Two young men came by and were selling books for hospitals in exchange for points towards a trip to a foreign country. The stated that they were in competition with "the girls team." The cheapest subscription was $59, which included a nonrefundable $15 service fee. The receipt they had looked legitimate, except that the website is bogus and similar setup to other door-to-door magazine scams that have been posted on this forum (actually, almost exactly the same except for color scheme). The receipt has no phone number, neither does the website. The sales people are very convincing and even try to talk their way into your home. They also probably have no idea what they've really gotten themselves into. It is a scam. If you get scammed, call your bank and immediately put a stop payment on the check, then proceed to close the account. It seems like by the time people realize that it's scam, the checks are already cashed. If you gave them cash, most likely that's the last time you see it. Best advice after being scammed and trying everything is to spread the word about the scam. It seems like, based on Google searches, that the company closes their PO BOX and LLC, creates a new one and starts over. All in all, the commonality is that they seem to be based out of Phoenix, AZ 85071. Be aware. Spread the information. Stop the scammers from getting hard earned money.
1 night around 6pm a guy and a girl came knocking on my door selling magazines. They stated they we communication majors and selling these books and magazines helps earn them points to travel abroad, destination was Italy. It was freezing out so I offered to allow them in. They found out we are a military family so they started talking to me about that and how they support our troop. If supporting our troops means ripping them off for $200 then I'd say they are loyal supporters.
They we're very talkative, and so am I, I guess that is why I didn't realize what a fraud they were really pulling. I told them I don't read magazines so they brought up books that get donated to children hospitals. Being a mother anything with children pulls at my heart so I caved and said sure what are you offering. i picked out an i spy bible book and an avengers book-because my son loves the hulk. They quoted me $59 for each bundle to be sent. I told them sorry but I couldn't afford that. So this is where they got creative and I feel like a moron. They said ok well if you write 2 checks one will get cancelled out and we still get our points. I said ok but why would it get cancelled out? They girl who was doing most of the talking said because we can only process one order so when they see the second one it will get kicked back.
Yes it's completely stupid and I am so angry I fell for that. Seem like a good reason at the time-I guess. I was in a hurry because I didn't want to be late picking up my son so I was eager to get them on their way. I didn't pay attention to much I was happy we were sending sick children books for Christmas. 3 days after Christmas both checks went through and overdrew my account by -$165.32. Of course I immediately jumped up to call the company.
They of course have no contact number, a fake website and no way to contact them. No books have arrived at Stanford Hospital surprise surprise. Now I am stuck with this fraud and no idea what to do. They cashed the checks and no way to contact them. It's a s***** feeling.
A young boy and girl knocked on the door (in a gated community)- each about very early 20's. They talked incredibly fast about being on a youth team to win a competition for a trip to Italy and asked if I would like to help- by purchasing children's books which would be sent to poor kids, and the sales team would receive points. They mentioned that the sale could be fully cancelled and refunded once the order was put in, about three hours later.
They at first said cash or check was OK, and later said that check was not OK because xxx stupid reasons xxx. I Gave them benefit of the doubt since they were so young despite warning flags popping up left and right. I then signed a bunch of receipts that were not even properly filled in. Was sweet talked into driving them to ATM for sizable amount of cash- WAY too much for the type of thing they were 'selling'. These types of scammers would work great on the naive and pushover type (like me).
The kids were very friendly- overly friendly- and I even let them sit in my living room and use my bathroom. I am now very worried about a future burglary since they had a good chance to case my home.
I did talk them into giving me their phone number as well as their supervisors phone number. I called them a little while after they left when the immediate feeling of "I just got scammed" sank in. Argued for a good while but they eventually hung up. The police said nothing can be done because it was cash. I contacted the website for a refund and actually received a response- just to follow cancellation directions on the receipts. So I mailed in all the appropriate receipt copies etc but nothing ever happened, as I'd expected.
Pretty much nothing else can be done except to spread the word. I've read on some other forums that these kids might not even know they're scamming, or that they are put in pretty bad conditions as well. Whatever it is, I'm more mad at myself for being so naive, gullible, and trusting than these scammers for having no morals.
So I know most people dont fall for these types of ridiculous door to door scams any more, but if you're weak like me, please just learn how to say a firm no, close the door, then feel bad for a little while at being rude, and then feel happy for not being scammed.
On 4/7/15A young man came to the door selling magazines so he could earn points to go to Italy. I fell for it and the purchase cost me $59.00. The next day I saw it was a scam and with the 3 days notice of cancellation I mailed it in on April 8th. I see they have cashed my check on 4/23/15 even after I cancelled within the contact means. You can not contact them through the web sit.
Do not fall for this, I wish I had let my husband answer the door, he would have told the guy top be gone.
One male and one female came to my apartment, asked me to sign something. It was dark and i went off to grab my cat, so i signed the paper or document. After i signed it, they asked me to pay. we argued for at least 20 minus. they said if i dont pay the money, i will recieve a bill in my bill. So i paid $46. And i got a recipt from them but it looked fake and unauthentic. So i am spreading the words to warn all of you. And hope i can get my money back!
I was rupped of on October 30th. Two young men knocked on my door apartment claiming to be selling schildrens books that would be sent to hospitals. They showed me a paper that had a list of hospitals the books would be sent to. They also explained to me that they were competing against "guy groups" and "girl groups." The two men said that which ever two teams had the most points would be sent to Italy on November 12th or 16th. They also told me that I could cancel my order before three days and I would recieve all my money in a bank order. I was short on money so they walked me to the bank to get more money. On the way back to my apartment a black veichle picked up the two men. I had an unsetteling feeling after so I checked the website and it looks fake. There is no contact information of any sort. The website is a very simple format. The reciept that they gave me looked legit until I noticed that there was no phone number to contact. There was a PO number and when I typed that into google I learned that it was a scam. I just want to spread awarness so that other people to not get rippedoff.
To whom it may concern these 2 boys joe and joseph came to my door tryint to get point to go to italy they getting points for these children book . i should of know this was a scam and thought these 2 boys were really nice. not sure what to do now. they got 59.00 dollars out of me and the when i looked on the receipt there is no phone number to call the boys said someone would be calling this morning. the also said that i have three days to cancel.
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Two young men came by and were selling books for hospitals in exchange for points towards a trip to a foreign country. The stated that they were in competition with "the girls team." The cheapest subscription was $59, which included a nonrefundable $15 service fee. The receipt they had looked legitimate, except that the website is bogus and similar setup to other door-to-door magazine scams that have been posted on this forum (actually, almost exactly the same except for color scheme). The receipt has no phone number, neither does the website. The sales people are very convincing and even try to talk their way into your home. They also probably have no idea what they've really gotten themselves into. It is a scam. If you get scammed, call your bank and immediately put a stop payment on the check, then proceed to close the account. It seems like by the time people realize that it's scam, the checks are already cashed. If you gave them cash, most likely that's the last time you see it. Best advice after being scammed and trying everything is to spread the word about the scam. It seems like, based on Google searches, that the company closes their PO BOX and LLC, creates a new one and starts over. All in all, the commonality is that they seem to be based out of Phoenix, AZ 85071. Be aware. Spread the information. Stop the scammers from getting hard earned money.
1 night around 6pm a guy and a girl came knocking on my door selling magazines. They stated they we communication majors and selling these books and magazines helps earn them points to travel abroad, destination was Italy. It was freezing out so I offered to allow them in. They found out we are a military family so they started talking to me about that and how they support our troop. If supporting our troops means ripping them off for $200 then I'd say they are loyal supporters.
They we're very talkative, and so am I, I guess that is why I didn't realize what a fraud they were really pulling. I told them I don't read magazines so they brought up books that get donated to children hospitals. Being a mother anything with children pulls at my heart so I caved and said sure what are you offering. i picked out an i spy bible book and an avengers book-because my son loves the hulk. They quoted me $59 for each bundle to be sent. I told them sorry but I couldn't afford that. So this is where they got creative and I feel like a moron. They said ok well if you write 2 checks one will get cancelled out and we still get our points. I said ok but why would it get cancelled out? They girl who was doing most of the talking said because we can only process one order so when they see the second one it will get kicked back.
Yes it's completely stupid and I am so angry I fell for that. Seem like a good reason at the time-I guess. I was in a hurry because I didn't want to be late picking up my son so I was eager to get them on their way. I didn't pay attention to much I was happy we were sending sick children books for Christmas. 3 days after Christmas both checks went through and overdrew my account by -$165.32. Of course I immediately jumped up to call the company.
They of course have no contact number, a fake website and no way to contact them. No books have arrived at Stanford Hospital surprise surprise. Now I am stuck with this fraud and no idea what to do. They cashed the checks and no way to contact them. It's a s***** feeling.
A young boy and girl knocked on the door (in a gated community)- each about very early 20's. They talked incredibly fast about being on a youth team to win a competition for a trip to Italy and asked if I would like to help- by purchasing children's books which would be sent to poor kids, and the sales team would receive points. They mentioned that the sale could be fully cancelled and refunded once the order was put in, about three hours later.
They at first said cash or check was OK, and later said that check was not OK because xxx stupid reasons xxx. I Gave them benefit of the doubt since they were so young despite warning flags popping up left and right. I then signed a bunch of receipts that were not even properly filled in. Was sweet talked into driving them to ATM for sizable amount of cash- WAY too much for the type of thing they were 'selling'. These types of scammers would work great on the naive and pushover type (like me).
The kids were very friendly- overly friendly- and I even let them sit in my living room and use my bathroom. I am now very worried about a future burglary since they had a good chance to case my home.
I did talk them into giving me their phone number as well as their supervisors phone number. I called them a little while after they left when the immediate feeling of "I just got scammed" sank in. Argued for a good while but they eventually hung up. The police said nothing can be done because it was cash. I contacted the website for a refund and actually received a response- just to follow cancellation directions on the receipts. So I mailed in all the appropriate receipt copies etc but nothing ever happened, as I'd expected.
Pretty much nothing else can be done except to spread the word. I've read on some other forums that these kids might not even know they're scamming, or that they are put in pretty bad conditions as well. Whatever it is, I'm more mad at myself for being so naive, gullible, and trusting than these scammers for having no morals.
So I know most people dont fall for these types of ridiculous door to door scams any more, but if you're weak like me, please just learn how to say a firm no, close the door, then feel bad for a little while at being rude, and then feel happy for not being scammed.
On 4/7/15A young man came to the door selling magazines so he could earn points to go to Italy. I fell for it and the purchase cost me $59.00. The next day I saw it was a scam and with the 3 days notice of cancellation I mailed it in on April 8th. I see they have cashed my check on 4/23/15 even after I cancelled within the contact means. You can not contact them through the web sit.
Do not fall for this, I wish I had let my husband answer the door, he would have told the guy top be gone.
One male and one female came to my apartment, asked me to sign something. It was dark and i went off to grab my cat, so i signed the paper or document. After i signed it, they asked me to pay. we argued for at least 20 minus. they said if i dont pay the money, i will recieve a bill in my bill. So i paid $46. And i got a recipt from them but it looked fake and unauthentic. So i am spreading the words to warn all of you. And hope i can get my money back!
I was rupped of on October 30th. Two young men knocked on my door apartment claiming to be selling schildrens books that would be sent to hospitals. They showed me a paper that had a list of hospitals the books would be sent to. They also explained to me that they were competing against "guy groups" and "girl groups." The two men said that which ever two teams had the most points would be sent to Italy on November 12th or 16th. They also told me that I could cancel my order before three days and I would recieve all my money in a bank order. I was short on money so they walked me to the bank to get more money. On the way back to my apartment a black veichle picked up the two men. I had an unsetteling feeling after so I checked the website and it looks fake. There is no contact information of any sort. The website is a very simple format. The reciept that they gave me looked legit until I noticed that there was no phone number to contact. There was a PO number and when I typed that into google I learned that it was a scam. I just want to spread awarness so that other people to not get rippedoff.
To whom it may concern these 2 boys joe and joseph came to my door tryint to get point to go to italy they getting points for these children book . i should of know this was a scam and thought these 2 boys were really nice. not sure what to do now. they got 59.00 dollars out of me and the when i looked on the receipt there is no phone number to call the boys said someone would be calling this morning. the also said that i have three days to cancel.