4141, Report:
#22958
Posted Date:
Jun 18 2002
M.R.A Video Girls Gone Wild ripoff charged my credit card without autorization very rude customer service Hollywood CaliforniaFOX 6 investigative reporter John Mattes first broke the story how Girls Gone Wild was marketing videos for only $9.99 consumers found the company tacking on huge fees. Thousands of consumers called it a rip-off on ripoffreport. After our story aired an attorney sued calling it deceptive advertising. Video part 1 Video part 2
I purchased a video as a gift for a friend in May. When I originally ordered the video I was worried about this type of situation and explained in full detail what this video was for and that I did NOT want to be signed up for any subscriptions and I wanted to verify with them that...
Entity
M.R.A Video
Categories: Video Stores
4142, Report:
#22825
Posted Date:
Jun 17 2002
nss magazine service center ripoff, dishonest fraudulent billing newburgh New York
A year ago, I received an ad for a free magazine subscription when I ordered music from buy.com. It said that because I had purchased something from their company as a gift, I could get free trial issues on magazines of my choice. It did not say that I would be charged, and it did n...
Entity
nss magazine service center
Categories: Book Publishers
4143, Report:
#20005
Posted Date:
Jun 15 2002
Consolidated Media Services aka cms ripoff, fraud, underhanded practices and rude people consumer rip-off Atlanta, Georgia
They fraudulently said I would receive like ten or twelve magazines for five years and would only have to pay for one year. then they kept calling me and trying to add 4.99 per week and I kept saying no.They said they would not charge my card unless I was satisfied. I tried to cance...
Entity
Consolidated Media Services
Categories: Telemarketers
4144, Report:
#22732
Posted Date:
Jun 15 2002
Consolidated Media Services fraudulant billing sending collections notices & agencies to my home dirty ripoff liars SOB's Atlanta Georgia
For two years I have been receiving collection notices and phone calls regarding a fraudulant account. When I tried to call the phone number on the bills, it is either busy or when I finally get through, I get hung up on in the middle of the conversation.
These people claim th...
Entity
Consolidated Media Services
Categories: Corrupt Companies
4145, Report:
#21774
Posted Date:
Jun 12 2002
BOOK NET Ltd is a corrupt consumer fraud ripoff. Irvine, California
A young woman came to my door saying that she was trying to earn money for college. She needed x amount of subscriptions in order to go.
It's been over 4 months. No one answers the phone. the address is a Reg-Box.
This is a big fraud
Jeff
Sarasota, Georgia
Entity
BOOK NET LTD.
Categories: Corrupt Companies
4146, Report:
#22507
Posted Date:
Jun 11 2002
NSS Magazine Subscriptions Ripoff Automatic renewals with dubious practice Stamford CT
I accepted last August a Free One-Year Subscription to several magazines. Part of the deal was automatic renewal, if I would not cancel the subscriptions afte the first year. However, very little was provided about how and when the cancellation should be done.
I had given # of my...
Entity
NSS Magazine Subscriptions
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
4147, Report:
#20211
Posted Date:
Jun 07 2002
Consolidated Media Services (CMS) is an unprofessional, deceptive company from hell. They use slimy Marketing Techniques, hang up on Them! Smyna, Georgia *UPDATE ..They're NOW a Member of the BBB with satisfactory rating! Over 50 Rip-off Reports on this web site! BBB liars & crooks!
Consolidated Media Services--CMS called saying they're rewarding me via my Credit Card Company and offered me 68% off of magazine subscriptions. They offered a 4-year service and the amount of all the magazines they started me with was about $58.16 per month. This works out to $69...
Entity
Consolidated Media Services--CMS
Categories: Consumer Services
4148, Report:
#22166
Posted Date:
Jun 05 2002
Cross Media Marketing Corporation, Media Outsourcing MOS, Consolidated Media Services CMS, ripoff screwed others too Atlanta Georgia
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/04/moi.htm
After reading the following I asked myself why did I ever give them my money?
If you have been screwed like I have You then ask yourself why the hell are they still in business after not following these rules the FTC and DOJ set up, and o...
Entity
Cross Media Marketing Corporation, Media Outsourcing, Inc
Categories: Telemarketers
4149, Report:
#21831
Posted Date:
May 30 2002
Palmetto Marketing ripoff Coral Springs Florida
Palmetto Marketing, Fraudulent Magazine Sales,
On the night of February 13th, 2 girls claiming to be high school seniors came to my door pretending to be very sweet and charming, and offering a magazine subscription that would help them to win a Senior trip. Not really wan...
Entity
Palmetto Marketing
Categories: Sales People
4150, Report:
#21523
Posted Date:
May 26 2002
Consolidated Media Services are scam artists, hackers, thieves, & frauds. Smyrna, Internet
I was contacted by phone in April, 2002, by CMS Media Services. They told me of their incredible savings on magazines---magazines I do not read. I said I was not interested, but they said they would send a packet of information about their plan. I never the packet.
To my shock...
Entity
Consolidated Media Services
Categories: Corrupt Companies