311, Report:
#110033
Posted Date:
Sep 24 2004
Active Periodicals ripoff high pressure false magazine contract obligation from a year ago? Deerfield Beach Florida
Interesting phone calls (4) in one evening explaining that I could get my five (only recieve 3) magazines reduced to 2 for $19 a month versus the $30+ month I already 'have' to pay.
Fact is I fell for the free watch scam over a year ago, tried to cancel it, was told I could for a...
Entity
Active Periodicals
Categories: Telemarketers
312, Report:
#109018
Posted Date:
Sep 18 2004
API ACTIVE PERIODICALS ripoff OVER PAYMENTS DEERFIELD BEECH FLORIDA
I was told their would only be five payment of $58.29. I ONLY wanter TV Guide and nothing else. I have been receiving Mens Health, Field and Stream, Outdoor Living, CQ and Popular Science form time to time
Bill
Tucson, ArizonaU.S.A.
Entity
API ACTIVE PERIODICALS
Categories: Telemarketers
313, Report:
#107099
Posted Date:
Sep 06 2004
Active Periodicals ripoff Deerfield Beach Florida
This is a letter i wrote to a collection agency that api sicked on me for more money to their fraudulent subscrition deal.
Luebke Baker & Associates,Inc.
Active Periodicals has contracted your office to collect a debt they say I owe. Active periodicals contacted me by telemark...
Entity
Active Periodicals
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
314, Report:
#106848
Posted Date:
Sep 03 2004
Active Periodicals IRL rip-off! Dishonest fraudulent billing! Deerfield Beach Florida
I was sucked into purchasing this subscription, then I kept getting calls to buy more and more. So finally I told the company to cancel my order. They said they did. At that point I forgot all about it.
Then six months later I get a very rude phone call from a Mrs. Rich who proc...
Entity
Active Periodicals - IRL
Categories: Corrupt Companies
315, Report:
#103969
Posted Date:
Aug 17 2004
Active Periodicals ripoff scam and dishonest fraudulent billing Deerfield Beach Florida
Last year one of the representative from Active Periodicals contacted me about their sweepstakes and inorder for me to be entered I need to subscribe to the magazines that they are selling. However, I was not able to do so because I don't own any major debit or credit card. A few ...
Entity
Active Periodicals
Categories: Telemarketers
316, Report:
#96836
Posted Date:
Jun 28 2004
Active Periodicals - IRL Double billing, high pressure (ridiculing) sales tactics and customer in-service. Deerfield Florida
Below is a letter I wrote to API one week ago. All in it is true and I did write the Cc: letters (one to a publisher and one to their local BBB). I chose the publishing company for its high publishing volume and that they published two of the magazines I received from API. I rece...
Entity
Active Periodicals
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
317, Report:
#96696
Posted Date:
Jun 28 2004
Active Periodicals How to solve ripoff Deer Field Beach Florida
I posted my complaint on this company on March 18, 2004. Since then I think I have figured out what to do. We did it anyway, and it stopped.
What we did was contacted the Better Business Bureau.... not once, not twice, but about four times, and every different way we could th...
Entity
Active Periodicals
Categories: Corrupt Companies
318, Report:
#95956
Posted Date:
Jun 22 2004
US Readers Service & NorthCoast Periodicals ripoff FALSE ADVERTISING FULL OF LIES Tampa Florida
My wife was contacted by this company about ordering magazines, we discussed it and was interested, we asked about canceling and was told we could. When we tried we were told NO!
We have been harassed by this company for a couple of months now. They have called my mother who's...
Entity
US Readers Service & NorthCoast Periodicals
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
319, Report:
#87919
Posted Date:
Apr 16 2004
Active Periodicals Misleading magazine subscription order - will not let you cancel Ripoff Deerfield Beach Florida
First I got a call from Publishers Clearing House telling me I was in a final round for some huge amount of money. I was also eligible to get a ring or watch or some other prize. I needed to order one magazine for 5 years then I'd also get 3 more magazines for free for a year. Wi...
Entity
Active Periodicals
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
320, Report:
#87782
Posted Date:
Apr 15 2004
Active Periodicals ripoff HaRRASSED ME FOR YEARS ABOUT MY MAGAZINE SUPSCRIPTIONS Deerfield Beach Florida
This company has called me on several occassions telling me they were going to reduce my monthly out of pocket expense by reducing the number of magazines I was receivng but instead actually charge me for 4 new ones so that now I am having 2 charges to my account each month. I have...
Entity
Active Periodicals
Categories: Corrupt Companies