Complaint Review: Mags Almost Free

I ordered two magazine subscriptions from www.magsalmostfree.com. The web site advises that the magazines may take up to 12 weeks for initial delivery, but that the company will provide a refund if it takes longer than four months.

Nearly five months have passed since my payment, and the company has ignored my multiple e-mails and phone calls. My only conclusion at this point is that they are simply taking my money and not delivering any product. It's an internet scam, plain and simple.

Unfortunately, I did not research the company before making my order. The Las Vegas Better Business Bureau has handled 43 complaints for this company, and Mags Almost Free has refused to even respond to ANY of these complaints. The BBB gives the company its lowest rating of "F." The Nevada Consumer Affairs Division has also fielded complaints. The Internet Crime Complaint Center of the FBI has been alerted to this company's practices. Internet fraud forums are filled with angry Mags Almost Free customers who were similarly ripped off. The company's "business address" is a house in a shady part of East Las Vegas. It all adds up to a serious rip-off of consumers, and I can only hope that the proper authorities catch up with this company soon.

The supposed owner of this company, Frank Simmons, has apparently posted recently on this web site. Instead of answering to his ripped-off customers, however, he reserves his posts for bickering with one of his rivals in the hookah business. It's cowardice at its worst.

ColAtty
Columbus, Ohio
U.S.A.