26, Report:
#635257
Posted Date:
Aug 28 2010
The Hearst Corporation Good Housekeeping Magazine Deceptive Renewal Invoice Red Oak, Iowa
Received a notice that Good Housekeeping subscription renewal had been processed and invoice was for $19.48/12 issues. In same envelope was offer to renew online ... Online renewal is $7.97/12 issues. D'Oh!
Entity
The Hearst Corporation
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
27, Report:
#606453
Posted Date:
May 23 2010
G.L. Valk Hearst Corporation bogus bill - harrassment of minor red oaks, Iowa
My minor child is another victim of the Invoicing Bureau of Hearst Corp. Same MO as other respondents: ...your order remains unpaid... yadayada ...now past due....enclose your check... Insulting and vaguely threatening, all in bold black, white and red lettering. As with other...
Entity
G.L. Valk Hearst Corporation
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
28, Report:
#602500
Posted Date:
May 12 2010
Hearst Corporation - Invoicing Bureau Good Housekeeping Billing me for magazine I never ordered or received Internet
I have been receiving bills for a subscription to Good Housekeeping that I not only never ordered, but have never received a copy of. At first I ignored the first invoice thinking it was just another scam expecting me to whip out a check and pay them because I received a bill ...
Entity
Hearst Corporation - Invoicing Bureau
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
29, Report:
#597769
Posted Date:
Apr 28 2010
Hearst Corporation, O Magazine Obnoxious billing process and harrassment Red Oak, Iowa
This has been an obnoxious experience. I signed up for and paid in advance for a subscription to O Magazine. I then did not ever see that it was an automatic renewal. They have been hounding me to pay for another subscription. This in the form of letters that never...
Entity
Hearst Corporation, O Magazine
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
30, Report:
#595848
Posted Date:
Apr 27 2010
country living magazine..Hearst corporation G.L.Valk vice pres. submitted late Payment invoice with credit rating threat without my subscription authorization. red oak , Iowa
received Past Due invoice for subscription to country living magazine with threat to credit rating for a magazine presumably delivered to my address wilthout my sollicitation.
Entity
country living magazine..Hearst corporation
Categories: Outdoor Furniture & Equipment
31, Report:
#591797
Posted Date:
Apr 10 2010
Hearst Corporation - Invoicing Bureau Sent Past Due letters for a magazine I did not order . Red Oak, Iowa
Hearst Corporation sent me an invoice for Country Living. I did not order it or get a magazine. I have no phone number no way to contact them.
Entity
Hearst Corporation - Invoicing Bureau
Categories: Landscaping
32, Report:
#586588
Posted Date:
Mar 29 2010
Country Living Magazine Billing for a magazine I didn't order nor have I received. Internet
The Hearst Corporation, doing business as Country Living Magazine, keeps billing me for a magazine I did not order and I have not received. I have sent back several of the bills stating this information, but it has not done any good. I am sick and tired of receiving thes...
Entity
Country Living Magazine
Categories: Newspapers – Magazines
33, Report:
#377307
Posted Date:
Mar 24 2010
The Hearst Corporation, Country Living Magazine Told subscription ran out and have to renew,did so in July, subscr Apr,renewed oct,07, Red Oak Iowa
I received a renewal notice (past due) on 9/2/08. Checked my records and I renewed 7/3/08, Subscribed 4/2/08 w/dial America Marketing Inc, renewed with the Hearst Corp 10/31/07. I am receiving two copies each month lately and know that something is wrong.
I tried to go onto t...
Entity
The Hearst Corporation, Country Living Magazine
Categories: Questionable Activities
35, Report:
#542353
Posted Date:
Dec 19 2009
The Hearst Corporation ,INVOICING BUREAU Cosmopolitan I signed up for free offer (not magazines), informed I would be charged $15, canceled it, got charged anyway. Red Oak, Iowa
I signed up for a free offer (not magazines). Then I was informed to receive my free offer, I'd have to pay $15 and receive 12 issues of Cosmopolitan. I didn't want to subscribe-- I do not care for Cosmopolitan. So I canceled the sign-up offer. I received an invoice. I sent it back ...
Entity
The Hearst Corporation ,INVOICING BUREAU
Categories: Newspapers – Magazines
36, Report:
#541377
Posted Date:
Dec 18 2009
Hearst Pub- G.L. Valk- Oprah Mag False claim of overdue payment for subscription Red Oak, Iowa
I have received several reports from G.L. Valk of Hearst Corporation stating that I am past due on a subscription for Oprah Magaizine. In fact, this subscription was paid in advance, and was set up for an automatic renewal, if I so chose. So, I do not owe anything.
However, the for...
Entity
Hearst Pub- G.L. Valk- Oprah Mag
Categories: Media
37, Report:
#472702
Posted Date:
Jul 23 2009
The Hearst Corporation INVOICING BUREAU, Hearst Corporation's Misleading Invoices to Sell Magazine Renewals - How to stop this Red Oak Iowa
Like many we have continued to get misleading invoices from The Hearst Corporation for renewing magazines. The last invoice was sent first class and on the envelope it read Dated Materials Enclosed and INVOICING BUREAU. The implication is CREDIT BUREAU.
The letter reads:
Your a...
Entity
The Hearst Corporation ,INVOICING BUREAU
Categories: Newspapers – Magazines
38, Report:
#466128
Posted Date:
Jun 29 2009
The Hearst Corporation false invoice for magazines I never ordered Red Oak, Red Oak Iowa
I received 2 invoices for magazines I didn't order. I did receive 1 magazine, but did not order or want. I will not pay these invoices.
Kathleen
Pahrump, NevadaU.S.A.
Entity
The Hearst Corporation
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
39, Report:
#465803
Posted Date:
Jun 28 2009
The Hearst Corporation They sent me invoice for subscription I did not make. Red Oak Iowa
I received a payment reminder for subscription to Good House keeping that i never subscribed to. This is really annoying!
Carla
Santa Ana, CaliforniaU.S.A.
Entity
The Hearst Corporation
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
40, Report:
#451442
Posted Date:
May 13 2009
Hearst Corporation - Invoicing Bureau SCAM Red Oak Iowa
I've not ordered a woman's magazine in decades. I have no interest in reading Redbook. I think I went through one of those survey things and had to express interest in a product. I was not aware, and I did not that a subscription would be ordered. In fact when I realized the sur...
Entity
Hearst Corporation - Invoicing Bureau
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
41, Report:
#434877
Posted Date:
Mar 17 2009
Hearst Corporation - Popular Mechanics Beware of Free Issue Scam Popular Mechanics New York New York
In October 2008 I saw an offer for a free issue of Popular Mechanics. I responded. I then received the so called free issue. I also received a bill for the subscription. I responded to the bill by canceling any further issues. I noted that I was displeased with the amount of adverti...
Entity
Hearst Corporation - Popular Mechanics
Categories: Newspapers – Magazines
42, Report:
#432309
Posted Date:
Mar 09 2009
Hearst Publishing, Hearst Magazines, G. L. Valk Hearst Magazine Subscription Scam New York New York
I've been a subscriber to Popular Mechanics for several years, but recently Hearst Corporation has been sending threatening letters that say I owe them for an automatically renewed subscription. I bought a three year subscription last year so my subscription isn't even close to bei...
Entity
Hearst Magazines
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
43, Report:
#430279
Posted Date:
Mar 03 2009
The Hearst Corporation Sent Third notice invoice Red Oak Iowa
The Hearst Corporation sent me a notice claiming it to be the Third invoice notice for non payment of Cosmopolitan magazine. When I order Magazines I pay up front I do not do pay later option. I know this is a scam because I have the cancelled check to prove that I have made pay...
Entity
The Hearst Corporation
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
44, Report:
#428375
Posted Date:
Feb 25 2009
The Hearst Corporation Asking for payment on a magazine I never ordered & they make sure you cant get intouch with them! Red Oak Iowa
Now I see Im not alone, but what do we do? I get a bill from this place, telling me Ive ordered Redbook. No, I did not. I go on-line to Rebook's cutomer service and cancel the service I never requested! I have my cancellation number and think everythings taken care of. Nope, a few w...
Entity
The Hearst Corporation
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
45, Report:
#413695
Posted Date:
Jan 19 2009
The Hearst Corporation Third Notice Payment Past Due - Invoicing Bureau Scam Red Oak Iowa
I have received a third notice of payment past due from the Hearst Corporation for Cosmopolitan Magazine. They claim that in October 2008 I requested my subscription be renewed and be billed at a later date.
I never requested renewal of the magazine, in fact, my subscription d...
Entity
The Hearst Corporation
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
46, Report:
#412805
Posted Date:
Jan 16 2009
The Hearst Corporation Country Living Magazine Told subscription ran out and have to renew - PAST DUE Red Oak Iowa
Found info on this site help full - I have both email and snail mail notifications. The bottom of the email provided the connection to my snail mail notice - Same Company - Country Living is a publication of Hearst Magazines Division, Hearst Communications, Inc. 2008 Hearst Email Pr...
Entity
The Hearst Corporation
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
47, Report:
#410234
Posted Date:
Jan 10 2009
Hearst Magazines renewal demands Red Oak Iowa
This company continues to send condesending letters demanding payment for a magazine subscription to Popular Mechanics which I chose not to renew for my own financial reasons. They've sent several renewal notices in an attempt to shame me into paying. Some seem a little more aggress...
Entity
Hearst Magazines
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
48, Report:
#400646
Posted Date:
Dec 12 2008
Hearst Corporation, Country Living Magazine I ain't got no satisfaction... Red Oak Iowa
I subsribed to Country Living through StampinUP as I am a demonstrator. The magazine offered a great christmas package in conjunction with SU. I paid when I subsribed and now am getting invoices to say I owe money.
The web address on the invoice www.pay.countryliving.com gives ...
Entity
Hearst Corporation,Country Living Magazine
Categories: Outdoor Furniture & Equipment
49, Report:
#391294
Posted Date:
Nov 14 2008
The Hearst Corporation The Hearst Corporation Invoicing Bureau Unauthorized renewal of Popular Mechanics Magazin Brooklyn New York
Unauthorized renewal of my subscription to Popular Mechanics
Feodosia
Brooklyn, New YorkU.S.A.
Entity
The Hearst Corporation
Categories: Work at Home
50, Report:
#383077
Posted Date:
Oct 21 2008
The Hearst Corporation Unprofessional - submitted payment twice, once it was credited, the second time returned. Red Oak Iowa
The Hearst Corporation strikes again. This is not the first time for me.
I received a bill in July saying I owed them money for Country Living as I had requested to bill me later - not true. I paid on line 7/7/08.
I received another bill in September stating the same in...
Entity
The Hearst Corporation
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies