Universal Subscription Agency, Inc. Ripped Off For $320, Fear That They May Never Give Me A Refund Ripoff Las Vegas Nevada

Earlier tonight (6/29/2007), I was visited by a male, likely in his late teens (and smelling of booze) and sold me 'magazine subscriptions' for different magazines. He told me that he was doing it for a 'trip to Cancun and he only needed 1300 points to win the contest'.

Being a sucker, I paid for 4 magazine subscriptions. We then went to the bank and I ponied up $320 for it. I gave him the money, and then dropped him off. Within a matter of 90 seconds, he wasn't on the corner, and started to drive away in an unmarked green and blue striped box van.

Upon going to Yahoo and searching for the company he worked for, I fell upon this site and got ticked off. Royally. I just mailed back one of the yellow slips to this company, and I'm hoping that I can get a refund. Check back later for an update to see if I did (slim to nil chance) or got scammed.

Update- I have received an e-mail from the BBB of Las Vegas, and here is an excerpt from it:

The company has over 200 complaints within the last three years, most have not been answered.

Prepared By: Better Business Bureau of Southern Nevada
Date Issued: 7/12/2007
The Bureau opened its file on this company: 1/14/2004

General Information
Company Name: Universal Subscription Agency
Address: 6380 McLeod Dr. #8
City, State Zip: Las Vegas, NV 89120
Phone: (702) 795-0038
Business Classification: Magazines - Subscription Agents
Type of Entity: Corporation
Corporate Name: Universal Subscription Agency, Inc.
Customer Relations Contact: Laura Potter, Owner/Manager

BBB Customer Experience:
This company has an Unsatisfactory Record with the Bureau due to failure to eliminate the underlying cause of consumer dissatisfaction.

The Bureau has received correspondence that when asking the company for a refund the company sends a check. However, the bank returns the "Insufficient Funds" check back to the consumer. The consumer's bank charges the consumer a fee for the bounced check.

On December 13, 2005, the Bureau received a letter from the company with an attached letter from the companies bank. The letter states, the companies account was subject to fraudulent activity on April 27, 2005 and that it should in no way reflect on the companies credit worthiness.

The Bureau warn that before doing business with an unfamiliar company to check with the Better Business Bureau serving the companies territory to see if they have a pattern of complaints or unanswered and/or unresolved complaints. The national website of the Bureau may also have some information at www.bbb.org.