All American Readers All American Publishers Identity Theft. Credit Card Fraud. Free Offers that require Credit card validation. Minneapolis, Nationwide

 I received a call from a local number stating I had been "chosen" to receive a $250.00 gift card for participating in an online servey. I needed to chose between a Visa, MasterCard, Amex. Or Discover. When I chose Visa, I also qualified to receive 5 different magizines (60) issues each, without a cost. I asked the Rep what company she was from, and she Stated All American Readers. (I have a Masters Degree in Marketing and take frequent surveys for reseach, however I did not take any survey from this company or any survey in reference to reading). I agreed, just for research purposes, and to see what type of scam I was dealing with. 1st thing. She needed to verify my mailing address to send the magizines, which was incorrect, so I provided an alternate address, one not linked to my personal information. Second, she advised me that I would need to pay for the postage on the magizines for a total of 3.56 per week, but I could "make it easy and just pay once a month". I agreed, and since they were going to send me a brocher to select my 5 magizines, I asked to be invoiced for the magizines. At that point she asked if I had a valid CreditCard, yes, I do but would prefer to pay Annually. She told me that after the year, the subscription s stop and are not renewed, so I had nothing to worry about. She then advised I was going to be transfered to the gift card department and transfered my call. The "giftcard" department answered the call asking for my credit card info right away, nothing was mentioned about the gift card. They needed to validate the Credit Card, but would not be charging the card. I vpiced my concern about giving my Credit Card info over the phone to someone who called me. He stated I just need the name, expiration date and card #, he didnt need the cvv, so I did not need to worry about fraud. (He already the "zip code" I provided to complete the transaction, which only I knew was not linked to my Credit card). I, again, told him that I am not comfortable giving that info over the phone. His response, "Whatever Lady, Screw You,"and disconnected the call.