with me. Habit kicked.
Let's not discuss poor dietary habits. I won't go there! In Texas, tobacco-chewing Believers are easy to spot as well (the ring on the hip pocket is a dead give-away). Now, I realize some addictions are hard to quit, and I DO believe the we can be delivered from addictions through deliverance ministry. Though most Christians do not seem to believe this, however, I have stumbled upon something I truly believe could prove helpful.
Before I tell you what it is, please agree do NOT be predictable and bombard me with negative eMail messages about "contributing to their delinquency" and "causing my brothers to stumble." You smokers who are wanting to quit or, at least, spare yourself from dying of horrible lung cancer, or having stinky clothes and yellow teeth and finger nails, send some of the money you'll be saving to support the work of The Church @ Work if you find you are actually saving some, OK?
My son is a smoker and he and his family hate that he is. He's cut down but he would admit he's still not quite in control. After having been addicted to crack, not to mention all manner of illegal things, these days, I'm just glad to have him alive! I saw the following LINK this morning. I was thinking about my son and started thinking about all the wonderful Christian folks I know who might be able to save their own lives, stop helping Satan 's efforts - and save money, too - if they knew about this. Click the LINK below. If it interests you, and you buy it, let me know how it works for you.
I will not be held liable for your decision to use this product. If you do so, it's because you're an adult 18 or older and you are making the decision on your own. There. That's my disclaimer. I encourage you to watch and read all the news reports and short video clips on the site before making a decision to buy. By the way, I earn NOTHING from the sale of this product. My sole motivation is to alleviate the embarrassment and apparent hopelessness I've observed in so many Christians wanting to be free from this addiction. Maybe this will help some taper down and eventually quit.
Say a prayer of thanks with every puff. Pray for me while you smoke. Some of you will wind up doing LOTS of praying in the process and THAT is a great habit to get into.
You who love a smoker, after you check this out, why not pool your resources and bless a loved one with this alternative? It might keep them around longer.
Now, if there were only an electronic pizza!
PASS IT ON!
http://www.ecigsadvisor.com/ecigs-review.php?keyword=ablw1
Thoughts?-----END OF E-MAIL.

Once he was contacted(by my friend) he was very flippant and rude.
ATTACHED EMAIL RESPONSE;
From: Michael Tummillo [mailto:[protected]@me.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:32 PM

Subject: Re: Do YOU know any smoking Christians?

Sorry to hear about this but I guess those are the risks of doing business online. I've had identity rip-offs at least 4 times.
I feel her pain. I don't think it was the cigarette thing so much as making herself vulnerable online. It SURELY had nothing to do with me, as you know.

Blessings,

Mike

It seems quite obvious he is receiving monies from this SCAM! My account was charged without my knowledge and costs me 335.00 in overdraft fees! I have canceled debit card...WHAT A HASSLE to say the least. And yes, Thank You Lord I caought it in time!

SHOPPER BEWARE OF WOLFES IN SHEEPS CLOTHING! PHOTOS ATTACHED

Oh, and Mike no worries...I won't hold you liable, but, just maybe some one else will!

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shannondoug
Redding, US
Jan 16, 2010 10:25 am EST

I was just scammed to. Ordered a free smoke fifty-one e-cig on 12-30-09. All I needed to do was pay the $9.95 shipping. Within two weeks I was charged 99.12 and sent a box of cartridges in which I didn't order. When I called the company, they said I had agreed to that when I ordered the $9.95 cigarette. I said I most certainly did not. They refused to take back the product. They said it was past the return time. I called my bank immediately, they temporarily reversed the charge and will investigate the situation. DO NOT ORDER ANYTHING FROM THIS COMPANY. IT IS A SCAM. (SMOKE FIFTY-ONE IS A SCAM, SMOKE FIFTY-ONE IS A SCAM, SMOKE FIFTY ONE IS A SCAM)

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shannondoug
Redding, US
Jan 16, 2010 10:44 am EST

SMOKE FIFTY-ONE IS A SCAM. DO NOT ORDER THIS PRODUCT. THEY WILL ADVERTISE IT AS BEING FREE-YOU PAY SHIPPING. THEY WILL STARTING CHARGING YOUR CARD AND SENDING YOU PRODUCT.

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kdenyt
Flint, US
Jan 22, 2010 10:35 am EST

I only use a pre-paid card for this very reason. To cancel your order: [protected]. This is so nasty-I wanted to STOP smoking not injest just nicotine. Good Luck.

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kdenyt
Flint, US
Jan 22, 2010 10:37 am EST

yeah-they say just pay the 9.95 shipping. Well i still have the envelope it came in-postage was 2.43

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kdenyt
Flint, US
Jan 22, 2010 10:44 am EST

I use a Netpend pre-paid card. After 15 days they send you a card with your name on it -it's a mastercard. It sucks a little because they charge a 1.00 for every transaction and it cost about 4.00 to activate it-but I only use it on line-when I see something I want to order I put just that amount of money on it-it keeps me from being screwed by these scams-they can TRY to charge me but there won't be any money there!

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kdenyt
Flint, US
Jan 22, 2010 10:48 am EST

Sorry-I'm a Christin and I smoke. Don't be a judgemental ###.