101, Report:
#24754
Posted Date:
Jul 17 2002
Consolidated Media Services ripoff Atlanta Georgia
These people called me on the phone and inquired about my interest in magazines. After a brief conversation, I ordered a Time Magazine subscription. The telephone agent failed to tell me I was going to be billed $400.00 and subscribed to a number of different magazines that I had no...
Entity
Consolidated Media Services
Categories: Consumer Services
102, Report:
#22821
Posted Date:
Jun 17 2002
TIME MAGAZINE SUSCRIPTION BILLING ERROR abused & mistreated NEW YORK New York
I opted to receive Free Issue on their CNN internet ad.
Received one issue.
Being billed for 28 issue subcription for $24.95 that I never subcribed to.
John
Sedona, Arizona
Entity
TIME MAGAZINE
Categories: News Media
103, Report:
#19758
Posted Date:
Apr 28 2002
Consolidated Media Services, CMS, Media Outsourcing, MOS, Cross Media Services How to fight back Atlanta, Georgia
First, this company is well aware that they are engaged in illegal telemarketing practices. The Department of Justice first obtained a cease and desist order to stop all illegal telemarketing practices against Media Outsourcing and its parent company, Cross Media Services, in 1997. ...
Entity
Consolidated Media Services, CMS, Media Outsourcing, MOS, Cross Media Services
Categories: Telemarketers
104, Report:
#18510
Posted Date:
Apr 10 2002
NSS Magazines Group, Inc -Time Magazine Fraud internet Internet
My daughter is 10 and she has been receiving Time Magazine for about 6 months. I contacted Time Magazines with a complaint stating I do not read this magazine and my 10yr old surely doesn't. They replied stating it was a NSS Magazine Group, Inc that they received their info. from. T...
Entity
NSS Magazines Group, Inc
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
105, Report:
#14176
Posted Date:
Feb 15 2002
NSS Magazine Blatant fraud
I was supposed to receive a 90-day free trial suscription to Time Magazine, just for rating a business for Bizrate.com, and after that, If I decided to suscribe, they would charge my credit card... Guess what? three weekly issues later (still on my trial period) I was charged $50!!!...
Entity
NSS Magazine
Categories: Internet Marketing Companies
106, Report:
#12354
Posted Date:
Jan 24 2002
NSS Magazine Ripoff unauthorized charge
When I responded to a BizRate questionnaire after an online purchase, I was offered a two month FREE subscription to TIME magazine. The offer stated that after two months an invoice would be sent with the option to cancel the subscription. I received five weekly issues, and then o...
Entity
NSS Magazines
Categories: On-Line Business