Claudia
HOPE MILLS,#2Author of original report
Sun, June 29, 2003
WCP or Winners Choice Publishers in Norcross takes their money making scheme to the most helpless part of our society, which is our Senior Citizens over the age of 65. The sales force at WCP is dialing outbound from automated dialing systems and has to contact each and every person appearing on their screen. I think I can honestly say that over 90% of the calls generated will have a Senior Citizen on the other line. The compnay will coerce the person via sweepstakes hype into agreeing to a 5 year magazine subscription. The total cost for the mags is $985.32 and will be billed in 12 pmts. of $82.11!!!!!!!! They will naturally not divulge the total cost to you ever, only if you ask, which most people will never do. The sales pitches, billing pitches and end verification pitches are being delivered at lightning speed as to catch the person off guard and leave even more confusion about the orders as there was before. The compnay extracts Credit Card Information and/ or Checking Account information with false and misleading statements about the compny's "good" standing with the ATL BBB and tells the customers that the lines are secured and monitored by the Government. That statement is a blatant lie, as there is NO protection at all for your Credit card Information or other billing info. DO NOT GIVE OUT ANY BILLING INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE EVER! The company tells the customers that they are to receive $650.00 worth of "free" gifts. It is a wrothless little plastic camera and a voucher for 100 rolls of Kodak Film which you can only redeem if you send your undeveloped film to a certain place which then will send you back one roll of free film at a time. The "diamond watch" that they also give out is a worthless little watch you can find in a Family Dollar Store for about 2 bucks. If you decide to sign their so called "GIFT RELEASE FORM" without first reading the fine print you will be locked into a 5 year subscription plan for almost one thousand Dollars. You cannot cancel...ever, but the company only says that they "ask you not to cancel". They will call your house every day for months on end and send you threatening post cards if you have a declined Credit card or cannot pay them for the mags. DO NOT PAY! They cannot do anyhting. Change your phone number and get on the new National "DO NOT CALL " list. Contact the National Fraud Center, the Attorney general of your State, the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs in Atlanta GA, the FTC, and the League for the Elderly.The company is apparently affiliated with WCP or Winners Choice Publications in Bakersfield CA but runs their office independently in Norcross GA. The owner and his brother had 2 previous companies named CBI or Conzo Brothers Incorporated and the younger brother had a company named "Nationwide Publishers" which was busted in January of 2001 for Telemarketing Fraud. Listen up again folks....don't get upset over these compnaies any longer. Any person who willfully goes along with this fraudulent offers needs to share at least some of the responsibility for the consequences. Quit being naive and gullible. There is no money to be won in these sweepstakes, the chances are practically zero. How does 580 Million to one grab you? Those are the odds of winning WCP's sweepstakes. They will tell you that your in a private small sweepstakes which is held only for the prefered credit card holders and that is how you were entered. BULL......they got your name from other scam artists making money by selling your information. I am hoping and praying that the victims of this company will come forward and contact the authorities to file a fraud report. If you are a family member of a Senior victim, please post a report on this website and let people know what happened. The more reports listed the better the chances are that the fraud will be prosecuted and the company shut down. Sign me "Ex Employee" and sorry I ever worked there
Robin
Waldron,#3Consumer Comment
Thu, June 12, 2003
First, let me say "Thanks" for alerting the public to yet another scam and offering info for victims. That is what this site does so well; alerts us then lets us follow up with complaints to appropriate authorities. I am really beginning to take issue with the town of Norcross, GA. We are still reeling from Alyon Technologies and their HUGE ripoff of Americans. Now there is yet another scammy operation in Norcross. The city fathers must be SO proud that Norcross is fast becoming the "Rip-Off Capitol of America". Has anyone ever been to Norcross, GA? I am within one inch of filing a report about the town and every official in the place! How can they tolerate this BS all the time? I may go there one day just to see what these perverted town officials look like! They must look like big, fat, mangy ugly rats!
Robin
Waldron,#4Consumer Comment
Thu, June 12, 2003
First, let me say "Thanks" for alerting the public to yet another scam and offering info for victims. That is what this site does so well; alerts us then lets us follow up with complaints to appropriate authorities. I am really beginning to take issue with the town of Norcross, GA. We are still reeling from Alyon Technologies and their HUGE ripoff of Americans. Now there is yet another scammy operation in Norcross. The city fathers must be SO proud that Norcross is fast becoming the "Rip-Off Capitol of America". Has anyone ever been to Norcross, GA? I am within one inch of filing a report about the town and every official in the place! How can they tolerate this BS all the time? I may go there one day just to see what these perverted town officials look like! They must look like big, fat, mangy ugly rats!
Robin
Waldron,#5Consumer Comment
Thu, June 12, 2003
First, let me say "Thanks" for alerting the public to yet another scam and offering info for victims. That is what this site does so well; alerts us then lets us follow up with complaints to appropriate authorities. I am really beginning to take issue with the town of Norcross, GA. We are still reeling from Alyon Technologies and their HUGE ripoff of Americans. Now there is yet another scammy operation in Norcross. The city fathers must be SO proud that Norcross is fast becoming the "Rip-Off Capitol of America". Has anyone ever been to Norcross, GA? I am within one inch of filing a report about the town and every official in the place! How can they tolerate this BS all the time? I may go there one day just to see what these perverted town officials look like! They must look like big, fat, mangy ugly rats!
Robin
Waldron,#6Consumer Comment
Thu, June 12, 2003
First, let me say "Thanks" for alerting the public to yet another scam and offering info for victims. That is what this site does so well; alerts us then lets us follow up with complaints to appropriate authorities. I am really beginning to take issue with the town of Norcross, GA. We are still reeling from Alyon Technologies and their HUGE ripoff of Americans. Now there is yet another scammy operation in Norcross. The city fathers must be SO proud that Norcross is fast becoming the "Rip-Off Capitol of America". Has anyone ever been to Norcross, GA? I am within one inch of filing a report about the town and every official in the place! How can they tolerate this BS all the time? I may go there one day just to see what these perverted town officials look like! They must look like big, fat, mangy ugly rats!