1, Report:
#1477448
Posted Date:
Apr 20 2019
International LIving Unauthorized billing, no refund, unwanted email, no customer support Hunt Valley MD
Won't stop continuous over-billing, won't refund, won't stop email scamming. Avoid ever subscribing. Impossible to get them to quit billing.
This BS advertising company for retirees won't stop billing me, won't refund my money, won't cancel the subscripton, won't stop email scamming...
Entity
International LIving
Categories: On line sales, refusing to credit me
3, Report:
#1383581
Posted Date:
Jul 06 2017
Swiss Metal Inc Schweizerische Metallhandel Panama Couldn't get hold of anyone in office -- googled the company and found out all the people ripped off! Costa del Este, Panama City, Panama
Attended an International Living convention where Swiss Metals had a booth. Invested money from a self-directed IRA with them and then received a letter saying the owner of the company had died and a lawyer, Fernando Aleman, was doing an inventory of all existing metals and client...
Entity
Swiss Metal Inc
Categories: Investment Brokers
4, Report:
#1369157
Posted Date:
Apr 23 2017
Swissmetal, Inc Schweizerische Metalhandel Panama S.A.Tom Cleary,Peter Stehling In April 2014, I purchased a basket of strategic metals from this company. The company would provide storage and assist in selling the metals after they appreciated. After taking the money, the company appears to have disappeared. Panama City Not applicable
While attending the International Living Conference in Panama in April 2014, I looked at several investment related companies that were sponsoring the conference. One of these companies was Swiss Metal (aka SMH Schweizerische Metalhandel Panama, S.A.). This company was offering sale...
Entity
Swissmetal, Inc
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
5, Report:
#1364070
Posted Date:
Mar 26 2017
International living fail to mention Health Care costs Internet
First of all International Living makes it impossible to cancel.
The largest expense for retiring overseas is health care costs. They fail to highlight tis draconian expense.
Entity
International living
Categories: Consumer Services
6, Report:
#1347894
Posted Date:
Jan 05 2017
International Living Magazine Cannot cancel a subscription. Have been trying for 3 years. Waterford Ireland
I signed up for a 1 year subscription to International Living Magazine.
I soon discovered that the information they were providing was not accurate, according to many xpats that went for their hype.
Whether I was correct in my assessment or not, they should have at least acknowled...
Entity
International Living
Categories: Travel Services
7, Report:
#1345692
Posted Date:
Dec 26 2016
SMI Swissmetal Inc. SMH Schweizerische Metallhandels AGSMH Schweizerische Metallhandels Panama S.A. Investment Fraud, Ponzi Scheme, Panama City, Panama Panama
From 2012 thru 2016 a group of criminals calling themselves variously Swiss Metal Group, Swiss Metal Assets, SMH Panama,and SMH Schweizerische Metallhandels AG sold strategic and rare metals to investors who wanted to diversify their investments with real physical assets. Throug...
Entity
SMI Swissmetal Inc.
Categories: Investment Brokers
8, Report:
#1328436
Posted Date:
Sep 16 2016
International Living Magazine Subscription Renewal Tricks Nationwide
Entity
International Living Magazine
Categories: Media Outlets
9, Report:
#1322531
Posted Date:
Aug 15 2016
International Magazine Jackie Flynn Publisher, International Living Subscription to International Magazine, the promise of not selling my email address, and subsequent scam offers from the company Internet
After subscribing to International Magaine for a year, we were reading articles that mentioned overseas places to retire that were a fraction of the cost. Other offers popped up, but it wasn't until I was sent today's email that I noticed this company is a scam. Here is what I rec...
Entity
International Magazine
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
10, Report:
#1319194
Posted Date:
Aug 08 2016
International Living Magazine Fast Track Seminars to moving Abroad Fast Track Seminars to Retiring Abroad Frederick Maryland
If you are nearing or at retirement age, you will start getting emails from this company. Beware! This is a huge ripoff that most retirees can not afford.
They will sell you a 2 day seminar in several countries, Panama, Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, etc. You must pay the minim...
Entity
International Living Magazine
Categories: Seminar Programs
11, Report:
#1319206
Posted Date:
Jul 27 2016
Swissotel Quito, Ecuador In bed with IL conference, no refunds for any reason Quito Ecuador
Do not book at this hotel unless you are a psychic or not human.
If you should have a medical emergency & need to cancel, you will not get a refund, no matter how much notice you give. Since you aren't coming, they keep your money & charge the full amount, plus taxes, resort fe...
Entity
Swissotel Quito, Ecuador
Categories: Lodging
12, Report:
#1319157
Posted Date:
Jul 27 2016
International Living Magazine Dream Retirement Project, IL Postcards, IL Fast Track conference MAJOR RIP OFF & NO REFUNDS FOR ANY REASON, RUDE CUSTOMER CARE Frederick Maryland
Do not do business with this company unless you are not human & can guarantee you will never get ill, get divorced, or any other human condition.
I initially paid $17.00 to see stories of retirement living in other countries. So, there was that charge on my credit card. Then I g...
Entity
International Living Magazine
Categories: News Media
13, Report:
#1279107
Posted Date:
Jan 09 2016
Barefoot Consultants Winton Churchill Did not respond or send program Delray Beach FL Internet
I ordered a program to learn how to make money Speaking English. I was charged and did not get any product. For three weeks, I was trying to contact them. They sold the product at a reduced rate to lifetime members (of which I am) of International Living. International Living kept s...
Entity
Barefoot Consultants
Categories: Work at Home Business
14, Report:
#1246037
Posted Date:
Aug 03 2015
International Living Magazine Trial view prematurely becomes $140 subscription NO REFUNDS unknown unknown
Beware! If you provide your credit card information to International Living for a trial subscription to anything they have you will soon find large charges to the card without your permission. Their business is information about living costs and benefits in other locations, or s...
Entity
International Living Magazine
Categories: Travel Services
15, Report:
#1200759
Posted Date:
Jan 10 2015
International Living Automatically renewed magazine using my credit card without permission! frederick maryland
They automatically billed my credit card without permission. Their advertising is deceptive when they offer promotions for their magazine. They told me I had 2 yrs subscription and I did not receive 2 yrs, they billed my credit card for $49 to be billed every six months.
Entity
International Living
Categories: Travel Services
16, Report:
#1062885
Posted Date:
Jun 28 2013
International Living Magazine fraudlent renewing a magazine subscription on credit card without permission internet
fraud charges credit card for magazine subscription without permission
Entity
International Living Magazine
Categories: Places & Information
17, Report:
#1036036
Posted Date:
Mar 20 2013
International Living They tried to make an unauthorized charge to my credit card Internet
It is difficult to say what their precise business is but International Living offers magazines to give information about possibilioties to move to other countries. I bought an special offer they had (US17.00 dollars) for me to get ONLY 6 months of one of their publications. W...
Entity
International Living
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
18, Report:
#994838
Posted Date:
Mar 02 2013
International Living Magazine Live and Invest Overseas,publisher; Kathleen Peddicord - Editor. Non-Delivery of Merchandise Internet
On December 10, 2012, I paid Live and Invest Overseas, the publisher of the monthly magazine International Living (IL), $36.00 USD for a special introductory rate on a one-year subscription (12 issues). As of today, January 10, 2013, I have not received a single issue of the magazin...
Entity
International Living Magazine
Categories: Internet Fraud
19, Report:
#820169
Posted Date:
Feb 12 2013
J. P. Wilson Developments JP Wilson Developments A Purchase Agreement won't protect you Buyer Beware Interne
I went to Costa Rica in September 2011 to attend an International Living Magazine conference. During the conference we went to John Patrick Wilson's booth. He had the Lake Arenal properties for Buena Vista for sale, also known as Yes Arenal. He invited us to come view and stay...
Entity
J. P. Wilson Developments
Categories: Real Estate Services
20, Report:
#864847
Posted Date:
Apr 06 2012
International Living Does not deliver the materials it promises, Internet
This company has a history of promising materials (books, reports) on its web site, then not delivering. E.g., I recently ordered 2 Bob Bauman books. The promise was that if I ordered NOW I would also received 4 additional reports. I got the books - but not the rep...
Entity
International Living
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
21, Report:
#857702
Posted Date:
Mar 22 2012
internationaliving.com international living billed my account for $88 US dollars when website said ONE US dollar!! Internet, Internet
www.internationalliving.com or www.internationaliving.com billed me for $88 US dollars when the website said only $1 dollar for an online book!!
I have called my bank and reported this fraudulent act.
I am also calling the State's At...
Entity
www.internationaliving.com
Categories: Websites
22, Report:
#831705
Posted Date:
Jan 31 2012
international living IL RETIREES BEWARE: HANDICAP & DEBILITATED FIND NO REFUGE OR SANCTUARY HERE Internet
If you, for any reason, are physically unable to attend their siminar they will absolutely NOT refund your money. My disease came out of remission and I was forced to cancel as I could not travel. The airlines, hotels, and all other prepaid arrangements refunded my money...
Entity
international living
Categories: Seminar Programs
23, Report:
#685442
Posted Date:
Jan 22 2011
International Living.com IL Omitted critical information, incomplete information, false information promoted Internet
IL excludes certain country's facts that could be deemed negative in reports and thus misleads the reader/subscriber. This is done blatantly, as IL reports on many countries and the same information is not presented on each country. And miraculously, when the information is negative...
Entity
International Living.com
Categories: Travel Services
24, Report:
#471020
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2011
Mauritio Dottore BLC - BLCbrazil.com Beware unscrupulous property broker in fortaleza non discloser of total costs on property in Brazil Fortaleza
Mauritzio Dottore of www.BLCbrazil.com is a convicted felon from the UK who sells condos land and real estate to US citizens based in Fortaleza Brazil does not disclose the total costs in the purchase, He is operating with out a real estate brokers license known as a CRESSI number, ...
Entity
MAURIZIO DOTTORE BLCbrazil
Categories: Realtors
25, Report:
#659545
Posted Date:
Nov 08 2010
International Living Globetrotting For Profits System make money, Real Estate investing MIAMI, Florida
After I paid my subscription to International Living
magazine, I decided to purchase two books from them. so i paid for: International Livings Globetrotting For
Profits System, and The Ultimate
Portfolio for Triple Digit Returns(((links redacted)))well, whereas magazine cou...
Entity
International Living
Categories: Financial Services