Famous Poets Society "Poetic Odyssey" Poetic Rip-off *Consumer Suggestion

This is one of the oldest scams in publishing and it works just li\ke any other con --by telling you what you want to hear.

They tell you that you are talented, brilliant, gifted and blah blah blah and for you to keep that money coming in.

By the time you realize it is a con, they have taken money from you that you will probably never see again and who knows how long it was before you wised up and realized that book was not going to come.

This company might be out of business or even changed their name but the con is the same.

You are lucky you were only conned out of $90 more or less, because I have heard of people who lost hundreds.

Stay away from these scams.

They filed the following to the above Rip-Off Report:

Their email: TheFraudChick@aol.com
Their name: The Fraud Chick

Their relationship to the company: Advocate

Rebuttal:
Sounds like you've got yourself hooked up in a poet con. I'm happy you don't plan to attend the "convention." This is where these sleazes really make money. They charge anywhere from $200 to $3,000 for you to attend these events. They gouge you for e medal you supposedly "won" and certificates, books, ad nausea. A real publisher wouldn't charge you to publish work, they pay *you*.

Report what's happened to you to the attorney general's office in the state this scam company operates out of. Let them know you paid for a book you never received.

Since you want to publish let me also warn you about bogus "agents" and "readers." These people contact you and offer to read your work or become your agent for a fee. Usually $20 to $100. Next time don't let your friends talk you into things like this.

Take care; you are now on a suckers list. Be prepared to receive
telemarketing phone calls and more mail solicitations to publish more poems. Don't fall for them. Hang up or throw the mailers away.

Good Luck
The Fraud Chick