Pegaso Loc: Novi, MI

I am 80 years old and with thousands of pictures in my collection.

That is why when I saw the advertisement in the UHH for the Great Escape Publishing, I contacted them.
For $29/month they said they will explain how to get the work published in magazines with tips on how to find magazines, how to approach them, how to submit the work for máximum impact.

The first thing I noticed was that after 2 days they never send me the receipt. But during the next few days they keep sending more propaganda, offering in addition to the $29.

1.- Travels Vídeos for profit, full program for just $243.
2.- Photo tips cards for $39.97.
3.- Add six months membership for $99 plus $6 in shipping.
4.- Special discount offer for Breakfast Stock Club Premium Membership for $29.25/month.
5.- The biggest boast you will ever get monthly photo critiques for $251.45/ month. You will have a professional photographer looking at your photos before you submit them for sale.

After all this in 15 days of propaganda and additional expenses, they never mentioned how to submit a photo to a magazine as this was the deal for the $29/month.

When I contacted them to cancel the subscription they refused to send me the money back, contrary to what it was advertised in their special offer: $29 a month, I can cancel at any time.

I decided to send this note to everybody so that You will be aware of this Scam.

Thank you for your attention.

orrie smith Loc: Kansas

Thank you for the heads up. FYI, if you paid with a credit card, you may be able to deny the charges with your card company, something worth checking out.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

I'm sorry you got taken advantage of like that. If you paid by credit card, notify the company to see if they can get your money back for you.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Thanks for the heads up. The scammers are every where.

Don

sloscheider Loc: Minnesota

Also make sure they don’t keep charging you or charge a cancellation fee

IDguy Loc: Idaho

Call your credit card company and dispute the charge.

Make a copy of the page that promises refunds in case they ask for it.

AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

Sorry to hear this. There are a lot of them out there, unfortunately. In addition to reporting this to your CC company, you should also complain to the company on whose website you saw the ad.

Andy

cmoroney Loc: Pasadena, California

Consider changing your credit card number so they can't bill anything on the old number! I once had problems with recurring magazine subscriptions that I couldn't cancel so I asked the bank to change the number. That solved that problem pretty quickly.

blackest Loc: Ireland

His post reads like it was an ad on UHH.

AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

I sure hope not. But if so, I'm sure that reporting it to the admins would bear fruit....

It's a damn shame that so many scammers seem to target our demographic.

Andy

blackest Loc: Ireland

https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/american-writers-artists-institute-michael-masterson/delray-beach-florida-33483-4568/american-writers-artists-institute-michael-masterson-potentially-bad-business-trying-65562

google "awai lawsuit"

It kinda comes under the category of vanity publishing, by the looks of it. You have dreams, they will sell you dreams.

Bobspez Loc: Southern NJ, USA

I agrree with this. Your $29 is likely gone, but you want to keep them from charging you every month.

toxdoc42

If you used a credit card and the bank refuses to help you, cancel the card asap! They can't charge a cancelled card and, I doubt They will sue you.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

This is an obvious scam. Why did you not research it before plunking down your money. What in the world made you think it was legitimate?

Stardust Loc: Central Illinois

Probably because it was an ad right here on UHH. I saw the ad too. Many people mistake that as an endorsement, not realizing it is the ISP controlling the ads, not the web site.