National Magazine Exchange
Reviews and Complaints

just like all the other customers who have been a victim of nme mags frauds and scams, i also was did in the same manner. i was lied to about what i so-called "won". then i was told i purchased these mags when i hadnt even recieved a single item period. i called the company and they gave me four diffrent numbers to call to cancel. the same day i called and cancelled on every aspect possible that they gave me. the rep lady told me everything was cancelled and the would send me a offer sheet for if i ever changed my mind. THAT WAS A LIE. instead in the mail i received a sheet saying " if you do not send 80.00 dollars for the mags you will be reported to a collection agency." HOW? i never recieved anything, and i never agreed on anything, and i never sent a payment, in fact i cancelled. FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD IF THERS ANY LAWYERS OUT THERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OBVIOUS FRAUD CASE

Today 06-27-2010 I called [protected] and gave my Sweepstakes ID Number: [protected] to enter a $45, 000.00 sweeepstakes. No purchase is required, supposedly. Then I was PRESSURED into subsvcribing to 3
magazines. I chose Baseball Digest, Popular Science, and Cat Fancy. I was offered a man's and a Ladies' diamond/crystal watches "free".I was then offered s "free" prepaid gift card, a "free" $25.00 coupon from Restaurants.com. Also I was told National Magazine Exchange (NME) would throw in 2 or 3 more magazines for "free".
All Of this for 48 months for $1.29/ week to be paid in installments of $33.54 per month for X months (I cannot reemember the specified months) but the math does not work out.
I want this order cancelled imediately. I do NOT want ANY magazines, free gifts or ANYTHING from NME.
IF it's true that "No Purchase Is Required" then leave me in the sweepstakes. If it's a lie than that's more fraud.

Morris Andrews

CORRECTION TO MY COMPLAINT OF TODAY 06-27-2011
CORRECT DATE IS 06-27-2011

MORRIS ANDREWS

persuiant to my complaint of today 06-27-2011 National Magazine Exchange has already debited my account for $33.54. I want this refunded to my account IMMEDIATELY.

MORRIS ANDREWS

On a scale of A+ to F from BBB is D . Yes Devil

http://www.bbb.org/west-florida/business-reviews/magazine-sales-departments/thinkdirect-marketing-group-in-largo-fl-10292

I received the same notice in the mail today and decided to do a search and found this rewarding information. I am throwing out this, STRIKE IT RICH VII SWEEPSTAKES, offer and not to get involed in such a scam. Who knows, they may have already ordered subscriptions in my name and I could be getting calls from the collectors within the next three months.

Sincerely,

Terry Montgomery

hey thanks guys, I was going to call the # but i thought I'd google it first, thanks for your comments. You guys saved me a whole bunch of money and head ache.

There is a legitamate winner and it is announced on or around 2/17/2010. Every one is pitched the sale ofcourse. This is marketing. NO ONE is obligated to purchase anything whatsoever. Everyone who calls in is entered into the sweepstakes and they are a legitamate business. They provide a good service for a very reasonable amount of money. What else do you want to know.
Pretty straight forward. This is a America and we are here to sell to the consumer as it should be. If you don't want the magazines go thru the pitch and decline until the salesperson has done their J.O.B. no problem and the entry is made. We are currently experiencing a recession the likes of which I have never seen in all my years of employment. Most all of these sales people are just like me...a mother of four who must feed, shelter and provide by doing what is available to do in a state with astronomical unemployment issues. At least you can say I am not sitting on my ### taking money from the government collecting unemployment like millions of others who are too damned lazy to even make an effort to go outside their comfort zones and be as assertive as required to be to make a living. Get real and stop being a whiny little baby. Be a grown up and walk the walk.

National Magazine Exchange?...Agora Marketing Solutions, Inc.NME..National Publishers Exchange..National List Exchange..Clearinghouse Magazine..National Clearing Exchange.. Million Dollar Sweepstakes..Strike It Rich 2 Sweepstakes..One Switch..N.M.E. Magazine Services..NME Prize Disbursement...Fantasy Riches Sweepstakes..Agora Marketing Solutions...Non of which are accredited by the Better Business Bureau...and DO NOT appear to practice good business or customer relations. Who, exactly are these "businesses"? They certainly use enough different names & have quite a number of complaints listed with the Better Business Bureau, about them. Some people might say the complaintants were a bunch of whiny babies, but I don't believe all people who enter complaints to the Better Business Bureau about any company, corporation, etc., are whiny babies...I believe any person who takes the time to file a complaint with the BBB has a ligitimate complaint. Since the BBB investigates complaints, follows through by providing their findings, etc. and they don't focus on only the negative side of things...Let's just say NME...or whoever they might be, with all those names, does NOT appear to be the type of business the majority of people would deal with, as a customer, if they were aware of this company's history and background! As for the previous comment posted by "Smarty"...he/she sounds quite defensive...is he/she employed by this company..or companies, whoever they might be?
As for the person making the complaint, send an email to everyone you know and let them know about your experience with this company and ask those people to forward that email to everyone they know, etc., etc., etc., ...you may save someone else from getting taken, which is a good thing, but even better, you'll keep a little money out of their pockets & wouldn't that give you a little satisfaction? Be sure to include all the names they use for "Their Business". And last, BUT NOT LEAST...you can check out any business, or anything else, on the internet. That could be very helpful in the future.

THEY let your kid use the card? Ummm who is the parent here? I know I wouldn't expect NME to lookout for the welfare of my kid and neither should you. You are probably one of those people who boycotts a tv station because they put something on you find offensive instead of just changing the channel. Here's some advice...be the parent instead of the baby!

Does anyone ever really win the GRAND PRIZE momey or is that the main way to suck people in.
I know with me they asked me if I was a current credit card holder to qualify for the FREE sweepstakes.
What a scam. Thanks for posting this info, I pulled it up online while on the phone with the solicitor.

Trust me, they weren't cancelled. And frankly I'm surprised they let you even say the word "cancel" before hanging up on you. If I were you, I'd go to your bank and tell them about your situation and have your account "frozen" so this company can't take anymore payments from you which they will if you don't act fast. Did they also offer you a 4 free magazine subscriptions and 2 gold watches to go along with your order? Go to edumacation.com/magazinesalesscams to see if any of that information applies to you.

Why did you provide your card # in the first place? If you stated that you did not want your card charged clearly then our Quality control which monitors all calls would have cxlled the order. The extra magazines were all in the (1.29 wkly) price already agreed! The problem is that alot of people do not listen but what we say is scripted so we do not mislead customers.

Nothing for them to scam from me so I am calling .. You all just keep believing it's a scam makes my chances even better

Front of letter

I just received a letter on the mail and by researching it, of course it is a scam. What I don't get is, how can this scammers been scamming people for 12+ years ( The first post on this thread is from 2008)
I hope they mess with the wrong person and are shut down for good.

STRIKE IT RICH IS NO SCAM----STRIKE IT RICH IS NO SCAM-----STRIKE IT RICH IS NO SCAM--STRIKE IT RICH IS NO SCAM----

When my sister told me that she won my first thought was she got scammed. I thought ya right they just gave you a check for $45, 000.00 dollars for nothing at all. I looked on the internet read all the bad comments that people had to say about National Magazine Exchange. So many bad comments I believed it more to be a scam. My sister did not think she got scammed her house is full of magazines she loves magazines she said she entered the contest online all the time. My attitude was whatever. About a week later she call me crying everybody she talked to told her it was all a scam. My mom and I went to the bank with her to prove it right or wrong for once. THE BANK TOOK ONE LOOK AT IT FIRST THOUGHT SCAM. BUT THEY CASHED THE CHECK AND GAVE HER THE $45, 000.00 after verifying the check with the company. It amazes me that a company can be so generous to its customers and then for people to talk so badly about them. I try to enter everyday and I suggest if your lucky enough to receive a letter from them you have a chance to STRIKE IT RICH don't be scammed by all the comments on the internet that are telling you its no good. You believing it's a scam only increases there chance of winning.
YOU CAN WIN--------YOU CAN WIN--------------YOU CAN WIN

Thank You Michelle Dawn Witcher

My grandmother recieved one in the mail today, but hers states that the grand prize is 1, 100, 000. It dosen't seem legit to me.

Please do not send me any more about magazines as I do not want them just sent me the money THANKS

I do not want this as I do not want the magazines so do not sent me any more about magazines just sent me the money THANKS

i wont to win

willismorgan69@yahoo.com

These are con arists trying to get you to buy magazines. I don't know who would be stupid enough to give their credit card number to these people. My mother called the number about her supposed $1, 100, 000.00 prize entry. The b**ch on the other line kept trying to get my mother to buy magazines. My mother is 67 years old. They asked her what would she do with the money if she won. My mother told her she would buy a home for herself, and for her daughter and grandchildren. She told her alot of other things she would do with it. Then the woman keeps trying to sell the magazines, my mom told her she is on social security, and can't afford to. Then the woman keeps saying, "well you get two free diamond watches" (yeah, I'm sure they are real diamonds). My mother just says, well, I'm sorry, I can't afford the magazines. So this b**ch hangs up on my mom. What rude people! There is no legitimate prize, they just want to sell magazines, or get your credit card info. When they find out they are not getting anything, they hang up on you! So yes, I would consider this a scam. If it were legitimate, they would not hang up. I wish I knew who to turn these people in to.

Yes I must agree it is a rip off I tired canceling mines no they told me the same thing. They promised that i would recieve a told of 5to6 magazines.Finally I recieved a magazine, "yes only 1 magazine" which was months later. That 1 magazine was the only 1 i recieved for up to a year. "Yes we the people need justice" because i dont need petty s*** like dis on my credit. There has to be a loop hole somewhere! Besides the bank card was old cause i figured it was a scam but they are still sending me delinquent notices. They charged me for all these magazines and i only recieve one so why so i pay when i didn't get what i order so that's them not keeping their commitment to thier end of the contract.

I tried to cancel and they won't let me, so I cancelled that bank card and now they are sending me delinquent account notices. Will this ever end!

First of all, to the previous guy before me. You need to shut up because until you've walked a mile in someone else's shoes, you have no right to judge anyone else. Secondly to the original poster, just have your account "frozen" so National Magazine Exchange can't take any more payments from you. You'll be sent to collections of course but who cares. The Collection company will eventually give up. And don't worry, you're not the only one to fall for this scam they have running in Clearwater, Florida.

Sorry but most of you people are just plain dumb! You were LOCKED into magazines? O.k. they may be scammers but YOU said yes and YOU gave them your credit card number. I know someone who works there and I can tell you that you are told how much they are and YOU have more than one opportunity to say NO. Here's some advice...think before you speak and don't give your credit card info and personal info out to anyone. Here's some better advice...forget the sweepstakes...play lotto...you don't have to buy magazines to win.

I have the same problem and ill find an answer ... they cant make you buy something you dont want .changing magazines when you complain wont work i keep getting others i dontlike.. im canceling the bank draft and let them deal with it ... if you go to your credit card company and fill out a complaint against them and list it as not what you asked for ... the company will stop them ... im doing that if i can find out where im being pinged.. good luck

Customer# [protected]
Order# [protected]
You took 34.84 out on Aug. 04, 2021 please put it back and take no more. I'll be calling the Attorney General to tell them I was mislead and your a scam.
Spire Credit Union
Card ending in 4074
Beryl Sjostrand
8830 Walnut Place. B8
Rockford
Mn. 55373
Cancel any thing from this point on and refuse d my money 34.84 asap. Please send me by email all the info on you putting money back and cancelling this all together. It is aug. 10 3021. I want to have this done this week. Email me at berylsjostrand420@, gmail.com

I am retired and just turning 65 my medical expenses are though the roof. I would like to cancel my subscription and want a return on my money JUNE 15, 2021. $ 69.68 I can't afford these mag's.

Thank you

I am retired and just turning 65 my medical expenses are though the roof.I can not afford these mag's I would like to cancel my subscription and want a return on my money JUNE 15 2021.
$ 69.68

Thank you

I want to cancel my membership.

How can I cancel my subscription to US magazine to which I do not remember subscribing. It's apparently not possible. Is there any way to get rid of this magazine? Will this go on forever? HELP!

I feel misinformed I do not want these mags. my bank will not honor your withdrawel as 0f 9/30/15 my customer #[protected] order#[protected] do not try to charge me any more as this is SCAM !

take my name off, due to a fameily mumber is sick and not going to live the money I had to paid for the mamags I WANT be able to. I AM SORRY, I AM cancel my order as of today. customer#[protected] order#[protected]. think you very much.

I did the same thing, and the same thing happened to me, but after the first payment was debited from my bank account, I simply changed my bank account info, and they couldn't debit my account anymore. Then, of course, they started sending me bills, and today (12th of Feb., 2011), I received a second bill stating that if I didn't pay what is owed, they would charge a $5.00 penalty and/or turn over my account with them to a collection agency. The main thing that bothers me about NME is that they don't really give you an option to cancel the magazines. There is nothing on their website that allows you to go in and request a cancellation. I will WRITE them by "snail-mail" and request a cancellation. They will probably respond to me as they responded to others, and tell me that they cannot cancel (which is so much BS, because they CAN). We'll see what happens...

THEY ARE A SCAM!
But thankfully the nice customer service operator at the phone number that @Tinile gave [protected]) was able to let me know that my account was successfully cancelled and I do not have an account with them. I even informed her that I had a $22.36 charge on my bank account (I was online) and she asked if I had called in within the past few days and I said that I had just dealt with them today. She assured me that that money was just on hold and would not go through.
My gut feeling was great. I cancelled with the operator when I called about the sweepstakes before hanging up and it actually registered. The people at customer service are actually really friendly and they don't want any trouble. They are there to help. If you fell for this scam, call that number and they will get it resolved.
As a precaution, I did contact my bank shortly after I hung up with the original operator.

I was on the phone with them when I read everyone's posting about National Magazine Exchange. I'm so glad I didn't take the magazine. The supervisor I spoke with sounded as if she was totally pissed off when I decided that I wasn't going to go through with the "deal" She told me good luck and I just hung up on her.

I recieved a letter to that I should activate my prize winning number and I never get an email or a letter stating if I am still eligible to win the money I won for activating my entry number before June 5th even tho I canceled my order for magazines. I want to know did I still eligible to win the $2, 100, 000.00?

I, m writing about the offer of a watch and magazines i never received, but still i get bills.I am not paying for something i never received.

I too was taken in by the misleading information submitted by Publishers Clearing House and The National Magazine Exchange. It will be the last time.

Why are Americans so gullible? The minute I saw this envelope, I knew it was a scam. The minute I opened it it confirmed that it was a scam. Yet, people see the dollar signs and make the call. People... get real! "Why is it that Darryl and his other brother Darryl are always the ones standing in the lottery line?" - DaveRamsey.com

You can't get your money back that I know of but you can "freeze" your account to stop them from charging you $67 a month. Of course they'll send you to "collections" although I question whether they even send you to a legimate collection agency. Hope this helps.

This is a link to the Clearwater BBB;

https://odr.bbb.org/odrweb/public/GetStarted.aspx

I would strongly advise to request a new Credit or Debit Card number from your bank. NME WILL
use your CC info whether or not you give them permission.

I live with my parents and a sweepstakes prize notice came in the mail to my father. He asked me to call about it for him. Boy, what a mistake! The person I talked to talked so fast and started telling me about these magazines that I could try as a free trial. I told them that we weren't interested in most of the ones they were offering, so they kindly started listing a bunch more. At the end of the call I understood that the cost would be $7.60 per month. When my mother got her bank statement it was $67.60, I called and told them I would like to cancel the subscription to all the magazines and they said we had ordered them. I was put on hold and the person came back on and told me that he had been given special permission to just charge my mother's account for $67.60 for two months and that was all and we would still receive the magazines. I told him we didn't want them, we hadn't heard of several of them either, but he said we did order them.

I'm just thankful one of my parents didn't call, it's hard to tell what they would have talked them into buying as a "FREE TRIAL" I'm stilling trying to get the magazines stopped and get some money back. If anyone has any ideas to try please let me know.

Thanks,
Glenda

Hi there. This is ### and i know it. I do not know where bbb is located but can you tell me if there is a way to block them from my account? They have already scammed me of the $67 dollars after they agreed with me that it was a free trial. Please please please get back a.s.a.p.

Thanks so much,
Krystal

The address is

National Magazine Exchange
16120 US Highway 19 N Ste 400
Clearwater, FL [protected]
Telephone: [protected]
Fax: [protected]

Talk to your credit card company and Contest the charges.

Hola saludos me llamo zuhei castillo estoy aquí para que su puesta mente me gane un premio. Mi número de ID es [protected] y mi dirección es 495 claremont Pkwy #A bronx ny 10457.noce si sea verdad. Pero no es bueno jugar con los sentimientos de las personas. Hay muchas gentes que necesitan dinero para mantener Asus hijos.Dios los bendiga.

They saying I won and signed it and it's saying I'm approved I want my 500.000.00 thousand dollars for 52 weeks

When I refused their magazine purchase offer and told the rep that the letter I received stated No Purchase or Payment Necessary to win their prize he hung up on me. This call took place at approximately 4:10 p. m on 7/20//23.

Just got off phone with representative from sweepstakes. The most annoying part about the phone call was I had to keep saying "I will not be making a purchase of anything today I am only interested in sweepstakes." This is also after I asked would I need to make a purchase today to enter sweepstakes and I was told no but the offers never stopped! So I told him I was going to hang up and if I entered in the sweepstakes and he said yes but annoyingly and persistently kept on..."what are you interested in we have other things you might like." I just hung up! So, so far in my eyes this is a scam!

They're sending me letters in the mail claiming that I won a prize this is my complaint and there's a code for that what it violate the Postal Service I'm trying to get money from client isn't that melt fraud

Hello I am writing to find a solution about a sweepstakes that I have won and still yet not received my winning. However I've have been receiving form to fill out and with a 5$ fee ongoing since August 8/17/2022.I hope this too here from u soon. Maria [protected]

I won a couple of months ago and was wondering if you could send me a another piece of mail with the winning thing on it again @1778 tuckerscrossing rd. Cassandra Smith

I received a letter yesterday from National Magazine Exchange telling me that I could possibly win a million dollars to call their number to comfirm.

I called that number. The letter at the bottom says no purchase necessary. Still the man I was speaking to just kept pushing me to buy magazines.

I told him I did not want any magazines, he just ignored what I said and kept pushing. I became very angry and hung up. THIS IS A TOTAL SCAM AND SHOULD BE STOPPED!

I received a Vanity Fair magazine I never ordered. Called VF & at the prompt to find out this subscription expire date I found out it was to 2022! These magazine subscriptions are a regular for VF! And VF says they only mail out the magazines requested. They can't even cancel the subscription through the prompt #3. You have to call NPE and tell them to cancel.

I'm going to call them tomorrow, Monday A.M., to cancel. I checked my bank account & don't see a charge to them.

If that happened there's something really wrong! Be aware that Amazon works with mag. subscriptions too. I don't know if they work with NPE or not, but if you've a Prime Membership, check that "magazine subscriptions" option under your account manager box. I don't have anything there so I know Amazon didn't do this.

Balls, this sucks! Yes, if you didn't order it it is a gift. Going to all that trouble of a certified cancellation, etc... is a waste of your valuable time when you never ordered a thing. And, mailing certified costs you money. You shouldn't have to pay anything to get rid of a nuisance mailing. I will recycle my first copy of this more advertising than articles rag. And with cheap smelling but expensive bottled perfume inserts. GADS!

Call National Publishing Exchange, get the name of the person who answers, record on a paper that name, the time and date you called, and cancel! [protected], Monday to Friday 10A.M to 6P.M eastern time.

Tell them, if you know, your subscription period, mine is two years, and ask what that costs. This way you can check your bank account from time to time to see if they sneak in a charge. If that happens, someone has your banking info. Protest the charge to your bank and they can maybe trace it and revoke the payment.
If you get a bill, write, REFUSED! DID NOT ORDER! RETURN TO SENDER!
And put it back in the mailbox for pickup. Even take a picture of that envelope so as to have a record you did that, just in case.

Scammers! And they make money getting away with this BS. Karma's a bit#*! And hopefully doesn't wait but acts swiftly.

It's a girls watch a very small girl
It broke putting it on
The latch came off and I found only one grown woman it fit and she's a very thin small woman
I can't believe it broke before it was ever worn