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Tried the same racket on me. Called my business line and said that because they knew my birthdate it was 'proof' I had subscribed.

Acted very indignant when we had hung up on them twice already today, telling them they were a scam outfit. Said they would keep calling until they spoke to someone. I was told there would be a lein placed against my company due to an unpaid invoice from April. I told her I had seen no such invoice so I could not vouch for the validity of the debt. She kept harping on how my employee was rude for calling her a scam artist, and not speaking to her.I asked for proof of the invoice, and her answer was that several had been mailed to my company already. I responded that I would do nothing about the debt until I seen an invoice, and I would then look into it. Again she harped on how rude my employee was for intimating that she was a con artist.I gave no indication that I would pay the bill.When I checked with my employee, I found out that no publications had been ordered, and none were being received from "Progressive Business Publications" for "The Marketing Report" - the item detailed on the invoice she faxed to me.We are going to call her and tell her if we receive any more phone calls we are referring the matter to the State's Attorney.

watch out for kelly. progressive publications apparently got a temp answering our phone to agree to a free trial subscription that was never canceled. then kelly called and she's super mean, like old-school collection bully. she told me that i could only deal with her and not with the vendor. i researched it and settled with progressive directly. i returned kelly's call as a courtesy to let her know it was settled and she hung up on me.

A woman from Internatioal Credit Recovery called regarding a past due debt. "Jamie" informed me that we owed Progressive Publishing $306.72. The nasty little [***] argued with me for about ten minutes until I exploded on her. She claims I authorized the delivery of the so called publications because I gave them the date of my birth. "Jamie" also informed me that since I did not cancell my subscrition within 30 days, I am now responsible for the debt. Any moron can find your birthdate on the net! I told her not to call back or send anything to me by mail. Immediately after talking to her, I called the PA Attorney Generals office in Harrisburg, PA. I also contacted my local District Attorney in Clarion, PA and filed a formal complaint. I don't know about you but I can assure you that I don't put up with this kind of crap!

Tried the same racket on me. Called my business line and said that because they knew my birth date it was 'proof' I had subscribed. I asked to have the invoice fax to me and nothing yet, said the invoice need to be paid today etc..

I just recived this call, if I ignore it will it really not be on my credit report. I am arguing that i never recieved anything from them.

Same exact thing happened to us today, they used the birthday line and insisted a check be cut today or a credit card number be given immediately....The lady I spoke to was named Laurie Appleton who claimed to be the president....VERY pushy and rough....I have to be honest, we were thinking about paying the bill but once we googled the number and found this site and a few others we obviously found out it was a scam....We actually received a fax from them but it contained inconsistencies from the phone conversation....We are a small non-profit agency and it a shame people would try to scam us or anyone for that matter...

Got a similar call from ICR of New York that my AP accounting assistant had order a one year subscription to an accounting publication for $299! I've done business with Progressive Business Pubs in the past and some of their stuff is excellent. My AP clerk is out today so I have to discuss it with her tomorrow.

I remember talking with a rep from PBP and she talked with me about a publication for foundation funding. During the entire conversation nothing was mentioned of a price or subscription fee or anything associated with it.We currently receive free publications so I didn't think much of it. She asked for the day and month of my birthday, but again never saying it was to verify they could send me a bill. Thankfully I also handle the mail and saw they had sent an invoice for $240 and was absolutely furious. I found a customer service phone number and email address and I both emailed and called to cancel my "subscription" immediately. I will wait to see what happens.

I got a similar call today from a "Kelly Fountain" from International Credit Recovery, claiming the same scam and demanding payment of an unsolicited subscription to a newsletter from Progressive Business Publications. After I set her straight, she asked to be given the phone number of our Accounts Payable department to which I declined. She also tried to pull the "we know your birth date and we will sue your company" non-sense to intimidate me. Don't fall for this scam. After reading all these notes, I'm glad didn't either.