Andrew: it's a scam. There are plenty of fraudsters out there who send out notifications of "lottery winnings." Don't reply to it; that would just be adding fuel to their fire.
I doubt the scammers are going to be reading this page. These forums are mainly to get advice from others who have been in the same shoes. At any rate, I would simply refuse to keep paying them. If your husband is a detective as your screen name indicates, ask him. I signed up for a magazine scam over a year ago and I'm still fighting them. I had to cancel the card I used, and eventually (for unrelated reasons) I left the grad school I had been attending. They still know my phone number, though, and I refuse to change that.
I hope you can get some more advice besides just mine. Good luck, and don't ever give in!
Don't give up. Cancel your card if you have to. That should stop the magazines from coming. Then contact a reputable attorney in your town. I'm in the same boat, except I haven't gotten any magazines for almost a year. I've canceled my card and I ended up leaving the school I was attending when I signed up, so other than my cell phone they have no way to contact me. You should try to reduce the number of ways they have to contact you, too. Good luck!
Probably the same people as [protected] who have been repeatedly harassing me. They think they're connected with a magazine company but they ain't! I'd like to know the name of their scam outfit though...
Pat: I was scammed by these charlatans in November 2008. The one thing I will say is don't give up. The so-called "collection agency" they've hired to go after me seems quite incompetent---I no longer have the school address or CC# as when I signed up but my phone number is still the same, and they keep sending threatening letters to my *OLD* address. You'd think with the area code they'd be able to figure out who I am but evidently not. ###. If they come after you with attorneys you hire an attorney yourself. Actually, I'd advise you ( but bear in mind, my advice isn't worth anything---I spent 7 months in law school before dropping out to go into education) to countersue for fraud, telephone harassment, and infliction of emotional distress, for starters. I honestly think if more people have the cajones to stand up to these hucksters then maybe Worldwide Preferred Publishers Service can be bankrupted or at least legally forced to close. Bear in mind that if she was first contacted on her cell phone, then the first call was illegal to begin with as telemarketing to cell phones is illegal. If you have any other questions, I probably don't have the answers but you can contact me at [protected].
