Eric
Houston,#2Consumer Suggestion
Sat, August 09, 2008
Do send a certified letter to them. This will provide evidence that you officially notified them of your cancellation and request for refund. I've also discovered that in my state and at the national level, there exists a Federal Trade Commission Cooling Off law which I hope will help some people. I've posted my experience, too, and plan to update. Hopefully we all can see some end to this shady company. Good luck to us all.
Katherine
Chicago,#3Consumer Suggestion
Fri, July 18, 2008
I also fell for the scam yesterday, and just finished filing my report with the BBB. A complaint form is in the mail from the NY Attorney General's Office. I feel pretty dumb for falling for it, but nevertheless .. I will try to get my money back! My situation is very similar to yours. I called back not 10 minutes after agreeing to become a member (at the reduced price of $489, no less), and apparently they managed to write my biography and press release in that time! They informed me that the press release is an $800 value (I don't know of anyone who can write a 10-minute press release and say it's worth that much). I did not send a letter directly to Cambridge Who's Who, but I will if this situation is not resolved. I will have my bank stop the charge, and hopefully they can take care of it. My two biggest issues are: The "bait and switch" claiming that there was no charge to be included in the listing, and: The misleading claims about the airline ticket, saying that there were no blackout dates, and "no strings attached". Good luck to you.. and me!
Jpapaya
Kaneohe,#4Consumer Suggestion
Fri, July 18, 2008
Unfortunately, reporting them is getting easy to do but they are now liars and stating wrong info to the BBB and other agencies. I just got my letter back from the BBB and they were told that I never called them back, yeah right. You can call Beth Johnston at ext. 1277 as you will land up talking to her anyways. She is JERK and is a liar too. Fight them to the end, let's shut these buggars down!