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Janey
Country: United States
I received a text in February about a $200 gas voucher and I naively became excited about it because I wanted to give the gas money to my mother as a gift. So I stupidly called the number. Long story short, I stupidly gave them my information. I NEVER received the gas voucher. They charged me a couple of times until I realized that this whole s**t was BU***HIT and changed my card number so they wouldn't be able to charge me any more.  Since, I've still been receiving unwanted magazines in the mail.
NOW they are saying I owe a lot of money to them and that if I don't pay it, the amount will go into "collections." Should I believe that? What I'm worried about is if this will effect my credit...but I don't no if they're lying either. What should I do? What should I believe?

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    tj
    It's a con, a scam.

    Although it is not likely any "account" will go to "collections", if so, get an attorney and sue their [***] off.  That threat is just more BS.


    Dispute their fraudulent charges through your bank, and block the account or card number to prevent additional fraud.  Follow up with a written dispute or fraud affidavit sent to your bank's dispute address.  Your bank can reverse fraudulent or unauthorized charges if you dispute within 60 days of the statement date of the statement showing the disputed charges.

    File fraud complaints with FTC, your state Attorney General, and at www.ic3.gov
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    Kathleen E. Valenta
    We DO NOT want anything from Central rewards!... We will not pay any thing to Central Rewards...or anyone conected to the! We have requested LIFE LOCK   NOT to acceptt your charge.
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    Cathy McGuire
    My husband, using my card with my permission, took the call from Central Rewards and under promises of gas coupons and other rewards, finally gave my bank card number.  Then the real game began.  "No! I don't want any magazines!" was continually ignored, as well as "Do NOT charge my account for anything!" Over and over my husband repeated this, only to be given a rapid fire stream of phone numbers he should call to cancel. We kept an eye on the account for any charges until we got a letter stating  we were to receive 4 magazines totaling 150 issues that we never chose or authorized! We are stopping any payments on this account from any of these companies and Central Rewards.  This company is a fraud and it's employees are complicit.
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    Ji
    Hi I just agreed to get my gas voucher, I read the scam reports on the internet and blocked my debit card right away and replace it with new debit card number. Will I have more problems later on the future?
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    mla
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    I did the same and will order new cards! lets see what happens.Will post back within the week.
    N9F4
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      aly replies to mla
      i did the same thing...canceled my credit card as soon as i saw these charges....but then i started getting letters saying i was now in collections with them b/c they couldnt find the card number to charge anymore.  This company is toxic and the things they are doing is illegal!!!!
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    hi
    this person got my 17 year old daughter to give them the card number she ordered my flowers on and she did it because the number was similar with two digits switched, so it looked like the company was with them. They had already charged 101 dollars shortly after she got off the phone so we canceled our card and got a new one. My daugther asked them to please take our card off their list because she went online and saw it was a scam, but they said the 2.50 charge had already gone through. they told her that if it was a scame that they wouldn't be giving a confirmation number and when we called back to get it cancelled, they hung up on us. they have no conscience and don't care how much money you have, they will take it all! they took 5,000 dollars from an elderly woman who told them that was all she had
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    Alley
    I just recieved a text message  from a number saying I had recieved 200 in gas. The person was for not american.All I need to do is pay 2.95 from my credit card or debit card.I told him I needed to look it up on the computer. Guess what he hung up.Watch out everone .DO NOT give out your credit or debit to anyone .
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    scrapper
    I recieved a card in the mail today about this gas card so I called it on the card it said 100.00 and when I called it said 200.00 that should have been the first giveaway but I FOLLOWED ON AND I GOT DISCONNECTED TWICE AND THEY CALLED ME RIGHT BACK THE SECOND TIME HE GOT KINDA HATEFUL AND SAID WHY YOU KEEP HANGIN UP ON MEI told him I didnt he told me to stay on the line and a recording came on and he had told me not to except the offers so I said no to them he came right on the line and told me to say yes like he was in control of the recording so I told him to cancell everything right then and he told me no I got loud told him I would call my bank he told me you dont do that I told him I was calling the better buisness he told me no you dont SO I got on the computer to pull them up and I found this site I called and cancelled my card and warned my bank,how do these people get our names and adresses.
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    Srry dont want to disclose name
    This company is in india,city.kolkata the bpo which is organising it is vishnu solutions and the owner is bajoria
    and the number of the bpo is +913322815481
    mob.no of supervisor(ravi)or nickname(roysten) is +919836452396
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    eg
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    I have gotten the same thing as other people about central rewards and I have called my credit card company and stopped the payment on this set up I did not get my gas card or order any magizines form these people and do not want any
    I received jet and I called the company that sent it to see why they were sending it to me and they said that I have to call the this central rewards so I did and I told them to cancel that I had not ordered any magizines form anyone, but they got me for 49.95 charged to my credit card that was USSA suppose to be a Vetran credit card and they would not help me so I canceled the card and told the to go you know where that I would not do busines with them
    thanks for your help
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      Sarah replies to eg
      I did the same thing now they gave my number to collection now they r calling me and they said ur bill was $1400 and they put it down and i just have to pay $200 to them if not then they gonna take any action against me plzZ tell me wat u did and what should i do???
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    anonymous
    Beware of calls from CENTRAL REWARDS!!!!!!.....Other Names, Nos., charges that appear to be associated with this entity:  877-652-2164 (Bargain Magazine); 866-271-3895 UT (VIPBook); 866-272-3124 UT (EDUBOOK); 877-687-0625 CA (HOMEMAGAZINE); 888-992-3466 (Membership fee); 866-271-2444 (DRC Test Book and/or HM2).  My parents asked me to look at a recent credit card bill they received on which numerous charges appeared ranging from $2.95 to $39.95, totalling several hundred dollars. On calling their credit card online service it was apparent that additional charges were rapidly accruing.  Prior to contacting Central Rewards we contacted the Credit Card Company, put a "hold" on the account so that no additional transactions could be charged and spoke with their "credit card fraud" department as to the action that needed to be pursued.  When I started calling the phone nos. associated with the charges, I finally got through to CENTRAL REWARDS who insisted my elderly parents had called them, opened an account, and authorized charges to be incurred over a period of 5 years that would have exceeded $5,000, also claiming that they had recorded the transaction--when I requested to listen to the recording, I was told they would have to call me back for that.  CENTRAL REWARDS indicated that they would cancel the account, but that several hundred dollars charged to the credit card to date (which they stated the credit card company had paid) would not be reimbursed as my parents had not met the "7 day" cancellation deadline.  CENTRAL REWARDS also "graciously" stated that they were "waiving" the cancellation fee, as though doing a favor.  Continuing to follow-up with the credit card company to seek resolution on this matter, including sending the credit card company a letter disputing the charges.
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    curious and mad
    Who r these people can they be stopped,this is not joke Thing . I had similar experience. Today but. I think I blu it. LOL
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    Thankful in Massachusetts
    Thank you for posting what you and the others had posted.  I got a Postcard stating that I had also won $100 in gasoline vouchers, I called the number and the representative had said that there had been a printing error and that it was actually $200.  I almost gave representative on the other line my credit card numbers.  The representative had an accent that was obviously from India, and said that his name was James Smith.  Reminded me of the commercial with guy named Peggy. I told him that I had to go and get my card and quickly looked it up on line and challenged him.  HE hung up all too quickly. BE ASSURED, IT CERTAINLY IS A SCAM.
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    Eve Diaz
    I just received a card stating that they have been trying to reach me with great news!  You have been selected to receive $100.00 in Gasoline.  The # to call 1 855 286 8770 to receive details on how to claim you $100 in gas t use at your neighborhood gasoline stations like Mobile, shell and Exxon!

    Well, my husband gave me the mail and said you won you need to call. You're so lucky always winning stuff.  My response, that is weird yes, I'm calling but I betcha it's a scam.  He listened on...I called, indian kinda voice hard to understand, I told him I received a card and my confirmation # is and he didn't let me finish when he interupted and told me that I had won $200 not $100 and he didn't even know my name.  Immediately, I knew it was a scam and continued to tell me what I had won and I was just looking at my husband and started to tell him scam, scam.  I told the person on the line that I was glad to receive anything I won, but that I was not giving them any money or giving any credit card #'s of mine. They said they're was a fee of $2.95....I told, where were they located, and if they had a website. No website, said they were located in Arizona . . . which I don't believe about location.  No thanks and hung up and when online to check them out . . . Smelled them from a mile away.  Scam, scam . . . when you win, you don't pay.....
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    Mary Morgan
    Well, just got off the phone with Central Rewards. Thats crazy our society allows p to be taken advantave of so badly. anyways. they said the whole its $200.00 not $100.00 and than I asked why there was no company name. No website no nothing. I refused my card number and said last time we checked you dont have to pay when u win.... Sry for those who got scammed Bajaria is definately not in Arizona. So sad. I called them back and told I saw all the complaints and knew it was bs.  I FEEL LIKE PRESSING CHARGES JUST BC THEY TRIED.
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    Olivia
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    Yes, they will send you a bill 6 moths from now saying you owe them over $1600.  That's what just happened to me. And they will hang up on you if you try to dispute it. Every time you try to call back they will hang up on you too.
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      Venturamom86 replies to Olivia
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      But what really can be done about it? They can mess up you credit ? how you can dispute this charges if they call you 1 year later from the collection office This happen to my doughter just this morning and she never receive nothing we cancel the credit card and they still sending her to the collection agency how this can happen if we cancel this credit card a year ago??
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        tj replies to Venturamom86
        The magazine shakedowns generally use fake "collection agencies" and don't touch credit.

        They're going after "settlements" in the range of hundreds to thousands, totally fraudulent, which works if they pull it off, but attracts state AG and lawsuits bigtime if the victim realizes it's a scam. Generally they scam who they think they can scam, and move on if you file an AG complaint.

        What "collection agency" is contacting your daughter?
        Name, address, phone numbers?
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