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Midwest Clearing Inc Complaints - Magazine scam

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Midwest Clearing Inc

Posted: 2008-08-15 by Scammed In Seattle [send email]
Magazine scam
Complaint Rating:  50 % with 2 votes
Company information:
Midwest Clearing Inc
United States
www.midwestclearing.com

On July 24, 2008 a door-to-door sales person came to our door selling magazines. He said that he was selling magazines to benefit a program that helps disadvantaged youths. He said the program would help them to get off drugs, and give them a chance to have a better life. I usually don't buy from door-to-door sales people, but the man was nice & well spoken so I decided that it would be a good cause to donate to. I wrote a check for $39.00 to Midwest Clearing Inc. and asked to have my magazines donated to a hospital. About 2 weeks later I was checking my bank balance online. I saw a debit entry (they had submitted the check electronically) from Midwest Clearing for $391.00. Then one week later, they submitted the actual check again for another $391.00. The bank is investigating, but so far I have not received the money back. I used to be trusting and wanted to believe that most door-to-door people were trustworthy, but now I am a skeptic just like most
everyone else. Too bad!!

Scammed in Seattle.
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36 days ago by Jj Jinx [send email]
The door-to-door scammers are still in the Seattle area. The stopped by my home in Auburn on 10/28/08. I'm a very skeptical person, so I really questioned whether a legitimate 'training program' would send people around to 'work on interviewing skills' with strangers then pitch magazines. I asked if I could purchase or donate on line under her name so she'd get points. Of course that wasn't possible, then I saw it was a scam and didn't feel so bad about denying the person. Hopefully the police catch up with them tonight. I would encourage every to ask to see a business license from door-to-door sales people each and everytime they're solicited. Most communities have laws requiring solicitors to register, pass background checks and purchase a license prior to legally peddling wares door-to-door.

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