My husband has been sucked into the Active Periodicals Magazine scam. He contracted with them for over $700 worth of magazines a couple of years ago, unbeknownst to me at the time. I was livid, but figured it was his right.
Then in February 05 he was called by them and asked if he was "satisfied with the service" he was receiving. Somehow they managed to get him to agree to extending his contract to the tune of another $500. When they sent us a "thank you for your new subscription" notice in August I was stunned by their audacity! There were now double billings from them appearing on my husband's credit card.
When he called to find out what the hell was going on they said he had 3 accounts-he of course immediately disputed this, and finally said enough was enough-they could charge him a one time fee for the second account, were to close the fraudulently opened third account, and were to place him on their "do-not-call" list. A few days later we got a "paid in full" notice from them. Then tonight (surprise surprise) he received a call from "Scott" from Active Periodicals, who's "computer shows you've only paid for 11 months" and had no knowledge (supposedly) of the account being paid in full.
We have had it - I'm going to advise my husband to close this particular credit card account so they can no longer bill him, and have obtained a complaint form from my state consumer protction agency. I will also direct him to this site to read the other complaints-maybe he'll learn a thing or two from others who have experienced the same trouble!
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