Agora Business Publications LLP Omdömen 

Yet another company who asks you to sign up and then charges if you don't cancel in time

Signed up for a free template to then be continually sent invoices and now letter passing my debt to an agency. I don’t have authority to undertake a subscription on behalf of my employer and would not knowingly have signed for this.

COMPLETE SCAM! Do not trust this company, it is under investigation by The Trading Standards Directive. About time too!

Scam Scam

Scam they said I have signed up free trial which i never even agreed to and then have since proceeded to send me letters asking for money for a product i never singed up for or wanted.and now they are requesting for an additional which is late payment fee

as mentioned with every other review below they rang and set me up with a free trial which i never even agreed to and then have since proceeded to send me letters asking for money for a product i never singed up for or wanted. the replies from other reviews saying they are surprised by this experience is clearly rubbish they know exactly what theyre doing.

DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THEIR FREE TRIAL OR ANY PUBLICATIONS!!!!

As evident from numerous reviews, this business has automatically enrolled me in their paid memberships and used my official address without my consent to send invoices. Despite my efforts to dispute this, they have only offered to reduce the amount owed, rather than fully resolve the issue. I have never used their service, and my consent for this enrollment was not explicitly obtained, which is a violation of GDPR. Therefore, I will be raising a formal complaint with the ICO and the Ombudsman.

This company is a scam. They send you an appalling product that is supposed to be free. They then charge you £100 plus for it, sending endless e mails.

They are con artists. I know that they will simply say I haven't given them enough info to respond in the response to this. It is a shame they didn't respond when they had all my details and countless e mails.

Customer service is the worst I have ever heard of.

This company should be avoided at all costs

WARNING - this company encourages people to sign up with a FREE downloadable Mental Health Adviser pack, which automatically plays into the hands of those of us who want to do the best for our company and support others. They do not ask for payment details but automatically enrol you onto their system without making it clear and then send a bill for over £160.00!!! via email and post!! Very untrustworthy way to conduct business and I would highly recommend spreading the word to steer clear!!

In response to your reply Agora - I have added this review to help other people to avoid getting caught in the trap. I have now paid your bill as it seems like there was no other option to stop the email and postal correspondence with admin charges. I did not find your correspondence in any way 'amicable'.

Avoid at all costs. This company uses deceptive sales and marketing techniques. Like many others, my partner has been subject to nothing short of harassment over what Agora perceive to be unpaid debts amounting to around £60. The "debt" is not legal and the company uses intimidating tactics to try and reclaim money that is not due. This, despite my partner never using the service/product, speaking to one of the representatives to cancel the service/product and being told it was all sorted. Notwithstanding, the barrage of subsequent demands and letters, and the complaint raised against the company, Agora decided not to deal with the complaint and instead appear to have sold on the "debt" to a third party to continue the harassment. Judging by the reviews on here we are by no means alone in our experience. To this end, other people who have had, or are going through this experience, please send your evidence to "peoplevsagora" at Google Mail these, with your authorisation, will be compiled and presented to a third party that the matter has reported to.

To all those who are thinking about using this product/service, I suggest you think long and hard.

Since Windows Advisor merged with PC Knowledge, I feel I am no longer part of its target audience. On the plus side, the publication is regularly and reliably delivered, is clearly presented, and does occasionally contain some interesting and useful information, particularly when it points you to various online resources. On the other hand much of what it contains is not only too elementary for my needs but often seems quite dated. Apart from one recent article dedicated to it, Windows 11 is barely mentioned, for example, and some still articles focus unduly on Windows 7 & 8. The latest version of Microsoft Office mentioned seems to be Office 2019. I'm left with the impression that this magazine is now recycling a lot of old material and is aimed at relative novices.

I have left a 3 star review on the following basis.
Although I do agree with all the reviews and the unexpected bills being sent after numerous emails and letters that were either binned, or marked as junk as I treated the initial call as a sales cold call.
After a certain trial time, they automatically enter you into a subscription service and rely on you cancelling this in time to avoid further bills.
Like me and so many others, every correspondence was going in the bin and so they would not have cancelled the trial or subscription, like me. I had an invoice for risk assessment and compliance subscription of £134.85.

I called them today and Nick was very helpful, and understood my problem, I remained calm although frustrated with the situation. Nick agreed and basically cleared the account down and no money was owed.
Bit of a pian but a good result in the end.

Hi,I like many others have had the misfortune to come across Agora Business Publications email scam,I have been charged £60 for a stream of useless emails,when I contacted the company they reduced it to £30 but have now passed my "debt" on to CCSCOLLECT who are hounding me for a total of £62,they are as much to blame as Agora Business Publications as they should have researched this company before they took on their debts.
Trading standards are aware of them as are Citizens Advice,hopefully it is only a matter of time before they are closed down.

Scammers. My wife continues to receive threatening letters for services neither requested nor received. Watch out for the fake responses here. 'please send us your details so we can investigate ' Criminals is too nice a word..

I have received a letter from a dept collection agency asking for payment from this company l have never dealt with this company or have taken out any free trial this will be reported to trading standard for trying to con me out of money be very careful of these scammers

SCAM COMPANY
They have just called my company and asked the person who is dealing with Health and Safety. Got my information from reception to send me another scam invoice. This way they get people's information. They forgot that they have already sent it.
Disgusting Scammers!!!!!!!!!!

As most comments highlight, terrible quality downloads I would have been ashamed of drafting some of the content and unclear instructions on paid service going forward. Over 30 years in HSE Consultancy I have always been able to avoid such "less than honest" sites but cost me £19.95 to learn. Avoid.

Just a repeat of all that has been written before. They send invoices for services never requested to my home address using the wrong name, and claiming I'm a director of a business when I have no association. The debt collectors will be next. Never will I pay. Trustpilot reviews reveal the nature of this company

Dishonest crooks. Stay away.
How they are still allowed to be trading , lord only knows!

Do not even go near their website!!!
I was apparently onto their website and then receive a letter demanding money for something…. Not an idea about what, never requested my card
Incredible the amount of times they have contacted me. I’ve got legal advice and reported to trading standards- it’s appalling that they are allowed to do this

SCAM - PHISHING.
AVOID