Business ProfileforTop 100 Magazine

TOP 100 MAGAZINE IS A COMPLETE SCAM!THEY REACH OUT UNDER THE FALSE PREMISE OF YOU BEING "SELECTED" FOR ONE OF THEIR "TOP 100" LISTS. THEY SET UP TIME FOR A ***** CALL, WHICH ONE WOULD ASSUME WAS THE INTERVIEW FOR THE LIST, BUT INSTEAD THEY QUICKLY TRANSITION TO HOW MUCH THEY CHARGE TO BE FEATURED IN THEIR MAGAZINE AND BEGIN ASKING FOR YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION. WHEN I ASKED IF I COULD GET BACK TO THEM, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A ONE TIME OFFER AND THAT IF I DIDN'T PAY WHILE ON THE ***** I WOULD LOSE MY SPOT. AFTER PAYING, THEY SEND YOU A VARIETY OF EMAILS REGARDING NEXT STEPS. IN THE FINE PRINT OF ONE OF THESE INCOMING EMAILS THEY STATE THAT YOU HAVE A THREE DAY REFUND PERIOD, AFTER WHICH THEY ARE LEGALLY ABLE TO KEEP CONSUMERS MONEY. THE **** THAT TOP 100 IS NOT ACTUALLY A MERIT BASED LIST, BUT RATHER THAN A PAID ADVERTISING SERVICE, COMBINED WITH THEIR OUTREACH METHODS AND PREDATORY PRACTICES OF GETTING CUSTOMERS ON THE ***** UNDER FALSE PRETENSES AND THEN PRESSURING THEM TO PAY IS A CLEAR DECEPTION OF CONSUMERS AND A VIOLATION OF THEIR RIGHTS UNDER THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT.