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even I have received end number of crappy letters stating the winning amount, however there is no response on the same till date. It is just a stupid policy of Readers digest to sell their subscription copies in the name of sweepstake entry
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SELLING BOOKS AND NO SWEEPSTAKES — NO SWEEPSTAKES ONLY CHEATING CUSTOMERS
The following mail was sent but there is no reply.ATTN: MR VIKAS MALHOTRA
I am a seinor citizen of 69 years
Referring to the above subject, please take back the tons of stationery that you have sent me since the last 3 years. Please also take back all the books, Beading set, CDs, Petty gifts etc for which, I have spent THOUSANDS of Rupees. I have spent my hard earned money and would want a refund of the same. I am very upset and disappointed for Luring me into the Sweepstake Program
I am not going to be "CAUGHT BY CHAFF" any more.
"DONT WASTE YOUR COSTLY STATIONERY ANY MORE"
I need a reply
S. G Rajan, H/C:[protected]
A/C:[protected] E - 5379
23, 2nd floor, 2nd main, 2nd stg.
West of Chord Road
http://www.rd-india.com/newsite/poll/trusted-brands-ceremony-2010.asp
check out these.
what to say.
check out these.
what to say.
Rd is not into any fraudulent deals and its not true as cmplained by Mr navanidhakrishna please confirm on the same.
I have also received similar mail, is it fraud or what??
i have also received post, waiting for prize money.
i have also received post
Why this is happening always & continously?
I am reading and subscribing for last 40 years, no complaits. Good magazine with fine reading material.
Recently iam having problems for asking me the payment twice. Have been using credit card mode for payment, now iam getting letters to make the payment again. Checked with HSBC bank two payments have been shown as outstanding for which bank is asking me the same amount. I have sent the cheque no112629, dated 20.11.2010, of indus ind bank for Rs 469.
It is requested to check with records and confirm the status.My account no[protected].An early reply shall be appreciated. HARVINDER SINGH ANAND. E MAIL [protected]@rediff.com
Recently iam having problems for asking me the payment twice. Have been using credit card mode for payment, now iam getting letters to make the payment again. Checked with HSBC bank two payments have been shown as outstanding for which bank is asking me the same amount. I have sent the cheque no112629, dated 20.11.2010, of indus ind bank for Rs 469.
It is requested to check with records and confirm the status.My account no[protected].An early reply shall be appreciated. HARVINDER SINGH ANAND. E MAIL [protected]@rediff.com
i, MR.DRONA CHARY BOJJA, from MIG-4749, VIdyuthnagr, HYDERABAD-502032, was announced by the Director sweepstakes Committee, that i was the winner of giveaway prize of Rs.5, 00, 000/-, which will be paid within 72 hours. but it is pending sincelast two months, the reasons not known to me.in this regard, it is also informed to me that, the cheque is pending for obtain the signature of the committee chairman of sweepstakes. this may kindly be verified, & do justice to me.
[protected]@yahoo.com
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Really it is surprising to receive such comments and this kind of things never happened to the history of Readers Digest as far as I know since 30 years . It is high time to set right the bad things occuring to a good magazine of international standards
Incidentally, I am also a suffrer in receiving the SUBSCRIBERS COPY (stated November 2010 ) so far, .ie JAN 2011. Further I made a request to start my subscription from Jan 2011 onwards.PL WAIT & SEE.
NAME: M.R.K.VARAPRASAD
Subs No: 10-MI-304-RD[protected]/0-oct'11 ( U-389154)
Address:9/14 Kendriya Vihar, Miyapur(Post), Hyderabad-500049(AP).
. contact number:[protected].
"PL WAKEUP AND DO THE NEEDFUL TO ALL"
Incidentally, I am also a suffrer in receiving the SUBSCRIBERS COPY (stated November 2010 ) so far, .ie JAN 2011. Further I made a request to start my subscription from Jan 2011 onwards.PL WAIT & SEE.
NAME: M.R.K.VARAPRASAD
Subs No: 10-MI-304-RD[protected]/0-oct'11 ( U-389154)
Address:9/14 Kendriya Vihar, Miyapur(Post), Hyderabad-500049(AP).
. contact number:[protected].
"PL WAKEUP AND DO THE NEEDFUL TO ALL"
I did not accept for the Readers Digest. But still I received a letter today stating that my subscription has been renewed and RD copy will be starting from Feb 2011.
Subscription No. 11-MI-304_RD[protected]/0-Jan'12 with out any date of the letter.
Many communications from this Co., will not bear any date.
I did not want your Readers Digest, as I have no time to read the jpurnal.
Please do not send it5
Subscription No. 11-MI-304_RD[protected]/0-Jan'12 with out any date of the letter.
Many communications from this Co., will not bear any date.
I did not want your Readers Digest, as I have no time to read the jpurnal.
Please do not send it5
I got a communication from Sri Vikas Malhotra today informing me that my subscription has been renewed as per my request. But I did not wanted to renew my subscription and did not agree for the continuation. Your letter has no date as is the case in all of your communications.
Subsn.No.11-MI-304-RD[protected]?0 -Jan'12
I have no time to read this RD. So please do not renew my subscription and do not send the copies
Subsn.No.11-MI-304-RD[protected]?0 -Jan'12
I have no time to read this RD. So please do not renew my subscription and do not send the copies
Sir,
I was also one of the few selected finalist with number of prize offers and requesting me to subscribe for RD and number o[censored]nwanted CDs and Books. As a result I had to subcribe 4 times for RD and only the first copy received there after on some excuse no further copies received. What happened to the number of prizes which were won including the Ford Endeavour. This is repeated in the e-mails also with standard answers declaring me winner of Ford Endeavour. Why play this dirty game to increase the subcription of a reputed magazine like RD. Please be truthful and let me know if there is any meaning to all these actions and cheap publicity stunts. Even the names are not spelt properly and I found some of the winning letters adressed to the Managers in Offices and workshops and lying at the reception floor. Please clarify what are you upto. is there any Sweepstakes lottery at all or is it only to cheat the gullible public, to make quick money.
Awaiting your reply,
B.satish Prasad
I was also one of the few selected finalist with number of prize offers and requesting me to subscribe for RD and number o[censored]nwanted CDs and Books. As a result I had to subcribe 4 times for RD and only the first copy received there after on some excuse no further copies received. What happened to the number of prizes which were won including the Ford Endeavour. This is repeated in the e-mails also with standard answers declaring me winner of Ford Endeavour. Why play this dirty game to increase the subcription of a reputed magazine like RD. Please be truthful and let me know if there is any meaning to all these actions and cheap publicity stunts. Even the names are not spelt properly and I found some of the winning letters adressed to the Managers in Offices and workshops and lying at the reception floor. Please clarify what are you upto. is there any Sweepstakes lottery at all or is it only to cheat the gullible public, to make quick money.
Awaiting your reply,
B.satish Prasad
RD does cheat us.This is there marketing strategy .They have given draws will be conducted but no records of any such in their official site, n they have not even put up the winners list nor have sent any other letters about the draws.
It is absolute FRAUD BY READER'S DIGEST.I am one of the cheated person.RD gave me status of a Distinguished Customer, as, I was also buying books from RD as I am a reader of RD for 40 years.All the high ranking financial fellows working in RD started writing personal letters to me.That is how I got into the vicious CHEATING LOOP OF RD SWEEPSTAKES. For two years RD made me to spenend almost a lakh of rupees for sweepstakes award. Now I wonder whether all those high profile names of RD officials are also a fake.I am keeping all the letters & unless RD seeing this letter replies meI am going publish all of them in Face book, for all the worlds to READ.
If this is their marketing strategy it can be well used for merchandise to lure customer for some nefarious activities & NOT FOR SELLING BOOKS
If this is their marketing strategy it can be well used for merchandise to lure customer for some nefarious activities & NOT FOR SELLING BOOKS
Like nth Subscribers I am also having a strong feeling of being cheated now a day. I never thought of getting such feeling from a house of RD‘s repute. I am also a member for at least 35years.
In the name of SWEEPSTAKES, now a days, the way you are trying to lure the readers it reminds me of ‘Delhi-6’ (not the movie). At one time, some adds used to be published from that area for all sorts of provocative/spurious items and ultimately cheating people with imitated items.
Recently I am experiencing such provocation from you.also.
Even after encashment of the subscription cheque you are sending VPP with a request of paying Rs.472.00 as yearly subscription. Dates of postal dept. prove that it was deliberately done. Not by omission.
A few days back I received a parcel from you. On opening it I found one book along with a bill of Rs.699.00 and a provocation for entering ‘Sweepstakes 2011’.
Firstly, I never asked for the book you have sent, So no question of paying the bill’.
Secondly what about the draw of ‘2010’? All through the year you lured the people with sedan cars and crores of money. But till date you have not even published the result, it at all drawn, leave apart informing the winners.
Now, please let me know how you are going to collect the parcel from me since I am not in a position to send it by paying from my pocket.
Finally, I request you, particularly Sriman Vikas Malhotra, to go for more transparent marketing keeping the reputation of RD in mind.
Waiting For your reply.
S.Sarkar. Sub, no. 08-RDRE[protected]/6.
In the name of SWEEPSTAKES, now a days, the way you are trying to lure the readers it reminds me of ‘Delhi-6’ (not the movie). At one time, some adds used to be published from that area for all sorts of provocative/spurious items and ultimately cheating people with imitated items.
Recently I am experiencing such provocation from you.also.
Even after encashment of the subscription cheque you are sending VPP with a request of paying Rs.472.00 as yearly subscription. Dates of postal dept. prove that it was deliberately done. Not by omission.
A few days back I received a parcel from you. On opening it I found one book along with a bill of Rs.699.00 and a provocation for entering ‘Sweepstakes 2011’.
Firstly, I never asked for the book you have sent, So no question of paying the bill’.
Secondly what about the draw of ‘2010’? All through the year you lured the people with sedan cars and crores of money. But till date you have not even published the result, it at all drawn, leave apart informing the winners.
Now, please let me know how you are going to collect the parcel from me since I am not in a position to send it by paying from my pocket.
Finally, I request you, particularly Sriman Vikas Malhotra, to go for more transparent marketing keeping the reputation of RD in mind.
Waiting For your reply.
S.Sarkar. Sub, no. 08-RDRE[protected]/6.
Reader ‘Digest Customer Service, Reader ‘Digest BHE (I) PVT, LTD,
P.O.Box No.30,
Panvel Ho,
Panvel-410 206
INDIA
I received letters from Respected form Vikas Mathora 26.07.2010, 29.09.2010 & 11.02.1011.
I Honor said V.P.P. Packets.
1. 04.10.2010
Subscription Number: 10-MI-304-RD[protected]/0-1109
Regd. V.P.P. Packet for 449.00 23.00 Toll Rs.472.00
T-57835
10-MI-304-RD[protected]/0-1109
MR SUBHASH GUTA MI-304
KOHI NO 32
POST BOX 32
Kannauj-209725 3MG
T-57835s
2. Dated: 23.12.2010
Regd. V.P.P. Packet for 449.00 23.00 Toll Rs.472.00
Subscription Number: 10-MI-304-RD[protected]/0-1111
MR SUBHASH GUTA MI-304
KOHI NO 32
POST BOX 32
Kannauj-209725 3MG
U - 82615 Number: 11-MI-304-RD[protected]/0-1201
MR SUBHASH GUTA MI-304
KOHI NO 32
POST BOX 32
Kannauj-209725
V - 83987
I attached file of Rs. 32, 50, 000 Cash mandate Payment Approved for winnes Rs.26, 00, 000.Super Grand Prize Draw Number:[protected] # SGP
Early Reply Bonus Guaranteed For Payout to Super Grand Prize Winner Rs.4, 00, 000
Sd.Signed by: R.Mundra
Sweepstakes Administrator
Sd. Manas Mohan
Sweepstakes Committee Chairman
RETURN COMPLETED CASH MANATE WIHIN 14 DAY FOR MAXIMUM PRIVILEGES C-7237
We are waiting your valued reply. Please feel free to direct any question that you may have to us,
With best regards,
Thanking you.
Yours Sincerely
Subhash Gupta
P.O.Box No.30,
Panvel Ho,
Panvel-410 206
INDIA
I received letters from Respected form Vikas Mathora 26.07.2010, 29.09.2010 & 11.02.1011.
I Honor said V.P.P. Packets.
1. 04.10.2010
Subscription Number: 10-MI-304-RD[protected]/0-1109
Regd. V.P.P. Packet for 449.00 23.00 Toll Rs.472.00
T-57835
10-MI-304-RD[protected]/0-1109
MR SUBHASH GUTA MI-304
KOHI NO 32
POST BOX 32
Kannauj-209725 3MG
T-57835s
2. Dated: 23.12.2010
Regd. V.P.P. Packet for 449.00 23.00 Toll Rs.472.00
Subscription Number: 10-MI-304-RD[protected]/0-1111
MR SUBHASH GUTA MI-304
KOHI NO 32
POST BOX 32
Kannauj-209725 3MG
U - 82615 Number: 11-MI-304-RD[protected]/0-1201
MR SUBHASH GUTA MI-304
KOHI NO 32
POST BOX 32
Kannauj-209725
V - 83987
I attached file of Rs. 32, 50, 000 Cash mandate Payment Approved for winnes Rs.26, 00, 000.Super Grand Prize Draw Number:[protected] # SGP
Early Reply Bonus Guaranteed For Payout to Super Grand Prize Winner Rs.4, 00, 000
Sd.Signed by: R.Mundra
Sweepstakes Administrator
Sd. Manas Mohan
Sweepstakes Committee Chairman
RETURN COMPLETED CASH MANATE WIHIN 14 DAY FOR MAXIMUM PRIVILEGES C-7237
We are waiting your valued reply. Please feel free to direct any question that you may have to us,
With best regards,
Thanking you.
Yours Sincerely
Subhash Gupta
Dear sir,
It is to informed that, i was the WINNER of Rs 5, 00, 000, asper your letter, vide #1004, and in unother letter reference[protected], i was informed the sweepstake winner of huge amount. these type of correspondance is going on since last six months, but no single gift has been received till this date. my all dreams are futile
It is to informed that, i was the WINNER of Rs 5, 00, 000, asper your letter, vide #1004, and in unother letter reference[protected], i was informed the sweepstake winner of huge amount. these type of correspondance is going on since last six months, but no single gift has been received till this date. my all dreams are futile
Hi friends,
I am too received a INLAND LETTER CARD from RD Sweepstakes Guarantee Subscription Number: 11-MI-309 with Rs. 475 Offer-RD[protected]/0-Mar' 12 First subscription copy: April' 11.
Also they have requested me to pay them for a VPP Rs. 472 in that they will send annual subscription of RD.
In that letter they have advised me that I have reached final stage for Rs. 3500000.00 in cash and 1 honda accord car worth Rs. 1800000.00.
Now advise my dear friends what i want to do ? to get that VPP after paying Rs. 472 or leave that VPP as it is.
As per above all your message. My thought is that this RD is fraud I am right.
I am too received a INLAND LETTER CARD from RD Sweepstakes Guarantee Subscription Number: 11-MI-309 with Rs. 475 Offer-RD[protected]/0-Mar' 12 First subscription copy: April' 11.
Also they have requested me to pay them for a VPP Rs. 472 in that they will send annual subscription of RD.
In that letter they have advised me that I have reached final stage for Rs. 3500000.00 in cash and 1 honda accord car worth Rs. 1800000.00.
Now advise my dear friends what i want to do ? to get that VPP after paying Rs. 472 or leave that VPP as it is.
As per above all your message. My thought is that this RD is fraud I am right.
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