Readers Choice Service scammed me out of $100s of dollars Lakewood, Colorado

They called me around March 2010, with these promising offers of $100 gas card vouchers for magazine subscriptions (I originally thought it was CRC Magazines doing a follow-up call, so I thought nothing of it). They sweet talked me into giving them my debit card number for a $39.95/month deal for around several magazines. I started getting magazines I wasn't even interested in, and around May 20 they charged $49.95 alongside the usual $39.95. That's when I got suspicious, after they would call the house monthly asking about the magazines and trying to get me to authorize bigger debits to 'pay the entire balance.'

Since I don't own a car, the lady offered to take the balance down to around $500 (I still declined, and they continued to bill me $39.95/month). At that time, I continued to get magazines I never wanted, and when I tried to call their number listed on my bank statement I would get a busy signal or a 'sorry, this number has been disconnected). And on the off chance that I did, they'd refuse to lower my payments or cancel the service altogether. Then I read the Ripoff report on this company, and canceled my debit card in late August.

And lo and behold, I receive a statement from this company saying that a 'payment of $998.75 will pay your entire balance.' What a crock. I've sent a letter requesting a subscription cancellation and threatened legal action if they don't.