1271, Report:
#27841
Posted Date:
Aug 24 2002
Consolidated Media Services ripoff, deceptive, witholding pertinent info until it is too late. the business that doesn't give a dam Atlanta Georgia
CMS called me one day to offer this "great deal" on magazine subscriptions, for only the cost of shipping. At first it sounded good until I added up what it would cost over the 3 to 4 year span they stick you with as compared to just getting subscriptions from the publishers.
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Entity
Consolidated Media Services, Atlanta, Georgia, 1
Categories: Media
1272, Report:
#27462
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2002
Consolidated Media Services ripoff scam liars Atlanta Georgia
Basic telephone call that said that we have this deal of a lifetime for magazine subscriptions. Said that if you enroll you get some free gift and that they would send documentation to describe what they were selling and that you would have ten to fourteen days to decline the offer....
Entity
Consolidated Media Services, Atlanta, Georgia, 1
Categories: Media
1273, Report:
#27369
Posted Date:
Aug 19 2002
NSS Magazine Service Center Rip Off with unauthorized charges Stamford Connecticut
About three months ago I was working 3rd shift and sleeping during the day. A telemarketer called. Her opening statement was "Hello is this Barbara _________?" I reply, "yes." She then asked, "Do you live at _________, in _________, AR -----?" I replied, "yes."She then proceeded to ...
Entity
NSS Magazine Service Center, Stamford, Connecticut, 1
Categories: Media
1274, Report:
#26827
Posted Date:
Aug 13 2002
Consolidated Media Services ripoff and also gave or sold my information to other companies consumer fraud ripoff Atlanta Georgia
In November, 2001, I signed up with CMS to begin a magazine subscription service. In about two months, I began getting my magazines, plus about 6-7 other magazines which I did not want. i called to try to cancel them, but they said that the magazines were "complimentary" and there...
Entity
Consolidated Media Services, Atlanta, Georgia, 1
Categories: Media
1275, Report:
#25073
Posted Date:
Jul 22 2002
NSS magazines ripoff consumer fraud ripoff New York New York
This company charged almost $100.00 on my debit card for three separate magazine subscriptions and I have never evn heard of them. After finding this out I tried calling the numbers on my statement and it was a computer generated voice telling me that it could not process my request...
Entity
NSS magazines, New York, New York, 1
Categories: Media
1276, Report:
#24730
Posted Date:
May 02 2003
National Magazine Exchange sent FREE Maxim Magazines (I'm a woman) Won't stop! I requested they do! corruption Clearwater Florida
I was sent a flyer saying " thank you for answering our survey Questions, we are sending you a free year subscription to Maxim magazine. I had the wed address at the time and canciled the order. They responded that it is canciled. But keep sending the magazine to me. I don't know...
Entity
National Magazine Exchange, Clearwater, Florida, 1
Categories: Media
1277, Report:
#24085
Posted Date:
Jul 06 2002
CMS Consolidated Media Services or MOS mags ripoff Atlanta Georgia
My scam took place when i starting looking at my bank statements I realized that MOS then they changed their name to cms had been charging me 58.20 for a subscription that i did not authorize
so i futher investigated it and found they had a direct withdrawel put on my account fr...
Entity
CMS Consolidated Media Services or MOS mags, Atlanta, Georgia, 1
Categories: Media
1278, Report:
#23880
Posted Date:
Jul 02 2002
Consolidated Media Services ripoff evil dirt bags Atlanta Georgia
I recieved a call from consolidated media services. I was told that I am not up to date with my account and I need to pay for June and July. I told him that I wanted to cancel. And he told me that I would have to pay a 20% cancelation fee, which would be about $168.00, and the mag...
Entity
Consolidated Media Services, Atlanta, Georgia, 1
Categories: Media
1279, Report:
#23873
Posted Date:
Jul 02 2002
Consolidated Media Services Magazine Trap deceptive company Atlanta Georgia
I too was suckered into ordering magazines from CMS. I was told over the phone that I would be paying a total of 4 "easy" payments of $58 for four years of magazine services when in fact I would be paying close to $700. Fortunately the do not tell you this until after it is too la...
Entity
Consolidated Media Services, Atlanta, Georgia, 1
Categories: Media
1280, Report:
#23432
Posted Date:
Jun 26 2002
Consolidated Media Servies ripoff: the take your money but give you nothing Atlanta Georgia
CMS called me in my dorm some time in early January and asked me, a nieve college student with the promise of seven magazine subscriptions for 30 dolars a month, in accuality they wer billing my checking account 66.71 a month.
I told my parents about my decision and they told me...
Entity
Consolidated Media Servies, Atlanta, Georgia, 1
Categories: Media