Just checked the mail after getting home from work, found a "renewal/ new order" bill for magazine "Love of Quilting". I assume that is Fons and Porters mag. Anyway, I have never subscribed to this magazine, or even sent in a card for a free issue that I sometimes get. The installment payment is $35.94, half now and the other half next month, or a total of $71.88 for 2 years. I only subscribe to 1 quilting magazine now, so I knew this was wrong. But if I subscribed to lots of magazines, I probably would've written a check and sent it off. I am so irritated by this scam. I wonder how many people have been caught by this. Whether one receives the magazine eventually or not doesn't matter. If I want the magazine I will take the necessary steps to subscribe. This method seems so dishonest. Has anyone else had this happen? My DH kept getting notices about a computer magazine he had never subscribed to. Grrr! :hunf:

Hi,

I was online the other day and got a pop up about this magazine, yesterday in the mail I got a statement also, not sure what is going on

I have gotten that same note in the mail for the same magazine. I only get one quilting magazine and when I checked mine, my renewal wasn't for another 9 months. I agree. It's misleading and dishonest to imply I needed a renewal when I never ordered it in the first place.

I am calling them on phone # now at 1-888-586-7753 not sure how they got my information.

recorder came on and having a high volume of calls and wants to call me back, wrong,

wonder what this is all about

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.

Lots of magazines do this. My DH gets motorcycle and gun magazines, and we are forever getting "renewal" bills for ones he doesn't take. I just trash them.

This is so scary! Be careful as on the back of the bill says they offer over 600 magazines

I used to get the Love of Quilting magazine. Ididn't renew my subscription, and was called on the phone and ask why :shock: First time that has ever happened to me.

I tend to trash all that comes in the mail, if I want something, I will go to their website and order it...

At that price I wouldn't renew even if it was legitimate. I'd just pick them up at the store. There are a lot of scams out there and sometimes it's hard to locate the fine print.