526, Report:
#148866
Posted Date:
Jul 08 2005
Word Moving Services - Nationwide Relocation Services Ripoff took deposit, mover did not show up, non-responsive to complaints Ft. Lauderdale Florida
Contracted with World Moving Services to move from Austin, Tx to Sacramento, Ca on 6/4/2005. Spouses employer required extra two weeks on job, 5/31/2005 requested that move be changed to 6/14/2005. Per Michael at World Moving Services (WMS)this would be no problem. He sent a form to...
Entity
Categories: Moving Companies
527, Report:
#148321
Posted Date:
Jul 02 2005
Palmetto Marketing ripoffed a subscription to a magazine Coral Springs Florida
I had a young man come to my door selling magazine subscriptions for school. If he sold the most he could win a trip. I purchased Readers digest @ $28.00 plus a $10.00 processing fee. They got my money and I didn't get the magazine. I received 1 issue of Readers Digest with a bill a...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
528, Report:
#145466
Posted Date:
Jun 08 2005
National Awards Commission Rip-off They want $14.98 canadian and promise a $1,000,000 prize, but the recipient of the mail must send in the $14.98 first... seem to be targeting seniors Kansas City Missouri
The scam is sent via regular mail and includes official looking forms and asks for $14.98 to be sent so that , the winner can get their prize.
The language makes it look like the prize has been won and urges the person to mail back the cheque and forms within seven days, for al...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
529, Report:
#138645
Posted Date:
Apr 13 2005
North Shore Agency ripoff dishonest fraudulent billing Westbury New York
i speak only english. i received a collection notice from north shore agency in spanish. for a magazine i never ordered. after many hours and looking on the inter net. i was able to contact readers digest. i talked to them hopefully the matter is settled. they said sry and canceled ...
Entity
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
530, Report:
#133167
Posted Date:
Feb 28 2005
Matt Allen - Readers Across America RIPOFF DENVER Colorado
Matt Allen with Readers Across America came to my house in Dec. 30th 2004 and said that he was selling mag for college and if he sold 2 more he would win a trip to Hawaii.
Well they cashed my check for 33.00 dollars and I recieved T.V. guide instead of readers digest.
I ca...
Entity
Categories: Door to Door Sales
531, Report:
#124765
Posted Date:
Dec 29 2004
AP9 Simply You ripoff Internet
I received an e-mail from RD.Com thanking me for my purchase. The e-mail came from Readers Digest, I wrote them an e-mail explaining what had happened. Knowing I didn't make any purchase I went straight to my online banking, there I found a charge of $14.95 from a AP9 Simply You....
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
532, Report:
#110049
Posted Date:
Nov 22 2004
NMS Subscritpions - Galaxy Credit deceptive pricing harassment goading wife to consumate deal Peoria Arizona
got a letter from Galaxy Credit stating that my account has been sent to them for collection of bill for renewal of readers digest subscription. called to talk to Ralph to get more info. was told that i ( keith Wagner) was on tape agreeing to renew with NMS and that they would not h...
Entity
Categories: Telemarketers
533, Report:
#113887
Posted Date:
Oct 20 2004
Readers Across America Rip Off Don Denver Colorado
A nice young man came to my door selling Readers Digest and he indicated it was to support his Basketball Team to make a trip back East for a tournament.
I paid $59.00 for a 2 years Subscription and I have Never Received my subscription. They did manage to cash my check and ha...
Entity
Categories: Sales People
534, Report:
#105451
Posted Date:
Aug 26 2004
READERS DIGEST Ripoff issues fraudulant conterfiet medicare insurance cards steals benifit money IRVING Texas
president Bush enacted new law allowing people on medicare to obtain 600 dollars in FREE prescription credits as well as discounts on medication. This program is run by fed government especially the medicare department. Medicare endorses private companies to issue these insurance di...
Entity
Categories: Health Insurance
535, Report:
#84437
Posted Date:
Mar 18 2004
AT&T Wireless Ripoff Just Another One Sided Billing Error they Won't Fix Bellevue Washington
This is another long story that I'll try to keep as short as possible and give you the Readers Digest version.
Last September 03, I called AT&T Wireless to cancel my wife's phone as we were not using it that much. At that time we were on the $59.99 for 500 combined minutes with ...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
536, Report:
#60410
Posted Date:
Jun 12 2003
Winners Choice Publishers Reading Club ripoff magazine sales scams cheated employees screwed the customers even more It was the most lying heinous disgusting hellhole of a workplace in the whole wide world. Norcross Georgia
Winners Choice Reading Club AKA Winners Choice Publishers is a franchise company affiliated with Winners Choice Publications out of Bakersfield CA.
The owner of the ATL company has also had a prior company in Atlanta GA from 1989 until 2000. The name of the company was CBI or Co...
Entity
Categories: Telemarketers
537, Report:
#57212
Posted Date:
May 16 2003
Palmetto Marketing, Inc Magazine Ripoff Coral Springs Florida
A brought the magazines from a girl earning points for a trip. After seeing my check cashed and calling Readers Digest and they had no order and further trying to call the Palmetto Marketing by phone produced a wrong number, I realized that I had been rip offed. At present I had req...
Entity
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
538, Report:
#44999
Posted Date:
Feb 11 2003
Readers Digest/Publishers Clearing House The Fleecing of the Elderly victimized many consumers ripoff Nationwide
My mother in-law Passed away recently.
and my wife being an only child, the task of gathering her belongings and cleaning out her home fell to us. The sad experience, soon turned to anger as we discovered hundreds of unopened boxes, magazines and video tapes along with various Nick...
Entity
Categories: Liars
539, Report:
#33097
Posted Date:
Oct 22 2002
Palmetto Marketing Inc. fraudulent ripoff business liars victimized us thieves that use children to sell products are dirty SOB's Coral Springs Florida
Two young ladies,both 16 years old,come up to my door one night.At first I thought that someone was chasing them so I went out,with all of the missing teen girls this last summer I didn't think twice.
Quickly I realized that they used this as their ploy to draw people outside so ...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
540, Report:
#17848
Posted Date:
Mar 29 2002
K-Mart the reason they can't keep good employees is the way they treat them abused & mistreated deceptive company Austin Texas
I worked at k-mart, i was hired to be the manager of the electronic department, i was told i would be working m-f from 8-5 mon-fri. I took a 50cent per hour cut in pay.
they kept there word for about a month--then they promised another persont the same thing. I went to work every...
Entity
Categories: Employers
541, Report:
#1029088
Posted Date:
Jan 13 2002
Readers Digest Telemarketer Ripoff! I said no thank you & they sent it anyway - along with a bill!
On the way home from work one day I get a call on my cell phone. I answered and this snobby,moronic voice was on the other end. Hello, my name is______, Im calling from readers Digest and before I could say anything she ran into her script.
OK Ill listen I thought,I was a telemar...
Entity
Categories: Telemarketers
542, Report:
#10312
Posted Date:
Dec 31 2001
Readers Digest You've Won RipOff
I have loved Readers Digest all my life. However, the last 2 years or so, they are soliciting business for themselves and other magazines by sending winning numbers. If you're not careful you'll unwittingly subscribe to all kinds of magazines and win nothing. This scam goes on and...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services