1221, Report:
#20712
Posted Date:
May 13 2002
Consolidated Media Services is a very deceptive ripoff company. Atlanta, Georgia
Consolidated Media Services is a rip-off. I too was in the middle of a Death In the Family. I was lead to beleive this was something that I could cancel at anytime:
When I received this call, I had just received the news that one of My sisters had passed. Shortly after returning...
Entity
Categories: Consumer Services
1222, Report:
#20557
Posted Date:
May 09 2002
Consolidated Media Services CMS Consolidated Media Services magazine subscription ripoff Atlanta, Georgia
Received a call in March 2002 that I had been entered into the 2002 All-Cash Sweepstakes. I received in the U.S. mail an envelope containing paraphanalia that contained a Business Reply Mail postcard.
I was told I would receive a ladies diamond watch and along with a slip on pa...
Entity
Categories: Telemarketers
1223, Report:
#20254
Posted Date:
May 06 2002
Consolidated Media Services (CMS) & Media Outsourcing (MOS) is a fraudulent ripoff business. Atlanta, Georgia
I wanted to inform Judy in Hawaii that Consolidated Media Services (CMS) and Media Outsourcing (MOS) are the same business. They have the same physical address and phone number. Media Outsourcing changed its name to Consolidated Media Services, presumably because of negative publici...
Entity
Categories: Telemarketers
1224, Report:
#20073
Posted Date:
May 04 2002
CMS aka MOS aka Media Outsourcing Inc aka Consolidated Media Services Email I received, Avoided trouble by doing research. Atlanta, Georgia
I received this email:
We're Going Nuts
We have been trying to reach you regarding your sweepstakes entry!
To contact us call,
Toll Free 1-800-394-5921
Use Your Private Code when you call: TG0502
CALL 9 am - 9 pm EST M-F and 10 am - 4 pm EST on Sat.
CALL NOW!!!
1-800-394...
Entity
Categories: Telemarketers
1225, Report:
#20120
Posted Date:
May 03 2002
consolidated media services CMS Deceptive phone call-did not give adaquate info to cancel Atlanta Georgia
CMS did adaquate info on how to cancel. Did not tel me on the phone that I dod not cancel within a certain time frame, I could not cancel.
Also, the prices are higher that I could get from PCH and others.
Many of the prices are no better that from the publishers.
Cazrmela ...
Entity
Categories: Telemarketers
1226, Report:
#19886
Posted Date:
Apr 30 2002
Consolidated Media Services billed for advance managment of magazines subscriptions, magazines don't come, or come and then quit coming consumer fraud ripoff Atlanta, Georgia
I signed up with this company for what appeared to be a good deal in subsctiption savings. 8 subscritions for around 500 for 4 years.
After a couple of months the mags came (not all of them) some never came. Then quit, some no shows after a few months. Then I started gett...
Entity
Categories: Mail Order Services
1227, Report:
#19758
Posted Date:
Apr 28 2002
Consolidated Media Services, CMS, Media Outsourcing, MOS, Cross Media Services How to fight back Atlanta, Georgia
First, this company is well aware that they are engaged in illegal telemarketing practices. The Department of Justice first obtained a cease and desist order to stop all illegal telemarketing practices against Media Outsourcing and its parent company, Cross Media Services, in 1997. ...
Entity
Categories: Telemarketers
1228, Report:
#19481
Posted Date:
Apr 24 2002
Consolidated Media Services , CMS Victimized many consumers through unclear language and prize offers that you don't get. Atlanta Georgia
CMS phoned in the evening of August 2001. In this phone call they said I had won a diamond watch and a florida vacation plus a chance at $50,000 prize. All I had to do the recieve the Watch and the Vacation was buy a magazine subscription for $29.95.
Well I thought thats OK pric...
Entity
Categories: Media
1229, Report:
#19380
Posted Date:
Apr 23 2002
Consolidated Media Services ripoff Atlanta Georgia
I received a phone call from CMS telling me about an unbelievable offer about receiving magazine subscriptions at a minimal cost.
I was to receive 4 different magazines with a 2 year subscription to each for a certain cost divided into easy monthly installment.
I was conned into t...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
1230, Report:
#18909
Posted Date:
Apr 17 2002
Consolidated Media Services, CMS ripoff dishonest deceptive arrogant Atlanta Georgia
I folded to the high pressure sales tactics employed by the CMS telemarketer. After repeating numerous times that I am too busy to read magazines, I have cancelled all my other magazines and do not desire any magazines, I still ended up ordering three subscriptions for four years.
...
Entity
Categories: Telemarketers