Scam alert

[kevin7]

www.olivacigar.com is the official Oliva site





www.olivacigars.com is owned by that scum TBScigars.kom

Be aware of who you do business with. Read past history for a history lesson if you are unaware of tbscigars scumbaggery


K7

[heftysmokes]

Thanks for the info K7. The bastard even used the same color scheme so if you didn't know better and read the tiny print at the bottom you wouldn't have a clue.

Classy move by a classy guy.

[Bkcloud114]

What a fuckin scumbag.... thanks for the heads-up Kevin

[nhcigarfan]

I'm surprised by the effort but not by the scumbaggery

[tampacigargirl]

Thanks Kevin! I'll check with Oliva and see what they have to say about it.

[Hugh Jorgan]

A website designed to deceive.

[kevin7]

Thanks Kevin! I'll check with Oliva and see what they have to say about it.

Thanks a lot ,I suspect something is rotten here. If not and Oliva approves it they just lost a lot of respect I have for them as a company

[CoventryCat86]

What a bag of shit this guy is.

[sprangalang]

Thanks for the info. Rat bastids.

To TBSCigars:

But I do love those Oliva O's.

[FunkyCold5]

Did anyone try to contact Oliva site and make sure they know this? There has to be some legal consequences for doing this.

[basil]

Did anyone try to contact Oliva site and make sure they know this? There has to be some legal consequences for doing this.

Re-read the thread bro.

[FunkyCold5]

Hmm. Normally the 4th post is my limit before I reply. I may have to extend my tollerance to read up to 5 posts next time.

Re-read the thread bro.

[Quint]

Thanks for the heads-up Kevin.........

[tampacigargirl]

Just to give you guys an update. The legal dept at Oliva Cigars is aware of this site and are investigating what actions can be taken.

[drew_goring]

Just to give you guys an update. The legal dept at Oliva Cigars is aware of this site and are investigating what actions can be taken.

[ggiese]

Just to give you guys an update. The legal dept at Oliva Cigars is aware of this site and are investigating what actions can be taken.

Well, lemme see... If Oliva tells Eric to pull that site down, it should be a no-brainer... If Eric refuses, I doubt he'd do very well unless he had product to deliver...

[hex1848]

Eric has informed me that he has been given permission to use this domain by Oliva. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt unless some other facts come to light.

Registering domain names with a trademarked word to sell a product is actually not that uncommon. I actually own several myself but have been given permission to use them by the owner of the trademark.

I should have jumped on this sooner but I've been busy with work.

We are done with the flame wars this year.

[hex1848]

I did a little bit of investigating.

http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.olivacigars.com

That domain has an interesting history. It looks like it was fujipubs, then it when to Oliva, and apparently it's now Erics.

I'm not sure if it's always been there or not, but the www.olivacigars.com does clearly state that it is not the manufacturer, just a retailer on every page and provides contact information for the manufacturer.

[Desert Rat]

Just to give you guys an update. The legal dept at Oliva Cigars is aware of this site and are investigating what actions can be taken.

Eric has informed me that he has been given permission to use this domain by Oliva. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt unless some other facts come to light.

Registering domain names with a trademarked word to sell a product is actually not that uncommon. I actually own several myself but have been given permission to use them by the owner of the trademark.

Why would the Oliva legal department be investigating legal action if Eric has permission?

Makes no sense.

[tampacigargirl]

Don't know, the rep could have just told me that to get me out of my snit...