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Complaint Review: Worldwide Readers Service - Portland Oregon
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Worldwide Readers Service
Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Worldwide Readers Service Publishers Service Subscription Scam Portland, Oregon
I got a call on my way home from a girl. She said I was automatically entered for a Dream Rewards program through a credit card; she went on to name the typical major credit cards and banks.
I was then told I qualified for a later drawing in the sweepstakes for $50,000, which would take place next May. But, for having qualified, I have won two free tickets ("valued up to $1600!"). She went on to go through the magazine subscription schpiel. I was then transfered on to a "supervisor". As usual, they try to talk it up (asking how the other person was, etc) to get your mind off of actually thinking about what they're doing. He reiterated the "up to $1600 value" of the tickets, which made me more suspicious.
After confirming my choices of magazines, he asked me for a credit card number. I told him I was driving and would not be home for 30-45 minutes (I was actually 5 minutes from home). He said he would call be in an hour. That gave me time to research the "Publishers Services" name I was first given. As I thought, scam scam scam. I also checked on the number that came up on my phone - it was registered to some piddly company that had nothing to do with what they said. Also, no credit cards/banks seemed to be affiliated with this program - again, as suspected. I waited for the call-back and asked again for the name of the company - he had quickly asked if I had that credit card number ready. He gave a different business name of "Worldwide Readers". I was on my computer waiting, so I punched it in and saw all of the scam/fraud alerts. They are still at.
