Short and sweet. This is what the company does. It sends you a Sweepstakes certificate and invites you to call and enter. The prize is $1,000, 000.00 USD. The odds of winning are based on how many names they collect. The payoff is $400,000 (lump sum) or yearly payments of $33,333.00.
Regardless, the idea is to make you a sales lead for various other products they sell under numerous names. They like other magazine clearing houses, will sell you various magazines. If inclined to do so, they will ask for your CC number and charge the first payment right there.
However, it is worded in a way that doesn't give you the chance to say NO. They use a script designed that when they say "OKAY", your nature response would be "okay", giving them the ability to charge you. You could be thinking that you are just confirming what he/she said or thinking you are letting them know you are following along. However, they are programmed to get you to buy at almost any cost.
Now, should you catch the fact that you just spent the first of four back to back monthly payments of $67.08 for magazines which they will add at their own feel will, without really asking you which ones do you want. They may add one or two you want, however, they are spiffed to add magazines so they can make a few extra bucks in their pockets.
Mind you, if you don't have a credit card, they will not allow you to pick certain magazines or allow you access to some of thier products and will charge a different amount for the same service. I believe it is something like $1.50 a wk for CC holders and $0.99 for non-CC holders.
To prove this, just call up pretend to order, ask for the amount while letting them know you are paying with a CC, hang up call back get someone different, do it again and this time say you are paying with a check (when telling them you are paying with a check, don't mention you have a CC at all). They want the CC so they can be paid right then and there almost.
Also, breaking CC rules, they attach a min to every CC order when it comes to spreading payments. The credit card companies want you to be able to spend using their cards from $0.01 upwards, however if you ask for anything lower then a $20.00 payment, it isn't going to happen when it comes to making those 4 payments easier for some people.
However, should you wish to cancel, you got to be ready for a fight. They are again, scripted to almost not let you. They will automaticaly switch you to a lower service rate or knock a few bucks off trying to make you think that they are helping you. However, again, they are told to almost not let you cancel. To actually cancel, you need to fight, scream and almost bring a lawyer on the phone line with you.
They are well adept in the laws. If you are a cancel at will state or a buck slip state using those terms, both give you the legal right to cancel. Every state somewhere on their books has the legal terms for canceling a service.
READ THEM. NME, has been working those laws to their own extent. They will almost be bulling you into keeping the service. Mind you if you still refuse, but are tricked in to keeping it and decide not to pay, they send your name to a collection agency. Which, again, they do not have your SSI number and they can not report you on a credit report. So, use that piece of information.
To stop them from being sued, arrested, closed down. The employees are told to cancel as soon as you say Lawyer, BBB, Network news. They know that should they be investigated, they would be shut down in a heart beat or loss millions trying to recover from what they are doing. When a company has a major PANIC attack when it comes to lawsuits, you know they are hiding one to many things in the closet.
Also, they are scripted that should you mention this website "usacomplaints.com". This site is based on vicious x-employees and people who have no clue as to life. So, I am telling you now. I am not a loon, I am not an x-employee. I am a researcher when it comes to people being scamed and taken advantage of with no fault of their own. (I am sure they will rewrite a script fot that comment). They actually monitor this site, to see what pops up so they can defuse it.
So, my advice to you is simple. When you see those little cards (Texas they have a different prize structure for your state, it is $100,000.00) Throw them away, toss em or loss money and your time trying to stop them.
Also, the USPS uses them to forward your magzines. So if you really have a beef with the company. You might want to mention to the Federal Government that they are working with a company that will scam an elderly grandmom for the last of her pennies from her jar.
If you seriously want to check my facts and everything I have said. All, you need to do is call the numbers and ask.By, law they have to disclose everything to you. Also, if they won't hang up and call your congressmen/woman
Remember, READ your Credit Card agreements, if you do, these types of companies would loss a leg to stand on.
D
clearwater, Florida
U.S.A.
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