There are a few groups that get info about people, and then send what looks like a bill for a magazine. If you read closely, it will say somewhere that it is not a bill, but a solicitation for a subscription.
We have gotten info from a magazine we subscribe to about the scam, and were asked to report any such activity to the magazine itself - so their people could take care of the problem. I presume their lawyers got into the act, and closed down the scam operation. We haven't heard any more about it.