I can only fault myself for being so gullible on this one. Yesterday morning I received a call from a rep claiming to be with Publishers Clearing House. He called me by my first name which should have been a red flag for me. Articulate and smooth was he. He didn't stumble over a sentence. Claiming that I was in the drawing for the sweepstakes.
I let him go on and on. Until he could sense I was waiting for the pitch... Get the magazines for as little as $3.45 a week, he told me... And I could cancel at anytime. Oh yea. And I would get this Movado style watch. With a diamond. Then he gets a third party verifier on the phone with me.
The third party verifier is talking so fast. I have to sit up in the bed. And ask her to repeat everything. At first she said I would get billed 4 mos at a time for $59.80...[mind u. Im partially sick w / a cold and not fully in my right mind obviously]. Later after reviewing what I scratched down on paper, She was talking about 36 mos and 60 mos contracts.
I will be calling to cancel this first thing Monday. I tried calling the number later that day. But got only vm. This company calls itself Mailbox Magazines. But I think it switches names and has to be linked to ACTIVE PERIODICALS...
I think I will follow the advice of anothe poster. Tell them you dont have a bank account or a credit card and say 'ta ta.
Nia
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