Blueprint Broadcasting Reports & Reviews

Blueprint Broadcasting Reports & Reviews (7)

Scam Alert: Blueprint Broadcasting

In November 2022, Blueprint Broadcasting contacted for
radio advertising for my company My Insulation Guy. I
agreed and paid them $489 via credit card. I never
received a schedule or heard any radio ad played for my
company. When I researched them I learned there were
many complaints of this company being a scam. On
December 20, 2022, I received an email pertaining to
another radio ad campaign and I responded to that same
email chain on December 20, 2022, stating, "I do not wish
to advertise with you. Remove me off your list. I authorize
no radio campaign or charge to my account (card) for any
On February 8, 2023, my credit card was
charged $100, and on February 24, 2023, it was charged
$299. None of these charges were with my written
authorization. I am also receiving invoices and past due
letters, dated February 3, 2023, and February 13, 2023.
Any continued past due notices or invoices will only
advance my legal action against them.

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SCAM!

I am the owner of a construction company in central Massachusetts. I was contacted by this company to run some ads on 98.9 Nash Icon a Cumulus station. I probably would have completely forgot to listen to the ads and just paid my invoice had they kept up their side of the deal. A representative had called me and read me this very professional sounding ad on the phone, and told me he would send me the script and an airing schedule. He also told me I wouldn't have to pay anything until the ads had run and I was 100% satisfied, instead he asked me to pay half up front for a longer ad campaign. I started asking questions when I never received a script or a broadcast schedule, instead I received an invoice and more phone calls pushing me to pay my bill (before the ads had aired). This was an obvious huge red flag. I never paid the other half up front, instead I waited for the ads to be played. I waited enthusiastically for the ads to play with members of my family (my 9 and 8 year old daughter) and members of my business and their families.

The ads never played the first day. Maybe I missed them? Although we listened for a huge block of time in the afternoon (3-6PM). Not only did we not hear our ad for the first week there were absolutely NO other ads for toys for tots campaign. Now I am worried, my background is in computers so I set up an app to record the station. I used smart recorder for the next two days to record the time frames and nothing. Nothing from me and nothing from anyone else. At this point another member from Blueprint broadcasting called me pressuring me to give them more money. He argued that I am a just trying not to pay my invoice (I'm a [censored]), and the ads played. Another huge red flag was when the manager took 1 second to come on the line after my complaint (they are so used of this). So I gave them the benefit of the doubt (even after the terrible customer service on the phone), So I thought about it "I'm listening to the station on a web portal, maybe the ads are different" ? So I phone my parents who have an old school tape recorder, I cassette record the last three nights. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, not from me, not from any other company with a toys for toys drive.

I know they will try to pull my character apart as a local business owner that donates to charity... They currently have 75 Google reviews (54 of them are 1 star) and the word scam is mentioned exactly 37 times. They have 62 active BBB complaints in the last 3 years and 22 complaints just this year alone with a B rating. Something I didn't think was possible with the BBB, generally people just pay more money and everyone gets an A+.

The moral of the story is I already have my money back as the CC company had no troubles fighting them with their terrible history. Their employees need to realize that they are working for a SCAM that is actively using a children's Christmas charity to gain small amounts of money from people. This is the lowest of low. They ruined my Christmas spirit and the good faith of an amazing organization such as Toys for Tots.

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SCAM FOR SURE

Cold called me to advertise on 4 Pittsburgh radio stations in support of child abduction month. I was skeptical but agreed they took have the money right away I was supposed to get over 18 spots am -pm. They billed me 59.99 3 times for this trusted business pages that i never agreed to sign up for. Trusted business pages never had an account for our company when i called to dispute. Now they are tiring to collect on services never rendered and my bank is fighting me that there is no proof. STAY AWAY !

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I have had many calls and never agreed to anything and even majority of the calls i get from them i hang up and now I'm hold a bill in my hand that came in mail what the hell is someone not doing to these scammers after reading reviews and doing research.

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CAUTION:
I was asked for the amount of 300.00 to advertise on New Years day and the day after for a spot promoting my home business and that the business would cater to and help out veterans along with other customers by Blueprint Broadcasting out of Chicago, Illinois. When the days and times where given to me to listen and family and friends where present there were no mentioned of the company or anything nada! , nothing, zip ola. When contacted for first payment i explained my concern and was told that it aired. Not so. When I asked for proof of the advertisement I was emailed this lame recording of the add which I still have that sound like mickey mouse on a caffeine high. After the first installment payment of 100.00 dollars. I started digging into this company and found out that I am not the only one.
Several phone calls for collection of money on my part have gone wearisome. I told them that I have not received not one phone call concerning work related to this add. They informed me that the add was not about the business at all but about the veterans . This is extremely misleading. I do support our veterans personally and financially in more ways than one but . However that being said this is a scam . Do not fall for this in a moment of weakness in order to try and benefit or promote your business. Do it the old fashion way hard work , flyers, internet, etc. I have now turned this matter over to legal counsel.

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I am experiencing the same issue as my ad never aired. Received not one call but they are pressuring me for payment. They call from all sorts of numbers. What councel did you retain if I may ask?

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- Cincinnati, OH, USA

Scammer's phone 773-961-7123
Scammer's website www.blueprintbroadcastinginc.com
Scammer's address P.O Box 57391, Chicago, IL 60657, USA
Scammer's email n/a
Country United States
Victim Location OH 45230, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Blueprint Broadcasting contacted us and sold us a radio spot/psa on a local radio station. The psa never aired. I forwarded the invoice I received from Blueprint to the local stations account executive and he wrote me back to tell me that I was absolutely not to pay this they have never heard of Blueprint Broadcasting and it was clearly a scam. They called to collect their fee a couple of weeks later and I read them the email. They asked for the account executives name and number and assured me we would have a conference call between all three of us to resolve the matter, That call never happened. Now I am being threatened with legal action from Blueprint Broadcasting.

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