1, Report:
#796938
Posted Date:
Nov 11 2011
famouspoets.com freecontest.com THE SAME SCAM! Talent, Oregon
Read about a similar scam about famouspoets.com and freecontest.com were the same because they had the same address and found those two addresses but their address has changed!!
The new address:
Free Poetry Contest
PO Box 21 Talent, Oregon 97540
BEWARE! It is a scam so don...
Entity
famouspoets.com
Categories: News Media
2, Report:
#590693
Posted Date:
Apr 08 2010
Famous Poets, Famous Poets Society, Famouspoets.com Free Poetry Contest THEY CHEATED ME OUT OF MY OWN MOTHERS MONEY Talent, Oregon
I received a letter in the mail in january saying that my poem would be published in a book full of poems called, poems of the heartland and that a noted actor would be reading it. they asked me to send in 25 dollars plus some other money to help the publishing process be complete. ...
Entity
Famous Poets, Famous Poets Society, Famouspoets.com
Categories: Book Publishers
3, Report:
#362672
Posted Date:
Aug 14 2008
Poetry.com Poetry.com lied. Owings Mills Maryland
I'm a 17 year old girl and have been writing poems to poetry.com (also famouspoets.com) for the past four years of my life. I haven't recieved anything at all. I just sent a poem in this year, it's titled Why and I seen this box on the site of my poem and it said, buy book. I though...
Entity
Poetry.com
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
4, Report:
#344887
Posted Date:
Jun 27 2008
Famouspoets.com Ripped me off Talent Oregon
I want to this supposed convention in 2007 and I'm still waiting for the published book. I'm in search of a lawyer because at the time I was working two jobs and used what ever savings I had to go to this convention.
The only good thing that came out of this convention is the fr...
Entity
Famouspoets.com
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
5, Report:
#1034003
Posted Date:
Aug 03 2007
Famous Poets, Famous Poets Society, Famouspoets.com SCAM, Ripoff Lavender Aurora Convention in Reno Talent Oregon
My husband submitted a poem about three years ago and then all of the sudden a letter showed up in the mail stating he had won the Gold Medal of Excellence for his poem and it also invited him to register to attend their convention in Reno on Sept. 3 -5.
Before registering, I am ...
Entity
Famous Poets, Famous Poets Society, Famouspoets.com
Categories: Convention Centers
6, Report:
#248087
Posted Date:
May 10 2007
Famous Poets Ripoff Scam harassing emails bigots unprofessional childish replies rude and inconsidereate to customers Talent Oregon
I entered the Famous Poets free poetry contest a few years ago. I got the book last October, and the pages were off center, and over 100 of them were so badly printed, it was un-readable. I also spent over 100 dollars on this book, only to get a very poor quality item in return. I n...
Entity
Famous Poets
Categories: Corrupt Companies
7, Report:
#213363
Posted Date:
Oct 26 2006
Famous Poet's Soceity ripoff, scam, poetry con, fake poetry contest, famouspoets.com Talent Oregon
I was told I was a finalist in a poetry contest after entering one at famouspoets.com. After spending close or even over $100 to be published I never got the book for nearly 2 years. When it finally arrived I was quite happy.
Then I found out that if it had been a real contest, I...
Entity
Famous Poet's Soceity
Categories: Con Artists
8, Report:
#153940
Posted Date:
Oct 26 2006
Famouspoets.com famous poets.com told me i won a trip to nevada and a chance to be on national telivision! it's a scam!!! Talent Oregon
i was lied to about my poetic talent and was told that i was going to win a medallion for my poetic accomplishments i am now looking for this company who ripped me off and im trying to get legal help if anyone has found some lawyer who is willing to help please notify me e-mail me a...
Entity
Famouspoets.com
Categories: Telemarketers
9, Report:
#165193
Posted Date:
Nov 19 2005
Famous Poets Society Ripoff, Thanks for the warning... Here's what I did. Talent Oregon
I submitted a poem this morning to Famous Poets Society, and I thought it was too easy while I was submitting it. Thanks to this site, I saw that people have had trouble with this offer before.
I immediately sent an email to [email protected], informing the guy that if he ...
Entity
Famous Poets Society
Categories: Corrupt Companies
10, Report:
#152119
Posted Date:
Aug 02 2005
Famouspoets Society ripoff presented with our elegant SHAKESPEARE TROPHY OF EXCELLENCE my AS* Mark Schramm Lavender Aurora and Mary Rudge are filthy liars Talent Oregon
I entered the Famouspoets.com poetry contest via internet. My poem was also graded by my high school english teacher and she had many problems with the meter, rhythm, and a few spellings of words in the poem. That should have been my first clue.
Several months later I received a...
Entity
Famous Poets Society
Categories: Con Artists
11, Report:
#151103
Posted Date:
Jul 25 2005
Famouspoets.com just to good to be true Ripoff Talent oragen
I just don't understand. I recently recieved a letter from Lavender Aurora saying that I have recieved the right to have my poem published in his next book. All I had to do was give permission and edit my poem. So I did it! Then I recieved a second letter saying the final step was t...
Entity
Famouspoets.com
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
12, Report:
#147062
Posted Date:
Jun 22 2005
Famous Poets.com ripoff Talent Oregon
Famouspoets.com Said I won the 2005 Shakespeare Trophy of Excellence, and the 2005 Poet of the year Medallion. I have to go to Reno Hilton Nevada to get it. I called the Hilton Hotel in Reno Nevada. No such convention is schedule in Sep 3-5 2005.
The executive director is Marh Sch...
Entity
FamousPoets.com
Categories: Corrupt Companies
13, Report:
#146366
Posted Date:
Jun 16 2005
Famouspoets.com ripoff Talent Oregon
I just want to thank everyone for your reports.. you just saved me from making a big mistake.
I have just ripped up the letter I recieved from LAVENDER Aurora (if that is her real name)
thank you again.
Nickee
Riverview, FloridaU.S.A.
Entity
Famouspoets.com
Categories: Corrupt Companies
14, Report:
#145159
Posted Date:
Jun 06 2005
Famouspoets.com Ripoff They Seem To Be Famous For Their Con Job got my hopes up Talent Oregon
I also received a wonderful letter in which they said, they loved my poem and offered me a chance to be published in their anthology Great Poems of the Western World. Wow, I thought, until I read further. When they told me I was a semi-finalist, but wanted me to pay money for the ...
Entity
Famouspoets.com
Categories: Computer Fraud
15, Report:
#138345
Posted Date:
Apr 11 2005
Famous Poets Society, Famouspoets.com ripoff stole lied Talent Oregon
I entered a contest with famouspoets.com. I received a letter in the mail saying how good my poem was and that it was selected to be in a book and get published. I was told that my poem would be published for free, but I could order a book.
I sent a partial payment for the book a...
Entity
Famouspoets.com
Categories: Book Publishers
16, Report:
#126134
Posted Date:
Jan 06 2005
Famouspoets.com ripoff! Talent Oregon
I AM ASKING FOR HELP I WROTE AND POAM HENDS AND FEET I WAS TOLD THAT BY LETTER MY POAM WOULD BE PUT INTO A BOOK AND THEY WANTED ME TO COME TO FLORIDA FOR SOME POETS CONEST THERE I DID NOT GO I PAID 50.00 FOR A BOOK THAT SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN SENT OUT DECEMBER 18TH.
IT IS NOW JAN 6...
Entity
Famouspoets.com
Categories: Book Publishers
17, Report:
#112091
Posted Date:
Oct 08 2004
Famouspoets.com ripped off money and poems Talent Oregon
I sent them 78dollars to get my poems published and also buy 3 books called the brief chroniclers of our time. the book was to be out in july. i still havent gotten my books and don't know if my poems were published or not
Keith
tishomingo, OklahomaU.S.A.
Entity
Famouspoets.com
Categories: Corrupt Companies
18, Report:
#1029757
Posted Date:
Apr 16 2004
FamousPoets.com Society rip-off! They're ripping people's hearts and dreams away. Talent Oregon
This company is wrong... just wrong. Yesterday, I recieved a letter stating that one of my poems was chosen to go into an anthology. I was estatic.
Then I find out today you have to purchase the book along with a few other things before they consider your poem to be printed. I ...
Entity
Famous Poets Society
Categories: Corrupt Companies
19, Report:
#86882
Posted Date:
Apr 16 2004
Famouspoets.com famous Poets Society ripoff- promises of winning prize for poem submitted, release for poem to be printed in GREAT POEMS OF THE WESTERN WORLD a walnut finished plaque of my poem, false hope Talent Oregon
Received letter stating eligible to win cash prizes of 2nd place of 4100, 1st place of $500 and Grand Prize of $5,000.
promised a preserved poem in a walnut finished plaque.
Asked for permission form to be signed so poem could be Promised to be published in Great Poems of the ...
Entity
Famous Poets Society
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
20, Report:
#67861
Posted Date:
Feb 27 2004
Famouspoets.com ripoff disgusting, heartless, evil, dirty dogs Talent Oregon
hi everyone, im sure all you poets are just simply beautiful people who were sickly lied to by these creeps or whoever they are.
thank god I found all of you, im sorry this is so bogust.
I feel like a fool. Today I received that deceitful letter
We all got saying you are in ...
Entity
Famouspoets.com
Categories: Corrupt Companies
21, Report:
#58028
Posted Date:
May 22 2003
Famous Poets Society ripoff business from hell Talent Oregon
I have submitted several poems with FamousPoets.com and they have continued to receive letters from them about their convention in Florida. I was excited to know that I had actually won a poetry contest. I never knew that this poetry convention would be a rip-off.
I do know for ...
Entity
Famous Poets Society
Categories: Con Artists
22, Report:
#55732
Posted Date:
May 05 2003
Famouspoets.com ripoffs from aspiring poets Talent Oregon
This company sends you a letter saying you are being published. To any aspiring poet that is a big deal. After that they send you numerous other offers of tapes and trips to get awards. I believed them all at first and was very excited! I could not wait to go and recieve these gr...
Entity
Famouspoets.com
Categories: Employers
23, Report:
#55597
Posted Date:
May 04 2003
FAMOUSPOETS.com / Lavender Aurora Seeking Whom they may Devour!!! Deceptive Company, False Promises, False Hope, Ripoff, Waste of time, Thieves,Scam Liars TALENT Oregon
My child has been sending and entering contests like this and Poetry.com, Noble House and many others. What's amazing is that they found her through linking websites. Another company that buys and sells your information, I'm sure. And She a MINOR!!!
Here's the latest letter from...
Entity
FAMOUSPOETS.com
Categories: Book Publishers
24, Report:
#45618
Posted Date:
Feb 16 2003
Famouspoets.com ripoff thieves rip-off scam liars Talent Oregon
Hellow fellow poets and writers, beware of Famouspoets.com. This is an illegal organization which for some reason is being allowed to run and continue scaming innocent people.
I wrote a poem and in a short amount of time received a letter saying I was a semifinalist in the $1,00...
Entity
Famouspoets.com
Categories: On-Line Business
25, Report:
#43136
Posted Date:
Jan 28 2003
Famouspoets.com Rip-off Told my daughter her poem won Shakespeare Trophy Of Exellence Talent Oregon
Famouspoets.com ripped off and deceived my daughter Brittany Golliher of her poetry,personal information, photo, and short biography about herself and family. Like another contestant was informed by letter signed, Poetically yours, Mark Schramm, Executive Director.
This letter ...
Entity
Famouspoets.com
Categories: Corrupt Companies