Warning: Magazine subscription renewal scams
#11
I also keep getting renewal notices for magazines. They are from the magazine itself, just after I've subscribed. I've noticed that some were for considerably more than I had paid for the magazine, so maybe they're from a different outfit. I just threw away two expensive "renewals" for magazines I had subscribed to but were too expensive for me. I haven't gotten any threatening notices. Besides, the recourse for the magazine is to cancel the subscription if you don't pay. That should be sufficient. I receive far more "renewal" notices than I subscribe to magazines.
#14
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I had a renewal notice and telephoned to check my previous subscription was finished as I couldn't remember exactly which month it began. Fine old one would end and new begin. For the last 3 months I have been receiving 2 copies in separate envelopes by the same post. They are only taking out 1 month payment.
#15
I also get those fake renewals. Even for magazines I never got. They make it seem like it's time to renew on a magazine you never got and then charge you outrageous prices. How dumb do they think we are ???
#20
Years ago a magazine I was getting kept sending renewal notices and I kept paying for them. Finally I read the label and found I had subscriptions paid up for 5 years. I let all my subscriptions expire and now I don't get any. If I want one bad enough I will pay the newsstand price.
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