51, Report:
#81197
Posted Date:
Feb 20 2004
Magazine Source / Mag Source charging my account without my approval, sending me magazines I did not order, they would not cancel my subscribtion. Des Moines Iowa
These People are ripping me off!! They are charging my bank account without my approval,
sending me magazines I did not order, and I did not sign a thing!!
I had called them one time to have my subscribtion cancelled, and I was told it would be taken care of.
Still I contin...
Entity
Magazine Source / Mag Source
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
52, Report:
#75869
Posted Date:
Dec 26 2003
MAGAZINE SOURCE AKA MAGSOURCE ripoff DES MOINES Iowa
I can not find out phone number for this company to cancel magazine's I did not want them. And cannot afford them for their monthly rates.
Sonja
LOUISVILLE, KentuckyU.S.A.
Entity
MAGSOURCE
Categories: Telemarketing Companies
53, Report:
#73158
Posted Date:
Nov 26 2003
Magazine Source Aka Budget Marketing Inc. very misleading ripoff Des Moines Iowa
They were very misleading, and withdrew payments from my account without my prior authorization, which to my understanding violates the Electronic Fund Transfer Act> I got fed up and decided to cancel my account. I thought I cancelled my account with them but they insist such a thin...
Entity
Magazine Source Aka Budget Marketing Inc.
Categories: Telemarketers
54, Report:
#53421
Posted Date:
Oct 24 2003
Magazine Source Magsource ripoff Nationwide
I recieved a call from telling me that i could get multiple subscriptions of well known magizines.
They said wouldn't be billed for six months and they started billing me two weeks later. They take the money out of your account regardless of whether there is enough money to cover o...
Entity
Magazine Source Magsource
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
55, Report:
#64901
Posted Date:
Jul 29 2003
Magazine Service Center/Budget Marketing, Inc. fraudulent ripoff business Des Moines Iowa
For anyone who has been cheated by Magazine Service Center: you should know that in 1996 they were investigated by the Federal Trade Comission and ordered to cease and desist their fraudulent business practices. Read the order (it contains the names of the individuals involved as we...
Entity
Magazine Service Center
Categories: Media
56, Report:
#64802
Posted Date:
Jul 28 2003
Magazine Source Budget Marketing Millenium Marketing rip off scam dirt bags Des Moines Iowa
This is for all the people being scammed by Magazine Source/Budget Marketing:
Those of you who wish to cancel your account with Magazine Source/Budget Marketing. It is very easy to do, just call them at 1-800-456-6565 or locally at 515-243-7000.
Tell the customer service rep t...
Entity
Magazine Source, Budget Marketing, Millenium Marketing
Categories: Telemarketers
57, Report:
#63719
Posted Date:
Jul 15 2003
Media Outsourcing Budget Marketing Magazine Source ripoff dishonest won't cancel my subscription By the way, I get about 30-40 calls a day from these people. Des Moines Iowa
When I was younger and not with it, this company called me with a young woman and she convinced me to sign up for magazine subscription. Recently I have been having financial trouble and wanted to cancel the subscription.
These people refused to cancel my subscriptions and I don'...
Entity
Media Outsourcing Budget Marketing Magazine Source
Categories: Telemarketers
58, Report:
#62508
Posted Date:
Jul 02 2003
Budget Marketing Magazine Source ripoff victimized many consumers Des Moines Iowa
I have seen a few recent posts about Budget Marketing and thought I'd add what I have to the bunch. Be sure to add your comments to www.bbb.org and check out the attorney that is gathering consumers for a Class Action lawsuit.
Good Luck!
Budget Marketing aka Magazine Source
Leg...
Entity
Budget Marketing
Categories: Corrupt Companies
59, Report:
#58793
Posted Date:
May 29 2003
Magazine Source Budget Marketing ripoff Des Moines Iowa
Magazine Source taking money out of our acount,
they some how got my husbands checking account number and suffix number as well. we do not have a check book. we use a thing called ebit/credit card. they have been doing this for the past five months.
we have put a stop to it, as ...
Entity
Magazinesource Budget Marketing, Inc
Categories: Corrupt Companies
60, Report:
#47982
Posted Date:
May 29 2003
Magazine Source a fraud - ripoff consumer by posing as other companies Nationwide
When the Magazine Source called me, claiming to be another magazine company I had already paid in full, they offered me 6 more magazines at no additional cost. After repeatitive questioning, I thought I was actually getting more mags at no additional cost.
By no additional cos...
Entity
Magazine Source
Categories: Corrupt Companies
61, Report:
#57175
Posted Date:
May 16 2003
Millenium Marketing Dba Magazine Source Magazine subscription; helpful Kentucky statutes (check in your state) ripoff Des Moines Iowa
This is how to respond to what seems like the typical Millenium/Mag Source subscription in Kentucky, using the consumer-friendly Subscription Sales of Printed Material law (KRS 367.510-540), as recommended to me by the Kentucky Attorney General's Office:
1: Call your local county...
Entity
Millenium Marketing Dba Magazine Source
Categories: Telemarketers
62, Report:
#55333
Posted Date:
May 02 2003
Mag Magazine Source ripoff Des Moines Iowa
I see that I'm not the only one that has been duped by these criminals. One day as I was trying to leave, I received a phone call from somebody stating they would send me $200 in gas vouchers for taking a look at their service. They said there was no obligation to subscribe and I co...
Entity
Mag Source Or Magazine Source
Categories: Telemarketers
63, Report:
#52813
Posted Date:
Apr 14 2003
Budget Marketing Inc, AKA Magazine Source ripoff dirty SOB's the lied and cheated me Des Moines Iowa
I was called by this company Magazine Source and I was told that I could make payments for two months so I would pay 19.90 every month and after a certain period of time they would be paid off and I would receive them free(since I had been paying for two months every month).
I o...
Entity
Budget Marketing Aka Magazine Source
Categories: Corrupt Companies
64, Report:
#50952
Posted Date:
Mar 29 2003
Magazine Source rip-off scammed Des Moines Iowa
As with most of the complaints for this company I was called saying I will be receiving free magazines. The way everything is presented does not leave the consumer to with the knowledge that they'll be paying just under $1,200 at $39.90 a month.
And to top it off, I'm getting ...
Entity
Magazine Source
Categories: Credit Services
65, Report:
#49222
Posted Date:
Mar 14 2003
Magazine Source rip-off deception Des Moines Iowa
This company coarsed me into subscribing with their company. I received a call from them in December 2002 to buy magazines. They must have called me three times before i gave in to talk to them. I didnt not hear anything from them, until my mothers credit card was billed $49.92.
...
Entity
Magazine Source
Categories: Media
66, Report:
#41186
Posted Date:
Jan 24 2003
Magazine Source misleading ripoff deceptive sales tactics Nationwide
Magazine source sounds like a great outlet to get some really good magazine but if you are willing to pay a 100% mark up for a bad magazine selection over a three year period than its a deal you are looking for.
I was contacted by magazine source saying that if i paid a low rate ...
Entity
Magazine source
Categories: Corrupt Companies
67, Report:
#37396
Posted Date:
Dec 06 2002
FREEDOM RESOURCE AND MAGAZINE SOURCE ripoff scam con artists WOODSTOCK Georgia
This company promised credit repair with a credit card...actually it was a visa and a master card. I must add that it was for an unsecured card. Also i was promised a trip to hawaii when enrolling in this program. The company was very good about cashing the check, but not very effic...
Entity
FREEDOM RESOURCE AND MAGAZINE SOURCE
Categories: Credit Services
68, Report:
#35366
Posted Date:
Nov 16 2002
Magazine Source aka magsource aka Budget Marketing aka Mags-to-go unauthorized debit from bank and rip off internet
In approximately May 2002, I received a phone call stating that I could receive a subscription to 3-6 different magazines of my choice and I would automatically receive a his or hers gold watch with a genuine diamond. The magazines would be received for three years at about 15 dolla...
Entity
Magazine Source magsource
Categories: Maid Services
69, Report:
#33245
Posted Date:
Oct 23 2002
Consolidated Media Services and Magazine Source Fraudulent Phone Acitvities including SELLING my CREDIT CARD info to another company Atlanta Georgia
I was contacted by Consolidated Media Services to trial magazines, saying i could cancel at any time, they sold my magazine list and MY CREDIT CARD information to another company, Magazine Source, who contacted me a month later claiming to be my magazine comany and confirming my ord...
Entity
Consolidated Media Services and Magazine Source
Categories: Media
70, Report:
#20211
Posted Date:
Jun 07 2002
Consolidated Media Services (CMS) is an unprofessional, deceptive company from hell. They use slimy Marketing Techniques, hang up on Them! Smyna, Georgia *UPDATE ..They're NOW a Member of the BBB with satisfactory rating! Over 50 Rip-off Reports on this web site! BBB liars & crooks!
Consolidated Media Services--CMS called saying they're rewarding me via my Credit Card Company and offered me 68% off of magazine subscriptions. They offered a 4-year service and the amount of all the magazines they started me with was about $58.16 per month. This works out to $69...
Entity
Consolidated Media Services--CMS
Categories: Consumer Services
71, Report:
#20236
Posted Date:
May 13 2002
Magazine Source, (aka) USA Magazine Exchange, (aka) Mags To Go Con artist made false promises, lied to & mistreated. Promised watch & never recieved! Overcharged 49.90 a month!
The salesman who set this up was totally missleading. He said this was publishers clearinghouse and I had won a FREE gold men or womens watch with a genuine diamond. He then offered the magazines and led me to believe that it was only $49.90 a year for 3 years.
Had I realized th...
Entity
Magazine Source, (aka) USA Magazine Exchange, (aka) Mags To Go
Categories: Corrupt Companies