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My name is Sylvie Robert and I work for Reader's Digest Canada Customer Care.

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Sylvie Robert
customer.[protected]@readersdigest.ca

I received a mail from the following.

Readers digest
Regional office
1102 16th avenue, seattle was 98401 usa.

From : the desk of managing director of prize award department without prejudice:

This is to inform you of the release of readers digest sweep stake draw held on feb 14 2009. Among the free participating finalist playing 6000 full tickets in the fifteenth series, from a pool of forty one million dollars (41, 000, 000.00) in cash your ticket number bc200/922/741 dreew the lucky numbers which won the prize in that category.

There fore your number has been approved for a lump sum payout of two hundred sixty eight thousand and thirty three dollars (268, 333.00) in cash credited to a file reference number ref#.4228083.

Our credit department has recently notified us that over the past two months, there was no winner form submitted, to avoid misconduct or double claiming by some of the our participants this notice is time sensitive and non compliance could result to disqualification by which unclaimed funds are returned to the unclaimed department.

Since we do not deal directly with the public to begin your claim, this notice has been forwarded to you from one of our licensed and bonded north american agencies and a copy would be sent to the insurance company. The check enclosed has been arranged by our insurance company to help you cover all charges that may be reuqired before you receive your funds. You are required to contact mr. Simon williams or linda joseph @ [protected] to activate your claim this is very important.

Congratulations and thank you for your interest in readers digest sweepstakes.

Sincerly,

Ben hainsworth
Prize disbursement.

Note to readers:-

The check that you receive would initially go through as the bank takes 7 days to actually give credit.in the meanwhile the check would be returned mentioning to refer to drawer.

We would have been asked to send a check for $ 3250 to the address and it is meant to find out our bank account number and routing number. Using this they will defraud you of the amount and use it for other purposes as well in identity theft.

As many people stated, I am a preferred subscriber that received a card inside the Readers Digest magazine. I tried to log on per the instructions on the card, but to no avail. Nothing!

Readers Digest has been, in the past, one of the most subscribed and reputive magazine, so for this scam to be associated with this magazine, astounds me. I cannot believe that they do not stand behind whatever it is they are offering.

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I ordered a Canadian Music/Artists CD last year from a card that was enclosed with our RD subscription. The price indicated was $28.00 and change on the card plus shipping and handling. There were a few good songs on it and I remember the $28 standing out clearly in my mind because I have ordered maybe 3 things in my life from a mail-in. I do all remote purchasing on line where you can see the shipping, pricing, and have a contract and buyer protection (it was around the time I was spending postage stamps like pennies on the RD sweepstakes contests that I finally got sick of trying to keep up with).

I received the CD which had the expected music, feeling it was a bit pricey for what was offered, but since I'd ordered it knowing that, I'd pay for it. Then I saw the invoice was for over $88.00!

That was a LONG way from $28 and change! Gosh I wish I had the card - there wasn't any asterisk by the price or fine print apparent saying it would be 3 payments of $28 plus shipping. It was false advertising if my memory serves me right.

I wouldn't care HOW good the music was, no CD is worth $88 to me...

So now the collection calls have begun. I told them keep calling.

for Gods sake, how can you send us a raffle like thing for a nikon l19 coolfix digicam that we cannot find.this webpage doesnt exist!

I HAVE CANCELED MY SUBSCRIBTION. AND THEYKEEP SENDING ME BOOKS. WHAT AM I TO DO WITH THE BOOKS? I DONOT WANT ANY MORE BOOKS SENT TO ME.

I received in the mail a letter from Reader's Digest. The letter came in a plain white envelope, post marked from Canada. It also had a check in it for $3, 481.10. The check was made out from AIG Annuity Insurance Company

The letter said I had won a lump sum payout of $255, 069.00. The check I received was to cover any charges that may be required before I receive my funds. It was singed by Jonathan Walsh, Prize Disbursement. Nice picture of him too.

To receive my funds I was to contact Paul Givon or Erika Cohn at [protected] to activate my claim before I deposit the check in my bank.

When I called the man was very Vague about how I won the money. He said I had to put the check in my bank and then call him back. At that point he would get the information he need to put the rest of the money into my account. Big Red Flag went up in my head.

I looked Reader's Digest up on the internet. Checked for Sweepstakes rip off and found out the letter was a rip off. My big concern is people who would take this serious and not think to look in to it before they put the money in the bank.

i have been a long time subscriber to the Readers Digest and also subscribe to Our Canada, having recently renewed my new subscription since I apparently had missed renewing it in 2008. I have been provided with a free entry to FAST CASH GIVEAWAY however it seems that the site which is provided www.rd.ca/ssvault- is not a legitimate site. This is a surprise to me that Readers Digest would provide wrongful information and this disturbs me. Can you enlighten me email address is askarchie @gmail.com

The letter you recieve Will say it's from Readers Digest but it is'nt It is fake.
The Check that comes with it will be written to you for what ever amount mine was for 3, 797.06 it said to be from their insurance company to use for lawyer fees and so forth so you can recieve your actual winnings mine was $255, 069.00. The check company name said it was from HiLite International Broadway, Carrollton Texas (usa) I followed up on the address through the net this is a automotive tech company. Then I called the bank listed on the check whitch said National city Bank Asland Ohio The bank ran the account number on the check it was not there, then they ran the company name and they have a warning on these fake checks it is under investigation. So Please every one check out the check before you deposite it because these scammers are wiping out your accounts and overdrawling your accounts.
Thanks to Complaint Board I did my own Investigation
before I deposited the check The Bank told me to shred the check it is now recycle.

I keep recieving bills for books that I "ordered" from readers digest, according to them I have 4 books for $29.17 EACH. I have not ordered anything from them, Nor have I gotten these books. I have tried calling and be removed from the list, to clear my account. 3 Months ago now is when I started. Im still recieving bills and I guess still ordering books. Yesterdays mail had another book bill in it. Looking for a way to speak to a manager but everytime you ask customer service to speak to one, they hang up. If anyone else tries I wish you the best of luck. Goodbye Reader's Digest! Im done playing! Keep your books!

After receiving and responding to a Readers Digest Sweepsakes e-mail, I received a Readers Digest "Gift" book in US Mail approximately 1 week later. The packaging read "Your Free Gift". This was not requested/ordered from me and I assumed that this was a thank you gift for participating in their sweepstakes. Shortly thereafter, I received a bill from Readers Digest in the amount of $43.15. After inquiring with their Customer Service Dept, I have their permission to return to book providing I pay for shipping costs. Please be leary of anything Readers Digest sends you labled "Free Gift". Don't get taken like I did.

I received a book I never ordered. I emailed Reader's Digest about it and never heard back so I donated the book. I have too many books for my book cases as it is. They sent me to their collection dept. and I am being harassed by them to pay for the book. I canceled my magazine subscription as a result and they had the gall to charge me for another year just recently. They charged me for another year in January and my magazine subscription does not expire until February. I never re-subscribed. I have to go to my bank now and tell them that was fraudulent charged. Yet, I am still being harassed for this book I never ordered and had no interest in. It was a book that contained new writers' short stories, to try and get those writers work out there, or something like that. I don't read books like that. I don't read books by any new writer. There are plenty of classics I have yet to read, history I still want to learn about and this piece of junk, in my view, they want $26.90 for. I'm done with Reader's Digest. Further, I never pay what I don't owe. No matter what.

I've repeatedly sent them back their bills with a note saying I don't want their magazine and now I'm getting a " Third Notice" . I do not want this going to a collection agency and they do not provide a telephone number on their bill so I can contact a real human being to get their attention.

THis is bordering on harassment and not the first time I've had this problem with Readers Digest products.
Hope you can assist.

Sincerely,
Heather Donald
20 Plamer CLose,
Sylvan Lake, AB T4 S 1K3
Tel: [protected] Cell: 403-304.8020

Readers Digest over the past 5 years have always sent me documents that I was in the top 3 numbers in our area. What I find funny is Tahsis only has a population of 450 people. I posted a letter on the bulletin board to see how many people subcribed to the magazine. It turns out their are quite a number and they have all received notification that they were also in the top three. Leading people that they may actually be winners. I have taken it one step further and contacted a corporate lawyer who is also a relative. He is compiling quite the file, not just based on Tahsis but also other communities. Its amazing what he has found. Ive been buying readers digest products for years but now realize they are just a scam. Im totally disabled so of course Id love to win. I figure I have a better chance buying B.C.649 Lotto tickets.At least you dont have to buy products and you do stand a chance to win. Its a Canadian magizine but is open to the world.SCAM Carol Dopelhamer.

I ordered the "free trial" from the book club. I didn't like the condensed version of a favorite author in the 1st book and decided to cancel. I sent the book I didn't want back immediately b/c I didn't want any excuse to be billed. Instead, I've been billed ab $30 for the book I returned. There is no direct contact info. Wasn't able to find anything on-line, either. No one responded to my letter...I just keep getting the ugly invoices. I just got cheated out of $30 for a book I don't even have. (At least 2 books would've been worth the $). Others told me it was a scam. I should've listened.

I am writting in regards to a bill my sister received. She is ill and does not have a computer. This notification says she owes $60.13 but she nver received any books or magazines for that amount. I have looked for a phone number to contact your magazine and I have been unable to locate any phone numbers. Her acct. number [protected] and we would like to have this cleared up. We have no problem paying this but she never received any literature from your company. We would have sent it back as she is not able to comprehend. She no longer reads and does not have the knowledge of receiving any other bills from your company. Thank you very much and I would appreciate hearing back from you on this acct. Her name is Tina Martinez of 717 Greenfield Ct. Upland, Ca. and my e-mail is [protected]@verizon.net. Thank you very much

I keep getting unsolicited mail from these guys. I have told them repeatedly via email and phone that I don't want anything from them. They tell you, "oh that's another department" and things of that sort. I used to respect Reader's Digest but not anymore. Don't ever give them your name or email or anything. They're horrific!