Two very charming young girls approached me at my mail box, giving their names as Bre & Monica, stating that they were trying to raise funds so their Harris County softball team could all go & play ball in Hawaii! They stated they had made All District & State. They had ready answers to my questions, and in retrospect, should have raised my suspicisions. Ans: They lived near the entry of our subdivision, their last name was Lassiter, they were home schooled, as their Dad was retired miliary so they had moved a lot. Q's: How long had I lived here... Since '79 - they said they'd lived here since the 1950's. I said well you lived in a pasture then, cause this wasn't built until the 1970's.By my purchasing some magazines, I would have a tax deduction - which I couldn't use, and if I didn't want the magazines, they would be sent to our military overseas.
With the last statement, this allows them to leave blank the name and address where the subscription is to be sent... And I'm quite sure, no magazines are EVER mailed. They also stated I had a 3 day right of recission. The cost for two subscriptions was $51.00 each, but I would receive a refund of $17.00 each in a couple of weeks. The next day when I looked at the Notice of Cancellation requirements, it could not be done by phone, it had to be mailed or notice sent by TELEGRAPH. I don't thinik that service even exists today. I immediately went on line and issued a stop payment order with my bank and sent an email advising the company to whom I had written the check I wouldn't be doing any business with them. I then checked them out online and found many other reports, which were almost verbatum of the sales pitch they used. I have always turned away any type of solicitation sales, especially in the neighborhood, and was completely conned by these two. They also said they would be by in a couple of weeks when they returned from Hawaii and let me know if they had WON!!! I wouldn't be so angry if they had not alluded to sending the magazines to our military... They should be made to spend some time in the trenches! I hope this helps someone else avoid the scam!
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