877-658-2273

Well then how come so many of those so called idiots never receive their welcome packages with the coupons in them.  I used to sell the Passport to Health and most of the individuals did not even want the coupons.  And they certainly have not been using them.  So can't say that is a big selling point.  I certainly in these rough economic times wouldn't want to get rooked into an automatic monthly charge of $29.99 or more each and every month.  I made an employee order and by the way it was defective and returned it for a full refund.  Well in the meantime the company just happened to sell my name, address and phone number.  Creating me more work.  So I just cancelled the credit card that I placed the order under and had MasterCard issue a new card and number.  That way I don't have to worry about an unexpected charge.  I learned years and years ago never ever trust anyone except a loved one and you won't be burned.  I believe that might be a good lesson here.  If you must deal with mail order catalogs only order and pay by check or money order and nothing for the company to get their hands on.

I received a scam call from Amerimark on 10-1-2008.  After pretending to be inquiring about my service satisfaction, they pushed "free" coupons with participation required.  The caller was rude, talking very fast and hanging up abruptly when I refused the scam offer.  I called customer service to complain and received a promise from a "supervisor" calling himself "Mike Reed" that I would receive a call of apology from the scam artist the next morning at 9:00 am.  Of course, I wasn't surprised when there was no call the next morning.  In summary, Amerimark is a company of scam artists and "Mike Reed" is a liar.  My advice is not to buy from any of their companies.

My widowed 81 yr old mother had ordered items in the past from AMK*PTS BeautyBoutique catalog.Since then,erroneous charges were placed on her credit card for "membership fees". She repeatedly tried to cancel this by phone, and eventually succeeded. Months later, a new charge appeared for $89.99. She called the same company and was told it was for a discount health plan promotion, but they would not disclose WHO requested it. They said that they would refund the money. We're watching for it now. What a scam.

You and the company you work for are the scum of the earth. You scammed my 82 year old mother for 29.99 amonth for over six months before I caught it. I will pursue every legal way I can find to put your kind out of buisness. I don't know how you can sleep at night!!!

I have not received calls from this number however, my 81 year old mother's checking account has been charged $29.99 a month and she has no idea why or what she agreed to in order for AMKPTHANTHONYRICHARDS to charge her this monthly amount.  When I called 877-658-2273 I was able to speak to an operator who explained while my mother was ordering a pair of bedroom slippers somewhere in there was an agreement that she would try out a medical coverage and her account would be billed each month.  I was told the account would be canceled and the full amount would be credited to her account.

Ordered one item from then, and what followed was same story as the rest of you.  Got a call from a service rep, wasn't interested, etc.  Noticed this past January when the $29.99 charge popped up.  Was too busy at work to call, and forgot about it when I did have time.  But now with work slow and hours reduced, no way you're scamming me and not hearing from me.  Called, talked to a service rep, told her I wanted out of the program, wanted the charge refunded and I did not want to be charged again. I was firm but not mean. She confirmed my name, address, phone, and said I'd be credited back.  Simple enough, we'll see if it works.  
Call the number on the credit card entry and take option 2, billing question.  Remains to be seen if charge will come up next month, we shall see.

Discovered two $89.99 annual charges for AMK*Pts Essentials 877 658 2273 on my 88 year old mother's VISA card.  Apparently she had ordered from them, then supposedly "signed up" for this unwanted service.

Called an spoke to a supervisor named Danielle who promptly and cheerfully refunded the 2 yearly membership fees.

A friend who works for the state Attny General in consumer fraud says these companies know that 70% of their victims will never complain.   So they can afford to refund anybody who complains, and pocket the rest.

How do these people live with themselves, victimizing old ladies?   How are they better than a purse snatcher?

The fact that many if not most of your victims (er, I mean, customers) are elderly women -- like my 88-year old mother, who's been charged for two years for a service she is totally unaware of ever ordering, much less eer using  -- pretty much invalidates everything you wrote under the theme of "buyer beware."

It's not hard at all to get the very elderly to agree to a "free offer."  Anybody can do it.

But what kind of people specialize in ripping off old ladies?  

Purse snatchers and ...telemarketers like Amerimark.

How do you live with yourselves?

I just got off of a conference call with a representative of the company and a Fraud specialist at my credit card company.

Seems my father purchased a product from their company prior to his death, in 2003.  We shared that account.

The company says they had the right to use the credit card information from 2003 to establish the account with them for their "passport to health" and only had to call to ask if we wanted to cancel.  Unless you state NO I DO NOT WANT IT.  If you have an answering machine, that is considered a COMPLETED call!

If this is not FRAUD, then the laws in this country need to be rewritten and fast.

scammed me out of 29.95/month

Took over my 87 year old moms finances, she has been billed for passport to health for over 18 months.  cancelled and complained to PA attorney general.  Amerimark sent a letter to attoney general assuring them that everything they did was above board and legit. Case closed. I am going to complain again, but expect nothing

i work at passport health... which is different from passport TO health. we have gotten phone calls from random people saying they have been charged by us. passport TO health is pawning their angry patients off on us. its a total scam!

I did not get a call,but received a letter welcoming me to Passport to Health.  I also got a pamphlet describing savings on health care services.  For more information,I could call 1-800-871-7082.  The letter also said that it served as a Passport to Health invoice--.  At the end of a 30 day free trial period, on approximately 05/14/09, my credit card would automatically deducted $29.99 monthly.   The credit card or debit card to be used,that is on file with them ends in 3385.  Should I wish to cancel my membership, simply call 1-866-345-4401.  I called .  I cancelled on 4/24/09.  I also received a Passport to Health membership card--Group#4130--Member 415001612710  I did not solicit this Information.  They are a part of the AmeriMark family.

I have just seen where $29.99 was charged to my bank account.Ido not under stand why this has happener since i have never orded from you I expect this to be removed,or I will report this to better business.                             Thank You                           Joyce Minatrea

totally true such a scam. i worked in customer services and had to cancell these things all the time. and the wrost was getting screamed at and cursed at all the time cause they didn't even know that they had a membership. the wrost was when i would get daughters or sons calling for their elderly parents who did not even remember ording from us. then when i would look up the information for them here some of them have been charged since like 1998. so make sure if you ever see any charges on any of your credit card bills go back as far as you can. call them and DEMAND that you get all your money back. they have to give that back. i would know i use to work there. these are some of the memeberships they have so look out. passport to health, passport to savings, id alert and they also do these cold calls for doctor lenords for these memberships so becareful and look at every bank or credit card statement that you get. and once again DEMAND that you want all of your MONEY BACK!!!!!!

I have $29.99 being taken out of my bank account every month, recorded as "withdrawl without pin".  The bank said they can't block or put a stop on it because it's not a check & I have to get a new bank card!  Not only have I paid the money but there were a few times when I got overdraft charges of $33 because I didn't figure that charge into my bank account!  So far it's over $200 & I live on S.S.I.
that's just wrong!!

YEAH!  I finally did get through, talked to a very helpful woman who canceled my "pasport to health" & today they did credit my account with the $540 they had taken out.  I was very surprised & expected to have to do a lot of follow up.  The # I used was the 1-877-2689594.

If you have a charge from AMK PTH, DRL PTH Carol Wright Gifts, AMK PTS,AMK IDA, OR any other suspicious charges call the number on your statement. That number will direct you to a rep in which will "ACT" like they dont have the information on your billing and may ask for the ammount and the date of charge. Although you may have that one charge for that particular month I must tell you that you BETTER ask that rep how long it's been on there (they are not "required" to tell you), and ask for a FULL REFUND. If you do not ask for any credits their just going to cancel the program and send you on your merry way. Believe me I know. Seek my advice.

Me too, I got the same charge for 29.99 this month by AMERIMARK DIRE. I have disputed this transaction already. It is obviously a cheating service. I didn't authorize anyone to server.

did not receive a call, but was charged $29.99 on my bank debit card this month, did not order anything or authorize this purchase or charge.  Called the number on my bank statement 866-345-4401 talked to Jo and she said she would cancel and credit my account, will wait and see.  SO thankful I looked this up on line and found where others are being charged for things they did not approve, this is not right, will it be necessary to cancel my card???