Reader's Digest Complaints & Reviews

Hi Team,

I found one email today morning with the below content.

Reader's Digest India
NOTICE OF SELECTION

You are a potential finalist to win Rs. 35,00,000.00 cash in the third and last stage of Rupees One Crore Sweepstakes 2011.

Dear Brijeshshah,

An Official Invitation has been issued in your name. It confirms that you are amongst those selected from the whole of India, who may activate an exclusive Sweepstakes entry opportunity. If you are drawn winner of our Grand Prize, you’d have sole claim to a cash amount worth Rs. 35,00,000.00.

You may be surprised to know that in all of India, less than 1% of the households have been selected to receive a fabulous offer from Reader's Digest. While many of your neighbours will never be selected, you have already been fortunate enough to clear two of the three stages there are to becoming a winner in our Rupees One Crore Sweepstakes 2011!

Now it’s all up to you to make the most of your opportunity. Simply click here to access the private web site to activate your Sweepstakes entry opportunity.

You’ll be pleased you did.

Sincerely,

J Mathews
Director Sweepstakes
Reader's Digest

P.S. When people receive a Sweepstakes invitation -- like the one you now have -- they often decide to discard it, thinking, no one ever really wins. And it is a fact that if you choose to ignore the chance to enter the Rupees One Crore Sweepstakes 2011, you will never win anything in the Draw. Don't let this guaranteed opportunity slip away, just click here to access the site and you could win Rs. 35,00,000.00. Act quickly!



* Reader's Digest will send you emails from time to time, to inform you about our latest activities and promotions, because we value you as our customers. However, you may discontinue this at any time - just send an email to [protected]@intoday.com with the subject header <Unsubscribe> and we will remove you from our emailing list promptly.
Important Note & Disclaimer : Subject contest scheme is wholly/completely managed and sponsored by Reader's Digest Books & Home Entertainment (I) Private Limited and its magazine licencee, Living Media India LTD. and the publisher of this advertisement/scheme/e-mailer and its digital agency are in no way responsible for the same in any manner whatsoever. All communication and queries claims regarding the subject contest and scheme may please be directed to Reader's Digest, A-61, Sector 57, Noida -- 201301 India with no recourse and liability to the publisher of this advertisement/scheme/e-mailer and its digital agency.


Now, I am sure that it's a fraud. So, Please do the necessary action to avoid such scam.

Please let me know the below mail is fake or not, if this is fake how can he sent mail from official web site of timesjobs.

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Reader's Digest India
NOTICE OF SELECTION

You are a potential finalist to win Rs. 35,00,000.00 cash in the third and last stage of Rupees One Crore Sweepstakes 2011.

Dear Adla Rajashekar,

An Official Invitation has been issued in your name. It confirms that you are amongst those selected from the whole of India, who may activate an exclusive Sweepstakes entry opportunity. If you are drawn winner of our Grand Prize, you’d have sole claim to a cash amount worth Rs. 35,00,000.00.

You may be surprised to know that in all of India, less than 1% of the households have been selected to receive a fabulous offer from Reader's Digest. While many of your neighbours will never be selected, you have already been fortunate enough to clear two of the three stages there are to becoming a winner in our Rupees One Crore Sweepstakes 2011!

Now it’s all up to you to make the most of your opportunity. Simply click here to access the private web site to activate your Sweepstakes entry opportunity.

You’ll be pleased you did.

Sincerely,

J Mathews
Director Sweepstakes
Reader's Digest

P.S. When people receive a Sweepstakes invitation -- like the one you now have -- they often decide to discard it, thinking, no one ever really wins. And it is a fact that if you choose to ignore the chance to enter the Rupees One Crore Sweepstakes 2011, you will never win anything in the Draw. Don't let this guaranteed opportunity slip away, just click here to access the site and you could win Rs. 35,00,000.00. Act quickly!




* Reader's Digest will send you emails from time to time, to inform you about our latest activities and promotions, because we value you as our customers. However, you may discontinue this at any time - just send an email to [protected]@intoday.com with the subject header <Unsubscribe> and we will remove you from our emailing list promptly.

Important Note & Disclaimer : Subject contest scheme is wholly/completely managed and sponsored by Reader's Digest Books & Home Entertainment (I) Private Limited and its magazine licencee, Living Media India LTD. and the publisher of this advertisement/scheme/e-mailer and its digital agency are in no way responsible for the same in any manner whatsoever. All communication and queries claims regarding the subject contest and scheme may please be directed to Reader's Digest, A-61, Sector 57, Noida -- 201301 India with no recourse and liability to the publisher of this advertisement/scheme/e-mailer and its digital agency.




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To To To
Hon’ble Head, Hon’ble Finance Director, Hon’ble Director,
Sweepstakes Committee, Sj. Percy Poonegar, Sj. Vikas Malhha
Reader’s Digest, Sweepstakes Committee, Sweepstakes Director,
B-45, Sector-57, Reader’s Digest, B-45, Sector-57,
Noida-201301. B-45, Sector-57, Noida. Noida – 201 301

Sub:-Request to let me know about the status of my prize (Thank You Prize - Honda Accord) !!!

Kindly let me know about the status of 17th Nov 2011 winner as I submitted the document within 7 days from receiving even I also submitted the Car Flyer with Car key seal and it was HM180 (Honda Accord worth 18 lakhs) and it should be declared or informed to the eligible person.
Also I submitted all the pink entry tickets and the card with 3 stars.
Sweepstakes Code :- RDSS - 0111
I want to know about my status.
And if there is any discrepancy then plz let me know I'll definitely let you know all the details about it which I have...



Regards,
Shradhanjali Sethi

Please refer my A/C :[protected] H-1557 & A/C :[protected]. I bring it to your kind notice that I have sent two cheques (Nos.099394 & 099393) dt.18.10.2011 for Rs6,578/- & Rs1,099/- which have already been debited to my account on 1st & 3rd Nov. 2011 respectively. But so far the items indented i.e., (i) Bridal Party Clutch Bag (ICS No.[protected] Cost : Rs2,999/- and (ii) Diva Pendant Set
(ICS No.[protected] Cost : Rs2,499/- and (iii) Free Gift of Deluxe Make-up Brush Set. Also, the Book for which an amount of Rs1,099/- was sent also was not yet received by me although almost a fortnight has gone. Would you please look into the matter and comeback with a reply to my email which is furnished hereunder besides contacting me over my Cell Phone ([protected]). Further, I have remitted a sum of Rs1,000/- extra for the first two items mentioned above (Rs2,999/- + Rs2,499/- = Total Rs5,498 + Rs80/- which comes to Rs5,578/-), vide my cheque bearing No.099394 for Rs6,578/- and please, therefore refund the excess amount remitted i.e., Rs1,000/- immediately by means of a Cheque or Draft payable at Hyderabad and oblige. Also, please ensure that I receive all the items including the books which I have ordered by return of post. Thanking you in anticipation, Yours.....................Pasupulati Kuppaiah, D.No.2-135/402, Ushodaya Colony, Near Usha Mullapudi Cardiac Centre(UMCC), GAJULARAMARAM, HYDERBAD - 500055. (A.P.) - Contact No. [protected] & E-mail: pasupulati.[protected]@yahoo.co.in

I have already entered in final stage of Sweepstakes lucky winner contest & yesterday I received the mail regarding this intimation but as per instructions
in mail as soon as as click on to official access code the further site is not accessible on line messaging '' The Web server cannot find '' with HTTP Error 404 , hence I can not register more pl. note.

Anant Khalikar

Hi,

I registered for Readers Digest on the 20/09/11. The money is debited from my credit card ([protected]). However, i haven't received any free gifts or Readers Digest magazine since than. Kindly, look into this at the earliest and contact me on +91 [protected].

The message appeared when i registered is as below:

"Thank you for subscribing Dear Toral!

Please allow 4-6 weeks for the delivery of your Reader's Digest magazine.

Below is your receipt number,
Receipt Number: RDCAR[protected]

Please take a print for future reference/communication.
Incase of any queries, please write to us at [protected]@intoday.com"

Dear Sir,
Last 3-4 back I have subscribed your Annual Readers Digest , and I have paid Rs.450-500 to the Postman and he gave me the first copy i.e. become a complete champion and for children book how to behaviour with our cildrens, but from that month till date i don't have received another copies
as per your policy of each month you are sending copy of each month. i think this is totally fraud case,if by mistake it is your fault,then send me the balance copies immediately i am giving
my address below:
UGHADE USHA VISHNU
SWAPNASHILP,G-20,GANESH NAGAR,NEAR GANDHI LAWN, KOTHRUD,PUNE-38

MOBILE NO.- [protected]

Sir,
eventhough not going for purchase / purchase order Reader's Digest sent their (perhaps not selling) so called Select Edition which I can not purchase even in dream to me and start sending bills of the same. They also thretuned to transfer the issue to recovery department.

This type of practice which is openly fraud must be stopped and consumers should not be cheated like wise.

Yours faithfully,

Hemant Vaghela

I had applied for the mags subscription sometime mid july the cheque for 449/ was paid to the mumbai office on 26/7/11. there has been no response from the company till date my details are as follows.
COL R N ISSAR
FLAT 1502, TOWER 14,
VALLEY VIEW ESTATE,
GWAL PAHADI,
GURGAON - FARIDABAD ROAD,
GURGAON
HARYANA - 122003

Dear Sir/Madam,

I made a payment for the book "Diabetic cookery book" via Syndicate bank cheque number:[protected] for Amount Rs.918/- for which we got a message asking to send another Rs.100 for the same. Which was duly sent on[protected] by syndicate bank cheque number:[protected].

We still haven't received the book. Please let us know the status of the order.

You can respond regarding the status of the order to : charlotte.[protected]@gmail.com

Thanks,
Charlotte Noronha

Reader's Digest India
NOTICE OF SELECTION

You are a potential finalist to win Rs. 35,00,000.00 cash in the third and last stage of Rupees One Crore Sweepstakes 2011.

Dear Himanshu Dave,

An Official Invitation has been issued in your name. It confirms that you are amongst those selected from the whole of India, who may activate an exclusive Sweepstakes entry opportunity. If you are drawn winner of our Grand Prize, you’d have sole claim to a cash amount worth Rs. 35,00,000.00.

You may be surprised to know that in all of India, less than 1% of the households have been selected to receive a fabulous offer from Reader's Digest. While many of your neighbours will never be selected, you have already been fortunate enough to clear two of the three stages there are to becoming a winner in our Rupees One Crore Sweepstakes 2011!

Now it’s all up to you to make the most of your opportunity. Simply click here to access the private web site to activate your Sweepstakes entry opportunity.

You’ll be pleased you did.

THIS KIND OF FRAUD LOTTERY/SWEEPSTAKES EMAILS SEND TO ME AND TRY TO WASTE MY TIME.

I mistakenly over paid Reader's Digest by $88.22 on June 5, 2011. They have refused to repay me that money saying they sent the cheque and then they will credit my bank account then they sent the cheque again, NOT!

Now they tried to get my credit card information saying they will reimburse my credit card. I never paid by credit card I paid on-line from my bank. They keep telling me one lie after another, but I do not see any money.

my mother had wronglly paid rs.475 vcpp charges which i had never asked for. IA GOT REFUND OF ONLY RS.337- AGAINST RS.475- DUE TO ME. rEADERS DIGEST MAGAZINE MAY JUN E AND JULY WAS SENT TO ME BY THEIR NOIDA OFFICE. I HAD NEVER ASKED THEM FOR ANY KIND OF SUBSCRIPTION. even the manager assured m,e nothing wud be dewducted and now noida office say sorry we cann ot refund you the balance amt of rs.138-. Pls do look into the matter. noida no[protected] and managers no ms. soni banerjee no[protected]. My address is samson samuel
115 inmdra vihar
ground floor delhi 110009. phone[protected] cell [protected]. pls refund me the balance amt of rs.138 at yr earliest. samson samuel email malsam.[protected]@gmail.com
tks and brgds, samson samuel

the company sends the books without any order and demands money . this is second case to me that's why i am complaining. the first one i give Rs249/- .but now again they send a book without any order from my side and demanding for Rs699/-. pl z tell me what steps should i take against it.

Dear Sir,

Sir, My sister had received a letter indicating to buy there books,
its readers digest marketing gimmick sweepstakes, people are lured to
buy sub standard products assuring some very small free gifts, prize
of 30 lakhs rupees or directors special prize of 15 lakhs rupees ,so
he is fed up and came to conclusion are R.D. prizes are first
determined whom to get and fixed to give, and common indian people are
lured to purchase. There are so many complaints on readers digest.

Sir Please take necessary action.

Address mention in the letter:

1) Sweepstakes Committee.
Shop no:164, Anarkali Complex,
Jhandewalen Extn, New Delhi - 110055

2)Living Media India Ltd,
9k-Block Connaught Circus,
New Delhi-110001.


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Thanks & Regards,
Dinesh Kumar G

It is with great regret that I am logging this complaint.

My daughter Ms Nilanjana Sanyal has been meticulously filling all forms and documents for READERS DIGEST SWEEPSTAKES 2011 and sending/courering much before the valid dates since all subsequent forms have been regularly coming to our address & being sent back.

In the final stages, a VPP was received on 26/05/2011 from REDADER’S DOGEST BHE,(I) PVT LTD,SHREE DASHMESH RAMDASJI COMPLEX,RAIGARH enclosing a small gift, a book ,Express Parcel Post with invoice,2 reply envelopes. The VPP was cleared (since there was no choice).As usual, the forms were filled in enclosing a MICR cheque of Rs 269/-,as asked for and dropped in the post office box addressed to the READERS DIGEST,PRIZE AWARD ADMINISTRATOR in the reply envelopes,since cannot be couriered to a box number.

The very fact that Rs 269/- has been debited from my A/C shows that these envelopes duly filled in with PRIZE DELIVERY PROVISION affixing SECURED FINALIST ENTRY and CONFIRMATION LABEL (YELLOW) at the reverse of Express Entry Voucher & filled in forms enclosure with a covering letter dated 29/05/2011 have reached them .
This packet had a form Document Ref: ASM3760,Registered Tracking Number 3760 indicated that “ BLUE & WHITE ENVELOPE …is en route to your address.”. This “ BLUE &..” envelope has till date not been received at my residential address. Intentionally Customer Service Office was NOT contacted at Post Box No 30, Panvel 401206, lest I miss the last valid document with me in hand and shall have nothing to revert back/complaint.

Is READERS DIGEST SWEEPSTAKES 2011 listening to my predicament .I hope now at least the “ BLUE & WHITE ENVELOPE …” will reach my address and hope some one will speak to me.

M K Sanyal,
Mobile # [protected].

MY RECEIPT NO-RDCAR[protected]
MY REPEATED REMIDERS TO KNOW THE STATUS OF MY SUBSRIPTIONS AT [protected]@intoday.com HAVE FAILED.SUCH KIND OF SERVICE FROM READER'S DIGEST IS JUST BEYOND MY EXPECTATIONS. I HAVE BEEN THEIR CUSTOMER SINCE LAST 17 YEARS.
I THINK THIS IS THE LAST PLATFORM TO AWAKE THE SLEEPING OFFICIALS @ RD OFFICE.

-NAVEEN HANS

I HAVE RECEIVED ,SEVERAL MAILS FROM READERS DIGEST from this email ID-
[protected]@intoday.com. as it has come from INDIA TODAY GROUP , I Believed it.

I Still do have belief that it is genuine but after going through some of the emails i am a bit worried.

the following is my mini statement of my online banking transaction, i have sent an email to the above email id to refund to my bank account the extra amount which was deducted to my account.


HDFC BANK-MINI STATEMENT.
02 Aug 2011 MHDF[protected]-INDIA TODAY-BILLDESK [protected] 02 Aug 2011 475.00
02 Aug 2011 MHDF[protected]-INDIA TODAY-BILLDESK [protected] 02 Aug 2011 475.00


Still dont know that, whether it is genuine or not ,but amount has deducted twice to my bank account, if any one has any contact information of the reader's digest please send it to my email [protected]@gmail.com

P V N,
Some people forfeit valuable opportunities, like the one you have now, because they think, “nobody really wins.” And it’s true, that if you don’t proceed as instructed, you’ll NEVER have the chance to receive the great news from me informing you that you’ve just won Rupees THIRTY FIVE LACS CASH!
Therefore, your future as a potential Sweepstakes winner now depends on you, P V N! Your participation in the Sweepstakes for the chance to win the Rupees THIRTY FIVE LACS Grand Prize (Including Super Bonus Prize) – or any of the other 2,250 prizes – is now pending. What’s more, when you say "YES" to our online offer today ! You will also be eligible to win a big luxury car in our Thank You Prize.
BUT THE SURPRISES DON’T STOP THERE! You’re just a couple of clicks away from guaranteeing yourself other incredible benefits, including the chance to get assured free gifts and simultaneously claim a full year of the Reader's Digest Magazine at an incredible Preferred Subscriber's Rate. Click CONTINUE now for more details!

Good luck!

For the Final Stage of the 1 CRORE Sweepstakes, 2011
35,00,000.00
Issued exclusively for: P V N

This Certificate guarantees that P V N has been granted maximum eligibility for the chance to win the
35,00,000.00 Grand Prize (Including Super Bonus Prize), or any of the 2,250 other prizes totalling worth
67,47,750.00.

(Total Prizes Worth)
1,02,47,750.00
OFFICIAL PRIZE LIST
Grand Prize…. 35,00,000.00 (Including Super Bonus Prize)
Grand Prize ..... 32,00,000.00
Super Bonus Prize ....... 3,00,000.00
2,250 Pegasus Prizes valued at 67,47,750.00







J Mathews
Director Sweepstakes
Reader's Digest

Rajesh Mundra
Prize Award Administrator

Sweepstakes Rules | Privacy


RUPEES 1 CRORE SWEEPSTAKES 2011
THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBING TO THE Reader's Digest Magazine, P V N
Your subscription order has been processed. Upon payment, your FREE '3' Surprise giftswill be sent to you. You will also receive:
• FOUR CHANCES to win the 35,00,000.00 Grand Prize (Including Super Bonus Prize) or any of the 2,250 other prizes in the Rupees 1 CRORE Sweepstakes 2011.
• FOUR CHANCES to win a Honda Accord or 18,00,000.00 CASH in the Thank You Prize Draw.
If you become a winner, you will be notified immediately.
Your web reference id is:RDCAR[protected]
All the best!


Yours sincerely,


CM Joy
Director Sweepstakes
Reader's Digest
________________________________________
This offer and your prize-winning chances are now complete.




Thank you for subscribing Dear P V N!


Please allow 4-6 weeks for the delivery of your Reader's Digest magazine.
Below is your receipt number,
Receipt Number: RDCAR[protected]

Please take a print for future reference/communication.
Incase of any queries, please write to us at [protected]@intoday.com


REGARDS--P.V.N.RAO

I am a regular subscriber of the magazine Readers Digest. Suddenly I was lured into a false lottery and sweepstake contest by the publisher. As the amount ran into crores I fell into their trap. The publisher started sending different contest material with an offer to buy one or more of their materials. Initially I purchased some reading materials but at a later stage I observed that it was a publisher's unique idea to push sale items and do buisness. I ultimately stopped buying any of their offered materials. Then once a reading material was forcefully send to me though I had not ordered. It was cleverly delivered by post as if a part of the contest material though the fact was I was eliminated from the contest long back with my refual of puchasing any material. Naturally I refused to pay a high amount. As I have not ordered the question do not arise to pay high postal charges to send back the material to the publisher. If necessary the publisher could have sent his representative to collect back the material. Instead they are still deceiving me as if heavy prize money is awaiting if I pay the amount of the material. I want to warn each and every consumer not to fall into such trap of earning frivolous money under the guise of fake contest. Through consumer forum I would like to tell the publisher not to deceive people and then flex muscle.

I paid for the Readers Digest magazine using my credit card more than 2 months back. I've given them a copy of my credit card statement showing the payment. I've got payment confirmations / Transaction Reference No. from my bank as well. Still, they are not ready to acknowledge the payment. The bank says payment will only get charged on your account if the vendor name matches otherwise it will revert into your account automatically.

Since the amount is Rs.475, I can't really file a case against them in Consumer Court for recovery of the money that I've paid to them. I am not sure how many customers they are committing a fraud with, by these methods.

Please beware while dealing with these people or at least do not pay them by credit card at all. Excellent magazine but lousy services. They do not have the courtesy to even answer the emails that I'm writing to them.