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Global Readers Club155 Main St, Massena, NY |
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Kenneth of Mass CIty, MI August 14, 2009 I received a phone call from Global Readers Services around the end of June to renew my subscription to Playboy and adding a free subscription to Men's Health and Maxim for only 99, how could I pass that up. On July 6, my wife sent out the payment, the check cleared the bank 9 days later. It is now the middle of August and I have not received any of the magazines. However, I did receive a renewal form from Playboy in the mail. I called Playboy, and was promptly informed that I had never renewed my subscription. The number for Fifth Third Bank is on the back of my returned check, and I plan on making a phone call later today, hoping that it will get me somewhere. But I have this awful feeling that I am now out 99. Barbara of Lanham, MD August 3, 2009 I keep getting calls from 216------- which my research shows belongs to Global Readers Service. When I called back today, the message said "Disconnected or no longer in service." These days scammer companies can do almost anything with phones- such as phone "spoofing" (technology is available for companies to make ANY phone number they want appear in your caller ID; they can also CALL their prospective victims on a particular phone number but have it rigged to say "Disconnected..." when the victim calls that number BACK). Global Readers Service makes telemarketing calls- apparently about selling magazine subscriptions or "renewing" lapsed subscriptions. One victim gave them his Discover card number (Note people: NEVER give your personal information to someone who calls you out of the blue!)and was charged 132 for a two-year subscription to some magazine- ridiculous- then he could not cancel. I called a number I found in my internet research and spoke to "Joyce" (no last name given). She was very defensive but I told her what my research showed and I asked that they put me on their DO NOT Call list. (I am on the National Do Not Call list but many companies just ignore it.) By the way, there are numerous websites where people report "unknown" or "unavailable" phone numbers and share information - you just put the phone number in your browser and read the comments in the sites. Billy of Canton, TX April 1, 2009
Christine of Vero Beach, FL March 20, 2009
Audrey of Louisville, KY January 26, 2009
Karen of Albuquerque, NM January 1, 2009
Roland of Encinitas, CA April 26, 2006
This unsolicited order was taken without my consent, without identification that I was ordering, merely that the person ordering had answered my phone. I deny ordering anything directly or by proxy. If I am further annoyed by telephone solicitation, that i understand is illegal here in California, further demands for payment of illegal bills, I will go to court and file a judgement for damages. (I am an old unhealthy invalid, and should not be disturbed by unknown strangers) Wayne of Thornton, CO April 12, 2006
No monetary damage yet. Will send invoice with "NOT ORDERED!" and wait for reply. Derek of New Smyrna Beach, FL March 10, 2006
Sandra of Tijeras, NM February 23, 2006
Then they sent me a bill which I threw away and then I got another notice that looked like it was from a collection agency with big black letters saying OVER DUE which I found threatening and rude. No letter with it. Then some woman, who never gave her name, told me that I had ordered it over the phone and to pay it as they had already put the subscription through. I told them no, I didn't want it as I already had a subscription for another year. I told her that when the person called I told him NO. She said I would have to pay 10 to cancel the order. I told her that it was a mistake of theirs and I wasn't going to pay for something I was not responsible for. Then she called again and I didn't answer so she called again and said she was going to play me the tape of my voice okaying the order and the phone went silent. I said "Hello?" a few times, then hung up. These people are rude and nasty and guilty of phone and mail fraud. If they try to put a ding on people's credit rating it's bad enough. You would think that the magazines they are misrepresenting would do something to stop them. I want to file the info with the phone and post office fraud division. I hope I can figure out how to do that. I am a 60-year-old woman with a chronic illness. I don't need people like Global upsetting me. I am still shaking right now. They come across as bill collectors and are very nasty. We have excellent credit rating and everyone has always been very solicitious and kind to us. I am not used to being treated in such a horrible manner as this rep from Global treated me. | |||
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