This was a legitimate call from the subscription department at the New York Times. My credit card number was recently stolen, so I had to cancel that card. I had forgotten that my NY Times subscription is automatically charged to my credit card, so I assume a payment didn't go through. The call I received had a terrible connection, and all I could hear was the word "credit card" before they gave up, but my phone showed the caller's number, so I Googled the number, found this Web site, and saw the comment that mentioned the NY Times. It's nice when a suspicious call turns out to be perfectly innocuous!
I just saw this number pop up on my cell and immediately performed a search and found this site. Lo & behold, I cancelled my Weekend subsription last month. Notice they billed me again and called this past Tuesday. They said they will refer this to a supervisor and I should be getting a refund in a few weeks. The intergrity of the journalism has degraded and then they upped their monthly rate for the second time in less than two years. No Thanks!
Found this forum like everyone else. I canceled yesterday (Sunday) and got a call today (Monday). Like grytpype I called "customer care" at 800-698-4637 (choose option 5, and pound 0 several times until you are told you will be connected to a rep.).
Me: I want to be added to the "do not call" list
Rep: you want to be added to the 'do not contact' list?
Me: Yes
Rep: Number?
Me: xxx-xxx-xxxx
Rep: OK, you have been added.
We shall see. I was just over being irritated by them. Thanks for pissing me off again, NY Times!
I just canceled my subscription to the NY Times a couple of days ago as well. How annoying! Leave me alone!! When I want your damn paper again I'll resubscribe.