okay, so my oh-so-smart boyfriend recenlty fell for an over-the-phone magazine selling scam. you can only imagine my disdain. *sigh*
I did some research, through the yelling and lecturing, and stumbled across a colorado state law involving magazine companies.
basically, you can get out of a magazine subscription at any time, irregardless of what the company is telling you... and they most certainly will tell you that you can't get out of it.
I'm not sure if this law is the same in every state, but if you have gotten yourself wrapped up in a fradulent magazine scam, you should do some research on your state's attorney general's website. And while your at it, file a complaint with your attorney general and the ftc. If we all work together, surely we can rid the world of these evil companies.
I did some research, through the yelling and lecturing, and stumbled across a colorado state law involving magazine companies.
Magazine Sales
C.R.S. 6-6-103(2) covers unsolicited magazine sales and subscriptions. The statute provides that “the sender of a magazine or other periodical shall cancel a subscription if any invoice is returned by the recipient marked ‘cancel’. Cancellation shall also occur when the recipient gives written notice of cancellation to the sender at the sender's address or at the address of the subscription department printed in the periodical, or, if no such department is listed, at the general business address of the periodical.” Within sixty days after notice of cancellation for prepaid subscriptions, the sender shall refund to the recipient any amount paid for the subscription less the amount owed by the recipient for any periodicals, together with the postage thereon, if postage has been charged separately, received before the effective date of the notice of cancellation.basically, you can get out of a magazine subscription at any time, irregardless of what the company is telling you... and they most certainly will tell you that you can't get out of it.
I'm not sure if this law is the same in every state, but if you have gotten yourself wrapped up in a fradulent magazine scam, you should do some research on your state's attorney general's website. And while your at it, file a complaint with your attorney general and the ftc. If we all work together, surely we can rid the world of these evil companies.
