Approximately 4 years ago, I purchased a childrens video at SunCoast Videos in our local mall. I was asked at the checkout counter if I wanted to receive the Entertainment Weekly Magazine to which I replied "No thanks". I was then informed that it was a "freebie", so I said ok.
Yesterday I discovered a debit to my checking account in the amount of $29.95. I took my statment to the Bank for further investigation of the charges. The only information the bank had on the debit was an 800 phone number. I called the number and found out that it was Entertainment Weekly Musicland Preferred Subscribers Hotline, and unless you put in an account number, you cannot get past that. Having no account number, I informed my bank that this is an unauthorized debit and they are in the process of trying to reverse the charges.
At no time have I ever requested a subscription of any kind from this company for either music online or the magazine, which I can't seem to be able to stop. I have emailed them this morning and told them that I have reported them to my bank and to usacomplaints.com for the unauthorized use of my debit card number and that I may also seek legal recourse in this matter.
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