607-748-4686 / 6077484686

Got an invoice dated 11/7/08 from Progressive Business Publications stating my company owed $253.00 for 10 issued already sent and they were ready to turn us over to collections. We have never ordered nor received any publications from the company. I found a number for them (nothing on their invoice) and called and spoke to Erica who stated that the order had been placed by our receptionist and gave me her date of birth. I told her this was not possible as she did not have the authorization to place an order nor did she place the order. I then informed Erica that I had read the numerous complaints against them on the internet and was fully aware of their tactics. She argued with me that the company was legit. I transfered her over to the receptionist who chewed her out and surprisingly we now owe nothing. I informed Erica that I would keep the invoice for future reference.

We received a call from a female, using the name Lynn, the week of 4/6/09 accusing our company of not paying an invoice for internet Human Resource services. Lynn said she was from a collection agency and used the "we know your birthdate so you must have authorized the service" approach. She did not have a copy of the alleged invoice, a signed contract, or any supporting documents. She could not/would not supply us with a contact at the alleged creditor, their address, or phone number. She was very persistent and single-minded in attempting to solicit when were we going to pay her $399. We never received services from the alleged company. Her direct call back number is 607-748-4686. We will contact Consumer Fraud.

You have got to be kidding. Just a bunch of crap and they try to change nearly $300. Been drinking too much soda that my have rotted the brain!

International Credit Recovery, Inc. P O box 992, 300 Main St. Vestal, New York 13851Richard Diorio, PEO Is not recognized by the State of New York to be conducting business.

Well my story goes hand and hand with everyone else's stories about this scam. I was called by a "Katie Gottman" from New York and "Katie's" job is to collect funds from agencies like the one I work for when past due bills come up. She said that I had signed up for this Grant Newsletter of 12 issues for 12 months. After I explained to her that I know I did now sign up for this because I am not the person in this office to approve of such a subscription, she went on to tell me that the Progressive Business Publication Company called me in Oct. 2008 and that company explained to me that I was in fact signing up for this one year subscription. The Company also told me that after the first two months of free subscriptions, if I was not satisfied with the subscription then I could have cancelled the subscription and avoided having to pay anything. (Of course none of this happened…) Once I explained to her that NO ONE had explained any of that to me, she still insisted that because I confirmed this subscription by giving them by birthday (which I didn't do) that I was stuck paying the $240 bill. “Katie” also said that if I did not pay the $240 today, that huge additional fees would be added onto the amount that our agency already owes. Thankfully one of my bosses had a strong sense that this was all a scam and she called the “collection agency” back. As far as I know, she has been hung up on at least twice and we are possible looking into taking legal action as well.

Recieved a call from a Lynn Gregory (I suspect that the names are made up). Same story about birthdate signature. My office assistanct was foolish enough to give our address (it seems pretty obvious that when they need to ask for an address, they don't have the information themselves). They state it was for some "publication." They are demanding $198.00.I called the police department in Vestal, NY. A detective there stated they will search for a physical address, but it is likely that they are using a cell phone for making these calls. He stated that even if the business was in their city, they can't do much about it, as they consider it a crime that is being committed in the city where the phone call was being answered! Our local police department hasn't responded to my call for help. I did call the FBI. I consider it extortion when these people call demanding a credit card number or they will report us to a credit agency. And they call back repeatedly. I am offering to be wiretapped so they can hear the threats that this individuals are making, so the caller can be arrested for this Federal Crime.

mine was from Lynn Gregory

This is the company that Institute of Business Publications had call us to attempt to collect on a scam. Institute of Business Publications sent an invoice to us for a Safety Alert Newsletter that our Safety Manager had supposedly ordered. He denied it. He only vaguely remembers answering some questions from some caller. I guard the switchboard but some people give out business cards with direct lines which are a big NO! No!. Anyway, I typed up an affidavit stating he had not ordered anything from them, that we did not have a business relationship with them, we both signed it had our notary notarize it, sent it the newsletter and the envelope it came in to the Postmaster General Fraud Dept and to the BBB in PA. The BBB never contacted us. IOBP continued to send invoices which I date stamped and filed everything envelope, invoice and newsletters in my 3 ring scam binder. After several months they quit sending the invoices but someone from ICR International Credit Recovery called for him and when I found out who she was, the fur flew. She said she was the collection agency for IOBP and I told her she probably worked out of their office, she denied it, she said she had a tape recording of him ordering it. I asked her what kind of a legitimate company they were if they had to make a recording of the transaction, none of our other vendors do. I told her I wanted a copy of the tape, she asked if I would pay for it I told her the burden of proof was on her and I wasn't paying a dime. They never sent the tape and they never sent another invoice. When they call I answer the phone and immediately hang up on them. Progressive Business Publications is right up there with them. You have to write cancel on the invoice and fax it to them, get their fax number off of their website. When they call I tell them that I am in accounts payable and we will not pay their invoice the newsletters were ordered under false pretenses on their part. When they call they will not identify themselves as Progressive Business Publications, they usually say Progressive or the name of the newsletter they're pushing so ask a lot of questions. When I find out it's PBP I tell them no one here wants anything from them.

Wow, unbelievable people!!!! ICR "International Credit Recovery" I received a message from one of my staff memembers that Lori Appletom from this company called International Credit Recovery was trying to collect on a subscription for a newspaper we got once. She was very pushy and telling my staff memeber that they had her birth date and she approved it there for we owed it. Lori was the so called "LAST STOP" before it gets sent to an collections. Lori told my employee that she was to stop the order after 30 days if we didn't want it. We never rec'd a second or any additional newspaper on Injury Prevention! My staff member (who has worked here for over 9 years and knows our policies) is not in the position to order anything without authorization from myself or the owner of the company. So, I decided to call Lori Appleton back myself. Lori gets on the phone, I try to explain to her that I am the finance manager as well as I open the mail on a daily basis and I have not seen any bill or newspaper come thru since the one and only one we ever rec;d. She tells me she can't beleive that since they have sent us over 18 peices of information between invoices and newspapers. We started to go back and fourth...I let her know I would not be paying for something we never rec'd...she of course says Mona gave us her birth day so, that is enough authorization for them. I could go on and on. Let me just tell ya to not pay this company any money! This is a SCAM!!! I know times are hard but, this is a little bit to much! I am not sure how Lori and the President of the company (whom she would not provide his name) can sleep at night! GET ANOTHER JOB!

I would be more than happy to join in on a class action lawsuit against International Credit Recovery, Inc. and Progressive Business Publications. I am so tired of these types wasting my time resolving matters that should not be issues for me - it is absolutely ridiculous!! I am writing them one last letter and sending copies of their Better Business Bureau report and these documented complaints. I am just irritated!!!!