An Enthusiastic young man came to my door late in the evening and was very pushy with his sales. He explained that he needed to make so many sales in order to receive a full tuition for college and that all of my neighbors had already made purchases. Also he explained that if I was to purchase the magazines that he would receive credit for college and I could claim the purchase on my tax return as a donation. Well this was on November 9, 2010 and I still do not have any magazines coming to my home. The young man seemed sincere so I believed him and wanted to help him with his credits. Now I know that it was a scam and I was ripped of for 96.00 dollars.

On September 14 a young girl by the name of Tabitha came by selling magazines. She provided a form of identification (badge with photo) of which seemed legit. She informed me this was a fund raiser for a competitive volley ball team. She told me she was homeschooled when I questioned what school she attended. She further explained she lived around the corner with her grandmother. She was quite convincing esp. when she told me her father had passed and this is why she lived here. The story progresses; however, it's irrelevant to the fact that I wrote a check in the amount of $51.00 believing I was subscribing for an Elle Magazine and was basically was screwed by a kid!

I forgot all about it until I received an email from our neighborhood stating that some of my fellow neighbors have been scammed in a very similar manner. Yesterday I called the Customer Service number on my receipt and was told to leave a message due to high volume of calls. I called again today and received the same automated message. As a result, I decided to research the company on line and found this site.

I'm not sure what this complaint is going to do for me or anyone else who has been a victim of this scam, but I thought I'd share my story anyway.