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Big CONTEST SCAM running by India Today Book Club and BagItToday.com
I like to inform you all that India Today Book Club is a BIG BIG SCAM Company and now they are with Contest SCAM!
They are running more that Rs.10Lacs Contest and for the same they and their sales persons call you and tell you that you are guaranteed winner of Rs.10,000 or Rs.30,000 or Rs.2Lac + price! And to confirm and get your price you required to purchase a product from them.
They call you many time + after purchase the next day other person from their sales team again call you and give you more (higher) amount of winning confirmation and again tell you to purchase new product!
They tell that you get your winning price on 31st Mar.2010 by Check OR DD.
I also received this type of phone call. First their sales team member Mr.Asim tell me that I am in Top 10 Winner List and I guaranteed get Rs.10,000 Price if I place order. After 2-3 times his confirmation I place a Order for Samsung Omni Pro B730 Mobile. He confirm me that I get winning price confirmation within 15-20min of my purchase payment. I paid using ICICI Bank Credit Card.
But I not get any winning price confirmation on same day!
Again their sales team member Miss.Lila call me on next day and tell me that I am now selected for Rs.30,000 guaranteed price! And now I am Top 5 list. She also confirm me that I get this change because One day back I placed a order for mobile. I tell her that I required winning confirmation details and she give me assurance that I defiantly get winning details within 20min of my new order payment. So, again I place a new order for Philips Home Theatre system.
But I not get any email in 12-24hrs! And again on next day their team member call me that I am now winner of Rs.2Lac+ price!!! So, first I tell him to confirm my Rs.30,000 price by email. But he said that they have no user rights to send email! Also he tell me that their all phone calls are recorded by IndiaTodayBookClub for security purpose and I guaranteed get Rs.2 Lacs price. But I not place new order and send email to their all team members with all details. I get reply from Mr.Piyush that “With reference to your mail we would like to inform you that your both orders 880089684 & 880090016 is under process from our end we request you that kindly wait for some days you will receive the same soon.” BUT NO Winning Price details !!!
So, Again I send email and tell them to confirm my winning price. Because I only place this both order get winning money.
I get reply after 2 days from Sonia that “We apologize for the inconvenience caused to you. With reference to your mail, we would like to inform you that we are not providing any cash prize along with the order.” !!!
So, I send email and tell them that I also recorded all this three phone calls and I have recording of this all 3 phone calls. If I not get confirmation within next 48hrs than I am going to file a consumar case against their company.
After this step they start calling me on my cell and tell me that its not possible to confirm winning amount by email! But I get Rs.10,000 guaranteed price! So, I tell them that I req. Rs.30,000 and also required price confirmation by email.
After this their team head call me and tell me that they are sorry for all this and they are going to take step against their sales team member. But this is not true that I get price! Its a competition and I just get entry by placing order!
Means this all is a BIG cheating!
So, I tell them that I am not at-all interested in product. And I want refund. Still they send me a Phillips home theater ! But I not accepted it and return it.
They still not refunded my amount to credit card. But my credit card provider “ICICI Bank” team confirm me that if I not get refund that they process my charge back. It’s my luck that I paid using Credit Card PLUS I recorded their phone call! Otherwise nothing !
It’s better to purchase from local shop instead of this types of cheating sites.
They are running BagItToday site with same types of offers. But if you search google you get many scam case against them! This both site are from IndiaToday Group of people but both are BIG Fraud site. I don’t understand why this type of Big Group done this Fraud with Indian People!
Their sales team members are very smart. On selling time they offer you many offers or contest winning or prices with your purchase. But after purchase NO ONE ans you! Even their support team reply and tell you that their own sales team member given you wrong details! This is only if you send them many emails OR call them many times. Otherwise nothing!
You loose your money + valuable time + Did not get product or get wrong product + Not get gift or price as per their offer! So, be careful and DO NOT PLACE any order…
Thanks for reading…
Siddharth Shah Location: 308, Silver Coin, Valsad – 396001 Email: me@skshah.comRelated posts:
Dear Sir,
Kinldy wait for few days your one refund is resolved from our end and second one is forwarded to concerned department for urgent refund
Please refer to the email sent to you on your id. If you have any further queries, please mail back to us on the given id:
onlinesupport@indiatodaybookclub.com
Would request you to kindly mention this subject: ONLINE COMPLAINTS
Whenever you mail us for quicker response,
or call us on our customer care No.
011-40502424
Dear Sir,
Kinldy wait for few days your one refund is resolved from our end and second one is forwarded to concerned department for urgent refund
Please refer to the email sent to you on your id. If you have any further queries, please mail back to us on the given id:
onlinesupport@indiatodaybookclub.com
Would request you to kindly mention this subject: ONLINE COMPLAINTS
Whenever you mail us for quicker response,
or call us on our customer care No.
011-40502424
WOW I received reply after 3 months
First note that you still NOT process my refund ! I received my fund from my credit card company because I file a charge back claim against you fraud people.
So, don’t try to provide this wrong details…
And for second refund, I already file a charge back claim with my credit card company so, I am sure that I get money from my credit card company soon.
BUT ITS 100% SURE THAT YOU PEOPLE ARE BIG CHEATER. AND ONLY HAPPY TO SELL PRODUCTS BY GIVEN ALL WRONG DETAILS TO YOUR VALUABLE BUYERS. AND AFTER SELL NOTHING.
Regards,
Siddharth
Dear Sir,
Your both refund has been resolved from our end.
Please refer to the email sent to you on your id. If you have any further queries, please mail back to us on the given id:
onlinesupport@indiatodaybookclub.com
Would request you to kindly mention this subject: ONLINE COMPLAINTS
Whenever you mail us for quicker response,
or call us on our customer care No.
011-40502424
Hello !
First note that I only get one refund from my credit card company and that’s only because I file a charge back claim.
Second amount refund is still pending and I not received it ! Where you send it ???
First refund than reply,
Bye,
Siddharth
what is happening here man? India today book club is a big cheat. They sent me a scam email it landed in my spam box. Then i searched about this, any way managed to register and login the web site. scam email shows i win a reebok t-shirt, but after login it shows a wrist watch. Cheating web site – bagittoday.com
Thanks siddarth.
Dear Sir,
Your both refund has been resolved from our end regarding the refernece no #201006147558660 (of Rs 7598/-) on 15th June 2010, please confirm the same from your bank.
Please refer to the email sent to you on your id. If you have any further queries, please mail back to us on the given id:
onlinesupport@indiatodaybookclub.com
Would request you to kindly mention this subject: ONLINE COMPLAINTS
Whenever you mail us for quicker response,
or call us on our customer care No.
011-40502424
Hi!
I only received one amount of Rs.7598.00 and that also because I file a charge-back claim with my credit card company.
What about next ?
You also provide a first refund details. If you already process second refund than give me details…
Bye
Siddharth
Dear Member,
Your both refund has been resolved from our end regarding the reference no’s 201006147558660 (Rs 7598) 201004091391610 (Rs 13998), please confirm the same from your bank.
Please refer to the email sent to you on your id. If you have any further queries, please mail back to us on the given id:
onlinesupport@indiatodaybookclub.com
Would request you to kindly mention this subject: ONLINE COMPLAINTS
Whenever you mail us for quicker response,
or call us on our customer care No.
011-40502424
@ Siddarth
Please confirm receipt of refunds so that we can close this post.
Dear ICF,
Thanks for message. But still I not received my second refund.
I already send message to my ICICI Bank credit card department to check refund transaction # 201004091391610 (Rs 13998) (given by india today book club).
So, as soon as I get reply, I update here…
I place this order on 13th Mar. 2010 and today is 1st July 2010. Almost 100+ days to get refund details from this fraud site IndiaTodayBookClub and BagItToday ….
Regards,
Siddharth Shah
Hi!
Today I received reply from ICICI Bank custoer care that there not received any request from seller!
And their given refund transaction # 201004091391610 (Rs 13998) is not valid!!!
Again cheating ?
VERY BAD EXPIRIENCE WITH INDIA TODAY BOOK CLUB TEAM
Regards
Siddharth Shah
Still nothing!!!
I don’t know why IndiaTodayBook Club team given wrong details ???
Dear Member,
We have come across your on line complaint on
We have gone through your complaint, we would like to request you kindly provide us the credit card statement from the month of June to July , so that we can forward the same to our account department for rechecking and resolving it in priority basis.
Kindly note down your Membership No. ITBC0980260 for future reference.
Please accept our sincere apologize for the inconvenience caused to you.
We value your association with India Today Book Club and thank you for your patronage & co-operation.
For any further query or assistance please feel free to write us on onlinesupport@bagittoday.com
or call us at 011-40502424.
We would request you to kindly mention this subject: ONLINE COMPLAINTS whenever you e-mail us for quicker response.
Thanks & Regards,
Team,
Bag It Today.
Very correct.
These people are running scam websites.
They say that we have won 5lac but before we get it, we must buy something.
pure cheaters. switch off the mobile phone harshly as soon as u get a call from them. they are pure scammers