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Same Bat-Channel... Received a voicemail message from a Lynn Gregory from ICR saying that she has an outstanding invoice that is in the Processing Dept that will be turned over to Collections and needed to discuss. Two months prior I received a call from ICR claiming that my company owed money for a Progressive Business Publication order. They actually gave the name of the person who allegedly ordered the publication and it turned out to be an employee that hadn't been with the company for a number of years. I told them this and they are still trying the same tactics. What? Did they think I would forget about it in two months? Classic.

Got a call from Jamie and said our firm owed 230.00 for a publication on "keeping up on Payroll" from Progressive Business Publications and that we have not paid for the publication and that our "free trial" was over and in July (which by th way I was on maternity leave) I agreed to subscribe to this publication. She also said that my birthday was proof that I had subscribed. Apparently we were sent this publication since July along with invoices. I am the only employee and if I can't manage to pay myself on "payday" something is WRONG!!! Not to mention we don't order publications/magazines etc. Jamie would not fax me any information as to what she had on file, no recording authorization. I told her that I would not be paying this bill and that she could do whatever she felt that she needed to do and she hung the phone up.

shameful caller said it was an emergency and asked for my cell phone on a holiday. initially considered paying when she called fri. glad I researched.

Call from Lynn Gregory. Saying I owed for a subscription to Progressive Business Publications I have never ordered anything from them or seen any products

Just got the same line from Amanda Spaugue at ICR. She was calling in regards to a past due CFO magazine subscription. She became belligerant when I told her I knew she was a scam and not to waste her breath calling anymore.

We also have had numerous calls from Valerie Oliver at International Credit for publications supposedly ordered over the phone. When asked for an invoice she said she wasn't going to do that. Obviously she won't be collecting anything here.Feb 23, 2009

You should file a complaint with the New York State Attorney General's Office: Consumer Frauds @ (607)721-8771 and provide them all the information. If enough people are scammed by this organization, the AG will step in!

I just got a call from Tiffany Jones as well, stating there was a "claim" for a small amount, but she noted that it had not been addressed yet, wondering if their Accounting Department dropped the ball, etc. and that I needed to call ASAP on the "claim." BS...how did she get my work number? Whatever...

I urge to contact the Attorney General with your complaint. Received the same message from Valerie a couple of times said I had ordered Magazines for the cost of $299. They quoted my birthdate as verification. Incidentally it is available unless blocked on several social networking sources. The date they recorded for my conversation where I "ordered the publication" I was out of the office traveling on business as I called Progressive Business Publications to verify. I checked on the net and thanks to whoever posted the NY attorney General's name and telephone number. I called him and Joseph Kelly in the Binghamton Regional office called called back and directed me to the complaint forms. I filled out the form and copied all these posts as well. I also faxed copies of these posts to ICR as well. Today I received notification from the NY attorney general that ICR has settled and will no longer ask for collection and the account has been deadfiled. Hopefully that is the end. of the incident. In my former company I would of never been notified directly as the accounting department did not require approval for bills at this level and they would have been paid.

Similar story as everyone else. Dealt with Chris Bennett and Cynthia Thomas. Both made threats to file credit claims against the company I work for. Cynthia threatened legal action.The practices of these companies are deceptive. My state AG and IG have been informed and know of the situation. It seems as though informing the NY AG office is the best bet as they would have jurisdiction over this.