1, Report:
#1330822
Posted Date:
Sep 29 2016
American Sweepstakes Reporter/Michael Washington received complex letter regarding tracking sweepstakes winnings and asked for $12 processing fee. Total scam! Kansas City Kansas
American Sweepstakes Publishers/Sweepstakes Reporter calls itself A Consumer's Guide to Direct Mail Sweepstakes. The letter is extremely wordy and includes official receipts and release authorization for $1,000,000. It also contains information on how to deal with sweepstakes,...
Entity
American Sweepstakes Reporter
Categories: Consumer Services
2, Report:
#1270341
Posted Date:
Nov 26 2015
Publishers Sweepstakes Entry Center Publishers Sweepstakes went through hell to get a cancelation...but I finally got one! Internet
Publishers sweepstakes entry center...Just read a report dated in January, 2015 about a company that sounds like the one I just finished jumping through hoops with. I could not believe what I had to go through to cancel my order, yes even though I agreed (through taped confirm...
Entity
Publishers Sweepstakes Entry Center
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
3, Report:
#1206965
Posted Date:
Feb 05 2015
American Family Publishers Jack Miller Called me at Home said I had won 585 thousand Us Dollars. All I have to do is go to Dollar General store get a Money gram Express card. first 300.00 then 200.00 then he went to 50.00. I pretended to get a Card but he let me know that was the Honey you Won 558 THOUSAN DOLLARS. Wanted me to give him 300.00 dollars Told Him I didn't have that kind of money so he went to 200.00 I told him about My Husband Having a lot of medical Problems. So He was so sweet to go down to 50.00.He is calling me back tonight at 8:00pm. my phone said North Bay Area.He said Washington DC Washington D.C.
I recieved a Call this A.M. The 1st call was at 10:16 A.M. No Caller ID. He called me 2 times . He told me Honey you have won American Family Publishers sweepstakes for, 585 thousand dollars. How do you feel. I said Great if this is not a scam. He kept assuring me was no scam.
He t...
Entity
American Family Publishers
Categories: Multi Level Marketing
4, Report:
#1201045
Posted Date:
Jan 12 2015
Publishers Sweepstakes Center Cheating and Manipulative! You Won a SCAM! Arvada Colorado
I received a phone call I won a $100 gift card for walmart and would also be receiving magazines they have picked for me and I could change at any time. The man spoke broken english and was very hard to understand and said he was transferring me to his supervisor.
The supervisor c...
Entity
Publishers Sweepstakes Center
Categories: Online Trading
5, Report:
#1190250
Posted Date:
Nov 20 2014
Publishers Sweepstakes Center I was contacted to receive Magazines and 100 gift card for Wal-Mart....I have never received the wal-mart gift card and I receive magazines I do not even want to look at. Arvada Colorado
Publishers Sweepstakes Center is harassing me at work about magazines and I am locked for 5 years to receive magazines that i am not interested in reading. The cost is around 60 dollars a month and I receive magazines Lucky, Self, Harpers Bazaarm redbook, bon appetit, glamour and ...
Entity
Publishers Sweepstakes Center
Categories: Telemarketers
6, Report:
#1179392
Posted Date:
Sep 26 2014
Continental Sweepstakes Newtwork, Continental Publishers Sweepstakes, Publishers Continental Sweepstakes, Sweepstakes & Lottery Claims Bureau This company preys on seniors and uses fake govt. agencies along with fake govt. agents with badge numbers to convince seniors that they have won $500,000 and need to send them $1,300 so that they can get their money. New York New York
Entity
Continental Sweepstakes Newtwork
Categories: Unusual Rip-Off, Online Trading
7, Report:
#1172833
Posted Date:
Aug 28 2014
Publishers Sweepstakes center Arvada Colorado--Lee Jackson I was told I would receive a $100 walmart gift card--during phone conversation,after I gave my credit card#, he starts adding more fees, so I said NO I change my mind, I do not want this at this time.---Money is still being taken off of my card!!!! These people need to be stopped!!! Arvada Colorado
I was told that I would get a $100 walmart gift card. I gave all my information to receive the magazines for a specified price, then Lee Jackson continued to add more money to it.
I told him that I changed my mind. I did not want this at this time. I could not afford that every m...
Entity
Publishers Sweepstakes center
Categories: Computer Mail Order
8, Report:
#1172628
Posted Date:
Aug 27 2014
American Sweepstakes Publishers Sweepstakes Reporter Company,Michael Washington, JR Stewart. They Tried To Solicit 12 Dollars,But I Looked At This Rip-Off Report Kansas City, Bonner Springs, Kansas
I Was Not Ripped Off,,But Almost WasI Just wanted To Let People No,,I Recieved A Letter With An Intentional Rippoff From This Company,And Want Others To No..That American Sweepstakes Publishers And Sweepstakes Reporter Company Tried To Get Me To send Them 12 Dollars For Nothing ...
Entity
American Sweepstakes Publishers
Categories: Unusual Rip-Off
9, Report:
#1164278
Posted Date:
Jul 23 2014
Publishers Sweepstakes Center (Richard-agent and Sherri Perrotta-supervisor) Scam Alert- Kentucky 22nd Anniversary unsolicited phone call Ky
I received a call from Richard from(513) 878-1961stating I would be entered in a $25,000 sweepstakes, I would receive $100.00 in vouchers, and three free magazines. However I would have three magazines that I have to pay for $3.97 weekly. He transferred me to his supervi...
Entity
Publishers Sweepstakes Center
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
10, Report:
#1153211
Posted Date:
Jun 09 2014
Publishers Sweepstakes Center They would take money out of my acct and send me bills stating they didn't receive the money. Arvada Colorado
I tried to cancel this subscription , can't get through on the phone to them. They keep taking money out of my acct everymonth, and then send me a notice stating that im behind in paying them. I think that it is a rip off, and i can't afford the 60.00 a month that they take from m...
Entity
Publishers Sweepstakes Center
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
11, Report:
#1127481
Posted Date:
Mar 01 2014
publishers sweepstakes center----lee jackson customer service offered me voucher for walmart,signed me up for magazines.took 2 payments from my bank account,havent recieved anything from them arvada Colorado
i recieved a phone call back in feburary stating i was a winner in a sweepstakes & i could either take $25,000 or a new car. i said i would take new car, well the lady went on about a voucher i had won that i could use it at walmart or anywhere i wanted,then she went on to say i...
Entity
publishers sweepstakes center
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
12, Report:
#1057426
Posted Date:
Jun 08 2013
Central Publication Services Harassing credit card holders, misleading gimmicks, misleading job orientation Draper Utah Winnipeg Manitoba
THE CALL CENTRE THAT DOES CALLS ON BEHALF OF CPS IS TELESOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL. THEIR EMAIL IS [email protected] for TeleSolutions International, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Looked for job & decided everyone has to start somewhere s****y, right? Well, big mistake...
Entity
Central Publication Services
Categories: Telemarketers
13, Report:
#837278
Posted Date:
Feb 10 2012
American Family Publishers Sweepstakes Eleven months of cons, promises and I fell for it Internet, Internet
For eleven months I was promised a sweepstakes prize of 850,000 and a new Kia automobile.
32 transactions of money sent to different people.
I was under a spell and cannot believe what I have done.
David Marshall is the man who tricked me and intimidated me over his cell phon...
Entity
American Family Publishers Sweepstakes
Categories: ORGANIZED CRIME
14, Report:
#786223
Posted Date:
Oct 08 2011
Hanover Global Financial Group Of Publishers Sweepstakes They sent me a $3,600 dollar check to cash and send a $2,900 fee to them to get the rest of my $195,000 winings Worester, Massachusetts
I received a letter from Hanover Global Financial Group Of Publishers Sweepstakes reporting that I was a winner in the international promotions/prize sweepstakes lottery program. It was held September 2nd, 2010. I had won the lottery prize in the third category for $195,...
Entity
Hanover Global Financial Group Of Publishers Sweepstakes
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
15, Report:
#750692
Posted Date:
Jul 08 2011
Publishers Sweepstakes Direct Rip Off-Scam! Beware!! clear water, Florida
Thanks God for all the other people who put there reports online. IT saved me $2850.00.
My mother received a phone called on July 08, 2011 around 1:00 pm cst. The agent name was Michael Thompson from Publishers Direct Sweepstake in Clearwater Florida. The agent informed my mother t...
Entity
Publishers Sweepstakes Direct
Categories: ORGANIZED CRIME
16, Report:
#744967
Posted Date:
Jun 24 2011
american publishers sweepstakes a.s.p. shawnee mission,ks 66201 they ask for $12.00 payment to process your winnings then tell you you didnt make deadline shawnee mission, Kansas
they sent letters saying i won this amount of money.when igave them my mailing address they sent letters for $12.00 processing fee. i paid the fee once and instead of a check i got told that i had to pay again.i didnt make the deadline.i still have the money order reciept and tracki...
Entity
american publishers sweepstakes
Categories: Lottery
17, Report:
#665186
Posted Date:
Nov 24 2010
International Publishers Sweepstakes Michael Garrett wanted me to deposit a fake cashier check made out to me so I could receive 65,000.00 in prize money Saranac, New York
I received a letter stating that I won 65,000.00 from the International publishers sweepstaies and if i deposited the cashier check for 2,965.80 then I would get my prize money. IF my son had not told me that it was a scam I might have deposited this check and lost 2,965.80.&n...
Entity
International Publishers Sweepstakes
Categories: Banks
18, Report:
#648581
Posted Date:
Oct 10 2010
ATP Global Financial Group of Publishers Sweepstakes Aetna Global Financial Group of Publishers Sweepstakes (other reports filed under this name) Lottery prize of $85,000 with check enclosed for $2980.00, drawn on Chase Bank of Texas, allegedly for fees. Aldergrove , British Columbia
I received a letter that appears to be written by someone whose English is a second language. It informs me I am a winner in an international promotions/prize sweepstakes lottery program. It says they attempted to notify me by phone, and that the draw was held 9/13/10 in Las Vegas, ...
Entity
ATP Global Financial Group of Publishers Sweepstakes
Categories: Lottery
19, Report:
#623482
Posted Date:
Jul 15 2010
American Familliy Publishers Sweepstakes Ed McMahon # Dick Clark REPS I have been FRAUDED by a WINNERS DOCUMENT of Proof by Dick Clark and the Co. Bankrupt, New York
I Won the Sweepstakes when younger at a Age were i can,t find any Documents. I,m a Ex Attic Alcoholic and my familly are playing a game with this TRUTH of Winning and the left over Cash. I,m pretty sure i won 500.000.00 $ or 50.000.00 # my maths not good. Something is very str...
Entity
American Familliy Publishers Sweepstakes
Categories: Cult Organizations
20, Report:
#616441
Posted Date:
Jun 23 2010
IMC - Mailbox Magazines mailbox magazines I WAS TOLD I WON A DIAMOND WATCH,3 MAGAZINES PLUS ONE FREE AND AN ENTRY INTO THE PUBLISHERS SWEEPSTAKES!WATCH NEVER CAME, STOPPED PAYMENT! AND RECIEVED A BILL.I WOULD LIKE TO SUE THIS COMPANY FOR FRAUD Tamarac, Florida
i was contacted by mailbox magazines saying i had won a diamond watch and an entry into their sweepstakes through publishers sweepstakes,i had to purchase 3 magazines and then got one free for one year. i was to recieve the watch in 6-8 weeks. they also said that this was nonre...
Entity
IMC - Mailbox Magazines
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
21, Report:
#601643
Posted Date:
May 10 2010
Schlumb Global Financial Group of Publishers Sweepstakes Ms Susan Becker ALMOST GOT ME! Because I am one of those people who enters every contest out there, I really believed this was for real. I deposited the check but got to thinking about it a decided to check the compu Vancouver, British Columbia
Because I am one of those people who enters every contest I come a cross I really believed I could have been a winner. (Although I've never won anything before.) So I deposited the check, then got to thinking about it and only then checked out the computer. Should have d...
Entity
Schlumb Global Financial Group of Publishers Sweepstakes
Categories: Lottery
22, Report:
#4114
Posted Date:
Mar 25 2010
Opportunities Unlimited Publications. Inc., Contest America Publishers, & Sweepstakes Award Committee mail fraud
My Mother is 84 years old with a form of alzheimer's disease and was spending hours each day going over junk mail and sweepstakes letters informing her that she was a potiental winner of great sums of money. She believed this and was sending them requested money in order to win. We...
Entity
Opportunities Unlimited Publications. Inc., Contest America Publishers, Department Of Sweepstakes
Categories: Cash Services
23, Report:
#580114
Posted Date:
Mar 12 2010
Sweepstakes Reporter Company & American Sweepstakes Publishers SWEEPSTAKES REPORTER YOU ARE THE WINNER OF A NEW CAR (or $15,503.00 cash) TUCSON, Arizona
My mother recieved a very official looking letter stating she was the WINNER of a 2010 automobile or $15,503.00 cash. All she had to do was send $39.95 for the papers to be processed.
So thanks to RIPOFF REPORT my mother will not lose her money or her dignity...
Entity
Sweepstakes Reporter Company & American Sweepstakes Publishers
Categories: Multi-Level Marketing