International Society Of Poets Say it Ain't So ripoff Owings Mills Maryland
They say God works in mysterious ways.
Do you know how close I came to sending this company $520.00? As I am writing, my credit card is by my side. I was planning to pay the remainder balance- I already sent them $75.00- for the convention and symposium that they are allegedly holding here in Washington, DC on 8/15/03 - 8/17/03.
I went to the "AskJeeves" search engine to pull up their site, when I came across this "Ripoff" site. After reading "in Horror" the stories of others, I put my card away. I know your stories have to be true (as far as the details) because they sound so familiar to mine.
However, I left a message at the number in the confirmation letter [{410) 356-2000] to ask a question regarding the "free" booth for Artists wanting to display/sell their work and received a call back.
I was so excited about this convention! And now....
I sent an e-mail to 7 On Your side (WJLA)to investigate this company and find out if they are legitimate or not. I'm waiting for a response.
Thanks to all for sharing your stories. It saved me alot of money. I'd rather lose $75.00 (if I can't get a refund) than lose $520.00.
Tijuana
Springdale, Maryland
U.S.A.
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April
Waldorf,Maryland,
U.S.A.
Here is some information for you. a list of affiliated names
#2Consumer Suggestion
Fri, August 08, 2003
I feel for you like everyone else that has been scammed or almost scammed by these rip off con-artists. You had asked if there was anything you could do to get your money back and/or more information on actions against Poetry.com, etc. Well, I have some of that information for you.
First, so that this company doesnt do this again to you, here is a list of affiliated names:
1) International Library of Poetry
2) National Library of Poetry
3) Poetry.com
4) Noble House Publishers
5) American Literary Press
6) International Society of Poets
7) International Poetry Hall of Fame
8) Watermark Press
9) Birthwrites
10) International Lib
11) Pegasus Press
12) International Society of Photography (Photography Contest)
13) Pictures.com (Photography Contest)
14) Arts and Kids (Photography Contest)
The only thing you can do is to file a complaint with the Maryland Attorney Generals office. Their information is:
The Office of the Attorney General
200 St. Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
Email: OAG@oag.state.md.us
You can also sign a petition from about yourself and Poetry.com by going to www.stopilp.com. The form you fill out is given to attorneys looking into the Poetry.com Scam.
To view a copy of the same letters everyone gets to make sure you got the same one, go to www.wockyjivvy.com/poetry/shame/letter.html
You can view a list of different reports and news reports done on Poetry.com at http://windpub.com/literary.scams. Here you can look up news reports done on them such as, ABCs 20/20 on January 5, 1998, NBC 4 on February 25, 1999 and Consumer Reports on June 1998, just to name a few.
Hope this information helps you and others. Good Luck!