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Almost fell for this scam thank goodness I read the reviews thanks everyone how the hell do people that impersonate good Aussie battles sleep at night

Have been harassing my business for months lying and saying they're from Neighbourhood Watch when its just one of their staff and using their disgusting pressure tactics to get money out of us, fast forward to today when a staff member called twice demanding money for an advertisement we haven't seen, haven't approved, and won't be paying for (they publish the ads without telling you then chase you for money!) It's disgusting that they hide behind our emergency services like that!

Update 27/8/26 this business flagged this review as not relating to them specifically in an attempt to have it removed. NOPE.

Got a call purporting to be someone from the SES asking for sponsors to support their annual magazine, which would support the work of the SES. Me: “oh yeah! I support the work that the SES does! Why not?”. Got a call next a couple of weeks later from the “Australian Institute of Policing, same deal, which got my red flags up given police services in Australia are professional bodies who’s members are paid salaries as government employees and not volunteers.

Did some research and not only is their magazine not an annual but a quarterly magazine, but seems like a lot of people have been unwittingly sucked in by their marketing crap. It’s not part of the SES or whatever emergency service they proclaim to be a part of - it’s an advertising company using emotional persuasion and people’s natural affinity with emergency service workers to get them to part ways with their hard earned money to bolster its bottom line and rake in a profit. Very parasitic.

The way the call goes is that the caller will get you to ‘agree’ on the spot and won’t hang up the phone until you do and will claim that they’ll “keep you in mind” (as though they’re part of the SES/police services/etc, of which as mentioned they’re not) for business services that you provide as a way of sucking you in (pro tip they can’t nor they won’t). Don’t fall for it. You’ll get better return on investment by spending that money on Google Ads or Facebook Ads or god forbid, the local newspaper, than you will in these crappy magazines that hardly anybody reads.

Won’t be paying the invoices any time soon and will be emailing them back saying that, more or less, I’m no longer interested.

I have similar experiences with every review here, they first called me as the part of the SES and just inundate you with bulshit, then make you pay without seeing the ad, a week later gog a similar call saying they were the police and again same deal, I found that sus and luckily I havent paid yet and won't be anytime soon.

Sucked into their rubbish over the phone thought I was legitimately supporting the SES in a yearly physical magazine

Turns out it's just a scam that I agreed to via email because they wouldn't hang up the phone until I responded.

Since learning it's a scam I won't be paying the invoice, they can harass me as much as they want.

Shame on you, complete scam

I'm such a sucker for falling into their trap.
They make you reply to an email saying "I agree" while you are still on the phone with the sale person who is greasing you up with platitudes, before casually mentioning that you've signed up for a $400 add in the SES magazine. Then few weeks later you get the same speech for the Police magazine. And again for the paramedics magazine...
The last one made me repeat all my infos because "the printer ran out of ink and she couldn't read properly" tricking me into believing it was a confirmation of the 1st ad when it was for an other magazine and an other $400.
Stay away!

Been dealing with this company for years. Never had a problem. Keep up the good work

Happy to support these magazines and what they provide

Scam Alert. They are straight-up scumbags. It's an embarrassment to the NSW Police Force that these guys do their publications. They tell you lies saying that it's the 2021 publication when in fact it's the June-July 2021 publication. They say that you were recommended to them and that they are going to feature you in their magazine only to tell you at the end of the phone call that you have to pay for this "feature". Good sales tactics but that's it, apart from that it's just a bunch of lying, cheating and manipulative human beings working for a company past it's due date.

People behind this company are a bunch of annoyingly full of crap people that never stop annoying people into thinking you owe them money. Never agree to any thing they say. Stay away from these bad people. Ignore them and inform the police. They are horrible people. Don't believe any thing they say.

Bad unethical waste of peoples time and money

This is a scam. They trick you into buying an advertisement on their fake booklet and give you harassment for not paying for their scam.

SCAM SCAM SCAM!!! They lie about putting your ad into the journal and keep harassing with calls about the payments. Complete time wasters and liars. Don't trust these scumbags

These guys call and call and call! We got suckered in first year of opening business, then never left alone. I literally just climbed into bed at 21:40 and they called me for the firies magazine. I love the emergency services, but mate I can't pay $400 for every different journal you publish, every year. Far out!

This is a scam - if I get another call from them I will be seeking legal advice. I cannot believe a company like this exists in Australia - right out of the Nigerian handbook.
Do not engage. Ever.

SCAMMERS ~ Marketing scam, make you reply i agree to your details being so correct after inital call, then no other feedback proof or request for ad logo & design, they apparently" print your details in a very poor magazine for "streetsmart", there is no proof to confim the marketing, weeks later a surprise bill is sent just for $440 then debt collectors, call & tell them I said i didnt agree to the ad was never sent any proofs for an ad> when complained to ombidsman they finally sent a copy of the mag that they claim went to schools> ad is pathetic, no actual details for your logo or pics !! then they threaten legal action when you expalin you never wanted them to do an ad which as Im a local lawn mower man- is no use to me if the advertise NSW wide!!! SCAM SACAM DO NOT TRUST THESE SCAMMERS

Dodgy business do not use there publication. They will trick you into buying a crap add then harass you to pay well over what this dodgy add is worth