607-748-4686

Lindsey Bezek called and said that we were in collections for a subscription and we requested  copy of an invoice.  Once received, we recognized this scam and reported that we did not order the subscription and had communicated such previously.   We don't even have someone working at our company with the name they have on the invoice.  This is completely bogus and will be turned over to our legal advisor.

I got the same thing from an Amanda about a newsletter that we trialled and cancelled in writing and then they started sending other ones and invoices for $299 from Progressive Business etc.  Bogus.

Same story with me. Lyndsey called and refused to provide an invoice, demanded to speak to my supervisor and hung up on me when I continued to assure her I wanted to help, but first needed an invoice. I had our accounts payable person call her and she got the same rude behavior. Our business is in Oklahoma, but I will be contacting the BBB, etc. in NY to try to prevent others from the same experience.

These Clowns called me today.  I was livid.  I agreed to what I thought was a free trail for a business publication.  I didn't responde as I wasn't interested after a few issues.  They claimed I needed to call and cancel the subscription .. Thing is I never agreed to a subscription.  Same thing, they wouldn't give or send me an email.  I am so glad I found all of you.  I'm calling them back and letting them have it.  

Receved a call from Cathy Rema at International Credit Recovery Inc. regarding overdue account with Progressive Business Soultions.  She indicated my company's acocunt was overdue and $299.00 was due (via check UPS or credit card over the phone) to resolve account.  Asked Cathy to fax documentation and would speak to boss.  Spoke to accounts payable, vendor Progressive Business Solutions is a "scam vendor"  Called Cathy back and asked her to stop calling as or we'd contact our legal departmnt.  She returned with "you aggreed to pay balance in our previous phone call and when you spoke to Progressive Solutions other times before."  I asked if she could send any proof of conversations, she said she could not and wanted to speak to my boss.  I told her my boss was not available and she then asked for my coporate office's number.  I did not give it to her.  She proceeded to say the fee's would escalate to $600.00 or $700.00 and would contact our corporate office and send thie issue to legal.

I received a call from Kelly, at this number saying we owed Progressive Business for publications we did not order or ever receive.  The call came in on 11/5/2013 and once questions were asked Kelly was not able to "help" as she was a 3rd party calling.  I firmly believe that the entire company is a major scam artist.  I know I would never order from the Progressive Business Publications after this.  Something is so not right here.

Cynthia Thomas called the last few days. Said we owed for this subscription, which I told her we did not authorize. So I searched my outlook and then realized this was part of the Progressive Business Solutions Publications they keep sending us. I said we've been through this before... You are a scam and she no we're not. I said look we're not paying and she says well we're going to ruin your personal credit. I said it's not legal to charge us, she goes well I have your birth date and it is legal. I said so that means nothing and we're not paying you. I said no you need a contract, show that to me. I am transferring to my accounting team, which will validate any invoices of which, we've responded saying not paying for unauthorized charges.

One of my accounting specialists got in fight with her and she said, "She'll fix me"...we're having our legal team look into it and I'm filing fraud charges against them.

Criminals....

We have been receiving bogus invoices from the Progressive yahoos for the past several months, addressed to various employees of our company: one for IT, one for Management, one for Accounting, one for HR. NONE of my department heads approved any of these invoices so I've just been trashing them. Today I received a phone call from a Lisa at "International Credits" saying that they were a credit reporting agency and that they were looking into a past due invoice. Thank you all for confirming that this is just another step in their scam.

I just received a call from 607-748-4686 with the same claims - that I owe $295 for a publication I never consented to and have never received. They had all my personal information and work email and address and claimed they would be collecting from my CFO and President/CFO. When I called the Selling Advantage to find out what this is all about, they kept insisting that I must have given out my information, and that they "have record" of it. I can assure you, I do NOT take sales calls and would never consent to useless junk mail. Not only have I never received any publications, I've never received any invoices they claim to have sent.

We also received a phone call from this number which they tried to say my boss order these publications.  This time the lady called herself Bobby.  When I called back to ask for an address to send a letter from our attorney she got very irritated stating "they did not accept disputes there".  When I called her on her bluff she then became even more frustrated and to me to have a good day!

Just received a voicemail from "Lisa" at International Credit saying that my name was on an overdue invoice for our organization.  Requested that I contact her to clear up this "oversight" before she has to report it to collections... I immediately typed the phone number into a search and found a LONG list of complaints about this company and this scam they are running...  I won't be calling her back!!!!

I had received a call from these people and said they could send a "sample".  What you got for the super overinflated scam price was definitely not worth it, so I canceled.  Now they call saying they don't have a record of the cancellation...A company cannot use date of birth as proof. It's simply a security measure to verify an account.  A legit magazine company will send you a free trial and even if you don't verbally cancel, they will not charge you but rather stop sending the magazines...unless you provide them with a credit card number with the understanding that they will bill you at renewal time unless you cancel.

I received a call from the same number from an Amanda. She told us that an employee authorized a payroll newsletter that was sent via email and USPS in 2012. Employee is no longer with us and not authorized to make purchases. She tried to tell me we were responsible for our emplolyee's actions. I asked her if she had a contract signed by either the CEO or Publisher. She said everything was verbal or via email. I told her without a legal contract, we didn't consider the debt valid.

Seems this company is still running this scam.

I just contacted the FTC about this and they agreed that it sounded fishy. Please report them! The number is 877-382-4357.

They said this is type of scam is becoming very popular.

I have had a similar experience with "Amanda" International Credit Recovery regarding an HR newsletter we never received from Progressive Business Solutions.  I asked her to fax the information to us and she very sweetly said she would.  We received no fax.  She called again today to follow up as she must settle this now.  I called the FTC and reported them as suggested above.

Got a call from International Credit Recovery on my cell phone and at work for something that I never signed up for. Said that I gave someone my DOB to confirm signature which I never would have done over the phone. Also - I never received an invoice. When she faxed me something she sent something that read for an annual subscription for 5 people. There are not 5 sales people in my office and when I questioned her she said it was for an annual subscription for 5 issues not 5 people and it was coded wrong. Even if it was an annual subscription there would be more than 5 copies even if it was every other month. This is joke and I'm not paying it because I never agreed to it. Also - I had our IT Department try and pull the email that the confirmation would have been sent from and they can't find it - not even in SPAM - go ahead and send this to collections. Good luck scam artists.

By the way forgot to mention - this woman calls herself "Michelle Decker" and keeps telling me it's my last chance to send a check or give a credit card number over the phone before she "closes out her books and has to send to collections" I thought you were collections lady?

I just got a call from this "Michelle Decker"!  She stated that I verbally agreed to a subscription using my birthdate as proof.  I told her she should check out the 20-page website that shows the scam they are running and all she could say was that I shouldn't believe everything that I read on the internet.  I tried calling them to cancel but could never get ahold of anyone and I may have even sent the invoice back with "CANCEL" written on it (this was 8 months ago so I can't guarantee this).  My question is this, could this actually go to collections or is it a threat in order to get money?

Received a call from Ashley Beach, who said that I did not cancel the subscription properly - I had faxed the invoice back with canceled written on it - she said since they used a bar code scanner, the original invoice had to be mailed back to the company, and those instructions were in the e-mail sent to me.

I never received any publications after the first one that came with the invoice (this was in July, 2013).

I've often wondered this myself...HOW DO they stay in business!?!?!?!  They've been trying to scam our company for close to 2 DECADES!  I'm on to them now...be VERY wary of these people....as far I recall...No one have EVER received an actual periodical or magazine...it's stupid little paper about the size of a church bulletin...and mostly bogus comments on it.
Whatever you do...do not commit to these people, and do NOT pay them for what they claim someone your business may have agreed to.  Most of their work I done via telephone.