51, Report:
#152119
Posted Date:
Aug 02 2005
Famouspoets Society ripoff presented with our elegant SHAKESPEARE TROPHY OF EXCELLENCE my AS* Mark Schramm Lavender Aurora and Mary Rudge are filthy liars Talent Oregon
I entered the Famouspoets.com poetry contest via internet. My poem was also graded by my high school english teacher and she had many problems with the meter, rhythm, and a few spellings of words in the poem. That should have been my first clue.
Several months later I received a...
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Categories: Con Artists
52, Report:
#151884
Posted Date:
Jul 31 2005
Famous Poets Society ripoff Reno Nevada
July 31,2005
Today I recieved a letter from The Famous Poets society for submitting a poem I wrote intitled Hurtful Things i was so excited. I have never won anything before. I quickly loged on to the net to obtain more detailed information. To only find out many others around t...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
53, Report:
#151883
Posted Date:
Jul 31 2005
Famous Poets ripoff Talent Oregon
I sent a poem in a while back when I was in eighth grade and and was asked to buy the anthology that my poem was to be written in, but I didn't purchase it, due to I had my poem and though I would have liked to see other people's poems, I didn't feel my $7.50 per week allowance was ...
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Categories: Book Publishers
54, Report:
#151845
Posted Date:
Jul 30 2005
Famous Poets Society Fraud, ripoff, I concur! lol Talent Oregon
Well I must say first of all, no one is stupid for believing this what seems worthy lifetime opportunity. I have not sent these people no money and there is a good reason for it. My reason being that the first thing i ever recieved from them, they were asking for money to show my ...
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Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
55, Report:
#150729
Posted Date:
Jul 21 2005
Poetry.com - Famous Poets This site lied and stole my hard work. They led me to belive they were my friends and turned out to be criminals. Owings Maryland
poetry.com led me to believe they were my frieds and stole my hard work. They get your hopes up high thinking that they are your friends when they are truly nothing but low-down dirty theives.
Who would and want to lie to the public about something that is not theirs. I worked...
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Categories: Liars
56, Report:
#150148
Posted Date:
Jul 18 2005
Famous Poets Society ripoff not even in high school and I got scammed Talent Oregon
I read an article in our small village newspaper saying that a company wanted Christian poems. Being a teenage Christian girl I decided to submit one.
I also got a letter from this scum-sucking company stating that I was a semi-finalist. I was invited to a convention in Reno, Nev...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
57, Report:
#147933
Posted Date:
Jun 30 2005
Famous Poets ripoff Talent Oregon
I have received several Skakespear Trophy of Excellence awards for Poet of the Year. I have received this information for the last 5 years. the same piece of paper comes inviting me to Reno with a $100 Scholarship.
Numerous amount of poetry go out to this company (many others) ...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
58, Report:
#147062
Posted Date:
Jun 22 2005
Famous Poets.com ripoff Talent Oregon
Famouspoets.com Said I won the 2005 Shakespeare Trophy of Excellence, and the 2005 Poet of the year Medallion. I have to go to Reno Hilton Nevada to get it. I called the Hilton Hotel in Reno Nevada. No such convention is schedule in Sep 3-5 2005.
The executive director is Marh Sch...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
59, Report:
#140544
Posted Date:
Apr 27 2005
Famous Poets Society ripoff Hollywood California
I enter a poetry contest back in 1995 hosted by Famous Poets society. They replied that I had won the newcomer poet of the year or something to that effect. They wanted me to fly to Vegas to do a recital at a convention, but wanted me to pay all expenses. Well of course I couldn't...
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Categories: On-Line Business
60, Report:
#138345
Posted Date:
Apr 11 2005
Famous Poets Society, Famouspoets.com ripoff stole lied Talent Oregon
I entered a contest with famouspoets.com. I received a letter in the mail saying how good my poem was and that it was selected to be in a book and get published. I was told that my poem would be published for free, but I could order a book.
I sent a partial payment for the book a...
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Categories: Book Publishers
61, Report:
#137745
Posted Date:
Apr 06 2005
Famous Poets Society ripoff Talent Oregon
I sent these people a poem that means alot to me and just found out that they are a scam. I would like to insure that they do not publish my poem. can you help me?
Max
The Colony, TexasU.S.A.
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Categories: Book Publishers
62, Report:
#128485
Posted Date:
Feb 02 2005
Famous Poets Society - American Poets Society, & Poetry dishonest, hurtful, thieves ripoff Talent Oregon
I recently sent 4 different poems to 3 different poem contests. I bet that all of them are scams! Something told me to check on the status of the poems, that I sent. I am still stunned and shocked, that there are people, like that out there. Who do they think they are? Hurting pe...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
63, Report:
#128863
Posted Date:
Jan 25 2005
Famous Poets Socitey ripoff has not sent my publication on my poem Talent Oregon
I entered a poetry contest from famous poets society, and they said they would publish my poem, i sent the 80.00 to have this done but i havent seen anything yet.
I havent heard anything either, I dont want my poems sold to any one they are my work of art and no one elses. please...
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Categories: Computer Fraud
64, Report:
#127814
Posted Date:
Jan 18 2005
Famous Poets Society ripoff poetry contest Talent Oregon
I was recently informed I was chosen as a Semi-finalist in the Society's and was asked for permission to publish my Poem in their anthology Titled Great Poems of the Western World. I was also told I had won several different awards for my poem. They went on to invite me to their c...
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Categories: Book Publishers
65, Report:
#122971
Posted Date:
Dec 15 2004
Famous Poets Famous Poets Society Great Poems Of The Western World Lavendar Aurora Ripoff Tried to take advantage of my ambitions Wasn't even that brilliant of a scam Talent Oregon
Those idiots at the Famous Poets Society think they really have a good scam going. First of all, look at their name Famous Poets Society. Would any real poet be so conceded as to consider themselves a representative of Famous Poets?
When I tried to look up how prestigious the b...
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Categories: Book Publishers
66, Report:
#121578
Posted Date:
Dec 11 2004
Famous Poets Society I am conserned Talent Oregon
Hi I am a teenager in Washington State and I have submitted a poem to Famous Poets Society On about November 7, of 2004 and just recieved a letter today which is December 6, 2004. They said I was a semifinalist and could win a chance to get 1,000 dollars.
I am very concerned, s...
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Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
67, Report:
#121063
Posted Date:
Dec 03 2004
Famous Poets Society rip-off! Not sure why they have my Poem. I entered my poem to a different named company. Talent Oregon
I did not enter the Famout Poets Society Contest. I do recall entering what I thought was Poets.com on my AOL site. I tried to contact them today at 1:45 EST. A recording stated that they are open at 9:00 a.m. but there was nobody there.
I am glad to see your Website as I ha...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
68, Report:
#120553
Posted Date:
Dec 01 2004
Famous Poets Society ripoff SCAM HOAX Talent Oregon
MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE REGISTERING FOR SOMETHING WHEN THIS COMPANY'S WEBSITE POPPED UP ON THE SCREEN...AT FIRST AS A JOKE WE ENTERED A POEM SHE DID IN FIFTH GRADE...WE KNEW IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE...BUT THEN THEY SENT US A LETTER AND OFFERED ALL THESE ITEMS INCLUDING THE BOOK FOR...
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Categories: Book Publishers
69, Report:
#115602
Posted Date:
Nov 01 2004
Famous Poets Society Ripoff I payed for a book that never arrived and now they are saying that they didn't get paid Talent Oregon
I sent in payment for a book that never arrived, and now they are saying that they never recived the payment. Yet they cashed the check for the amount needed for the book.
Ashlee
Stuyvesant, New YorkU.S.A.
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Categories: Book Publishers
70, Report:
#114614
Posted Date:
Oct 26 2004
American Poets Society Famous Poets ripoff for over $100.00 email them and tell them how you feel (Hit the submit button) it's the only way that I know of to get in touch with Http://aftrk.com/e/poetry/signup.cgi?AffiliateID=302404&mid= Maryland
They got about $128.00 out of us and that was back in July '04. There is no way to get in touch with them.
I have reported them to the BBB in Maryland but the only other way I know of is to click the submit button on their website and write them a little poem about what cons the...
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Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
71, Report:
#114057
Posted Date:
Oct 22 2004
Famous Poets Society ripoff scam liars cheats Talent Oregon
Back in April 2004 I recieved a letter in the mail stating that I had been voted best poet for Famous Poets Society. Due to this accomplishment, they wanted to put my poem in an anthology.
I was to pay 49.95 for the anthology, which would have my poem published in it. I have tr...
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Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
72, Report:
#113388
Posted Date:
Oct 18 2004
Poetry.com - International Library Of Poetry not sure if i did get ripped off yet, but sounds like i am somehow fallen to this repulsive marketing scam that ripped through other people's emotional and daily lives .... Owings Mills Maryland
i sent a check back in august...21st to be exact and i have not exactly received any thing to compensate for my $57.95 i sent as a payment for a book...eternal portraits...hopefully i am just delusional and need my head checked
and also would like to thank the great famous poets ...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
73, Report:
#113103
Posted Date:
Oct 15 2004
FAMOUS POETS SOCIETY rip-off They promised a champagne reception where I would clink glasses with Leslie Nielsen and Ed Asner. Not to mention I've paid half of the money to see my poem published in this so-called anthology. TALENT Oregon
So,what are they doing with our poems? It's a good thing that the newspaper here in Utah already published my poem Madness in June of 2001 or I just might have had my feelings hurt.
My ego is a little bruised, though. I don't know how you people sleep at night. Especially you, L...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
74, Report:
#112173
Posted Date:
Oct 09 2004
Great Poems Of The Western World Famous Poets Society Lavender Aurora ripped me off, discouraging, devastated, humilated, so very hurt Talent Oregon
This Great Poems Of The Western World of the Famous Poets Society with Lavender Aurora, really are doing alot of people wrong!
I for some reason, had a strange feeling about checking on this contest to see if they were really liget & to my sadness, found out that they were among ...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
75, Report:
#110076
Posted Date:
Sep 25 2004
Famous Poets Society ripoff Talent Oregon
I entered a poem in Famous Poets Society and they said I was in the semi finalist winner catagory and they charged me money to enter in the poem and pay for the book that they told me that my poem was going to be in of the Great Western Poetry, and that they send it to me when it is...
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Categories: Book Publishers