im 16. someone from there called me today. i answered, but when they asked for lillie (me) i panicked n told him she (i) wasnt home.
the only thing i give my name n phone number out on the internet for is PETA n ASPCA. n they both say everything is completly safe. id hate to beleive PETA or ASPCA got me into this.

Left no message.

They too called me (I'm also on the DO NOT Call list!), insisted I had signed up for 60 month renewal, and after repeatedly telling them I wasn't interested they wore me down until I agreed.  I then received my "contract", called to cancel it and was told I was beyond the 10 days cancellaton time and I couldn't cancel.  I then discovered a charge of $159.00 on my credit card.  Called them back, again told them I wanted to cancel was told I couldn't.  Changed my card number, my bank got the charge reversed, but now I'm getting threatening calls (they will turn over to third party billing); the calls continue ("the calls will not stop unless I pay in full"); and receiving dunning letters weekly.  I have contacted the Attorney General's office in Des Moines.  I haven't heard back from the AG yet but continue to receive the threatening calls and letters.  I will follow the advice above and contact the BBB and the FTC to stop this scam and harassment.

I keep getting calls from this number too.  I never pick up but they are so annoying!!!!  They call constantly!  glad to be able to google it and find out what the heck it is all about.

So, I just get off work, and attempt to call my wife.  She didn't answer, so I expected her to call me back immediately.  I answer the first call that I get and it was this 'company'.  I normally ignore any calls whos number I don't recognize.  The first guy I talk to was really nice..  I told him I just got off work and stuff, so we joked around about that.  He told me something like how they were getting a ton of customer complaints, and wanted to let me know that my account WAS in-fact paid in full (which I was aware of) and if anyone told me otherwise to ignore them.  Also wanted to make sure their information was updated (my marital status, age, job title).  As soon as he got that information, he put his 'supervisor' on the phone and then I was being asked for my Visa information.  First he just wanted to know the expiration date and last 4 digits.  Then in order to process the next 60 month period, he needed my card info.  I then stated that I didn't want the next 60 months.  He said that I was obliged to, that it was part of the 'contract'.  I'll be destroying my card tomorrow and talking with my bank about getting it canceled.

This number called me at 9 pm.  I didn't pick up.

Hello, they just called my house and a woman who said her name was Jeanette wanted to talk with my daughter who was not available at the time, so I asked if I could take a message and she said no, no message and hung up. They call my house on a sunday which sends up red flags to me, and I did a white page reverse look up and this is what it said: Unpublished (515) 251-5316
This number is a landline based in Des Moines, IA and is unpublished.

they keep calling and leave no message or say anything when i pick up

Don't answer this number I'm sorry if I writing wrong they call u about some magazine and the they ask u for u bank account I don't know how the have but have careful  I'm sorry again.they take money from my account oready.

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Hi. I worked at Heartland for about 2 years. I witness everything everyone is talking about on here. I know exactly what they do and what they are all about. I've seen the way they have treated their customers/potential customers and employees. I recently got fired from there for some crazy reasons that i'm not sure how much i can talk about because of the actions i took against them. That recent situation is now settled. The reason why i am posting this is because i recently decided to make a facebook group page about them. Please feel free to go to www.facebook.com and make a profile if you do not have one already. After that search for the GROUP: People Who Have Been Effected By Heartland Inc. Feel free to send me a member request. This group page is an opportunity for people to discuss what Heartland has done to them. Please feel free to post any thoughts, concerns, or experiences you have had with them. Please refrain from using obscene language. If you know anyone else who has been effected by them feel free to let them know about this group page. Hopefully this will help educate people about them and get this out in the open more. Thank you very much!

i have tried to find that group on facebook no luck please help

I received a call from this number on my cell phone.  I have been having problems from this company at my home number, now they have my cell phone number.  The company is Heartland Inc.  I have reported them to the BBB in Iowa where they are located.  Somehow they got my checking account number and have been taken money out, monthly.  I have since closed that account and have hired a lawyer.  They keep calling me and my husband answers and tells them, I am no home, and they hang up.
They call and I answer and I tell them I am not home and the say they will call back later or hang up.
PLEASE STOP CALLING ME.

i have recieved a call from this same phone number today and told them not to  take any money out of my account because i cannot afford it and they were very rude. i will be calling my bank to stop payment just in case they try to do so any way. please be careful of these people.

A guy called wanting me to give them information on what magazines i read.  I told them a couple. But then they wanted me to give them bank information.  Never did.  Now they keep calling 3 to 6  times a day.  Then this morning they called.  Didn't answer. Until they started talking back and forth to each other.  the one on the phone called the other guy Brian.  And they were cussing at each other.  Its all on my answering machine.  Can anything be done about all the calls?

Same as many of the above. Questions about magazines, last numbers of card numbers, pesonal info,etc. It has happened several times and they keep trying. If there are so mnay complaints why can't somethingbe done about them. What they are, I can not put in writing but I think most people would agree with me.

Its all a scam to get people to buy magazines they use different ploys but ultimately all of their goals are the same. To get people primarily elderly ones to buy like five hundred dollars in magazines.  I know this personally because they called me once and i told them no. Then after looking for a job this place hired me on and once i realized what the job was immediately walked out on the first day.

Got a call from this number at 10:30 at night.  When I picked up they hung up.  I heard a lot of voices in the background.

I received a call from these people they are snakes I explained that I did not receive any magazines wanted my bank number would not give it.  So he got mad hung up on me.  I have reported to the Federal Trad commission 877-382-4357 they need to be charged and shut down also called Iowa attorney general 515-281-5926 real easy to do you should call the more that call the more they will investigate.

I have been receiving several calls a week, including Sunday from this "Heartland Inc".  I tried calling the number back and it could not be completed as dialed.  Now my phone just says "Private Caller" when he calls.  His name is Chris something that starts with a B.

I get continuous harrasing calls from this phone number - similar to the previous complaints.  I plan to file a formal complaint with the FCC.  I suggest that everyone do the same.

Let's see......How many ways is this NOT a scam????? First,they call you claiming to be the company that currently delivers your magazines......Pretty ethical so far,huh??? Then, they claim they are "new at the company" regardless of length of employment.......That's NOT really a scam....It's just a lie!!!Next, they transfer you to their supervisor........a much better liar!!!Eventually, he or she gets to the part where they need your credit information. If you ask them why they don't already have that information on file, they'll tell you that they do........BUT it's on a "green screen" for the "customer's protection".....o.k., maybe that's a little scammy.Finally, if you were an easy mark, they will call you back about a month later and repeat the process again!!!!Talk about service rendered.....you're set for about the next 10 years!!!!.Now let's talk about buying that DNC list!!!Why should Heartland purchase it.They're only calling people that "already receive their magazines anyway!!!!!"Right????.......I am fowarding this and many other letters I've read to John Stossel,the DNC Registry,the Better Business Bureau,the FTC,the FCC,the Iowa Consumer Affairs Division,the Iowa Attorney General's Office,Gov.Culver and anyone else who will listen.The city of Urbandale must be looking the other way in order to keep receiving their tax revenue.They should be ashamed!!!!! Crooks like these deserve to go to prison.Every last one,from the top to the bottom.May God have mercy on their souls.......


Not a scam indeed!!!!!!!

"Scam" implies that money is received but service is not rendered.  Heartland does, in fact, render service as promised and provides written, detailed confirmation to each customer including which magazines, length of subscription time, and payment agreement, not to mention a generous cancellation window (10 days, well in excess of the mandated 3-day period).

I fail to see how that can be called "scam".

I worked for this company a couple years ago.  It's called Heartland, Inc, and it's located in Urbandale, Iowa, a suberb of des moines.  I worked there for two summers as a telemarketer, and I know all about this place.  This is what happens there:

There's about 8 telemarketers working at once in one room, and in the other room are 4 or 5 'closers.'  I didn't understand the process completely, but please know it is a scam.  Do not give out any real important info, like credit cards.  Please don't cuss them out either, just politely say please take me off your list, and the won't call again.   I'm not exactly sure how they get your number, but I believe there are companies out there that have people's information, and then telemarketing companies actually buy it from them.  

Anyways, the telemarketer will go through their schpeel, and at the end they always say the same thing.  It doesn't matter how long they've been working there, but they will say 'o and by the way, i am still a little new here, my supervisor wants to check up on me do you think you could put in a good word for me?  And that 'supervisor' is actually the closer.  

There have been lots of complaints of customers never receiving their magazines, so i think it is a big scam.  My advice is to pick up, because if you don't they'll keep calling.  Be smart and order your magazines elsewhere!

Heartland, Inc  515-251-5316 called me several times, picked up and was asked several personal questions, age, job. The guy said he was new and put his supervisor on, he asked me if the first guy was polite, then wanted my credit card numbers, so that I could pay for another 60 months that I didn't want.
the more I told him I didn't want to do this the more he wanted my numbers, he finally told me he would transfer me to customer service and hung up on me. I checked online and found this to be a scam. I will check with my bank so I am not charged.

Basically the same story here.  About 7 years ago I bought a subscription through Magazines, Inc and every year or so for the past two years I get flooded with calls from these guys.  They say they want to update my information.  Last year I gave them the new information (choosing only the public knowledge ones to answer) and when they did the "I'm a new guy" routine, they transferred me to a supervisor and I hung up not wanting to hear the sales pitch.  Since then I've been FLOODED with magazines that I never subscribed for and have never been billed for.  Now they're calling again and if the subscriptions stop, no biggie.  This time I added them to my phone book on my phone and set the ring tone as "no ring".

i missed the call and no one left a message

I was contacted about paying for some magazines I was supposed to have ordered through them.  I tried explaining I had not but the manager became belligerent so I told him to talk in a civil way or I would hang up.  After a few more seconds of his verbal abuse I let him talk to Mr. Click (hung up.)  I was not asked for any bank account or credit card numbers so hope I will not be billed in any way.  This is definitely a scam and should be stopped.

they keep calling my phone I don't answer... good thing is this a scam

This number showed up as Heartland Inc. But they wanted to know too much information. The young lady was suppose to be new and she turned me over to her supervisor.
This person tried to bully his way to real personal information such as a credit card number. He tried to tell me that he was paid by the hour and he had time for me to get the number. So, I waited and kept telling him that I did not have any magazines on that particular credit card, still not giving him any card number. He finally hung up. I have no idea who these people are. First, they claimed they were from Publishers (no particular name, just publishers.)The I.D. came up Heartland and they are pushy and rude. Public, please be careful.

Just got a call from the number and they did not leave a message. Came here and found this and GLAD I didn't answer