51, Report:
#1424855
Posted Date:
Jan 24 2018
The Oprah Magazine and Hearst Communications Billed me for a subscription that I never ordered. I paid reluctantly now am being billed again for a unordered renewal tne next year. Harlan Iowa
I was on the internet and saw a site that advertised enter for a sweepstake of a life time. I entered the site and entered the sweepstake, when I clicked submit for the sweepstake it said thank you for ordering a year subscription to the Oprah Magazine. Then I started receiving O ...
Entity
The Oprah Magazine and Hearst Communications, Harlan, Iowa, 1
Author
mike, kalispell, Montana, United States
Categories: MAGAZINE FRAUD, Book & Magazine Publishers, magazine scam
52, Report:
#1421462
Posted Date:
Jan 06 2018
TME SPORTS ILLUSTRATED Sports Illustrated SI TWX Sports Illustrated Charged my account without my consent Texas
I purchased an item from SICovers.com and after looking at my bank statement a few days later, I saw I was charged by two separate entities. Once by SICover($25.93) and by "TME Sports Illustrated"($23.95). I was not informed about this additional charge in any way, not in my receip...
Entity
TME SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, Texas, 1
Author
Fabian, Texas, United States
Categories: MAGAZINE FRAUD, Book & Magazine Publishers, magazine scam
53, Report:
#1420627
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2018
Worldwide Readers Sold me a subscription at extremely high rate. Did not honor cancellation clause. Emeryville California
I bought a subscription. After they left I looked up the magazine I bought from them and found that they sold it to me for almost 4 times as much money as the publisher sells it for. Wordwide gives you 3 days to cancel. No one answers their phone, so I sent a certified letter overni...
Entity
Worldwide Readers, Emeryville, California, 1
Author
Kathy, San Jose, California, United Stat...
Categories: MAGAZINE FRAUD, Book & Magazine Publishers, magazine scam
54, Report:
#1420470
Posted Date:
Jan 02 2018
North American Direct Services Magazine bait and switch Toronto Ontario
I was solicited by North American Direct Services in June of 2014, with an offer to subscribe to some magazines with an offer to get a $500 gift card. Having just recently divorced and trying to make it on my own, the $500 sounded pretty good. Essentially, the $500 would more than c...
Entity
North American Direct Services, Toronto, Ontario, 1
Author
Patricia, San Diego, California, United ...
Categories: magazine scam
55, Report:
#1419981
Posted Date:
Dec 30 2017
Excellent Sales - Lakea C Door Knocked took check for fraudulent company Omaha Nebraska
Young Lady Lakea C knocked on my door Friday evenign 6:30PM saying she worked for a company Excellent Sales out of Omaha NE she was asking people to purchase magazine subscrptions for under priveledged youth. She would pick the magaziine you could purchase 1, 2 or 3 subscriptions. S...
Entity
Excellent Sales - Lakea C , Omaha, Nebraska, 1
Author
Lynn, Los Angeles, California, United St...
Categories: MAGAZINE FRAUD, magazine scam
56, Report:
#1419520
Posted Date:
Dec 27 2017
European Hospital - Healthcare in Europe Platform of those in the business of doing work in hospitals Circulation data fraud Essen North Rhine-Westphalia
We are a media agency booking s lot of media in the market. We put in as well circulation seeds. It seems that about 40 % of our seeds never receive any printed journal. As their circulation is not audited it is clear that they can manipulate and overstate as much as they like.
Entity
European Hospital - Healthcare in Europe, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 1
Author
Karl Müller, Dusseldorf, North Rhine-We...
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers, Newspapers – Magazines, magazine scam
57, Report:
#1416761
Posted Date:
Dec 13 2017
United benefits services preferred readers service WHY IS THIS COMPANY STIL IN BUSINESS? Virginia
This company contacts you offering a hundred dollar gift card if you sign up for discounted magazine subscritions. There are two arms to the company. United Benefit services and a Managment Company which does the billing. The managmnt company's phone number appears on the credit car...
Entity
United benefits services , Virginia, 1
Author
michael, PASADENA, California, United St...
Categories: magazine scam
58, Report:
#1415582
Posted Date:
Dec 07 2017
Primetime Readers Discount Magazine Asking for more money than the initial contract Ohio
A sales person sold me some discount magazine and I am very sure that it was mentioned only one time payment for the duration of 2 years monthly subscription. Now they are climing for 2 years payment. I paid one year and thretening that they have voice recording. Now they sent me co...
Entity
Primetime Readers Discount Magazine, Ohio, 1
Author
Nripen, Silver Spring, Maryland, United ...
Categories: Fabrication, MAGAZINE FRAUD, magazine scam
60, Report:
#1415121
Posted Date:
Dec 05 2017
ALL AMERICAN READERS INC. They took money of my account Saint Louis Park Minnesota
I got a phone call from All American Readers and agreed to get there magazines, and they would deduct money off my credit card TWO DAYS LATER I emailed them on the above email telling them I wanted to cancel, I also phone the around 15 times and hold on for up to 45 minutes in the q...
Entity
ALL AMERICAN READERS INC., Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 1
Author
JADE SCHMIDT, Texas, United States
Categories: MAGAZINE FRAUD, magazine scam