26, Report:
#1182747
Posted Date:
Oct 14 2014
Paul W. Hopkins Farmer Paul Farmer Paul Scam Artist ATLANTA GA
I met Farmer Paul in a bookstore. He is a darkskin black man with very clear skin and white teeth. He explained that he needed an assistant to help with his growing farm ventures. He made claims to know all of these important prominent people throughout the city including the mayor ...
Entity
Paul W. Hopkins
Categories: Liars
27, Report:
#1174211
Posted Date:
Sep 03 2014
Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Agency LLC Strategic Publishing GroupSBPRA Authors Beware of This Publishing Company- SBPRA Texax Internet
July 30, 2014 Attorney GeneralAttorney General’s OfficeConsumer Information & Complaints1275 W. WashingtonPhoenix, AZ 85007 RE: CIC 14-07867 STRATEGIC BOOK RIGHTS & PUBLISHING AGNCYI thought that this would be an interesting point to start off t...
Entity
Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Agency LLC
Categories: Book Publishers
28, Report:
#1167354
Posted Date:
Aug 05 2014
Vantage Press, Inc., Martin Littlefield; Tina Mukwaya No Publicity as Promised in the Contract New York New York
Author's Promotion and Production Report per contract did not occur following the publishing of my book by Vantage Press, Inc. They may have followed through wilth Review copies and Mail announcements, but even as I checked my entire Mailing List placed in their possession, not ever...
Entity
Vantage Press, Inc.
Categories: Literary Agencies
29, Report:
#1164499
Posted Date:
Jul 24 2014
Hasmark Services Fraud, refusing a full refund,dishonest with paypal Ontario Ontario
On 16 and 27 March I paid over 4000 dollars for an emerald campaign. Right from the beginning Hasmark Services were pestering me to put my books on Amazon at my own expense. I found this bizarre and they offered to do it for me for another 800. This was the cost for putting ...
Entity
Hasmark Services
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
30, Report:
#1158226
Posted Date:
Jun 28 2014
Barnes and Noble Reseller: Melodia Wholesale in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Incomplete order - overcharged credit card Ft. Lauderdale Internet
I ordered a packaged set of three books (Published by Microsoft) from Barnes & Noble.Only one book of three arrived - after 28 days. Nothing was back ordered.My credit card was overcharged.B&N Customer Service is not interested in solving the problem, intervening, or issuing a credi...
Entity
Barnes and Noble
Categories: Computer Mail Order
31, Report:
#1151638
Posted Date:
Jun 03 2014
T.G.I.M. Digital Publishing The God in Me Digital Publishing, LLCEric L. Jones (Sr) Ripping Off Disabled People & Organizations & Disadvantaged Kids Kansas City Missouri
TG.I.M. Digital Publishing and it's founder, Eric L. Jones (Sr.) a convicted FELON, has been targeting Disabled Individuals and Diabilities Groups as well as Organizations that help Disadvantaged Youth.
The Game. Writing workshops (that never come about once they have been paid fo...
Entity
T.G.I.M. Digital Publishing
Categories: Desktop Publishing
32, Report:
#1150206
Posted Date:
May 28 2014
Outskirts Press Customers are baited by Outskirts Press' advertising products and services at a low price, but when customers visit the website, they discover its a scam. AFTER I purchased my package I was informed that the book format that I wanted was unavailable. Parker Colorado
Customers are baited by Outskirts Press' advertising products and services at a low price, but when customers visit the website, they discover it's a scam.
AFTER I purchased my package I was informed that the book format that I wanted was unavailable. I had already purchased the ...
Entity
Outskirts Press
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
33, Report:
#1135610
Posted Date:
Apr 02 2014
BARNES&NOBLE COM Barnes & Noble book stores Reoccuring Charge to Credit Card after cancelling membership WESTBURY NY
With Barnes & Noble I signed up for a membership when I purchased the Nook tablet and this required a reoccurring monthly charge to my credit card. In Jan 2013 I cancelled my membership and realized one year later in December 2013 I was still being charged after cancelling membe...
Entity
BARNES&NOBLE COM
Categories: Buying Clubs
34, Report:
#968719
Posted Date:
Dec 12 2013
Publish America Ignoring request for information about the publication of my book 'The Long Winding Road to Injustice' New York, Maryland
I have made attempts over the years to publish my family’s life-long story but was not successful in this outcome. I’m sure the result could have been that I’m a deaf person and prefer communication by email only. While checking the Internet I came across Publish America and d...
Entity
Publish America
Categories: Questionable Activities
35, Report:
#1103695
Posted Date:
Dec 02 2013
Gold Seal Reviews Craigslist Scam Work from home for a trusted review company California
I work online everyday. I have been doing so for over two years. Recently I saw an ad on Craigslist Work from home for a trusted review company. It was in the Pittsburgh section. I received a call from a woman with a British accent the next day. She claimed she was from Gold Seal R...
Entity
Gold Seal Reviews
Categories: Work at Home
36, Report:
#1094156
Posted Date:
Oct 23 2013
Barnes and Noble barnes and noble bait and switch swindle nook Internet
I bought this Nook HD+ 32G at a store, as a birthday present. The store employees lied to me, quote If anything wrong with it, just bring it back, we'll swap it for a new one. The unit worked normally for a week, then the charger started hissing, smoking and heating up dangerously. ...
Entity
Barnes and Noble
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
37, Report:
#1084751
Posted Date:
Sep 16 2013
Cheryl Switzer, AKA C. A. Lee (Author) Con artist New Bern North Carolina
My name is Jacob G****. Ms. Switzer was a tennent of mine before I had to have her evicted. Before I get into the details of this report, let me start by stating some facts. Ms. Switzer is the author of a book Shifting Culture 'Revival, Revolution or Ruin' and goes by the...
Entity
Cheryl Switzer
Categories: Liars
38, Report:
#1078646
Posted Date:
Aug 24 2013
Schiel and Denver Publishing Company Schiel and Denver Publishing Company are thieves.The Writers' and Artist' Year Book have removed them from their 2014 edition Houston Texas
Schiel and Denver published 52 books in 2011, 59 books in 2012 and only 3 books this year (2013).Clearly there is a problem with the company. Schiel and Denver appeared in The Writers' and Artists' Year Book 2013 edition but they do not appear in the 2014 edition. That's because the...
Entity
Schiel and Denver Publishing Company
Categories: Book Publishers
39, Report:
#1064467
Posted Date:
Jul 04 2013
Household Bank/ Capital One Bank (USA) & Barnes and Noble AKA Brad Saubree and Tammie VeseyBarnes and Noble allowed the two people stated above to use an unautho c130307199805 Salinas California
This is in regards to Barnes and Noble out of NJ, ref. # c130307199805, allowing two people to charge unauthorized charges to my credit card. One Brad Saubree was allowed to buy books from Lehigh Ok. and Barnes and Noble sent this books and magazines to Tammie Vesey from Rock I...
Entity
Household Bank/ Capital One Bank (USA) & Barnes and Noble
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
40, Report:
#1064121
Posted Date:
Jul 03 2013
PublishAmerica Ripoff, crooks, cheats Internet Maryland
PublishAmerica has been ripping me off since 2011 they have three of my books, The Fox and The young Rooster, Sonnets For Caitlin and on I told them not to publish Sonnets For Friends and Lovers. Today two years later I have not received a damn and I know that they ...
Entity
PublishAmerica
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
41, Report:
#1054261
Posted Date:
May 28 2013
Reward Port I redeemed points for a Barnes and Noble Gift card in August 2012. Not received, and no response to emails. Medford New Jersey
I redeemed 4500 points for a Barnes and Noble gift card on 8/10/12....It still says reward is pending. I have emailed them several times, with no response. They do not have a contact phone number on their site.
Entity
Reward Port
Categories: Websites
42, Report:
#1028558
Posted Date:
Mar 14 2013
Author House Publishing No support, as contracted, no answers; Extorsion Attempt; Intentional or negligent withholding of vital info (book review by professional Review Company). Bloomington, Indiana
MEMORANDUM
SELFPUBLISHING
WHY NOT?
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
In 2011 into the first quarter of 2012, I penned a manuscript titled
FROM HITLERS OPPRESSION TO AMERICAN LIBERTY
Originally I intended to leave my memories to my children and grandchildren only ...
Entity
Author House Publishing
Categories: Literary Agencies
43, Report:
#993826
Posted Date:
Mar 12 2013
International Who's Who in Poetry Judy Lynn, Chief Editor This organization scammed me into paying money to submit a new poem & purchase its book. Internet
Over the past three years, I began to submit my poetry in contests and had them published - three of them in a publication sold at Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com. So I did not suspect that when the International Who's Who in Poetry 2012 sent me an invitation in August 2012 to...
Entity
International Who's Who in Poetry
Categories: Questionable Activities
44, Report:
#1006218
Posted Date:
Mar 12 2013
Amazon.com Kindle--Defective Product Internet
I recieved my Kindle as a gift last Christmas. I didn't use it for the first six months, as I had a back-log of printed books that I wanted to read. Once I started using it last summer, I can say that I really enjoyed it. However, about 6 months into regular use, and abo...
Entity
Amazon.com
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
45, Report:
#1016595
Posted Date:
Feb 19 2013
SuddenValues Order 2 Nooks in Oct. 2012 and did not receive them nor did I receive my refund Internet
I ordered 2 Barnes and Noble Nooks from them at the end of Oct. 2012 with shipment in 6 -8 weeks,shipment date arrived and no Nooks. I then received an email in Dec. from them stating they were not going to be able to fulfill order by Christmas and asked if I wanted a refund o...
Entity
SuddenValues
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
46, Report:
#1010847
Posted Date:
Feb 08 2013
360Training.com Lamar Institute of Technology False advertisement, deceptive selling practices, horrible customer service! Internet
I purchased an online course package from your website http://www.agentcampus.com/texas-real-estate-license/pre-license-courses/ and after purchasing I have been dealing with the people who service this, I suppose. Lamar Institute of Technology is listed on the website but 360traini...
Entity
360Training.com
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education
47, Report:
#1005325
Posted Date:
Jan 29 2013
Savemore.com Enticed me to purchase gift cards at a discounted rate. Internet
I purchased two gift cards through savemore.com, one for Barnes and Noble and one for Cabela's. I also purchased some weight loss drops.As I did not receive the cards or drops in the mail, I called several times and no one answered. I left messages, stating my situation and asking f...
Entity
Savemore.com
Categories: Book Stores
48, Report:
#1000327
Posted Date:
Jan 21 2013
savemore.com $15 for $25 B& N gift card, $12 for $24 Fandango, Internet
Saw add for discounted gift cards on FaceBook in the style of LivingSocial and Groupon. Purchased $15 for $25 Barnes and Noble and $12 for $24 Fandango gift cards. Never recieved promised email links/codes for redemption certificates. Emailed several times with no response from...
Entity
savemore.com
Categories: Computer Fraud
49, Report:
#996548
Posted Date:
Jan 14 2013
Iuniverse AuthorHouse, Other ? Betrayal, Deception, Theft of Intellectual Property, Fraud, Monetary Theft, Psychological Trauma and Pain Internet
In 2007 I had three books published via IUniverse - a company that worked with me via the Internet and phone calls - through the completion of each manuscript / book - with everything relatively easy to access via thier site up until that point. Once sales began, however, I co...
Entity
Iuniverse
Categories: Internet Fraud
50, Report:
#319913
Posted Date:
Jan 13 2013
Consumers Digest - Owner Randy Weber Consumers Digest phony award scam Best But Deerfield Illinois
Hello,
As a former employee, I would like everyone to know about the scamagazine out there called Consumers Digest.
This magazine attempts to ride on the legitamite publication, Consumer Reports, coattails. A lot of people mistake the two due to the similar name. Quite a sha...
Entity
Consumers Digest - Owner Randy Weber
Categories: TV Advertisements