Has anyone ever been scammed by a door-to-door magazine salesman?!
Question: ---its weird! My mother and I were home when a young kid came to the door saying he was selling magazine subscriptions in order to earn a trip to Hawaii or something. I was asking alot of questions, like where were they staying, about their company....it seemed pretty legit.
Anyways, my mom decided to buy an ESPN subscription for my brother and wrote a check for it. However---the fine print said that the first magazine would take 120 days to get to my brother, and they just NOW cashed the check yesterday--------we wrote it the week before HALLOWEEN! What is up with this?...and has anyone ever been scammed by a company like this before??? Help!
Answers: ---its weird! My mother and I were home when a young kid came to the door saying he was selling magazine subscriptions in order to earn a trip to Hawaii or something. I was asking alot of questions, like where were they staying, about their company....it seemed pretty legit.
Anyways, my mom decided to buy an ESPN subscription for my brother and wrote a check for it. However---the fine print said that the first magazine would take 120 days to get to my brother, and they just NOW cashed the check yesterday--------we wrote it the week before HALLOWEEN! What is up with this?...and has anyone ever been scammed by a company like this before??? Help!
Yes.
I think its was like, 5, years ago, though.
My dad bought I think 3 different magazine subsciptions, and paid 20 bucks each I believe.
Not a single issue was ever delievered.
There was a thing on the news I believe last year that did a report on it, and said the men and women who went door-to-door where being forced to do that then give the money to some guy.
I don't really remember though.
FACT: Anybody that goes door-to-door is a SCAMMER.
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The golden rule; never buy on your doorstep.
I did back in the late 80's. In order for me to receive this 3 pc. luggage set and to win a Maui vacation that entered in a daily drawing if I paid by check or credit card. I paid by check, they waited to cash it and somehow with my account # our checking was drained. Yup, fell for that scam! I reported it to the BBB and Police, never won a vacation and never got a subscription to Disney magazine either.
They have come to my door, but I politely declined.