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Old 11-08-2005, 07:50 PM   #1
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Ah...the back-issue magazine subscription scam. As far as I can tell, this is a fairly recent rip-off.
Not too long ago I subscribed to a magazine and got the current issue and 6 back issues all at the same time. The following month I got a card saying my subscription was almost ending and if I wanted to re-subscribe.
Magazines hook up with these distribution companies and this is how they operate.
Lesson learned: Don't ever buy a magazine subscription from a third party - call the magazine directly.

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Old 11-08-2005, 08:07 PM   #2
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I am almost certian SWS sold my adress. I only get this mag because they were signing people up at the RISA show last spring. Anyway, the form said in big letters, YOUR ADRESS WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL. low and behold, i am now getting tons of offshore fishign crap in the mail
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Old 11-08-2005, 08:37 PM   #3
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I am almost certian SWS sold my adress. I only get this mag because they were signing people up at the RISA show last spring. Anyway, the form said in big letters, YOUR ADRESS WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL. low and behold, i am now getting tons of offshore fishign crap in the mail

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Old 11-08-2005, 08:51 PM   #4
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I subscribed directly to SWS with one of the cards they put in the magazine!Yeah, when I got the "back issue" I was not freakin' happy!!!! I will not be re-subscribing!

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