Mailbox Magazines magazine subscription scam Tamarac Florida

After calling Mailbox Magazines and speaking to Chastity, (conferencing my mother onto the call to get her approval for MM to discuss her account). I felt it was a wast of time to deal with her.

I then used Google to search for Mailbox Magazines and discovered ripoffreport.com and after reading the posts, I decided I would file a complaint with AG's office, as all of the stories from MM customers were about the same experience.

This is a copy of a complaint:

I am registering this complaint on behalf of my mother, who is 72 years old, on a fixed income and her decision making process is not what it once was. Since the passing of my father (2 years ago), I have been handling all of her financial matters.

When I noticed the charge on her Discover Card, I called the merchant and was informed that the order was for a five year subscription to magazines: 15 payments of $59.80 (or $897.00 total) was told that the order was non-cancelable.

I then called Discover Card and disputed the charge and informed them of the various reports of the same I discovered at a website:ripoffreport.com (search: mailbox magazines).

After a searching the Division of Corporations, I did not find a Florida corporation for Mailbox Magazines, however I did locate an active Florida corporation for Active Periodicals, Inc.

Active Periodicals, Inc.was referenced in on of the posts on ripoffreport.com.(activeperiodicals.net/index.aspx).

If you read a few of the stories regarding the costumer experiences on ripoffreport.com, they are all very similar.

Since I was not on the phone with my mother when the order was placed and confirmed (as they represent), I can not say that she did not agree to what they were representing. However, taking in consideration that I did call to cancel the order within 8 business days, my request should have been granted.

If it was, I would not have researched the company and found so many people who have had the same deceptive experiences as I.

I believe these phone numbers may help and link Mailbox Magazines and Active Periodicals (from a help wanted ad; jobing.com):
# Deerfield location call 954-570-1159
# Tamarac location call 954-724-8411
# Pompano Beach location call 954-975-2663

I will update this post as I pursue a positive result.

Gary
Boca Raton, Florida
U.S.A.