2, Report:
#1465072
Posted Date:
Oct 20 2018
Hearst Magazines - House Beautiful This thing pop up from a email with order subscription of 1 year magazine which was just a total surprise to me because I did NOT want to do anything, but just click of a email. Internet
It also said this subscription will automatically renew continuously because I agree (Don't even know I did) and will not allowed to cancelled til I contact the customer service but no contact phone number and can't be cancelled without an account number which I have never had...
Entity
Hearst Magazines - House Beautiful
Categories: RIP-OFF, Book & Magazine Publishers, Magazine subscriptions, magazine scam
3, Report:
#1430781
Posted Date:
Feb 23 2018
Hearst Marketing Hearst Magazines, Consumer Marketing I entered an online contest to win a Stressless recliner from Ekornes. Immediately, I received a Confirmation from House Beautiful that I had purchased a 12 month subscription to their magazine.
After considerable difficulty and after reporting to Internet Crime Complaint Center, and then finally being able to reach the unreachable House Beautiful Magazine, I recd confirmation that this bogus subscription would be cancelled. I contacted Ekornes (Stressless furniture), who w...
Entity
Hearst Marketing
Categories: magazine scam
4, Report:
#1347955
Posted Date:
Jan 06 2017
HEARST magazines Sent me an invoice for subscriptions to issues of Country Living and Good Housekeeping magazines of which I did not order and then they sent me a Good Housekeeping magazine in the mail. The subscription invoice has an amount due of $17.97 and a payment reference # 000631118129 no phone number no option to decline or return envelope. Harlan Iowa
I received a subscription invoice in the mail for magazines that I did not order. The invoice detail stated it was for 11 issues of Country Living and 13 issues of Good Housekeeping the amount due on invoice is $17.97. There is only a payment reference # 00063118129. Then a few days...
Entity
HEARST magazines
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
5, Report:
#1328099
Posted Date:
Sep 14 2016
Hearst Magazines Hearst Communications Tricked into magazine subscription New York New York
Hearst Magazines tricked me into a 1 year subscription to Popular Mechanics. On a sweepstakes
promotion run by Popular Mechanics on Sept. 14, 2016, I clicked on an agreement to get one
free trial issue of Popular Mechanics. Below this agree button, I had not read a fine ...
Entity
Hearst Magazines
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
6, Report:
#1070719
Posted Date:
Jul 28 2013
Hearst Magazines Billed for Veranda magazine as a continued gift subscription that was never ever ordered in the first place. No where on site or letters giving phone contact information. Nowhere on site to cancel subscripton renewal that is pending. So no contact info, no means to cancel and just keep getting statements. Harlan Iowa
Hearst Magazines sending renewal statements for Veranda magazine that was never ordered in the first place. Nowhere to cancel or phone number.
Entity
Hearst Magazines
Categories: News Media
7, Report:
#1019479
Posted Date:
Feb 24 2013
hearst magazine marieclaire billed me for magazines not orderd or recieved harlan, Iowa
I recieved a bill in the mail for magazines I did not order. It was the second notice saying pay at once I did not recieve the first notice or the magazines. No phone number on the bill or contact information I never heard of hearst magazines until I recieved this bill.
Entity
hearst magazine
Categories: Newspapers – Magazines
8, Report:
#994599
Posted Date:
Jan 10 2013
HEARST Magazines P.O. Box 6000 Harlan, IA 51593-1500 No contact information - demanding payment not due/ owed. Harlan, Iowa
I have been receiving notices for payment due for two magazine subscriptions from this company and I don't think it is an authentic invoice. They are emailing me invoices as well.
After reading complaints and being unable to contact this company due to no contact information and&nb...
Entity
HEARST Magazines
Categories: Literary Agencies
9, Report:
#707670
Posted Date:
Nov 06 2012
Hearst Corporation Hearst Magazines deceitful renewal of Cosmopolitan & Redbook magazine subscriptions; fraudulent invoicing tactics Harlan, Iowa
I received several invoices from Hearst Magazines that I didn't think I owed. My husband placed a Cosmopolitan magazine subscription on line for me in April, 2010. Knowing him, I thought it odd that he would not have paid at the same time.
January 201...
Entity
Hearst Corporation
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
10, Report:
#865282
Posted Date:
Apr 07 2012
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Hearst Magazines Popular Mechanics Corporate small print policy Harlan, Iowa
Like several other reports filed here, I too recieved a demand for late payment from Hearst (Pop. Mech.). ...In my search of the Pop. Mech. ...My account.... site is their disclaimer that when I originally subscribed...in the small print...was their for uninterupted delivery clause ...
Entity
Hearst Magazines
Categories: Consumer Services
11, Report:
#674183
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2012
Hearst Corporation Popular Mechanics Scary Hearst salesman called my very young son on phone, harrassed him as I listened.I taught son to say norepeatedly to salesman. I got on phone & said NO. Hearst claims he subscribed. Threaten us Harlan, Iowa
Children Beware of Hearst Corporation. Bullying phone saleman for Hearst is trying to ruin my 12 year old son's credit for $9.97! Last year, my 12 year old son received a phone call from a bullying man trying to get him to subscribe to Popular Mechanics.As I listened to my son strug...
Entity
Hearst Corporation
Categories: News Media
12, Report:
#732789
Posted Date:
May 25 2011
Hearst Corporation G.L Valk, Vice President Hearst Magazine Scam, Payment Past Due Harlan, Iowa
I received a letter in the mail today from Hearst Magazines, a unit of the Hearst Corporation that stated...When you ordered your subscription with the convenience of being billed later, we fully believed you would send payment upon receipt of your invoice.
I never authoriz...
Entity
Hearst Corporation
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
13, Report:
#705895
Posted Date:
Mar 14 2011
Country Living Magazine Hearst Magazines Company started billing me for a magazine subscription I never had with no way to contact them, then sent me to collections for it Harlan, Iowa
A few months ago I started receiving a $10 bill from Country Living magazine for a subscription I never signed up for. I could find no way to contact them on their on their website and never received a magazine so I ignored it.
Today I received a letter from Sunrise Credit Servi...
Entity
Country Living Magazine
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
14, Report:
#677246
Posted Date:
Dec 31 2010
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Good Housekeeping Magazine - Hearst Magazines Decietful in sending out magazines I never ordered and then sending bills for the magazines using words such as delinquent account, and others...I stopped ordering any magazines years ago! Harlan Iowa
One day I began recieving Good Housekeeping Magazine that I had not requested. Then the bills started. I knew that I never ordered them (I stopped ordering any kind of magazines years ago) so I ignored everything that they sent. Then I recieved a delinquent account letter from the c...
Entity
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Categories: Newspapers – Magazines
15, Report:
#305783
Posted Date:
Feb 28 2010
Hearst Magazines - House Beautiful Subscription Harassment Red Oak Iowa
September 2007 I received a billing for a subscription renewal of House Beautfiul. Since I did not want to renew my subscription I ignored the billing.
In October 2007, I received a lettered billing stating that I chose to be a part of a program called Continuous Service Progr...
Entity
Hearst Magazines - House Beautiful
Categories: Mail Order Services
16, Report:
#542690
Posted Date:
Dec 20 2009
Hearst Magazines Hearst Magazines is sending me invoices for a magazine that i never ordered or received. Also, they are saying my account is past due Internet
Hearst Magazines have sent me an invoice for a magazine that which I've never ordered or received. They say I owe them $8.00 and that my account is past due. There is no phone number on the invoice but I found one for this company on the Internet so it's not verified. When I tr...
Entity
Hearst Magazines
Categories: Media
17, 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
18, Report:
#447093
Posted Date:
Apr 28 2009
Hearst Magazines sending Bogus, Threatening Letters for a magazine that I did NOT subscribe to Red Oak Iowa
First I started receiving invoices from Hearst Magazines, saying I had subscribed to Cosmopolitan and I needed to pay the amount due. But I never subscribed for this, so I didn't have any intention of paying this.
Now the invoices have turned into collection letters????
There is ...
Entity
Hearst Magazines
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
19, Report:
#441446
Posted Date:
Apr 07 2009
Hearst Magazines Billing me for Good Housekeeping magazine that I did not subscribe too. Red Oak Iowa
I just received a payment reminder for subscription to Good Housekeeping that I never subscribed to. Never received a first notice.
The Vice President is G.L. Valk.
Never received any magazines. States prompt payment will assure continuous service of magazine.
To pay onli...
Entity
Hearst Magazines
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
20, Report:
#432628
Posted Date:
Mar 10 2009
Hearst Magazines, Hearst Magazines - Good Housekeeping Magazine Continued Subscription Renewal Harassment Red Oak Iowa
In response to another person who has filed a rip off report on Hearst Magazines, I too am being harassed via mail by this company.
I paid up front for a one year subscription of Good House Keeping for a Christmas present last yeat for my wife. Once the subscription has run out,...
Entity
Hearst Magazines
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
21, 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
22, 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
23, Report:
#411347
Posted Date:
Jan 13 2009
Hearst Magazines G.L.Valk Credit & Collections Manager Hearst Publications pulling a Bernie Madoff Red Oak Iowa
I've been a Good Housekeeping subscriber for over 20 yrs. I signed up on 1/13/2007 for a 2 yr. subscription.(paid in full) this would expire 1/13/2009.
Today I received a letter from credit and collections mgr. G.L.Valk stating I had a delinquent account and subscription suspende...
Entity
Hearst Magazines
Categories: Sales People
24, 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
25, Report:
#352681
Posted Date:
Jul 18 2008
Hearst Magazines Threatening letters for subscription already paid for Red Oak Iowa
I echo sentiments from others on this site. Hearst keeps saying that I ordered a subscription with the convenience of being billed later. I don't do that. Ever. I know where it leads: right to here. The letters have a threatening tone. Going to their website doesn't help, bec...
Entity
Hearst Magazines
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers