On February 2 a young man came to my door selling magazine subscriptions. After 20 minutes of bantering back and forth, I wrote a check and purchased one magazine for $32.00. The next day I cancelled the check with my bank AND called the 800 number on my receipt to cancel. I left a phone message detailing my wish to cancel any subscription in my name.
On April 26 I received a bill from a collection agency called Check Game Solutions out of Vero Beach, Florida. Not only am I being billed for the $32.00-a $30.00 fee has now been added which brings my total to $62.00 for a magazine I cancelled and have not received.
I immediately called the collection agency to dispute the claim. Their hours of operation are Mon-Fri 9:00am to 5:00pm. I placed the call at 4:30pm and received a recording stating that the office was closed. I left them two messages stating my dispute.
I have since filed a police report against Sunshine Subscriptions. The 800 number listed is not that of a magazine subscription company but rather of a dress company. The detective handling my police report spoke with an employee of this dress company and they will also be filing a fraud report since their phone number is being used illegally by Sunshine Subscriptions.
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