1, Report:
#543657
Posted Date:
Dec 22 2009
Periodical & Publication Connection, INC. Michael Tigg Scammed Magazine sales Buford, Georgia
I was duped by a very nice-appearing young man, Michael who said he was selling magazines so he could earn a trip. I generally do NOT fall for these kinds of sales scams, but he appeared so genuine that I did, unfortunately, buy 2 magazine subscriptions. Dumb me!! ...
Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection, INC.
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
2, Report:
#538604
Posted Date:
Dec 13 2009
Periodical & Publication Connection, Inc. - United Family Circulation Mike Rockin teen sold mag. subsc, took my check, but I've received ZIP!!! Buford, Georgia
I, too, was scammed by a teenager. He appeared to be really working for a trip and completely took me in! Sold me 2 magazine subscriptions, which, of course, I've never received. How dumb was I????
Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection, Inc. AKA - United Family Circulation
Categories: Sales People
3, Report:
#512350
Posted Date:
Oct 21 2009
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Periodical & Publication Connection, Inc. (PPCI) college student sold magazines for baseball trip Burford, Georgia
A young man claimed to attend the University of Houston and was a nephew of my neighbor around the corner (he dropped names). He said he was trying to raise money for his baseball team to go on a trip. He had a colored, fold out list of all the magazines available. He ev...
Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection, Inc. (PPCI)
Categories: Sales People
4, Report:
#468973
Posted Date:
Jul 13 2009
Periodical PublishingP, eriodical & Publication Connection, Inc.,From The Inside! Conned needy teens into working for them online and with local newspapers. Buford Georgia
I was conned into employment by these people by an online ad on craigslist.com I found an ad that said something along the lines of work play and party call Paul for details ect. ect. I called when I called The job sounded good and legit I asked him for the company name for referen...
Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection, Inc.,From The Inside!
Categories: Sales People
5, Report:
#449458
Posted Date:
May 07 2009
Periodical & Publication Connection; United Family Circulation (Fake) College student selling magazine subscriptions door to door ripped me off! BUFORD Georgia
The kid was clean cut, very personable and believable claiming he's a student at Cal State Fullerton and a neighbor of ours, living a couple streets over. He's selling magazine subscriptions to earn a trip.
Wanting to help him out I wrote a check for a two-year subscription. I f...
Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection - United Family Circulation
Categories: Colleges and Universities
6, Report:
#371650
Posted Date:
Sep 10 2008
Periodical & Publication Connection - -United Family Publ Young kid with a smooth story sold me a magazine subscription but never delivered Buford Georgia
A young man came to our door with a story of helping him to a soccer camp if we helped by purchasing a magazine subscription. Having a son that age, I figured helping was a good thing to do. 4 Months later, no magazines have arrived and all attempts to contact the company in Buford ...
Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection - United Family Publ.
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
7, Report:
#365777
Posted Date:
Aug 22 2008
Periodical & Publication Connection, Inc. Order placed, check written but no product delivered... Buford Georgia
On June 2, 2008 a nice looking young man approached our front door where my husband and I were both hanging out, he told us of his 'all star' baseball team selling magezines/books to earn money so they could travel internationally. We are a baseball family, our son playing on a sta...
Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection, Inc.
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
8, Report:
#362121
Posted Date:
Aug 12 2008
Periodical & Publication Connection, Inc. door to door magazine scam/ young adults/ teenagers pose as fundraisers Buford Georgia
I came home to find my husband talking to 2 young men/teenagers in our kitchen saying they were selling books to raise money ..They stated they were neighbors. I live in a small gated community and never saw them before.They lied.They then said they live outside the gate, but figure...
Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection, Inc.
Categories: Sales People
9, Report:
#361067
Posted Date:
Aug 09 2008
Periodical & Publication Connection, Inc. Local door-to-door youth selling publications for PPC to raise funds for baseball team trip. Buford Georgia
A nice-looking young man named Matthew came to our door saying he lived up the street and was raising funds to get his baseball team to a tournament in Hawaii and it was especially for team members who didn't have much money. My policy is never to give money to door-to-door salespe...
Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection, Inc.
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
10, Report:
#343569
Posted Date:
Jun 24 2008
Periodical & Publication Connection, Inc. (PPCI) is a scam Buford Georgia
Well, they're back in town. June must be Colorado month.
Same story as previous complaints ... kid lives a few streets away, baseball tourney in Hawaii, etc., etc. He was extremely clean cut, road up to the house on a simple scooter (which made his story more believable).
He ...
Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection, Inc. (PPCI)
Categories: Door to Door Sales
11, Report:
#329104
Posted Date:
Apr 27 2008
Periodical & Publication Connection - United Family Circulation - Ultimate Power Sales Deceitful practice, false sales pitch false charity Buford Georgia
Periodical & Publication Connection Inc Operating in Marin County CA.
A clean cut 18/19 year old solicited a donation from our home under the guise of his American Youth Baseball League Team the Blackhawks having won a regional championship in San Diego recently and that he was h...
Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection - United Family Circulation
Categories: Sales People
12, Report:
#321786
Posted Date:
Mar 28 2008
Periodical Publication Connection, Beware, San Diego County! Now they're using Children's Hospital to rip us off! Buford Georgia
A lanky teenager came to the door, introduced himself as a neighbor who lived up the street. He said his local baseball club has been invited to play in a tournament in Hawaii, and could I PLEASE help him out by ordering a few books? He said what most people are doing is order a few...
Entity
Periodical Publication Connection
Categories: Corrupt Companies
13, Report:
#301900
Posted Date:
Jan 21 2008
Periodical & Publication Connection Young man selling books to earn money for sports trip scammed me for $160. Buford Georgia
A young man who said he lived in my neighborhood came to my door selling educational books. He said he was doing this to raise money for his baseball team to go out of town for a special tournament. I was suspicious, then he referred to my next door neighbor by name implying that ...
Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection
Categories: Door to Door Sales
14, Report:
#284771
Posted Date:
Nov 14 2007
Periodical & Publication Connection - Freshman Longhorn Soccer Team misrepresented themselves false local address took money but took no order Buford Georgia
It seems that the urchins used by this company are now lurking in Austin, Texas. Two young girls came by my home last night (11/13/7) and said that they were freshmen at the Univ. of Texas and played for a soccer club team. It sounded fishy already. They gave the same line that h...
Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection
Categories: Nonprofit Organizations
15, Report:
#270627
Posted Date:
Aug 28 2007
Periodical & Publication Connection, INC. Periodical & Publication Connection, INC. or PPCI is a SCAM! Ripoff Denver Colorado
A young man came to the house, stating that he lived on a nearby street, that he was raising funds for his baseball team, and that he was selling books and magazines to raise those funds.
Lots of families have children raising funds for sports activities, so I didn't think anythi...
Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection, INC.
Categories: Sales People
16, Report:
#270379
Posted Date:
Aug 26 2007
Periodical & Publication Connection, Door to Door Magazine Ripoff Buford Georgia
On 8-21-07 a very personable young man came to my door selling magazines for his baseball team. He went so far as to ask to use the bathroom although he lived just down the street
I was foolish enough to let him do so as I was so taken aback. I bought a subscription to Preventio...
Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
17, Report:
#270130
Posted Date:
Aug 25 2007
Periodical & Publication Connection Kids-selling-magazines for sports scam ripoff Buford, Georgia
Tonight a teenaged boy came to the door saying he was 'Rachel's son, down the block with the black labrador' and asking me to support sending his baseball team to Hawaii for playoffs by buying magazines. I agreed, there is a Rachel and there are many black labs. As I made my selecti...
Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection
Categories: Door to Door Sales
18, Report:
#235974
Posted Date:
Feb 15 2007
Quality Subscriptions, Periodical & Publication Connection, ripoffs, scams, fraud,no such company Buford Georgia
Two teenage girls knocked on our door (overly friendly)explaining that they were on Chatsworth Soccer team and they were going to Hawaii to play a game. However, some of the girls can't afford it, so they came up with a way to help support them to raise money by sponsoring books for...
Entity
Quality Subscriptions, Inc./Periodical & Publication Connection, Inc.
Categories: Door to Door Sales
19, Report:
#215625
Posted Date:
Oct 13 2006
Periodical Publication Connection ripoff Deceptive practices Buford Georgia
The charming, confident college age student at my door followed, to the letter, the scripts relayed in other postings. Told me his mother walked the dog on our street. Said he is a senior at University of Miami going to Hawaii and that his parents paid for his trip, but he's helpin...
Entity
Periodical Publication Connection
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
20, Report:
#212371
Posted Date:
Sep 23 2006
Periodical & Publication Connection ripoff fake sales of books, magazines to support sports team, school Buford Georgia
Same Scam as reported before on this site. Young man claiming to be selling books, magazines to sponsor a trip to a basketball championship.
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Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection
Categories: Door to Door Sales
21, Report:
#176160
Posted Date:
Feb 15 2006
Periodical & Publication Connection, Inc. (AKA - United Family Circulation deception in selling magazines, using children to peddle Buford Georgia
On Thursday, 2/9/06, a teenager came to my home selling magazines for his High School Hockey team. He said he was selling magazines to earn a trip to Europe. I bought three magazines, each with a process and handling service charge of $12.00, with a combined total of $115.00.
T...
Entity
Periodical & Publication Connection, Inc. AKA - United Family Circulation
Categories: Sales People