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This page is awesome.  I wish I had the time to harass these degenerates.  Tiffany Jones contacts me to talk about the amount I owe her.  I explain that I (stupidly, and against my better judgment)accepted the free trial to stop the salesman from calling me.  After I received the first issue I called the number to cancel, not because I was aware that if I didn't my "subscription" would continue - I wasn't - rather because the newsletter sucked balls.  There was no answer.  Several tries later I gave up.

Now Tiffany calls up from International Credit Recovery - that I'm certain is part and parcel with the scam.  I explain to her that I think this is all a scam.  She says, "Then why did you accept the free trial?"  Brilliant.  I told her I'd get back to her.  I then Googled and found all you wonderful people.

Death to PBP and all "companies" like it.

Just got a call from Tiffany Jones on my voicemail.  Called her back, she says she is calling from "International Credit" about an unpaid invoice. Then asked which company I was calling from.  I gave her my name and said "You called me - you should know what company I'm with."  I told her I have no unpaid invoice, and that I didn't believe her.  She said "I don't care if you believe me or not, I'm doing you a service!"  I told her "Don't call here anymore" and hung up.
Then I found this website.  (Maybe she will call back, and I can treat her even worse.)

Tiffany Jones is the one who called me.  Does anyone know how to organize a class action suit?  Other people have talked about it, but it really does need to happen...

This company called up and badgered one of my employees, telling them that I (the owner) had ordered a publication, that I hadn't paid and that our credit was at risk. The employee got worried and decided to pay up via credit card because the woman kept saying that our credit would be dinged. When I got to work the next day, I immediately recognized the claim as bogus and phoned the company THREE times. I was hung up on twice and the 3rd time, it went to an answering machine. We never subscribed to the publication in question. We never received a bill. This is a fraudulent company.

Should anyone be worried about their credit/identity theft.....First and last name and a birthdate? I refused to give these guys my birthday and now I'm glad I did. We just received an invoice and I promptly called and left a message to not send us anymore as we did not order the subscription. After reading these comments, I'm not sure if that will do any good or not.

A Tiffany Jones has been VERY persistent in trying to convince me we owe them money for this bogus publication ($250 subscription). I work for a small not-for-profit children's theatre and we 1) never received the "free" magazines 2) couldn't afford a $250 subscription 3) and I refuse to give her any more information - especially a credit card number

We have experienced the same calls and problems as described above. JUST HANG UP! I have instructed everyone at our company to hang up on any caller that says they are calling from IRC or International Recovery. You can also hold down a button on the phone so it beeps in her ear!

I too have had the distinct displeasure of dealing with these rip off queens.  Laurie Appleton, come on down, you're the next contestant on "How to screw the working guy"  SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!  Having someones d.o.b. these days means NOTHING!  After three calls they supplied me with a copy of an invoice but would not supply me with a phone number to the supposed customer "Progressive Business Publications"  Thank goodness that all of you were here!  Even though I had no intentions of paying this debt I was happily reassured upon reading this!

If you paid via credit card, call your credit card company and initiate a charge back.  Tell your credit card company that you paid for the publications and that you never received them and you want to dispute the charge.  They should reverse the charge with no problem.  I believe there is a time limit depending on the card.

My attorney told me the FBI gathering information and investigating the company.

3-30-09 got a call from Kathy Reamer with Internation Credit Recovery concerning a delinqent payment of $230.  The message was she was sure we just overlooked the invoice.  This did not sound correct so I goggle both the name and phone number and found all of these nice comments.  I do not think I will be wasting my time returning her phone call.  Can't wait for the little darling to call me back.

I just had the same experience. I got a call from Valerie. I have contacted the NY State Attorney's office at (607) 721-8771.

Wow--wish I'd have found this a long time ago...  Was suckered into the "free trial" with Progressive Business Publications...  Sent back the first invoice with "PLEASE CANCEL", after the "free trial" period, and then started getting invoices every month.  After 3 times of sending back "CANCELLED", they turn me into "collections" with ICR.  How interesting that PBP's invoices, which I have sitting here in front of me doesn't have a PHONE # on it to call and complain or discuss!

So--then last August, a lady named Katie Dottman calls me with the "threat", which in my stupidity, I give in to.  Sent a check for $299 via Fed Ex--and have proof of receipt, check, etc. here--and NOW they call me 8 months later saying that I owe $299 AGAIN for a "subscription I authorized in August of last year".

What kind of idiot do they think I am?  Yes, a big one for paying once, but why in the heck would I even CONSIDER another "subscription"--for the SAME PUBLICATION THAT WAS BEING SENT TO ME--when they turn me into collections?!?!?  OF course, they try and use the excuse that "well, what's the invoice #--to which I said--'you give ME the invoice # in question, as I don't have it in front of me at the moment".  Well--GUESS WHAT.  She says "Well, how about you call me back after you find your information and I'll tell you if it matches..."  

Now I've been here trying for the past hour to call them so that I can just rip into them now that I DO have all my proof, and the ammo you guys here have given me.  I plan to reiterate my angry response of yesterday:  Go ahead and sue me.  My internal legal counsel will eat these folks for breakfast--but I sure hope others do see the postings here and avoid all contacts from Progressive Business Publications and International Credit Recovery.  While maybe not a "scam" per se, they are 2 organizations that have very questionable ethics and are highly unprofessional in their tactics.

I received the same called today from Amanda. When I asked for an address she refused and said that she would call my administrator and let them know that I gave the ok for some magazines that I don't believe came to the office only invoices. So I told her that I would pay the bill could I have the billing address and she gave it to me. I let her know that I didn't have the authority to agree to anything being charged to the company and the woman told me not to worry about anything that if we liked it than we can order. I think this is a scam and they need to be reported immediately.

Same story.  A person who stated her name was Kathy Rema from ICR called me at work.  Said I had agreed to a trial of a pediatric coding and reimbursement and that I owe $200.  I immediately told her it was BS and to do her research, it could not have been me.  She told me not to tell her how to do her job.  Her story was so lame, but this must get them something; they keep doin it. Shame they haven't been shut down yet.

SAME THING...BUT HAS ANY ONE HAD ANY FURTHER ACTION TAKEN AGAINST THEM?

Katie called me today...same story.  I told her that the crappy 'business publication' that they were sending me was unrequested mail and that I threw it away every month.   When she continued, I politely interrupted and told that I was aware of her scam operation adn told her exactly where she could put her publication and how she could do it.

I work for a small non profit in Massachusetts helping children and adults with autism, Down syndrome and cerebral palsy.....and this low life company called demanding payment for somethinIvnever ordered, then threatening to send us to collections, asking to speak to mk ceo and saying our credit rating would be hurt... I cannot believe what low life's these people are..
Never never pay them a dime they are scoundrals and dreggs of society
They claimed we owed money for a publicatioin I never ordered "Proigressive Buisiness Publications.

I work for a small non profit in Massachusetts helping children and adults with autism, Down syndrome and cerebral palsy.....and this low life company called demanding payment for somethinIvnever ordered, then threatening to send us to collections, asking to speak to mk ceo and saying our credit rating would be hurt... I cannot believe what low life's these people are..
Never never pay them a dime they are scoundrals and dreggs of society
They claimed we owed money for a publicatioin I never ordered "Proigressive Buisiness Publications.

Same experience Call from Amanda Spraque indicating they are collecting on a past due invoice for a publication supposedly authorized in 2008.  When questioned, could not give specifics and was rude; would not discuss it when she found out I was not the director and was not authorized to approve such purchases.  Our director called and received no answers to his questions.  When he asked to speak to a supervisor or the owner she was not there was no one above her.  A reverse search of the number yielded an owners name.  Our director called him and after explaining the situation the line went dead; hang-up?