US Digest LLC called and woke me up in the morning a couple of days ago telling me my subscription to The Week magazine was days away from running out and that I hadn't returned the renewal card that had been sent to me. I really like that magazine so I agreed to renew it. The gal talking to me already knew I'd used an Amex card for the last renewal and even told me what the correct last card number digit was. So, I agreed to a renewal. During the process she told me that I could cancel within ten days and could later transfer the subscription to another party if needed.
When I got my head together I looked at the label on a copy of The Week next to my bed and saw that the expiration date was almost three years away. I called the magazine and verified that. Since at my advanced age I don't even buy green bananas I figured I didn't feel any need to extend the subscription right now.
Yesterday I looked at my Amex account's "recent charges" online and saw that US Digest LLC had charged my card more than I could have purchased the same subscription extension directly from The Week magazine.
I called US Digest LLC and told them to cancel the subscription, and they agreed to do so. Today, when I looked at my Amex account online, there was a full credit issued by them.
I guess I got lucky on that one, and even though they now have my Amex card number, so do a zillion other places I've done business with. Since I monitor my "recent charges" with Amex online at least once a week I'll spot any funny business in time to quell it.
I am sure that this phone number is a fishing number to have us call 4MAGAZINES866 221-7444PIELLAS FL witch will appear on your credit card bill. They want you to call to ask what this bill is for. They ther tell you that it was for a subscription that you ordered. Of courser you never get a statement from them indicating the cost, starting and ending date of the subscription. Of course you also do not the magazine involved. The girl tells you that, in appreciation for your oder, they will send you a Savings package that you can review and decline if you are not interested. Of course, you never receive this package, so you can’t turn it down. When you challenge the charge from 4MAGAZINS the readily refund the charge. But in following months you are billed by three so-called savings which
Again, you receive nothing – no catalog listing these savings, no card to use if you did know where to shop – absolutely NADA
You can have the credit card company refund these charges, but they reappear on the next bill ad finitum. You have to cancel your credit card account and be issued another card. The charges are kept low, hoping you miss them with all the other big charges.
I believe all of these companies are involved in the scam and as I mentioned in my previous short not, I have reported them to the FBI and Better Business Bureau.
I received a call from 727-289-7248
They asked if they were talking to me (gave my last name "Mrs.lastname" and I said yes. They said it was about my current subscription... I immediately knew this was phishing.
I told them "I never buy anything through the phone and I do not have any subscription" they hung up.
Could some authority investigate these crooks?....