1, Report:
#1263928
Posted Date:
May 15 2016
Synapse Connect Synapse Group, Inc. Business Process Challenges Stamford Connecticut
Like many commenters pro and con re this company, I filled out a survey and got 4 magazines for 1 year at about $2 a piece.I received a postcard in the mail recently with instructions on how to cancel, which I followed over the phone - it was seeminlgy easy enough.I would, however, ...
Entity
Categories: Newspapers – Magazines
2, Report:
#167649
Posted Date:
May 07 2014
Synapse Connect Free magazine subscriptions, become difficult to cancel automatically renewing charged subscriptions. RIPOFF Salt Lake City Utah *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account!
When I purchased an Apple iMac les than a year ago, Apple included a registration card for free magazine subscriptions. I filled it out and chose four. Synapse Connect sent me a postcard that looks like a solicitation. I almost threw it out without looking at it. I didn't recognize ...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
3, Report:
#1072545
Posted Date:
Aug 02 2013
SynapseConnect Got a notice for two magazine subscriptions that I didn't order, and at inflated prices. Stamford Connecticut
Received card in mail that I had ordered two magazines. Almost threw it away. I already was receiving one, Discover Magazine, and it was not up for renewal so I knew something was wrong. Both were at inflated prices. I called Synapse Connect and canceled but I have no idea how they...
Entity
Categories: News Media
4, Report:
#829266
Posted Date:
Jan 27 2012
mybonuscenter.com Synapse Connect, Inc. Renew subscriptions without approval Stamford, Connecticut
This company offers subscriptions to popular magazines at a greatly reduced rate. Their agreement says that after the first term, all selections will continue. Each year, you'll receive a reminder notice and you authorize the account you provided to be charged the rate on the notice...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
5, Report:
#595739
Posted Date:
Apr 23 2010
Synapse Connect, Inc. Synapse Connect is a scam Salt Lake City Utah
When i order clothes from Alloy.com, they told me that i can get 3 free magazine without being charged. As soon as i got a two magazines, one from each, seventeen and instyle they said that if i continue getting the magazines by June 9, 2010 they will ...
Entity
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
6, Report:
#430451
Posted Date:
Sep 04 2009
NSS Magazine, Cap Systems, Synapse, Connect Elite Travel Awards, TWX, New Sub Magazine Service, Magazine Outlet Unauthorized Credit Card Charges Stamford Connecticut
These companies are all operating under the Synapse Group, Inc. and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Inc. The scam is to offer one of several magazines trials and then they charge your credit card or debt from your checking account subscription fees and then also start billing f...
Entity
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
7, Report:
#473730
Posted Date:
Jul 27 2009
Synapse Connect Magazine Subscription Cancellation SCAM The 800-927-9351 number for cancellation takes you to a Dating service and hangs up.. Salt Lake City Utah
I think i was buying something on Amazon or some other place where these offers came up and I signed up for a year. I got the cancellation card with the fine print of how to do that with the number to call 800-927-9351 . Guess what happens when you call the number, it takes you to ...
Entity
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
8, Report:
#440974
Posted Date:
Apr 05 2009
Synapse Group, Synapse Connect, Freebizmag.com Pure Rip Off Stamford Connecticut
This company obtains credit card information from non-related online transactions and bills for several magazines which they choose at random for you. Undoing the transaction is made impossible by computerized customer service which is ineffective.
If you see any transactions re...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
9, Report:
#387797
Posted Date:
Nov 04 2008
Synapse Connect, Inc. Magazine Subscriptions Not Ordered Salt Lake City Utah
I had received 3 magazines that I did not order and cancelled them once they came more than once. Then I received a inocuous postcard from them stating the terms of my subscriptions and that they would be automatically renewed unless I cancelled with a supplied telephone number, wh...
Entity
Categories: Newspapers – Magazines
10, Report:
#294028
Posted Date:
Dec 23 2007
Synapse Connect, Inc. How do you turn these people off ?! I have requested a cancel on this magazine several times. HELP Salt Lake City Utah
I have called to cancel this magazine on several occasions. They say they have no record of it, but they certainly do or how else can they keep sending notification that they are charging for another year of it.
All my attempts have been to no avail, and when I finally found a h...
Entity
Categories: Mail Order Services
11, Report:
#279866
Posted Date:
Oct 20 2007
Synapse Connect Unauthorized charge to my credit card Unknown Nationwide
I received my usual credit card bill in the mail, only to find that a subscription to Reader's Digest was charged to me for $24.98. I called RD to say that I never ordered or authorized this subscription or charge to my credit card. I got the big runaround and was told that I had to...
Entity
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
12, Report:
#257492
Posted Date:
Jun 28 2007
Synapse Connect Ripoff Stole money from me for magazines not ordered Salt Lake City Utah *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account!
I am still trying to track down how long this company has been stealing money from me. I consented to a free copy of 2 magazines but never did I subscribe to any.
I tried to look on the internet and through these magazines and couldnt find out how I ended up with Newsweek and ES...
Entity
Categories: Sales People
13, Report:
#148678
Posted Date:
Jun 27 2007
Synapse Connect ripoff- can't get human to cancel- always system down Salt Lake City Utah
I received a card concerning canceling my subscription or be charged annually for Redbook. I can't remember how I ordered Redbook, but I can't cancel by phone and everytime I get a human, their system is down so they can't help me. I have tried this 5 times in the last week and alwa...
Entity
Categories: Telemarketers
14, Report:
#192213
Posted Date:
Jun 27 2007
Synapse Connect ripoff dishonest fraudulent billing Salt Lake City Utah *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account!
This is a Magazine program tied to Fredricks of Hollywood Lingere.I cancelled an offer with Fredricks of Hollywoods' Affiliate Duets.They asked me if I wanted magazine subscriptions. I said NO as I am a merchandiser for a News co. that will give me free magazines at our warehouse so...
Entity
Categories: Sales People
15, Report:
#218187
Posted Date:
Oct 30 2006
Synapse Connect, Inc. Unauthorized Debit Card Charge after Automated Cancellation Stamford Connecticut
I received a postal card indicating that I was coming upon a renewal window that would allow me to continue my subscription without missing any issues.
It was mailed from Synapse Connect, Inc., C/O Processing Center, P.O. Box 30468, Salt Lake City, UT 84130. The postage was paid ...
Entity
Categories: Media
16, Report:
#216795
Posted Date:
Oct 20 2006
Synapse Connect, SynapseConnect, ripoff: Contact us within 12 months from today for a full refund. Stamford Connecticut
On September 24, 2005 My Points, a Customer Reward Center, offered up to five magazines 100% rish free for one year as their way of saying thanks.
I ordered 5 magazines totaling $146.00 with this on-going magazine service authorization.
SynapseConnect, Inc. stated that your se...
Entity
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
17, Report:
#210588
Posted Date:
Sep 12 2006
Synapse Connect, ripoff Salt Lake City Utah
I subscribed to several magazines for a reduced price for the first year. They sent me a card after the first year to ask me to call if I wanted to cancel the magazines. I called and cancelled the magazines, and got a confirmation that the magazines would be cancelled.
When I...
Entity
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
18, Report:
#210546
Posted Date:
Sep 12 2006
Synapse Connect ripoff, deceptive practices,cancellation ignored, automated phone system Stamford Connecticut
This is a third party magazine subscription service. As a thank-you for responding to a survey related to a purchase in November 2005, I was offered up to 4 magazines for one year for $2.00 each. I chose two. I did receive them as advertised. This was on magazine-outlet.com.
O...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
19, Report:
#197543
Posted Date:
Jun 22 2006
Synapse Connect AKA NEWSUB Magazine Services Magazine auto-reneral ripoff, very difficult to cancell subscription Stamford Louisville, Kentucky
Like so many other people, I somehow got an offer of Free magazine subscriptions, and took the offer, planning to cancell when I received renewal notices. I never received anything other than the non-descript, plain-looking postcard in the mail. I didn't even know who it was from, h...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
20, Report:
#197412
Posted Date:
Jun 21 2006
New Sub Service ripoff magazine subscriptions Stamford Connecticut
As others here have experienced, I too had my credit card debited w/o my permission by New Sub Service/NSS Magazines/Synapse Connect. Out of no where I was charged $85. I wasn't sent a notice or given a phone call, don't even know what magazines this charge is for.
Janette
New...
Entity
Categories: On-Line Business
21, Report:
#190127
Posted Date:
May 05 2006
SNYAPSE CONNECT, ripoff SALT LAKE CITY Utah
SYNAPSE CONNECT, INC sells magazine subscriptions by offering FREE issues, with a cancellation clause at some point in time.
I did subscribe to one magazine, but cancelled all the others when I received a post card from them in February, 2006.
I called their phone number 1-800-9...
Entity
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
22, Report:
#180096
Posted Date:
Mar 09 2006
Synapse Connect ripoff results Salt Lake City Utah
I received a card in the mail from Snapse Connect, Inc saying I would be charged for magazines I did not order. I looked up on RIP OFF.com and found other people were having the same problem.
I followed the advice about calling the 800 number ( all I got was a recording that wo...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
23, Report:
#161824
Posted Date:
Oct 30 2005
Synapse Connect Unapproved Credit Card Charges Magazine Subscription Salt Lake City Utah
This company somehow has obtained my credit card information and threatens to charge your card for magazine subscriptions unless you call them, in total violation of credit card privacy and California State(as well as most other state's) law regarding credit card charges.
The com...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
24, Report:
#44594
Posted Date:
Dec 01 2004
Chadwicks Lerner Roamans Brylane Brands submits customer info to ripoff magazine co Synapse Connect victimized many consumers Indianapolis Indiana
Aug 02: Wife ordered something on phone from Chadwicks
Oct 02: People and Time magazines mysteriously begin appearing. No contact info, no bills. We figure it may be a gift from a relative.
Jan 03: $109 charge mysteriously appears on credit card bill. Wife wrongfully accused. ...
Entity
Categories: Specialty Stores
25, Report:
#108659
Posted Date:
Sep 16 2004
Synapse Connect, Inc. Magazines Never Cancel !! Salt Lake City Utah
I have cancelled two magazines - Shape and Family Handyman and have Cancellation Confirmation numbers. There is no way to contact these people to get a HUMAN, and the address is surely just a PO box for a reason . . . There must be a way to stop these people.
Virginia
Kennesaw...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies